Membership Wednesday ~ April 2026 KOM Life is Ridiculous ~ Domestic Chaos ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

Happy Membership Wednesday! I am loving this month's fun Kit of the Month from Unity! I just HAD to ink up the fun kitty for a scene card!!

 I inked up the kitty from the April 2026 Kit of the Month called Life is Ridiculous using Black Amalgam ink. I also stamped the couch from the December 2025 Uniquely Unity Mostest Hostess membership. I cut scraps of pattern paper and stamped two of the pillows directly on the paper to paper piece them. I fussy cut the kitty and laundry basket leaving a border. I popped up the kitty and the sentiment on the card with foam tape.

Copic Markers used:

Kitty: W0, W3, W5, R00, R20, YG11, YG09, C0, C2

Sock: C0, C2, BG000, BG10, BG72

Basket: C0, C2

Laundry: BG000, BG10, BG72, YR20, YR02, Y11, Y15

Pillows: BG000, BG10, BG72, C0, C2, YR20, YR02

I combined the polka dot paper from Cozy Cup Cafe {paper pack} and the wood paper from Rustic Wood {paper pack} to create my background. I just realized I forgot the base board piece that I had cut. LOL! I got excited and forgot it, I guess. Geez! I stamped the couch on the pattern paper background and then I paper pieced the couch that I had stamped on a piece of pattern paper from the Rustic Whispers {paper pack} . If you're not familiar with paper piecing, it's just stamping on pattern paper, fussy cutting the images on the line and then adhering together to build the image again. Kind of like paper dolls. It's a really fun technique. Oh, and a great tip is after fussy cutting the images, color the edge of your fussy cutting with a black marker. This helps the cutting look neater and then the pieces go together seamlessly. I die cut the pattern paper background using the largest die from Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}.

Here's a quick look at this month's Kit of the Month membership!

This fun stamp is also available separately in the Domestic Chaos stamps.

That's it for me today! I hope you've been INKspired to play with your membership stamps! 

Have a wonderful day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2025 Linky Party ~ Membership Wednesday ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's day 6 of the {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2025 Linky Party!! I'm excited to share another fun holiday card that I've made to add to my Christmas stash! This time I played with two fabulous  stamps from our wonderful Sponsor Unity Stamp Co.

Have you seen the awesome baubles in this month's Kit of the Month membership?! They are the perfect size for the Wingin' It This Holiday chickens!! Yippee!! I was just tickled to make this pair up! I stamped the chicken first on white card stock and then I stamped the baubles over them. I used my Stamp Platform and an acrylic grid to make sure the baubles were lined up correctly and then stamped away. I wonder what other fun images would fit in these baubles?! If you find another stamp to pair up with the baubles, let me know. I'd love to see if you create a card with them too. So tag me in the Unity Show & Tell if you do.

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

Brown Chicken: E21, E23, E25

Yellow Lights: Y11, Y15, Y38

Green Bauble: YG11, G24, Y15, Y28

White Chicken: C0, C1, YR20, YR15

Green Hat: C0, C1, YG11, G24, G46

Gift / Ribbon: E21, E23, Y11, Y15, Y38

Red Bauble: R20, R14, R29, Y15, Y28

Bauble Outline: C0, C1

I paired up the fun chickens with the Minty Christmas {paper pack}. I tore the background papers and then adhered them directly to my A2 card base. I trimmed off the edges and set it aside. I stamped the baubles on a panel of white card stock and then die cut the panel with a die from the Deckle & Stitches Nesting Dies. I probably should have stamped the baubles a bit closer together but I wasn't sure which die I was going to use. I did end up cutting off the edges and the tip of the baubles with the die, but when I paper pieced the colored baubles over it you can't tell at all.

Inspiration for my card came from one of our past sketches... BYSHC Sketch 5. I love using the past sketches! I omitted the circle on this one since I already had the baubles.

All of my background paper layers are adhered using iCraft UltraBond Adhesive from Sponsor Therm O Web. I used iCraft 3D Foam Tape Jumbo Roll (white), also from Therm O Web, to pop up the sentiment. And then I finished it off with a few glitter enamel dots from Gina Marie Designs.

Here's a look at the current Kit of the Month membership.

This wonderful bauble set is also available separately as a KOMpanion set called Bold Baubles.

If you haven't already, stop by the {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2025  Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration being shared!! I have sooo many ideas from all the inspiration being shared. I hope you have an ink-redible day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Knitting Anya ~ Preview Day 2 ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's Day 2 of previews at The Greeting Farm for the amazing October release. KNITTING ANYA is up next and OMG! LOVE her!! You know I make cards, but I also knit and crochet... so this stamp set is perfect! I love the pup included too with the comfy sweater. Too cute!

I inked up Anya, the pup, and a couple of the yarn stamps. I stamped all the images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them up with Copic markers that coordinated with the colors in my papers {minus maybe the knitting, because I started coloring before picking the papers and then stopped, picked the papers and continued to color}. 

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Hair: E70, E71, E74

Clothes: YR21, YR15

Knitting: B000, B00, BG000, BG34, RV10, RV02, V000, V12

Knitting Needles: C1, C3

Pup: E31, E35, E37, C0, C1

Pup's Sweater: YR20, YR31, YR23

Yarn Basket: E21, E25

Yarn in Basket: BG000, BG34, YR20, YR21, YR31, YR15

Yarn on the Side: YR20, YR21, YR15, C1, C3, C5, R20, R14

I went with a very classic design for this card and used pattern papers to create a scene. I used the I'd Rather Be Crafting paper pad from Echo Park Paper Co. I also used a piece of the pattern paper to paper piece Anya's chair. And another piece to mat the sentiment so it looks like a framed piece on her wall.

I fussy cut all of the colored images and colored the edges with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker. I adhered the pup's nose to Anya's chair, and then the basket and yarn to the bottom of the chair. Next, I covered the back with foam tape and popped them all up on the card. I finished this one off with a few glittery enamel dots from my stash.

Such a fun card to make! Be sure to stop by the TGF blog to see all the makes from the design team. The release goes live in the store on the 15th at 12am EST.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

It's Me Time ~ Build-A-Craft Room ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a fun A7 scene card!

I've just been itching to play with some digi stamps and the Build-a-Craft Room digi stamps are my absolute favorite. I thought it would be fun to create a little scene card but I didn't want to go too little so I ended up making an A7 card that measures 10 x 7" as the base and it's folded into a 5 x 7" card.

I combined and resized a bunch of fun digis from the Build-a-Craft Room digi set in a Word Document. I also added one of the sweet girls from the 2020 Girls digi set. I printed off a draft print on copy paper - it's a feature on my printer that doesn't use much ink. Printing this off gives me an idea of how large the image is. That's when I decided I'd go with an A7 card. I then printed it off on white card stock and got to coloring with Copic markers. I'm not going to list every image because there's a lot and the colors are repetitive, but here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used:

Skin: E000, E00, E21

Hair: E70, E71, E74

Shirt: RV10, RV02, RV14, V000, V12, V15

Boots:V000, V12, V15

Cat: R00, R20, N2, N4, YR21, YR15, C00

Desk / Shelves: C00, C2, BG10, BG01, BG13

Cart: RV10, RV02, RV14

Sign: RV10, RV02, RV14, V000, V12, V15, YG11, YG03

Marker Storage: E30, E33

Markers: random BGs, YRs and Rs

Every craft room needs a kitty {or pup} so I stamped the adorable cat from the Miss Anya Amazing stamp set. I colored her up using Copics and then I fussy cut her on the line. I did leave some white around her whiskers. And then I cleaned up my fussy cutting by coloring the black edges with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker. I die cut my panel using a die from the A7 Layers Dies from Waffle Flower and then colored up my floor. BUT I didn't like how it turned out so I paper pieced my floor using a fun pink pattern paper called Two Scoops from Basic Grey. How fun to have a pink floor! I love it! I secured my pink pattern paper to a piece of white card stock using washi tape and printed the image again. I was then able to cut away everything and make a nice clean floor. I trimmed a pretty turquoise mat and adhered my layers to a black A7 card base.

To finish up the card, I stamped a sentiment from the Hello Gorgeous stamp set. The perfect sentiment for this one! My crafty time is definitely me time. Unfortunately, it looks like both stamp sets I used are no longer available but you can check out the Farmers Market and submit a request via email and maybe they'll be available for the next Farmers Market. I had so much fun making this card. I hope I've inspired you to get inky!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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You Shine Every Day ~ Advent Calendar Day 24 ~ Unity Stamp Co.

  Hello there crafty friend!

It's Day 24 of my Countdown to Christmas series... the last day!! I'm sharing a little reveal and a project each day on my YouTube channel using the fantastic Advent Calendar from Unity Stamp Co!! Please be sure to subscribe to my channel so you don't miss a day of this fun countdown series!

Day 24 ~ a cute little camera!

I paired it up with the Glamour Collection papers from Authentique and the beautiful New Year Girl from Unity.

The cute camera and the sentiment, from the Girl Truly {April 2017 Sentiment Kit}, are just stamped with Black Amalgam ink from Gina K. Designs and colored up with copic markers.

Check out my process video here... Unity Advent Calendar Day 24.

That's it for the Unity 2021 Advent Calendar!! I have had a lot of fun playing with all the amazing stamps in the Advent Calendar. I sure hope that you've enjoyed the inspiration I've shared over the last 24 days!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Cozy Mini Slimline Card ~ Planner Gal: Liquid Hug ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for Part Two of the fabulous Brown Thursday... ahem, I mean Brown Tuesday Sale!! Woohoo!! Today I'm sharing a cozy coffee card using the sweet new release called Planner Gal: Liquid Hug and I've paired her up with papers from a few different paper packs... all from Unity!!

I wanted to go with a more rustic comfy vibe so I chose the pretty snowflake papers from the Brilliant Blizzard {paper pack} for her jammies. And I've been in a Kraft mood lately so I grabbed the falling snow papers from the Krafty Deck the Halls {paper pack}. I die cut it with the Wonky Stitched Mini Slimline die from Gina Marie Designs and then mat it with a slightly larger piece of red card stock.

Now to keep with the rustic comfy vibe I chose the plaid paper from the Cozy Christmas {paper pack}. I die cut the Planner Gal with a Scalloped Stitched Mini Slimline die from Gina Marie Designs and adhered all of my layers. I wrapped the layers with {Ivory} May Art Burlap string, tied a pretty bow and popped it up on the 7 x 6-1/2" white card base, scored at 3-1/2".

I did a mix of paper piecing and copic coloring for the sweet Planner Gal: Liquid Hug. Here's the list of Copic markers I used to color up the stamped image.

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11

Hair ~ E23, E27, E50

T-shirt ~ C1

Watch ~ BG0000, BG01, C1

Mug ~ R14, R20, R27, E23, E27

I stamped the sentiment, trimmed it and mat it on red. I colored up the coffee beans and heart just a touch with E23 and R14. I added a couple enamel dots from Gina Marie Designs from the Cozy Flannel enamel dots pack. Loving how this card turned out!

And I'm entering it in the fabulous Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Hop!

Be sure to check out the amazing new releases over at Unity Stamp Company and the awesome sale!! The Brown Thursday sale is always amazing!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Paper Piecing & Copic Coloring ~ BraeLynn Girl ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back today with a fun new release from Unity Stamp Co. called BraeLynn Girl!! So excited for a new Angie Girl!! I just HAD to do a mix of paper piecing and copic coloring for this card!

I decided to go with a 5 x 5" square card so that I could have the beautiful BraeLynn Girl and the sentiment on the front of the card with some room to spare. I pulled out my favorite vintage papers... the Tattered & Worn papers from The Paper Studio. This is another of those paper packs that I'm trying to finish up and I have a lot of smaller scraps so it was perfect to do some paper piecing.

I copic colored BraeLynn Girl with the following Copic Markers:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11

Hair ~ E21, E23, E25

Hat ~ E41, E43, E81, YR09, YR14, YR20, YR23, YG91, YG95, YG97

Shoes ~ BG70, BG72, BG75

Luggage Hardware ~ N0, N2, N4

Once all those were colored up, I paper pieced the other parts of the image. Fussy cutting each of them and adhered them directly to the image... very similar to paper dolls. I don't do enough paper piecing. I really do love this fun technique.

I fussy cut around BraeLynn Girl leaving a little border of white around her and popped her up on the card. I die cut the sentiment and another piece of patterned paper with a stitched rectangle die. I then cut a wavy border freehand and adhered the layers together. I popped up the sentiment on the card with foam tape. To finish off the card, I added a few drops of Nuvo Black Board Vintage drops and tied a pretty True Black bow of Luxe Satin Ribbon from Papertrey Ink. I wish you could see the shine on the bow... it's so pretty! 

The amazing Birthday Sale continues at Unity Stamp Co!! So many fabulous new releases and over 50% off stamps!!

Thanks for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal 

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~ Friends of Unity February 2021 Blog Hop ~

Hello there crafty friend!

Welcome to our February 2021 Friends of Unity Blog Hop! I'm so excited to share the creations I've made for today, but before we get to that I have some news... we have two new friends joining us! 

Please give Colleen Balija and Rachel Duong a great big welcome!!

I've admired the fantastic creations shared by both of these talented ladies and was super excited when they both accepted our invitation to join our little hop! Let's get to it, shall we?

Our cue this month is one of our faves... Paper Piecing!

For some reason I struggled getting my mojo going, but eventually it kicked in and I was able to make three CAS cards... each card seemed to inspire the next! Love when that happens!

My first card features the beautiful Peyton Girl... she's looking cute in some Everyday Eclectic papers by Echo Park. If you're not familiar with paper piecing, it's very much like paper dolls for stamps. You stamp the image on different papers and fussy cut the pieces and then adhere them to your main image.... piecing it all together. I stamped Peyton on a card front of white card stock measuring 4-1/4 x 5-1/2". I trimmed my first patterned paper about the size of her smock and secured it to my stamp platform using purple tape. I stamped Peyton again and then secured a piece of the pink patterned paper to my stamp platform using purple tape and stamped her pants. I fussy cut those and cleaned up the edges with a Memento Tuxedo black marker and set the pieces aside.

I colored up Peyton with the following Copic markers:

Skin ~ E0000, E00, E11

Hair ~ E51, E55, E57

Paint / Paint Brushes ~ R21, R32, YG01, YG11, N0, N2, N4, E55, E57

Flowers ~ R0000, R21, R32, YG01, YG11

Shoes ~ YG01, YG11, BG01, BG10

Once I had Peyton colored how I wanted, I added tiny dots of glue to the areas that I was paper piecing. I then die cut the card stock with the Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Border die. I adhered the pretty patterned paper to the back of the panel being sure that the panel measured 4 x 5-1/4". I then adhered the entire piece to my white A2 top-fold card base. I stamped the sentiment with VersaFine Onyx black ink and trimmed it down. I popped it up on the card with foam tape.

My second card is a fun Valentine's Day card that I made using the Love to Go stamp set. I used the beautiful Love is All Around Us {paper pack} for my paper piecing. I had originally planned to use the same card design for this one as my first card, but as I was working on it the striped papers caught my eye and this design came to mind. I love it! Now for the papers on this one... these were some of the first papers that Unity produced and there's a bit of a shine on them. The Memento Tuxedo black ink just sits on the paper and will smudge if touched so I added some Hero Arts Ultra Fine Clear Embossing powder and melted it... no more smudging! Thought I'd share that tip if you have some of the older Unity papers in your stash. I fussy cut the papers, cleaned up the edges with my Memento Tuxedo black marker and then set them aside.

The Copic coloring for this one is pretty simple. A little C00 and C2 on the cup; R000, R14, R27, R37, R89 on the lid; and N0, N1, N4 on the drink hole and for grounding the cup. I adhered the fussy cut papers to the cup and die cut the panel with a stitched rectangle die. I then stamped the sentiment which thankfully still fit... lol. I cut the striped paper to 3-3/4 x 5" and adhered it to a white A2 top-fold card base. I then popped up the focal piece with foam tape. I added a little red to the hearts around the cup with R14 and R89 to finish off the card.

My last card... another Valentine's Day card... features the absolutely adorable Bear-ly Enough stamp set... how stinkin' cute is that bear?! I just love him! He was so fun to paper piece too! I used the White Winter {paper pack} from the December 2020 Whit Kit ~ Winter Shake Up. These papers are now available separate from the kit!! They were just perfect for this cute bear! I stamped the bear on a scrap of white card stock and then again on the knit paper and the plaid paper. I cut the nose and belly from the plaid papers and adhered them to the knit paper and then fussy cut the whole bear. I partially stamped the bear one more time inking up the heart.

I colored the heart with R000, R14, R27... I fussy cut it and cleaned up the edges with my Memento Tuxedo black marker and adhered it to the bear. I set that aside and grabbed a white card front measuring 4-1/4 x 5-1/2". Using purple tape, I taped off the top portion and the bottom and blended some Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide inks. Once I was happy with my ink blending, I did a little water splatter. I dabbed up the excess with a paper towel and then I removed the tape slowly so as not to tear the card stock. I trimmed the card front down to 4 x 5-1/4" and adhered it to a white A2 top-fold card base. When I fussy cut the bear he lost some of his fur detail so I decided to stamp him directly on the card. Of course, this was after I'd adhered it to the card base so I used my Stamp Grid Transparency to ensure that the bear was in the right spot. I adhered him to the card and stamped my sentiment with VersaFine Onyx black ink. Done!

That was a bit long but I sure hope it was helpful to you. Now, before we get to the hopping... I'm thinking it's time for another giveaway!! I will randomly chose a winner from the comments so be sure to comment on each of the blogs while you're hopping! I sure appreciate each and everyone of your comments! I believe that a few of my friends are also having giveaways so...

Let's get to the hopping...

Crystal <--- you're here

up next ---> Eileen

Colleen

Kim

Rachel

Amber

Dawn B.

Dawn F.

Joyce

Robyn

Thanks so very much for supporting our little hop!

We appreciate you!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Scrapping for Less ~ September 2020 Flavor of the Month Card Kit ~ Orchards and Patches

Fall is here! Let's take a trip to the Apple Orchard or maybe you want to go to the Pumpkin Patch! A little story about pumpkin patches... I started scrapbooking when our first grandchild was born. And boy did I love documenting everything about his growth. When he was 3 I wanted to take him to a pumpkin patch for the sole purpose of being able to do a photo shoot there and as a result create a scrapbook page. So whether you scrapbook or make cards, make sure you enjoy the fall weather and do something fun! Our Guest and Design Team has some fabulous projects to share with the September kit "Orchards and Patches." Please visit Scrapping for Less to get your kit. Also enter the Rafflecopter on the SFL blog post for a chance to win a prize! ~ Teresa, {SFL Owner}

Here's a quick look at the September 2020 Flavor of the Month Card Kit ~ Orchards & Patches...

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So... what do you think?! Isn't it just gorgeous?! I love it!

I had a blast creating four cards to share with you all... let's get to it!

Collection One: Sweet Sunflower Patch

I masked this gorgeous stamp and stamped the flower and sentiment separate to create this beautiful card. Sunflowers are my second favorite flower and I always enjoy coloring them! I used the following Copic markers to color these images ~ Y000, Y02, Y13, Y35, YR24, YR27, E25, E29.

I adhered the beautiful trimmed panels to Nightshift Blue mats measuring 1-1/2 x 3". I then adhered the pretty paper to a Nightshift Blue mat measuring 4 x 5-1/4". I adhered the panel to a Lemon Drop card front measuring 4-1/4 x 5-1/2" and then adhered the trio of panels to the card front. I wrapped the card front with the beautiful white organza ribbon and tied a faux bow ~ which is basically a knot. And then I adhered the entire card front to a white A2 top-fold card base.

Collection Two: Apple Orchard Pickin'

How stinkin' cute is this adorable gnome?! Oh my goodness... he is just too cute! I couldn't wait to ink him up and color! I had fun mix matching the papers included in this collection to create my layers for this card. I used the first sketch included in the September 2020 Sketch Sheet... but added a second circle for the sentiment. And I paper pieced his hat with the green with white polka dot papers.

I used the following Copic markers for this card:

Nose ~ E000, E00, E11

Beard ~ C00, C1, C3

Hat ~ YG11, YG23, R000, R14, R27

Grass ~ YG03, YG17

Outline ~ N1

Collection Three: Floral Patches

Another super cute image in the card kit this month... this Raggedy Ann scarecrow I've nicknamed Miss Patches. I had a so much fun doing a mix of copic coloring and paper piecing with this cute stamp! I also masked her to add the fence. Such a fun collection!

I used the following Copic Markers for this card:

Skin ~ E000, E01, E11

Nose/Eyes ~ YR15, R05, B000, B91, C1

Hair ~ Y02, Y11, Y15, Y35

Hat/Pocket ~ B000, B41, B91, B97, B99, R14, R46, R59, R89

Fence ~ E55, E57, E59

Grass ~ YG03, YG63, YG67, YG99

Sky ~ B0000

Collection Four: Pumpkin Patches and Harvest Wishes

If you saw my Sneak Peek from yesterday >>> Hello There Pumpkin <<< you shouldn't be too surprised to see that I have the teal truck featured on my card again! I couldn't help but use that piece of ephemera! I added a scrap of the pumpkin paper behind the ephemera to make it a fun feature piece for my card. Now this cute slimline card is our sketch for October's Sketch Challenge so get your creative juices flowing and get ready to play along with another slimline sketch challenge!! Yay! I hope you're as excited as I am! 

Anywho... back to my card. As you can see in the picture, there's a bunch of adorable ephemera pieces in this collection. I chose to feature a sentiment and frame for my card. I wanted to showcase the Speckled Orange card stock that's in the background {and such a cool card stock!!} but also break it up and share another fun paper from the card kit. So I cut a strip of the striped paper and mat it with Nightshift Blue card stock. I adhered a long 3/4" strip of Wild Cherry card stock underneath and then popped up the ephemera pieces with foam squares. I finished up this last card with a few enamel dots from the collection.

That's it for me this time!

Next up in the hop is... Christine!

Don't forget to head back over to the SFL blog when you're done hopping and enter the Rafflecopter for a chance to win a prize!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal