Cullen-ary Creations: Ink to Paper October Reveal Day #4

This is the last day of reveals for Ink to Paper's October release! Tomorrow evening at 10 PM EST, you will be able to purchase the new items and I hope you will enjoy them as much as I have!

Today, we are introducing you to Leaves in Fall Stamp Set and Dies + Feathered Friends 5 Mini Stamp Set and Dies + Folky Holiday Stamp Set and Dies + Merry Alphabet Dies +Feathered Friends 5 Dies + Just Sentiments: He is Born Stamp Set. My post is another long one with four cards to share!

My first card uses the Leaves in Fall with the Feathered Friends 5 Mini set. You also see the wreath die from Joyous Holiday introduced earlier. I went with a grunge look by sponging aged-looking colors and adding some crackle texture paste to the base panel.

STAMPS: Leaves in Fall, Feathered Friends Mini 5
INK: Crack Pistachio, Shabby Shutters, Vintage Photo, Pine Needles, Weathered Wood, Mowed Lawn, Pumice Stone distress oxide; True Black, Dark Chocolate, Lemon Tart, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Terracotta Tile, Saffron Spice, Classic Kraft, Honey Nut
PAPER: Rustic Cream, Classic Kraft
DIES: Feathered Friends Mini 5, Leaves in Fall, Joyous Holiday, Border Bling: Grateful Vine, Skinny Frames: Diagonal Border
OTHER: Crackle texture paste

If you scroll down to my first post of the day, you'll see my Color Throwdown card using this Leaves in Fall set on a slimline card. -->

Next, we switch gears to a folk art style stamp set called Folky Holiday. This one has a gazillion ways to arrange all of the elements but, I went with a one layer design that reminds me of the old Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs.

Because I used the two birds (? doves) in the center, I wanted to use a sentiment that included peace on earth.

STAMPS: Folky Holiday, Peaceful Forest
INK: Pinefeather, Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, Bright Buttercup, New Leaf; Versamark
PAPER: Pinefeather, Blue Sky, White, Vellum
DIES: Cover Plate: Trellis, Love to Layer: Scalloped Circles, Circles
OTHER: Gold embossing powder

This card showcases another bird to add to the bird die series. He's a chubby fellow and has been hitting the feeder quite heavily - haha!

I love the sparkly tree which contrasts with the barren tree adjacent to it (from a previous release). A gold embossed sentiment on vellum was added to avoid covering up much of the scene.

STAMPS: Winter Wonder, He is Born
INK: Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Vintage Jadeite, Classic Kraft, Ocean Tides; Versamark; Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers distress inks
PAPER: White, Vellum; Bristol Smooth watercolor paper
DIES: Feathered Friends 5, Pierced Feature Frames, Border Bling: Tin Stitch, Winter Wonder
OTHER: Crackle texture paste; Gold embossing powder; Snow glitter

Last, but not least, is a card that highlights the Merry Alphabet dies. I dry embossed the base and cut out a silver embossed "Christmas" from the background script stamp called Holiday Spirit introduced earlier in the week.