Funny Happy Retirement ~ Flamingle into Retirement ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

It's time for Unity's latest release!! I am so excited to share a funny retirement card with you all today! How fun is this awesome flamingo!? I love it! Flamingle into Retirement just released and I am loving the awesome sentiments included with this beautiful stamp!

I stamped the fun flamingo and sentiments using Black Amalgam ink from Gina K. Designs and then I colored up the flamingo with my Copic markers. I then die cut the flamingo using a die from the Scallops & Banners {nesting dies}. 

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

Flamingo: RV0000, RV10, RV11, RV14, BG10, BG02, BG13

Eyes: C00, C2, B00, B04, B29

My paper layers are from the beautiful Flutter Away {paper pack}. I am in love with the colors in these papers! And the feathers pair well with bird stamps! I just cut the feather & dot paper to 4 x 5-1/4" and cut my scrap of striped paper to 5-1/4" in length. Not sure what the width is since it was just a scrap. Those paper layers are adhered to a white A2 top fold card base.

The hilarious sentiment is popped up on the card with foam tape. Heehee! It's so fun! I stamped the Happy Retirement sentiment and then die cut it with the coordinating die called Happy Retirement {coordinating die}. I actually adhered this sentiment crooked and had to pull it up. What a mess!! It tore the paper underneath so I die cut a scrap of the same white card stock using the same die from the Scallops & Banners {nesting dies}. I trimmed it to just cover up the mess on the bottom of the banner. I then stamped and die cut the Happy Retirement sentiment again and this time I adhered it straight on the card. And bonus, it covered up the line on the banner to hide my fix! I added a little Card Bling from A Colorful Life Designs and called this one done!

Love how this turned out! I hope you have an inkredible day! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Happy Retirement Mini Slimline Card ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a cute mini slimline card using the newly released Happy Retirement stamp set and Happy Retirement {coordinating die} from Unity Stamp Co!! So excited to share this fun card... I also used the adorable Old Bird stamp set and the Coffee Lovers {paper pack}, both from Unity as well!

I can't help but get in these mini slimline kicks... especially when I have new Mini Slimline dies from Gina Marie Designs! I used the Big Little Chain Mini Slimline die for this card. I colored up this card using the following Copic markers:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11

Hair ~ C00, C2, B00

Clothes ~ C00, C2, BV000, BV11, BV17, N1, N6

Cup ~ C00, C2

Sentiment Faux Mat / Outline ~ B0000, B000, B00

To finish up the card, I added a few Fall Foliage Clear with Color enamel dots from Gina Marie Designs. I have a process video showing how I created this card. You can check that out here... Happy Retirement Mini Slimline Card | Unity Stamp Co.

Stop by the Unity Stamp Co website and check out all the amazing new releases... the sale ends today! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Papertrey Ink Retirement Challenge ~ Thank you!

Hello! I am on a roll... woohoo!! Here's my entry for the Papertrey Ink Retirement Challenge. The stamp set I used for this is the Paper Clippings: Thank You set. I hate to admit it, but this is the first time I inked up this set. Wow, is it big!

As you can see it takes up almost the entire A2 card that I made. It's a really cute set. I inked up the sentiment using VersaMark and Royal Velvet ink and then I heat embossed it with a clear embossing powder. For some reason the embossing didn't heat up smooth... it's kind of bumpy. I don't know why. If you know why it did this, please let me know in the comments. I hope I don't have defective embossing powder. Anywho, I stamped a few flowers and the little birds using Plum Pudding, Blueberry Sky, Winter Wisteria, Lilac Grace, and Lavender Moon inks. I die cut the piece using a large rectangular stitched die. I adhered it to a piece of Blueberry Sky patterned paper and then popped up the whole panel using dimensionals onto a white card base. I added a few drops of Sweet Lilac gloss Nuvo drops. A pretty quick thank you card and another one for the Papertrey Ink challenges! Yay!!

Here are the products I used for this card:

Stamps: Paper Clippings: Thank You

Card Stock: White, Blueberry Sky patterned paper

Ink: Royal Velvet, Winter Wisteria, Lavender Moon, Lilac Grace, Blueberry Sky, Plum Pudding

Tools: Stitched Rectangle Stacklets (Taylored Expressions)

Miscellaneous: Nuvo Crystal Drops gloss Sweet Lilac

Thanks for stopping by!

See ya next time.

~ Crystal