Hunny Bunny ~ Preview Day 2 ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's Day 2 of previews at The Greeting Farm for the June release. I am loving the cute bunnies in the Hunny Bunny stamp set!! They are all SO cute!

I made a hoppy birthday card with a fun carrot theme. I actually used Easter pattern papers from Doodlebug Designs called Hippity Hoppity for my background layers.

I stamped all the fun images with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored them up with Copic Markers.

 Here's a quick list of the Copics I used:

Bunny: W0, W1, W3, R00, R20

Cupcake: C0, C2, E11, E25, YR20, YR15, YR68, YG11, YG17

Plate: Y02, Y15, YR23

Carrots: YR20, YR15, YR68, YG11, YG17

Balloon: YG11, YG17, Colorless Blender

Dirt: E11, E25

I fussy cut all of the colored images and colored the edges with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker. I adhered all the images on the die cut piece of Kraft card stock. I adhered the trimmed sentiment to the main panel and then popped up the main panel and sentiment with foam tape.

This card was so much fun to make! 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!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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~ Friends of Unity June 2025 Blog Hop ~

Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for our Friends of Unity Blog Hop!! This month's cue is the only one that we do annually! I love seeing all of the inspiration for this cue!

This month's cue is MASCULINE! I don't know about you but sometimes I really struggle with making masculine cards. But for this hop I made a couple cute cards that I think have a masculine flair.

First up a fun Dad day card I made using the super fun Dad Mode Grumpy Bunny. I LOVE this bunny! He is just too cute. And the sentiment is funny.

I stamped the bunny and sentiment with Black Amalgam ink. I colored the bunny with Copic markers and then I die cut the bunny with a die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}. I trimmed up the sentiment and popped them both up on the card with foam tape.

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

Bunny: C0, C2, C3, R00, R20

Eyes: C0, C2, R00

Robe: E11, E25, YG95, G99

Ground: C2, C3

I went with a simple but fun design. I cut some of my precious Basic Grey stash... **YIKES** I know! But I have so much and it's just sitting there collecting dust. Why not put it to good use?! These are the Archaic papers. SO perfect for a masculine card! I cut a triangle from this fun striped designed paper and adhered it over another pattern paper from the pad. I then cut 1/8" strips of black card stock and adhered those on either side of the triangle for a faux mat. I thought that would be WAY easier than trying to cut a triangle mat. 

Next up is a cute Father's Day card featuring the adorable Turtley stamp. Such a super cute stamp! I love it! This one was so much fun to color too! The sentiment is from the Best Tool in the Box stamps. Another great stamp kit for Father's Day cards.

I colored up the turtle with some Copic markers and then I die cut the panel with a die from the Scallops & Squares {nesting dies}. 

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

Turtle: YG21, BG000, YG11

Shell: YG21, BG000, YG11, E21, E23, E29

Ground: YG11, G94

Sky: BG000

Flowers: Y11, YR23, YR15, YG11, G94

I used the same paper pack for this one as the bunny card... the Archaic paper pad from Basic Grey. The shapes and colors in these papers just scream MASCULINE!! Anywho, I used a past {BYSHC} sketch for my design. Having all these sketches in my arsenal sure makes the card designing easy peasy. I die cut the paper under the turtle using the next size up. I finished off the card by popping up the turtle and the sentiment. I think my husband will like this one or maybe I'll give him the other one. Not sure.

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...

... Meg Crawford!! Congratulations, Meg!!

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

Please claim the prize before July 2nd, 2025. 

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 the Masculine 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 ---> Doreen

Jenni

Kari

Toni

Joyce

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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Membership Wednesday ~ February 2025 UU Cottontail Cutie ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

Happy Membership Wednesday! Today I'm sharing a sweet card featuring the adorable bunny from the February 2025 Uniquely Unity membership from Unity called Cottontail Cutie. 

Isn't she the cutest bunny ever?! Love her! I stamped the bunny with Black Amalgam ink and colored it up with some Copic markers. I stamped the bunny again on a larger piece of white card stock and die cut it using a square die from the Scallops & Squares {nesting dies}. I fussy cut the Copic colored bunny and adhered it over top of the square die cut bunny. 

Here's a quick list of the ones I used:

Bunny: W00, W1, W3, C00, C2, R00, R20

Egg: RV10, RV02, V12, V15

I paired up the sweet bunny with the awesome Linen background stamp. I stamped the background a few different times using Kitsch Flamingo, Tumbled Glass and Mustard Seed Distress Inks. 

I stamped and trimmed up the sentiment. I added foam tape to the back of the sentiment and the bunny and popped them up on the card. I finished up the card with a few white enamel dots. So fun! I love it soo!

Here's a quick look at this month's Uniquely Unity membership! Love it!

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

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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My Egg-Cited Face ~ Somebunny's Grumpy Pissy Kitty ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

I'm egg-cited to share another fun card for Unity's February release. Heehee! Another fun pissy kitty for the collection!! This one is called Somebunny's Grumpy Pissy Kitty.

This poor kitty looks miserable but Oh. My. Cuteness. I stamped the cute cat on a scrap panel. I colored it up with my Copic markers and fussy cut it leaving a bit of a border. I also stamped the eggs and fussy cut them on the line and colored the edges with a black marker.

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

Cat: N0, N2, N4, RV10, G00, G02, Colorless Blender

Bunny Costume: C00, C2, RV10, RV02, Colorless Blender

Eggs: YR21, YR15, Y11, Y15, BG10, BG01

Inspiration for my card comes from the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 29. This has been a fun sketch to play with. There's just a couple more days to play along... the sketch challenge ends on Monday, February 24th.

I paired up the kitty with Hello Easter papers from Echo Park Paper Co. These are old papers from my stash. I die cut the pink background layer with the largest die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}. The egg paper was die cut using a die from the Scallops & Banners {nesting dies}.

I stamped the sentiment and die cut it with a die from the Scalloped & Stitched Sentiment Nesting Dies. I popped up the sentiment and kitty using foam tape. I think this turned out pretty cute. This card cracks me up!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Sending a Hoppy Hello ~ Fluff & Stuff ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

Unity's having a fun release including some cute Easter stamps. I just had to ink up the adorable bunny butt from the Fluff & Stuff stamps.

I stamped the cute bunny butt and sentiment on a scrap of white card stock. I colored it up with my Copic markers and fussy cut it.

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

Bunny: W00, W1, R00, R20

Bunny Tail: C00, C2

Bunny Hole: Y11, Y15

I ink smooshed a simple background on a white panel that I had die cut previously using the largest scallop die from the BIG Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}. I ink smooshed with Tumbled Glass and Kitsch Flamingo Distress Inks leaving a lot of white still on the panel. I tied a pretty bow with white baker's twine. And adhered my panel to a white A2 top fold card base.

I finished off the card with a few confetti pieces from the White Glossy Card Bling pack from A Colorful Life Designs. I love that cute little bunny butt! Haha!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Unity Advent Calendar 2024 Day 15 ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

It's Day 15 of the 2024 Advent Calendar from Unity!! I have a sweet bunny card to share today.

Today's goodies are snowflake embellishments and beautiful heart brads. I used a few of the heart brads on my love card. Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used: R00, R20, W0, W2, W4, W5.

You can check out my video revealing the Advent Calendar Day 15 stamp and my process in making this card here... Unity Advent Calendar 2024 Day 15 | Unity Stamp Co.

Inspiration for my card came from the {BYSHC} Sketch 35! I altered the sketch and made a mini slimline card.

I found the perfect sentiment for this cute card from the Born to Be Loved stamps.

Did you check out my video? If you did, you saw me add the beautiful snowflake embellishments to this card and the next one below. I love the added texture! If you missed this card, you can check it out here... Advent Calendar Day 14.

I also added a few snowflake embellishments to this card. Love the added shimmer it adds to the card! If you'd like to check out more info on this card you can see it here... December 2024 Whit Kit Card.

I paired up the beautiful heart brads with the Gosh I Love You {paper pack}. I think it's a fun pairing with a heart theme.

I'll be back tomorrow for Day 16 of the 2024 Advent Calendar from Unity!

Have an inktastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

 

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Unity Advent Calendar 2024 Day 5 ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

It's Day 5 of the 2024 Advent Calendar from Unity!! Do you have a favorite of the stamps so far? I think the penguin is still my favorite but today's stamp is a very close second! 

I took a little break from the holiday cards for today's stamp. A super cute and sweet bunny! Just darling! I colored it up with just a few Copic markers: W0, W2, W4, R00, R20.

You can check out my video revealing the Advent Calendar Day 5 stamp and my process in making this card here... Unity Advent Calendar 2024 Day 5 | Unity Stamp Co.

Inspiration for my card came from the {BYSHC} Sketch 14! This is a wonderful sketch for making quick cards with a simple pattern paper background.

I die cut the bunny using a die from the Scallops & Squares {nesting dies}. I also die cut a piece of the pattern paper for 'grass' and tore the paper.

I paired up the bunny with the Cloud Hopper Chronicles {paper pack}. I finished up the card with a sweet sentiment from the A Daisy & A Lady. So perfect with the bunny!

I'll be back tomorrow for Day 6 of the 2024 Advent Calendar from Unity!

Have an ink-tastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

 

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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~ Friends of Unity November 2024 Blog Hop ~

Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for our Friends of Unity Blog Hop!! This month's cue is perfect for this time of year. With Thanksgiving on the horizon, I find myself reflecting on the year and I'm very grateful for many things and for many people. Particularly, the fabulous ladies that are on the Friends of Unity team. They are all amazingly talented and beautiful ladies and friends. And speaking of our fabulous friends, we have a new friend joining us.... please stop by Toni Tessler's blog and be sure to give her a great big welcome! I am so excited to have Toni join our team! Now, onto our cue this month...

This month's cue is Gratitude, as I eluded to above. Isn't this graphic just so lovely?! I love all the elements!

First up is a fun Fall card with an adorable bunny. I used the super cute Hoppy Fall stamps. Such a cute bunny! I love it!

Inspiration for my card came from the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 27. This is from the brand new sketch challenge that just started in my Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. I think it's a fun one for those larger pieces of scrap pattern paper.

I used three scraps of pattern paper from the beautiful Enrich the Soul {paper pack}. They're just adhered directly to a Kraft A2 top fold card base.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used to color up the bunny:

Bunny: E000, E30, E31, E23, R00, R20

Hat / Sweater: C00, C1, YR21, YR15, YR16

Leaves: E31, E23, YG61, YG63, YR21, YR15

The fun sentiment is heat embossed on Kraft card stock from Papertrey Ink with Sugar Cube Pigment Ink from Taylored Expressions and Alabaster White Embossing Powder from Brutus Monroe. I trimmed it up and popped it up with foam tape.

Next up, I really wanted to use one of the house stamps from the gorgeous Warm Wishes for Your Home stamps! I adore this beautiful stamp! I thought it would be lovely for a Fall card.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used to color the house on Kraft card stock:

Roof: N2, N4, N6

House: E31, E53, E55, E57

Chimney: E53, E55, E57, N2, N4, N6

Shutters / Door: R20, R14, R27

Windows: YR21, C1

Wreath: YR21, YR15, YR16

Trees: YG61, YG63

Pots: BG70, BG72, BG75

Background: C00, C1, C3

I paired it up with a lovely pattern paper from the Thankful & Blessed Pumpkins {paper pack}. I love how the dark background makes the house pop! Both the house and the pattern papers are die cut using dies from the Deckle & Stitches Nesting Die Set.

It's kind of hard to see but I added some copper thread behind the house. I heat embossed the sentiment with Wow Clear Embossing Ink and Penny Embossing Powder from Brutus Monroe. The sentiment and house layer are adhered together and then popped up on the card with foam tape.

And for my last project this month, I made a tag. I received some beautiful tags in an order awhile ago. It was actually a cut apart sheet of tags. I can't remember when I got them but I've been wanting to use them. I cut one of the tags and tore off the top. I stamped a Kraft tag with Vintage Photo Distress Ink using the Rustic Foliage background stamp. I ink smooshed it with Mustard Seed Distress Ink and distressed the edges of the Kraft tag with Antique Linen Distress Ink.

Ooops... just realized I forgot ribbons! Ugh... that's the second time this week! Oh well. I distressed the edges of the cut apart tag using Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I stamped the beautiful pumpkin from Pumpkin Spice Please and colored it up with my Copic markers. 

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

Pumpkin: YR21, YR15, YR27, E53, E55, E57

Coffee Cup: C00, C1, Y11, Y15, Y17, R14

Brown Leaf: E53, E55, E57

Orange Leaf: YR21, YR15, YR16, R14

Green Leaves: YR61, YR63

I heat embossed the sentiment from the Bountiful Fall stamps {sadly, it looks like this is retired} using Sugar Cube White Pigment Ink from Taylored Expressions with Alabaster White Embossing Powder from Brutus Monroe and melted it with a Wagner Precision Heat Tool. The sentiment is trimmed and popped up on the tag with foam tape. I finished off the tag with three gold pieces of confetti from the Hologram Gold Card Bling from A Colorful Life Designs.

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...

... Vannessa Osbourn!! Congratulations, Vannessa!! Please email me at crystalominkler@gmail.com to claim your prize. Please claim the prize before December 4th, 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! 

Let's get to the hopping...

Crystal <--- you're here

up next ---> Kari

Toni

Jane

Dawn

Jenni

Rachel

Joyce

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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