{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge #7 ~ By Golly Be Jolly ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for a new sketch challenge over at the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group and I'm sharing the card I created using the adorable By Golly Be Jolly stamp set from Unity Stamp Co. I just adore the festive little birdies in this stamp set!

All of my paper layers on the base of the card are patterned papers from Doodlebug Design called Milk & Cookies... I love these sweet papers and I'm really trying not to hoard the papers in my stash and use them so I kind of forced myself to cut into these.

I decided to have this one sweet birdie peeking in as if to say... "have a dashing good holiday". I chose colors from the papers to use in coloring up this cutie. Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used:

Hat/Antlers ~ R000, R14, R27, C00, C2, E21, E23, E27

Hair/Nose ~ Y000, Y11, E21, E23, R000, R14, R27

Body/Legs ~ R0000, RV10, RV02, E21, E23

Outline ~ BG10

Here's a look at the sketch! You can check out inspiration for this sketch over in the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge Album. I think this will be another good one for using up some of my Christmas papers... gotta make room for the new papers released this year, right?

I just love how this cute card turned out!

I hope you'll come join us over in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group and start building your stash of holiday cards along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge #6 ~ A Time of Peace ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with another Christmas card using the {BYSHC} Sketch #6... sharing my last card for the January sketch challenge. There's only a couple more days to play along! My card today features the adorable A Time of Peace stamp set from Unity. I paired this stamp set up with the Echo Park's Wise Men Still Seek Him papers and the light blue paper is from the Carta Bella Santa's Workshop papers.

I had set aside a stack of Christmas stamps that I wanted to make cards with way back in November but I never got around to creating cards with those stamps so since I've made the goal of creating a Christmas card a week... I've been able to pull those stamps from that stack and this adorable A Time of Peace stamp was in that stack. So glad I was able to finally ink it up! 

I stamped the sweet angel and sheep with VersaFine Onyx black ink on Canson XL 140lb watercolor paper and used ZIG Clean Color Real Brush markers to color it in. I die cut the watercolored image with a stitched rectangle die and decided not to mat it. I die cut a few stitched fishtail flags from the two paper packs with the Stitched Fishtail Flag STAX dies from My Favorite Things. I like how the mix of papers look on the side. I added some scrap papers behind the focal image so it was adhered level on the card. I masked the sentiment and stamped it so I could die cut it with a circle die and popped it up on the card with foam tape. 

As I mentioned above there's only a couple more days to play along with the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge #6 so be sure to join us in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group and check out the challenge!! We'd love to have you join us in the fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Love Puppies & Muddy Paws Background | Flap Fold Card | Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a sweet card I made for the new release over at Unity Stamp Co.!! Eeep! I adore the sweet pups in the Love Puppies stamp set!! You have got to check them out! Anywho, I made a Flap Fold Card to feature this sweet pup in one of my favorite color combos... kraft, black, white and red!

Those cute little paws on the puppers inspired the Flap Fold for this card. I've been wanting to do one and it just seemed perfect when I saw this cutie! The card base is the same 4-1/4 x 11" size that I would typically use for an A2 card, but I've scored it at 1-3/4 and 7-1/4" to create the fold.

I die cut the Muddy Paw background that was stamped in Black Amalgam ink on the Kraft card stock with the stitched rectangle die from the Blueprints 15 dies from My Favorite Things. I then mat the layer with Real Red card stock measuring 3-3/4 x 5". The sweet pup was also stamped with Black Amalgam ink and then colored with the following Copic markers ~ N0, N1, N2, N3, N6, N10, E34, E37, R000, R14, R27. I fussy cut the pup and set it aside. I stamped the image two more times on scrap card stock and cut inside the lines... I then adhered all those layers together to make the pup a bit more sturdy on the card. 

This is the card when it's setting open. Pretty stinking cute, if you ask me! lol

You can check out how I created this card here... Flap Fold Card | Love Puppies & Muddy Paws!

One more little look at this cutie pie before you go! I just adore this sweet stamp! Be sure to check out the new releases over at Unity!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Distress Micro Glaze Resist Technique | January 2021 Whit Kit Anything is Possible | Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with another card using the fantastic January 2021 Whit Kit Anything is Possible from Unity Stamp Co.!! This time I added a couple of products from my stash to make a love day card. I think it turned out pretty cute... definitely has a love vibe! Let's check it out... 

I kind of did a double resist on this one... first the sentiment and brick stamp are stamped and heat embossed, so that's emboss resist and then I used Distress Micro Glaze over the Heart Confetti Stencil from Unity Stamp Co. and that's where the second resist technique comes in when I ink smooshed a bunch of Distress Oxide inks.

The card front is die cut with a stitched rectangle die from the Blueprints 15 dies from My Favorite Things and then adhered to a white A2 top-fold card base. Lots of inky fun and just one layer on the card! I have a video sharing my process in making this card. You can check that out here... Distress Micro Glaze Resist Technique.

Definitely something a little different using the fantastic January 2021 Whit Kit... but it sure felt good to get inky! And I just love that sentiment!! The January 2021 Whit Kit is still available... if you aren't already a member, go check it out!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Watercoloring on Patterned Paper | January 2021 Whit Kit Anything is Possible | Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm sharing a little inspiration using the fantastic January 2021 Whit Kit Anything is Possible from Unity Stamp Co.! Today, I'm sharing a bit of watercoloring on the gorgeous patterned papers in the kit. The papers in this kit are mostly white and I thought I'd play with the watercolors, also included in the kit, and see if I couldn't add just a touch of color to those beautiful papers!

And it worked! I kept the watercoloring light so that the bricks in this particular paper weren't lost.

I then die cut the paper with a stitched rectangle die and then a stitched hillside die.

I just love how this CAS card turned out! The fabulous sentiment is also from the Anything is Possible stamp set that is included in this fabulous kit!

Here's a look at the contents of the kit.

I have a video on my YouTube channel sharing my watercoloring and assembly of this quick card. You can check that out here... Watercolors on Patterned Paper.

I just love that little splash of color from the watercolors on those pretty patterned papers!

I hope you've been inspired to play with your January 2021 Whit Kit! I believe the kit is still available so be sure to check it out if you haven't already signed up!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge #6 ~ All About the Patterned Papers!!

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with my weekly Christmas card and this time it's all about the patterned paper!!

This card literally took me 10 minutes and that includes the time for picking just the right sentiment, papers and dies to make this card. The actual 'cardmaking' was SO fast!

So you can see a little in the photo... I chose the wonderful Twas the Night Before Christmas Vol.1 papers. All of my layers for this card, aside from the sentiment, are from the paper pack. The snowflake navy papers for my mats, the houses and the gold flag paper... all from the one paper pack! I just love how easy this card came together! The sentiment I chose is from the October 2017 Kit of the Month from Unity Stamp Co. called Conspiracy of Love. One of my favorite KOMs!!

I die cut the little circles from the patterned papers behind the sentiment... a fun trick I like to use when I can. I also added some Nuvo Glitter Gloss Aqua Shimmer to the snow around the houses in the die cut circle. Sadly, you can't see that shimmer in the pictures. 

I am really loving the current {BYSHC} Sketch!! I can make such a quick card using this sketch and I'm making a dent {a very tiny one... lol} in my hoard of Christmas papers! You can check out the sketch challenge here... {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge #6!!

Another cute Christmas card for my stash... I did happen to find a handful of Christmas cards that I had somehow missed in December. Score!! That means I'm ahead for Christmas 2021!! Haha... well, I'll be back next week with another Christmas card!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal 

Distress Oxide Ink Smooshing ~ Love Story Background ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a card I created with a few beautiful new releases from Unity Stamp Co.!! I so adore this gorgeous butterfly called Falling Into Place and just HAD to pair it up with the new Love Story background stamp... love this stamp!!

I started by Copic coloring the beautiful butterfly with Y000, Y06, YR15, YR16, YG11, and YG25. I fussy cut the butterfly leaving a white border and set it aside. I stamped the sentiment from the Hello Fresh Start {January 2021 Sentiment Kit} and trimmed it down. I then mat it on True Black card stock.

I did a little ink smooshing with Shaded Lilac, Dusty Concord and Salty Ocean Distress Oxide inks for the Love Story background... isn't it just so pretty! I really love how it turned out! I also added a little white acrylic paint splatters. My finishing touches for the card was a little black metallic thread under the butterfly an a few Nuvo Vintage Black Board drops. I have a quick video on my YouTube channel sharing the ink smooshing and final touches for this card. You can check that out here... Distress Oxide Ink Smooshing | Love Story Background | Unity Stamp Co.

One more quick look at the pretty card... I sure hope you've been inspired to pull out those Distress Oxide inks and do some inky smooshing!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal