TGIF – Easter Amen with Kelly + Vacation Notice

Happy Friday! Thank you so much for joining us for the release fun this week! Kelly is here with some extra new-release inspiration. Before we get to her amazing project for today, just a note about next week…

Vacation Notice…

Just a note that we’ll be heading out for a bit of a spring break getaway the week of March 21-25. Orders will still be shipping out during this time, but please allow an extra day or two for processing time as staff is limited. Response to customer service inquiries will be limited. Thank you for your understanding!

Now let’s get to Kelly’s beautiful project…

Hello and welcome! It’s Kelly here for this week’s TGIF feature! I feel lucky to be here so soon after the new release! There’s so much to love about this beautiful new spring release, don’t you think? I felt like the previously released Cathedral Die and stencil set was begging to be included in showcasing the new products, so that is where my card began!

When the Cathedral Die was first released, I opted to create a yellow glow emitting from the panes rather than use the stencils to create a stain glass window. For this card, it only seemed right to create a pastel toned window! I used the 4 different stencils and 4 pastel ink colors to create the window, adding just a spritz or two of Shimmer Spray for a glass-like shine.  I die cut the stenciled panel using the solid portion of the die, but then taped the dies back together with Washi tape to die cut the frame portion. I actually die cut it twice to give the frame some depth to look like the real thing. I simply glued them together using liquid glue and then glued the frame over the stenciled piece.

Once the window was done, I die cut the “Amen” sentiment using the new Amen dies. I fiddled a bit with placement so that the words could be read easily without getting lost in the frame of the window. It worked out perfectly that the line on the A and the line on the N lined up perfectly with the solid pieces of the window frame so I had somewhere to glue them for a sturdy piece.

The background was created by stamping the beautiful foliage using the Fond of Foliage background stamp for a tone-on-tone look. I adhered the window in the middle of the background panel using foam squares for dimension. The nest and blossom are from the new Curio: Spring Findings die collection. I like to die cut all of the pieces from white cardstock and then color them using finger daubers and ink.

The cute little robin tending her nest is from the Robin and Wren stamp set. I tend to shy away from mixing stamped images with die cut and then colored images (think BotaniCuts), but in this case, I think this bird looks great perched on the window frame! The finishing touch is a companion sentiment from the Amen and Alleluia stamp set. I die cut it using the Sentiment Suite Basics die set to give it that finished look. I also added a trio of sparkling clear sequins for some sparkle and shine!