Membership Wednesday Tags ~ Unity October 2024 KOM Sweet Bliss of Christmas ~ Unity Stamp Co.

  Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing three pretty holiday tags featuring fantastic stamps from the October 2024 Kit of the Month called Sweet Bliss of Christmas. These were pretty quick to make and so much fun!

The tags are die cut from Kraft card stock from Papertrey Ink using dies from the Scalloped Tags die {looks like they are out of stock}. I also die cut slightly smaller tags from the Festive Christmas {paper pack}. The sweet deer is die cut from the papers. Love it! All of the edges are distressed with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

I stamped the stockings using Black Amalgam ink from Gina K. Designs. I colored them up with my Copic markers and then fussy cut them leaving a white border around the images. I also distressed the edges with a bit of Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

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

Poinsettia: R20, R14, R27, Y15

Greenery: YG11, G24, G46

Tree: YG11, G24, G46, E55, E57

Star: Y15

Poinsettia Stocking: C00, C2, R20

Tree Stocking: C00, C2, R20, R14, R27

The sentiments are all heat embossed with my favorite combo. I prepped the Kraft card stock using the TE Anti-Static Powder Tool from Taylored Expressions. Stamped the sentiment using the Sugar Cube White Pigment ink from Taylored Expressions, and added Alabaster White Embossing powder from Brutus Monroe. I then melted the embossing powder using my Wagner Precision Heat Tool. I trimmed them all up and adhered the two with the stockings directly to the tag. The sentiment on the deer tag is popped up with foam tape. I just realized I completely forgot to add the ribbon and twine before taking photos... ooops! I'll likely add white ribbon and some festive red and white twine.

Here's a quick look at this month's Kit of the Month membership! So in love with this month's KOM!!

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

Hope you have an ink-tastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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No Coloring ~ May 2021 Whit Kit ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'll be sharing some fun inspiration using the new May 2021 Whit Kit this week. First up is a No Coloring card! I know that sometimes I just don't feel like coloring and the gorgeous stamps in the Beauty of Becoming set in the kit have SO much detail that you can absolutely get away without coloring them!!

Here's a very simple card featuring the beautiful hummingbird. I cut a piece of the patterned paper to 4-1/8 x 5-3/8" and adhered it to a white A2 top fold card base. I die cut the circle from another piece of the beautiful paper in the Simple Spring paper pack... absolutely gorgeous papers in this kit!!

Now, I wanted to make this one into a birthday card so I pulled out one of favorite sentiments from the Aging Gorgeously sentiment kit and stamped it directly on the bottom layer of pattern paper. Done! So easy... I have a little process video to share that also shows all the fun contents in the kit. You can check that out here... No Coloring | May 2021 Whit Kit | Unity Stamp Co.

Here's a look at the contents of the May 2021 Whit Kit. This kit is  available at Unity Stamp Co.

I'll be back tomorrow with another card I created with the May 2021 Whit Kit.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Scrapping for Less ~ Summer Memory Dex Cards

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a few Summer themed memory dex cards that I've created for my spinner to keep track of the birthdays in my life, be it family or friend. I've been struggling this year with sending out birthday cards... not sure if it's just a 2020 thing, but I got to thinking that it sure would be handy to have a way to keep track of those birthdays in a more efficient way.

So I happened to have some Summer themed papers on my desk and I got to thinking that I'd just start with those!! I also had the new fabulous Barn Create-A-Dex die on my desk... so naturally, I used it!! I started by die cutting the stitched barn die from the pretty papers. I used a piece from the Strawberry Fields paper pad, the Rustic Watermelon paper pad, and the Golden Beach paper pad. And then I also pulled out my ephemera pieces... Strawberry Fields ephemera and Rustic Watermelon ephemera (looks like that is sold out). I didn't have any Golden Beach ephemera so I just cut a bunch of images out of two different patterned papers. I just love how easy these cards came together. Let's have a closer look...

I used a red card stock from my stash for the memory dex card base. I adhered the beautiful Strawberry Field patterned paper that I had die cut with the stitched barn die. Then I adhered the leaves and jam jar ephemera pieces. I popped up the strawberry ephemera piece with foam squares and then I just trimmed June from an old calendar set that I had from a couple of years ago. I mat it on the same red card stock and adhered it to the card. I wanted to add a bit of ribbon and decided to just punch a couple holes in the card and tie the bow through there... it was pretty easy. I'm going to die cut another piece of red card stock with the base die and adhere it to the back just to make the whole card a little more stable.

I also added a little Nuvo aqua shimmer to the strawberry ephemera piece. You can see a little bit of the sparkle in this photo.

For my July memory dex card, I die cut a base of black card stock and then adhered the pretty Rustic Watermelon patterned paper. I also die cut the red heart from that same paper (it's the other side of the double sided patterned paper). I covered up the black hole with the cute ephemera pieces and the red patterned paper heart. I also punched a couple holes in the card and added a bit of white baker's twine. And to finish this one off, I added a few white enamel dots... oh, and a little sparkle to the watermelon slice in the gnomes hand with the Nuvo aqua shimmer pen. I'm also going make this one a bit more sturdy by die cutting another black base.

And my last card... which just may be my favorite! My base for this one uses my all time favorite card stock... Tempting Turquoise. I adhered the pretty star fish patterned paper from the Golden Beach paper pad to the base and adhered the bikini, life preserver, and sunblock bottle directly to the card. I then popped up the flip flops and seashell. I mat 'August' with the same turquoise card stock and adhered it to the card.

I also added some shimmer to the flip flops and the seashell. I wish it showed up better in the photos. So now I have three memory dex cards done!! Woo hoo! I think I'll do the Fall months using papers from the September 2020 FOTM Card Kit Orchards & Patches. I'll try to remember to share them in the Scrapping for Less: Show & Share group. Well, that's it for me this week! I'll see you next Friday for my sneak peek of the new October kit!! You are going to love love love it!! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Scrapping for Less ~ September 2020 Flavor of the Month Card Kit ~ Sneak Peek

Hello there crafty friend! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with the last sneak peek of the September 2020 FOTM Card Kit before the reveal and hop that starts at midnight tonight!! This Fall loving girl is in love with this kit!! It's so stinkin' cute and just perfect for all your Fall cardmaking needs!! Enough chit chat... let's get to the card I created! 

So... if you have followed my creative card making journey at all, you may know about my obsession with teal trucks. lol... I love them so! It's really no surprise that I just had to frame this adorable paper and make it a feature of my card! I love it!

I layered the two beautiful papers from Collection Four and adhered a stitched scallop frame that I die cut from white card stock. I stamped the Hey There Pumpkin stamp with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored it in with my Copic markers. I used the following Copic markers:

'Hey There' ~ E23

'Pumpkin' ~ BG01, BG10, BG45, BG57

Pumpkin ~ YR15, YR21, YR27, YR68, E21, E23, E27

I fussy cut around the image and sentiment and then adhered it a white stitched oval. I then popped that up on the card and finished it off with a few enamel dots. You can check out my process video below...

I am just loving how this card turned out. It has me dreaming about cooler days with leaves changing colors and falling leaves. *sigh*  Do you love Fall too? Let me know in the comments what's your favorite part of the Fall season.

Don't forget about the reveal and hop tonight at midnight, but be sure to snatch up your card kit before then!! You do not want to miss out on this one!!

That's it for me this week! I'll see you in two weeks with an adorable set of cards using Collection Two from the card kit!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Scrapping for Less ~ Summer Daisies Paper Pad ~ Post It Note Holder

Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a fun swap that I made for fellow SFL design team member Stacy using the beautiful Summer Daisies paper pad that was recently released at Scrapping for Less. I combined the papers with some other products in my stash... let's have a look! 

I started with a cereal box... yup! You read that right. I cut all of my pieces for the post it note holder from the cereal box first. Here's a link to the tutorial I used... Easy Note Pad Holder Book.

I used the cereal box in place of the chipboard coasters mentioned in the tutorial.

I covered the cereal box pieces with pretty polka dot papers from Stampin' Up and then used the gorgeous Summer Daisies from SFL to decorate and embellish the other pieces. The beautiful ribbon is from Papertrey Ink... seriously a mash up of products from my stash! The daisy is one of my digital stamps available at Polka Dot Orchard... called Whoops a Daisy. I printed it out, colored it with a few copic markers and then fussy cut it. I couldn't find quite the right sentiment, so I just printed this one off from my computer on card stock and fussy cut it.

The side view... I only had a couple post it note pads in coordinating colors. 

This holder could hold a lot of post it notes!

The inside... isn't it cute?! I've had that mini pen from the Dollar Spot at Target for years... it works perfectly with this holder! 

To clean up the edges of my patterned papers I used a sanding block that I've had in my stash forever. I believe it's from Stampin' Up as well.

That's it! It was so fun to create something to send off to a crafty friend!

I definitely need to make more of these!

Check out all the new fabulous paper pads recently released at SFL here... New Paper Pads!!

This paper hoarder has to have them all! Lol..

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Scrapping for Less ~ New Release!! ~ Summer Floaties

Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a super fun new release from Scrapping for Less... Summer Floaties stamp set and paper pad!! Oh my cuteness... this is such an adorable set and the papers coordinate perfectly!!

So... I've been on a bit of a Slimline kick! Lol... have you tried making one yet?! They are so fun!

I love that extra bit of space to create with! I used a fun sketch from over at the Poetic Artistry blog, the current Mojo Monday #540 sketch challenge. I did make my slimline card a little bigger than the one posted for the sketch... this one is the trendy size that measures 3-1/2 x 8-1/2".

Isn't she just the cutest?! 

I had so much fun coloring her in this sweet little scene. I used the following Copic markers:

Skin / Glasses ~ E000, E01, E11, No, BV01, R00, R21

Hair ~ E34, E51, E97

Bikini / Hat ~ Y06, Y11, Y13, YG03, YG11, R14, R21, R32 

Pineapple / Drink ~ Y06, E25, YG03, YG11, YG63, N0, R0000, R14, R21, R32, YR15, YR68

Umbrella / Blanket ~R00, R21, R32, C00, C1, B00, B02

Sand / Water / Sky ~ E25, E33, BG000, BG01, B0000, B000

I wanted to jazz up the sentiment so I thought a copic colored sun would be fun! I used Y000, Y11, Y06, and Y15.

A sweet summer time slimline card! I hope you like it!

I have a little process video showing the assembling of this card. I hope you'll check it out!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Scrapping for Less ~ Sketch Challenge #6 ~ June 2020 FOTM Card Kit

Hello there crafty friends!

Today I'm sharing the July challenge for the Scrapping for Less: Show & Share Facebook group!! We have another sketch challenge this month... I sure do love a good sketch!! You may recognize this sketch from the reveal of the new June 2020 FOTM Card Kit... it's included in this month's downloads of sketches! I hope you'll check it out and play along!

Before we get to the sketch and the card I created... the key to playing along with the challenge is being a member of the Scrapping for Less: Show & Share Facebook group so if you aren't already a member ---> join here!! Also, please note that you don't need a blog to enter the challenge as you're adding a photo of your creation directly in the Challenge album in the group. You are welcome to include a link to your blog in the description of your creation, if you'd like.

Let's check out Sketch Challenge #6...

What do you think? Another fun sketch challenge!! I can't wait to see what you all create!!

A super easy and quick card for this sketch! I can't get enough of the ephemera pieces in Collection One... I just had to make one more card using the cute pink lemonade ephemera.

The sentiment is from Collection Three: Pond Life. I thought it was perfect to pair up with the pink lemonade... I'd love to drink a pink lemonade on the patio and just relax and breathe. 

Sounds wonderful!!

Here's a little process video for this card.

This challenge will run from today, July 1st and will end July 31st at 11:59pm EST. The winner will be announced on Saturday, August 1st in the challenge album. Please use #sflsketchchallenge6 in any social media posts when playing along with the challenge.

And I'd like to invite you, again, to come play along with this challenge over in the Scrapping for Less: Show & Share Facebook Group! We'd love to see what you create using this fun sketch!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Scrapping for Less ~ June 2020 Flavor of the Month Card Kit ~ A Walk in the Park

Hey let's go take a walk in the park! 

With everything going on today we can most certainly go with our families and/or friends....less than 10 people though! So, let's wander through a lovely park, have a picnic lunch, play on the slide, catch frogs by the pond, and act like monkeys on the monkey bars! Those are all the components of the kit this month! You can find how to order on the Subscription page! And don't forget to enter the Rafflecopter. ~ Teresa {SFL Owner}

Welcome to the June 2020 Flavor of the Month Card Kit reveal and hop with the Scrapping for Less Design Team and guests!! If you're just starting hopping, we're so glad to have you join us!!

The hop starts on the Scrapping for Less blog or you can start hopping right here!

Here's a quick look at the June 2020 A Walk in the Park Card Kit...

Double Dip Subscription...

Banana Split Subscription...

Isn't that just the cutest kit EVER?! I mean those ants!! And the monkeys!! And I am a tad bit partial to the Pond Life set that I created to be a scene builder set... I love all the elements in that collection!! They pair so perfectly with the new Grass and Cloud Stencil in the Banana Split subscription!!

Well, enough chatter from me... lol... let's check out the cards I created and get to hopping!

Collection One: Picnic Time

So... back to what I said a minute ago about these ants! The cutest ants ever!! Am I right?! And I didn't even ink up the ants in the stamp set yet... but I can't wait to! I used the sketch for our July 2020 Sketch challenge that will begin in just a few days. I hope that you'll stop by the Scrapping for Less: Show & Share Facebook group and check out our challenges... so much fun!

Supplies used (not found in the kit):

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

Scrapbook Adhesive Foam Squares

Stampers Select White Card Stock (card base)

Collection Two: Let's Hang Out

My second card is a 5" square card featuring the adorable monkeys from the Let's Hang Out stamp set. I had fun coloring up a simple scene for these monkeys to play in. I even used the Nuvo drops from the Banana Split subscription to make a couple of flowers. 

Supplies used (not found in the kit):

Copic markers ~ W00, W1, W2, W4, W5, N0, N2, N5, B000, B00, YG0000, YG11, YG13, YG17

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangle STAX

Ranger Multi Medium Matte

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

Scrapbook Adhesive Foam Squares

Stampers Select White Card Stock (card base)

Collection Three: Pond Life

My third card features the sweet scene building set that I had the privilege to design!! So many possibilities with this stamp set and the papers in this collection are gorgeous!! Such an amazing mix of colors and designs!! I love them!! 

Supplies used (not found in the kit):

Copic markers ~ YG11, YG13, YG63, B00, B02, C1 (frog); B0000, BG000, BG01, BG72 (pond); E55, E57, E59, N0, N4 (bench); YG03, YG11, YG17 (grass); E30, E33, E37 (dirt); B0000 (sky); YG0000, YG03, YG25, E11, E13, E50 (cattails)

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Ranger Multi Medium Matte

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

Scrapbook Adhesive Foam Squares

Stampers Select White Card Stock (card base)

I also have a process video for this card sharing my coloring and assembling of this card. You can check it out here...

Collection Four: On the Playground

And my fourth card using the On the Playground stamp set and papers... how cute is that slide?! I know... I keep gushing with each collection! I can't help myself. Teresa has seriously knocked this kit out of the park! It's awesome!!

Supplies used (not found in the kit):

Copic markers ~ YR0000, YR12, YR15, YR16, V000, V04, V15 (slide); 

YG11, G000, G24 (grass); B0000, B000, B00 (sky)

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

Scrapbook Adhesive Foam Squares

Stampers Select White Card Stock (card base)

Before you start hopping be sure to go grab your kit before they are all gone... June 2020 A Walk in the Park Card Kit! There's only a few available!!

That's it for me this time! Your next stop on the hop is Beth

Don't forget to head back over to the Scrapping for Less blog to enter the Rafflecopter for your chance to win!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Scrapping for Less ~ May 2020 Flavor of the Month Card Kit ~ Let's Encourage One Another

Easy

Nice

Caring

Opportunity

Unite

Refreshing

Applaud

Giving

Exhilarate

Motivation

Excite

Nurture

Thoughtful

Hello Cardmakers! I hope you are doing well this morning. This month’s theme is all about encouragement. How about taking one of the words in the acronym above and making it your word for the coming month? My word is going to be motivation! Motivation to send out at least 3 cards a week to encourage someone. The design team and guest designers this month have created some absolutely fabulous designs with the card kit contents. Hop on through and take a look. One person I know who encourages people each and every day is Courtney Kreeber, she has helped design components of this month’s kit. Her group Handmade Happiness over on Facebook is all about encouraging each other. Who have you encouraged today? Check out this wonderful card kit centered around encouragement over on the Scrapping for Less website. Also check out the SFL blog post and make sure to enter the Rafflecopter. ~ Teresa, {SFL Owner}

If you are just starting hopping, we're so glad to have you join us! 

The hop starts on the Scrapping for Less blog or you can start hopping right here.

Here's a quick look at the May 2020 Let's Encourage One Another card kit...

Double Dip Subscription...

Banana Split Subscription...

Such a darling kit!! I had so much fun creating cards to share with you today... 

let's get to the cards!

Collection One: Love Big

How cute is that Big Foot Benny?! I love him! I stamped him with black ink and colored him up with Copic markers. I trimmed the striped paper and adhered it to a card front of Sour Apple card stock measuring 4-1/4 x 5-1/2". I die cut the polka dot paper with my largest circle die (approx. 3-3/4" in diameter) and adhered it to the card. To create the background, I blended some light green and blue inks over the cloud stencils included in the Banana Split subscription. I added the chalk heart sticker to the background and popped up the sentiment from the Benny the Bigfoot stamp set by SFL. I also popped up Benny using foam squares. To finish off this card, I added one of the Jolee's flowers over top of the little flower in the stamped Bigfoot image.

Supplies used (not found in the kit):

Copic markers ~ W00, W1, W3, E000, E00, R00, R14, YG11, YG23

Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink

Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide ink

Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Memento Tuxedo Black marker

Scrapbook Adhesives Foam Squares

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangle STAX

Collection Two: Easy Peasy

As I mentioned yesterday in my Sneak Peek post, this collection is my absolute favorite!! The colors are gorgeous and that lemon, as well as the blossom, are so beautiful... not to mention the fabulous sentiments!! I can't get enough of this one!! Anywho... I just wanted to showcase the beautiful lemon for this card. I layered the pretty lemon slices with the strips of polka dot papers onto a 5 x 5" square white card base. I die cut the Lemon Drop and white card stocks with a couple of square dies from my stash. I adhered them together and then adhered them to the card. I then blended a bit of Evergreen Bough Distress Oxide ink (it's much lighter in person... not sure why it's so dark in the photo) in the top center portion of the white card stock. I colored the lemon with Copic markers, fussy cut it, and cleaned up the edges with a Memento Tuxedo black marker. I popped it up on the card with foam squares and then added a few of the enamel dots and tied a sweet bow with the yellow twine included in the collection. I love how this card turned out!

Supplies used (not found in the kit):

Copic markers ~ Y000, Y11, Y13, YG0000, YG11

Evergreen Bough Distress Oxide ink

Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Memento Tuxedo Black marker

Scrapbook Adhesives Foam Squares

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

Newton's Nook Square dies

Collection Three: Weather Together

The third collection in the card kit has a fun scene building stamp set that I can't wait to play with more! For my card today, I just focused on the pretty papers included in the collection and kept this design CAS. I did have fun stamping and coloring the sun stamp. I stamped it with a mix of yellow inks and then I colored the center with Copic markers. I adhered the die cut sun to the edge of the patterned paper and then popped up the whole piece with foam squares. I stamped the sentiment and die cut it with a banner die. I trimmed it and adhered it to the card. To finish off this card, I added the the three enamel dots to the side.

Supplies used (not found in the kit):

Copic markers ~ Y000, Y11, Y13

Mustard Seed Distress Oxide ink

Scattered Straw Distress Oxide ink

Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Scrapbook Adhesives Foam Squares

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

Stampin' Up Round Corner punch

Newton's Nook Square dies (stitched circle die)

Lawn Fawn Everday Sentiment Banners dies

Collection Four: Little Lady

This card came together so fast!! I used four of the fabulous Little Lady Ephemera pieces to create this adorable and super quick card! And there are a whole bunch more pieces (as you can see in the background of my photo) to create a whole bunch more cards!! You may also recognize this card design from the current challenge in the Scrapping for Less: Show & Share Facebook group. I'm so happy to see it included in this month's sketches to download... check out the downloads here ---> May 2020 Sketch Sheet!

Supplies used (not found in the kit):

Scrapbook Adhesives Foam Squares

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

My Favorite Things Oval STAX Set 1

That's it for me this time! Your next stop on the hop is... Christine

Be sure to head back over to the Scrapping for Less blog to enter the Rafflecopter once you've finished hopping!

Thank you friends for checking out my blog post!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal