Membership Wednesday ~ September 2025 KOM Harvest to Holiday ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

Happy Membership Wednesday! Today I'm sharing a quick Fall card featuring the gorgeous HUGE pumpkin from the September 2025 Kit of the Month membership called Harvest to Holiday from Unity Stamp Co. 

I stamped the script sentiment included in the kit several times on the left side of a piece of Kraft card stock. I then stamped the the pumpkin and the 'Fall Blessings' sentiment. I trimmed the panel to 4-1/2 x 4-1/2".

I ink smooshed the panel keeping the top right corner mostly free of ink. I used Spiced Marmalade, Carved Pumpkin, Abandoned Coral, and Gathered Twigs Distress Inks. Once I was happy with the ink smooshing, I dried the panel with a Wagner Precision Heat Tool. I colored the stem with a few Copic markers: E11, E25, E18.

I roughed up the edges of the Kraft layer with a Distress Tool from Tim Holtz. I adhered the panel to a 4-5/8" squared piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock from Stampin' Up. The script on the left side needed something to break it up so I wrapped the panel three times with natural May Arts Burlap String and tied a bow. I covered the back of the panel with foam tape leaving a space for the string and popped it up on a 5" squared piece of Early Espresso card stock, also from SU. The panel is adhered to a 10 x 5" Kraft card base that's scored at 5". I finished off the card with a few enamel dots from my stash.

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

Another option is to get this kit separately here... Pumpkin Hearth.

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

Membership Wednesday ~ May 2025 UU Nestled Hearts ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

Happy Membership Wednesday! Today I'm sharing a card featuring the precious stamp from the May 2025 Uniquely Unity membership from Unity called Nestled Hearts. 

I stamped this adorable stamp with Black Amalgam ink on Kraft card stock and colored it up with some Copic markers. I debated leaving the image just black and white but... I could help myself! I just love the technique of coloring with Copic markers on Kraft card stock so here we are. LOL. I added touches of white to the image using a white Prismacolor pencil.

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

Deer: E00, E21, E23, E25, R00, R20

Bunny: R00, R20, W00, W1, W4

Flowers: V000, V01, V15, Y11, Y15, YR15, R20, R14 

Greenery: YG11, G94

Nest: E51, E53

I die cut the sweet duo with a square die from the Scallops & Squares {nesting dies}. I also die cut a mat from black card stock using the next largest die. I stamped the sentiment and trimmed it.

I've been trying to play with my neglected embossing folders. I used a woodgrain embossing folder for this card. I trimmed up the background to 4-1/8 x 5-3/8" and adhered it to a Kraft A2 top fold card base. I adhered the sweet deer and bunny to the card. Straight on just wasn't pleasing to the eye so I offset the image just a bit. I popped up the sentiment using foam tape.

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

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

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Monochromatic Sympathy ~ Peony Reverie ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

It's hard to make sympathy cards. Especially when you need one. I think a monochromatic floral card is nice for a sympathy card. When I saw the gorgeous Peony Reverie I wanted to see what it would look like with a sepia style of coloring. 

I've done sepia colorings before but I think I've colored them on white card stock. This time I wanted to see what it would look like on Kraft card stock. I colored the peonies with just E21 and E25. 

I die cut the panel using the largest die from the Deckle & Stitches Nesting Dies. I adhered the panel to a Kraft A2 top fold card base. I added a touch of white to the center of the peonies using a white gel pen.

The sentiment from the Say It Loud & Clear stamps was heat embossed with a clear embossing ink and black embossing powder. My black embossing powder is very old from Stampin' Up. I had to heat emboss the sentiment twice because of the old ep. It's also contaminated with paper bits and other stuff. Probably time to replace it. Any suggestions for a good black embossing powder? I fussy cut the sentiment and popped it up on the card with foam tape. I really like how this turned out.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Membership Wednesday ~ April 2025 UU Chirps & Cheer ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

Happy Membership Wednesday! Today I'm sharing a card featuring the adorable stamp from the April 2025 Uniquely Unity membership from Unity called Chirps & Cheer. 

I stamped this adorable bird with Black Amalgam ink on Kraft card stock and colored it up with some Copic markers. I love this technique and it's been awhile since I've done some coloring on kraft. I made a fun swirl in the center of the flower using English Mustard Nuvo Drops. I just used a toothpick to define the swirl a little more.

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

Bird: Y11, Y15, YR23

Beak: YR04

Flower: R20, RV04, YG11, YG17, G99

Outline: BG10

I had this fun fold card base in my stash and I thought I'd use it for this card. It's an A2 card base that measures 4-1/4 x 11" and it's scored at 2-3/4" and 5-1/2". I die cut the bird with a square die from the Scallops & Squares {nesting dies}. I trimmed up the sentiment and adhered it to the top right corner of the bird.

I paired up this sweet image with the beautiful Enveloped in Love {paper pack}. I forgot to take a picture of the card open... ooops! The heart paper and the pink heart paper I cut for the inside folded panel both measure 2-1/2 x 4". The pink panel measures 5-1/4 x 4. And I also cut a 2-3/8 x 3-3/4" panel of kraft card stock that is inside the card so I can write a note to the recipient.

Here's a quick look at this month's Uniquely Unity membership! Loving this cutie!

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

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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