Happy 4th of July ~ Patriotic Gnome ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

Sharing one more card for Unity's latest release. I just had to play with the awesome new Patriotic Gnome! How stinkin' cute is this guy?! And he was so fun to color up, too!

I've had these patriotic papers in my stash for awhile. Not sure where they came from but I really thought they would be fun to use with the awesome new Tab Fold {Fun Fold Die}. So I die cut the inside striped papers and the firecracker papers and then I didn't want to use either of those again for the tab and then I remembered Unity released a patriotic paper pack with an old Whit Kit. I went searching through my stash and found it! Actually, it wasn't much of a search it's called Americana Vibes {paper pack} so it was first in my Unity paper pack box since it's organized alphabetically. LOL

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Hair / Mustache / Beard: C00, C1, C3

Hat / Clothes / Sneakers: B91, B93, B95, C00, C1, C3, R20, R14, R46

Flowers: C1, Y15, YG11, YG23, R14, R46

Grass: YG11, YG23

I didn't want the tab to cover up the gnome so I used a ruler and pencil to draw a line where I wanted to cut an opening. I laid my card open and flat on my mat and used a Fiskars Fingertip Control Craft Knife along my ruler to cut out the line. I ended up having to extend the cut a tiny bit on either end but it fits perfectly. Super easy too.

Here you can see the tab pulled out.

The sentiment was stamped with Black Amalgam ink and then die cut using the smallest die from the Postage Stamp {nesting dies}. I added foam tape to the back and popped it up on the card.

Here you can see the inside of the card. I think I may die cut a panel of white card stock to insert here. Maybe I'll use the Postage Stamp {nesting dies} to coordinate with the sentiment on the front of the card. Oh, and maybe I'll stamp another Patriotic Gnome and add him inside the card too.

So the firecracker papers were a little too busy... I didn't just want to adhere the Patriotic Gnome over top and him get lost in the firecrackers so I die cut a circle from vellum card stock using a die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}. Such a fun card to make. Hope you have an ink-tastic day! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Tent Topper Card ~ Tiny Buckaroo ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

Today I'm sharing a cute Tent Topper Card featuring the adorable new Tiny Buckaroo stamp from Unity Stamp Co. This stamp is just too cute!! I just had to ink her up and make a cute little girl Sheriff Mouse. Eeep!

Typically, I'm not one for mice. I scream and jump on furniture to get away, but I just love this cutie! I was totally inspired to play with this fun design after seeing a fab set of cards created by Danni Bindel in my Tawny Owl Paperie | Inky Inspiration Facebook group. Lots of fun inspiration shared just about every day in the group. I'd love to have you join us!

This was such a fun card to make! The design is so easy too! It's a 4-1/4" squared card base measuring 8-1/2 x 4-1/4" and scored at 4-1/4". I paired up the sweet mouse with the Boho Bandana {paper pack}. I used the largest square die from the Scallops & Squares {nesting dies} to die cut my teal layer. I just cut a strip of the brown pattern paper to 6 x 1-1/4" and mat it with a piece of kraft card stock measuring 4-1/2 x 1-1/2". I tried to center the pattern paper on the mat before adhering it to the card and trimming off the excess from both sides. I die cut a kraft circle using the second to largest die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}. I also die cut the pink pattern paper using the same die. I adhered them together and used an A2 card base as a guide to adhere the circle on the card making it to where it fits in an A2 envelope. So even though the base is smaller, it's basically an A2 card.

You can check out my video for this card here... Tent Topper Card | Tiny Buckaroo | Unity Stamp Co.

Here's a quick list of the Copic Markers I used for the cute mouse:

Mouse: W00, W2, W3, W5, R00, R20

Ears: R00, R20, W00, W1

Hat: RV10, RV11, RV32, RV34

Bandana: RV10, RV11, RV32

Star: Y11, Y06, Y15

Shirt: Y11, Y15

Pants: B93, B95, B97

Accessories / Belt: Y06, Y15, N2, N4

You can check out my Copic Coloring of Tiny Buckaroo here... Copic Coloring | Tiny Buckaroo | Unity Stamp Co.

I stamped the Tiny Buckaroo cutie and sentiment with Black Amalgam ink on Stampers Select White card stock from Papertrey Ink. Fussy cut the mouse leaving a white border around the image. I die cut the sentiment using a die from the Scalloped & Stitched Sentiment Nesting Dies. Finished off the card with a few Translucent Enamel Dots from Gina Marie Designs. Loving how this card turned out! Hope you have an ink-tastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Fun Fold with a Fix ~ Ribbons & Ruffles ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

Today I'm sharing a cute fun fold card featuring the adorable new Ribbons & Ruffles stamp from Unity Stamp Co. This stamp is just too cute!! I couldn't wait to play with her and had a spontaneous idea for a fun fold card so I didn't record my whole process, but just the assembling of the card with the fun fold element and, of course, the fix I needed to do to make it work.

Isn't this sweetie just darling!? So precious and sweet! I could use all the adjectives for this one! LOL! Anywho, as I mentioned above this is a fun fold card but you can't actually see how it works in the photos. So I hope you'll check out my video. But the floral layer is actually just a card front. The fold is in the center... so fun! *wink wink*

You can check out my short video showing the fun fold element of this card and how I had to fix it right here... Fun Fold Card with a Fix | Ribbons & Ruffles | Unity Stamp Co.

I stamped the Ribbons & Ruffles sweetie with Black Amalgam ink on Stampers Select White card stock from Papertrey Ink and colored her up with my Copic markers to coordinate with the pretty papers I had pulled for this card. So happy when I remember to find my papers before actually coloring my image! I die cut the baby girl using the largest stitched circle die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11 

Hair: E70, E87, E74

Blankie: RV91, RV93, Y26

Ribbon: Y23, Y26

Bassinet: Y23, Y26, BG70, BG72, BG75, RV91, RV93

Teddy Bear: N0, N1, N3, N5

Butterfly: Y23, BG72

 I paired up Ribbons & Ruffles with the Hello Darling paper pad from The Paper Studio {Hobby Lobby}. My card stock layers are Smokey Shadow from Papertrey Ink. And the enamel dots that just happened to coordinate with the papers is the Celebrate Autumn Enamel Dots from Echo Park Paper Co. Have an ink-tastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 26 ~ Winter Birdie Swag ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm so excited to share my weekly Christmas card using the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 26 today because it's an adorable new Christmas stamp that was just released at Unity Stamp Co. and it's called Winter Birdie Swag! Isn't he just THE cutest bird?!? I just adore him!

I paired him up with the Simple Vintage Country Christmas 6x8 paper pad from Simple Stories. I think the polka dots worked well with the pom poms on his hat and the berries on the tree. And to break up the pretty polka dots I went with a red sentiment paper. The 1/8" strips of the green paper add just a touch more green to compliment the green from the polka dots.

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

Bird ~ W00, W1, W3

Hat ~ YG11, G24, G46

Pom Poms ~ C00, C2, C3

Branch ~ E55, E57, E59

Berries ~ R20, R14, R27

I die cut the cute Winter Birdie Swag with a die from the X Stitched Circles dies from Gina Marie Designs. Now I had some fun with Sketch 26 this time and made it into a Fun Fold Card... yay!! I just love how it turned out too! I think you can see the bit of shadow under the right side of the focal piece... the card opens on that side and the polka dot paper continues under there on another flap for the card. I did a little boomerang video showing the card opened. You can see that below.

Such a fun twist on the sketch! The card base measures 5-1/2 x 11"; scored at 3-1/2" and 7-3/4".

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch 26 for the month of September!

I hope you'll join us and play along with the sketch! If you're interested in seeing a bit more inspiration for this sketch, check out the amazing inspiration from the design team over on the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog! I'll be back next week with my weekly Christmas card using this fun sketch!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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