Journey to Bethlehem Card for Erin Lee Creative

Hello my crafty friends! I'm back with another card featuring the new holiday release from Erin Lee Creative! There are 4 different ELC products that I'm creating with today and I've got a bunch of technique photos to share. Scroll down for the details, plus my clickable shopping/supply list at the end of this post.

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Below, are all the products in the new holiday release. I'm featuring the Love Came Down stamp set, the Starry Night stencil, Nativity Add-On die set and Nativity Scene Cover Plate.

To begin, I die cut my Nativity Scene Cover Plate on white cardstock and also on a light tan paper from one of my paper pads called, Daybreak. I also did a partial die cut on silver holographic paper to procure that star at the top of my card.

Because I wanted to color my windows and keep them inlaid, I added tape to the back of my white die cut, then insert all the negative pieces for the windows and doors.

Some of my coloring was outside the lines, but that's ok because I trimmed out the "buildings" from the tan paper, to pop up with adhesive foam over my white buildings. It will hide any errors.

I also added a little definition to my buildings by using my score tool and score board, as pictured below.

I made 4 score lines just to add a little something extra. I can definitely be a little extra from time to time, haha!

All of my coloring was done with OLO Markers and here's the breakdown:

Palm Trees - YG8.7, YG8.5, OR3.4, OR3.7

Windows: YO2.3, OR1.6, OR1.3

Joseph/Mary/Donkey: B4.3, OR3.4, CG1, OR1.0

Doors: OR3.4, OR3.7

OLO Marker is currently having a 20% off sale, so if you'd like to start a collection, or add to an existing one, tap my link above to get started!

Now, for my night sky, I swiped some Catherine Pooler Designs ink in Glacier across my cardstock. I heat set the ink and then stenciled my sky with the Starry Night Sky stencil and white modeling paste.

After making sure my stenciling was dry, I masked off an area with low tack mint tape to create light beaming down from the star.

I simply dipped a cotton ball into white pigment ink, then blotted in the color, removing the tape when finished.

Even though I heat set my ink, I still had some bleed thru of blue color onto my white stenciled stars, so I touched up my stars using a white gel pen.

Now, you don't necessarily have to color the Joseph, Mary, Donkey images, but I chose to do so. I imagined where to emphasize the head piece for Joseph, where to place a "burlap sack" over the donkey's back and how to color Mary's garment.

You might want to cut out several die cuts and experiment with placement and color for those images. You can also just use the die cuts as silhouette images.

Lastly, I added more white gel pen highlights to my building and trees. I also stamped my sentiment directly onto the bottom of my card, using CPD Cargo ink.

Let me know if you have any questions in the comment section. Thanks so much for stopping by. Tap any of my affiliate links below for product details or to shop! 

Terri

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Ranger US HEAT IT CRAFT TOOL Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Neenah Solar White Cardstock 8.5x11 inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Neenah Card Front Solar White 5.5 x 4.25 inch 25 pk Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Premium Pigment Ink- Pure White Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Refillable Permanent Adhesive Runner - 49 feet Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Artis Glue Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Rose Quartz Misti Stamp Positioner Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Holographic Metallic Paper Pad - 6x8 in - 40 sheets Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Tim Holtz Distress Palette Knife Set - 2 pc Shop at: Scrapbookcom	3mm Adhesive Strips 160 ct. Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Mint Tape - 1 inch roll - 11 yards Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Reverse Tweezers Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Gelly Roll White Pens - 3 pk Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Daybreak Cardstock Paper Pad - 6x8 in - 40 sheets Shop at: Scrapbookcom	White Project Grip Mat Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Tim Holtz Comfort Grip Guillotine Trimmer Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Gina K Designs Multi-Purpose Scoring Board Tool Shop at: Scrapbookcom	ELC Oval Nativity Scene Die Shop at: Erin Lee Creative	ELC Starry Night Stencil - 6x6 inch Shop at: Erin Lee Creative	ELC Love Came Down Stamp Set Shop at: Erin Lee Creative
Stamperia Modeling Paste - White Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cut System - Tool N One Bundle Shop at: Scrapbookcom	ELC Nativity Add-On Die Set Shop at: Erin Lee Creative	ELC Nativity Scene Cover Plate Shop at: Erin Lee Creative
Catherine Pooler Ink Pad - Glacier Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Catherine Pooler Ink Pad - Cargo Shop at: Scrapbookcom	All Purpose Craft Scraper Shop at: Scrapbookcom

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