Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 40 ~ Heartfelt ~ AALL & Create

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm a bit under the weather again but I wanted to share one more card for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 40 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. I just got some fun AALL & Create goodies and wanted to play, but I kept it simple.

I used a couple pieces of the Radiant Pulse Double Sided Design Papers for my background. I cut a 3-3/4 x 5" panel from the rainbow papers and then cut it diagonally. I then cut a black mat that measured 4 x 5-1/4" and cut that diagonally, as well. I cut another piece of the design papers and adhered it to a white A2 top fold card base.

I stamped the super sweet and adorable Heartfelt girl with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on Stampers Select White Card Stock from Papertrey Ink. I used a fun rainbow of colors to coordinate with the papers for my coloring.

Copic markers used:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, R00, R20

Hair: Y11, Y15, Y38

Eyes: B000, B00, B02, RV10, RV02

Lips: RV10, RV02

Dress: B000, B00, B02

Tights: RV10, RV02, V000, V12

Flowers: Y11, Y15, Y38, V000, V12, RV10, RV02, YG11, YG23

Heart: R20, R14, R27

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 40. 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. There's still time to play along... this challenge ends on March 30th!

I fussy cut the cutie and adhered her directly to the card. I stamped, trimmed and popped up the sentiment with foam tape. I finished off the card with a few raindrop embellies. I hope you have an INKriffic week!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Time to Shine ~ Anya Reboot ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

 Today I'm sharing a sweet rainbow card I made featuring a super cute Anya from the Anya Reboot Big Kit from The Greeting Farm!

I had this cutie already stamped and partially colored on my desk so I thought I'd make a card with her to share. Unfortunately, the Anya Reboot Big kit isn't currently on the website. But if you'd like to add her and the rest of the adorable reboot Anyas to your collection, you can check out the Farmers Market and submit a request via email... maybe it'll be available for the next Farmers Market. Fingers crossed!

I inked her up with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her up with Copic markers. I fussy cut Superstar Anya on the line and then I used a Memento Tuxedo Black marker to color the edges of my fussy cutting. This makes the fussy cutting look nice and neat.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20

Hair: E70, E71, E74, E77

Mouth: R00, R20, R14

Star Glasses: Y000, Y11, Y15, Y08, R20, YR20, Y11, G000, B000, V000

Feather Boa: Y000, Y15, YR20, YR15, R00, R20, V000, V12, B000, B00

Top: V000, V12, C0, C1

Skirt: B000, B00

Belt: Y11, Y15, C0, C1

Bracelet: R00, R20, R14

Die Cut Star: Y000, Y11, Y15, Y08

I paired up Superstar Anya with the Team Tie-Dye papers from Honey Bee Stamps. My coloring was also inspired by these soft pastel rainbow colors. The fun frame was die cut from white card stock using the Just for You Frame Dies from The Greeting Farm. I'm not sure if retired dies ever make it to the Farmer's Market but it's worth a try if you'd like to request these. It's a great frame for a shaker card! The sentiment is from the Miss Anya Red Carpet stamp set.

I got all of my layers adhered to a white A2 top fold card base and went searching for a star in my stash to fill the empty space beside the sentiment. I die cut the star using a freebie die I got from My Favorite Things and colored it with Copics {listed above with the other Copics I used}. I popped up the star on the card to finish it off. I hope I've inspired you to get inky!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Anya Paints ~ Preview Day 1 ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's the first day of previews at The Greeting Farm for the fabulous June release! I am so excited to share my makes with you this week. Be sure to check out The Greeting Farm blog each day this week!

I stamped Anya, the step stool, the paint can, and the kitty with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored the images up with Copic Markers. I fussy cut them all on the line and colored the edges of the fussy cutting with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker making the fussy cutting all nice and neat. 

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

Skin: E000, E00, E21

Hair: Y11, E43, E44

Bow / Shorts: V01, V12, V15

Top / Belt: RV10, RV02, RV04

Paint Brush: C2, C3, C5, R20, R14, R27, YR15, YR68, Y11, Y15, YG17, B02, B05, V15, V17

Step Stool: C0, C1, C2, C3, C5

Paint Can: C1, C2, C3, R14, R27, YR15, YR68, Y15, B02, B05, V15, V17

Orange Kitty: YR20, YR15, YR27

I die cut a slimline panel from white card stock using the Slimline Striped Frame Stand-Alone Die Set from Trinity Stamps. I stamped my rainbow of paint and actually messed it up. My placement wasn't quite right. So I trimmed a piece of white card stock to fit in the center of the die cut and re-stamped my rainbow of paint. This time I stamped them closer together and they fit just right. I also stamped the heart on a scrap and fussy cut that leaving a white border.

I adhered the center panel on my slimline die and then I adhered the panel to a white slimline card base measuring 7 x 8-1/2"; scored at 3-1/2". I adhered Anya and all the fun accessories to build my scene. I stamped the sentiment, trimmed it and popped it up on the card, along with the heart.

This was such a fun card to make. I just love how it turned out! Release goes live in the store on the 15th at 12am EST.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Embrace Your Unique Brilliance ~ She Monsters ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

I am SO excited that Unity made some girl monsters too! I just had to ink up the one with glasses! If I was a monster I would totally be this gal with the rainbow bow and shirt! LOL!

I stamped the adorable monster from the She Monsters with Black Amalgam ink and colored it up with just a bunch of Copic markers. I die cut the monster using a circle die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}. I wanted to add a bit of shine to the glasses so I added glossy accents.

You can check out my process video for this card here... Embrace Your Unique Brilliance | She Monsters | Unity Stamp Co.

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

Monster: V000, V12, V15, RV52, RV14

Hair: YG11, G14

Mouth: B00, C00, C2

Eyes: C00, C2, C3

Shirt / Bow: C00, C3, R20, R14, YR21, YR15, Y11, Y15, YG11, G14, B000, B00, V000, V12, Colorless Blender

Ground: Y11, B000

I paired up the adorable monster with my fave rainbow papers... Rainbow Vibes {paper pack}. Love these papers!! 

The inside of the mini card... a fun fold card, of sorts. I cut the sentiment into two parts and adhered the second part inside the card.

I finished off the monster with some white polka dots on her shirt using a Sakura White Gelly Roll pen. This was such a fun card to make!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Pet Sympathy Card on Kraft ~ Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bundle ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

I'm back with another card featuring goodies from the awesome Brown Thursday Sale over at Unity!!! 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! Today I'm sharing another pet sympathy card.

Not one bit of coloring for this card! Just some fun ink blending with my oxide inks. I used Candied Apple, Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn and Salty Ocean Distress Oxide inks for the rainbow along with the fabulous Somewhere Over the Rainbow Stencil. I absolutely love how the rows of the rainbow alternate on the stencil... so smart for blending over!!

I die cut the rainbow panel with the largest die from the Deckle & Stitches Nesting Dies. I blended a little bit of Lost Shadow Distress Oxide ink around the clouds on the Somewhere Over the Rainbow Stencil. I fussy cut them leaving a little bit of a white border around the edges. I stamped the cute pup silhouette from the Somewhere Over the Rainbow stamps with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink and fussy cut him as well. The clouds and pup are adhered together and then popped up with foam tape.

You can check out my process video for this card here... Pet Sympathy Card on Kraft | Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bundle | Unity Stamp Co.

The sentiment is heat embossed with white pigment ink, white embossing powder and melted with a heat tool. Head over to Unity and check out all the awesome releases! It's a HUGE release friends! And it's the BIGGEST SALE of the year! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Inky Paws Challenge #199 ~ Rainbow Theme Challenge Reminder

  Hello there crafty friend!

There's still time to play along with the Inky Paws Challenge #199 - a fun Rainbow Theme challenge! You have until this coming Friday, June 9th to get your entries in for the Rainbow Theme challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #199 - Rainbow Theme

I am enjoying the awesome entries being shared so far for the Rainbow theme challenge. I just love rainbow cards! I had a fun idea for pretty paper layers for my second card.

The Birthday Party 6x6 Paper Pad has a rainbow theme in the papers just minus one color - violet (and technically indigo, but I often skip that one). I thought it would be fun to play with a mix of the pattern papers and some card stock to balance out the colors. I die cut my pattern paper layers using the Frames & Flags Die Set. I then adhered my layers to a Real Red card front from Stampin' Up measuring 4-1/4 x 5-1/2". The yellow mat under the green present pattern paper measures 3-3/8 x 4-5/8". And then my purple paper layer is Winter Wisteria card stock from Papertrey Ink and it's die cut with the 2-1/2" decorative square die from the Frames Squared Die Set.

I stamped the sweet kitty from Newton's Birthday Balloons Stamp Set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, colored it up with my copic markers and then I fussy cut it leaving a bit of a border. The Newton's Birthday Balloons Die Set would have been really handy but I don't have that yet. It's on my wishlist!

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used to color up the sweet kitty:

Kitty ~ C00, C1, C3, R00, R20, Colorless Blender

Present / Balloons ~ V0000, V000, V12, V15, Colorless Blender

All of my paper layers are just adhered directly to each other except the sentiment and Newton... those two are popped up with foam tape. I really had fun with this rainbow card! There's still time to play along with the challenge... I sure hope you can find some time to play!

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a project with a Rainbow theme. Be sure to link up to the Inky Paws Challenge! Can't wait to see your projects!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Inky Paws Challenge #199 ~ Rainbow Theme Challenge

  Hello there crafty friend!

It's time to get our paws inky with a super fun rainbow themed challenge! It's so fun to play with rainbow colors! You have until Friday, June 9th to get your entries in for the #199 Rainbow Theme Challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #199 - Rainbow Theme

I love love love rainbow colors!! It's a wonderful color combo to play with and I couldn't wait to get inky for this challenge!

This is a pretty simple card and it's a big one! It measures 10 x 7"; scored at 5" for an A7 card. I blended my clouds over the Clouds Stencil from Newton's Nook Designs onto a large piece of white card stock using Distress Oxide inks. I used Candied Apple, Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean, and Wilted Violet Distress Oxide inks. I got a little heavy handy as I worked my way up the card but I love the dimension that it gives the clouds!

I die cut my large panel using the stitched scallop die from the A7 Frames & Banners Die Set. I was going to adhere my panel to a purple card front but decided to just go with the white background of the A7 card base.

I stamped the adorable kitty from the Newton's Umbrella Stamp Set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it up with the following Copic markers:

Kitty ~ C00, C1, N0, N2, N4, N8, YR15, RV10, RV21, Colorless Blender

Umbrella ~ V000, V12, V15, C00, C1, C3, N0, N2, N4, N8, Colorless Blender 

I die cut the kitty using the coordinating Newton's Umbrella Die Set. I stamped the sentiment using the Memento Tuxedo Black ink and die cut with a stitched circle die from the Circle Frames die set. I adhered the kitty directly to the card using liquid glue. To add a bit more dimension on the card, I used foam tape to pop up the sentiment.

You can check out my process video for this card here... You Lift Me Up Rainbow Clouds | Inky Paws Challenge 199 | Newton's Nook Designs.

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a project with a Rainbow theme. Be sure to link up to the Inky Paws Challenge! Can't wait to see your projects!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Rainbow Ink Smooshed Birthday Card ~ Technique Tuesday ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with another Technique Tuesday! On the 2nd Tuesday of each month I'll be sharing a bit of inspiration and a video featuring a fun technique. I hope that you'll be inspired to get inky and play along with some of the techniques that I share.

Today's technique is all about getting inky rainbow style!! Rainbows are so beautiful and I've been wanting to give this technique a try. It's really just ink smooshing but in more of a controlled way so that your background becomes a beautiful rainbow.

What do you think?! Fun, right?! I love how these turned out!

For my first card I did more of a horizontal rainbow with the ink smooshing. Both backgrounds were die cut with the largest die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}. This sweet card features the adorable bunny from the Hoppy & Hedgie kit. 

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used to color up Hoppy:

Bunny ~ W00, W1, W3, R000, R20

Clothes ~ V000, V12, B00, B02, R20, R14

Balloons ~ R000, R20, R14, YR000, YR15, YR16, Y000, Y11, Y06, G0000, YG11, G14, B000, B00, B02, V000, V12, V15, Colorless Blender 

I fussy cut Hoppy leaving a bit of a border around the image. And then I popped him up on the card with lots of foam tape.

For my second card I did more of a diagonal rainbow. I did also leave some white in the backgrounds so that the white in the background and the white in the balloons would all pop together.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used to color up Hedgie:

Hedgehog ~ C00, C1, C3, R000, R20

Clothes ~ G0000, YG11, G14, Y11, Y06

Balloons ~ R000, R20, R14, YR000, YR15, YR16, Y000, Y11, Y06, G0000, YG11, G14, B000, B00, B02, V000, V12, V15, Colorless Blender 

I heat embossed the sentiments using a white pigment ink and white embossing powder. It's hard to see in the photo but both of the sentiments were die cut using the Banner Nesting Die that was in last month's Whit Kit.

You can check out my process video here... Rainbow Ink Smooshed Birthday Card | Technique Tuesday | Unity Stamp Co.

The Rainbow Ink Smooshed Technique was so much fun and I just love how these cards turned out! If you give this fun technique a try, I'd love to see what you create so please share your cards in the Unity Show & Tell group and tag me. Have an ink-tastic day!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Membership Wednesday ~ Rainbow Slimline ~ March 2023 Kit of the Month ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back again today to share a rainbow slimline card using the amazing new March 2023 Kit of the Month from Unity Stamp Co. Ohhh... this kit is so awesome!! You are going to love it! I just couldn't wait to ink up the houses in the kit.

I stamped them twice with Black Amalgam ink for a fun slimline card! My rainbow inspiration is actually from one of our vacations. We visited a place that had these cool rainbow houses going down the street. I can't recall the vacation or the area now... lol. Oh my memory!! But I thought it would be fun to color up the houses in a rainbow. 

These houses have a lot of detail!! I just focused my Copic coloring to corners and tried to add dimension with darker shades of Copic markers where I thought portions of the house were in the background. I think it turned out pretty. I trimmed my slimline panel to 7-7/8 x 2-7/8" and adhered it to a kraft die cut from the Scalloped Stitched Slimline dies from Gina Marie Designs. The panel was then adhered to a white slimline card base measuring 8-1/2 x 7"; scored at 3-1/2".

The clouds are also in this kit and I adore them!! They have wonderful detail and the trio are perfect to use for a scene card. I added a bit of color to the bottoms with some cool grey markers. And I did fussy cut them and cleaned up the edges by coloring them with a Memento Tuxedo black marker. Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used:

Red House ~ R20, R14, R27

Orange House ~ YR21, YR15, YR16

Yellow House ~ Y11, Y15, Y35

Green House ~ YG11, YG23, G14

Blue House ~ B000, B00, B02

Indigo-ish House ~ BG10, BG23, BG49

Violet House ~ V000, V01, V12, V15

Pink House ~ RV10, RV21, RV14

Yellow-Orange House ~ Y11, Y06, YR15

Blue-Green House ~ B000, BG10, BG23

Windows ~ Y06

Sky ~ B0000, B000, B00

Grass ~ YG11, YG23, G14

Here's a look at the whole Kit of the Month for March!! So perfect and wonderful! Can you believe that you get a full sheet of rubber for only $45. That includes shipping! You also get a $6.95 discount on every order from Unity over $45. And you can purchase any past kits for only $34 plus shipping. Such a great value! I can't wait to ink up those gorgeous butterflies!!

I hope to see you next week for another Membership Wednesday blog post. I'll be sharing inspiration for the amazing Background of the Month.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Sunshine and Rainbows Birthday ~ April 2022 Whit Kit Rainbow Wishes ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with one more rainbow birthday card using the wonderful April 2022 Whit Kit from Unity Stamp Co. called Rainbow Wishes. I had to go with a rainbow color palette this time! And I couldn't help but use all of the rainbow stamps this time!! So fun!

I chose my rainbow of inks from my collection of Distress Oxide inks. I chose Candied Apple, Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean, and Wilted Violet. This was such a beautiful stamp set to play with!

I used the stencil for the green rainbow layer and stamped some green stars with one of the little stamps in the Rainbow Wishes kit. I also blended some orange and purple over those two layers to give the rainbow a bit more balance. I stamped the sentiment from the Sunshine and Rainbows {April 2021 Sentiment Kit} with Gina K. Black Amalgam ink. I trimmed it and adhered it directly to the card front.

I wrapped the pretty rainbow ribbon that I got as a freebie with my March 2022 Kit of the Month membership over the card front using 1/8" Easy-Tear Tape from iCraft. I popped up the card front with lot of foam tape and then I added the big beautiful rainbow rhinestones {also a freebie}... love it!! You can check out my process video here... Sunshine and Rainbows Birthday Card | April 2022 Whit Kit Rainbow Wishes | Unity Stamp Co.

Here's a look at the card kit! Be sure to check out the Whit Kit membership at Unity. Loving this rainbow card kit!! If you already have the kit, I hope you share your creations in the Unity Show & Tell Facebook group! I'd love to see what you create!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Membership Monday ~ April 2022 Whit Kit Rainbow Wishes ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back for another Membership Monday post sharing a cute rainbow birthday card using the adorable April 2022 Whit Kit from Unity Stamp Co. called Rainbow Wishes!! Such a wonderful card kit and I paired it up today with the Sunshine and Rainbows {April 2021 Sentiment Kit}... I especially love the birthday sentiment I chose for this card.

I started by picking a cute pattern paper from the paper pack which wasn't easy because there's a lot of cute papers in the pack! But I really love the scalloped stripes... the pattern is too cute with the different sized scallops.

I dug through my inks trying to find a few to coordinate with the colors in the pattern paper. I chose Pale Peony, Spring Moss, and Enchanted Evening dye inks from Papertrey Ink. I think they coordinate nicely! I stamped the pretty rainbow starting from the top pink layer. And then I blended some Spring Moss dye ink over the stencil for the middle layer. I also stamped some polka dots over the stenciled rainbow with the stencil still in place. Lastly, I stamped the smallest rainbow layer with Enchanted Evening dye ink.

I stamped the sentiment on a scrap on card stock and popped it up on the card with foam tape. I love the dimension that it gives the card. A pretty simple card design but I think it's really cute! You can check out my process video here... Rainbow Birthday Card | April 2022 Whit Kit Rainbow Wishes | Unity Stamp Co.

Here's a look at the card kit! Be sure to check out the Whit Kit membership at Unity... you have to check out the April 2022 Whit Kit!! If you already have the kit, I hope you share your creations in the Unity Show & Tell Facebook group! I'd love to see what you create! I'll be back tomorrow with one more card using this fantastic kit.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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