Scrapping for Less ~ Autumn Blessings & Sweater Weather

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a sweet Fall card using one of my favorite Scrapping for Less dies... the Autumn Blessings die, along with a cute coffee stamp that I just adore that's from the Sweater Weather stamp set by Paper Sweeties! Shall we have a look?

I just happened to have a few pieces of the gorgeous Cozy Fall papers left over and they were absolutely perfect for this card design. I love sweaters! I'm a sweater loving, Fall loving kinda gal and the beautiful designs in these papers just make my heart happy!

And since I was already planning on making a couple more Fall cards to send out, it just made sense to use my favorite Autumn Blessings die! This die does take a bit of patience as there's four separate pieces (not including the dot for the 'i'), but once you have it all adhered together it is SO worth it!!

This was the first card I made while planning out my design. I love love love that floral piece behind the focal piece. The rich reds and greens on the black background is just stunning. I pulled my color palette for the cards from the papers and I think they turned out really pretty!

I used the following Copic Markers for these cards:

Leaves ~ YG03, YG63

Berries ~ R000, R37

Flowers ~ YR14, YR15, YR21, YR24

Mug ~ E41, E43

Grounding ~ N0, N1

Here's the two cards together. You can check out my process video for my card... here!

Surprise! I have a bonus card to share! I also had these scraps left over from my Cozy Fall paper pack and whipped up a quick card using a sentiment from the Sweater Weather stamp set along with a "Happy" die from my stash. And to finish it off I stamped the heart, also from the Sweater Weather set, a few times... even stamping off once to get a lighter heart. I used Chipped Sapphire distress ink for this little bit of stamping. Go check out these fabulous Fall products in the SFL shop!!

That's it for me this time! Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal 

Halloween Series 2020 ~ Oxide Blended Slimline Card ~ Polka Dot Orchard

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back for my last day of my Halloween Series for 2020! I hope that you've enjoyed the cards that I have shared! I've had a lot of fun with the different techniques and card designs! My last card just may be my most favorite so let's get to it!

It's no surprise that it's a slimline!! I'm definitely hooked on these! I used the new Webs of Life background digi along with the spider from the new Hang in There digi set. And just had to use my witches boots from the Best Witches digi set... all these fabulous digis are available at 

Polka Dot Orchard!!

I used the following Copic Markers for this card:

Spider ~ N0, N1, N2, N4, V04, V06

Witches Boots ~ V000, V04, V06, V12, N0, N1, N4

I am not a fan of spiders... lol... but I really love the touch that this spider gives to this card!

I adore how these boots turned out!! The overall card... really turned out awesome!

I hope that you like it too! And that you've enjoyed my Halloween Series!

I show a fun trick for more vibrant printed backgrounds when working with digi stamps in my YouTube video for this one. I hope you'll check it out... Here!

That's it for me this time!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Halloween Series 2020 ~ Alcohol Ink Backgrounds ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a couple of spook-tacular Alcohol Ink Backgrounds along with a couple of adorable stamps from The Greeting Farm!! I've been an avid collector of The Greeting Farm stamps for a couple of years now, but I never seem to have time to play... so I made time! I have two cards I've created using one Alcohol Ink Background!

My first card using the adorable little monster from the Trick or Treat 3 stamp set by The Greeting Farm. I also used a cute little Happy Halloween sentiment from Papertrey Ink.

I used the following Copic Markers for this card:

Skin ~ E000, E01, E11, R00, R20

Costume ~ V04, V06, V09, YG01, YG03, YG67, C00, C1, C3

And my second card featuring the cutest mad scientist I think I've ever seen!! Love him! His experiment has gone very wrong... lol!

I used the following Copic Markers on this card:

Skin ~ E000, E01, E11, 

Mouth ~ R00, R20, C00, N0, White Sakura Gelly Roll pen

Hair ~ YG01, YG03, YG17

Costume ~ BV000, BV13, BV17, N0, N1, N2, N8

Scientist Flask ~ YG01, YG03, BG000

You can check out my process video ---> Here.

That's it for me today! I hope you'll come back tomorrow for the last day of my Halloween Series... I'm sharing a trick I've learned for making oxide backgrounds with digi stamps.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Halloween Series 2020 ~ Fun Fold & Memory Dex Cards ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today, I'm sharing a couple Halloween cards that I've created for my Halloween Series on my YouTube channel ~ Tawny Owl Paperie! I've used the adorable Happy Owl'oween kit from Unity Stamp Co. to create a Fun Fold card and a Memory Dex card.

Aren't they just the cutest?! I adore this sweet owl ghost! 

Such a fun stamp to work with for Halloween cards!

Here's a look at the front of the Fun Fold card. I created a scene using the fun Spooky Days papers, also from Unity Stamp Co.

And I even stamped the cute owl ghost inside the card!

I had so much fun creating this card!

I actually made this adorable Memory Dex card first. This is the first Memory Dex card I've made for my spinner. I can't wait to make a whole bunch more! I've used the same Spooky Days papers and the adorable owl ghost again from Happy Owl'oween.

I also used a piece of Pumpkin Party Chit Chat die cut pieces by Doodlebug Design and some adorable Shape Sprinkles eyes by Doodlebug Design for Simon Says Stamp that I received in a Crafty Parcel box a couple of years ago. The perfect touches to finish off my Memory Dex card!

I used the following Copic Markers for these cards:

Owl ~ C00, C1, C3, W00, W0, W2, W4, YR15, YR15, YR68, YR27

Treat Bag {Memory Dex} ~ V01, V05, N1, N2, N4

Treat Bag {Fun Fold} ~ BV000, BV11, N1, N2, N4

You can check out my YouTube video for these cards here...

That's it for me today! I'll hope you'll come back tomorrow... I'm sharing Spook-tacular Alcohol Ink Backgrounds with adorable stamps from The Greeting Farm!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Scrapping for Less ~ Quick Cards ~ Orchards & Patches Card Kit

 Hello there crafty friend! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with another look at the beautiful September 2020 FOTM Card Kit called Orchards & Patches... I'm using the adorable Apple Orchard Pickin' paper pad along with one of the sketches from the September 2020 Sketch Sheet 

for a few quick cards!

I've used the cute Cut-Aparts from the Apple Orchard Pickin' paper pad to create these sweet Fall inspired cards. I had to get creative with my layers as I was running out of card stock from my card kit leftovers. I share a trick for when that happens in my process video... you can check that out below.

Here's a close up look of my cards...

And here's a link to the video... September 2020 FOTM ~ 3 Quick Cards with Cut-Aparts.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

~ Friends of Unity October 2020 Blog Hop ~

 Hello there crafty friend!

Welcome to the October 2020 Friends of Unity Blog Hop!! We have a great cue this month...

Birthday!! Such a perfect cue because we all make birthday cards! And we're always in need of more birthday cards for our stash! I sure hope you're inspired by the all the creations shared by our friends! I have a couple cards to share with you using a couple new releases from Unity.

My first card is using the gorgeous new October 2020 Uniquely Unity kit called Greetings of Autumn for a pretty Autumn inspired birthday card. I used a pretty piece of paper from the beautiful Falling Leaves {paper pack} that I mat on white card stock and then adhered to a scalloped rectangle die cut from Kraft card stock. I adhered my entire panel to a white A2 top-fold card base.

I colored up the beautiful image with Copic markers:

Acorns ~ E53, E55, E57, E59

Flowers ~ Y11, Y15, Y35, YR14, YR15, YR21, YR23, YR68, E57, YG03, YG63, YG67

Leaves ~ Y11, Y15, YR15, YR21, E21, E23, YG03, YG63, YG67

Frame ~ E21, E23

And then I stamped the sentiment from the Your Happy Cake Itty Bitty set in the center of the hexagon.

Popped up the image on the card and done! I really love how this one turned out!

My second card is a beautiful Eclipse card inspired by some Sepia art that I was admiring on Pinterest and I used the absolutely stunning Daisy Days background. I love the look of it and especially love it with these flowers!  I used just a few Copic markers ~ E50, E53, E55, E59. I then die cut it with the Pleated Lace Rectangle die from Gina Marie Designs and the Happy Birthday die from Simon Says Stamp.

I die cut the Happy Birthday die from Dark Chocolate card stock three more times. I then adhered the background piece to a Dark Chocolate card front that I had adhered to a white A2 top-fold card base. I adhered the negatives for the Happy Birthday die that was cut from the Daisy Days background so that the design of the background flowed.

I then adhered the Happy Birthday die cuts in Dark Chocolate... all three layers and then adhered the final layer with the Daisy Days background. I am so pleased with this card! I hope you like it too and that it inspires you to try an eclipse card or maybe give a sepia card a try!

I'm thinking I'm overdue for a giveaway here on my blog... I'll chose a lucky winner from the comments and announce the winner during next month's hop. Be sure to hop and comment on all the blogs for a chance to win one of our giveaways!!

Let's get to the hopping...

Crystal <--- you're here

up next ---> Eileen

Joyce

Bobbie Sue

Kim

Dawn F.

Robyn

Dawn B.

Alaine

Thanks so much for supporting our little hop each month! We appreciate you so much!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Scrapping for Less ~ Sketch Challenge #8 ~ September 2020 FOTM Orchards & Patches Card Kit

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing the October challenge for the Scrapping for Less: Show & Share Facebook group! This month's challenge is another sketch challenge. We had such a great turn out for our last slimline sketch challenge that I thought we'd give it another try! 

Before we get to the sketch and the card that I'm sharing today... the key to playing along with the challenge is being a member of the Scrapping for Less: Show & Share Facebook group so if you aren't already a member be sure to join in the fun ---> 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 into the challenge album in the group. You are welcome to include a link to your blog in the description of your creation, if you'd like.

Alrighty... let's have a look at the sketch for challenge #8...

You may remember seeing a sneak peek or two of this sketch during our reveal and hop for the new September 2020 FOTM Card Kit - Orchards & Patches... if you haven't hopped with us yet , you can start hopping ---> here. Now, let's check out the card I created as inspiration for the sketch...

A cute slimline featuring the adorable gnome from Collection Two: Apple Orchard Pickin'... isn't he just the cutest?! I used the sweet Harvest Time Stencil included in the Banana Split subscription... blending some Mustard Seed and Vintage Photo Distress Oxide inks over the sunflower one at a time. I cut my slimline card front measuring 3-1/2 x 8-1/2" from Speckled Orange card stock and adhered it to a white slimline card base measuring 7 x 8-1/2" and scored at 3-1/2". I trimmed down my sunflower background to 3-1/4 x 8-1/4" and used a corner rounder punch on all four corners. I adhered the background to my card base and cut a 3/4" strip of Jellybean Green card stock and stamped the Happy Fall sentiment masking each of the words separately so I could stamp the sentiments next to each other. I stamped them with Clear Embossing ink and heat embossed a fine white embossing powder. I adhered the green sentiment strip to the card base and set it aside.

I stamped the adorable Apple Gnome stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored him with the following Copic Markers:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11

Beard ~ C00, C1

Hat ~ E51, E55

I stamped the hat of the Apple Gnome onto a couple scrap pieces of patterned paper from the collection and fussy cut them out and adhered them to the hat. I then fussy cut the gnome... also cutting off portion of the apple on his hat... and adhered him to a white die cut circle. I fussy cut the cute little sunflower and leaf from a piece of the patterned paper and adhered them to the gnome's hat. I adhered the circle to a scalloped circle that I die cut from the Speckled Orange card stock. I popped up the focal image on the card with foam squares. To finish off the card, I added a few of the tiny sequins from the Banana Split subscription all around the card. I think it turned out pretty cute!

The October Sketch challenge will run from today, October 1st and will end October 31st at 11:59pm EDT. The winner will be announced in the comments of the Challenge album on Sunday November 1st. Please use #sflsketchchallenge8 in any social media posts when playing along with the challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal