Some Days ~ Winnie the Pooh: Time to Think ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

Any Winnie the Pooh fans out there?! Me. Me. I just had to ink this guy up! Unity just added this cutie to the Winnie the Pooh collection.

This cutie is the Winnie the Pooh: Time to Think stamps. Pooh bear's just having a little quiet time at the pond. So cute! I stamped and Copic colored sweet Pooh. I then die cut the panel using a die from the Scallops & Squares {nesting dies}. I carefully blended some clouds around Pooh bear using the Cloud & Wave Stencil with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. The square panel covered up too much of my background so I tore the sides.

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

Winnie the Pooh: Y11, Y02, Y15

Ground: YG11, G21, YG17, E21, E33

Water: B000, B02

Dragonfly: RV02

Fishing Pole: E21, E25, YG11, YG17

Fish: Y11, Y15, B000, B02

Speaking of my background, I paired up Winnie the Pooh with the Takin' Em Fishin' {paper pack}. I used a couple pieces from the pattern papers and used a scrap of kraft and vellum card stock for the edge of the fish papers. Sometimes it's just fun to tear up that paper! I wrapped the pattern papers with Natural May Arts Burlap String and just tied it off with a knot.

I added foam tape to the back of the Pooh bear panel and popped it up on the card. I finished off the card with some black enamel dots from Spellbinders. I really like how this one turned out.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 31 ~ Winnie the Pooh ~ Echo Park Paper Company

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a few quick cards for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 31 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. No stamping for these cards! Just some cute papers and ephemera from Echo Park Paper Company.

It was so easy and fun to put these three cards together!

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 31. 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 used the measurements from the sketch for all three cards. The papers and ephemera are both called Winnie the Pooh. I added a simple mat using pattern paper for the ephemera on my first card. Otherwise, it was just getting lost in the background.

I just had to use the map papers for a card! I adhered it to a Kraft A2 top fold card base. All of the ephemera pieces are popped up on the cards with foam tape.

Pooh bear always needs some honey so I made a fun honey themed card for my last one. I sure hope you can find time to play along with the sketch. Have an ink-tastic week!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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~ Friends of Unity September 2024 Blog Hop ~

Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for our Friends of Unity Blog Hop!! This month's cue is another one that we do just about every year, I think. It's a super fun cue because it includes all of you! I'm so excited to see the inspiration for this month's hop AND to see all the awesome cards you all are inspired to make, too!

This month's cue is a fun Color Challenge using the colors above. As always, the cue is meant to inspire, not require. In fact there's really no requirements except the use of some of these colors. You'll see some of the inspiration from our friends may have added splashes of green where the design calls for it. And neutrals are definitely fair game! 

First up is a pretty Fall card using a new stamp that's really geared towards Christmas cards but I wanted to see what I could do for a Fall card. It's the A Wintry Hello stamps. I love this new stamp! And I really like how this card turned out. The sentiment is from Planner Gal: Seasonal Hello and I heat embossed it.

I paired up the beautiful deer with the gorgeous Golden Autumn Whispers {paper pack}. These papers are so rich and amazing! I love them! I think they make a great background for this majestic deer! I die cut the pattern papers using the largest die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}. I also die cut a long scrap of Early Espresso card stock {SU} to ground the deer and the scene. 

I wanted to add some color to the trees since it's a Fall card and not Winter so I just added some dots of color using a few Copic markers. I toned down the white around the trees and in the deer's antlers by distressing the edges with a bit of Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

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

Deer: E51, E55, E57

Tree Dots: Y15, YR15, R39, E55

Ground: E55, E57, N2, N4

Next up is a cute gnome card. It's been a long time since I've Copic colored on kraft and I wanted to see how this gnome would look. He's from the Sunshine & Laughter Gnome stamps. Such a cute gnome! He definitely looks shaded under that umbrella mushroom! I also used some Prismacolor white pencil for the mushroom.

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

Gnome Nose: E000, E00, E11, E04

Beard: C00, C3

Shoes: N2, N4, N6

Hat: Y11, Y15, YR15

Mushroom: R20, R14, R46, E51, E55, E57

Ground: E51, E55

I paired up this cutie with the beautiful Enrich the Soul {paper pack}. I die cut the pattern papers and the Kraft card stock using the largest die from the Deckle & Stitches Nesting Die Set. The scrap of Kraft card stock is also die cut using a die from the Stitched Hillside Borders die from Lawn Fawn.

The sentiment is heat embossed and die cut using a die from the Scalloped & Stitched Sentiment Nesting Dies. All the layers are adhered to a Kraft A2 top fold card base, except for the gnome. I popped him up using foam tape. And then I finished off this card with a few black enamel dots from my stash.

My third and last card is a fun Fall card with a super cute and brand new stamp that just released today! It's called Winnie the Pooh: A Brighter Day. Isn't it just the sweetest stamp?! I adore Pooh bear and this stamp! It's also available in clear photopolymer... {Clearly Unity} Winnie the Pooh: A Brighter Day.

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

Pooh Bear: Y11, Y15

Sunflower: Y11, Y15, Y38, YR15, E51, E55, E57

Stem / Leaves: YG11, YG03, YG95

I paired Pooh bear up with the gorgeous Thankful and Blessed Pumpkins {paper pack}. I love the gorgeous pumpkins in this paper! I think it works really nicely with the sunflower. What do you think? I die cut the pattern paper using the largest die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}.

Pooh bear was fussy cut leaving a white border around the image and then I distressed around the edges with some Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I popped up Pooh bear with a bunch of foam tape onto a couple circles I die cut from Early Espresso and Vellum card stock using dies from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}. And then I just trimmed the edges off on the left side and adhered all my layers.

Now before we get to the hopping, I chose a lucky winner from the comments on last month's hop to win a fun prize and the lucky winner is...

... Angy Hughes!! Congratulations, Angy!!

Please email me at crystalominkler@gmail.com to claim your prize. 

Please claim the prize before October 2nd, 2024. 

Well, that's it for me this time! Please hop along and enjoy some more inspiration from the Friends of Unity! I can't wait to see how our friends were inspired by this month's cue. I will be doing another fun giveaway this month!! Be sure to hop along and comment for a chance to win. {When you comment please leave your name just in case it posts as anonymous.} I'll announce the winner next month! AND don't forget about the Color Challenge! Create a new card or project using the colors from the cue and enter it into the album in the Unity Show & Tell Facebook group. We'd love to have you play along with us!

Let's get to the hopping...

Crystal <--- you're here

up next ---> Kari

Tammy

Joyce

Jane

Jenni

Dawn

Rachel

Thanks so very much for supporting our little hop!

We appreciate you so much!!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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~ Friends of Unity February 2024 Blog Hop ~

Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for our Friends of Unity Blog Hop!! 

This month's cue is one of my favorites... a sketch!! Woohoo! I love sketches! I can't wait to see what our friends have made using this fun sketch. But also, we're inviting y'all to join us and play along!! So fun! This is just a fun challenge to get our mojo going and have some creative fun. I hope you'll join  us!

Here's a look at our cue... the latest Friends of Unity Sketch.

I can't wait to see what you all create using this sketch! Please remember, like all the sketches I share, the sketch is meant to inspire not require. So let the sketch lead in your design, but don't feel limited by it.

So for my first card, I used the adorable Winnie the Pooh: No Fun Without You. Eeep! I am a huge fan of Tigger! And couldn't wait to get him inky. Here's a quick list of the Copic Markers I used to color him up:

Tigger: Y11, Y15

Bees: Y11, Y15, B000, B00, Colorless Blender

Grass / Leaves: YG11, YG23

Flowers: V000, V12, V15, YR21, YR15, Y15

Background: B0000, B000

I paired sweet Tigger up with the Cloud Hopper Chronicles {paper pack}. I die cut the panel using the smaller scalloped die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}.

I fussy cut the sentiment... not sure if I totally like it but it is what it is now. I added foam tape to the back of the panel and popped it up on the card. I love the softness of this card!

My second card actually turned into two cards! LOL! Featuring the gorgeous butterfly from the Seraphim Wings. I also used a sentiment from the So Kind, So Caring, So You {Front & Center Stamps}.

For these cards, I used the gorgeous Bohemian Dreams {paper pack}. I heat embossed the butterfly in white directly on the pattern paper. I also used the pattern papers for all of my layers that I adhered to a white A2 top fold card base. I added a white doily from my stash. I fussy cut the butterfly halves on this first card.

I adhered the butterfly halves in the center and on the antennae and then I gently lifted the top butterfly for some dimension.

Luckily my order arrived just in time for me to die cut these butterfly halves using the Seraphim Wings {coordinating dies}. I adhered the butterfly halves in the center again. The main panel is also die cut with the smaller scalloped die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}.

The sentiments from the So Kind, So Caring, So You {Front & Center Stamps} that I mentioned above. I heat embossed it in white on kraft card stock. Two lovely birthday cards for my stash!

Now before we get to the hopping, I chose a lucky winner from the comments on last month's hop to win a fun prize and the lucky winner is...

... Silvia Haynes!! Congratulations, Silvia!!

Please email me at crystalominkler@gmail.com to claim your prize. 

Please claim the prize before February 28th, 2024. 

Well, that's it for me this time! Please hop along and enjoy some more inspiration from the Friends of Unity! I'm so excited to hop and check out the awesome cards that our friends have created to share with us using the sketch cue. I will be doing another fun giveaway this month!! Be sure to hop along and comment for a chance to win. {When you comment please leave your name just in case it posts as anonymous.} I'll announce the winner next month! 

Let's get to the hopping...

Crystal <--- you're here

up next ---> Tammy

Gaylynn

Colleen

April

Dawn

Amber

Joyce

Rachel

Kim

Thanks so very much for supporting our little hop!

We appreciate you!!

Have an ink-tastic day!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Winnie the Pooh: Pooh's Bunny Hop ~ March Sketch Challenge ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing more inspiration for the Unity March Sketch Challenge that I'm hosting in the Unity Show & Tell Facebook group. I'm sharing another Easter card but this time I'm featuring two new releases that will hit the Unity website later today!! Yay!!

First up... notice the plaid in my background?! Unity is releasing an awesome Plaid Builder {layering stencil}!! It's so easy to use and the possibilities are endless. So many color combinations!! And then, of course, a new adorable Winnie the Pooh stamp. This one is called Winne the Pooh: Pooh's Bunny Hop. Love it!

To create the plaid background I blended Kitsch Flamingo, Salvaged Patina, Twisted Citron and Mustard Seed Distress Oxide inks over the plaid stencils. I trimmed the background to 4 x 5-1/4" and adhered it to a pink card front. The panel was then adhered to a white A2 top fold card base.

Winnie the Pooh was stamped with Black Amalgam ink on white card stock. I also stamped the sentiment inside the egg with the same black ink. Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used to color up this cute stamped image:

Pooh ~ Y11, Y15

Pooh's Ears ~ C00, C1, C3, RV000, RV10, RV13

Pooh's Basket ~ YG11, YG23

Eggs ~ Y11, Y15, RV000, RV10, RV13, V000, V12, V17, BG000, BG10, BG23

Flowers ~ RV10, RV13, Y11, Y15, YG11, YG23

Grass ~ YG11, YG23

Sky ~ BG000, BG10, BG01

The sketch calls for a rectangle but I thought a circle would be a fun change so I die cut Winnie the Pooh with the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}. And then I die cut a piece of aqua card stock with the largest die from the same die set. Adhered the circle layers together and then cut the edge off. Next I adhered the circle layers to the plaid background. I finished off the card with a few pretty flatback pearls from my stash.

You can check out my process video here... Winnie the Pooh: Pooh's Bunny Hop | March 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 just as I did for mine today. 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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Falling for the Holidays 2022 {BYSHC} Linky Party ~ Winnie the Pooh: Feel the Merry ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm so excited to share my first card for the Falling for the Holidays 2022 {BYSHC} Linky Party!! For my first card I'm featuring the wonderful Winnie the Pooh: Feel the Merry stamps from Sponsor Unity Stamp Co. Unity just released a bunch of really cute new Winnie the Pooh stamps and I have to have them all! Love Winnie the Pooh!! I couldn't wait to color up this beautiful stamp.

I paired this sweet stamp up with the lovely Holly Jolly 6x8 paper pad from Simple Stories. I had colored up the stamp before picking out my papers and these actually went really well with the mix of colors in the image. Which was such a relief! I adhered my layers to a white A2 top fold card base using the iCraft UltraBond Adhesive from new Sponsor Therm O Web.

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

Winnie the Pooh ~ Y11, Y15, Y38, R20, R14, R27, C00, C2, C3

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11

Hair / Bench ~ E53, E55, E57 

Jacket / Scarf ~ B0000, B34, B06, B37, R20, R14, R27

Pants ~ E51, E53, E55

Book ~ W00, W3

Boots ~ E53, E55, E57, E59, N2, N4, N6

Tree ~ YG11, G24, G46

Ground ~ C00, C3

I die cut the colored image with the smallest scalloped rectangle die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies} from Unity. I also die cut one of the pattern papers and then I adhered them together. I stamped the sentiment with Black Amalgam ink from Sponsor Gina K. Designs. Trimmed it and adhered it to the scalloped layers. And then I covered the back with a bunch of iCraft 3D Foam Squares from Therm O Web. I love the dimension the foam gives to the card! To finish it off, I added a couple red enamel dots from my stash.

My card was inspired by the current {BYSHC} Sketch 27! This sketch has become a favorite! It works really well with larger stamps!  Have you visited the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group? We host a fun sketch challenge each month to inspire our holiday cardmaking all year long. I love revisiting the sketches and will likely be sharing a few during the Linky Party.

Yay!! I'm also a Sponsor for the Falling for the Holidays 2022 {BYSHC} Linky Party and this is the fabulous prize package that I am offering for one lucky winner. For a chance to win this fun prize make a Christmas card and link it up to the linky party blog post on the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers blog.

Before you leave, be sure to stop by Sponsor Unity Stamp Co... they just released a bunch of new Winnie the Pooh stamps!! And if you haven't already, stop by the Falling for the Holidays 2022 {BYSHC} Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration from our Sponsors and the {BYSHC} Design Team!! I'm so excited to continue building my stash of holiday cards for 2022... I hope you'll join in the fun and play along! Let's build our stash of holiday cards this week!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Fall 2022 Series ~ Winnie the Pooh: Fallish Days ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Last month I started a Fall inspired collaboration with my friend Teresa from Fresh and Renewed with Teresa and unfortunately due to health issues we had to cancel the collaboration. Well, I still have the prize that I set aside for the collaboration so I decided to do a little Fall 2022 Series myself. Today I'm sharing my final Fall inspired card for this series, here and on my YouTube channel. I'll be picking a name for the winner from the comments on my YouTube videos. That includes the video that I did with Teresa for the start of our collaboration. So be sure to check that video out if you haven't already. You can check that out here. And if you missed my video last week, you can check out that one here.

So today I'm playing with the adorable new Winnie the Pooh: Fallish Days from Unity Stamp Co. This super cute stamp was just released along with a few more Winnie the Pooh stamps! I couldn't wait to color up this sweet Fall image!

Isn't it the cutest?! And those fun pumpkins... I just love coloring up pumpkins! They have been my favorite image to color with Copic Markers since I started really learning to color with them. I'm still learning all the time, but I wanted to share how I color pumpkins. It's really easy to do.

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

Winnie the Pooh ~ Y11, Y15, Y35

Orange Pumpkin ~ YR21, YR15, YR68, YR27

Light Orange Pumpkin ~ YR21, YR15

Green Pumpkin ~ YG23, YG93, YG95, YG97

I paired up this cute Winnie the Pooh stamp with the Simple Vintage Autumn Splendor 6x8 paper pad from Simple Stories. I die cut the Pooh bear image with the largest stitched square die from the new Scallops & Squares {nesting dies} from Unity. The Kraft layer is also die cut using the largest scalloped stitched square die. And I finished off the card with a couple green enamel dots from the Fall Break collection from Carta Bella Paper Co. You can check out my copic coloring and process in making this card here... Fall 2022 Series | Winnie the Pooh: Fallish Days | Unity Stamp Co.

 Be sure to visit my YouTube Channel and comment on my video for a chance to win my giveaway! I'll be back next week with the winner of my giveaway!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs, 

Crystal

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