Membership Wednesday ~ March 2026 KOM Rooted & Radiant ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

Happy Membership Wednesday! I went a little nuts with inspiration for today! I started with my background and ended up cutting enough for 3 cards so I made 3 cards.

Creating the backgrounds was super quick! I die cut three pieces of pattern paper from the Coffee Lovers {paper pack} using the second largest die from the Deckle & Stitches Nesting Dies. I stacked the die cut papers and cut them diagonally in my Tonic Guillotine Comfort Paper Trimmer. This way they were all cut at the same angle so they were easy to line up when I adhered them to Kraft A2 card bases.

First up is the adorable bunny from this month's Kit of the Month called Rooted & Radiant. He really doesn't like Mondays. I don't blame him! I inked him up with Black Amalgam ink and fussy cut him leaving a white border. I stamped and trimmed the sentiment and popped it up on the card. I also popped up the bunny with foam tape.

Copic markers used to color up this cutie:

Bunny: W0, W3, W5, R00, R20

Robe: BG000, BG01

Mug: YR20, YR15

Next up is the cut little chicken in the March 2026 Uniquely Unity membership called Just a Couple of Spring Chickens. Such a cute chicken! I used the other chicken from these stamps earlier in the month. You can check it out here... Just Another Bloomin' Day card.

Copic markers used for this fun chicken:

Chicken: E21, E23

Eyes: C0, C2

Wattle: R20, R14

Beak / Legs / Feet: YR21, YR15, YR27

Mug: YR20, YR15, E21, E25

Leaves / Stems / Grass: YG11, YG23

Flowers: BG000, BG01, Y38

Last up, I couldn't resist inking up my favorite chicken!! This cutie is from the October 2025 Uniquely Unity membership called Don't Cluck with My Coffee. Love it!

Copic markers used for this sweetie pie:

Chicken / Eyes: C0, C2

Wattle: R20, R14

Beak / Feet: YR21, YR15, YR27

Curlers / Tail Feathers: YR21, YR15, R14

Cup: YR20, YR15

Glasses: BG000, BG01

Ground: E21, E23

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

This adorable stamp is also available separately in the Hare-Brained stamps.

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

Have a wonderful day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Happy Shopping ~ Preview Day 2 ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's Day 2 of previews at The Greeting Farm for the amazing November release. HAPPY SHOPPING is up next and the critters in this stamp set are TOO cute!! I made a fun mini slimline card for today.

I inked up my background first on a die cut piece of white card stock for a cute mini slimline card. I wanted to draw the eye to the coffee shop because, well... coffee!! LOL! I do love my coffee!! Anywho, I stamped the coffee shop first and then I used the second generation stamping technique for the other buildings. Second generation stamping is when you stamp your image once on a scrap of paper, or in my case, a post-it note and then you stamp your image on your intended panel. I did this so the other buildings would be lighter and in the background. I also masked the edges of my stamping using a post-it note so that the stamped images stayed within the stitches on the die cut. 

I stamped the coffee kitty and the sentiment on scraps of white card stock and fussy cut them on the line. And then I colored the edges of my fussy cutting with a black marker to make them look neater.

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

Kitty: N0, N2, N3, N4, R00, R20

Bow Tie: E21, E23, E25

Shorts: BG000, BG01, BG13

Cup: E21, E23, C0, C1

Coffee Shop: BG000, BG01, BG13, E21, E23, E25

Coffee Shop Windows: Y11

Coffee Shop Door / Window Cup: YR20, YR02, YR15, R22

Gray Buildings: C0, C2

Ground: N2, N4

Sky: B000, B00

I adhered the mini slimline panel to a piece of Hawaiian Shores card stock from Papertrey Ink measuring 6-1/2 x 3-1/2" and then adhered it to a white mini slimline card base measuring 6-1/2 x 7"; scored at 3-1/2". I popped up the kitty and the sentiment using foam tape to finish off this card.

I had fun making this one! 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!

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

Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 33 Coffee Is Not Enough ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for a brand new sketch challenge! Woohoo! Today I'm sharing my first card for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 33 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. I inked up the fabulous girl from the Coffee Is Not Enough stamps from Unity. 

This gal could totally be me the other day after a loooonnng night of thunderstorms. We were under a Tornado Watch but thankfully no warnings or sirens. But still not much sleep. Anywho, I stamped the girl masking the bottom portion using a post it note that I die cut with the same circle die I used to die cut the image (Scallops & Circles {nesting dies} from Unity). I stamped the teeny-tiny kitty and the sentiment on scraps of white card stock. I colored the images up with Copic Markers.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E21, R00, R20

Hair: Y21, E11, E13

Top: Y11, Y15

Robe: C00, C2, BG000, BG10

Mug: RV10, RV02, E51, E25

Kitty: YR20, YR15, YR27

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 went waaaayyy back on my blog and found this card design. You can check out the original card here... Mother's Day Blessings.

I went looking through my papers to find papers I haven't used yet and discovered the Mocha Latte 6x6 Paper Pack from Ink N' Splatter. Lots of fun patterns to play with! I die cut the heart papers using a border die from the A2 Scalloped Borders One dies from Spellbinders. 

I think this will be a really fun sketch to play with for the next four weeks! Lots of possibilities! 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!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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~ Friends of Unity March 2025 Blog Hop ~

Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for our Friends of Unity Blog Hop!! This month's cue is one of my favorite things...! 

... a fun SKETCH! And it's doubly fun because it's also a Sketch Challenge! The Friends of Unity are hosting a fun sketch challenge in the Unity Show & Tell. Wait. It get's better!! There's prizes!! Two $25 gift cards to Unity are up for grabs! All you have to do is make a card or project inspired by the Friends of Unity Sketch above and enter it into the ALBUM in the Unity Show & Tell. You can enter as many cards as you like! Yay! I can't wait to see what you all make!

I was inspired to pull out the Grit & Grace {paper pack} and I paired it up with the gorgeous lilies from the Lily Notes stamps. On a side note, this gorgeous stamp is also available as a bundle with a fab stencil... Lily Notes {stamp & stencil bundle}.

I pulled out three different pattern papers from the Grit & Grace {paper pack}. I adhered my bottom layer to a Kraft A2 top fold card base. Next I trimmed a piece of Kraft card stock down to 4 x 5-1/4". I trimmed my lightest pattern paper to 3-3/4 x 5" and mat it with the Kraft layer. And then I trimmed my top layer of pattern paper to 3-1/4 x 4-1/2". 

I stamped the lilies next. I actually stamped them twice though that probably wasn't necessary. I stamped them on white card stock and die cut them using a die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}. I then colored the other ones using the following Copic markers: RV10, RV02, R14, Y15, YG11, YG03. I fussy cut the lilies and colored the edges of the cutting with a black marker. I then adhered them to the circle layer. I stamped and fussy cut the sentiment. I added foam tape to the back of both and popped them up on the card. And then I finished it off with a few black enamel dots.

 My second card is very simple. I wanted to play with one of the Coffee To-Go Ephemera pieces. I fussy cut it leaving a thin white border around the edges. And then I got stuck... LOL! I had to go looking through my papers to find something that would work with these colors.

The colors in the Pretty Polka's {paper pack} coordinate very nicely with the colors in this cup. So I trimmed the pink paper down to 5-1/4 x 4" and adhered it to a Kraft A2 top fold card base that I turned on the side for a landscape card. I was going to just cut the green paper like I did for the first card, but got to thinking I could use a die. So I pulled out the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies} and die cut the paper. My Kraft mat for this layer measures 4-1/4 x 3-1/8". I wrapped the layer with {Ivory} May Arts Burlap String and then popped up the green layer with foam tape.

I also popped up the cup on this card... this one probably won't be going in the mail! LOL! I heat embossed the sentiment using white pigment ink, white embossing powder and a Wagner Precision Heat Tool. Such a simple, but lovely card. I kept going back and forth on adding something to the sleeve on the cup. What do you think? Maybe I'll add a heart? I don't know.

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...

... Karen Adams!! Congratulations, Karen!!

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

Please claim the prize before April 2nd, 2025. 

Well, that's it for me! Please hop along and enjoy some more inspiration from the Friends of Unity! I can't wait to see how our friends were inspired this month. 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

Jane

Kari

Toni

Jenni

Dawn

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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Fun With Stencils ~ A Colorful Life Designs ~ Coffee Loving Papercrafters

 Hello there crafty friend! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie and I'm sharing my last post as a guest designer for the Coffee Loving Papercrafters. I've had a lot of fun sharing with you all! I hope you've enjoyed the coffee inspiration I've shared.

 Today I'm sharing a fun stenciled card featuring three fabulous stencils from A Colorful Life Designs. I used the fab Fractured Beams Stencil for my background. I blended Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed and Abandoned Coral Distress Inks over the sun rays once and then again after shifting the stencil.

I blended over the cute cup from the Love Language Stencil on a separate piece of white card stock using Peacock Feathers and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink. I fussy cut the cup and adhered it to the panel. I blended Abandoned Coral and Candied Apple Distress Inks over the cute little heart on a scrap of white card stock. I fussy cut that leaving a white border and adhered it to the cup.

I then ink blended Black Soot Distress Ink over a fun sentiment from the Snarky Coffee Stencil. I trimmed the panel and realized that I had messed up the bottom left corner at some point so I just chopped it off. I adhered the panel to a black A2 card base and added six confetti pieces from the Metallic Orange Card Bling pack, also from A Colorful Life Designs. 

The ideas starting revving once I got started so I made a couple more cards. I blended lightly with Vintage Photo Distress Ink over the Mmmm portion of the Mmm Coffee Stencil. And then I blended with Ground Espresso Distress Ink over the 'Coffee'. 

I added the little heart from the Coffee Pot Stencil using Candied Apple Distress Ink. A fun CAS card on Kraft card stock.

I had an idea for the Coffee Pot Stencil so I ran with it. I blended the coffee pot with Black Soot Distress Ink. And without adding ink to my blending brush, I blended the steam lightly with the same brush. I blended Vintage Photo Distress Ink for the coffee. I left the coffee pot stencil in place and laid the Mmm Coffee Stencil over top and blended Ground Espresso Distress Ink over the Mmmm. I removed the coffee pot stencil and masked the Mmm coffee stencil and then blended the 'Coffee'. And I just had to blend another heart with Candied Apple Distress Ink.

I trimmed up the panel and adhered it to a black A2 top fold card base. These were such fun cards to make! I hope you've enjoyed the cards I've shared today and throughout the month. Have a wonderful weekend crafty friends!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Curlers & Catitude Pissy Kitty ~ Unity Stamp Co. ~ Coffee Loving Papercrafters

 Hello there crafty friend!

 I'm so excited to share another fun coffee themed card as a guest designer for Coffee Loving Papercrafters. 

Today I'm sharing a sassy kitty card featuring the adorably snarky Curlers & Catitude Pissy Kitty. I absolutely adore this kitty stamp from Unity Stamp Co.

I stamped the kitty with Black Amalgam ink from Gina K. Designs and colored her up with Copic markers. Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used to color up the kitty:

Kitty: YR21, YR15, N0, N2, N4, C00, R00, R20

Eyes: YG11, G14, C00, C2

Curlers: BG10, BG01, BG72

Mug: R000, R83, R37, E21

I paired up the snarky kitty with the Perk Me Up {paper pack} also from Unity. It has a fun vintage vibe that I love! I die cut the kitty and distressed the edges with a bit of Vintage Photo and Ground Espresso Distress Ink.

I stamped, trimmed and also distressed the edges of the sentiment. I adhered it to the bottom of the die cut circle and popped them both up with foam tape. Lots of fun to make this one! Hope you've been inspired to get inky this weekend with some caffeine themed goodies!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Coffee for All Seasons ~ Not 2 Shabby ~ Coffee Loving Papercrafters

 Hello there crafty friend!

I’m back as a guest designer for the month of February for the Coffee Loving Papercrafters!

Today I'm sharing a set of caffeinated seasonal cards that I created using awesome papers and fun ephemera from Not 2 Shabby. I am a huge fan of Not 2 Shabby's papers and coordinating ephemera. I have oodles and oodles and was happy to finally play with some of my stash.

First up is a lovely Valentine's Day card I created using the Lattes of Love 6x6 Paper Pad and the coordinating Lattes of Love Ephemera. I used all kinds of papers from the pack for all of my layers even the mats for my panels. And I used five different ephemera pieces for my focal piece.

Up next is a wonderful card for Summer... I used the gorgeous Make It Iced 6x6 Paper Pad and coordinating Make It Iced Ephemera. So many fab girls and summer drinks in this one! Love it! I used three pieces of ephemera for the focal image for this one and then a sentiment I added near the bottom of the card.

My third card features one of my favorite paper pad and ephemera pairings... the gorgeous Give Thanks 6x6 Paper Pad and coordinating Give Thanks ephemera. I love the beautiful pumpkins in these papers. I used three ephemera pieces for this one.

My card design was inspired by one of my favorite sketch from the {BYSHC} group... {BYSHC} Sketch 7. Lots of fun layers and endless possibilities! All of my measurements are directly from the sketch.

 Lastly, I just had to share a Christmas card. I love making them all year long! I used the adorable Brewing It Up 6x6 Paper Pad along with the Brewing It Up Ephemera. I used just two ephemera pieces for my focal image and then I fussy cut the sentiment from a third ephemera piece. So cute and so much fun to make! I hope you've been inspired to get crafty with some coffee papers and ephemera in your stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Coffee is Better ~ Angie Blom Digital Designs ~ Coffee Loving Papercrafters

Hello crafty friends!

I’m super excited to be guest designing for the month of February for the Coffee Loving Papercrafters!

Today I'm sharing a fun mixed media card featuring digi stamps from Angie Blom Digital Designs. I combined and resized the frame and coffee cup from the Vintage Frames and Coffee is Better Digital Stamp Sets in a Word Document.

Printed them off on white card stock and colored them up with my Copic markers. 

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

Frame: BG000, BG01, BG72, E50, E30, E35

Cup: E50, E21, E23, E25, BG000, BG01, BG72, R20, R14

Red Background: R00, R20, R14

I ink smooshed a fun background panel using Vintage Photo and Ground Espresso Distress Inks leaving some white space on the panel. I also spattered some Ground Espresso Distress Ink from the leftover ink on my desk. I adhered the panel to an A2 card base of dark brown card stock. 

I popped up the sentiment, cup and the vintage frame using foam tape. Lots of fun dimension for this card. So much fun to make! I hope you've been inspired to get inky with your coffee stamps!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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