Happiest Bee-Day!

I thought it would be fun to create a card from each of the TOP Inky Inspiration Sketches that Crystal Minkler puts out in her Tawny Owl Paperie | Inky Inspiration group. I've used her sketches often but haven't started at the beginning and worked my through them all.

Today I have used Sketch 15~

I chose the super fun Bee-Hold stamp set from Unity Stamps for my focal image and built the card around that fun bee with papers and pearls from my stash.

Have a wonderful day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Products Used:

Unity Stamps Bee-Hold Stamp Set

Hammermill Cardstock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Copics

SU Cardstock and Ink

Not 2 Shabby Sweet Bees 6x6 Paper Pad

Scrappy Boy Stamps Stitched Circle Nesting Dies

Newton's Nook Banner Trio Dies

Scrappy Boy Stitched Rectangle Dies

Sending Happy Thoughts

I think the digital stamp, Rory from Sweet November Stamps is so darn cute! I just had to color her up!!

I remembered I had a background stamp, City Block Background, from MFT and I thought it would be perfect with Rory, I was right!!

I really wanted Rory to stand out so I kept the background/sidewalk or road neutral colors. I colored Rory with copics and used lots of fun bright colors!

To finish the card I found a sentiment in the Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words stamp set and die cut a little strip (I believe it was with a Simon Says Stamp sentiment strip die). I think Rory is definitely sending very happy thoughts!!

Have a happy day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Products Used:

Sweet November Stamps Digital Stamp Rory

MFT City Block Background Stamp

Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words Stamp Set

Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Strips (I think)

Hammermill Cardstock

Copics

SU Cardstock and Ink

SU Stripes & Splatters Embossing Folder

Scrappy Boy Stamps Stitched Rectangle Dies

Enduring Connection

I think this stamp, Enduring Connection from Unity Stamps is so peaceful and beautiful!

Have a peaceful day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Products Used:

Unity Stamps Enduring Connection Stamp Set

Hammermill Cardstock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Copics

SU Cardstock

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

Unity Stamps Flutter & Bloom A2 Paper Pack

Spellbinders Nestabilities Dies

Slow Ride

The Sweet November Stamps Facebook challenge for February is Anything Goes but you get double entries if you use a fairy. You can enter 3 times so this is my second entry!

I found the Slow Ride digital stamp in my collection and thought it was such a sweet image so I printed and colored it up. I had the papers fresh on my mind from the Cecily Fairy Card so I pulled them out for this card too but used a greenery pattern for the little bit of designer series paper that would show.

Have a wonderful day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Products Used:

Sweet November Stamps Slow Ride Digital Stamp

Hammermill Cardstock

Copics

SU Cardstock 

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

SU Toadstool Gardens 6x6 Designer Series Paper

Simon Says Stamp Greetings Mix 1 Stamp Set

Scrappy Boy Stamps Stitched Clouds, Sun & Lightning Bolt Dies

Newton's Sky Scene Builder Dies

Scrappy Boy Stamps A2 Stitched Scalloped Edge Dies

Stardust Stickles

March 2026 Crafty Crew Kit | Pets Are Family

It's that time!! Time to Pre-Order your Crafty Stamp Co. March 2026 Crafty Crew Kit!! The pre-order is open from February 8, 2026 until February 22, 2026!! You won't want to miss this amazing kit!!  Some little birdies told me that this kit will not be available after the pre-order so be sure to grab it while you can!!

I couldn't wait to use the wonderful March 2026 Crafty Crew Kit again!! For today's card I used stamps from the Pets Are Family stamp set. I still had them stamped and cut out from my previous crafty session so it was just a matter of picking out the images I wanted to use.

I chose my papers next from the Fur Babies 6x6 Paper Pad. 

Then came the part I love, coloring up the cute critters! Fun fact, we've had all these critters at one point in my house! My daughter still has a tortoise named Rocket and when we re-homed our parakeet (birds and cats don't really mix) my friend who took Murphy still has her and sends me photos of her often. She's a great bird mama.

Copics Used:

Fish Bowl/Gravel: G14,YG13,B02,BG05,BG13, BG11

Fish: YR04, Y19, C6, YR02

Castle Tower: R89, R46, E07, R24, 214

Turtle: YG17, YG25, YG23, YG21, E44, E43, E42

Ladybug: R32, R35, C8

Bird Cage: YR09, YR04

Bird: Y19, Y13, YR68, R17

My next step was to figure out a layout to feature these cute critters! I used some dies from my stash for the elements of the card. 

The final steps were to put the card together and add details with a white gel pen. 

This card just makes me smile! I can't wait to create more cards with this CUTE kit!

Don't forget to pre-order your March 2026 Crafty Crew Kit before February 22, 2026!! You don't want to miss this one!!

Have an amazing day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!!

Crafty Stamp Co. Products Used:

March 2026 Crafty Crew Kit

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