Love Story Book Themed Card

I have another card to share for the Erin Lee Creative Birds of a Feather release. Today's card features the Vintage Book die set. I've created an open book, replete with paper trimmed page markers! I did some foiling, some ink blending and created a sweet little page turner, haha. Scroll down for all the details, with my clickable shopping supply list at the end.

 (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.)

I'm also using the ELC Handwriting hot foil plate for this project. There are sooo many uses for this hot plate, and I've used it for the script in my "book".

So, first I created 3 die cuts with the vintage book die. For 2 of my pages, I trimmed off the decorative edging to create my pages, then foiled those pages with my hot plate and and Spellbinders Aura foil which is a shimmery gold iridescent foil.

 

 

Once my foiling was done, I did some ink blending along the edges and all 3 die cuts using Ranger Distress Oxide Vintage Photo ink and my blender brush.

The first foiled die cut was adhered directly to my blank book die cut. The second outline was popped up on top of both die cuts with adhesive foam strips.

(CONFESSION TIME - One thing I wish I'd done differently here? After photographing my final images and editing and doing all the prep involved to share on social media, I saw my card with new eyes and wished I had done some ink blending along the inside center crease of my book page. I think a little definition there would have been a really nice accent. Next time, right?)

For my outline sentiment and bird, I die cut these on white card stock and ink blended the edges with Ranger Distress Oxide ink in Kitsch Flamingo. My word die was cut with black cardstock and glued to my outline. Both elements were popped up on adhesive foam strips, as wel..

I also colored the birds eyes and beaks black, and the wooden branch with my OLO Markers. The bird dies actually leave an impression of the eyes when die cut.

Lastly, I created the page markers or page holders for my book, trimming from the same paper that I used for my background. I'll have that paper pad linked below as well. 

I also hot glued a half pearl embellishment that matched my color scheme, from an older Buttons Galore embellishment mix from my stash. It's somewhat of a copper color and coordinates beautifully! It was also needed to make sure my paper strips don't come loose.

There are also some glued clear sequin embellishments from my stash, scattered about on the card background.

 

Per the usual, I tend to create first and measure later. This card measures in at 4 1/2 x 6 inches. I could have scaled down a bit further but chose not to. I did score and trim my own card from 80 lb white cardstock.

Be sure and check out the entire new release, here! Just look for the "new" category. If you saw something you'd like to purchase, or want more product details, just click my affiliate links below, provided at no additional cost to you!

Have a great day! Terri

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New Release from Erin Lee Creative

The January 2025 new release is in the shop at Erin Lee Creative! I am so thankful to Erin for sending me some products from this release. I'm such a fan and her products are so inventive! I'll be sharing more in the coming days, but today's card features the Love Birds stamp/die set. This scene makes me think of a page from a children's storybook. When I got my first peek at the Love Birds stamp set, I immediately envisioned a twilight lake scene. It turned out just like I hoped it would! Scroll down for details, with my clickable shopping list at the end.

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The stamp set comes with lots of sentiments and 3 different love bird images. You can make friendship cards, valentines, wedding cards and more!

But first, let's talk about my background and how this ink blending was achieved. Oh wait, it's NOT ink blending! It's ombre paper and I love it. I'll share the link below but let me tell you how I split my scene with this ombre paper for this A2 size side fold card.

About two thirds of the way down, I grabbed my white gel pen and drew a wavy white line from left to right for my "lake". Then I drew some more wavy lines for the waves. I use Signo white gel pens and usually get them on Amazon. 

Bonus Tip:

Any gel pen will need priming. For easier flow, simply rub across your finger tip to prime the ink and do so as needed. If you use a gel pen on top of ink blending, it will quickly clump and need frequent priming.

Next, I grabbed my wide mint tape to create a stencil, cutting a circle out for the moon using a 1 1/2 inch circle die with my Platinum 6 die cut machine. There are other ways to do this, for example a circle punch, but I couldn't find my circle punch!

I proceeded to ink blend the half circle at the top of my card panel for my moon, with white pigment ink and a touch of Ranger Distress oxide ink in Wilted Violet.

I fussy cut my swans, rather than using the coordinating die, as I wanted to split my swans. I also trimmed the bottom of my swans to appear more like they're floating on the surface. I ink blended just a bit on top of my swans with more Wilted Violet.

Next, I covered the lower portion of my card panel and splattered white paint across my sky to represent stars in the sky. I used the Spellbinders Splatter White. It's highly concentrated and only a tiny amount in the jar but it goes a long way. To achieve splatters like you see on my card, apply a small amount to a small acrylic block, dab on a couple droplets of water and mix with a paintbrush. Use a small to medium round tipped paintbrush to flick the wet mixture off the edge of the acrylic block.

I have a recent reel on my Instagram page that shows how this is done, here.

 

My sentiment is one of the many choices from this stamp set. I hand trimmed my cardstock after stamping, using the leftover ink on my blender brush around my wording to give a little color.

If you'd like more product information or wish to shop, I have affiliate products links below, at no additional cost to you. Just tap the brand name. Thanks so much for stopping in!

Terri

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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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