Easter - He is Risen

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The idea for this card using a tomb background was in my head last year - I tried several layouts and finally put them away in a file....revisiting the idea again recently.  None had the impact I was looking to achieve for this stunning image.  At last I had a 'light bulb' moment and decided to use a "Z" fold card to be able to fit all the images I wanted this card to have. 

The image of Jesus on the cross is a digital stamp (that I have used several times) - it was colored in Copic markers and popped up on the front of the card.  The tomb was the real challenge, you just don't find tomb stamps on the market.   I used some other digital art that was basically the tomb entrance and embellished it with my fine point sharpie marker.  I had a small rock stamp that I used and scanned, flipping it to create the surrounding ground.

When the card is folded flat you do not see the tomb entrance- instead you see the cross and the rocky background - this conveys the Good Friday message I was hoping for.

When you open the card you see the full picture - Easter is so meaningful to me as a believer I really wanted a card with impact!  To me this portrays how death could not hold HIM.

Whenever I do this style of card I put my sentiment or message on the back - there is also a place on the separate small flap for my logo stamp - then it all folds down nicely to fit in an envelope.  I couldn't have done this card without my Silhouette Cameo to cut the panels and background.  I also imported the images and used it to cut them out.

I will admit this card took some work, mainly because I had an idea in my head and I knew I wasn't going to be happy until it became a reality.  This is exactly what I love about coloring and creating cards - the challenge of having the finished product look the way I saw it when I closed my eyes and imagined it.

Materials:  Digital image/stamp by Hassified, Copic Markers, Printer, Computer, Silhouette Cameo, card stock, Sharpie marker

Creating on my Silhouette

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This last week Lori Whitlock cut files were on sale both at the Silhouette store and at Lori's store. A few of these files were just too cute to pass up.

Three are Z-fold style cards and the Giraffe card is a Center Box Card style.  While I could use my Silhouette to cut layers of colored paper to create the embellishments in the files, I prefer to manipulate the file into a print and cut with a white border - I think it gives the scenes a cleaner crisper look.  It takes a few minutes to do this but that means I can ALSO change the color of the design.  In the case of the golf cart I not only changed the color but added a few lines to give the cart a more defined top, and the look of a bumper and steering wheel....I also added some circles to make the tires look less color bookish. When it came to creating the giraffe card I kept things pretty close to Lori's version, but I love that in the future I can make this card with a pink, blue or green giraffe and personalize it.  All of these cut files  were great fun to create and play with. 

No real changes to the Christmas card other than adding gold behind the stars and the sentiment.  I created a second Bethlehem scene with yellow in the windows but it didn't quite look right in this layout with the gold.

Love this little giraffe - can't wait to make a pink one.  Used a little Wink of Stella on the moon to make it shimmer. 

Hmmm, there is a golfer in my life wonder if this card is in his future.

This bicycle card was scored using my Scor-Pal - score lines on the SIL are dashes and while it is easy to let the machine make the dashes and fold I often prefer a cleaner look and will score my cards myself foregoing the machine.  If you look close you can see the dashes on the golf card and giraffe card NO dashes on the bicycle card or the Christmas card.  

I love my Silhouette Cameo - there are soo many things I can do with it from creating the above cards to using it to create bases, make my own designs, print special sentiments in my cards, as well as importing photos or digis to use and color.....and then there's cutting vinyl.....that's a whole different post.   

Materials:  Silhouette Cameo, Card Stock, Glue, pop dots, scor-Pal, Wink of Stella

Challenges:  Scor-Pal Anything Goes, CardzTV Anything Goes, Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes