Hello Friend

 Hi there crafty friends!  Today I've got a fun card for you featuring the latest digital release from the 2 Cute Ink Etsy shop.  The set is called Winter Fun Animals and you can find it HERE.

I printed the moose onto a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock.  The snow drift lines didn't extend as far as I needed them so I used a Copic safe black marker to extend it.  Then I printed the same image again on regular copy paper.  I trimmed out the snow and the moose.  I used Mono Multi Liquid glue on the back to spread a thin coat.  If you let it dry it becomes a removeable mask.

Once it was dry, I put it over the cardstock panel.  I used ink blending sponges to add Milled Lavender, Spun Sugar and Tumbled Glass Distress Inks.  I splattered lightly with water and dabbed it off.

For the snow drifts I used Copic markers.  C1, C0 and C00.  I grabbed a large stack of Copic colors and colored up the cute moose!  N5, 3, 1, E27, 25, 23, RV19, 17, 02, BG18, 15, 13, E35, 33, 31, V09, 06, 05, 01 and the colorless blender.

I added some extra details on the scarf with white gel pen.  I added Glossy Accents to the mask and Stardust Stickles to the tops of the snow drifts.

I used the Hello Friend sentiment from the same stamp set.  I went around the edges with Copic colors that matched the background.  Then I added foam tape before attaching them to the card.  All done!

You should head to the 2 Cute Ink Etsy store and check out all of the great sets!  I tried to catch the shimmer of the Stickles in the last photo.

See you again soon!

~Kristina

Compensated affliate links may be used - I may receive a small commission at no additional charge to you should you make a purchase using my link.

Teflon bone folder Shop at: EH	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid glue Shop at: SBC | EH	Mini Ink Blending Tool Shop at: SBC | EH	Kuretake ZIG Millennium pen set Shop at: SBC
Therm O Web Foam Tape Shop at: SBC | EH	Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass Shop at: SBC | EH	White Gelly Roll pen Shop at: SBC	Spun Sugar Distress Ink Shop at: SBC | EH
Natural White Neenah cardstock Shop at: EH	Glossy Accents Shop at: SBC | EH	Stitched Rectangle dies - Paper Rose Studio Shop at: SBC	Star Dust Stickles Shop at: EH
Milled Lavender Distress ink Shop at: SBC | EH

Stretch your heart themed dies!

Hi friends!  Kristina here with some brand new Scrappy Tails Crafts inspiration to share with you today.  Scrappy Tails Crafts had an absolutely fantastic release in January with tons of heart themed products.  You KNOW I had to add several of them to my collection!  And now, Valentine's Day has come and gone.  I don't want to pack up these heart themed goodies.  I want to show them love year round!  Time to get those creative juices flowing.  There may have been a supply of coffee to help my brain along...

Hearts for St. Patrick's Day you ask?  Why not?  

Let's chat about my card.  I fell in love with the A7 Lace Heart Cover die after seeing the video my teammate Sharon posted over on YouTube.  That die was the starting point for my crafty session.

First I cut several hearts out of green and gold glitter cardstock with the hearts from the Slimline Heart & Rose Spinner add-on die.

I also cut out three green solid hearts out of cardstock that I had covered with Stick It adhesive sheets.  I popped out the inner bits from the green rose hearts and added them to the solid green heart.  Then I took all of gold glitter rose pieces and fitted them into the green hearts.

I took the A7 Lace Heart Cover die and cut out all of the pieces from white cardstock.  I set aside most of the pieces except for the inner lace rectangle.  I used it as a stencil to add detail with Pine Needles Distress Oxide ink to a 5 x7 card base.  I also went around the edges with a blender brush and Pine Needles ink.

I took the A7 Lace Heart Cover die again and cut it out of gold foil cardstock.  This time I only kept the outer frame.  I popped out the tiny gold hearts (saving for a future project) and added strips of green cardstock behind the frame.  I also added foam tape and then adhered it to the card base.

I decided the white was still too bright so I added Pine Needles Distress Oxide ink splatters.  Next I adhered the three green and gold hearts in a shamrock shape.  I used the rose die from the Slimline Heart & Rose Spinner add-on to cut out the green stem and leaves.  For the final touch I added several metallic gold pearls.

Well, I couldn't stop there.  I had left over pieces from my first card and I set to making use of them.  Which means not one, but TWO bonus cards!

Mini slimline card.

A2 card using the leftover panel from the A7 Lace Heart Cover die that I had used as a stencil.

It's amazing how much versatility you can get out of the A7 Lace Heart Cover die.  Not just Valentine's Day and not just 5" x 7" cards!  I look forward to seeing what else I can create with this fantastic die!

Thanks for visiting today!

~Kristina 

Compensated affliate links may be used - I may receive a small commission at no additional charge to you should you make a purchase using my link.

Teflon bone folder Shop at: EH	Popping Poppies stamps Scrappy Tails Crafts Shop at: SBC	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid glue Shop at: SBC | EH	VersaMark Watermark ink pad Shop at: SBC | EH
Tonic Studios-Retractable Craft Pick Shop at: SBC | EH	Stick It Adhesive sheets Shop at: SBC | EH	Therm O Web Foam Tape Shop at: SBC | EH	Distress Oxide-Faded Jeans Shop at: SBC | EH
White Gelly Roll pen Shop at: SBC	White embossing powder Ranger Shop at: SBC | EH	Heat Tool Shop at: SBC	Natural White Neenah cardstock Shop at: EH
Glitter cardstock - Hero Arts Shop at: SBC | EH	Silver Brush Black Velvet Round 4 Shop at: EH	Gold metallic cardstock - Lawn Fawn Shop at: SBC | EH	Fairy Sentiments - Scrappy Tails Crafts Shop at: SCT
Blender Brush - Studio Katia Shop at: EH	Ranger Distress Sprayer Shop at: SBC | EH	Metallic Gold pearls - Pinkfresh Studio Shop at: SBC | EH	Pine Needles - Distress Oxides Shop at: SBC | EH
Starry Colors watercolors - Gansai Tambi Shop at: SBC | EH	Slimline Heart & Rose Spinner add on- Scrappy Tails Shop at: SCT	A7 Lace Heart Cover die - Scrappy Tails Crafts Shop at: SCT