Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 42 ~ Mermaid Anya 2 ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing more inspiration for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 42 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. A sweet mermaid for MerMay!! Yay!

I inked up the beautiful mermaid from the Mermaid Anya 2 stamp set from The Greeting Farm. This is easily my favorite mermaid from TGF. I colored her up with Copic markers and then fussy cut her leaving a white border around the edges.

Copic markers used:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, R00, R20

Hair: RV10, RV02, RV04

Mermaid Tail: Y11, BG000, BG10, BG01, BG15

Hair Starfish Cluster: Y11, Y15, YR23, YG00, YG11, G02, C0, C2

Clown Fish: Y15, YR23, YR15

Seahorse: V000, V12, V15

I paired up the cute mermaid with the Let's Be Mermaids paper pack from Echo Park Paper Co. I've had these papers in my stash forever!! Just some scraps left... I should try to finish them off this month. Maybe I'll do that and make a few more mermaid cards for MerMay. We'll see if I have time.

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 42. 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 actually used the measurements for the the focal image this time. LOL! I did add a mat to the diagonal paper this time though. 

None of the sentiments in the stamp set would work horizontally on the card so I stamped 'It's Great To Sea You' and fussy cut each of the words to adhere to the background. All of my layers are adhered to a white A2 top fold card base, except the mermaid... I popped her up with foam tape. And then I finished off the card with a few White Glossy Card Bling pieces from A Colorful Life Designs. I sure hope you can find time to play along with the sketch challenge. Have an INKriffic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party ~ Holiday Reboot Kit ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with another holiday card for day 7 of the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party!! Just today and tomorrow left to play along with the linky party. This week has gone by so fast!!

I inked up the super cute and sweet stamp from the Holiday Reboot Kit from our Sponsor The Greeting Farm using Memento Tuxedo Black ink in my mini misti and I applied pressure with the awesome Pressure Pal from our Sponsor Twiddler's Nook. I love using the Pressure Pal... it's especially helpful when my hands are hurting {darn arthritis!}. I colored up the sweet Anya from the kit with Copic markers and fussy cut her on the line. I used a black marker to color the edges of my cutting so it looks nice and neat.

Copic Markers used:

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Mouth: R20, R14, N4, N6

Hair: E33, E35, E37

Star: BG000, BG10

Scarf: BG000, BG10, BG15

Red Sweater: R20, R14, R27

Skirt / Boots: N2, N4, N6

Hand Muff: C0, C2

The Holiday Reboot Kit isn't available right now but if you'd like to add her {and all the other cuties in the kit} to your collection, you can check out the Farmers Market and submit a request via email... maybe the kit will be available for the next Farmers Market that's scheduled for April 23rd. Fingers crossed! Here's a couple cuties that are available if you're interested... Holiday Anya 11 and Holiday Anya 12.

I like to revisit some of our past sketches when I'm looking for inspiration. I went WAY back and chose BYSHC Sketch 9 for my card today. Another fave! I love the simple design with the tilt of the top panel.

I paired up cute Anya with the Knit Picky Winter Petite Paper Pack from Sponsor Lawn Fawn. The colors coordinate nicely with the colors I used for Anya. The Hawaiian Shores card stock from Papertrey Ink measures 3-5/8 x 3-3/4" and the knit pattern paper measures 2-3/4 x 3-5/8". I popped up Anya with some foam tape to add some dimension to the card. I finished off the card with a cute sentiment from the kit and card I added some confetti pieces from the White Glossy Card Bling from Sponsor A Colorful Life Designs.

If you haven't already, stop by the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration!! I am blown away by all the inspiration being shared!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Have Yourself a Cozy Christmas ~ Santa's Favorite Ian ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm also sharing a sweet holiday card featuring the adorable Santa's Favorite Ian digi stamp set from The Greeting Farm!! I just love playing with digi stamps and building fun scenes.

I combined and resized all the fun digis from the Santa's Favorite Ian digi stamp set in a Word Document. I colored the images up with Copic markers.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Hair: E95, E97, E09

Hoody: YG11, G24, G46

Jeans: B12, B95

Socks: C0, C2

Chair: C0, C2, C3, C5, E21, E23

Bear: E21, E23, C0, C2, R20, R14, R29

Train Track / Table: E21, E23

Train: N2, N4, R20, R14, R29, Y11, Y15

Stop Sign: R20, R14, R29, C0, C2

Railway Sign: Y11, Y15, C0, C2

Tree: YG11, G24, G46, E23, E25

House: N2, N4, C0, C2, R20, R14, Y11, Y15

Red Gift: R20, R14, R29, Y11, Y15

Tan Gift: E50, E51

Green Gift: YG11, G24, G46, R20, R14

Snowman: C0, C2, E21, E23, R20, R14, R29, N2, N4, YR20, YR15

Wall: BG70, BG72

Baseboard: BG75

Floor: C0, C2, C3

I die cut the panel using a die from the Wonky Stitched Slimline dies from Gina Marie Designs. I adhered the die cut panel to a white slimline card base measuring 8-1/2 x 7"; scored at 3-1/2".

Just like my TGF card yesterday, I originally had the sentiment on the 'wall' in the background, but I wanted it to pop some more so I printed it off again on white card stock, trimmed it and adhered it over the original sentiment. I hope I've inspired you to get inky!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

A Gift of Joy ~ Gift Wrap Anya ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a sweet holiday card featuring the new adorable Gift Wrap Anya digi stamp set from The Greeting Farm!! I love working with digital stamps! It's so fun to put a scene together on the computer and just print it off. 

I combined and resized all of these fun digis from the Gift Wrap Anya digi stamp set in a Word Document and then I printed it off on white card stock. I colored the images up with a bunch of Copic markers.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20

Hair: Y21, E43, E44

Hair Bow / Sweater: BG10, BG34

Jeans: B95

Socks: C0, C2

Rug: E50, E51

Tree: YG11, G24, G46, R20, R14, R29, Y11, Y15, Y35, E21, E23, E25

Chair / Blanket: E21, E23, E25, YG11, G24, G46, R20, G14, R29

Cocoa / Cookies: BG70, BG72, C0, C2, E25, E51

Wrapping Papers / Boxes: R20, R14, YG11, G24, G46

Tree Wrapping Paper: R20, R14, R29, YG11, G24, G46, E21, E25

Gift Box: G82, YG63, C0, C2, V12, V15

Scissors: BG10, BG34, C3, C5

Tape Dispenser: RV000, RV02, C0, C2

Wall: BG70, BG72

Base Board: BG75

Floor: C0, C2, C3

I die cut the panel using a die from the Big And Little Chain Rectangle Dies from Gina Marie Designs. I adhered the die cut panel to a Kraft A2 top fold card base that I flipped on the side for a landscape card.

I added some white Sakura Gelly Roll pen here and there on the card to add texture and interest to some of the colored images. I trimmed the sentiment and adhered it to the card. It's actually covering the spot where I had the sentiment originally with the images. I wanted it to pop a bit more, but I would have made it a bit smaller and maybe add a mat if I redid this card. I hope I've inspired you to get inky!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Merry Christmas ~ Holiday Anya 10 ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friends! 

It's hard to believe that the holidays are quickly approaching and the DT are sharing our last blog posts of the year. This is also my last post as a member of The Greeting Farm Design Team. I've truly enjoyed my time on the team and I want to say a huge thank you to Marie and Rosemary for the opportunity to share my love of TGF! And a great big THANK YOU to all of you for your sweet support and love on my posts. I wish you all the very best this holiday season!

I just had to ink up another beauty that hadn't seen ink yet... Holiday Anya 10. Isn't she just the cutest?! She's not currently available, but you can put in a request for her via email and hopefully she'll be available for the next Farmers Market. I inked her up with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her up with Copic markers.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20

Hair: Y21, E43, E44

Fur Trim / Pom Pom: C0, C2

Outfit: R20, R14, R29

Bow: YG11, G24, G46

Boots / Sled: E11, E25, E57

Gifts: R20, R14, R29, YG11, G24, G46, E30, E31, E33

I die cut a fun tag shaped card base from Kraft card stock using the Make a Tag {die set} from Unity. I also die cut another tag for the front of the card so the pretty scallops on the top would be intact. I die cut a piece of pattern paper for the front and another piece of white card stock for the inside of the card. I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set and it was a little too big for the card so I trimmed off the top portion that says 'Have a Very'.

I finished off the card with a few red glitter enamel dots and some pretty red baker's twine. 

Thank you all so much for the love this year!

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and a blessed Christmas!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Release Day Blog Hop ~ Happy Shopping ~ The Greeting Farm

The November 2025 New Release is now available for purchase in The Greeting Farm Store! This month we introduced 3 new stamp sets. Our first stamp set called HIP HOP HOORAY features a teen Anya and Ian who are ready to get this party started with the perfect dance vibe. Next, we have HAPPY SHOPPING featuring three adorable animals ready for a day out on the town visiting their local coffee shop and bakery. Lastly, we introduced SNUGGLE ANYA featuring a sweet girl bundled up and ready to spread warmth and hugs all around to her four furry friends. 

I wanted to create a simple but fun slimline card with three cute scenes using all of the critters and the fun buildings from the Happy Shopping stamp set. This slimline was the perfect size!

I stamped all the images using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored them up with Copic markers and then I fussy cut the critters on the line and colored the edges with a black marker to make the fussy cutting nice and neat.

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

Bakery: E81, E43, YG03, G94, G99

Bread: E51, E33, E15

Pig: RV000, RV10, RV02

Pig's Outfit / Bunny's Outfit: YR20, YR02, YR16

Pig's Bag:YG03, G94

Middle Building: E81, E43, YG03, G94, G99

Bunny: W0, W2, W3, C0, C2, R00, R20

Shopping Bags: E81, E43, YG03, G94

Coffee Shop: YG03, G94, G99, E81, E43, E51, E33, E15

Cat: C0, C2, R00, R20

Cat's Outfit: YR20, YR02, YR16, B00, B93, B95

Cup: YG03, G94, G99, C0, C2

Windows: Y00, Y21

Sidewalk: C0, C2

Sky: B000, B00

I stamped the buildings directly on my 3-1/4 x 2-5/8" panels of white card stock. The critters are all popped up on the card with foam tape. I stamped the sentiments, fussy cut them leaving a white border, and then popped them up on the card too.

To celebrate this release we are having a short BLOG HOP! One lucky fan will win a $50.00 Gift Certificate to The Greeting Farm Store!! You have until November 18th 12pm CST/1pm EST to leave your comments on each Designer's Blog. Then head back to The Greeting Farm Blog to let us know you completed the hop. **Remember to qualify for the prize you MUST leave a comment on each Designer's Blog AND The Greeting Farm Blog letting us know you completed the hop.

NOTE: Comments on The Greeting Farm Blog are admin approved so it may take a day for your comment to be visible. Please only comment once, and use the same name on all the blogs when leaving a comment. Do not pick the Anonymous option (otherwise we won't be able to verify that it's you). We will announce the random winner later in the week on the Blog and in our Facebook Group: The Greeting Farm Fan Page.

TGF Design Team:

Crystal
Cynthia
Elisabete

This is a short hop, and definitely worth playing along! If you want to grab your favorites now, you can purchase the new stamps HERE. We will have more cards featuring the New Release from our Design Team Leaders starting on the 17th so be sure to stop by The Greeting Farm Blog to see more inspiration.

Happy Hopping!

Inky hugs!
Crystal

Snuggle Anya ~ Preview Day 3 ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's the final day of previews at The Greeting Farm for the November release! Today we're introducing SNUGGLE ANYA!!! Anya is just too cute and I love all her cute animal friends included in the stamp set!

I stamped Anya and the cute bunny with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with Copic markers. Fussy cut each of them on the line and then colored the edges with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker making the edges nice and neat.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

Hair: E70, E71, E74

Hat / Jeans / Bow: B00, B93, B95

Flower: C0, C2, Y11, Y15

Shirt: Y11, Y15

Sweater: RV10, RV02, RV14, C0, C2

Boots: N0, N2, N4

Bunny: W0, W2, W3, R00, R20

Collar: RV10, RV02, RV14

I used the Cozy Textiles {paper pack} from Unity for my background. I love all the fun textures and the cozy vibe it adds to the card. I die cut a circle from vellum card stock using the X Stitched Circle dies from Gina Marie Designs.

Inspiration for my card came from the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 37. I used all scraps for this card and I used the measurements from the sketch, too. I am loving how easy a card comes together with this sketch!

I stamped and trimmed the sentiment. I adhered it directly to the card. I adhered Anya and her bunny to the vellum circle and then applied glue just behind them to adhere the circle to the card.

The release goes live in the store on Saturday the 15th at 12am EST - that's tomorrow! Woohoo! Be sure to come back then for the release Blog Hop!! One lucky winner will receive a $50 gift card to The Greeting Farm. All you have to do is comment on every stop of the hop! Yay!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Happy Shopping ~ Preview Day 2 ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's Day 2 of previews at The Greeting Farm for the amazing November release. HAPPY SHOPPING is up next and the critters in this stamp set are TOO cute!! I made a fun mini slimline card for today.

I inked up my background first on a die cut piece of white card stock for a cute mini slimline card. I wanted to draw the eye to the coffee shop because, well... coffee!! LOL! I do love my coffee!! Anywho, I stamped the coffee shop first and then I used the second generation stamping technique for the other buildings. Second generation stamping is when you stamp your image once on a scrap of paper, or in my case, a post-it note and then you stamp your image on your intended panel. I did this so the other buildings would be lighter and in the background. I also masked the edges of my stamping using a post-it note so that the stamped images stayed within the stitches on the die cut. 

I stamped the coffee kitty and the sentiment on scraps of white card stock and fussy cut them on the line. And then I colored the edges of my fussy cutting with a black marker to make them look neater.

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

Kitty: N0, N2, N3, N4, R00, R20

Bow Tie: E21, E23, E25

Shorts: BG000, BG01, BG13

Cup: E21, E23, C0, C1

Coffee Shop: BG000, BG01, BG13, E21, E23, E25

Coffee Shop Windows: Y11

Coffee Shop Door / Window Cup: YR20, YR02, YR15, R22

Gray Buildings: C0, C2

Ground: N2, N4

Sky: B000, B00

I adhered the mini slimline panel to a piece of Hawaiian Shores card stock from Papertrey Ink measuring 6-1/2 x 3-1/2" and then adhered it to a white mini slimline card base measuring 6-1/2 x 7"; scored at 3-1/2". I popped up the kitty and the sentiment using foam tape to finish off this card.

I had fun making this one! 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

Hip Hop Hooray ~ Preview Day 1 ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's the first day of previews at The Greeting Farm for the awesome November release! Three amazing stamp sets are releasing this month!! So exciting! Be sure to check out The Greeting Farm blog each day this week! The previews start today with HIP HOP HOORAY! A super cute and fun set!

I stamped the cute girl and boom box with Memento Tuxedo black ink on white card stock and colored the images up with Copic Markers. I fussy cut them on the line and colored the edges of the fussy cutting with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker making the fussy cutting all nice and neat. 

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11, E04

Hair: Y21, E43, E44

Hoodie: BG000, BG10, BG34, Y11, Y15

Pants: Y11, Y15

Shoes: BG10, BG34, C0, C2, C3, C5

Hat: YR30, YR02, R22, BG000, BG10

Boom Box: C0, C2, C3, C5, YR20, YR02, R22, BG000, BG10, BG34

I had a fun graffiti-like background in mind so I ink smooshed a few fun colors for my background. I used Squeezed Lemonade, Saltwater Taffy and Cracked Pistachio Distress Inks. I also stamped the music notes with the Saltwater Taffy and Cracked Pistachio Distress Inks.

I heat embossed the sentiment with white pigment ink and white embossing powder on black card stock. I trimmed it and adhered it to the card. And then I adhered the boom box, but I popped up the girl with foam tape.

This adorable new stamp set will release in the store on the 15th at 12am EST. Come back tomorrow for preview day 2.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Snow Day ~ Mini-Remix Winter ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I 'm sharing a sweet snow day card. A fun no layer card using stencils from my stash and cuties from a sweet Mini-Remix stamp set.

I'm continuing to use some of my TGF stash that has yet to see ink and these two cuties from the Mini-Remix Winter stamp set caught my eye. So I thought I'd make a fun wintry card for them. Unfortunately, these cuties aren't currently on the website. But if you'd like to add this sweet stamp set to your collection, you can check out the Farmers Market and submit a request via email... maybe it'll be available for the next Farmers Market. Fingers crossed!

First I created a fun background using Christmas Tree Edger stencil and a fun Heartflakes stencil from A Colorful Life Designs for my scene that were both placed over a fun Watercolor Wash Rectangle stencil from My Favorite Things. I just used residual ink on my brushes for the blue of the sky and green for the trees. I went around the edge of the watercolor wash stencil with a tiny bit of Hickory Smoke distress ink. Once the background was dry, I spattered some white acrylic paint for my snow. 

I inked up this sweet couple with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them up with Copic markers. I fussy cut them on the line and then I used a Memento Tuxedo Black marker to color the edges of my fussy cutting. This makes the fussy cutting look nice and neat. I adhered both of them directly to the card and then I added a bit of a shadow underneath them with the C2 Copic marker.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E21, R00, R20

Anya's Hair: E70, E71, E77

Anya's Hair Barrette: RV10, RV02, RV14

Anya's Scarf / Boots: BV00, BV02, BV17

Anya's Sweater: RV10, RV02, RV14

Anya's Skirt: N2, N4, BV00, BV17

Ian's Hair: Y21, E43, E44

Ian's Coat: BG10, BG34, C0, C2

Ian's Shirt: B000, B00

Ian's Jeans: B93, B95, B97

Ian's Shoes: N2, N4

I stamped the sentiment from the Snow Day stamp set. I thought it worked well for my snowy scene. I trimmed it and adhered it directly to the card. I sure hope I've inspired you to get inky! Have a wonderful day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal