Inky Paws Challenge 241 ~ Sunny Days Theme Challenge {Week 1}

 Hello there crafty friend!

Who's up for a new challenge?! It's time to get our paws inky with a fun theme challenge! I always love the theme challenges! So many possibilities! You have until Friday, June 27th to get your entries in for the #241 Sunny Days Theme Challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #241 - Sunny Days

I am SO excited to see all the fun entries for this challenge!

I started with my background for this card. I blended some Vintage Photo Distress Ink using the edge of the hill stencil from the Hills & Grass Stencil. I traced the edge of the hill on a scrap of card stock, I cut the edge and used it to mask the hill and then I was able to blend my sky with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. I blended a little bit of Salty Ocean Distress Ink for an illusion of water. I blended some white pigment ink over the clouds from the Petite Clouds Stencil for my sky.

I die cut the panel using the largest die from the Frames & Flags Die Set. I adhered my panel to a Kraft A2 card base. You can't have a sunny day without a sun... so I die cut a cute sun using the sun die from the Sky Scene Builder Die Set.

Now that my background was ready, I stamped a bunch of images from the Summer Moments Stamp Set. So many cute images to play with! I inked them up with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them up with Copic markers. I die cut all of the images using the coordinating dies from the Summer Moments Die Set. I adhered all of the images to my background. I stamped, trimmed and adhered the sentiment to finish it off.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Hat: E00, E53, BG000, BG10, BG15

Book: C0, C2, C3

Yellow Towels: Y11, Y15

Striped Towel: C0, C2, Y11, Y15, BG10, BG15, RV10, RV02, RV04

Flip Flops: RV10, RV02, RV04

Shells: RV10, RV02, RV04, BG000, BG10

Sand Dollar: E00, E11

Bag: C0, C2, C3, BG000, BG10, BG15

Suntan Lotion: E11, E04

Sunglasses: C0, C2, C3, RV02, RV04

Sand on the Background: E11, E04

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a project using this fun theme. 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 ~ May 2025 KOM Slow Down & Savor ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

Happy Membership Wednesday! Today I'm sharing a card featuring a fab stamp from the May 2025 Kit of the Month membership from Unity called Slow Down & Savor. 

I stamped the sweet scene with Black Amalgam ink and colored it up with some Copic markers. Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used: 

Skin: E000, E00, E21, R00, R20

Hair: Y11, Y21, E31

Clothes / Hair Bow: RV10, R20

Tights: RV10, R20, C00

Book: G94, C00, C2

Bunny: C00, C2, R00, R20

Grass / Stems / Leaves: YG11, G94

Purple Flowers: V12

Pink Flowers: RV10, R32

Yellow Flowers: Y11, Y15

Blue Flowers: BG10, BG01

Background: B0000

My color choices were pulled from the pretty papers that came in my Kit of the Month. I just love the free goodies in my membership each month! I thought these papers were just perfect with this sweet stamp. I'm not sure which paper pack they are from but I'm sure they're from Unity's huge selection of papers!

I die cut my stamped and colored panel using a die from the Peekaboo Rectangle dies from Gina Marie Designs. I also die cut the pattern papers using the same die. I trimmed the pattern papers to fit an A2 card base. I distressed the edges of my stamped panel with my brown blending brush. I just used the residual ink on the brush and blended very lightly. And then I adhered them both to the card base.

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

Well, that's it for me today! I hope you've been inspired to play with your membership stamps! Have an inkredible day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Take It Easy ~ Happy Place ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a sweet and bright card just perfect for a relaxing Spring day.

I inked up the super cute girl from the Happy Place stamp set along with a few other stamps from the set to create a little mini scene for my card. I stamped them all with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them up with Copic markers.

I fussy cut all the images and colored the edges with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker. 

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

Hair: YR20, E34

Headband / Shirt: BG11, BG01

Capris: Y11, Y15

Slippers: C00, C2

Gray Book: C00, C2, C5

Book Stack: C00, C2, Y11, Y15, E21, E23, E25

Bowl: BG11, BG01, BG13

Flowers: YG11, YG17, V15, E51, E53

Chair / Table: E21, E23, E25

I host a fun sketch challenge each month in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. The TOP Inky Inspiration Sketch 31 challenge ends on Monday April 28th at 11:59pm PST. 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 paired up this sweet girl with some pretty papers from Simple Stories called Simple Vintage Lemon Twist. I just love these colors! I die cut the pretty papers using a circle die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies} from Unity. I popped up the girl and the sentiment using foam tape.

Take it easy, crafty friends!

Thanks for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Membership Wednesday ~ March 2025 KOM Chapters & Crossings ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

Happy Membership Wednesday! Today I'm sharing another sweet card featuring another fab stamp from the March 2025 Kit of the Month membership from Unity called Chapters & Crossings. 

Any other avid readers out there?! I love to read! I also read with the kids as part of our homeschool day and I just love it. I stamped the reading girl with Black Amalgam ink and colored her 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:

Skin: E000, E00, E51, R00, R20

Hair: Y21, E43, E44

Flowers: Y11, Y15, R11, R22, R27, RV10, RV02, B91, YG11, YG03

Nail Polish: R22, R27

Clothes: C00, C2, BG10, BG01

Book: C00, C2, Y21, Y26

Ground: B0000, B91, B95

Just like with the mouse I shared last week, I paired up the girl with some old papers in my stash that just seemed perfect! Coincidentally enough, they are called Practically Perfect by Carta Bella. I trimmed the papers and adhered them to a white A2 top fold card base. They measure 4-1/8 x 5-3/8".

I die cut the girl and the sentiment using dies from the Scallops & Banners {nesting dies}. I adhered them directly to the card and trimmed off the top. I wrapped the front of the card using a couple pieces of natural May Arts Burlap string and tied a bow. And then I finished off the card with a few blue enamel dots from the stash.

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! Have an inkredible day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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