Inky Paws Challenge #198 ~ Sketch Challenge Reminder

 Hello there crafty friend!

 There's still time to play along with the Inky Paws Challenge #198!! You have until this coming Friday, May 26th to get your entries in for this fun sketch challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #198 - Sketch Challenge

My husband and I are celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary next month and I thought I'd make a cute kitty card to give to him. I used the adorably sweet Newton's Sweetheart Stamp Set and the coordinating Newton's Sweetheart Die Set.

I stamped the kitties with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them up with the following Copic markers:

Orange Kitty ~ YR0000, YR21, YR15, R00, R20, C00, C1, Colorless Blender

Gray/White Kitty ~ C00, C1, R00, R20, Colorless Blender

Red Collar ~ R20, R17, Y06, Y28

Blue Collar ~ BG10, BG32, Y06, Y28

I paired up this sweet kitty couple with the Love & Meows 6x6 Paper Pad. I love the mix of colors in these papers. Aqua/turquoise and red with white is one of my favorite color combos. I die cut the aqua  pattern paper using the largest die from the Frames & Flags Die Set. The vellum scallop oval behind the sweet kitties was die cut using a die from the Oval Frames Die Set.

You can check out my process video here... Newton's Sweetheart Anniversary Card | Inky Paws Challenge 198 | 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 fun 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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~ Friends of Unity December 2021 Blog Hop ~

Hello there crafty friend!

It's the first Saturday of December and you know what that means... it's time for our Friends of Unity Blog Hop!! But today is not just a regular monthly blog hop... it's our 4th Anniversary of hopping!! I can't believe how fast the last 4 years has gone by! We've shared so many wonderful cards and projects over the last 4 years and added so many new friends!! We don't have any huge plans to mark this anniversary, but I do want to say a big THANK YOU to all of you that follow and support our hop! It means so much to me and the other ladies in the hop to have your continued support. And a great big THANK YOU to my very sweet friends that take time out of their days each month to create wonderful cards to share with us all!! Cheers to 4 years and many, many more!

 Well, let's have a peek at our cue this month...

... Retro / Vintage!! I love making vintage cards and since I'm still in Christmas card making mode, I thought I'd make a couple Christmas vintage style cards!!

My first card features the newly released snowman stamp from the In the Meadow stamp kit. I definitely had to play with him for this cue!! He kinda has a retro vibe but I went with a vintage style card. Or at least that's what I was going for. LOL 

 I grabbed one of my go-to vintage papers from The Paper Studio called Pine St. Square. I love this distressed plaid paper!! I trimmed it to 5 x 3-3/4" and then used my VersaMarker along the edges of the paper. I then added some Antique Gold embossing powder and melt it with a Mini Wagner heat tool. I mat that piece on a 5-1/8 x 3-7/8" piece of True Black card stock.

I stamped the snowman with Walnut Stain Distress Oxide ink on Vintage Cream card stock from Papertrey Ink. I die cut him on a diagonal with a Wonky Stitched Oval die from Gina Marie Designs. I'm thinking this gives him a bit of a retro feel even though I'm going for a vintage vibe... what do you think? I distressed the edges of the die cut with some Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink.

I adhered the snowman to the plaid layer and then stamped the snowflake from the Snowflake Kisses stamp kit with Wow Clear Embossing ink and then melted some Antique Gold ep. I also stamped the sentiment from the Festive Swag stamp kit with Wow Clear Embossing ink and melted some Antique Gold ep. I adhered the panel to a Kraft A2 top fold card base that opens on the side.

I think I was in a gold kind of mood and maybe a heat embossing mood too! LOL... I grabbed The Christmas Tree Background of the Month stamp kit from October and stamped it with the same clear embossing ink on Vintage Cream card stock and then used the same Antique Gold ep. I just might be obsessed with this background stamp!

I trimmed the panel down to 4 x 5-1/4" and distressed the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink. 

I cut a 4-1/8 x 5-3/8" piece of the Honey Gold Mirror card stock from the November 2021 Whit Kit called Thankful & Blessed Pumpkins. I mat the background panel with the mirror card stock and then adhered it to a Vintage Cream A2 top fold card base.

I already had the Festive Swag stamp kit on my desk so I decided to use it for this card. I stamped the floral swag with Gina K. Black Amalgam ink and left it in my Stamp Platform. I then colored it up with the following Copic markers:

Pinecones ~ E000, E21, E23, E25

Holly ~ G24, G29, G46

Berries ~ R14, R20, R37, R59

Flowers ~ RV34, RV91, RV95

Pine Needles ~ YG03, G24, G29

Leaves ~ YG91, YG93, G99

Once I had everything colored how I wanted, I put it back in my Stamp Platform and inked it with the Wow Clear Embossing ink. I then melted... yup, you guessed it... Antique Gold ep! This card was really hard to get good photos. I really love how it turned out though. I stamped the sentiment with the clear embossing ink on Vintage Cream card stock and used the same ep. I trimmed it, mat it with the Honey Gold and then mat it again with Vintage Cream... repeating the same layers as the card base.

I fussy cut the floral swag and adhered the sentiment to it. I then added a whole bunch of foam tape and popped the whole thing up on the card. So pretty! 

Well, that's it for me this time! I hope you'll try your hand at some retro or vintage style cards. I had so much fun! Please hop along and enjoy some more inspiration from the Friends of Unity... I can't wait to see all the different projects being shared! In celebration of our 4th Anniversary of hopping, I will be picking one name from the comments to win a fun prize package. I'll announce the winner next month! I'm sure that some of my friends are also having a giveaway so be sure to comment as you hop along.

Let's get to the hopping...

Crystal <--- you're here

Eileen

Amber

April

Dawn

Colleen

Rachel

Alaine

Robyn

Thanks so very much for supporting our little hop!

We appreciate you!!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Dino Anniversary ~ Unity Sketch Challenge ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for a brand new challenge over in the Unity Show & Tell Facebook group... a sketch challenge!! I absolutely love a good sketch!! It can help a cardmaker get that mojo going when in a crafty funk! I hope that you all will have fun with the sketch that I came up with for our challenge! But first, let's check out the card I made using the sketch...

A dino Anniversary card... so cute! I couldn't wait to ink up the adorable dinos from the Stomping Great Day stamp kit that just released for Cyber Monday!! 

I paired up these cute dinos with some pretty pattern papers for a quick and super easy scene card. 

I also die cut the fabulous Happy Anniversary stamp from the I Did. I Do. I Will stamp kit and coordinating die... these also just released!! Love it!

Here's the list of Copic markers that I used for these cuties:

Dino #1 ~ V17, V20, V22, V25, R20, RV13

Dino #2 ~ G09, G14, Y06, Y35

The sentiment was stamped on a strip of white card stock, trimmed and then popped up on the card with foam tape.

Here's a look at the sketch! Not a lot of layers but you can always add layers like I did by matting my little scene with white card stock. Always remember the sketch is meant to inspire not require... have fun with it!! I can't wait to see what you all create with this sketch!

Thanks so much for stomping by! ;)

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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