Membership Wednesday ~ September 2025 BOM Merry Multipack ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

Happy Membership Wednesday! Today I'm sharing a cute holiday card featuring the fabulous September 2025 Background of the Month membership called Merry Multipack from Unity Stamp Co. And I paired it up with the adorable bunny from the September 2025 Kit of the Month, also from Unity.

I placed the Merry Multipack background stamp in my Stamp Platform and inked up the reindeer and 'ho ho ho' portions of the stamp with Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink. After getting a nice crisp stamped image for those two sections, I cleaned off the stamp. And then I inked up the candy cane stripes and the plaid with Lumberjack Plaid Distress Ink.

I die cut the background using the largest die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}. And then I adhered it to a white A2 top fold card base. I stamped the cute bunny and sentiment with Black Amalgam ink and colored the bunny up with Copic markers.

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

Bunny: W0, W2, W3, W5, R00, R20

Hat: R20, R14, R27, C0, C2

Ornament: YG11, G24, G46

Greenery: YG11, G24, R27

I fussy cut around the bunny leaving a white border and then adhered it directly to the card. I trimmed the sentiment and popped it up on the card with foam tape.

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

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

This cutie is also available separately in the Santa's Cottontail stamps.

That's it for me today! I hope you've been INKspired to play with your membership stamps! Have a fab day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Release Day Blog Hop ~ Holiday Anya 13 with Amelia the Bunny ~ The Greeting Farm

The September 2025 New Release is now available for purchase in The Greeting Farm Store! This month we introduced 3 new stamp sets. Our first stamp set called WICKED ANYA 2 features a cute witch with wand ready to add a little hocus-pocus to your projects. Next, we have AMELIA THE BUNNY, a heartwarming set with three delightful bunny illustrations to remind you comfy days are here. Lastly, we introduced HOLIDAY ANYA 13, a festive holiday stamp set with Anya bundled up in a cozy coat with her adorable penguin friend. (PLEASE NOTE: one sentiment in this set contains a small typo so it is discounted. But no worries, you will receive the corrected version as a downloadable digital file!) 

I paired up the cute penguin from HOLIDAY ANYA 13 with one of the adorable bunnies from AMELIA THE BUNNY for a cute holiday card. 

I stamped all the images using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored them up with Copic markers and then I fussy cut them all on the line and colored the edges with a black marker to make the fussy cutting nice and neat.

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

Bunny: C0, C2, R00, R20, BG000, BG01

Penguin: C0, C2, N2, N4, N6, R00, R20, YR20, YR15, B00, B02, B28

Ice: B000, B00

Tree: RV10, RV02, RV14, Y11, Y15, B000, B00, B28, B29, E21, E25, E18

Gifts: RV10, RV02, RV14, B000, B00, B02, B28, B29

I paired up the two friends with some fun papers in my stash. I used these fun colors as inspiration to color my images. I die cut the papers using the BIG Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies} from Unity. I popped up the friends, sentiment and the tree with foam tape and then finished off the card with a few raindrop embellies.

To celebrate this release we are having a short BLOG HOP! One lucky fan will win a $50.00 Gift Certificate to The Greeting Farm Store!! You have until September 18th 12pm CST/1pm EST to leave your comments on each Designer's Blog. Then head back to The Greeting Farm Blog to let us know you completed the hop. **Remember to qualify for the prize you MUST leave a comment on each Designer's Blog AND The Greeting Farm Blog letting us know you completed the hop.

NOTE: Comments on The Greeting Farm Blog are admin approved so it may take a day for your comment to be visible. Please only comment once, and use the same name on all the blogs when leaving a comment. Do not pick the Anonymous option (otherwise we won't be able to verify that it's you). We will announce the random winner later in the week on the Blog and in our Facebook Group: The Greeting Farm Fan Page.

TGF Design Team:

Crystal

Cynthia

Elisabete

This is a short hop, and definitely worth playing along! If you want to grab your favorites now, you can purchase the new stamps HERE. We will have more cards featuring the New Release from our Design Team Leaders starting on the 16th so be sure to stop by The Greeting Farm Blog to see more inspiration.

Happy Hopping!

Thanks for stopping by!

Inky hugs!
Crystal

Holiday Anya 13 ~ Preview Day 3 ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's the final day of previews at The Greeting Farm for the September release! Today we're introducing HOLIDAY ANYA 13... today's super sweet stamp set includes the adorable Anya with a couple cool penguins and bunch of accessory stamps! All so super cute and fun!

I stamped Anya with her cute penguin friend, the tree, the gifts, and the pine sprigs with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them all with Copic markers. Fussy cut each of them on the line {except for the pine sprigs} and then colored the edges with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker making the edges nice and neat.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

Hair: Y21, YR23, YR24

Hair Band: YG11, G24, G46, R20, R14, R27

Bow: R20, R14, R27

Coat: C0, C2, YG11, G24, G46, N2, N4, N6

Skirt: R20, R14, R27

Boots: E21, E25, E18

Penguin: N2, N4, N6, R00, R20, YR20, YR15, C0, C2, Colorless Blender

Penguin Coat: R20, R14, R27, C0, C2, G24, G46

Tree: YG11, G24, G46, Y11, Y08, YG11, G24, R20, R14, R27, B000, B00, E21, E25, E18

Gifts: R20, R14, R27, E21, E25, E18, YG11, G24, G46

I paired up Anya with the Sweater Weather 6x6 Paper Collection from Brutus Monroe. I used oval dies from Newton's Nook Designs called Oval Frames for all my ovals. The embossing folder I used behind Anya is from Spellbinders and it's called Nordic Noel.

Anya is popped up with foam tape. I adhered the tree to the gifts and then popped those up with foam tape too. I adhered the sprigs to the card and they needed a little something so I added a few confetti pieces from A Colorful Life Designs called Hologram Red Card Bling. Please note: one sentiment contains a small typo - no worries! You'll receive the corrected version as a downloadable digital file. So I printed the sentiment, trimmed it, and then adhered it directly to the card. 

The release goes live in the store on Monday the 15th at 12am EST! Woohoo! Be sure to come back then for the release Blog Hop!! One lucky winner will receive a $50 gift card to The Greeting Farm. All you have to do is comment on the hop! Yay!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Skate Paw-ty ~ STAMPtember Collab ~ Newton's Nook Designs & Simon Says Stamp

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm so super excited to be sharing a cute card featuring stamps from the adorable STAMPtember collaboration stamp called Skate Paw-ty from Newton's Nook Designs that's available over at Simon Says Stamp!! Oh my gosh... I just can't handle the cuteness in this set!

I made a fun wintry card featuring one of the pups and the kitty from the stamp set. I stamped them with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with Copic markers. I die cut them both using the Skate Paw-ty coordinating dies.

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

Kitty: C0, C2, R00, R20

Pup: E000, E00, E11, E23 N0, N2, N4

Blues: B000, B00

Purples: BV000, BV02

White: B000, B00

I used a scrap piece of card stock to mask the top portion of my card base and blended lightly with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to create the ice for our skaters. And then stamped a bunch of snowflakes on the card. I also stamped three on a scrap piece of paper and die cut them using the coordinating dies.

I adhered the skaters and snowflakes with liquid glue and the I stamped the sentiment with the same Tumbled Glass Distress ink to finish off the card.

 Be sure to head over to Simon Says Stamp to get yours before they are all gone! These exclusive cuties will not be restocked! Once they are gone.. they are gone!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

Jingle All the Way ~ Minkie Jingle ~ The Greeting Farm

 Happy Christmas in July crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing some fun holiday inspiration with a fab mix of clear stamps and digital stamps from The Greeting Farm. The adorable Minkies are putting on a Christmas play and everyone's invited!

This was such a fun card to design. I stamped the adorable Minkies from the Minkie Jingle stamp set and a couple Minkies from the Minkie Christmas stamp set. I colored them up with Copic markers, fussy cut them all on the line, and colored the edges of the fussy cutting with a black marker. While I was fussy cutting, I also cut out the windows on the bus. I wanted some of the background to show through.

I created a fun stage for this production using the table from the Build a Craft Room digi stamp set and the trees from the Happy Winter digi stamp set.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Hair: Y11, E21, E23 

Mouths: R000, R20

Black: N2, N4, N6

Red: R20, R14, R27

Green: YG11, G24, G46

Brown: E21, E23, E25, E57, E29

White: C00, C2

Bus: BG000, BG01, BG72, C00, C2

Star: Y11, Y08

Reindeer Bell: Y08, Y28

Stage: E21, E23, E25, N2, N4, N6

I ink smooshed a fun background using Frayed Burlap and Stormy Sky Distress Inks and then I blended Chipped Sapphire over portions of the panel and Black Soot Distress Ink around the edges. I dried the background with a heat tool and spattered it with white acrylic paint. Once the spatters were dry, I trimmed the panel to 6-3/8 x 4-3/8" and adhered it to a 7 x 5" card base of black card stock.

I'm playing along with the Christmas in July 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party and I'm so happy that The Greeting Farm has joined us for this event as one of our fabulous Sponsors! Today is the last day to participate so grab your Christmas or wintry stamps and papers and create a brand new card or tag (or any paper project really) to enter in the fun. The linky party closes at 11:59pm PDT. You can check it out at the link above.

I stamped the sentiment, trimmed it, and adhered it to the card. I wrapped the tree with a bit of burlap string for a bit of texture. I had a blast making this card! I hope I've inspired you to get inky!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Holly Jolly Santa ~ Christmas Joy Mugs ~ Angie Blom Digital Designs

Hello there crafty friend! 

I made a quick holiday card featuring the adorable Santa Mug from the Christmas Joy Mugs Digi Stamps along with the Christmas Joy Script Background Digi Stamp, both from Angie Blom Digital Designs.

 

My process:

• Combine and resize the Santa Mug and sentiment digis near the top of a Word Document
• Print off digis on white card stock
• Cut off top portion of the card stock
• Ink smoosh bottom portion of the card stock with Candied Apple and Lumberjack Plaid Distress Inks leaving some white space
• Dry background with heat tool 
• Print off the Christmas Joy Script Background digi

• Die cut background with the Wonky Stitched Rectangle die from Gina Marie Designs
• Adhere background to white A2 top fold card base
• Copic color Santa Mug digi
• Fussy cut Santa Mug and trim sentiment
• Pop up both on card with foam tape

Copic Markers Used

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

Hair/ Mustache / Beard: C0, C2, C3

Handle / Rim: R20, R14, R27

Whipped Topping: W0, W1

Inspiration for my card came from the fun #TCH113 color challenge over at The Color Hues Challenge. A Santa card is just perfect for these colors!

I love making Christmas cards. They make my day brighter.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party ~ Purrs & Cocoa ~ Not 2 Shabby

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm sneaking in one last card for the Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party! I had one more stamped image colored up from Spring Break and thought I'd make a quick card using a past Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch.

I stamped the adorable cocoa kitty from the Purrs & Cocoa stamp set from Sponsor Not 2 Shabby using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it up with Copic markers. I fussy cut the cocoa kitty leaving a white border around the edges.

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

Kitty: RV10, R20, N0, N2, N4

Marshmallows: C00, C2

Cocoa: E21, E23, E25

Mug: R20, R14, R27

Tree: YG11, G24, G46

I paired up the cute kitty with the retired Knit Picky 6x6 Paper Pad from Sponsor Lawn Fawn. I die cut the background layer using the largest die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies} from Sponsor Unity Stamp Co. I trimmed the banner layer and green paper. I cut a fishtail for the one end and then used a corner rounder punch for the green paper.

My card was inspired by TOP Inky Inspiration Sketch 4. I love the CAS vibe of the sketch! I was going to leave my background white for more of a CAS card, but decided to use up some of my older papers. I've had these Lawn Fawn papers for years now. Time to finish it up!

I adhered all of my layers using iCraft UltraBond Adhesive from Sponsor Therm O Web and then adhered the panel to a white A2 top fold card base. I popped up the cocoa kitty using 3D Foam Squares, also from Therm O Web. I finished off the card with three confetti pieces from the Hologram Red Card Bling from Sponsor A Colorful Life Designs.

I have had SO much fun playing along with the Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party! I hope that you'll stop by the Linky Party and check out the cards that have been linked up. Lots of fabulous inspiration!! Don't forget the Linky Party ends at 11:59pm PST tonight. Get those entries in! Have an ink-tastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party ~ Winter Cardinals Set 2 ~ Pink & Main

 Hello there crafty friend!

I can't believe how fast the time is going by! It's the last day of the Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party! It's always so sad to reach the end, but I'm super happy to be adding so many cards to my stash! Yay!

This time I used the adorable Winter Cardinals Set 2 from our wonderful Sponsor Pink & Main. I just adore this stamp!! The birds are so cute and they're kissing under the mistletoe... AWWWW... Super cute! I stamped the image using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white card stock and colored them up with Copic markers.

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

Left Bird: R20, R14, R27, C00, C2, YR21, YR04

Right Bird: R20, R14, R37, C00, C2, YR21, YR04

Scarves: YG11, G24, G46

Branches: E21, E23, E25

Mistletoe: G24, G46

Bow: R20, R14, R27

As always, I used the fabulous Pressure Pal from our awesome Sponsor Twiddler's Nook when I stamped the sweet birds. I also used it when I stamped the sentiment. I die cut the panel using the X Stitched Mini Slimline Die from Sponsor Gina Marie Designs. I wrapped the corners with some Natural May Arts Burlap String and tied a pretty bow. I popped up the panel using iCraft 3D Foam Tape Jumbo Roll (white) from Therm O Web. 

My card design was inspired by past {BYSHC} Sketch 44. This simple sketch has become a favorite and it was perfect with this cute stamp.

I wanted to use another fun stencil for a lovely background for these two lovebirds. I grabbed the Simple Christmas Trees Stencil from Sponsor A Colorful Life Designs. I blended lightly with Vintage Photo Distress Ink over the stencil on Kraft card stock. I trimmed the panel to 5-1/4 x 4" and adhered it to an A2 kraft card base.

I hope you'll stop by the Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration being shared! I've been inspired by so many of the cards! I sure hope you'll stop by and check it out! Have an ink-tastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party ~ Little Love Deer ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's day 7 of the Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party! I colored up this sweet deer while on Spring Break with the fam. I just had to make it into a card for the linky party!

I stamped the adorable deer from the Little Love Deer from our fab Sponsor Unity Stamp Co. using Black Amalgam ink from Sponsor Gina K Designs. I colored it up with a handful of Copic markers and fussy cut the image leaving a white border. Once the ink was dry, I added touches of white gel pen to the dots on the deer.

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

Deer: E000, E21, E23

Scarf: R20, R14, R27

I had a scrap embossed panel in my stash of scraps and I thought it would be fun to use for my background on this card. I love the texture it adds even though I covered most of it up. The panel was embossed with the retired Peaceful Poinsettia embossing folder from Sponsor Taylored Expressions.

My card was inspired by past {BYSHC} Sketch 41. I altered the measurements just a bit. For the top left piece I cut my paper to 3-1/4 x 1-3/8". The bottom left piece measures 3-1/4 x 2-1/4". And the right side piece measures 1-3/4 x 3-7/8". The pattern paper is called Christmas and it's from Carta Bella.

 

 I die cut two circles from white card stock for the deer layers using dies from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies} from Unity. I adhered all of my layers using iCraft UltraBond Adhesive from Sponsor Therm O Web and then adhered the panel to a white A2 top fold card base that I turned on the side for a landscape card. I finished off the card with a few confetti pieces from the Hologram Red Card Bling from Sponsor A Colorful Life Designs.

I am having so much fun playing along with the Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party! I hope that you'll stop by the Linky Party and check out the cards that have been linked up. Lots of fabulous inspiration!! Don't forget the Linky Party ends at 11:59pm PST on Friday May 9th. Get those entries in! Have an ink-tastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party ~ Holly Jolly Elf ~ Rachelle Anne Miller Stamps

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with another fun holiday card for the Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party! My card today features a cute digi stamp from the Holly Jolly Elf digital stamp from our wonderful Sponsor Rachelle Anne Miller Stamps.

I combined and resized the cute deer and elf digi stamp and the sentiment in a Word Document and then printed it off. I colored up the cuties with Copic markers.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

Hair: E21, E23

Elf Hat / Clothes: R20, R14, R27, BG10, BG01, BG34

Deer: E21, E23, E25, N2, N4, N6

Deer Collar: R20, R14, R27, Y11, Y15, Y28

I created a fun scene for the deer and elf using papers from the retired Snow Day Remix 6x6 paper pack from Lawn Fawn. I used the sentiment papers for my background layer that measures 4 x 5-1/4". I die cut the snowy papers using a die from the BIG Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies} from Sponsor Unity Stamp Co. I also die cut the printed digi stamp and sentiment using the same die. I trimmed the panel just above the sentiment and after I colored the reindeer and elf, I fussy cut them leaving a white border. 

My card was inspired by {BYSHC} Sketch #34. This is a simple sketch that's great for scene cards. Another fun past sketch from the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers group.

I die cut a scrap of white card stock using the same rectangle die and then I die cut it again using the Stitched Hillside Borders from Sponsor Lawn Fawn. I adhered the hill and sentiment layers to the snowy paper and used a piece of red grosgrain ribbon to cover the edge between the papers. I wrapped it around the back of the card and then covered the back of the panel with a bunch of 3D Foam Squares from Sponsor Therm O Web.

I hope you'll stop by the Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration being shared! I've been inspired by so many of the cards! I sure hope you'll stop by and check it out! Have an ink-tastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party ~ Large Gingerbread Girl ~ Jaded Blossom

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with another fun holiday card for the Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party! My card today features a cute stamp from our wonderful Sponsor Jaded Blossom called Large Gingerbread Girl. I adore this large ginger!! So cute!

I inked up a cute background using the Layered Gingerbread Men Stencil from Sponsor A Colorful Life Designs. This fab stencil has two stencils in the set. I inked up the gingerbread cookies on Kraft card stock using Vintage Photo Distress Ink. And then I replaced the stencils and blended Candied Apple Distress Ink over the second stencil.

I also stamped the cute sentiment in my mini misti and used the fabulous Pressure Pal from Sponsor Twiddler's Nook. The sentiment is from the retired Gingerbread Hugs from Sponsor Not 2 Shabby. I heat embossed the sentiment by prepping the card stock with the TE Anti Static Powder tool from Sponsor Taylored Expressions. I stamped the sentiment using Sugar Cube Pigment ink from Taylored Expressions. I dusted the wet ink using Alabaster White embossing powder from Brutus Monroe and then melted the powder with a Wagner Precision Heat tool.

My card is inspired by the current Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 32. I turned the sketch on the side for a fun twist. Such a fun sketch! Join us in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group to play along with this month's sketch challenge!

I inked up the adorable gingerbread and the name of this stamp is true! It's a large gingerbread girl! LOL! I colored her up with my Copic markers and then die cut her using a die from the BIG Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies} from Sponsor Unity. I die cut a scrap of red card stock using a die from the Stitched Hillside Borders from Sponsor Lawn Fawn. I trimmed and adhered the sentiment to the card and adhered the red hillside piece to the card. And then I popped up the gingerbread panel using 3D Foam Squares from Sponsor Therm O Web.

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

Gingerbread: E21, E23, E25

Bow / Cheeks / Hearts: R20, R14, R27

Icing: C00, C2

I hope you'll stop by the Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration being shared! I've been inspired by so many of the cards! I sure hope you'll stop by and check it out! Have an ink-tastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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