Breakfast Cards for Erin Lee Creative

I finally had some time to play with the new stamp and die sets that were released last month from Erin Lee Creative. I absolutely fell in love with them and had to have them for my stash! I'm featuring the Eggs & Bacon Die Set, the Waffle Die Set and the Breakfast Sentiments Stamp Set. Scroll down for details, and my supply list at the end.

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Call me crazy, but I thought these would make really fun Anniversary or Valentine cards. My husband would totally get a kick out of receiving one of these!

When working with dies, you need to have some really great cardstock or papers on hand. Luckily, I have sooo many paper pads. I can't believe I stumbled on the perfect paper combo to make the bacon. It's a Scrapbookcom paper pad called "Daybreak". I also used the light yellow paper from that pad for my waffle dies.

For that gorgeous dark yellow "yolk", I used another paper pad called Joyful, and my plaid papers are from a sheet of Echo Park Paper scrapbook paper from the Little Ladybug collection.

Of course, inking up some plain white cardstock is also an option, if you don't have the right papers on hand.

I also used some Ranger Ink and my blending brushes. I used Vintage Photo distress oxide to ink blend around the edges of my die cut egg.

You'll also need some glue, to adhere the striped tops of the bacon to the bottom die cut piece. Most of my elements are popped up on adhesive foam strips to give dimension.

For my waffle card, I did more ink blending with Ranger Vintage Photo around the edges of my waffle and the syrup. I also added a layer of Ranger Glossy Accents to my syrup, so it would shine.

My butter was die cut on white cardstock, then ink blended with Ranger Distress Oxide Ink in Fossilized Amber.

I wanted to create a breakfast plate for my waffle, so I grabbed my circle nesting dies and cut a white circle that was larger than my waffle, and also created a red circular frame that serves as the lining along the edge of my dinner plate. The red cardstock is from one of my Christmas paper pads. 

I also adhered adhesive sheets to my red cardstock prior to die cutting, to make it easier to adhere to my plate. You can also use glue, I just find it easier to use adhesive sheets, plus I have a ton! You just peel off the liner after die cutting and place it right where you need it!

Or, you can just skip the whole process and just die cut a larger red circle and place the smaller white circle on top, which is actually easier. I think I was in my head and took the hard route, haha!

For my sentiment, I used the mask technique to ink the word "waffle". I simply placed tape over the other words, then directly applied the ink pad to the waffle wording with the same Ranger Vintage Photo ink on the top and bottom edges of the word, then Fossilized Amber along the middle. 

You might need to do this several times to get the desired depth of ink color, which is why a stamp positioner is key to pulling this off. Just remember to remove the tape in between each stamping, or you'll have a mess that can't be fixed!

I decided I wanted to offset my waffle die, so once it was assembled to my plate, I simply trimmed the edges of the dinner plate along the bottom right and side of my card.

 

These are A2 sized cards. If you'd like to shop for any of the products that I used today, please click my affiliate links below. These are created at no additional cost to you. It helps me so much when you shop through these links. I earn a small commision ( a few cents per dollar), plus the companies can see how their affiliates drive traffic to their site. It's a win-win. Thank you so much!

Have a fantastic day!  Terri

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Nativity Scene Card for Erin Lee Creative

I have another card to share with you today, featuring more products from the new Erin Lee Creative Christmas release. I've paired together two of the new die sets, "Love Came Down" and "Manger Scene". While I realize, historically, Jesus was not actually born in winter, indulge me with my creative license! Scroll down for creative details and some historical chit chat. I'll have my shopping supply list at the end of this post as well.

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Alright, history lesson first. Does it snow in Bethlehem? Yes, typically in higher elevations and usually every 3-4 years. Their last good snowfall was in 2022. Although this is a desert city, in winter it's more dry than hot. Most scholars and historians believe Jesus was actually born in early Fall/Autumn.

If you'd like to know more about why the birth of Jesus is celebrated at Christmas, check out this article from the Biblical Archeology Society. Ironically, the first image you'll see is a beautiful oil painting of Bethlehem covered in snow, painted by Peter Bruegel in 1566!

Now, for some creative details on my A2 sized card. I used a variety of more earthy, neutral tone papers from some of my paper pads for my manger scene and did some ink blending around the edges with Ranger Distress Oxide ink in Vintage Photo.

I also tore and distressed some paper across the bottom of my scene to represent the desert. A cardboard nail file works great for distressing.

The Love Came Down die set actually comes with an outline die, however, it was taking up too much space for my small, intimate scene, so I opted not to use the outline. Instead of gluing my die cut sentiment to the card panel, I wanted to pop it up for dimension. I used my Platinum 6 for all my die cutting, with white and black cardstock for this sentiment. I used glue to adhere and stagger the white on top of black. 

Not only does it give a little more definition against that snowy backdrop, but it also gives me more space to add tiny adhesive foam squares on the back, to pop up my die cuts.

I buy sheets of adhesive strips, so I can trim them down to the size I need for any given project.

 

My snowy paper actually came from a retired paper pack in my stash, Echo Park Paper Lumberjack Christmas. If you wanted to recreate that snowy background and don't feel comfortable making your own paint splatters, the new Carta Bella Paper Winter Snow Sky stencil is a great alternative. Just stencil onto black cardstock, using white paint! I'll have it linked to my supply list, as well, for the sake of convenience.

Lastly, the star die included in the Manger Scene die set, was cut using gold holographic paper from my stash. Erin Lee Creative also has a great selection of specialty cardstock, in a variety of colors, so be sure and check that out too.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Happy Holiday cardmaking ya'll!

Terri

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