Fireworks Card For Erin Lee Creative

Hey friends, I'm excited to share another project for Erin Lee Creative! The new patriotic limited release "America The Beautiful" is out and there are so many fun and festive stamp sets, dies and stencils! It's a small release so it can possibly sell out quick! Today's card features the new Fireworks stencil and the One Nation stamp set. My Ranger Ink Lunar Pastes haven't seen much love in awhile, so I thought I would pair some of those colors with my stenciling. Scroll down for creative details. I've got lots of tips, so buckle up. You'll also find my clickable supply list at the end of this post.

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First, let's talk about the dimensions of my card. The stencil is 6x6 inches, so it's ideal for square cards. My full dimensions measure in at 5 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches.

The paper that I stenciled on is from an Ombre paper pad from Scrapbookcom. It's 6x8 and was the perfect size for me to stencil on. I love that these papers look like I did some amazing ink blending but no, they're just fabulous papers!

Before stenciling, I always spray the back of my stencil with Pixie Spray. This helps avoid seepage under the stencil, so you have a crisper stenciled image. I keep a large piece of bubble wrap in my craft space to avoid getting spray on my craft desk. Make sure you allow it to dry for a good minute or two. When you place your stencil onto paper, gently press all over to make sure you have a good seal.

Now, I couldn't find my craft scraper to stencil my paste. Not to worry, I save expired gift cards. They work in a pinch as a stenciling tool. I applied both paste colors side by side on the edge of the gift card, and swiped all across my stencil.

Before peeling off my stencil, I randomly sprinkled some Ranger Gold Tinsel embossing powder, while the paste was still a little wet, tapping off the excess. Then I gently peeled my stencil off and let everything dry naturally, maybe 10 minutes. 

I also splattered some white paint splatters for stars in the sky. Simply place a small amount of paint on an acrylic block (the size of a dime), mix with a drop of water, then flick the mixture off the edge of the acrylic block with a small bristled wet paintbrush. You might want to practice this technique on some dark scrap paper to get the hang of it. And, grab a large piece of bubble wrap to cover your desk first!

Confession Time!! Ok, so sometimes, I cut my stamped images. The sentiment I'm using includes a flag image and I didn't want to go to the trouble of trying to mask my image and stamp. Plus, the flag was very close to the wording, so it would have been tricky and honestly, a little time consuming. So, I broke out my teflon detail scissors and proceeded to trim off the flag image. It will easily re-align with my sentiment, the next time I decide to stamp with the entire image, so no worries!

I  do love the sentiment though. We all know that quote from Lee Greenwood's song God Bless The USA, right? I decided to heat emboss with white embossing powder, stamping it first in clear emboss ink on a trimmed section of the same Ombre paper and heat setting the emboss powder with my craft heat tool.

However, before the powder was completely set, I sprinkled on some more of the Gold Tinsel powder on the word LOVE, then finished heat setting.

I ended up splitting my sentiment into two sections and hand trimming around the wording with my scissors.

 

This card will easily fit in a 6x6 inch envelope. However, I have the We R Makers 123 punch board, so I make my own envelopes out of 12x12 inch scrapbook paper in my stash.

Let me know if you have any questions. Click any of my affiliate links below for product information or to shop. Thanks so much for popping in!

Terri

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