Eclipse Circles ~ Kitten Kaleidoscope ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Have you seen the new kitty background stamp that was just released over at Unity Stamp Co? It's called Kitten Kaleidoscope and it got it me thinking about kaleidoscopes. Kaleidoscopes have a continually changing pattern of shapes and colors. Well, I didn't want to get too crazy with my card design but I thought it would be fun to play with some circles and add some dimension to a card... like a kaleidoscope vibe.

I stamped the background five times using Black Amalgam ink on white card stock. I then die cut a circle from four of the stamped card fronts using the four smallest circle dies from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}. The three larger circles overlap a bit so that's why I stamped the background stamp five times so that I could die cut the three full circles. 

I adhered the three circles together using liquid glue so I could adjust them slightly to match the background on my main panel. I then added some foam tape to the back of the three circles and adhered them to the main panel. I also added foam tape to the smallest die cut circle and popped it up on the card.

The main panel is trimmed and adhered to a black card front measuring 4-1/4 x 5-1/2". I then adhered the card front to a white A2 top fold card base measuring 4-1/4 x 11"; scored at 5-1/2".

You can see more of the Eclipse Circle effect that I created in this photo. So fun! The sweet little sentiment is from the Windowsill stamps... another cute stamp with a kitty. I die cut the sentiment with a small circle die from my stash. I continued the circle design by partially popping up the sentiment with a mix of foam tape and liquid glue. It overlaps the larger bottom circle just a bit.

You can check out my process video here... Eclipse Circles | Kitten Kaleidoscope | Unity Stamp Co.

I finished off the card by adding a few black enamel dots to keep with the circle theme. This was such a fun card to make and I think it would be a great masculine card. If you haven't already, head over to Unity and check out the awesome new releases and the fabulous sale going on now!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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~ Friends of Unity October 2020 Blog Hop ~

 Hello there crafty friend!

Welcome to the October 2020 Friends of Unity Blog Hop!! We have a great cue this month...

Birthday!! Such a perfect cue because we all make birthday cards! And we're always in need of more birthday cards for our stash! I sure hope you're inspired by the all the creations shared by our friends! I have a couple cards to share with you using a couple new releases from Unity.

My first card is using the gorgeous new October 2020 Uniquely Unity kit called Greetings of Autumn for a pretty Autumn inspired birthday card. I used a pretty piece of paper from the beautiful Falling Leaves {paper pack} that I mat on white card stock and then adhered to a scalloped rectangle die cut from Kraft card stock. I adhered my entire panel to a white A2 top-fold card base.

I colored up the beautiful image with Copic markers:

Acorns ~ E53, E55, E57, E59

Flowers ~ Y11, Y15, Y35, YR14, YR15, YR21, YR23, YR68, E57, YG03, YG63, YG67

Leaves ~ Y11, Y15, YR15, YR21, E21, E23, YG03, YG63, YG67

Frame ~ E21, E23

And then I stamped the sentiment from the Your Happy Cake Itty Bitty set in the center of the hexagon.

Popped up the image on the card and done! I really love how this one turned out!

My second card is a beautiful Eclipse card inspired by some Sepia art that I was admiring on Pinterest and I used the absolutely stunning Daisy Days background. I love the look of it and especially love it with these flowers!  I used just a few Copic markers ~ E50, E53, E55, E59. I then die cut it with the Pleated Lace Rectangle die from Gina Marie Designs and the Happy Birthday die from Simon Says Stamp.

I die cut the Happy Birthday die from Dark Chocolate card stock three more times. I then adhered the background piece to a Dark Chocolate card front that I had adhered to a white A2 top-fold card base. I adhered the negatives for the Happy Birthday die that was cut from the Daisy Days background so that the design of the background flowed.

I then adhered the Happy Birthday die cuts in Dark Chocolate... all three layers and then adhered the final layer with the Daisy Days background. I am so pleased with this card! I hope you like it too and that it inspires you to try an eclipse card or maybe give a sepia card a try!

I'm thinking I'm overdue for a giveaway here on my blog... I'll chose a lucky winner from the comments and announce the winner during next month's hop. Be sure to hop and comment on all the blogs for a chance to win one of our giveaways!!

Let's get to the hopping...

Crystal <--- you're here

up next ---> Eileen

Joyce

Bobbie Sue

Kim

Dawn F.

Robyn

Dawn B.

Alaine

Thanks so much for supporting our little hop each month! We appreciate you so much!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Scrapping for Less ~ Tumbleblossom Cluster ~ Happy Thanksgiving!

Hello there crafty friends!

Today, I'm here with another look at the fabulous Tumbleblossom Cluster stamp set by Stamping Bella... this stamp is absolutely stunning and such a dream to color! I had so much fun watercoloring it last week that I just had to color it up with my copic markers.

It's been a very long time since I've attempted an Eclipse card and I thought it would be so fun to use the florals in this stamp as my eclipse background. Can you see the "Thanks" in the midst of the florals? It's not super easy to see in this first picture but the closeup pictures that follow you can see it more and more.

I used the following Copic markers to color these beautiful flowers in Autumn hues ~ Y000, Y06, Y17, YR000, YR15, YR27, YR68, BG70, BG72, BG75, YG11, YG95, YG97, R000, R00, R11, R14, R20, R56, R89. I added touches of white in the centers of some of the flowers with a white gel pen.

I die cut the thanks from the center of the flowers and then again three more times from scraps of kraft card stock. I then stamped the "+ giving" from the Fall Breeze stamp set by Photo Play, masking the "thanks" portion of the sentiment, onto a scrap piece of black card stock with VersaMark watermark ink and heat embossed a fine white embossing powder. I trimmed it down and set it aside.

 I die cut the flowers with the scallop peekaboo rectangle and then die cut a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2" piece of black card stock. I adhered the two pieces onto a thin piece of white card stock and adhered the "thanks" die cut pieces. I then popped up the "+ giving" sentiment with foam squares. To finish off the card, I added several Chalk White Nuvo Stone Drops.

Here's one more look at the card. I sure hope that you like my second Autumn take on this lovely cluster stamp. I truly enjoyed making it and I hope I've inspired you to give the Eclipse technique a try. Such a fun technique!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal