Coffee for All Seasons ~ Not 2 Shabby ~ Coffee Loving Papercrafters

 Hello there crafty friend!

I’m back as a guest designer for the month of February for the Coffee Loving Papercrafters!

Today I'm sharing a set of caffeinated seasonal cards that I created using awesome papers and fun ephemera from Not 2 Shabby. I am a huge fan of Not 2 Shabby's papers and coordinating ephemera. I have oodles and oodles and was happy to finally play with some of my stash.

First up is a lovely Valentine's Day card I created using the Lattes of Love 6x6 Paper Pad and the coordinating Lattes of Love Ephemera. I used all kinds of papers from the pack for all of my layers even the mats for my panels. And I used five different ephemera pieces for my focal piece.

Up next is a wonderful card for Summer... I used the gorgeous Make It Iced 6x6 Paper Pad and coordinating Make It Iced Ephemera. So many fab girls and summer drinks in this one! Love it! I used three pieces of ephemera for the focal image for this one and then a sentiment I added near the bottom of the card.

My third card features one of my favorite paper pad and ephemera pairings... the gorgeous Give Thanks 6x6 Paper Pad and coordinating Give Thanks ephemera. I love the beautiful pumpkins in these papers. I used three ephemera pieces for this one.

My card design was inspired by one of my favorite sketch from the {BYSHC} group... {BYSHC} Sketch 7. Lots of fun layers and endless possibilities! All of my measurements are directly from the sketch.

 Lastly, I just had to share a Christmas card. I love making them all year long! I used the adorable Brewing It Up 6x6 Paper Pad along with the Brewing It Up Ephemera. I used just two ephemera pieces for my focal image and then I fussy cut the sentiment from a third ephemera piece. So cute and so much fun to make! I hope you've been inspired to get crafty with some coffee papers and ephemera in your stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Inky Paws Challenge #236 ~ Color Challenge {Week 4}

Hello there crafty friend!

 There's just a few more days to play along with the Inky Paws Challenge #236 - Color Challenge! You have until this coming Friday, January 31st 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 #236 - Color Challenge

I hope you're having fun with this color combo... Cherry Red, Dreamy Turquoise, Buttery Brown, and White!! I couldn't help but make another love day card!

For my last bit of inspiration for the Color Challenge, I've made a sweet Valentine for my youngest son using the Puppy Heart Stamp Set. I die cut the sweet pup that I had colored with my Copic markers using the coordinating Puppy Heart Die Set. 

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

Pup: C00, C1, N0, N1, N3, N5, N7

Heart: R20, R14, R27

I paired up the puppy with the wonderful papers from the Love & Woofs 6x6 Paper Pad. Those pups in the background are just too cute!

The background pup panel is die cut using a die from the Basic Frames Die Set. The polka dot paper is cut with a small scalloped die from the Circle Frames Die Set. The sweet sentiment is die cut using another die from the Basic Frames Die Set. All the layers are adhered to a white A2 top fold card base. The pup and the sentiment are popped up 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 Cherry Red, Dreamy Turquoise, Buttery Brown, 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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Membership Wednesday ~ January 2025 KOM Kinda Made for Each Other ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

Happy Membership Wednesday! Today I'm sharing a sweet card featuring the super cute duck from the January 2025 Kit of the Month membership from Unity called Kinda Made for Each Other. 

I just had to ink up the adorable ducky from the KOM! Isn't it just too sweet!? And I think it'll be a nice Valentine's Day card for my daughter. I stamped the duck with Black Amalgam ink and colored it up with some Copic markers that coordinated with the papers I chose ahead of time.

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

Duck: Y11, Y15

Beak / Feet: YR21, YR15

Coat: R20, R81, R14, R85

Hat / Scarf: E50, E21, E23, E25

Heart Balloon: R00, R81, R85

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 28. 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 feel my cards are a good example of that, as I'm always making adjustments... like this time I only used five pattern papers that I die cut.

I paired up the sweet duck with the beautiful Gosh, I Love You {paper pack}. As I mentioned above I die cut five of the pattern papers using a couple of postage dies from the Postage Stamp {nesting dies}.

I stamped and trimmed up the sentiment. I added foam tape to the back of the sentiment and the duck and popped them up on the card. So fun! I love how it turned out!

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

Well, that's it for me today! I hope you've been inspired to play with your membership stamps! And if you're inspired by the sketch, I'd love to have you join in the fun and play along with us. The sketch challenge ends on Monday, January 27th at 11:59pm PST. Have an inkredible day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Have My Heart Card ~ Reluctant Love Pissy Kitty ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

I'm back with another fun Valentine's Day card this time using the amazing Reluctant Love Pissy Kitty stamps from Unity's January release. I can't get enough of this sweet kitty!

I stamped the fun kitty using Black Amalgam ink and colored her up with some Copic markers. I die cut the panel using the largest die from the Postage Stamp {nesting dies}.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers:

Kitty: T0, T2, T4, T6

Heart: RV10, RV11, RV14

I wanted to add some more hearts so I grabbed the Heart Confetti Stencil {sadly, it's not available anymore} and I blended very lightly with my pink blending brush. In fact, I didn't add any ink to my brush so I could keep it light on purpose. I adhered the panel to a card base of Pale Peony card stock from Papertrey Ink.

I stamped the sentiments, trimmed them up and mat them with Pale Peony card stock. And then I adhered them directly to the card. I finished off the card with a few rhinestones from my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Best Decision You Ever Made ~ Snarky Valentines ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

I'm back today to share a quick and funny Valentine's Day card using the awesome Snarky Valentines stamps from Unity's January release. So many hilarious and fun sentiments!

I went with a very simple card design so the sentiment would be the star. I love this! Pretty sure this will be my hubby's Valentine's Day card! LOL

I paired the Snarky Valentines sentiment with the beautiful Enveloped in Love {paper pack}. I actually had these papers in the pack already for a card. Easy peasy! I die cut the sentiment using a banner die from the Scallops & Banners {nesting dies}. Distressed the edges leaving a little bit of white peeking through in the center. I added a bunch of foam tape to the back of the banner and popped it up on the card. And then I finished this card off with one heart enamel dot.

To finish off the card, I added one heart enamel dot from my stash. Such a fun card to make!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Inky Paws Challenge #236 ~ Color Challenge {Week 1}

Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for a new Inky Paws Challenge! We're playing with a fun mix of colors this month for a Color Challenge! I sure hope that you'll join us and play along with your Newton's Nook Designs products! Don't forget... our challenges are a whole month long so there's lots of time to play along! Yay! You have until Friday, January 31st to get your entries in for the #236 Color Challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #236 - Color Challenge

Our beautiful colors are... Cherry Red, Dreamy Turquoise, Buttery Brown, and White!! Love this combo!

I made a simple background using an older TOPII Sketch 19. When I'm stuck for an idea, I like to look through my past sketches to see what will inspire me. It works every time!

I stamped the adorable kitty from Newton's Heart Stamp Set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored the kitty with Copic Markers. I die cut the kitty using the coordinating Newton's Heart Die Set.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used for the kitty and heart:

Kitty: R00, R20, W00, W1, W3, W5

Heart: R20, R14, R27

I created my background layers using pattern papers from the Love & Meows 6x6 Paper Pad and Kraft card stock from Papertrey Ink. I popped the kitty up on the card using foam tape. And finished off the card with a few red enamel dots from the I Am Mom Enamel Dots from Echo Park Paper Co.

You can check out my process video here... Valentine's Kitty Card | Inky Paws Challenge 236 | Newton's Nook Designs.

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 Cherry Red, Dreamy Turquoise, Buttery Brown, 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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Inky Paws Challenge #216 ~ Sketch Challenge Reminder

 Hello there crafty friend!

 There's still time to play along with the Inky Paws Challenge #216 - Sketch Challenge! You have until this coming Friday, February 16th to get your entries in for this fun challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #216 - Sketch Challenge

I am seriously loving this sketch! Have you given it a try?

I had a fun idea to make two cute Valentine's Day cards using the sketch and they turned out cuter than I thought they would. This sketch is so easy to duplicate once you have the measurements figured out! I love it! 

I die cut the background papers using the largest scalloped die from the Frames & Flags Die Set. I used scraps of striped pattern papers cut down to 1-3/4" wide for my next layer. I also die cut these with the largest scalloped die so it fits just right on the background layer.

I used the adorable Love & Meows 6x6 Paper Pad for my first card. I paired up the papers with the super cute Newton's Heart Stamp Set. The top layer with the fishtail bottom measures 3 x 4". I found the center of the paper and measure up about 1/2" and drew lines from the corner to the center point and then fussy cut my fishtails. I sure hope that makes sense!

I stamped the adorable kitty, pup and sentiments using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored them up with my Copic markers and used the coordinating Newton's Heart Die Set to die cut the kitty and the Puppy Heart Die Set to die cut the puppy. 

Here's a quick list of the Copic Markers I used for the kitty: R00, R20, N0, N1, N3, YR21, YR15, Colorless Blender.

For my second card I used the cute Love & Woofs 6x6 Paper Pad and the sweet Puppy Heart Stamp Set. Love the fun sentiments in these stamp sets!

Here's a quick list of the Copic Markers I used for the puppy: N1, N3, N5, E51, E21, E23, E25.

I also stamped the kitty and pup on scraps of pattern paper and fussy cut the hearts. I used a Memento Tuxedo Black marker to color the edges of my fussy cutting to neaten them up and adhered them to the hearts on the kitty and pup.

I die cut a scalloped stitched circle from vellum card stock using a circle die from the Circle Frames Die Set. I love to add a layer of vellum when I don't want to cover up my background completely, but I want a little something between my focal image and the background. I adhered the kitty and pup to the vellum and then adhered the vellum circles by adding glue just behind the kitty and pup. That way none of the glue shows through the vellum and gives the card a bit of dimension since the vellum doesn't lay down completely flat.

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a project using the sketch. 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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Valentina Girl with Chatty Hearts ~ February Sketch Challenge ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing more inspiration for the Unity February Sketch Challenge that I'm hosting in the Unity Show & Tell Facebook group. A lovely Valentine's Day card with non-traditional colors!! I used the gorgeous Valentina Girl along with the awesome new Chatty Hearts {stamp & stencil duo}.

I'm always drawn to the blue-green colors and wanted to use those in my design but also wanted a touch of the traditional colors for a Valentine's Day card. The background was created using Evergreen Bough and Pumice Stone Distress Oxide inks over the two stencils in the Chatty Hearts {stamp & stencil duo}. 

My inspiration for my color combo though I think my blue-green color is lighter. I do love this combination and probably wouldn't have used the light gray in a Valentine's Day card at all.

The pretty corals, reds and pinks in the heart wreath contrast well with the background. 

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

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11, E04

Hair ~ E21, E23, E27, E29

Clothes ~ C00, C1, C3, BG11, BG70, BG72

Flowers ~ R01, R30, R22, R32, R43, RV34, RV19, Y11, Y15 

Leaves ~ G00, G02

Hearts ~ RV34, RV19

I finished off the card with two little banners using complimentary colors that I found in my stash. This time I remembered to staple them to the card front before I adhered it to the card base... but I ended up covering the staples with the two cute hearts that I stamped with the oxides and fussy cut. Speaking of those cute hearts, I discovered that the background for Chatty Hearts is not just a background. It's a sheet of cute sentiments!! Each one of those adorable sentiments {49 of them, to be exact!} is cut out and can be used separately and then replaced in the background so you can use it as a background. This was a jaw-dropping moment for me! I had no clue and I love it even more!!

You can check out my process video here... Valentina Girl with Chatty Hearts | February Sketch Challenge | Unity Stamp Co.

Here's another look at the sketch! Please know that the sketch is meant to inspire and not require. Feel free to alter it to work for your creation and most importantly have some inky fun! I can't wait to see what you create! Be sure to share your cards in the Unity Show & Tell group and also add them to the sketch challenge album in the group to be entered for a prize!! I'll see you back here next Thursday with more inspiration for this month's sketch challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Inky Paws Challenge #191 ~ Color Challenge

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm so excited to be joining the amazing Newton's Nook Designs Inky Paws Challenge Team!! I'm always up for a fun challenge and the Inky Paws Challenges are just that... super fun!! If you're not familiar with the challenges, there's a new challenge every other Monday. The themes of the challenges alternate between sketches, color challenges and then fun themes like winter, love, birthday, and a whole bunch more. I sure hope that you'll join in the fun and play along with us! You have until Friday, February 17th to get your entries in for the #191 Color Challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #191 - Color Challenge

How amazing are these colors... Cherry Red, Pewter Gray, Daffodil Yellow, and White.

I wanted to go with a simple card design with almost a CAS {Clean & Simple} vibe. I actually was thinking about leaving my background completely white, but then I saw the envelope pattern paper in the adorable Love & Meows 6x6 paper pad. Since it has a lot of white I think I've still achieved at least a CAS vibe.

I die cut the cute gray paws pattern paper from the same paper pad using the third largest die in the Circle Frames die set. It almost looks like my kitty is laying on a rug. So cute! Confession... I got a little confused while making my card. I mixed up the Love Theme challenge with the Color Challenge so I originally die cut a striped heart for my card. When I started taking photos of my card, I remembered... lol. So I die cut the cute little heart from yellow pattern paper from the Springtime 6x6 paper pad. I adhered it right over the striped heart. An easy peasy fix!

You can check out my process video here... Feline The Love | Inky Paws Challenge #191 | Newton's Nook Design.

I stamped the sweet kitty from the Newton's Heart stamp set using Memento Tuxedo black ink. And I die cut the kitty using the coordinating Newton's Heart die set. Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used to color up my kitty:

Fur ~ C00, C1, C3

Ears / Nose / Pads ~ R00, R20

Heart ~ R20, R14, R27

My card design was inspired by Sketch 8 that I shared recently in my Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. I like to share sketches just for fun to inspire creativity when we find ourselves in a bit of a rut.

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 Cherry Red, Pewter Gray, Daffodil 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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Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 8 ~ Big Candy Heart ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Sharing a fun new sketch for the month of February in my Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. This sketch is pretty versatile as I think it can be used for a super CAS card or you could add pretty papers for a background layer like I did for my first card using the sketch.

What do you think? As with all the sketches I share the measurements and elements are not required. Just the basic design is supposed to be a help to boost inspiration. 

I was inspired to play with the new fabulous Big Candy Heart!! I couldn't wait to ink up this beautiful heart. I inked it up with Black Amalgam ink and colored it up with a handful of Copic markers. I also inked up the adorable ladybug from the Little Lady Greetings Itty Bitty stamps. I've had this cute stamp in my stash forever and just now inked it up! Using new goodies with old goodies in my stash is always so much fun!

Here's a quick list of the Copic Markers I used to color up the big heart and the ladybug:

Candy Heart ~ R00, R01, R02, Colorless Blender

Ladybug ~ R00, R01, R02, R22, R43, T3, Colorless Blender

My background layers were created using the gorgeous Enveloped in Love {paper pack}!! Love love love these gorgeous papers! I've had them set aside for awhile to play and make some Valentine's Day cards. I cut the pretty pink papers to 4-1/4 x 5-1/2" for my card front layer and adhered it to my white A2 top fold card base measuring 4-1/4 x 11"; scored at 5-1/2". 

I die cut the 'i love you' pattern papers with the second largest postage stamp die from the Postage Stamp {nesting dies} also from Unity (currently out of stock). I adhered it directly to the card. I adhered the ladybug to the bottom of the heart with a bit of liquid glue and then added foam tape to the back of both. I popped them up on the card and then finished it off with a few Translucent enamel dots from Gina Marie Designs. I think it turned out pretty cute!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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