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.

 (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, 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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Camo Hero Card for Erin Lee Creative

It's Memorial Day and time to remember those in our armed forces who have died in service to our country. Many of us have friends or family who have and currently serve in the various branches of military service. If you've lost a loved one, my heart goes out to you, truly. I grew up an Army brat and I know what it means to be dedicated to our Vets and those who've gone on before us. 

With that in mind, I really wanted to make a special card to commemorate this day. Today's card features products from Erin Lee Creative. Scroll down for brief, creative details.

(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 camo paper that I'm using is retired, from The Outdoor Life collection at Paper House Productions. You can however, find a great selection of different camo brand paper here, at Scrapbookcom.

I cut several die cuts with my Platinum 6 using the Heart Flag Die from Erin Lee Creative on the camo paper, a double sided adhesive foam sheet and white cardstock. Keeping as much of my die cuts intact with the adhesive foam, I used a sharp tool to pop the stripes out on a 3.75x5 inch piece of white trimmed cardstock, peeling off the top layer of the sheet and replacing it with the stripes from the camo paper die cut.

The full dimension of the finished card is A2 sized, with my camo paper trimmed and layered (as a background) to fit those dimensions as well.

Next, I laid down my white die cut on top, pressing the star section as flat as I could and swiped on some glue over the negative part of the stars.

Once I pulled up my white die cut, I quickly used my sharp tool to grab each star and center over the stenciled glue. You'll need a paper towel to press down when finished and blot the excess glue.

My sentiment was stamped using my Misti stamp positioner and the word "Hero" from the ELC Stars & Stripes stamp set. I love the way this card looks, using the negative pieces from the die cut!

Thanks so much for stopping by and let's remember our Heroes! God Bless! You'll find the full supply list below with affiliate product links at no additional cost. Simply click the brand name to go directly to that product.

Terri

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American Flag Heart Card

I'm working on a stash of patriotic encouragement cards for an Army buddy who was recently shipped out overseas. I'll be occasionally sharing cards of this theme throughout the year. I've been thoroughly enjoying the new collection from Erin Lee Creative that has so many stamps, dies, and more with this theme. Scroll down for more info and creative details. 

(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.)

For this card, I'm using the Heart Flag Die from Erin Lee Creative, along with a die cut sentiment created from the Thank You Hero die set. 

I found some blue and red cardstock in my stash and cut the heart flag using both colors and with white cardstock as well,  I fussy cut a white heart by tracing around my die, so I could use that as a backing. My blue heart die cut was the base and I swapped out red stripes and white stars. I then trimmed out a section from my white heart die cut and adhered it on top.

For the "Thank You" die cut sentiment, I cut 3 die cuts; two white and one blue, running through my die cut machine. The three layers were glued together, then adhered on top of my flag heart, which was popped up on adhesive foam tape.

For my background panel, I did some ink smooshing, spritzing Ranger distress ink in Faded Jeans on a craft mat, lightly spritzing with water, then dredging my white card panel in a random pattern.

Since I had leftover

 

Lastly, since I had some leftover stars in blue and red, I glued some down in a random pattern on my card, topped them with my more glue and added glitter for some sparkle.

I adore these products soooo much! Maybe because I grew up with an Army family and my heart knows the pain of separation. I'm a firm believer in sending a little gratitude and encouragement to my friends in the armed forces. The great thing about this product line, is the versatility in using it for patriotic cardmaking throughout the year was well.

I would love to know if you decide to purchase any of these products for your self! Let me know! Create and tag me at @wavingmywand on Instagram or TikTOK! Youll find affiliate links to these products below at no additional cost to you. Thanks so much for stopping by.....

Terri

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