Hooray! ~ The Whole Pack ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

Today I'm sharing a sweet celebration card with a super cute new stamp from Unity called The Whole Pack.

Aren't these pups just the cutest?! Oh my gosh! I inked up the pups from The Whole Pack stamps and colored them up with Copic markers. I also stamped the hat from the donkey in the Still Kickin' stamps. I just inked up the hat and stamped it twice and then I fussy cut them removing the donkey. I think the hat works perfectly with these pups!

Copic markers used:

Eyes / Teeth: C0, C2

Tongues: R20, R14

Noses: N1, N3, N5

Bottom Left Dog: E21, E23, E25

Bottom Left Dog Collar: BG000, BG01, Y15, Y28

Bottom Middle Dog: C0, C2, C3

Bottom Middle Dog Collar: YR21, YR15, C3

Bottom Right Dog: N1, N3, N5

Top Left Dog: R00, R20, E21, C0, C2

Top Right Dog: N1, N3, E21, C0, C2, R00, R20

Hats: BG000, BG01, YR20, YR21, YR15, R20, R14, R37, C0, C2

I paired up the pups with pattern paper scraps from the Woof-Tastic {paper pack}. I went with a simple background design that I adhered to a white A2 top fold card base. And then I popped up the pups using a bunch of foam tape. I finished off this one with a few enamel dots from my stash. So cute!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 20 ~ Pawsome Peepers ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a brand new sketch for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. Once again I had so much fun that I ended up making two cards to share! I veered away from using up my scraps because there weren't enough pieces to work with for this card design. But I'll be back with some 'scraps cards' soon! I did, however, use stamps that still hadn't seen ink!

My two cards for TOPII Sketch 20 featuring all of the adorable pup stamps from Pawsome Peepers from Unity Stamp Co. I just had to ink them all up! I thought these cuties would be perfect for this sketch all stacked up!

My first card featuring four of the adorable pups. I stamped them all using Black Amalgam ink from Gina K. Designs. I colored them up with my Copic markers and fussy cut them out. 

I paired the Pawsome Peepers pups with the Timeworn Paws Anthology {paper pack}. I used these beautiful papers for my daisy card that I shared awhile ago. I just love the gorgeous colors in these papers!

I die cut a circle from another pattern paper in the pack using a 1-1/4" circle die from the Nesting Circles Dies from Waffle Flower. I mat the pattern paper circle using a scrap circle in my stash. I'm not totally positive but I think it's a scrap from the Stitched Circle Plate Background dies from Gina Marie Designs that I used on a sweet gnome Halloween card last year.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used to color up these pups:

Top: E50, E53, E21

Second: E000, E11, C00, C1

Third: N0, N1, N3, N5

Bottom: R00, R20, C00, C1

Here's a look at the fun new sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 20. Another great sketch for those larger leftover pieces. The sketch, as always, is meant to inspire not require. So let the sketch lead in your design, but don't feel limited by it. I have a few fun ideas for this sketch and I hope to play some more with it during the next few weeks.

My second card featuring the other four pups from the Pawsome Peepers stamps.

Not only did I struggle to narrow down which pups to ink up for my card which resulted in my using all of them, I also couldn't decide on which papers I wanted to use. So I had to make two cards! All of my measurements are directly from the sketch. The only change I made was the black circle mat that's slightly larger at about 1-1/2".

The pups are adhered to a 2-3/8 x 4-1/8" piece of Kraft card stock from Papertrey Ink. The circles are adhered to the focal panel and then I added a bunch of foam tape to the back of both pieces and popped them up on the cards. I finished off the cards using enamel dots from Gina Marie Designs. They weren't labeled so I'm not sure which set they came from... sorry!

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used to color up the last four pups:

 

Top: E000, E41, E53, E55 

Second: R00, R20, C00, C1

Third: E11, E13, E17, E09

Bottom: R00, R20, C00, C1

The sentiments are also from the Pawsome Peepers stamps from Unity Stamp Co. I trimmed them and mat them with True Black card stock from Papertrey Ink. The white of the paper was a little to bright for the card so I used a blending brush that I usually use for Vintage Photo Distress Ink and just blended over the sentiment without adding anymore ink. I'm so happy with how these cards turned out! I hope you're inspired to play along with the sketch... and maybe even ink up a stamp set that hasn't seen ink yet! Have a wonderful week!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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~ Friends of Unity December 2022 Blog Hop ~ Giveaway Winners Announced ~

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today is a very exciting day... the day that I announce the winners for the Friends of Unity prizes from our 5 year celebration!! First of all, I have to thank all of you for coming to visit our blogs! So many wonderful comments and we appreciate every single one of you that took the time to hop along with us! Thank you so much!

I'm still celebrating!! I thought I'd share one more card. I didn't quite get this one done in time for the hop so I thought it would be fun to share it today.

I used the beautiful Goodness of Life stamps for this card. A mix of paper piecing and copic coloring! I pulled the colors from the pattern paper I had chosen. And I think the strip of glitter paper compliments the pattern paper nicely. The pretty papers are called Petal Garden DSP from Stampin' Up and the glitter paper is from the Myths & Magic 6x6" glitter paper, also from Stampin' Up.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11, E04

Hair ~ E70, E74, E79

Top ~ R00, R12, R22

Cake ~ R12, R22, BG0000, BG11, BG32, Y06

Champagne ~ R00, R12, R22, C2

Presents ~ BG0000, BG11, BG32, R00, R12, R22

Bow ~ BG0000, BG11, BG32

Okay... I've made you wait long enough! It's time for the winners!!! Drum roll please.... 

Random.org chose #3 which is Amber's blog and comment #13... Sue D!! Congratulations, Sue!!

 Woohoo!! Please email me at crystalominkler@gmail.com to claim your prize. 

Prize must be claimed within two weeks.

Random.org chose #6 which is Rachel's blog and comment #12... Lucy E!! Congratulations, Lucy!!

Woohoo! Please email me at crystalominkler@gmail.com to claim your prize.

Prize must be claimed within two weeks.

Random.org chose #10 which is Alaine's blog and comment #11... Mom2Two (Jenni)!! Congratulations, Jenni!! Woohoo! Please email me at crystalominkler@gmail.com to claim your prize. 

Prize must be claimed within two weeks.

I just want to say one more time... THANK YOU!! 

Without the support of all of you... this blog hop wouldn't be nearly as much fun! We appreciate each and every one of you so very much! 

And one last THANK YOU to Angela and the peeps at Unity for celebrating with us!! We appreciate you all SO much!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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~ Friends of Unity December 2019 Blog Hop ~ The Winners!

Hello there crafty friends!!

Today is a very exciting day... the day that I announce the winners for the Friends of Unity prizes from our 2 year celebration!! First of all, I have to thank all of you for coming to visit our blogs! So many wonderful comments and we appreciate every single one! Thank you so much!

I have a quick card to share using the same card design I used for the December blog hop. This time I used the adorable Owl of Us {itty bitty} kit from Unity Stamp Co. along with the beautiful Brilliant Blizzard {paper pack}. I love these papers so much!

I used a wonky stitched rectangle die and added a few Icy Sparkle Crystals from Studio Katia.

Love how this turned out! Now I think I've made you all wait long enough... it's time to announce the winners...

The winner of the Oct. 2019 All Bundled Up SMAK kit is Elizabeth Roberts!! 

Congratulations, Elizabeth!!! Woohoo!! Please email me at crystalominkler@gmail.com to claim your prize. Prize must be claimed within two weeks.

Random.org chose blog #5 on our hop and that's Alaine's fabulous blog...

Random.org chose comment #34 and the lucky winner...

... of the Unity Prize Pack #1 is...

Karren Grayson!! Congratulations, Karren!!

 Woohoo!! Please email me at crystalominkler@gmail.com to claim your prize. 

Prize must be claimed within two weeks.

Random.org chose blog #9 on our hop and that's Dawn F.'s wonderful blog...

Random.org chose comment #43 and the lucky winner...

... of the Unity Prize Pack #2 is...

Linda S. Vigil!! Congratulations, Linda!!

 Woohoo!! Please email me at crystalominkler@gmail.com to claim your prize. 

Prize must be claimed within two weeks.

I just want to say one more time... THANK YOU!! 

Without the support of all of you... this blog hop wouldn't be nearly as much fun! We appreciate each and every one of you so very much! 

And a HUGE shout out to the guest designers that hopped with us... you all made this hop even more special! Thank you so much!!

And one last THANK YOU to Angela and the peeps at Unity for sending us such fabulous prizes to giveaway! We appreciate you all so much!

Thanks so much for checking out my blog post!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

~ Friends of Unity December Blog Hop ~

Hello there crafty friends!

It's my favorite time of the month and this month it's extra special because...

we're celebrating 2 years of hopping with Friends of Unity!! Woohoo! I am so beyond excited about this month's hop! Eeeep! 

We have some fun stuff planned... our usual giveaways PLUS we have 2 HUGE prize packages that Angela Magnuson graciously put together from Unity just for this celebration AND we also have 3 FABULOUS guest designers hopping with us this month!! A HUGE thank you to our Guest Designers... Donna K Baes, Shannon Edwards, and Jessica Pickeral!! We are so excited to have you talented ladies join us this month!!

So when I say HUGE prize packages... I. AM. NOT. KIDDING!!

Prize pack #1!!

And prize pack #2!!

Amazing, right?! I'll have details below on how you can enter to win one of these fabulous prizes!!

Now, onto our hop... and the cue this month is All is Calm... 

a little bit ironic, am I right?! Our cue is about a time of peace and calm when we're having a huge celebration. It made me giggle but I love it! I mean, it 'tis the season!

My first card is using the gorgeous deer stamp and sentiment called All is Calm all is Bright... a sweet Itty Bitty kit just perfect for the Holidays! I combined it with the beautiful Prancing Holiday {paper pack} to make a super quick card! No joke, this took me maybe 10 minutes... and that was only because it took me a couple extra minutes to find just the right red ink for the deer.

I just love it! Beautifully simple and a card that will go through the mail easily without any extra postage! Bonus!

I loved the design of my first card so much, I decided to make another one with a new release... this adorable snowman with his little birdie friends from the All the Small Things kit... oh my goodness! I love it so much! I decided to use another fabulous paper pack from Unity called Brilliant Blizzard!

I tied in the colors of the Brilliant Blizzard papers by coloring the snowman's mixed matched clothes with similar colors. Too cute! I just love this sweet stamp!

My last card is another take on the cue... rather than another Christmas card, I thought I'd create a scene of a calm winter's night using a few of the gorgeous stamps from the October 2019 SMAK kit called All Bundled Up. The last few SMAK kits have been absolutely amazing and this one is definitely a favorite!! 

I started by taping off the bottom portion of my card stock with some purple tape. I then blended Tumbled Glass, Wilted Violet and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide inks. Once I had a nice blend, I did a little water splatter and white acrylic paint splatter. I let the panel dry overnight to be sure that it was completely dry. I also heat set it just a bit the next day with my heat gun. I knew I was going to heat emboss the cabin image and I wanted to be sure that the embossing powder wouldn't stick to the background. I also rubbed my Ranger Anti-Static pouch over the panel to be safe. 

I then stamped the cabin with VersaMark watermark ink and heat set a black embossing powder. At this point you could still see the background through the cabin so I pulled out my Hickory Smoke, Black Soot and Mustard Seed Distress Oxide inks to watercolor the background with along with my water pen. It took a few applications of the inks to get a nice layer over the background but I think it turned out well. You can see some of the white acrylic paint splatters on the cabin but it almost looks like a light snow... even though I was working towards a calm winter night. I also added a touch of gray to the ground to give the snow some dimension around the cabin. 

To finish off the panel, I stamped the sentiment with VersaMark watermark ink and heat set a fine white embossing powder. I trimmed the panel down to 4 x 5-1/4" and mat it with white card stock measuring 4-1/8 x 5-3/8". I then adhered the mat panel to a black card base. Using both black and white for my layers helps to make the black and white embossed images pop on the card.

That's it for my cards this month! AND because I love the October 2019 SMAK kit SO much... I may have just bought an extra to giveaway for this fabulous celebration of 2 years!!! Woohoo!! I will be announcing the winner for my giveaway on December 14th so hopefully the winner will receive their prize in time for Christmas!! Seriously... SO exciting!!

Thank you all so much for your continued support of our little hop for these 2 fantastic years!!! I really, truly do appreciate each and every one of your sweet comments! 

A few of my friends are having giveaways on their blogs too, so be sure to hop and comment on each of our blogs!! And if you'd like a chance to win one of the fabulous Unity Prize packages be sure to hop and comment on each of our blogs... two winners will be randomly chosen from the comments and they could be chosen from any of the blogs participating in the hop, not just mine!! So be sure to hop and comment!! 

Winners for the Unity Prize packages will be announced on December 14th here on my blog and in the Unity Show & Tell Facebook group... are you a member of the group? You can join by clicking ---> here!! 

Let's get to the hopping...

Crystal <--- you are here

up next ---> Eileen

Joyce

Dawn B.

Alaine

Kim

Amber

Jeanie

Dawn F.

Robyn

Donna

Shannon

Jessica

Thanks so much for checking out my blog post!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal