Inky Paws Challenge #234 ~ Sketch Challenge {Week 1}

 Hello there crafty friend!

Who's up for a new challenge?! It's time to get our paws inky with a fun sketch challenge! I am always up for good sketch and this one is so fun! You have until Friday, November 29th to get your entries in for the #234 Sketch Challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #234 - Sketch Challenge

Another super fun sketch! I can't wait to see what you create with it!

I couldn't wait to ink up the adorable images in the Holiday Postage Sampler Stamp Set. It was so hard to choose just three though. I die cut the images using the coordinating Holiday Postage Sampler Die Set and then I colored up the cute images. 

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

Santa: E000, E00, E11, C00, C2, R20, R14, R46

Stocking / Candy Cane: C00, C2, R20, R14, R46

Gift: YG11, G24, G46

Candles: C00, C2, Y11, Y15

Holly: YG11, G24, G46, R20, R14, R46

I die cut Stampers Select White card stock from Papertrey Ink using the Postage Stamp Layout Die. Using a small blending brush I blended a little bit of Mowed Lawn Distress Ink on the center of the postage shape. I paired up the cute stamps from the Holiday Postage Sampler Stamp Set with the beautiful papers in the Christmas Time 6x6 Paper Pad. The polka dot paper measures 5-1/2 x 4-1/4". The plaid layer measures 5-1/2 x 1-3/4". My layer of Pure Poppy card stock from Papertrey Ink measures 4-1/2 x 3-1/4".

Can you see the stenciled trees on the red? I used Candied Apple Distress Ink and blended over the Evergreens Stencil. The red layer just needed a little something and I like the interest the trees adds to the card stock. The sentiment from the Bells & Holly Stamp Set is heat embossed with Sugar Cube White Pigment ink from Taylored Expressions, Alabaster White Embossing Powder from Brutus Monroe and it's melted with a Wagner Precision Heat Tool.

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a project using this awesome 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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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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