Inky Paws Challenge #239 ~ Color Challenge {Week 4}

Hello there crafty friend!

 There's just a few more days to play along with the Inky Paws Challenge #239 - Color Challenge! You have until this coming Friday, May 2nd to get your entries in for the challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #239 - Color Challenge

I hope you're having fun with this color combo... Dusty Violet, Spring Green, Sunshine Yellow, and Cocoa Brown!! I couldn't help but make one more Easter card! I know... Easter's over, but I'll save this one for next year.

I stamped the adorable kitty and peeps from the Newton's Peeps Stamp Set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and I colored them all up with Copic markers. I die cut the cute kitty and peeps using the coordinating Newton's Peeps Die Set.

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

Kitty: R00, R20, C00, C2

Collar: V000, V12, V15, Y15, Y28

Peeps: Y11, Y15, YR23

Basket: E21, E23, E25

Ruffle: YG11, YG03, YG63

Flower: V000, V12, V15, Y15

Bow: V000, V12, V15

I paired up these cuties with a few scrap pieces of the beautiful Pastel Basics 6x6 Paper Pad. I love this simple yet fun design! The pattern paper scraps are all die cut using a fun stitched die from the Frames Squared Die Set. They are all adhered directly to the Kraft card base. I popped up the kitty and peeps with foam tape.

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a project using the color combo of Dusty Violet, Spring Green, Sunshine Yellow, and Cocoa Brown. Be sure to link up to the Inky Paws Challenge! Can't wait to see your projects!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 19 ~ Good Days ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Thankfully, I am finally starting to feel better. This nasty cold had me exhausted and coughing up a lung. Ugh! It seemed to last forever, too! So I'm excited to be back with inspiration for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 19 for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. I'm continuing to use up those leftover papers from my days on the Scrapping for Less Design Team - over 3 years ago now! These leftover papers have just been taking up room in my studio so I challenged myself to start using them all up!! So, I'll be sharing the cards I create throughout the month. Some will be using the TOPII sketches and others will just be ideas I came up with using the last few scraps. I hope you're inspired to not only play along with this month's sketch, but also use up those scraps right along with me!

Because I love a challenge... I've also challenged myself to use stamps that haven't seen ink yet. So I inked up the adorable bunny from the Good Days stamps from Unity Stamp Co. Isn't that bunny and the cute chicks just too sweet?! I wanted to keep a simple color scheme since my papers were basically monochromatic.

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

Bunny: RV0000, RV10, RV13, C00, C1, C3

Baby Chicks: Y11, Y15, Y35

Flowers: RV0000, RV10, RV13, BG0000, BG11, BG01

Ground: BG0000, BG11

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 19. Did you know I host a monthly sketch challenge in my group? 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've really enjoyed the simplicity of this sketch. This sketch challenge is actually ending next Monday so if you want to play along get your entry in!

I used another large strip of pattern paper from my leftovers and matched it up with a card front of Coastal Cabana card stock from Stampin' Up. I trimmed it to 4 x 5-1/4". The white scallops are die cut using a scallops die from the Blueprints 22 dies from My Favorite Things {can't seem to find it on their website so it must be retired}. I just die cut a couple of long scraps from my stash of white card stock and adhered them behind the pattern paper strip. 

I fussy cut the bunny scene cutting the bunny on the black line and cutting a border around the grass, flowers, and chicks. Adhered the bunny scene to a vellum oval die cut using the Pleated Oval Die Set from Gina Marie Designs. I was then able to add glue behind the bunny scene and adhere the oval to the card - a great trick for adhering vellum. The sentiment is from the Sweet Easter Gnome stamps from Unity that I used for my card a couple weeks ago. I just love that font and stamped a few to have on hand. I added foam tape under the word happy and just adhered the other half of the sentiment using glue. This way the sentiment lays flat on the card.

 I hope you're inspired to play along with the sketch... and maybe even use up some of those paper scraps and/or paper pads! Stay healthy and have a wonderful week!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Inky Paws Challenge #218 ~ Color Challenge Reminder

 Hello there crafty friend!

 There's still time to play along with the Inky Paws Challenge #218 - Color Challenge! You have until this coming Friday, March 15th to get your entries in for the challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #218 - Color Challenge

Here's another look at the fun colors... Violet, Lavender, Yellow, and White.

This time I played with the super cute Newton's Peeps Stamp Set. We just recently got some baby chicks and they are just the cutest!! For the color challenge I just colored them all yellow, but ours came as a mix of yellow, brown and black. All so cute! I fussy cut the cute little chick because I don't have the coordinating dies, but you better believe I added the dies to my wishlist! LOL

Inspiration for my card comes from the current Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 19. Having this fun sketch in mind, I was able to whip up a cute Easter card really quick. Love how it turned out!

I stamped the sweet kitty and peeps with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white card stock and colored it all up with some Copic markers. Die cut the kitty using a stitched die from the Circle Frames Die Set. Stamped the sentiment on a scrap of white card stock and trimmed it. Adhered the sentiment to the circle and then added foam tape to the back of both and popped them up on the card.

 Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used to color up the kitty ice cream:

Kitty: R00, R20, C00, C1, C3

Kitty's Collar: V000, V12, V15, V17, Y15, Y28

Basket: V000, V12, V15, C00, C1, C3

Bow: V000, V12, V15, V17

Peeps: Y11, Y15, YR15

Ground: N0, N1, N3

I used the pretty postage stamp die from the Framework Die Set to die cut the yellow and purple pattern papers from the Spring Blooms 6x6 Paper Pad. I trimmed the purple paper and adhered it to the center of the yellow paper for my background. I adhered the pattern paper layers to a card base of Orchid Opulence card stock from Stampin' Up {may be retired, not sure}. I've been using some of my colored card stocks for bases lately. I just go through so much white card stock! I have to supplement a bit to make it all stretch... 

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a project with the color combo of Violet, Lavender, Yellow, and White. Be sure to link up to the Inky Paws Challenge! Can't wait to see your projects!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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March FOTM Sneak peek ~ Ice Cream!

Hello! Today I'm sharing a sneak peek of the March 2018 Flavor of the Month card kit from Scrapping for Less. My first thought when I saw this months kit was... I have got to color these chicks! Ha! So... of course, it was the first thing I did!

I inked these little guys up using Memento tuxedo black ink so I could color them in using copic markers {Chicks - Y06, Y11, Y35, Y38, YR15, YR68; Ice Creams - BG11, BG13, BG72, G000, G00, G12, G43, YG17, YG25, R20, R85, R89; Cone - E31, E55, E57; Sky - BG000; Grass - G000, G12}. I tried to keep the colors similar to the colors in the polka dot paper. I die cut the chicks using a rectangle wonky die and then popped the panel up on the card. I stamped the sentiment with the same black ink and fussy cut a banner and then adhered it to the card. I added a few sequins and called this card done.

I sure hope that you enjoyed my card and that you're getting excited for the March FOTM card kit!

Thanks for stopping by!

See ya next time.

~ Crystal