Simple Stories Acorn Lane part two

Popping back in to share my next creation using the Acorn Lane collection from Simple Stories.  

Not only did I use the Bits & Pieces again, this time I busted out the Acorn Love stencil!!  I used Rich Cocoa Nuvo glimmer paste.  I don't think you can get this paste anymore but I just love the deep brown color of it.

I started with the glimmer paste on white cardstock which I cut out with the largest die from Trinity Stamp's Stitched Layers Stack mini slimline dies.  When I finally decided on what patterned papers I wanted to pull in, I ink blending a muted blue ink all over it.  I also added some splatters with the same color.  I pulled out the lovely gingham pattern in the 6x8 paper pad.  I lucked out and found the matching tag in the ephemera pack! 

To dress up the tag, I dragged the edges through my Versamark ink pad.  Next I sprinkled on some gold embossing powder and melted it with my heat tool. I added some strips of colored cardstock on top of the acorn layer and put foam tape behind the big birdhouse element. All done!

Thanks for visiting!

~Kristina

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Birthday rainbow cards

I found myself in need of two birthday cards.  Birthday cards should be fun and happy right?  Rainbow colors!  And I also unearthed another Trinity Stamps stencil I hadn't used yet, Cake and Candles.  Seems like the perfect combo to me!

The first card is for my husband's grandpa who is turning 99 next week!  Wow!  I felt a big year needed a big card so I made his 8 3/4" x 3 3/4".

I used an array of Distress Ink colors.  For the candles I used Barn Door, Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Mermaid Lagoon and Wilted Violet.  For the flames I used Squeezed Lemonade and Fossilized Amber.

I ink blended some cardstock so that my numbers (Marshmallow Numbers dies) would match the candles.  I popped them up with foam tape.  I stamped Happy (Simply Sentimental Birthday) directly on the card panel.  Birthday I stamped on a scrap and cut out using the coordinating die (Simply Sentimental Birthday dies).  I then add Midas Touch Shimmer pen over the flames and the th to add a little shimmer.

Then I felt I had too much white space at the top so I cut a strip of the Black & White Patterns paper with the Slimline Stitched Strips dies.  Ah, just right.

Now, let's talk about my second card.  This one I chose to go with a mini slimline size.  And of course, I needed to use the other part of the the Cake and Candles stencil!

Isn't it fun??  I used the same Distress Ink colors from my first card to blend my way up the stencil  The nice thing is that they are separate little sections so you can use as many as you like.

When I stamped the sentiment in black (Simply Sentimental Birthday) I managed to get the smallest of smudges on the paper. Embellishment opportunity!  I several of the Distress Inks with a shimmer spray and got splatter happy!  That's better.

I cut a piece of Bristol cardstock down to be a layer for the stenciled panel.  I again grabbed the same Distress Ink colors and blended a panel to match.  Then I added it to a black mini slimline base to really make it all pop!

Anywho, thanks for stopping by my crafty corner!

~Kristina

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Candlelight Christmas

Hey friends!  I recently got my hands on some of the new products from Scrappy Tails Crafts Candlelight Christmas release.  There is SO much goodness packed in this release!  

I had intended to make one card for the Instagram hop but I ended up with three!

This was the card I had in my mind when I sat down to create.  It features the Slimline Poinsettia Stencil along with Hot Foil Bold Christmas Sentiments.

This one is 5" x 5".

When I originally sprayed the Distress Mica Stain sprays through the Slimline Poinsettia stencil,  I had lots of ink left on the stencil.  No one wants to waste that inky goodness so I grabbed two more pieces of watercolor paper.

And look at that mica shimmer!

After the first card was finished I just kept looking at my leftover panels.  And I ended up with these!

This one is 5" x 7".  It features the Slimline Poinsettia stencil and Hot foil Bold Christmas Sentiments again along with the Assorted Christmas Leaves Dies.

This one is a standard A2 size.  Slimline Poinsettia and Assorted Christmas Leaves dies.  This time I also added a sentiment from the Cardinal Blessings stamp set.

Aren't they all so very cool?  I love the three different sizes and looks.  I really can't pick a favorite!

What's also great is that I mixed new and old Scrappy Tails Crafts goodies!  Oh, did you see those gorgeous gems?  They launched a whole line of embellishments with this release!  

I also wanted to mention these cards are part of an Instagram hop celebrating the Candlelight Christmas release.  Come on over to my Instagram HERE to hop along and get all the details on how to win! 

Have a fabulous day!

~Kristina

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