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  July 2020 FOTM Card Kit ~ In the Tropics Collection

  Posted at 9:00 am by Crystal O. Minkler

  Aug 7th
  Hello there crafty friend! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with a sweet card using the July 2020 FOTM Card Kit… this time I have one card using the In the Tropics Collection. I absolutely love this palm tree silhouette!! It really makes for great scene cards!

  

  I used some Copic markers to create a light scene around the black palm tree silhouette. I went a little heavy on the oranges in the copic coloring because I knew I was using the yellow and orange papers from the collection and card kit. And I threw in a little purple-pink to work with the flower accent!

  

  I used the following Copic markers for this card ~ B0000, B000, RV10, RV21, Y11, Y15, Y35, YR15.

  I finished off the card with a few of the shell sequins. A simple design, but pretty!

  Thanks so much for stopping by!

  See ya next time.

  Inky Hugs,

  Crystal
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  August Sketch Challenge #7 ~ July 2020 FOTM Card Kit

  Posted at 9:00 am by Crystal O. Minkler

  Aug 1st
  Hello there crafty friend! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie sharing the August challenge for the Scrapping for Less: Show & Share Facebook group! This month’s challenge is another sketch challenge. We had a great turn out for our July sketch challenge and I’m really hoping that this fun slimline sketch will also make for lots of entries in our August challenge!

   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 us —> 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.

  Let’s have a look at the sketch challenge #7…

  

  You may remember seeing it in the reveal and blog hop for the new July 2020 FOTM Card Kit – In the Tropics… and you may also remember my card using the sketch for the hop.

  

  Unfortunately, I hurt my back the other day and I am having a slow go at creating right now so I’m sharing the card that I created for the hop. I do hope to share another card at a later time though.

  

  I had a lot of fun blending the skies for this card. I may do a video and share some tips in how I kept the scenes in place throughout each circle. But that will be later in the month. Anywho, this challenge will run from today, August 1st and will end August 31st at 11:59pm EDT. The winner will be announced in the comments of the Challenge album on Tuesday, September 1st. Please use #sflsketchchallenge7 in any social media posts when playing along with the challenge.

  Thanks so much for stopping by!

  See ya next time.

  Inky Hugs,

  Crystal
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  June 2020 FOTM Card Kit ~ Two More Cards

  Posted at 9:00 am by Crystal O. Minkler

  Jul 31st
  Hello there crafty friend! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with one last look at the June 2020 Flavor of the Month Card Kit called A Walk in the Park. Today I have a couple cards to share to wrap up my inspiration for the June 2020 card kit.

  

  My first card using the adorable ephemera from the Picnic Time collection and the fun papers. This was such a quick card once I decided on which papers to use together.

  

  I mat the ant picnic paper on the Gumdrop Green card stock in the kit. And mat the yellow  on a Lemon Drop card front. The ephemera is popped up with some foam squares. And to finish it off, I added a few sequins from the Banana Split subscription sequins.

  

  My second card for today uses a few different papers from the cute On the Playground collection. I had some longer scraps of the On the Playground papers and thought they would be fun together. I adhered all of them to a lightweight white card stock that measures 4 x 5-1/4″. I actually stamped the slide twice… once on the ombre blue patterned paper and again on a scrap piece of white card stock. After I colored the slide, I fussy cut it and cleaned up the edges with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker. I didn’t fussy cut in between the steps on the slide… I actually just colored that space with a copic marker. I popped up the focal piece with foam squares and tied the green twine around the panel. I then adhered the panel to the white card base with Tombow Mono Multipurpose liquid glue. I added a few sequins to finish off this second card.

  

  I used the following Copic markers to color this card ~ R000, R14, R27, Y000, Y06, Y15, B000. 

  

  I hope that you’ve liked my last share for the June 2020 FOTM card kit!! I’ll be back tomorrow with inspiration for the new August 2020 Sketch Challenge for the Scrapping for Less: Show & Share Facebook group.

  Thanks so much for stopping by!

  See ya next time.

  Inky hugs,

  Crystal
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  July 2020 FOTM ~ In the Tropics ~ One Last Sneak Peek

  Posted at 9:00 am by Crystal O. Minkler

  Jul 24th
  Hello there crafty friend! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with one last look at the beautiful new July 2020 Flavor of the Month card kit called In the Tropics!! This kit is full of all things summer… it’s absolutely beautiful!!

  

  I used Collection Four for my sneak peek for today! This silhouette palm tree just screamed for some fun ink blending to make a little a scene! I pulled colors from the papers that I chose from the collection to ink blend in the scene: Mowed Lawn, Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey, and Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide inks.

  

  To finish off this pretty simple card, I added a couple of the flowers from the collection along with a sequin for the center. I think it turned out lovely!

  Be sure to sign up for your card kit, if you haven’t already! You are not going to want to miss out on this one!! And don’t forget to come back for the reveal and hop tonight at midnight EDT!!

  Thanks so much for stopping by!

  See ya next time.

  Inky Hugs,

  Crystal
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  More July Sketch Challenge Inspiration with Summer Floaties

  Posted at 9:00 am by Crystal O. Minkler

  Jul 17th
  Hello there crafty friend! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with a couple of cute cards using the new adorable Summer Floaties set by Scrapping for Less along with the July Sketch Challenge for my inspiration!! Have you checked out this adorable new stamp set yet?

  

  I just adore these girls!!! So fun! I had a blast coloring them too… but sadly, I goofed and forgot to hit the record button so I don’t have a video for the flamingo girl, BUT I do have a video for the donut girl!! You can check that out below.

  

  I’m also loving these fun Summer Floaties papers!! They have really made for great backgrounds in my cards with this set!

  

  

  Isn’t she just the cutest?! Love that flamingo floatie too!!

  

  I felt totally defeated when I realized I forgot to record the coloring, but I picked myself up and redid the donut girl coloring… why her? Well, honestly… the pink in the donut didn’t quite work so I took the opportunity to try a different combo for that! Win! Win!

  

  

  Both girls were fussy cut and then I cleaned up the edges with my Memento Tuxedo black marker. I recently got the Cloudy Frames dies by Pink & Main and I thought I’d change up my second card by using that for the sentiment. I think it turned out pretty cute!

  You can check out my process video here…

  And you can check out my Copic coloring of the donut girl here…

  I’d love to invite you to come and check out the July Sketch Challenge in the Scrapping for Less: Show & Share Facebook Group. We’d love to have you play along!

  Thanks so much for stopping by!

  See ya next time.

  Inky Hugs,

  Crystal
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  Summer Floaties ~ Slimline Summer Girl Card

  Posted at 9:00 am by Crystal O. Minkler

  Jul 10th
  Hello there crafty friend! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with a super fun new release from Scrapping for Less… Summer Floaties stamp set and paper pad!! Oh my cuteness… this is such an adorable set and the papers coordinate perfectly!!

  

  So… I’ve been on a bit of a Slimline kick! Lol… have you tried making one yet?! They are so fun! I love that extra bit of space to create with! I used a fun sketch from over at the Poetic Artistry blog, the current Mojo Monday sketch challenge. I did make my slimline card a little bigger than the one posted for the sketch… this one is the trendy size that measures 3-1/2 x 8-1/2″.

  

  Isn’t she just the cutest?!

  I had so much fun coloring her in this sweet little scene. I used the following Copic markers:

  Skin / Glasses ~ E000, E01, E11, No, BV01, R00, R21

  Hair ~ E34, E51, E97

  Bikini / Hat ~ Y06, Y11, Y13, YG03, YG11, R14, R21, R32

  Pineapple / Drink ~ Y06, E25, YG03, YG11, YG63, N0, R0000, R14, R21, R32, YR15, YR68

  Umbrella / Blanket ~R00, R21, R32, C00, C1, B00, B02

  Sand / Water / Sky ~ E25, E33, BG000, BG01, B0000, B000

  

  I wanted to jazz up the sentiment so I thought a copic colored sun would be fun! I used Y000, Y11, Y06, and Y15.

  

  A sweet summer time slimline card! I hope you like it!

  I have a little process video for this card. I hope you’ll check it out!

  Thanks for stopping by!

  See ya next time.

  Inky Hugs,

  Crystal
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  June 2020 FOTM Card Kit ~ Picnic Time Collection ~ Cute Ant Card!

  Posted at 9:00 am by Crystal O. Minkler

  Jul 3rd
  Hello there crafty friend! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with a cute card using the Picnic Time Collection from the June 2020 A Walk in the Park card kit! I shared my card for the new July Sketch Challenge just a couple of days ago and I got to thinking that when you cut your papers for this sketch you’re left with such angled pieces. I thought maybe it would be fun to share a card using those leftovers. I decided to use the leftover pieces from my card that I shared during the reveal and hop. You can check out that card here… Picnic Time Collection card.

  

  And here is what I came up with for those leftover pieces. Speaking of leftover pieces… I know that this card kit has sold out, but this paper pack is still available separately —> Picnic Time paper pack!!!

  

  I think it turned out pretty cute! What do you think?

  

  And I finally got a chance to ink up that cute ant stamp! He was so much fun to color! I actually have two videos to share for this card… the first video is the Copic coloring of the sweet Picnic Time Ant!

  And the second video is the fussy cutting and assembling of the card.

  I thought I’d split these up so they’d be shorter and maybe if you’re more interested in the coloring you can watch that or if you’d rather just see the fussy cutting and assembling ~ you can check that out! Well, that’s it for me today!

  Thanks so much for stopping by!

  See ya next time.

  Inky Hugs,

  Crystal
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  July Sketch Challenge #6 ~ June 2020 FOTM Card Kit

  Posted at 9:00 am by Crystal O. Minkler

  Jul 1st
  Hello there crafty friends! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie sharing the July challenge for the Scrapping for Less: Show & Share Facebook group!! This month’s challenge is a sketch challenge… I sure do love a good sketch!! You may recognize this sketch from the reveal of the new June 2020 FOTM Card Kit… it’s included in this month’s downloads of sketches! I hope you’ll check it out and play along with us!

  Before we get to the sketch and the card I created… 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 —> join 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 in 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.

  Let’s check out Sketch Challenge #6…

   

  

  What do you think? Another fun sketch challenge!! I can’t wait to see what you all create!!

  

  A super easy and quick card for this sketch! I can’t get enough of the ephemera pieces in Collection One… I just had to make one more card using the cute pink lemonade ephemera.

  

  The sentiment is from Collection Three: Pond Life. I thought it was perfect to pair up with the pink lemonade… I’d love to drink a pink lemonade on the patio and just relax and breathe.

  Sounds wonderful!!

  This challenge will run from today, July 1st and will end July 31st at 11:59pm EST. The winner will be announced on Saturday, August 1st in the challenge album. Please use #sflsketchchallenge6 in any social media posts when playing along with the challenge.

  And I’d like to invite you, again, to come play along with this challenge over in the Scrapping for Less: Show & Share Facebook Group! We’d love to see what you create using this fun sketch!

  Thanks so much for stopping by!

  See ya next time.

  Inky Hugs,

  Crystal
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  June 2020 FOTM Card Kit ~ One Last Sneak Peek ~ Picnic Time!

  Posted at 9:00 am by Crystal O. Minkler

  Jun 26th
  Hello there crafty friend! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with one last sneak peek from the new June 2020 Flavor of the Month card kit called A Walk in the Park. This is such a cute kit full of critters and more fabulous papers!! Of course, there’s also lots of embellishments… including the adorable Picnic Time ephemera that I used for my card today!

  

  

  Isn’t that ant just the cutest?! I love how it’s just chilling out on the watermelon… so fun!

  I have more information about my card and the products I used on my process video. You can check out my Sneak Peek video here…

  The last two card kits have sold out quickly so be sure to sign up for yours before they are all gone! And I hope to see you tonight at midnight EST for our blog hop and reveal of the entire June 2020 A Walk in the Park card kit!!

  Thanks so much for stopping by!

  See ya next time.

  Inky Hugs,

  Crystal
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  More Inspiration with the Easy Peasy Collection ~ Squeeze the Day!

  Posted at 9:00 am by Crystal O. Minkler

  Jun 19th
  Hello there crafty friend! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with one more look at the May 2020 Let’s Encourage One Another card kit! Today, I’m sharing more inspiration using the gorgeous Easy Peasy Collection! Let’s get right to it!

  

  

  My first card is my absolute favorite! I love the colors and the simple design… those beautiful lemon blossoms are just the right touch for such a delicate combination of papers!

  I used the following Copic Markers to color the lemon blossoms ~ C00, C1, Y11, Y03, Y13, YR0000, YR01.

  

  

  I have been itching to make one of these beautiful lemons into a lime and I just had to pair it with this gorgeous green patterned paper. The photo makes my coloring appear to be a bit brighter, but in person it coordinates very nicely. I used the following Copic Markers to color these images:

  Lemon ~ Y000, Y11, Y13, YG0000, YG11, G82

  Lime ~ YG0000, YG03, YG11, YG63, G82

  

  

  My third and final card features one of the gorgeous lemon patterned papers in the collection… I love the colors in these papers!! It just screams summer to me! Again, the photo makes my coloring on this one also looks a bit bright, but in person it’s toned down. I used the same Copic markers for this last card but I kept the leaves lighter. You may also see a similarity to the card I created for my sneak peek of the Let’s Encourage One Another card kit… I flipped the stitched die cut card stock pieces for a different design. You can check out my sneak peek card here… Easy Peasy Sneak Peek card.

  Here’s a video sharing the coloring of the lemon from my second card and the finishing touches of assembling these cards. I hope you’ll check it out!!

  Thanks so much for stopping by!

  See ya next time.

  Inky Hugs,

  Crystal
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