Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 31 ~ Love Stays, No Matter What ~ 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 31 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. I inked up the wonderful new stamp from Unity's In the Light collection called Love Stays, No Matter What. 10% of sales from the In the Light line of stamps will be donated to various mental health and addiction movements, as well as families facing these battles.

Something about this girl just spoke to me. I needed to have her in my collection. I think she'll be great for encouragement cards. I stamped the girl and sentiment with Amalgam Black ink on Stampers Select White card stock and colored her up with Copic Markers.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E21

Hair: E43, E44

Shirt: YG21, YG03

Jeans: B91, B95, B97

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 31. 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'm just realizing that this one is just slightly different from the one last month... LOL! Oh well. I think it's still fun!

I paired up this girl with the Rainbow Wishes {paper pack}. I thought the colors were nice with this image and the patterns are cheerful. 

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 ink-tastic week!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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4 Cards with Easy 3 Copic Blends ~ The Lord Will Fight For You ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

The awesome Brown Thursday Sale over at Unity Stamp Co. continues!!! What's Brown Thursday, you ask? Well, it's Unity's version of Black Friday and it's filled with a HUGE new release and a fabulous sale! I'm sharing a set of cards that were pretty quick to make... I even have a video to share {down below!}!

Each of the panels is stamped with The Lord Will Fight For You using Black Amalgam ink on Stampers Select White card stock from Papertrey Ink and colored up with Copic markers. Each panel was die cut with a die from the Postage Stamp {nesting dies}.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used for all four cards:

Flower Center: Y11, Y15, Y38

Leaves / Stems: G00, G02, G07

You can check out my process video for this set of cards here... 4 Cards with Easy 3 Copic Blends | The Lord Will Fight For You | Unity Stamp Co.

Copic colors for pink petals: R11, R22, R05

Each of the panels is adhered to a black card base of True Black card stock from Papertrey Ink measuring 4-1/4 x 11"; scored at 5-1/2".

Copic colors for purple petals: V000, V12, V15

I was able to color these four cards in about 30 minutes using an easy 3 Copic blend.

Copic colors for blue petals: B00, B02, B04

This one is my favorite! Which one is your favorite?

Copic colors for white petals: C0, C1, C3

I'm so pleased with how this set of cards turned out! It was so fun to color each of them, too. That's it for me today! Go check out the awesome new releases for the second half of Brown Thursday over at Unity! It's another HUGE release friends! Lots and lots of fabulous new goodies!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 27 ~ A Little Ruffled ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a bit more inspiration for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 27 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. I had a fun idea to turn the sketch for a card featuring the adorable chicken from the A Little Ruffled stamps from Unity.

The sweet chicken is stamped with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and then colored up with a handful of Copic markers: E21, E23, YR21, YR15, YR27. I paired up the adorable chicken with the Enveloped in Love {paper pack}. I was drawn to the colors in the paper for this one and really the sweet chicken looks like it needs some love so these papers are perfect! I had some scraps of the papers in my paper pack and thought it would be fun to tear them. What do you think? Maybe I should have torn the small tag on the focal image too? 

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 27. 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 feel my cards are a good example of that, as I'm always making adjustments... this time I turned the sketch and added a tag focal piece.

I used the Make a Tag {die set} for my tag layers. I combined three fun ribbons from my stash and tied them together with some twine. Totally inspired by Jenni Shamblin's pumpkin card from our Friends of Unity hop this month! I love how she mixed ribbons... not sure mine worked as nicely but going with it anyways. LOL! The tag is popped up on the card with Scrapbook Adhesive Crafty Foam Tape.

I embossed the sentiment on Kraft card stock with Sugar Cube White Pigment ink from Taylored Expressions and Alabaster White Embossing Powder from Brutus Monroe and the powder is melted with a Wagner Precision Heat Tool. I'm having so much fun with this sketch! I hope you can find time to play along! There's still a few days to play! The challenge ends on Monday, November 25th. I can't wait to see what you create. Have an inktastic week!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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It's Brown Thursday! ~ Guided by Grace ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

The awesome Brown Thursday Sale over at Unity Stamp Co. is here!!! What's Brown Thursday, you ask? Well, it's Unity's version of Black Friday and it's filled with a HUGE new release and a fabulous sale! I'm sharing an encouragement card featuring the gorgeous angel from the Guided by Grace stamps! Love it!

The angel is stamped with Black Amalgam ink on Stampers Select White card stock from Papertrey Ink. She's colored with Copic markers. I fussy cut her using EK Success Cutter Bee Scissors. She's popped up on the card with Scrapbook Adhesive Crafty Foam Tape.

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

Skin: E000, E00

Hair: Y11

Halo: Y11, Y15

Dress: BG70, BG72, BG75

Wings: E40, E81

The awesome background of Handmade Mulberry Paper from Unity is stamped with The Grace of Presence {bkg 4/21} using Black Amalgam ink from Gina K. Designs. I used the sunray from the 3-in-1 Stencil along with Mustard Seed Distress Ink to create the rays behind the angel.

You can check out my process video for this card here... Mixed Media Angel | Guided by Grace | Unity Stamp Co.

The sentiment is heat embossed on True Black card stock from Papertrey Ink. I finished off the card with some confetti from my stash. That's it for me today! Go check out the awesome new releases for Brown Thursday over at Unity! It's a HUGE release friends! Lots and lots of fabulous new goodies!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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