Inky Paws Challenge #235 ~ Year End Cards Theme Challenge {Week 3}

Hello there crafty friend!

 Sharing some more inspiration for week 3, our final week of the Inky Paws Challenge #235 - Year End Cards Theme Challenge! You have until this coming Friday, December 20th 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 #235 - Year End Cards Theme Challenge

I usually find myself in need of a thank you card. And what's better than a coffee themed thank you card!?

I inked up the beautiful girl from Pumpkin Latte Stamp Set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored her up with my Copic markers and then I die cut her with the coordinating die from the Pumpkin Latte Die Set. I love these stamps! And was excited to see that I could use it for a holiday card.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Hair: Y21, Y02, E23, Y26, E25

Blue Jacket: BG10, BG70, BG72

Buttons / Belt / Sleeve: R20, R14, R56

Scarf: BG10, BG72, R20, R14, R56

Boots: E51, E55, E57

Cup: C00, C1, R20, R14, YG11, G24, G46

I created a simple background by blending white pigment ink over the Evergreens Stencil onto Kraft card stock. I die cut the background using a die from the Frames & Flags Die Set. I also die cut the red scalloped mat using a die from the same set. And the white card stock layer is die cut using a die from the Basic Frames Die Set.

Before adhering all of my layers, I die cut the Thanks a Latte Dies from the white layer and the red layer. A fun trick I like to use to stretch out my card stock supply sometimes. I finished off the card with a few 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 fun 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 #235 ~ Year End Cards Theme Challenge {Week 2}

 Hello there crafty friend!

 Have you played along with the Inky Paws Challenge 235 - Year End Cards Theme Challenge yet?! You have until Friday, December 20th 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 235 - Year End Cards Theme Challenge

I don't make too many Happy New Year's cards, but I had a fun idea for a quick card so I just had to try it.

I stamped the cute Happy New Year sentiment on a smaller panel of white card stock using Wow Clear Embossing Ink. Sprinkled the wet ink with gold embossing powder and melt it with my heat tool. 

The fun Bubbly Stencil was perfect for a quick background. I blended Abandoned Coral and Spun Sugar Distress Inks over the stencil secured to a white card base. I placed the smaller panel with the sentiment over my card base and blended a bit more being careful not to ink over the sentiment.

I trimmed the sentiment layer and mat it with a slightly bigger piece of white card stock. I popped up the sentiment panel with lots of foam tape. And finished off the card with a few pieces of gold confetti from the Metallic Gold Card Bling from A Colorful Life Designs.

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a project using the 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 #235 ~ Year End Cards Theme 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 theme challenge! I'm excited to see the variations of card entries for this challenge! You have until Friday, December 20th to get your entries in for the #235 Year End Cards Theme Challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #235 - Year End Cards Theme Challenge

This will be a fun challenge! For my first card, I've created a Christmas card.

I used the adorable Cat Christmas Tree Stamp Set for my first card for this challenge. I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored it up with Copic markers. It's die cut using the coordinating Cat Christmas Tree Die Set. 

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

Star: Y11, Y15

Christmas Lights: YG11, G24, B0000, B00, Y11, Y15, R20, R14

Cool Gray Cats: C00, C1, C3

Neutral Gray Cats: N0, N2, N4, N5

Orange Cats: YR21, YR15

Green Ornament: YG11, G24, G46

Red Ornament: R20, R14, R27

I paired up the cute cat Christmas tree with pretty papers from the Christmas Time 6x6 Paper Pad. I die cut the scraps of pattern paper using the A2 Card Layout Die Set. I also die cut a piece of True Black card stock from Papertrey Ink for the frame. The middle piece of pattern paper with the wreaths is actually a smaller piece of paper that didn't fill the space, but I covered up the opening with the cat tree.

I adhered all the layers to a white A2 top fold card base that I turned on its side for a landscape card. I die cut a banner of white card stock using the banner die from the Frames & Flags Die Set. And then I stamped the sentiment using the same black ink.

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