Bee Happy ~ Preview Day 3 ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's the final day of previews at The Greeting Farm for the April release! Introducing Bee Happy... oh. my. cuteness! These bees and all the pretty flowers are just too darn cute.

I stamped the bees and flowers with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them up with Copic markers. I fussy cut each of the images leaving a white border - almost like they were die cut.

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

Bees: Y11, Y15, YR23, N0, N2, N4, BG10, BG01, BG15

Pink Flowers: RV10, RV02, RV04

Blue Flowers: BG10, BG01, BG15, Y11, Y15

Stems / Leaves: YG11, G94, G99

I paired up these sweet bees and flowers with the Simple Vintage Lemon Twist 6x8 paper pad from Simple Stories. This is a 6-1/2 x 7" mini slimline card base, scored at 3-1/2". My paper layers are: black with polka dots - 6-1/2 x 3-1/2"; Yellow distressed - 6-5/16 x 3-5/16" ; and the die cut is 6-3/16 x 3-3/16" approximately.

The white panel is die cut with the largest die from the X Stitched Mini Slimline Die from Gina Marie Designs. I popped up the white panel with foam tape avoiding the negative hexagon space. The hexagons are all cut using the Hexagon Frames Die Set from Newton's Nook Designs. The two on the right side are die cut from the white panel giving me the negative space to build around. The larger hexagon on the left is die cut from the pretty papers and it's popped up with foam tape.

I stamped the sentiment directly on the white panel. All of the adorable bees are popped up on the card with foam tape. Too fun! The release goes live in the store on the 15th at 12am EST! Woohoo! Bee 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!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Mini Slimline Card ~ Garden Gnomes ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

A quick blog post today to share a cute mini slimline card I made using the super cute Garden Gnomes from Unity! So excited to have new gnomes release! Love these cuties!

I love them so much I made this cute card for my husband for Valentine's Day. Not a traditional Valentine's Day card at all! But he recently started growing hydroponic plants. So I thought this card was perfect! And the sentiments seriously made the card work for Valentine's Day!

I've compiled a list of the Copic markers I used to color up this cute scene. I know it looks really long but keep in mind that I repeat a bunch of the markers and use them for multiple images. 

Here's the list:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11, E04

Pigtails ~ E53, E55, E57

Pink Hat ~ RV10, RV21

Green Dress ~ YG11, YG13, Y06, Y15

Polka Dot Boots ~ RV10, RV21, N2, N3, N5

Beard ~ C00, C1, C3

Green Hat ~ YG11, YG13, Y06, Y15, RV10, RV21, N2, N3, N5

Black Boots ~ N0, N2, N3, N5

Watering Can ~ Y000, Y06, Y13, Y15, RV10, RV21

Wheelbarrow ~ E52, E55, E57, N0, N2, N5, RV10, RV21

Daisies ~ Y000, Y06, Y13, YR15

Tulips ~ RV10, RV21

Pots ~ YR21, YR15, YR68

Leaves / Grass ~ YG11, YG13

Sky ~ B0000, B000, B00

I die cut my scene using a Wonky Stitched Slimline die from Gina Marie Designs. My pretty paper layers are the Spring Fling papers from Lawn Fawn. And they are all adhered to a 6 x 6" card base that was scored at 3".

Head on over to Unity to check out all the wonderful new releases and, of course, there's a fab sale!! Gotta love a sale! Woohoo!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Advent Calendar Day 19, 20 & 21 ~ Mini Slimline Card ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm getting a bit caught up with the Unity 2022 Advent Calendar sharing a few mini slimline cards using the Day 19, Day 20, and Day 21 stamps. I've teamed up with Echo and Sandhya to do a little reveal and project on our YouTube channels using the fantastic Advent Calendar from Unity Stamp Co!! Please be sure to subscribe to our channels so you don't miss a day of this fun series!

Day 19 ~ pretty hanging herbs.

I've paired up these mini slimline cards with the The Secret of Change {paper pack} from Unity.

Day 20 ~ a pretty envelope

I also used the So Kind, So Caring, So You {July 2022 Sentiment Kit} for the sentiments. And colored up the stamped images with the following Copic markers: Y23, Y26, G12, G29, RV0000, RV32, RV34, C00, C2.

Day 21 ~ a beautiful butterfly

I also used the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies} from Unity. 

The cute die cut circles and the sentiments are popped up with crafty foam tape. A simple mini slimline design for these beautiful stamps!

You can check out my process video here... Unity Advent Calendar Days 19-21.

I'll be back tomorrow with inspiration for the All About Backgrounds challenge in the Unity Show & Tell and I've used the sweet Day 22 stamp from the Advent Calendar! Hope you'll come back to check out my cute card!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Sweet Mini Slimline ~ Winnie The Pooh: I Think It's Called Love ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a cute mini slimline card with an adorable new release from Unity Stamp Co. called Winnie the Pooh: I Think It's Called Love. I can't get enough of the Winnie the Pooh stamps from Unity! If you haven't already stopped by the Unity website to see the latest additions to the Winnie the Pooh line of stamps, you really should go and check them out!!

Isn't this adorable trio just the sweetest stamp ever!! I love them! And I thought rather than coloring them up with Copics I'd play with my ZIG Clean Color Real Brush watercolor markers. I forgot how fun they were to blend with!

I used the following ZIG Clean Color Real Brush markers to color up this adorable trio:

Pooh ~ 050 Yellow, 052 Bright Yellow

Piglet ~ 026 Light Pink, 021 Light Carmine, 025 Pink

Eeyore ~ 036 Light Blue, 034 Dull Blue, 082 Purple, 028 Pale Pink, 071 Flesh Colour

Grass ~ 053 Yellow Green, 041 Light Green, 047 May Green

Flowers ~ 083 Lilac, 031 Cobalt Blue, 052 Bright Yellow

I paired up this cute colored image with the Cute & Crafty paper pad from Doodlebug Design. The colors in the papers wee just perfect for this image... though my pictures don't do it justice. In person, they really do coordinate well. I went with a 6-1/2 x 3-1/2" mini slimline so my card base measures 6-1/2 x 7"; scored at 3-1/2".

I cut my plaid pattern paper to 6 x 3-1/2" and then cut it in half to use on either side of the card base for my background. I cut a strip of scrap card stock to adhere in the middle of those pieces and then I adhered my 3/4 x 3-1/2" piece of pretty floral paper on top. I die cut my colored trio with the Big Little Chain Mini Slimline die from Gina Marie Designs leaving lots of white space on the left side.

 I stamped and trimmed the sentiment and adhered it underneath the trio and then I sat looking at my card for a bit trying to decide what to do with the left side. LOL! I started looking through my dies and found the Stitched Beautiful Bows dies from My Favorite Things. How stinking cute is that bow!! It was so easy to make, too. I sure love how this card turned out! I hope you like it, too!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Mini Slimline Card ~ Winnie the Pooh: Difficult Days ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a cute mini slimline card with an adorable new release from Unity Stamp Co. called Winnie the Pooh: Difficult Days. Loving the new additions to the Winnie the Pooh stamps from Unity. If you haven't already... stop by the Unity website and check them out!!

I paired up the cute stamps with the My Happy Place paper pack from Doodlebug Design. I thought it complimented the cute flowers in the stamp. Since it's only a 6 x 6" paper pack, I had to split up the paper to fit my card front and decided to use the striped paper in the middle. I think it adds a cute touch to the background.

I die cut the stamped image with the largest die from the Wonky Stitched Mini Slimline dies from Gina Marie Designs. I colored up the image very simply with the following Copic Markers:

Winnie the Pooh ~ Y11, Y15

Piglet ~ RV0000, RV10, RV21, RV14

Butterflies ~ RV21, B000, BG01, Y06, Y15

Flowers ~ Y06, Y15, RV10, RV21, BG10, BG01

Leaves ~ YG11, YG13

Grass ~ YG11, YG17

Outline ~ B0000, B000

I just can't get enough of these cute Winnie the Pooh stamps!! So cute! You can check out my process video here... Mini Slimline Card | Winnie the Pooh: Difficult Days | Unity Stamp Co.

 I sure love how this card turned out! I have gotten myself hooked on slimline cards again... but surprisingly the one I'm working on for Monday is not a slimline. I hope you'll drop by for another visit and check it out!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Free To Fly ~ Butterfly Moment {Slimline} ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm so glad you've stopped by! Today I'm sharing a quick mini slimline card using the newly released Butterfly Moment {Slimline} stamp kit from Unity Stamp Co.

I went with a very simple design. I stamped the butterfly and die cut it with the Wonky Stitched Mini Slimline die from Gina Marie Design. I chose a pretty spring color palette of purple, yellow and pink. And outlined the butterfly with some blue to give it dimension on the card.

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

Purples ~ V000, V12, V06, V17

Pinks ~ R20, R22

Yellows ~ Y000, Y11, Y06

Outline ~ B0000, B00

I stamped the sentiment and mat it with kraft card stock. I adhered the butterfly panel to a 6-1/2 x 3-1/2" kraft card front and adhered it to a white mini slimline card base measuring 6-1/2 x 7", scored at 3-1/2". To finish off the card, I added a few purple rhinestones from the Spring Bling Rhinestones pack from Gina Marie Designs. 

This beautiful butterfly is just one of the cute mini release stamp kits newly released at Unity this week!! Go check out all the new releases and, of course, there's an awesome sale going on too!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Cozy Vibes Coffee with Buffalo Check Background ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a sweet mini slimline card featuring two wonderful new releases from Unity Stamp Co... the fabulous Buffalo Check {slimline} background stamp and the beautiful Cozy Vibes Coffee stamp!! This coffee loving gal is seriously loving this new caffeinated and cozy stamp set!

The Buffalo Check {slimline} background stamp was stamped with black in on red card stock and then I die cut it with the Wonky Stitched Mini Slimline die from Gina Marie Designs.

I mat it with a 6-1/4 x 3-1/4" piece of black card stock and then adhered it to a red mini slimline card front measuring 6-1/2 x 3-1/2". The card front was then adhered to a white mini slimline card base measuring 6-1/2 x 7"; scored at 3-1/2".

I used the following Copic markers for the Cozy Vibes Coffee stamp:

Mug ~ R14, R20, R27, R37

Coffee Swirls ~ E21, E23, E25, E27, E29

Snowflake Cream ~ Sakura white gel pen

I stamped the sentiment and added just a touch of R14 to the heart. Trimmed it up and mat it on black card stock strip that measures 61/4 x 3-1/4". I fussy cut the cup and used foam tape to pop it up on the card. To finish off the card, I added a couple black enamel dots from my stash.

If you haven't already, you should definitely go check out the new Unity releases and sale! Lots of wonderful new red rubber and fun sequins and shaker mixes!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Fall Inspired Mini Slimline ~ Miss Anya Pumpkin Spice ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a sweet Fall inspired mini slimline card featuring the adorable Miss Anya Pumpkin Spice digi stamp from The Greeting Farm. I love Fall and I've been itching to play with this adorable digi set forever!! At least, it feels that long!

I combined and resized the images in a Word document and then printed it off. The pumpkins are from the Hello Fall digi stamp set, also from The Greeting Farm. I used the My Favorite Fall paper pad by Echo Park Papers for my pattern paper layer that I adhered to a kraft mini slimline card base measuring 7 x 6-1/2", scored at 3-1/2". 

I didn't want to cover up all that pretty Fall plaid so I cut off that top right corner and I added a few coordinating enamel dots.

I colored up this pretty image with the following Copic markers:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E02, E04, E11, R00, R20

Hair ~ Y21, E39, E44, E59

Clothes ~ V000, V04, V12, B0000, B000, B00, C00, C2

Boots ~ C00, C1, C2, C4, C5

Mug ~ C00, C2, BG0000, BG11, BG23

Pumpkins ~ C00, C2, C3, BG0000, BG11, BG13, BG23, YR15, YR21, YR68, E21, E27, E33

Ground ~ N0, N2

Outline ~ B0000

I trimmed the sentiment down that I had also printed off with Miss Anya. And then I popped it up on the card with foam squares. Done! And I love it!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Christmas in July 2021 {BYSHC} Hop ~ Let's Be Merry ~ Angie Blom Digital Designs

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm excited to share my second card for Day 2 of the Christmas in July 2021 {BYSHC} Hop using a new digi stamp from Sponsor Angie Blom Digital Designs!! What could be better than a Santa card... well, a whimsical Santa gnome, of course!!

I just love this adorable Santa gnome from the Let's Be Merry digi stamp set by Sponsor Angie Blom Digital Designs! I decided to go with a non-traditional color scheme... it seemed to fit with this whimsical Santa! The papers are from the Christmas Holidays Collection by Moda Scrap. I used the fabulous Wonky Stitched Mini Slimline die from Sponsor Gina Marie Designs for the top layer and added some fun snowflakes using the Small Snowflake die, also from Gina Marie Designs. I gave the snowflakes a bit of sparkle with a Nuvo Glitter Gloss Aqua Shimmer pen.

I colored up this cute Santa gnome with the following Copic markers:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11

Hair ~ C00, C2

Clothes ~ BV20, BV23, BV25, C00, C2

I fussy cut the Santa gnome and popped him up on the card with foam squares. To finish off the card I added a few Fall Foliage Clear with Color enamel dots from Sponsor Gina Marie Designs. I wish you could see the sparkle on the snowflakes... so pretty!

I'm having a giveaway during the hop... to enter you just need to comment on my blog posts each day during the hop! Each comment {one per blog post, please} will get your name in a hat and my daughter will pick a winner. Winner will be announced here on my blog Sunday, August 1st.

 To see the prize package I'm giving away, check out my blog here.

Be sure to check out the Christmas in July 2021 {BYSHC} Hop over on the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog... I'm excited to build my stash of holiday cards this week!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Happy Retirement Mini Slimline Card ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a cute mini slimline card using the newly released Happy Retirement stamp set and Happy Retirement {coordinating die} from Unity Stamp Co!! So excited to share this fun card... I also used the adorable Old Bird stamp set and the Coffee Lovers {paper pack}, both from Unity as well!

I can't help but get in these mini slimline kicks... especially when I have new Mini Slimline dies from Gina Marie Designs! I used the Big Little Chain Mini Slimline die for this card. I colored up this card using the following Copic markers:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11

Hair ~ C00, C2, B00

Clothes ~ C00, C2, BV000, BV11, BV17, N1, N6

Cup ~ C00, C2

Sentiment Faux Mat / Outline ~ B0000, B000, B00

To finish up the card, I added a few Fall Foliage Clear with Color enamel dots from Gina Marie Designs. I have a process video showing how I created this card. You can check that out here... Happy Retirement Mini Slimline Card | Unity Stamp Co.

Stop by the Unity Stamp Co website and check out all the amazing new releases... the sale ends today! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Membership Monday ~ June 2021 KOM Magical Summer Days ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I am starting something new here on my blog... Membership Monday! I'm hoping to share inspiration for different memberships that are available over at Unity Stamp Co. each Monday of the month, as long as life doesn't get in the way. *Smile* For my first post, I have a fun mini slimline using the beautiful moths from the June 2021 Kit of the Month called Magical Summer Days.

This is a pretty simple card with the moths stamped on a piece of white card stock with Gina K. Design Amalgam black ink. I heat set the ink and then colored up the moths very simply with a few Copic markers. Since I don't have any mini slimline dies yet, I die cut the panel with a Scalloped Stitched Slimline die from Gina Marie Designs and then repositioned the die to cut off the bottom portion. If you look closely at the bottom there's a couple stitched lines from the first cut, but it's not super noticeable. 

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

Top Moth ~ BG000, BG01, BG15, YR14, YR24

Middle Moth ~ B0000, B00, YR14, YR24

Bottom Moth ~ G000, G00, YG41, YR14, YR24

I added some Liquid Pixie Dust splatters to the scalloped panel and set it aside to dry. I have been wanting to use the cool eyelash ribbon that my sweet friend Bobbie Sue sent me forever ago and I thought it would be fun to use with these moths. I chose a light brown one that coordinates nicely with the bodies of the moths and wrapped it around a 3 x 6" piece of black card stock taping the ends to the back of the panel. I then adhered the panel to a white 6 x 6" card base that I scored at 3". I popped up the scalloped panel with foam tape and then popped up the sentiment, also with foam tape.

I hope you've been inspired to pull out your Kit of the Month and get it inky! I'll see you next Monday with a pretty card I created using the June 2021 Uniquely Unity membership stamp!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Galaxy Mini Slimline ~ Floral and Buds ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing another fabulous new release from Unity Stamp Co. called Floral and Buds and it's illustrated by the wonderfully talented Angie Blom!!! So super excited to see so many fabulous new releases from Angie during the big Birthday Sale!!

This gorgeous flower from the Floral and Buds stamp set is HUGE!! It's approximately 4 x 6"!! My first thought was to do a slimline card, but since I'm really loving the mini slimline cards I decided to do that instead. Of course, that meant I had to trim off some of the pretty flower but I really do love this size of card!

I wanted to do purple and thought it would be fun to do a galaxy flower by pairing it with the Stargazer papers from The Paper Studio. I added some white acrylic paint splatter to the paper and the flower to add to the galaxy theme. I think it turned out pretty nice!

Here's a close up of the flower and the list of Copic markers I used to color it up:

Petals ~ BV0000, BV000, BV13, B0000, B00

Pistil {Center} ~ Y06, Y15, Y35

Stem / Leaves ~ YG0000, YG11, YG13, YG23

I'm thinking this card would be great to send to a friend or family member to just say hi.

Be sure to check out the big Birthday Sale going on over at Unity Stamp Co.!! Lots of new fantastic stamps and over 50% off stamps!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Selective Coloring Mini Slimline Card ~ April 2021 Whit Kit Kindness is Magic ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with another fun card using the April 2021 Whit Kit Kindness is Magic... this time I've done some Selective Coloring and made a Mini Slimline card!!

I love the whimsical papers in this kit and I used those beautiful colors in my Selective Coloring of the teapot fairy house image. I used the following Copic Markers for this card:

Daisies ~ Y02, Y15, R11, R14

Teapot Fairy House ~ Y02, Y15, R11, R14, B0000, B91, B93, B97, B99

I wish you could see the shimmer in the Tonic Pearlescent Blue Frost card on the bottom layer... it's so beautiful! You can check out my process video here... Selective Coloring Technique | April 2021 Whit Kit | Unity Stamp Co.

Here's a look at the contents of the April 2021 Whit Kit. This kit is no longer available in whole, but some of the elements are available at Unity Stamp Co.

I hope you've enjoyed the cards I've shared using the beautiful April 2021 Whit Kit! I just got my May 2021 Whit Kit and can't wait to get inky! I'm hoping to get a few cards made this week using this new amazing kit and, of course, I'll share them right here!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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