Stitched Christmas Card for Spellbinders

The new Spellbinders Stitching Die of the Month club selection is out and I'm absolutely loving it! "I'll Be Home For Christmas" is the titled collection and includes a cover plate (and outline die) with ornament cutouts, a tree, etched sentiments, and even ornament toppers in two different sizes. 

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So many of the elements in this collection can be used independently as well, which I love. There's just something about stitching on cards that seems so meaningful. The extra attention and detail tells the recipient that they were worth the effort, you know what I mean?

I also had a lot of fun sparkling up my card, too. For my ornament toppers, I placed my dies on adhesive foam sheets and ran them through my Platinum 6. Next, I peeled off the top lining and applied a strip of Spellbinders glimmer foil. I love the shine! I also added little dots of glitter glue all over my card panel, as well.

I used white DMC embroidery floss, 2 strands, for my stitched die cuts. There are so many color schemes you can go with on a project like this, however, I chose 3 main colors; white, pink and a mint green.

My coordinating papers are from a Scrapbookcom holiday paper pad called Merry. 

 

It's been such a joy to rediscover my love for stitching. Spellbinders makes it so easy, too. If you'd like to bring this month's stitching collection home, you have until Oct. 27th to sign up. You can cancel at any time, there's no obligation. 

Thanks for popping in today. I have clickable affiliate links below if you'd like more detail on any of the products that I've used, or would like to shop.  See you next time!

Terri

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Ink Smooshing and Foiled Easter Card

I have another card today, featuring the True Story release from Erin Lee Creative. I wanted to try some ink smooshing for my background this time, in addition to my foiling. I love how it turned out! Scroll down for brief details, plus product links 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.)

For my last card, which you can find here, I mentioned using my mint tape for masking to ink blend. The photo below gives you an example of how this is done. 

I masked the lower section of black cardstock, adding a layer of mint tape on top, then cut my Calvary die with my Platinum 6. Once my die cut was made, it left the sloped portion and all you have to do is peel off the tape and adhere it to your white cardstock. This enables you to do your ink blending above the slope, without worrying about getting ink on the rest of your cardstock. So easy!

For my ink smooshing, I only used 2 Ranger distress oxide inks; Kitsch Flamingo and Ground Espresso. Simply press your ink pads on a craft mat, spritz with some water, then dab your cardstock randomly into the inky mixture. Use a heat craft tool to dry in between each color used. Once I was finished with my inking, I used a blender brush to go around the edges and blend in some more of the ground espresso ink.

What is really cool, is that some of the layers of pink and brown, gave a reddish hue in places. I love the effect! It's hard to believe I only used 2 colors. I also applied Glitter Pops of Color, dabbing randomly on my background, just for some added sparkle.

I also had some opaque white Glimmer hot foil in my stash that I've never used. My foiling was done using my Glimmer Hot Foil System. The hot foil effect with my ELC Burst hot foil die came out a little bolder than what I was expecting, probably because I had such a dark background underneath, but I'm totally ok with it.  

Just remember, if you want to hot foil on top of ink blending or ink smooshing, make sure you dry the inked cardstock with a craft heat tool for at least 30 seconds, to heat set the ink before foiling, or allow to dry naturally before foiling.

I also added some white accents to my crosses, using a gel pen, to give a reflected light effect from the foiled "Son"rays. I mean lets face it; bunnies are cute, but Easter is about a risen Savior!

 

Lastly, I stamped my sentiment from the True Story stamp set, using my Misti stamp positioner. This collection has been such a huge hit and sold out twice already but Erin Lee has more on the way and ready to ship Apr 1st, thank goodness! Check out the entire release, here!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Terri

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Easter Card featuring Erin Lee Creative

I am sooo excited about the new release from Erin Lee Creative! It's called True Story and there are so many wonderful products in this release. Religious cards are some of my most favorite cards to make and I definitely needed some of these products in my life. Scroll down for a quick run down on the products that I used.  You'll also find product links 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.)

 

When I saw the True Story stamp set and that amazing Calvary Die, the exact scene below popped into my head. I wanted to create a beautiful sunset (or sunrise) sky backdrop for the Calvary Die. 

Ranger distress oxide inks are my go-to for this and I used my blender brushes with Kitsch Flamingo, Fossilized Amber and Spiced Marmalade on 80 lb Neenah white cardstock.

. When I initially cut my cross die, I laid down a wide strip of Mint Tape on top of a section of black cardstock where the curve would be cut. Once my cross dies were cut, I peeled off the mint tape which now has a slope design, and adhered it to my card panel to use as a mask for ink blending above the curve.  So easy, really. And mess free! Well, mostly mess free, haha.

Another product that helped create the scene I had in mind is the Burst Hot Foil Die. I recently discovered that you can easily hot foil on top of distress oxide ink. All you have to do is heat set your ink blending with a craft heat tool for about 30 seconds, to make sure it's dry before hot foiling. I use my Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System for all my hot foiling. It's one of my favorite tools and works so nicely with Erin Lee Creative products. I know, I sound like a commercial but hey, I can't help what I love!

I kept my scenic card pretty simple, with no additional adornment. You really don't need it because the foil is so sparkly and shiny.  

Now, the True Story stamp set has already sold out and been re-stocked twice! I understand that Erin has more on the way so, not to worry. I'm just so happy that this release has not only touched the hearts of cardmakers, but will also touch the hearts of the recipients. HE'S alive! Happy Easter and thanks so much for popping in today! 

Terri

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