Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 30 ~ Lucky Gnomie

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a bit more inspiration for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 30 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. I had a little bit of time to draw this weekend and drew a sweet little gnome holding a shamrock.

I've called her Lucky Gnomie. I think she's pretty cute. If you'd like to play with Lucky Gnomie, I'm sharing her in my Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration group. I just ask that you don't share the photo, but invite your friends to the group so they can save it for their personal use. I printed her off just like I would a digi stamp in a Microsoft Document. And then I colored her up with Copic markers. I fussy cut her on the line and colored the edges with a black marker to make her nice and neat.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E21

Hair: Y21, E43, E44

Hat: C00, C2, RV10, RV02

Dress: C00, C2, RV10, RV02, RV14

Shoes: C00, C2

Shamrock: YG11, YG17, G14

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 30. 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 paired up Lucky Gnomie with the Pot O' Gold 6x6 Paper Pad from Doodlebug Designs. I had fun with these papers since there are fun shamrocks and rainbow designs. I die cut the polka dot paper using the Make a Tag {die set} from Unity. I popped her up using foam tape. The sentiment is just printed off from my computer.

I had so much fun with this card! 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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Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 25 ~ Bobbie Sue Girl ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing more inspiration for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 25 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. I've made a few quick cards using the scraps I picked out a couple of weeks ago. And I still had Bobbie Sue Girl from Unity handy on my desk so I inked her up!

I love how fast these cards came together! I'm not usually one for using stickers on cards but they sure made for quick cards. I just need to add sentiments to cards with the stickers and they'll be all done.

Here's another look at the scraps I chose for September. Not Fall like I hoped, but Fall-ish colors and I do love the farm vibe. This is a photo from when I started with the leftover papers. I have just a few scraps left. I'm hoping to finish them up this month. We'll see!

I trimmed the floral paper for the chicken card I shared a couple weeks ago. I also trimmed the green paper and the ruler paper. I used the leftover pieces from that card plus a couple of the longer strips for my three cards today. I adhered the pattern papers to a 4 x 5-1/4" piece of thin white card stock. This was way easier than trying to adhere the pattern papers directly to the Kraft card base and eyeball to make sure I had them evenly spaced.

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 25. 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 moved the sentiment for my card today. It just fit better under the ruler paper.

I stamped Bobbie Sue Girl and the sentiment using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Yup, I used a different ink. It was on top of the stack and I was lazy! LOL! Anywho, I die cut the image using a circle die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}. I colored up the image with a bunch of Copic markers and then I blended my brown blending brush around the image. The white was too bright for the papers and the kraft base. It just didn't look right. I also blended or distressed the edges of the sentiment with the same brush. TIP: if you want to add just a tad bit of color, don't add ink to your blending brush. If you are like me, you leave your blending brushes unwashed and inky and they are perfect for just a little bit of color. 

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Hair: E70, E71, E74

Dress: BG000, BG02, BG72

Apron: Y11, Y32

Chicken: R20, R14, E11, E13, E08

I popped up the circle and the sentiment using a bunch of foam tape. I love the dimension it gives to the card! This was such a fun and quick card! I hope you've been inspired to pull out those scraps and use them up! Have an inktastic week!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 25 ~ September Scraps

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing inspiration for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 25 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. I've cracked open another pack of leftover papers and made a super fast card just using scraps!

I love how fast this card came together! Just a few tweaks and cuts and it was done!

Here's a look at the scraps I chose for September. Not quite a Fall theme but the colors could really be used for a Fall card. The row of papers on the top are all 6x6", otherwise all the other papers are bits and pieces.

I trimmed the floral paper down to 4 x 5-1/4" and adhered it to an A2 top fold card of Kraft card stock from Papertrey Ink. I then trimmed the ruler paper into strips just using the lines on the paper as a guide. I adhered the ruler paper to the floral paper.

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 25. 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 like to think my inspiration is usually a good example of this since I'm always adjusting the sketch. Today is good example as I turned the sketch for a portrait card and adjusted the sentiment.

I decided to trim the chicken circle that was in with my scraps. The white was too bright. I carefully pulled up the tail of the right chicken and just trimmed the white off going slightly under the green background. I die cut a stitched circle from Kraft card stock using a die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies} from Unity. And then I heat embossed a sentiment from the adorable Bobbie Sue Girl stamps, also from Unity. This was such a fun and quick card! I hope you've been inspired to pull out those scraps and use them up! Have an inktastic week!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Scrapping for Less ~ Sketch Challenge #1 ~ Fall Breeze

Hello there crafty friends!

Today, I'm so excited to share the September challenge over at Scrapping for Less: Show & Share!! In order to play along there are a few rules...

Pretty easy, right?!?! Now, the key to playing along 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.

And then check out our Sketch Challenge #1...

A fun little sketch to get you inspired! Now, let's check out the card I created using the sketch...

Pretty cute and the only thing I stamped was the sentiment from the adorable Fall Breeze stamp set by Photo Play. I stamped it with VersaMark watermark ink and heat embossed a fine white embossing powder. I also used the gorgeous Fall Breeze papers by Photo Play and fun Autumn Pumpkins stickers by Sticko. 

I love challenges and truly love sketch challenges... they are so fun and take the hard work of designing a card and make it so much easier. But I always say that challenges should inspire not require so this sketch is open to interpretation! Even I moved the sentiment to the other side of the card... it just got lost in that other corner. As long as your card has the main elements and they're in the approximate position... you're good to go!! 

This challenge will run from today, September 2nd and will end September 30th at 11:59pm EST.  The winner will be announced on Friday, October 4th. Please use #sflsketchchallenge1 in any social media posts when playing along with the challenge.

Lots of time to play along!! I can't wait to see what you create!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal