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- Stamping Bella ~ Tumbleblossom Cluster ~ A Thanks+giving Card
  
  Posted at 9:00 am by Crystal O. Minkler
  
  Sep 19th
  
  Hello there crafty friends! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with another look at the fabulous Tumbleblossom Cluster stamp set by Stamping Bella… this stamp is absolutely stunning and such a dream to color! I had so much fun watercoloring it last week that I just had to color it up with my copic markers.
  
  It’s been a very long time since I’ve attempted an Eclipse card and I thought it would be so fun to use the florals in this stamp as my eclipse background. Can you see the “Thanks” in the midst of the florals? It’s not super easy to see in this first picture but the closeup pictures that follow you can see it more and more.
  
  I used the following Copic markers to color these beautiful flowers in Autumn hues ~ Y000, Y06, Y17, YR000, YR15, YR27, YR68, BG70, BG72, BG75, YG11, YG95, YG97, R000, R00, R11, R14, R20, R56, R89. I added touches of white in the centers of some of the flowers with a white gel pen.
  
  I die cut the thanks from the center of the flowers and then again three more times from scraps of kraft card stock. I then stamped the “+ giving” from the Fall Breeze stamp set by Photo Play, masking the “thanks” portion of the sentiment, onto a scrap piece of black card stock with VersaMark watermark ink and heat embossed a fine white embossing powder. I trimmed it down and set it aside.
  
  I die cut the flowers with the scallop peekaboo rectangle and then die cut a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2″ piece of black card stock. I adhered the two pieces onto a thin piece of white card stock and adhered the “thanks” die cut pieces. I then popped up the “+ giving” sentiment with foam squares. To finish off the card, I added several Chalk White Nuvo Stone Drops.
  
  Here’s one more look at the card. I sure hope that you like my second Autumn take on this lovely cluster stamp. I truly enjoyed making it and I hope I’ve inspired you to give the Eclipse technique a try. Such a fun technique!!
  
  Thanks so much for stopping by! See ya next time.
  
  Inky Hugs,
  
  Crystal
  
  Posted in All | Tagged #allaboutfall, #crystalominkler, #scrappingforless, autumn, cardmaking, copic coloring, eclipse technique, Fall Cards, handmade cards, nuvo drops, paper crafts, photo play, Scrapping for Less, stamping Bella
- Stamping Bella ~ Tumbleblossom Cluster
  
  Posted at 9:00 am by Crystal O. Minkler
  
  Sep 13th
  
  Hello there crafty friends! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with a wonderful watercolor card using a medium that I don’t use often enough and that is Distress Crayons! It has been a long time since I’ve used my distress crayons and actually, it’s been a good long while since I’ve watercolored so I thought why not do it now!
  
  So to start, I stamped the gorgeous Tumbleblossoms Cluster stamp by Stamping Bella four times over a 4-1/2 x 5-1/2″ piece of Canson XL watercolor paper with VersaMark watermark ink and then heat embossed a fine white embossing powder. I then scribbled Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge, Festive Berries, Fired Brick, Peeled Paint, and Walnut Stain Distress Crayons on my Tim Holtz Glass Media Mat. I was then able to use my watercolor pen and grab the pigment with my pen and watercolor the panel. I had so much fun!
  
  I started with the lightest color (Mustard Seed) and actually colored a bunch of the flowers with just that color and then I went back in with the Spiced Marmalade and the Festive Berries to add some rich, darker tones that felt more Fall-ish to me. I used the Walnut Stain to color in the open spaces and I just love the way it makes the flowers pop on the panel. To finish off the panel I added some white gel pen to the tiny little flowers and berries. Once I was done watercoloring, I die cut the panel with a stitched rectangle die and then mat it with a gorgeous reddish orange card stock that I found in my stash. Now the Tumbleblossoms Cluster stamp set doesn’t have a sentiment so I dug through some of my Fall stamps and found a gem… the Teresa Talks Fall stamp set!! I love this set and the “fall greetings” sentiment was absolutely perfect for this card! I stamped the sentiment on that same card stock with VersaMark watermark ink and I embossed it with a fine white embossing powder. I trimmed it down and then popped up the sentiment. My first thought when finishing up this card was to find a neutral card base… maybe white or kraft (my go to’s!!) but then I got to thinking… I really want that Mustard Seed yellow to pop on this card so I dug through my stash of card stock and found this perfect yellow card stock. Bam! It was perfect! I trimmed it down to a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2″ piece and then adhered that to a white card base.
  
  Surprise! I was able to make another simple card using the leftover panel. I used the same yellow and reddish orange card stocks from my stash (both are from past card kits… I’m honestly not sure which colors though) and then I added a strip of some kraft card stock that was also in my stash and had just enough left over for a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2″ piece for my card front. I then adhered it to a white card base. To finish this one off, I just stamped and heat embossed the same sentiment. Done!
  
  Here’s a picture of both cards using the one watercolored panel. I have another small piece left over from the panel that I’ll set aside and I hope to use it on another project. I had so much fun making these cards to share with you today! I hope you’re inspired to pull out those neglected mediums in your crafty stash and get some fun crafty time!!
  
  Thanks so much for stopping by! See ya next time.
  
  Inky Hugs,
  
  Crystal
  
  Posted in All | Tagged #allaboutfall, #crystalominkler, #scrappingforless, #sflfallishere, autumn, Autumn Cards, cardmaking, Distress Crayons, Fall, handmade cards, paper crafts, Scrapping for Less, stamping Bella, Tim Holtz Glass Media Mat, watercoloring
- Photo Play ~ Fall Breeze ~ So Thankful for You
  
  Posted at 9:00 am by Crystal O. Minkler
  
  Sep 6th
  
  Hello there crafty friends!! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with a Fall themed card!! I am so excited for Fall… I love all things Fall!! Particularly, the cooler weather… I’m way over the hot days of Summer!! I’d much rather have a warm cup of coffee while cozying up with a blanket while reading, so it almost felt cooler just making this card while dreaming of those days ahead.
  
  How sweet is that little fox?! He looks so snug all nestled up with those pumpkins amidst the wreath of leaves. I love making wreaths and I just love how this one came together with the fox included.
  
  I stamped all of the leaves, pumpkins and the fox from the Fall Breeze stamp set by Photo Play on white card stock and then colored them all in with the following Copic markers:
  
  Leaves ~ Y000, Y06, Y17, Y35, E23, E25, E27, R000, R11, R14, R27, YR15, YR21, YR68
  
  Pumpkins ~ YR15, YR21, YR27, YR68, E23, E27
  
  Fox ~ E000, E37, E95, E97, E99
  
  I fussy cut each of those leaves… oy was that something! But definitely worth the effort! I also fussy cut the pumpkins and the fox. I went over the edges of the colored images with my Memento tuxedo black marker and then started laying out my wreath. It wasn’t working quite right so I decided to die cut a wreath base using a Wreath die by Gina Marie Designs. Once I had that as my base I was able to lay out the leaves just right.
  
  I adhered all of the pieces to the wreath and set it aside to dry. I then pulled out a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2″ piece of black card stock from my stash and blended some Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide ink in the upper center portion of the card stock for a night sky. I then die cut a circle in a post it note for a mask and masked the black portion of my card stock. I splattered some watered down white acrylic paint for my stars in my night sky. I set that aside to dry and added foam squares to the wreath.
  
  I got excited and popped up that wreath on the card before stamping my sentiment but it worked out since I used my stamp platform to stamp the sentiment with VersaMark watermark ink (which I did twice to ensure it was stamped well) and then heat embossed a fine white embossing powder. To finish off the card, I tied a double bow of jute twine and then adhered it with some Multi Medium Matte.
  
  Thanks so much for stopping by! See ya next time.
  
  Inky Hugs,
  
  Crystal
  
  Posted in All | Tagged #allaboutfall, #crystalominkler, #scrappingforless, #sflfallishere, cardmaking, copic coloring, copic markers, Distress Oxide, Fall, fall breeze, handmade card, paper crafts, photo play, ranger, Versamark
- It’s Sneak Peek Time!!
  
  Posted at 9:00 am by Crystal O. Minkler
  
  Aug 24th
  
  Hello there crafty friends! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie sharing a sneak peek of the new August 2019 Flavor of the Month card kit… and I hope that you are prepared for another amazing card kit!! I am always in awe of the fabulous kits that Kim and Teresa put together for us to create with… so awesome!
  
  One of my favorite collections in this month’s card kit includes this fabulous bird stamp and let me tell you… the papers in this gorgeous kit are Drop. Dead. Gorgeous!! I literally didn’t want to cut into them… lol… so I opted to use these beautiful foiled tags and a few other embellishments from the kit!! I did, however, cut into the papers and you’ll see what I created on Saturday when the kit is revealed and our hop is live!!!! Eeeep!! You’re going to love it!!
  
  Back to these beautiful tags though… I had so much fun coloring this bird!! I stamped the bird twice on each tag and then again on scrap pieces of white card stock. I used the following copics for this tag ~ B0000, B00, B14, B24, YR0000, YR21, YR24, E0000, E00, E41, E43.
  
  I also added some white gel pen to the eyes. I fussy cut the birds out and colored the edges of the fussy cut birds black with my Memento tuxedo black marker and then I adhered them to the tags. For the pink bird I used the following copic markers ~ RV0000, RV10, RV63, YR0000, YR21, YR24, E0000, E000, E41, E43.
  
  I stamped the sentiment from the same collection omitting a portion of the sentiment (you can see a tiny bit of the omitted sentiment on the pink tag, but I’ll clean that up later with a sand eraser). I then added a strip of pretty gold glitter paper and then adhered the paper flowers. My final touch is some gold organza ribbon and twine jute… both from my stash (not included in the kit). Love how these turned out and I sure hope you’ve liked them too!
  
  Be sure to use the hashtag #SFLFOTMexoticanimals when posting your creations using the new August 2019 Flavor of the Month card kit!! I can’t wait to see your creations using this month’s kit!!
  
  Thanks so much for stopping by! See ya next time.
  
  Inky Hugs,
  
  Crystal
  
  Posted in All | Tagged #crystalominkler, #scrappingforless, #sflfotmexoticanimals, Cardmaker, cardmaking, copic coloring, copic coloring for card makers, Exotic Animals, handmade cards, In the Wild, paper crafts, Scrapping for Less
- Hero Arts ~ Fennec the Fox ~ Thanks for Listening
  
  Posted at 9:00 am by Crystal O. Minkler
  
  Aug 21st
  
  Hello there crafty friends! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with another card using the fabulous Fennec the Fox by Hero Arts… paired again with the awesome Kraft & Gold cardstock stack by DCWV!! I am loving this gorgeous desert inspired set and I just can’t help but use the kraft papers… it’s a perfect pairing of product!! Say that five times fast!! Lol!
  
  My card design was inspired by a Sketch Saturday sketch from a couple of weeks ago and even though I’d miss the deadline to enter my card in the challenge, I still had to play with this sketch! I trimmed the polka dot foil kraft paper to 4-1/4 x 5-1/2″ and adhered it a Vintage Cream A2 card base. I then trimmed a piece of Vintage Cream card stock down to 4 x 5-1/4″ and then ran it through my Big Shot with an oval die. I set those aside and then stamped and colored my images.
  
  I used the following Copic markers:
  
  Fox ~ E0000, E000, E95, E97, E99, R00
  
  Cactus/Flowers ~ YR09, YR15, YR21, R17, R27, Y06, YG00, YG03, YG63
  
  Ground ~ E23, E25
  
  How awesome is that foil shining in the background?! Such amazing paper!!
  
  Next, I stamped the sentiment on a strip of kraft card stock from the Kraft & Gold cardstock stack with VersaMark watermark ink and heat embossed a fine white embossing powder. I die cut it with my favorite Everyday Sentiment Banner die by Lawn Fawn.
  
  To finish off my card, I adhered my fussy cut images to the Vintage Cream layer and then I popped up the entire piece on the card using foam squares. I love the dimension the popped up layer gives to the card! The foxes in this beautiful set are so fun to color! I sure hope you’ve enjoyed my card today!
  
  Thanks so much for checking out my DT blog post! See ya next time.
  
  Inky Hugs,
  
  Crystal
  
  Posted in All | Tagged #crystalominkler, #scrappingforless, cardmaking, copic coloring, copic coloring for card makers, copic markers, DCWV, handmade cards, hero arts, kraft, paper crafts, Scrapping for Less
- Lawn Fawn ~ Critters Down Under
  
  Posted at 9:00 am by Crystal O. Minkler
  
  Aug 17th
  
  Hello there! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with a sweet baby card using the adorable Critters Down Under stamp set from Lawn Fawn. I couldn’t resist also using the Kraft & Gold cardstock stack from DCWV again… love these papers!!
  
  My card design today uses the fabulous sketch over at Mojo Monday Sketch challenge 520… only I turned the sketch on the side and moved the sentiment up to make my design work. I do love a good sketch! And this one was perfect for my card today!
  
  Along with the fun Kraft & Gold papers I used the Fall Breeze papers from Photo Play… they coordinated beautifully! Since I knew I was doing a baby card, I chose the foiled hearts paper to adhere to my card base. I then used the Fall Breeze patterned papers and mat them on Lost Lagoon card stock from my stash. I die cut a cross stitched circle using the Large Cross Stitched Circle dies from Lawn Fawn and built my scene of stamped and colored images on the circle.
  
  Here’s a close up of the little scene I created. I used the following Copic markers for my card:
  
  Platypus ~ BG000, BG70, BG72, BG75, YR15, YR16, YR21, E55, E57
  
  Tree ~ E55, E57, E59, YG11, G24, G99
  
  Egg ~ YR21, YR30, BG72, BG75
  
  I had so much fun with this sketch that I decided to do a second card…
  
  This time I kept the sketch upright and used the sweet Koala Doodlepop for my focal image. I used Dark Chocolate and New Leaf card stock for my layers and of course, I had to use a bit more of the fabulous Kraft & Gold papers!! The sentiment is actually from the Critters Down Under set, however, it actually says ‘hoppy birthday’ so I changed the ‘o’ into an ‘a’ just using my Memento tuxedo black marker. Easy peasy!!
  
  In the close up photo you can really see that beautiful shine in the gold foil stripes of the paper! Love it! Well, that’s it for me today… I sure hope that you’ve enjoyed my cards for today!
  
  Thanks so much for stopping by to read my DT blog post! See ya next time.
  
  Inky Hugs,
  
  Crystal
  
  Posted in All | Tagged #crystalominkler, #scrappingforless, cardmaking, copic coloring, copic coloring for card makers, copic markers, DCWV, doodle pops, Doodlebug Designs, handmade cards, In the Wild, Lawn Fawn Dies, Lawn Fawn Stamp, paper crafts, photo play, Scrapping for Less, sketch
- Hero Arts ~ Fennec the Fox
  
  Posted at 9:00 am by Crystal O. Minkler
  
  Aug 10th
  
  Hello there crafty friends! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with a fun CAS card using the sweet Fennec the Fox stamp set by Hero Arts!
  
  How sweet is that face?! I just love that little grin! This was such a fun stamp to color! I kept the coloring on the fox pretty simple but used a good handful for the little flowers.
  
  I used the following Copic markers on this card:
  
  Fox ~ E0000, E000, E21, R00
  
  Flowers ~ V0000, V06, V09, V12, Y06, YR21, YG00, YG03, YG63
  
  My design was inspired by a challenge in a Facebook group that I am a member in called Paper Craft Artist. I just loved the CAS sketch and have been itching to play along. Once my images were colored, I fussy cut them out and touched up the edges with my Memento tuxedo black marker. I set them aside and grabbed the Kraft & Gold cardstock stack by DCWV. I just had to pair this sweet grinning fox with the heart papers… too cute together!!
  
  I used the solid kraft paper for my base layer that I adhered to a A2 Vintage Cream card base and then I added a layer of Vintage Cream card stock measuring 4-1/8 x 5-3/8″. I die cut the heart foiled paper using a standard circle die and adhered it to my card.
  
  I wanted to add some more purple into the card so I trimmed a 1/4″ strip of Elegant Eggplant card stock (for some reason it looks darker in the photos but it coordinates well with the purple flowers) and adhered it to the card, trimming off the excess on either side. I then popped up the happy fox using foam squares and adhered the flowers using a liquid glue. To finish off the card, I pulled out my Stamp Platform and I stamped the ‘Hello’ sentiment using Memento tuxedo black ink. I used my Stamp Platform so ensure that I got a nice crisp inked up sentiment… couldn’t take any chances with my CAS design! I sure love how this turned out!
  
  Thanks so much for checking out my DT blog post today! See ya next time.
  
  Inky Hugs,
  
  Crystal
  
  Posted in All | Tagged #crystalominkler, #scrappingforless, cardmaking, copic coloring, copic coloring for card makers, Copics, handmade cards, hero arts, In the Wild, paper crafts, Scrapping for Less
- July 2019 FOTM Card Kit ~ Sneak Peek ~ Happy Place
  
  Posted at 9:00 am by Crystal O. Minkler
  
  Jul 26th
  
  Hi there crafty friends! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with the last Sneak Peek of the July 2019 Flavor of the Month Card Kit!!! Oh my goodness… this is such a fun kit! Perfect for summer!!
  
  I combined the beautiful patterned papers for my layers on this card… the papers in this card kit are amazing!! I especially love the ones in this collection! I stamped and colored my little camper using the following Copic markers ~ B0000, B00, B24, B52, RV10, RV21, N0, N2, N4, N7, and Y00. To finish off the card I added a few black rhinestones… they look like planets in the background!
  
  I just love how the blues in the camper help the blues in the background paper to pop!! Glamping under the stars could definitely be my happy place… especially with this sweet little camper!! The kit reveals tonight at midnight… be sure to sign up for your kit subscription!! Don’t miss out on this fabulous kit and go subscribe —> July 2019 FOTM Card Kit!!!! And be sure to use the hashtag #FOTMsummercamp when you share your creations using this fabulous kit!!
  
  Thanks so much for checking out my card! See ya next time.
  
  Inky Hugs,
  
  Crystal
  
  Posted in All | Tagged #crystalominkler, #flavorofhemonthcardkit, #fotmsummercamp, #scrappingforless, Cardmaker, cardmaking, FOTM Sneak Peek, handmade cards, Papercrafts, Sunny Studio, Sunny Studio Stamps, under the stars
- Pink & Main ~ Happy Camper ~ I love you, S’more!
  
  Posted at 9:00 am by Crystal O. Minkler
  
  Jul 19th
  
  Hello there crafty friends! Crystal from Tawny Owl Paperie here with another look at the Happy Camper stamp set by Pink & Main. I’ve paired this adorable set again with the wonderful Galaxy Foil papers also by Pink & Main.
  
  I can’t get enough of these Galaxy Foil papers!! They just make a card so quick and easy and those shiny stars are so much fun! Today, my design also includes a fun Campfire Sticker by Jolees… isn’t that fun?! It’s a pretty big sticker and I struggled a bit with what to do with it, but I think it makes for a fun card with this bear holding marshmallows getting ready to make some s’mores. It’s hard to tell in the picture but his little marshmallow on top is actually on fire… which I imagine with this huge campfire it would be!! I used the following Copic markers for the bear ~ E000, E33, E35, E37, YR15, R20, BG11, BG13, B95, B97
  
  You can see some of the glittery goodness in the fire with this picture.
  
  To finish off the card, I popped up the bear and the sentiment that was stamped with VersaMark watermark ink on black card stock and heat embossed an ultra fine white embossing powder.
  
  Hope you enjoyed my card for today… but hold on, I have a bonus card!!
  
  When I had created my card earlier this month using the Hootiful stamp set by Heffy Doodle… you can check out that card here —> Hootiful For You-Hoo card… I had stamped and colored a few extra images so I thought I’d use those for this super quick card. All I did for this card was blend some Chipped Sapphire distress ink directly on my white card base. I started blending in the center and worked my way out giving a nice fade to the color. Such a quick card and one that I can send a friend to wish them a hootiful day!!
  
  Now that’s all for me today! I sure hope you liked my cards!
  
  Thanks so much for stopping by! See ya next time.
  
  Inky Hugs,
  
  Crystal
  
  Posted in All | Tagged #crystalominkler, #scrappingforless, bear, cardmaking, copic coloring, copic coloring for card makers, handmade cards, heffy doodle, Heffy Doodle Stamps, owls, paper crafts, pink and main, Pink and Main paper, Pink and Main Stamps, Scrapping for Less, under the stars
- Pink & Main ~ Happy Camper with Galaxy Foil
  
  Posted at 9:00 am by Crystal O. Minkler
  
  Jul 12th
  
  Hey there crafty friends! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with an adorable card using the sweetest little camper set called Happy Camper from Pink & Main. I paired this sweet set with the beautiful Galaxy Foil papers also from Pink & Main… these two products were literally made for each other!!
  
  I’ve been wanting to make a long card… one that will fit in a #10 envelope. I love to change things up sometimes and this size of card is fun to play with! I started with a 8-1/2 x 11″ piece of kraft card stock. I trimmed it down to 8-1/2 x 8″ and then on the 8″ side, I scored it right in the middle at 4″… giving me a 8-1/2 x 4″ card base. A #10 envelope is actually larger, measuring at 4-1/8 x 9-1/2″ so you could actually make a larger card if you’d like. This was just the size I decided to go with.
  
  I had my card base and I had picked out my Galaxy Foil paper… but then I realized my paper was only 6″ so how do I make a long card with this short patterned paper. Well, I found that Gina K.’s Plum Punch card stock coordinated with the Galaxy Foil paper and that helped to fill in the rest of my background. And to finish off my scene, I die cut some Gina K. Grass Green card stock using the Grassy Border die from Lawn Fawn. I then adhered my grass layers to the plum card stock being sure to not glue down the top layer of grass blades so I could tuck in my car and camper.
  
  Speaking of… how adorable is this car and camper!! They were so much fun to color!! I love all the scallops and swirls… so fun!! There are so many cute images in this set too! I just love that little backpack… it reminded me of a denim backpack that I had as a kid so I colored it to look like it, except mine was green. 🙂 How cute is that sentiment ‘Happy trails!’… I thought this would be a cute card to send to someone going out on an adventure maybe camping or taking an RV around the country seeing all the sights!
  
  Oh my goodness… these adorable bears!! I love their cute faces! I had a blast coloring them too. They look ready to enjoy some camping fun. And that crown on the glamping girl bear… love!!!
  
  I finished off the card with some kraft twine… it filled in that empty space in that top right corner… and I think it fits with the whole camping/outdoors theme. I used a bunch of Copic markers to color in the images… here they are:
  
  Girl Bear ~ E21, E23, E25, R00, R20, R21, R43
  
  Flashlight/Crown ~ V0000, V04, V12, Y06, Y35
  
  Boy Bear ~ E21, E25, E27, R20, B95, B97, YG17, YG23
  
  S’mores ~ E27, Y06, Y35, W0, W1
  
  Lamp ~ N0, N2, N4, Y06, Y11, Y35, R27
  
  Car/Camper ~ B0000, B000, B02, V0000, V04, V12, N0, N2, N4, N7, R14, R27, Y06, Y11
  
  Backpack ~ R00, R21, R43, B95, B97, B99, E35, E37
  
  I had so much fun creating this card… I sure hope you enjoy it!! Thanks so much for stopping by! See ya next time.
  
  Inky Hugs,
  
  Crystal
  
  Posted in All | Tagged #crystalominkler, #scrappingforless, camping, cardmaking, copic coloring, galaxy foil, handmade cards, Long Card, Papercrafts, Pink & Main, Scrapping for Less, under the stars
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