Membership Wednesday ~ March 2026 KOM Rooted & Radiant ~ Slow Bloom Society ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

Happy Membership Wednesday! I had a fun idea for a pocket card with a vintage vibe.

I inked up the gorgeous flowers from the March 2026 Kit of the Month called Rooted & Radiant from Unity. This beauty is also available separately as the Slow Bloom Society stamps.

I die cut the flowers and a Kraft mat for the back of the tag using a die from the Make a Tag {die set}. I also die cut my pattern papers from the Bohemian Dream {paper pack} and Vintage Whispers {paper pack} using the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}.

You can check out my process video here {or click the video above}... Vintage Pocket Card | Slow Bloom Society | Unity Stamp Co.

I tore the edge on the pocket paper leaving it white to compliment the white in the background of the flowers and the sentiment. TIP: when tearing paper be sure to tear towards you... holding paper in your left hand and tearing with your right hand. For left handed makers, holding paper in your right hand and tearing with your left hand.

The background of the flowers is ink smooshed with some Abandoned Coral Distress Ink. The edges of the tag are distressed with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I finished off the tag with some white lace ribbon I got on clearance at Hobby Lobby tied off with May Arts Natural Burlap String.

Copic markers used:

Flowers: R00, R11, R22, Y15, Y38

Blue Buds: BG70, BG01, BG72

Yellow Buds: Y15, Y38

Stems / Leaves: YG91, YG95, YG97

Background: BG70, BG01, BG72

Here's a quick look at this month's Kit of the Month membership!

This gorgeous stamp is also available separately in the Slow Bloom Society stamps.

That's it for me today! I hope you've been INKspired to play with your membership stamps! 

Have a wonderful day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Miss Anya with Love ~ Preview Day 3 ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's the final day of previews at The Greeting Farm for the July release! Introducing MISS ANYA WITH LOVE... today's super sweet stamp set has two beautiful Miss Anya's with flowers and some other cute accessory stamps! All too cute!

I stamped Miss Anya, the flowers and cute bird with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with Copic markers. Fussy cut each of them on the line and then colored the edges with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker making the edges nice and neat.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11, E04

Hair: E25, E27, E29

Shirts: Y11, Y15, YR23, RV10, RV02, RV14

Belt: N2, N4, N6

Jeans: B91, B93, B95, B97

Shoes: RV10, RV02, RV14

Birdie: Y11, Y15, YR23

Flowers: RV10, RV02, RV14, RV29

Leaves: G000, G21

I paired up Miss Anya with papers from the My Happy Place paper pad from Doodlebug Designs. I cut my paper layers and adhered them to a black A2 top fold card base that I turned on the side for a landscape card. I adhered the flowers and birdie and then popped up Miss Anya with foam tape.

I stamped and trimmed the sentiment. Popped up the sentiment with foam tape. And then I finished off the card with a few black enamel dots from Spellbinders.

The release goes live in the store tomorrow the 15th at 12am EST! Woohoo! Be sure to come back tomorrow for the release Blog Hop!! One lucky winner will receive a $50 gift card to The Greeting Farm. All you have to do is comment on the hop! Yay!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Flowers Anya ~ Preview Day 1 ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's the first day of previews at The Greeting Farm for the amazing July release! This is a really fun release!! Be sure to check out The Greeting Farm blog each day this week!

I stamped Anya, the cute little flower pot, and the butterfly with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored the images up with Copic Markers. I fussy cut them all on the line and colored the edges of the fussy cutting with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker making the fussy cutting all nice and neat. 

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11, E04

Hair: E31, E33, E37, E39

Bow / Dress / Shoes: R20, R14, R27

Pink Flowers: RV10, RV02, Y11, Y15

Red Flowers: R20, R14, Y15

Blue Flowers: B000, B00, B93, B97

Leaves: YG11, G94

Flower Pot: B00, B93, B97

Butterfly: B0000, B000

I made a fun background using the My Favorite Summer 6x6 Paper Pad from Echo Park Paper Co. The dark blue papers that cover the card measure 4-1/4 x 5-1/2". The yellow striped papers measure 4 x 5-1/4". The floral paper measures 4 x 1-3/4" and the dark blue mat for the floral paper measures 4-1/4 x 2".

I adhered all of my layers together and then adhered them to a white A2 top fold card base. I adhered the butterfly to the card. I adhered the little flower pot to the bottom of Anya's flower bouquet and then I popped them both up with foam tape. I stamped the sentiment, trimmed it and popped it up on the card, as well, with foam tape.

This darling new Anya is just too cute! Release goes live in the store on the 15th at 12am EST.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Inky Paws Challenge 241 ~ Sunny Days Theme Challenge {Week 3}

Hello there crafty friend!

 Sharing some more inspiration for week 3 of the Inky Paws Challenge #241 - Sunny Days Theme Challenge! You have until Friday, June 27th 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 #241 - Sunny Days Theme Challenge

The weather is definitely shifting into Summer... the heat is here!! I just had to play with the fun daisy dies for a fun sunny day card!

I die cut the daisies from white, yellow and green card stock using the fun dies from the Daisies Die Set. These daisies came together so quickly using these dies!

I wanted a fun sunny days background for my daisies so I grabbed the Summertime 6x6 Paper Pad and die cut all of the pieces using scraps from the Frames & Tags Die Set.

I had a hard time picking which sentiment to use for my card last week so I had a little victory and used the other sentiment from the Sunflower Days Stamp Set. I adore this font and the sentiment!

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 241 ~ Sunny Days Theme Challenge {Week 2}

 Hello there crafty friend!

 Have you played along with the Inky Paws Challenge 241 - Sunny Days Theme Challenge yet?! You have until Friday, June 27th 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 241 - Sunny Days Theme Challenge

I am loving this fun theme challenge! I hope you have some time to play along with us.

I went with a simple design for this one. I stamped the beautiful sunflowers from the Sunflower Days Stamp Set. I die cut them with the coordinating dies from the Sunflower Days Die Set. And then I colored them up with Copic markers.

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

Petals: Y11, Y15, YR15

Flower Centers: E21, E25, E29

Leaves / Stems: YG11, G14, YG17

I die cut scraps of pattern papers from the Bright Basics 6x6 Paper Pad using the awesome A2 Card Layout Die Set. I love how fast I can make a fun background using this die.

I adhered the panel to a white A2 top fold card base that I turned on the side for a landscape card. I popped up the trimmed sentiment and the sunflowers using foam tape.

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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Happy Wishes ~ Truckload of Blooms ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

Have you seen the hidden gems on sale over at Unity?! These beauties are on sale up to 70% OFF!! I am a huge fan of old trucks so I wanted to color up and share the beautiful truck from Truckload of Blooms. I LOVE this gorgeous stamp!!

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

Truck: R20, R14, R27, R37, C0, C2, C3

Tires: N0, N2, N4, N6

Leaves / Grass: YG11, G14, YG17

Yellow Flowers: Y11, Y15

Coral Flowers: R12, R22, R05, RV10

Sunflower: Y11, Y15, YR15, E21, E25, E29

Ground: C0, C2, C3

Sky: BG000, BG10

I stamped the sentiment above the truck and then I die cut the panel using the largest die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}. 

I wrapped the corners with some ivory burlap string. I tied a bow using two pieces of the string and then I adhered it to the string using a glue dot. I adhered the panel to a Kraft A2 top fold card base that I turned on the side for a landscape card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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How's it Growing? ~ Petal Princesses ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm wondering How's It Growing?! Haha... I'm sharing a sweet card featuring one of the beauties from the Petal Princesses Big Kit from The Greeting Farm!

I was so excited when my kit arrived that I just had to ink up a few of the cute Petal Princesses!! I was going to share the beautiful Daisy Anya from the kit but I saw her on the blog already a couple of times so I went with my next fave... Peony Anya! Isn't she gorgeous! Unfortunately, I can't seem to find the Petal Princesses Big kit on the website. But if you'd like to add her and the rest of the Petal Princesses to your collection, you can check out the Farmers Market and submit a request via email... maybe it'll be available for the next Farmers Market.  

I inked her up with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her up with Copic markers. I fussy cut Peony Anya on the line and then I used a Memento Tuxedo Black marker to color the edges of my fussy cutting. This makes the cutting look nice and neat.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11, E04, RV10, R20

Hair: Y11, E33, E15, E09

Flower: BV00000, BV31, BV23

Leaves: YG91, YG95, YG97

Dress: C00, C2, C3, BV0000, BV31, BV23

Shoes: BV0000, BV31, BV23

I paired up Peony Anya with the C'est La Vie paper pad from Pink Paislee. These pretty papers had peonies and I thought they would be fun to use with this beautiful Anya. I cut them down to 4-1/8 x 5-3/8" and adhered a 1" strip of the peony paper along the right edge. 

I wanted to add a bit of a frame around Anya so I die cut a rectangle from vellum card stock using the Loopy Rectangle from Gina Marie Designs. I die cut a couple of hearts using the Dashes and Frills Hearts Die Set from Unity. And then I finished off the card with a few enamel hearts from the Doodlebug Design I Love Snow Shape Sprinkles. I hope I've inspired you to get inky!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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~ Friends of Unity May 2025 Blog Hop ~

Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for our Friends of Unity Blog Hop!! This month's cue just might be one of my favorites! 

This month's cue is Bloom Where You Are Planted! For me... that means flowers! I absolutely LOVE the assortment of flower stamps available at Unity! It wasn't easy, but I narrowed it down to two for this hop.

First up is the gorgeous Tulip Symphony. I adore this stamp! I wanted to do some watercoloring and this stamp was the first one that came to mind. I used my ZIG Clean Color Real Brush markers. I used Light Pink, Light Carmine, and Pink for the petals. And Yellow Green, May Green and Green for the stems and leaves. For the blue in the background I used a bit of Light Blue.

Once the panel was completely dry, I die cut it using a die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}. I also die cut another piece of watercolor paper using the largest die from the Postage Stamp {nesting dies}. These gorgeous tulips could be a forever postage stamp. I love it!

I used Canson XL 140lb watercolor paper for my watercoloring layers. I adhered the postage layer to an A2 top fold card base of Kraft card stock from Papertrey Ink. I decided to make this a birthday card for my beautiful niece whose birthday was just a few days ago. I hope she liked it.

My next card features the beautiful blooms from the Snarky Mama stamps. I really wish Unity would make this stamp bigger. Don't you think it would look fab as a big slimline stamp?! I think so. I may just ask Ang if we can make that happen. :)

I stamped the flowers and the sentiment on Stampers Select White card stock from Papertrey Ink. And then I die cut it using a die from the BIG Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}. I wanted to keep the card CAS so I looked through my embossing folders for a fun background and came across the Tim Holtz Brick 3D Embossing Folder. I finished off the card with some Raindrop Embellishments from the 2024 Advent Calendar.

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

Big Flowers: Y11, R20

Big Flower Centers: Y11, YR15, R14

Little Flowers: R20, R32

Leaves / Stems: YG11, G02, G07

Background: BG10, Colorless Blender

Now before we get to the hopping, I chose a lucky winner from the comments on last month's hop to win a fun prize and the lucky winner is...

... Denise Bryant!! Congratulations, Denise!!

Please email me at crystalominkler@gmail.com to claim your prize. 

Please claim the prize before June 4th, 2025. 

Well, that's it for me this time! Please hop along and enjoy some more inspiration from the Friends of Unity! I can't wait to see how our friends were inspired by this month's cue. I will be doing another fun giveaway this month!! Be sure to hop along and comment for a chance to win. {When you comment please leave your name just in case it posts as anonymous.} I'll announce the winner next month! 

Let's get to the hopping...

Crystal <--- you're here

up next ---> Amber

Kari

April

Jane

Toni

Dawn

Jenni

Joyce

Doreen

Rachel

Thanks so very much for supporting our little hop!

We appreciate you so much!!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Membership Wednesday ~ April 2025 BOM Mod Bloom ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

Happy Membership Wednesday! Today I'm sharing a card featuring this month's fab background stamp from the April 2025 Background of the Month membership from Unity called Mod Blooms. 

I wanted to try a fun technique with Distress Crayons where I colored the rubber stamp, spritzed the stamp with a bit of water and then stamped the image. It worked pretty well. I went back in with the crayons to add a bit of detail.

I used Abandoned Coral, Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, and Twisted Citron Distress Crayons. And then I used a Tumbled Glass Distress Crayon to watercolor around the flower.

I die cut the flower using a stitched rectangle die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}. I die cut a piece of white card stock using the largest die from the Postage Stamp {nesting dies}. And then I adhered all of my layers to a white A2 top fold card base.

Here's a quick look at this month's Background of the Month membership! So many fun ideas for this stamp! Well, that's it for me today! I hope you've been inspired to play with your membership stamps! Have an INKredible day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Membership Wednesday ~ April 2025 KOM Barnyard Sass & Blooms ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

Happy Membership Wednesday! Today I'm sharing a card featuring a fab stamp from the April 2025 Kit of the Month membership from Unity called Barnyard Sass & Blooms. 

I stamped the flowers with Black Amalgam ink and colored them up with some Copic markers.

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

Petals: Y11, Y15, R11, R12

Center: Y11, Y15, Y38

Stems & Leaves: YG91, YG95, YG97

Outline: BG0000, BG10

I was in a CAS mood... so keeping it Clean & Simple.

I die cut the flower and sentiment using the largest die from the BIG Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}. I adhered the panel to a white A2 top fold card base.

Here's a quick look at this month's Kit of the Month membership! Loving the variety this month!

Well, that's it for me today! I hope you've been inspired to play with your membership stamps! Have an inkredible day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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