A Twinkly Christmas ~ Twinkle Toes ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

I saw a fun sketch challenge the other day and wanted to play along so I inked up the adorable Twinkle Toes that just released from Unity and made a fun holiday card!

I colored up Twinkle Toes with Copic markers and fussy cut the cute reindeer leaving a white border.

Copic Markers used:

Reindeer: R00, R20, E21, E23

Antlers: E21, E23, E25

Nose: RV10, RV02, RV14, RV29

Hooves: C0, C3, C5, C7

Lights: YG00, YG11, RV10, RV02, B00, B02

As I mentioned at the start of my blog post, my inspiration came from Sketch 695 from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. A fun sketch! 

I paired up the adorable reindeer with the beautiful Bright & Brrr {paper pack}. I love these papers so much that I bought them twice!! LOL! I die cut the edges of my pattern paper using one of the dies from the awesome Edge Appeal {border die set}. I die cut a circle using a die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}.

I used a fun snowflake embossing folder that was a spotlight steal over at Unity maybe last year... or the year before. I don't remember but it sure is a beautiful one! I love the mix of snowflakes. I used it on the die cut circle and my paper strips on the edges.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

Hot Cocoa Sketch Card ~ Christmas Cocoa Cups ~ Crafty Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

Today I'm sharing a sweet holiday card I made to play along with the February Sketch Challenge in the Friends Who Like Crafty Stamp Co. Facebook Group. 

I love working on holiday cards all year long so I don't have to stress later in the year wondering if I have enough holiday cards. And since, I only have holiday stamps from Crafty Stamp Co. - it just made sense! LOL!

Here's a look at the fun sketch. 

I used papers from the Gingerbread Christmas 6x6 Paper Pad. And the sweet stamp is from the Christmas Cocoa Cups stamp set. It was so hard to pick just one of the cute cocoa cups in this adorable stamp set.

Copic markers used:

Reindeer: E000, E21, E23, E25, R20, R14, R27

Scarf: B000, B00, B02

Cookie: E000, E21, B000, B00, B02, R27

Cinnamon Sticks: E11, E23

Marshmallows: C0, C2

Cocoa: E21, E57

Mug: C0, C2, R20, R14, R27

The sentiment is also from the Christmas Cocoa Cups stamp set. I stamped and trimmed the sentiment, and adhered it to the card. All of my layers are adhered directly on the card. No foam tape this time. I finished off the card with a few confetti pieces from the Hologram Red Card Bling from A Colorful Life Designs.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 39 ~ The Softest Thoughts ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing more inspiration for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 39 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. Four adorable Valentine's I made for my kids.

I am loving this sketch for my longer scraps. They weren't all long enough to go across the A2 card so I added a 4 x 5-1/4" layer. These scraps are all from the Enveloped in Love {paper pack}. It pairs up nicely with Kraft card stock for a vintage vibe.

I stamped the bunny and sentiment from The Softest Thoughts 4 times each on a full sheet of white card stock. Unfortunately, this one didn't have enough room to die cut it with a circle die but the square worked so I went with it. I used a die from the Scallops & Squares {nesting dies}. I was in a bit of a rush to mail this one to my son at Tech School for the Air Force so his also didn't get the distressed edges.

So the next three cards are pretty much identical. I didn't use green scraps on these ones so I colored the bunnies sweater and hat with a soft pink. All of the bunnies were die cut using a die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}.

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 39. 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 used five or six scraps for each of the cards alternating the colors or patterns so it was pleasing to the eye.

Copic Markers used:

Bunnies: C0, C2, R00, R20

Green Hat & Sweater: G000, YG91, YG93, YG95, C0, C2

Pink Hat & Sweater: R00, R20, C0, C2

Hearts: R20, R14, R27

Ground: E000, E11

I adhered all of the layers directly to the Kraft card bases. All except the sentiments which I popped up with foam tape. So glad I got to use up some more scraps. 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!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 39 ~ Make It Iced, Please ~ Not 2 Shabby

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing another card for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 39 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. A quick coffee card for today.

I used some pretty scraps from the retired Make It Iced, Please 6x6 Paper Pad from Not 2 Shabby to make my background for the card. It's been so cold... these bright and sunny colors are just bringing some warmth.

I combined three pieces of ephemera from the coordinating {and also retired} Make It Iced, Please Ephemera from Not 2 Shabby for my focal image for this card. I cut an edge on the circle ephemera for that edge in the sketch and grounded my other pieces of ephemera on the line.

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 39. 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 used long paper scraps for this sketch... no measuring needed.

The sweet sentiment is from the retired Cup of Love stamps from Unity. I love how quick this card came together. And I got to use up some scraps too. 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!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 39 ~ Hop to My Heart ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

I hope you're having a wonderful week so far! Today I'm sharing my first card for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 39 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. I'm in the midst of a cardmaking hiatus... needed some time to revive the mojo and for my family. BUT I still wanted to keep the sketch challenges going so I'm sharing a little inspiration for the new sketch.

I adore this sweet new bunny from the Hop to My Heart stamps from Unity. It's just too cute and adorably sweet! I stamped it with Black Amalgam ink and colored it up with Copic Markers. I also stamped the image over a piece of pattern paper and fussy cut the heart to paper piece onto this cute bunny.

Here's a quick list of the Copics I used:

Bunny: C0, C2, RV10, RV02, RV14

Hearts: RV10, RV02, RV14

Grass / Stems: G000, G82

Flower: Y38

Shading on paper pieced heart: RV000, RV10

I die cut the cute bunny using the Oval Frames dies from Newton's Nook Designs. And then I chopped off the bottom portion of the oval just under the grass line of the image. And I distressed the edges with the residual ink on my brown blending brush. My paper scraps are from the beautiful Enveloped in Love {paper pack}. I LOVE these papers!! And boy do I have a bunch of scraps!

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 39. 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 am a HUGE fan of using up scraps so I like to occasionally throw in fun sketches just for that purpose. This one is great for those long strips of pattern paper. 

I trimmed the sentiment and adhered it to the top of the oval and then I added foam tape to the back of both pieces and popped them up on the card. Lots of possibilities with this fun sketch! I sure 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!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Inky Paws Challenge #243 ~ Sketch Challenge {Week 4}

Hello there crafty friend!

 There's just a few more days to play along with the Inky Paws Challenge #243 - Sketch Challenge! You have until this coming Friday, August 29th to get your entries in for the challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #243 - Sketch Challenge

This has been such a fun sketch! I hope you have a chance to play along with us if you haven't already! There's just a few days left to play!

I decided to make a birthday card for my last card. I actually started by picking my papers first for this one. I wanted three pattern papers that all had a white background so I chose the above three papers from the Birthday Party 6x6 Paper Pad. I used the Card Layout 4 Die as a guide to cut my papers out. Once I had the papers cut, I secured the die to the papers using washi tape and ran it through my Big Shot. I then die cut the frame from white card stock and adhered all of the pieces to a white A2 top fold card base.

I pulled out the fun Birthday Postage Sampler Stamp Set and inked up a few images to coordinate with the pattern papers I had chosen. I colored each of them with some Copic markers to coordinate with the colors in the papers and then I die cut them using the coordinating dies from the Birthday Postage Sampler Die Set.

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

Present: YR20, YR15, R20, R14

Balloons: Y11, Y15, YG11, YG03, Colorless Blender

Cupcake: Y11, Y15, Y38, BG000, BG10, BG15, E11, E25

I die cut three circles from white card stock using a die from the Circle Frames Die Set. I added foam tape to the back of each image and popped them up on the circles and then I adhered the circles to the card. I stamped the sentiment, trimmed it and then adhered it to the card, as well.

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

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Inky Paws Challenge #243 ~ Sketch Challenge {Week 3}

Hello there crafty friend!

 Sharing some more inspiration for week 3 of the Inky Paws Challenge #243 - Sketch Challenge! You have until Friday, August 29th to get your entries in for the challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #243 - Sketch Challenge

Have you played along with us yet? I sure hope you do. This is a super fun sketch. So fun that I turned it upside down. I wanted the brown to ground my images.

 I made a fun Fall card using the sweet Autumn Read Stamp Set. I die cut the cute stacks of books using the coordinating dies from the Autumn Read Die Set.

I adhered the stack of books together and then popped them up on the card with foam tape. I also popped up the sentiment that I had heat embossed with white pigment ink and white embossing powder.

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

Pumpkins / Mug: Y11, YR20, YR15, E000, E11, E25

Yellows: Y000, Y11, YR23

Orange: YR20, YR15

Browns: E000, E11, E25

Blues: BG000, BG72

White: C0, C2

I used the fantastic Card Layout 4 Die to die cut my papers this time. If you don't have this die in your stash and you're not quite sure how to cut the pieces, you can check out my blog post from last week to see the measurement guide I shared for this sketch. I used three fun pieces of pattern paper from the Autumn Meows 6x6 Paper Pad. I traced around the shapes using the die as a guide and then cut out the papers. And then I was able to die cut the three pieces of pattern paper. I die cut a piece of Kraft card stock to cut out the frame. I adhered all of the pieces for my background to a Kraft A2 top fold card base. I finished off the card with a few glittery enamel dots from my stash.

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

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Inky Paws Challenge #243 ~ Sketch Challenge {Week 2}

 Hello there crafty friend!

 Have you played along with the Inky Paws Challenge 243 - Sketch Challenge yet?! I'm a little late to the party myself after a fun road trip with my family. Luckily, there's still lots of time to play along! You have until Friday, August 29th to get your entries in for this fun challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #243 - Sketch Challenge

This fun sketch is perfect for any season. Today I'm adding to my Halloween stash with not one, but three, sweet Halloween cards. I had to make up for missing last week. Not really, but I couldn't help myself! LOL

I started all three cards by first cutting my pattern papers. I chose three pieces of pattern paper from the Halloween Meows 6x6 Paper Pad that all had a white background. I have found this tip to be handy in keeping a card background balanced. I made myself a guide for the measurements {below}.

First I cut each of the pattern papers down to 4 x 5-1/4". I then measured 1/2" from the top right corner down and made a mark. I then measured 3-1/4" from the top left corner down and made another mark. Using a ruler I drew a line connecting the two tick marks. And then I measured across that line from the left 1-3/4" and made a mark. I measured 7/8" from the bottom right corner towards the left side and made one last mark. Using a ruler, I drew a line connecting those two tick marks. I cut the top line first and then the bottom line {as noted on the guide}.

Cutting the three pieces of pattern paper gave me enough pieces to make 3 cards. I cut three pieces of copy paper down to 3-3/4 x 5 and adhered the pattern papers together on that paper making sure to line up the edges just right. I did have one or two spots that didn't line up perfectly so I just trimmed off those edges in my paper trimmer. 

I stamped all three adorable stamps from the Newton's Boo-tiful Night Stamp Set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored them up with Copic markers and then die cut them using the coordinating Newton's Boo-tiful Night Die Set.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used for my first card:

White Kitty: C00, C2, R00, R20

Pumpkin: YR20, YR21, YR15, YR68

Pumpkin Faces: Y11, Y15

Pumpkin Stems: E51, E53, E25

I adhered the pattern paper backgrounds to three top fold card bases of Orange Zest card stock from Papertrey Ink. I added foam tape to the back of the kitties with pumpkins on my first two cards. I heat embossed the sentiments on the same Orange Zest card stock using my favorite combo of products. I prepped the card stock with the TE Anti-Static Powder Tool and stamped the sentiments with Sugar Cube White Pigment ink, both from Taylored Expressions. I then sprinkled the wet ink with Alabaster White Embossing Powder from Brutus Monroe and melted the powder with a Wagner Precision Heat Tool. Once the embossed sentiments had cooled I wiped off the anti-static powder with a microfiber cloth.

I trimmed the sentiments and adhered them directly to the cards.

Copic markers I used for my second card:

White Kitty: C00, C2, R00, R20

Bird: N0, N2, N4, N6, YR15

Pumpkin: YR20, YR21, YR15, YR68

Faces: Y11, Y15

Stem: E51, E53, E25

For my last card, I wanted the kitty to 'fly' on the card. So I die cut the moon from white card stock using a die from the Spooky Sky Die Set. I used the residual ink on my yellow blending brush to add a hint of yellow to the moon and then I used N4, C2 and C0 Copic markers to add some depth to the craters on the moon. I die cut vellum using a die from the Circle Frames Die Set to bring the focus to the little scene I created.

The moon and kitty are adhered to the vellum and then I applied glue just behind the images so no glue showed through the vellum. This also adds a touch of dimension as the edges of the vellum are raised a bit. I just love this fun trio of cards!

Copic markers I used for my third card:

Orange Kitty: YR20, YR15, YR27, C0, C2, R00, R20

Hat: N0, N2, N4, N6, YR21, YR15, YR68

Broom: E51, E33, E53, E25, E57, N2, N4, N6

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

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Inky Paws Challenge #240 ~ Sketch Challenge {Week 4}

Hello there crafty friend!

 There's just a few more days to play along with the Inky Paws Challenge #240 - Sketch Challenge! You have until this coming Friday, May 30th to get your entries in for the challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #240 - Sketch Challenge

This has been such a fun sketch! I hope you have a chance to play along with us if you haven't already! There's just a few days left to play!

For my last card for this sketch challenge, I pulled out the Heartfelt Honeycomb Stamp Set. I stamped all of the bees and the drips of honey using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. And then I colored them up with Copic markers. I die cut each of the colored images using the coordinating dies from the Heartfelt Honeycomb Die Set.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used: Y11, Y15, Y38, BG10, BG01.

I ink smooshed my background using Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, and Fossilized Amber Distress Inks leaving a lot of white space. I also stamped the background partially with the hexagon heart from the Heartfelt Honeycomb Stamp Set.  I spattered the ink smooshed background using black acrylic paint that was thinned with a spritz of water. I die cut the center of the panel using the frame die from the Framework Die Set. I also die cut a piece of black card stock using the same die. That gave me the scalloped frame that it in the center of the card. I used the scalloped and stitched die from that same die set to die cut just the edge of a scrap of black card stock. I trimmed that piece to 2" wide and that's the piece that runs across the card.

 I ink smooshed a scrap of white card stock and die cut it using a die from the Hexagon Frames Die Set. I decided to mat that piece because it was just getting lost in the background. So I die cut a scrap of black card stock using the same hexagon die. I trimmed off the edges of the ink smooshed hexagon so that it would fit just inside of the stitches on the black hexagon. I adhered all of the layers and popped up the bee on the hexagon and the sentiment using foam tape.

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a project using the fun sketch. 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 #240 ~ Sketch Challenge {Week 3}

Hello there crafty friend!

 Sharing some more inspiration for week 3 of the Inky Paws Challenge #240 - Sketch Challenge! You have until Friday, May 30th to get your entries in for the challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #240 - Sketch Challenge

I am having so much fun with the sketch this month! I hope that you've been able to play along with us and if you haven't there's still this week and next week to join in the fun!

I made a cute birthday card this time using the adorable Newton Loves Cake Stamp Set. I die cut the cute kitty and hat using coordinating dies from the Newton Loves Cake Die Set. 

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

Kitty: C0, C2, C3, R00, R20

Hat: V000, V12, V15, BG10, BG01, BG34, Y11, Y15, RV10, RV02, RV04

Cake: E21, E25, E29, V000, V12, V15

Candle: RV10, RV02, RV04, Y11, Y15

Plate: BG10, BG01, BG34

I paired up the cute kitty with the Birthday Meows 6x6 Paper Pad. I used the papers for all of my layers. The kitty background paper measures 4-1/4 x 5-1/2"; and the striped paper measures 4-1/4 x 1". I die cut the sprinkles papers using a die from the Frames & Flags Die Set. And the cute circle behind the kitty is die cut using a circle die from the Circle Frames Die Set. I popped up the circle and the trimmed sentiment using foam tape.

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a card using this month's sketch. 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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