Nativity Christmas Gift Tags for Erin Lee Creative

Hello friends, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! I'm back with a 3rd project for Erin Lee Creative, that features the new holiday release. I decided to make some Christmas gift tags, pull out some supplies and see where my creativity would lead me. It was such a pleasure to just go with the flow and see where I ended up! Scroll down for all the details. I'll have a clickable supply list at the end 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.)

I'm using 4 different ELC products from the new release:

Starry Night Stencil

Nativity Add-On Die Set

Love Came Down Stamp Set

Jumbo Joy Word Die Set

I must confess, I set out to simply get creative and in the process, completely forgot to photograph the various techniques I used, with the exception of the photo above.

I'm using a tag die set from Scrapbookcom and cut 2 tags with white cardstock and my Platinum 6 die cut machine. Next, I swiped Catherine Pooler ink in Glacier across my tags. I heat set the ink with my craft heat tool, then I used the Starry Night stencil with modeling paste across my inked tags.

I also sprayed some Wendy Vecchi Mica Spray in Buttercup for more "gold stars". This mica spray is retired, so I've linked a similar spray in my supply list.

BONUS TIP: Unscrew the bottle tube feeder and simply tap droplets around your selected area for more control,

Next, I did some partial stamping on each tag using the Love Came Down stamp set. I used clear emboss ink, and simply grabbed my stamp, pressed into the ink and hand pressed onto my card stock in 3 different sections on each tag. Then, I sprinkled white embossing powder, tapped off the excess and heat set the stamping.

After stamping, I ink blended all around the edges of my tag using Catherine Pooler ink in Cargo with a blender brush. This is a dark brown color and really gives it that good vintage feel.

I also used the excess brown ink on my blender brush to blend around the edges of my die cuts created with the ELC Nativity add-on die set: The 3 wisemen, Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus in a manger.

Now, to get REAL creative, I decided to rip a flap off an empty used packing box, peel back the thin top paper layer to reveal the corrugated layers underneath. I then stapled this on the left and right edge, to my tag, adding some stretched cheesecloth from my stash.

It ended up making the perfect little mixed media element for this nativity tag! I also used the little hole reinforcer die that comes with the Scrapbookcom tag die set, paired with the leftover corrugated paper, to create little reinforced hole die cuts, also ink blending over it with the Cargo ink and gluing to my tag.

Next, I grabbed some burlap string from my stash, and decided to wrap it several times near the top of my tag, tying it off into a bow, then hot gluing a little button in the center of each bow. 

Lastly, I used the ELC Jumbo Joy Word Die Set, for another focal element for this tag. The die set comes with the word die and an outline die. I trimmed 4 word dies on white cardstock, adhering 2 together with glue for each tag.  I used super thin, hand trimmed adhesive strips to have them pop up a bit for dimension, then finished off with white paint splatters all over my tags.

Can you see how I got a bit lost in the creative process? I was so absorbed, but I do wish I had thought to take more photos. I really love how these mixed media tags turned out and encourage you to give this a try! Even if you don't have all the extra supplies, find what you have and use it! You could easily unspool some white thread in place of the cheesecloth. Let me know if you have any questions in the comment section.

Please, tap any of the clickable affiliate links for more product information or to shop. These are conveniently provided at no additional cost to you. Happy holiday craft and card making!

Terri

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Nativity Card for Erin Lee Creative

Hey friends, Erin Lee Creative has just come out with a new holiday release and I am loving it! It's all about the reason for the season, the birth of our Savior! I'm creating with 3 different products from this collection, so scroll down for all the details. Also, shoutout to Erin for sending me the products that I'm creating with today! 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.)

Below is a photo of all the products in the new holiday release. I'll be creating with the Oval Nativity Die, Starry Night Stencil and Love Came Down Stamp Set today.

I'm also featuring several techniques: ink blending, heat embossing, stamping, die cutting and paper piecing.

 

First, I pulled out an A2 size piece of 80 lb white cardstock and did some ink blending with my Catherine Pooler Inks in Orange Twist, Do Si Doh and Lemon Sorbet.

I'm only going to use half of my ink blended cardstock for today's card, trimming horizontally right in the middle. I'll save the other half to make a duplicate card later. The ink blending will be the backing to my die cut scene.

Next, I made 4 die cuts using different cardstocks, with the Oval Nativity die and my Platinum 6 die cut machine. I cut one complete die cut with black cardstock, then 3 partial die cuts with white, tan and gold holographic cardstock.

For the white die cut, I only wanted to hand trim the star at the top and adhere it to the star on my black die cut. For the gold holographic cardstock, I had some scraps and made a partial die cut only to retrieve that tiny gold center for the white star. Not pictured is the tan cardstock. I only wanted the sloped line in the middle to represent a natural color of dirt or sand, an earthy neutral color to break up my black silhouette. This is definitely an optional thing. I liked how it looked, so I kept it.

Before adhering my white star. to the black, I did some ink blending with the Lemon Sorbet ink around the edges, glued my gold star center on top, then glued the entire piece to my black star.

I also used the Starry Night stencil on top of my ink blending. I simply trimmed a large half oval shape from the inked cardstock. To achieve this, I placed my black nativity die cut on top, then simply hand trimmed just under the upper half outline of my die cut. It's not perfectly trimmed but it really doesn't matter, as long as the black die cut covers the edges.

When I finished hand trimming my inked trimming, I kept in in place with tape on the back of the entire inked card panel to do some stenciling. I just thought it would be easier to gauge where I wanted to stencil, using my black die cut as a guideline. I taped off the area where the windows are, then taped my stencil to my craft mat and used my Cloud Whip, a modeling paste from Scrapbookcom. It's currently not available in the shop, but I've linked a similar modeling paste in my supply list. 

The reason I wanted to use the modeling paste is for dimension for my stars. You could also stencil with white paint, you just won't get the same dimension. And yes, that's a used gift card I'm using to stencil with. Hey, use what you have. I didn't want to go digging for my craft scraper and I always keep old gift cards handy.

IMPORTANT TIP: Make sure you prime any tape you use when placing over cardstock, if it's not a low tack tape. Just place your tape across your arm and it will pick up the oils from your skin.

You do not want to risk tearing your beautifully inked cardstock with paper tears from the tape.

Finally, I added some white highlights with a gel pen to the top of my trees and building, as if the moon were shining. No, there's no moon, haha. Just humor me, people.

I also heat embossed my sentiment from the Love Came Down stamp set, stamping with clear emboss ink and my Misti stamp positioner, sprinkling on some Ranger Gold Tinsel embossing powder, tapping off the excess, then heating it with my craft heat tool. 

I recommend you prime your cardstock with an anti-static pouch or tool before heat embossing. This helps to minimize excess powder that scatters about and can make your embossing look messy.

If you lasted through my entire crafty monologue, you're a better person than I am, haha. I sometimes get a little caught up in explaining things and get a little wordy. Not always, but sometimes. I have to remind myself that some of you might be looking into cardmaking for the first time, so this might be information you've not been exposed to before. As always, if you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment!

Check out all the crafty goodness at Erin Lee Creative. I believe she is still having a $1 embossing folder sale as well! There was a coupon code available for 10% off the new release last week, but I'm not sure if it's still active. Give it a try though and find out, using coupon code NEW at checkout. Have a great day!

Terri

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