Inky Paws Challenge 244 ~ Fall Halloween Theme Challenge {Week 3}

Hello there crafty friend!

 Sharing some more inspiration for week 3 of the Inky Paws Challenge #244 - Fall/Halloween Theme Challenge! You have until Friday, September 26th 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 #244 - Fall/Halloween Theme Challenge

My daughter and I are already trying to figure out when we'll decorate for Halloween. So it seemed only right to make a Halloween card for this weeks inspiration post.

I stamped the adorable kitty with the stack of jack-o-lanterns from the Newton's Boo-tiful Night Stamp Set. I die cut it using the coordinating dies from the Newton's Boo-tiful Night Die Set. And then I colored it up with my Copic markers.

Copic markers used:

Kitty: C0, C2, R00, R20

Jack-o-lanterns: YR000, YR21, YR15, RV10, RV02, RV14, Y11, Y08, E21, E25

Crow: N2, N4, N6

I also stamped the Spiderweb Oval Stamp Set on white card stock and die cut it using a die from the Oval Frames Die Set. I blended Black Soot Distress Ink around the edges keeping it darker around the edge and lightening my touch into the center. I die cut three bats using the bat die from the Newton's Boo-tiful Night Die Set.

I trimmed the argyle papers from the Halloween Party 6x6 Paper Pad to 4 x 5-1/4" and adhered it to a white A2 top fold card base. I adhered the oval to the card along with the bats. And then I popped up the kitty and the sentiment with foam tape.

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a card using this month's fun Fall/Halloween theme. Be sure to link up to the Inky Paws Challenge! Can't wait to see your projects!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 61 ~ Meowy Kittymas ~ Crafty Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with a little inspiration for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 61 hosted in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! Today I'm sharing a cute card featuring a fun stenciled background and stamp from our fabulous Sponsor, Crafty Stamp Co.

I started with my background layers for this card. I blended Sugar Cube Pigment White ink over the Let it Snow Stencil. I did this on a 5-1/2 x 4-1/4" card front and a strip of Kraft card stock. I added a 1/8" strip of white card stock on the top of my Kraft strip which breaks up the pattern of the snowflakes a bit. I tried a few different things for the fishtail banner. I tried white card stock and it was too much white. I tried stenciling the Kraft again with the Let it Snow Stencil. And it just seemed like too much. So I flipped it over and I like the plain Kraft fishtail banner. I think it's a great background for the kitties.

I stamped the fun kitties from the Meowy Kittymas Stamp Set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it up with Copic markers. And then I fussy cut it leaving a border. 

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

Orange Kitty: YR20, YR15, YR27, R00, R20

White Kitty: C0, C2, R00, R20

Calico Kitty: N0, N2, N4, YR20, YR15, R00, R20

Truck: R20, R14, R27, N0, N2, N4, N6, C0, C2, Y11, Y15, B000, B00

Gifts: E30, E31, E33, R14, R27

Tree: YG11, G24, G46, E51, E23, E25

Stars: Y11, Y15

I heat embossed the sentiment using the Sugar Cube White Pigment ink from Taylored Expressions with Alabaster White Embossing Powder from Brutus Monroe. I ended up matting it with white card stock because I felt like it was getting lost in all the Kraft layers. The white border makes it pop. I added foam tape to the back of the kitties and the sentiment and I popped them both up on the card. I finished off the card with a few white enamel dots from my stash.

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 61 for the month of September. If you're interested in seeing a bit more inspiration for this sketch, check out the amazing inspiration from the design team over on the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog! The design team, as always, rocked this sketch!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 35 ~ Halloween Scraps Cards

 Hello there crafty friend!

I hope you're having a great day! Today I'm sharing my first card for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 35 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. I inked up a couple fun Halloween stamps in my stash.

And I found some fun Halloween papers in my stash {from my days DTing with Scrapping for Less... way back when - sadly, they are retired} that I think I'm going to try to use up over the next couple of weeks. There wasn't a lot left. I used the larger pieces for these two cards.

For my first card I inked up a cute kitty stamp from Sunny Studio Stamp called Scaredy Cat. This cute stamp came in the kit that the papers came in so I thought I'd use it. It's really cute and it looks like it's on sale along with the coordinating dies over at Sunny Studio Stamps.

I fussy cut the kitty on the line {except around the whiskers} and then colored the edges with a black marker. I popped up the cat and the sentiment on the card with foam tape. I finished off the card with a few glitter enamel dots that had also come in the kit.

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

Cat: C0, C2, N0, N2, N4, N6, R00, R20

Cat Eyes: YG11, YG09

Pumpkin: YR20, YR15, YR68

Pumpkin Face: Y11, Y15

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 35. 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 came up with this card design when I was using up scraps. You can check out the original card here... February Scraps Cards. I'm excited to use up some scraps!

And for my second card, I inked up the adorable gnome witch from the Witch Way stamps from Unity Stamp Co. She's one of my favorite Halloween stamps. I inked her up with Black Amalgam ink and then colored her with Copic markers. I fussy cut this one too coloring up the black edges with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker and avoiding the white edges of her curls.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Hair: C0, C2

Hat: YG11, YG09, V12, V15, V17

Dress: YR20, YR15

Shoes: N0, N2, N4, N6

Cauldron: V12, V15, V17, N2, N4

Broom: E11, E25, N2, N4

I popped up the gnome witch and sentiment again with foam tape. And then I finished off the card with some green enamel dots that were also in that old SFL kit. I think this will be a really fun sketch to play with for the next four weeks! Lots of possibilities and we can use up some scraps! I hope you can find time to play along. I can't wait to see what you create. Have an INKredible week!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Inky Paws Challenge #243 ~ Sketch Challenge {Week 2}

 Hello there crafty friend!

 Have you played along with the Inky Paws Challenge 243 - Sketch Challenge yet?! I'm a little late to the party myself after a fun road trip with my family. Luckily, there's still lots of time to play along! You have until Friday, August 29th 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 #243 - Sketch Challenge

This fun sketch is perfect for any season. Today I'm adding to my Halloween stash with not one, but three, sweet Halloween cards. I had to make up for missing last week. Not really, but I couldn't help myself! LOL

I started all three cards by first cutting my pattern papers. I chose three pieces of pattern paper from the Halloween Meows 6x6 Paper Pad that all had a white background. I have found this tip to be handy in keeping a card background balanced. I made myself a guide for the measurements {below}.

First I cut each of the pattern papers down to 4 x 5-1/4". I then measured 1/2" from the top right corner down and made a mark. I then measured 3-1/4" from the top left corner down and made another mark. Using a ruler I drew a line connecting the two tick marks. And then I measured across that line from the left 1-3/4" and made a mark. I measured 7/8" from the bottom right corner towards the left side and made one last mark. Using a ruler, I drew a line connecting those two tick marks. I cut the top line first and then the bottom line {as noted on the guide}.

Cutting the three pieces of pattern paper gave me enough pieces to make 3 cards. I cut three pieces of copy paper down to 3-3/4 x 5 and adhered the pattern papers together on that paper making sure to line up the edges just right. I did have one or two spots that didn't line up perfectly so I just trimmed off those edges in my paper trimmer. 

I stamped all three adorable stamps from the Newton's Boo-tiful Night Stamp Set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored them up with Copic markers and then die cut them using the coordinating Newton's Boo-tiful Night Die Set.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used for my first card:

White Kitty: C00, C2, R00, R20

Pumpkin: YR20, YR21, YR15, YR68

Pumpkin Faces: Y11, Y15

Pumpkin Stems: E51, E53, E25

I adhered the pattern paper backgrounds to three top fold card bases of Orange Zest card stock from Papertrey Ink. I added foam tape to the back of the kitties with pumpkins on my first two cards. I heat embossed the sentiments on the same Orange Zest card stock using my favorite combo of products. I prepped the card stock with the TE Anti-Static Powder Tool and stamped the sentiments with Sugar Cube White Pigment ink, both from Taylored Expressions. I then sprinkled the wet ink with Alabaster White Embossing Powder from Brutus Monroe and melted the powder with a Wagner Precision Heat Tool. Once the embossed sentiments had cooled I wiped off the anti-static powder with a microfiber cloth.

I trimmed the sentiments and adhered them directly to the cards.

Copic markers I used for my second card:

White Kitty: C00, C2, R00, R20

Bird: N0, N2, N4, N6, YR15

Pumpkin: YR20, YR21, YR15, YR68

Faces: Y11, Y15

Stem: E51, E53, E25

For my last card, I wanted the kitty to 'fly' on the card. So I die cut the moon from white card stock using a die from the Spooky Sky Die Set. I used the residual ink on my yellow blending brush to add a hint of yellow to the moon and then I used N4, C2 and C0 Copic markers to add some depth to the craters on the moon. I die cut vellum using a die from the Circle Frames Die Set to bring the focus to the little scene I created.

The moon and kitty are adhered to the vellum and then I applied glue just behind the images so no glue showed through the vellum. This also adds a touch of dimension as the edges of the vellum are raised a bit. I just love this fun trio of cards!

Copic markers I used for my third card:

Orange Kitty: YR20, YR15, YR27, C0, C2, R00, R20

Hat: N0, N2, N4, N6, YR21, YR15, YR68

Broom: E51, E33, E53, E25, E57, N2, N4, N6

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!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Inky Paws Challenge #242 ~ Color Challenge {Week 4}

Hello there crafty friend!

 There's just a few more days to play along with the Inky Paws Challenge #242 - Color Challenge! You have until this coming Friday, August 1st 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 #242 - Color Challenge

I hope you're having fun with this color combo... Cotton Candy Pink, Orange Sherbet, Turquoise, and Royal Blue!! I couldn't help but make more birthday cards using products from the new release!

The new Card Layout 3 Die makes easy work of a fun background. I thought I'd use two pieces of patter paper and make two cards from the backgrounds I created. Easy peasy! I die cut pattern papers from the Birthday Time 6x6 Paper Pad. The colors in these papers are just PURR-fect for this challenge!

I stamped two adorable cats from the Cat Birthday Party Stamp Set. Colored them with Copic markers and then die cut them with the coordinating Cat Birthday Party Die Set. 

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used for my first card:

Cats: R00, R20, N2, N4, N6, C0, C2

Orange:YR20, YR15

Pink: RV10, RV52

Turquoise: BG000, BG01

Royal Blue: B02, B24, B28

Cake: E21, E23

I stamped the fun balloons and birthday cake from the Birthday Postage Sampler Stamp Set. I colored them up and then die cut them with the coordinating Birthday Postage Sampler Die Set.

I die cut the 'Happy Birthday' sentiment from pattern paper using the Happy Birthday Die. I die cut shadows from white card stock and adhered them together. And then I adhered all of the fun images to the card.

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 Cotton Candy Pink, Orange Sherbet, Turquoise, and Royal Blue. Be sure to link up to the Inky Paws Challenge! Can't wait to see your projects!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Inky Paws Challenge #242 ~ Color Challenge {Week 3}

Hello there crafty friend!

 Sharing some more inspiration for the Inky Paws Challenge #242 - Color Challenge! You have until Friday, August 1st 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 #242 - Color Challenge

Have you seen the new release over at Newton's Nook Designs? I am loving all of the fun new birthday goodies and just had to play with some to share with you today. Our colors for the challenge are Cotton Candy Pink, Orange Sherbet, Turquoise, and Royal Blue!! 

I used the awesome new Card Layout 3 Die for a fun background for my card. I love this new die!! I paired it up with the fabulous new Birthday Time 6x6 Paper Pad. The colors in these papers are just PURRFECT for this month's Color Challenge!

I die cut the sentiment from white card stock using the new Happy Birthday Die. I Copic colored the 'Happy' and 'Birthday' with BG000 and BG01. 

I adhered the sentiment to the card and got to thinking it would be fun to add a little something on top of the sentiment so I stamped the cute kitty from the Cat Birthday Party Stamp Set. I colored it up with Copic markers and die cut it using the coordinating Cat Birthday Party Die Set. And then I finished off the card with a few white enamel dots.

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

Cat: YR20, YR15, YR27, C0, C2, R00, R20

Balloon: BG000, BG01

Noisemaker: B02, B24, B28, RV10, RV52

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 Cotton Candy Pink, Orange Sherbet, Turquoise, and Royal Blue. Be sure to link up to the Inky Paws Challenge! Can't wait to see your projects!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Happy Birthday NND! ~ 12 Year Celebration ~ Newton's Nook Designs

Hello there crafty friend! 

We're celebrating 12 AMAZING Years of Newton's Nook Designs products with a fun Instagram Hop! Yay! I'm sharing details for my cards below. 

Be sure to stop by the Instagram Hop for a chance to win a $25 voucher to Newton's Nook Designs!

I stamped the cute kitty from the Cat Birthday Party stamps and die cut it using the coordinating Cat Birthday Party dies. I mat it with a die cut circle from vellum card stock using a die from the Circle Frames Die Set.

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

Kitty: C0, C2, R00, R20

Hat: B02, B24, B28, RV10, RV52, C0, C2

Cake: E21, E25, E29, YR20, YR15

Plate: BG000, BG01

I paired up the adorable Cat Birthday Party stamp with the sweet Birthday Time 6x6 Paper Pad. I die cut the pattern papers from the Birthday Time 6x6 Paper Pad using the Card Layout 3 die. I cut individual pieces of the pattern paper to fit each of the spots and die cut them. I didn't die cut a frame and just adhered the pieces to a white A2 top fold card base that I turned on the side for a landscape card.

I die cut a piece of white card stock using the banner die from the Frames & Tags Die Set and then stamped the sentiment. I trimmed the sentiment and adhered it to the card. I adhered the kitty to the vellum and then adhered the vellum to the card only applying glue behind the kitty.

My second card was pretty quick and easy. I stamped the cute cupcake and present from the Birthday Postage Sampler stamps, along with another cute kitty from the Cat Birthday Party stamps on leftover pieces I had die cut using the Postage Stamp Layout die. 

Copic markers used:

Cupcake: RV10, RV52, BG000, BG01, G000, G21, YR20, YR15

Present: RV10, RV52, G000, G21

Kitty: YR20, YR15, R00, R20, C0, C2

Kitty's Cupcake: Y06, BG000, BG01, B02, B24, B28

I die cut a piece of pattern paper from the Birthday Time 6x6 Paper Pad using the large postage stamp die from the Framework Die Set. Adhered it to a white A2 top fold card base and then adhered my birthday postage pieces.

I stamped the sentiment on a scrap of white card stock, trimmed it and adhered it directly to the card. Be sure to check out the Instagram Hop to see all the fabulous inspiration from the design teams and guests.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

Inky Paws Challenge #242 ~ Color Challenge {Week 2}

Hello there crafty friend!

It's week two of the Inky Paws Color 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! You have until Friday, August 1st to get your entries in for the #242 Color Challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #242 - Color Challenge

Our lovely colors are... Cotton Candy Pink, Orange Sherbet, Turquoise, and Royal Blue!! This beautiful color combo is perfect for any occasion! I shared a fun birthday coffee card last week and this week I'm sharing a Halloween card! So fun!

I noticed the colors for this month's challenge worked pretty well with the colors in the Halloween Party 6x6 Paper Pad sooo... I decided to make a Halloween card! I love making Halloween cards! I started with my paper layers for this one. The pink striped papers measure 4-1/4 x 5-1/2". I die cut the argyle papers using a die from the Framework Die Set.

I stamped the adorable costume clad kitties from the Trick or Treat Newton Stamp Set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them up with Copic markers. I die cut them using the coordinating Trick or Treat Newton Die Set. And then I set them aside to create my little scene.

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

Pirate Kitty: R00, R20, N2, N4, C0, C2

Pirate Costume: B02, B24, B28, C0, C2, RV10, RV52

Pumpkin Kitty: R00, R20, C0, C2

Pumpkin Costume: YG20, YR15, E21, E25

Astronaut Kitty: R00, R20, YR20, YR15, YR27

Astronaut Costume: BG000, BG01, B02, B24, B28, YR20, YR15, RV10, RV52

Moon / Stars: Y11, Y15, YR20, YR15

Clouds: C0, C2

I die cut the fun haunted house from the Haunted House Die Set two times... once from black card stock and again from white card stock. I colored the white windows using Copic markers. I cut a piece of black card stock to ground the fun Halloween kitties. And then I assembled the haunted house directly on the panel. I adhered the cute kitties right over top. I then die cut the moon, stars, and clouds from white card stock using dies from the Spooky Sky Die Set. I colored them with Copic markers and adhered them to the focal panel. I stamped and trimmed the sentiment and adhered it to the bottom left corner of the panel. And then I added foam tape to the back of the panel including the sentiment and bits of clouds off the edge and popped the panel up on the card.

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 Cotton Candy Pink, Orange Sherbet, Turquoise, and Royal Blue. Be sure to link up to the Inky Paws Challenge! Can't wait to see your projects!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 33 ~ Sun's Out, Sass Out Pissy Kitty ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing one last card for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 33 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. I inked up the cute and grumpy kitty from the Sun's Out, Sass Out Pissy Kitty stamps. Another super fun cat!

I stamped the kitty and sentiment with Amalgam Black ink on Stampers Select White card stock and colored the kitty up with Copic Markers. I fussy cut the kitty leaving a white border around the image. 

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

Kitty: C0, C2, C3, R00, R20

Eyes: YG11, G14

Bikini: BG000, BG10, BG15

Flamingo Floatie: RV10, RV02, RV04, Y11, Y15, C0, C2

Water: B000, B00

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 33. 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 the pissy kitty with the awesome Sun's Out, Sass Out Pissy Kitty Coordinating {paper pack}. I adhered the circle, sentiment, flamingo papers and the leaves paper together and then added foam tape to the back and popped the panel up on the card. I also slipped a simple scalloped edge in there that I had punched out of white card stock using an old punch from Stampin' Up. My panel was then adhered to a white A2 top fold card base.

This fun kitty and the papers are also available together as a bundle here... Sun's Out, Sass Out Pissy Kitty Bundle. I finished off the card with a few white enamel dots from my stash. There's just a few days left to play along with this sketch challenge. I hope you can find time to play along. Have an ink-tastic week!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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