He Is Risen Easter Card

Easter is upon us and, as a woman of faith, I've shared several Easter cards this season. Cards created with eggs and bunnies. Design projects for various companies in the craft and hobby industry. Today's card was created to inspire me. And, perhaps many of you who also view Easter as a celebration of a risen Savior! Although eggs and bunnies are cute, it's not the reason why we celebrate Easter. Today's card features a graphic design by Angie Blom Digital Designs and OLO Marker coloring. I have a little trick for blending an edge to edge fussy cut image into the background, so scroll on down. You'll find my supply list at the end of this post.

 (FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

 

The digital image I'm using today is called "He Is Risen Cross". I love creating one layer cards, but today, I wanted to make a glorious sunrise and pop up my colored cross on adhesive foam.

Angie is currently having a 50% off sale on the entire store which makes this digital set, $3.00! That's a deal, ya'll! The discount is taken at checkout, no code needed.

Recently, I colored a card with muted tones and I used some of those same colors again today. You can view that card here for comparison. I've tried a number of artist markers over the years. Copic markers were my go-to but due to manufacturing defects over recent years, I decided to give OLO Markers a try. I became such a fan of these inks that I signed on as an affiliate last year!

Let's talk about my background. My sunrise was created by ink blending with Catherine Pooler ink and also swiping ink. I used Orange Twist to ink blend the upper portion of my card panel, and swiped Sparkling Berry across the lower portion to give definition, a break in the skyline, if you will. I also added paint splatters to represent those early morning stars in the sky.

I love the look. The pink section reminds me of a mountainous terrain. We live in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains and with low lying cloud cover, you could absolutely see a view like this. Every year, we head for the mountains for a sunrise service and Easter Sunday will be no different. It's a beautiful view and a special moment to honor our Lord.

Now, I really wanted to cut my my image so there was no white cardstock showing, and the flowery cross would blend into my background. The trick is, to cut out as much white out as you can, then color the white space to match your background. Since Catherine Pooler ink is a water based ink, you can easily water color in that white space. Just press your ink onto a craft mat and grab the color with a wet paintbrush or water brush and fill in the white space.

I did have to center my cross over my ink blending, to determine which white space I would need to be colored orange and which would be colored pink.

Also, hindsight being what it is, I should have gone in a little darker, adding another one or two layers of water color to deepen the shade. The color lightened up a bit by the time I assembled my card and took photos. Even so, I'm ok with it!

Also, I hand trimmed a sloped section of black cardstock for the bottom of my card. I love black paired with bold colors, plus it helps tie in some of the black leaves that were part of the digital image design.

I also hand trimmed my sentiment, following the curve of letters, and created a coordinated hand trimmed backing with some of the Sparkling Berry ink. There are two sentiments included with this digital set.

I hope you have a wonderful Easter and are able to spend time with family. My supply list, with clickable affiliate shopping links is below, if you'd like to browse or shop. There is no added cost to you, for shopping through my links, which are provided by the companies that I work with. I am compensated by them, a few cents per dollar, when you make a purchase.

Have a great weekend! Let me know if you have any questions, in the comment section.

Terri

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Western Card featuring Erin Lee Creative and Your Paper Insider

I was so excited to receive the new Giddy Up Limited Edition Crafting Kit from Erin Lee Creative this week. As luck would have it, Your Paper Insider's newest subscription box arrived on my doorstep a few days earlier. Something told me, this would be a perfect pairing of products, and I wasn't wrong! Thank you to both companies for sending me these products to create with! Scroll down for some chit chat and creative details. I'll have my supply list linked at the end of this post as well.

 (FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

 

First, the products from the ELC Giddy Up crafting kit is a limited edition kit, with a separate add-on purchase of the cow print stencil. However, some items from the kit can be purchased separately, but not all. The Hello Darlin' stamp set is only included in the kit. And, as of this writing, is not available to be purchased separately.

My card also features the Cow Print add-on stencil, and the  Cowboy Boots Die Set which includes  sunflower dies.

Before moving on to creative details, let me talk about Box 11, the latest paper subscription box from Your Paper Insider. Subscribers get their box every quarter, so Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. Check out the FAQ section on their site for answers to all your questions!

Box 11 is this year's Spring box and I love it! It has 28 gorgeous papers/cardstocks curated from all around the world. Each box includes a listing of the type paper or cardstock, the weight and the name.

While there are lots of glittery, bold and colorful choices in Box 11, I chose some of the softer colors from this box, to compliment my western themed card.

Now, let's get down to the creative process. I selected 4 colors from the Your Paper Insider Box 11 kit:

- Buttercream Arturo Cover (just under 100 lb weight)

- Savanna Tindalo Gmund (68 lb weight and textured)

-White Thai Unryu (under 9 lb, translucent)

-Coffee Cover Reflex (almost 130 lb weight)

I started by die cutting some flowers with the sunflower dies included with the ELC Cowboy Boots Die set. To give a really soft, pretty look, I thought it would be interesting to adhere the White Thai Paper to the Buttercream cardstock. This cardstock also serves as the backing to my card panel.

I simply determined how much paper I needed to make 4 die cut flowers, ran my adhesive runner over a section of the Buttercream cardstock, then laid a trimmed section of the White Thai paper on top, running through my Platinum 6 die cut machine. I used the light brown, Savanna Tindalo Gmund paper for the center piece die cuts.

The texture from the White Thai Unryu paper really stands out on these die cuts and I love how these flowers turned out! I also accented my centers with a white gel pen.

Let me also mention, the brown Savanna Tindalo papers have a woodgrain texture that really shows up nicely. It's one of the reasons I chose it for my western theme.

Next, up, let's talk about the stencil. I highly recommend you purchase the stencil! Although the cow print also comes as a hot foil plate, and you can achieve similar, although shiny results (LOL!), not everyone has a foil system. However, most cardmakers do have ink and blending brushes!

Not only will it make the most amazing backgrounds for all the cowboy and cowgirl things, but you can make some really cool die cuts, like my cow print cowboy boots!

When I first opened up my package of goodness from Erin Lee Creative and saw the cow print stencil and boot dies, I knew I was going to pair those two products together.

I've always admired cow print boots and accessories, not to mention they've made a comeback. I stopped at a Bucee's the other day and what do you know, they had a huge selection of cow print products!

I chose my Catherine Pooler Macchiato ink for stenciling as it was just the right match of brown.

The ELC Cowboy Boots dies include two boot dies; an etched outline die, and a coordinating die that makes individual and textured cuts when run through your die cut system.

I decided the Coffee Cover paper would not only serve as a nice card panel, but also as my paper of choice to create the outline boot die cut. The Coffee Cover Reflex cardstock has actual coffee in it and is made from 5% coffee roasting waste. It has a speckled design throughout and it just has a "grit" that I thought would suit my card. 

I also made one more die cut with the 2nd boot die, so I could mix in some smaller die cut bits with the brown, textured Savanna papers. I used those bits as the strap at the top of my boots and curved strips at the bottom of my boots. 

I live in the southern United States and the quote, "well, butter my biscuits", is absolutely something you might hear from time to time, haha! I definitely wanted to use that sentiment for this card. I trimmed a strip of the Coffee Cover Reflex and stamped on it, using my Misti stamp positioner and the same Catherine Pooler Macchiato ink. 

Most of my elements are popped up on adhesive foam strips to give dimension, including the center of my flowers.

Lastly, to give my boots die cut a little more definition, I took the macchiato ink pad and swiped it along the entire edge of my boots die cut.

I've seen some really cool cow print apparel, boots and accessories recently, and in other colors. Red is a popular color in cow print too. I can't wait to see what everyone does with the cow print products from Erin Lee Creative!

Thanks so much for stopping by. I am an affiliate for both Erin Lee Creative and Your Paper Insider. If you chose to make a purchase through my affiliate links, I do receive a small commission, a few cents per dollar, paid by the company. There is no added cost for you to shop through my affiliate links and I appreciate it so much when you do! Have a great day!

Terri

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