Hi friends! Christina here to share a project featuring the new Block Print Crane. I used red-crowned cranes as my inspiration for this lovely duo, and I paired them with the Waves Plate Die Set for a background reminiscent of Japanese woodblock art. I finished my design with the simple Big Hello Sugar Script and a few white enamel dots from my stash. Follow along below with the steps I took to create this elegant card featuring the Block Print Cranes.
I started by die cutting the layers for the background. The Waves Plate set has three plates that die cut different layers. You can use the layers individually or together to create many different designs. I chose to use all three layers. I used white cardstock for layer A, teal cardstock for layer B, and Deep Turquoise for layer C. I secured the layers together and then mounted them on an A2 Deep Turquoise card panel.
With the background finished, I got to work on the other elements. I started with die cut the pieces for the cranes. I used a combination of white, black, gray, and orange cardstock. To create the black necks of the cranes, I die cut the body a second time from black cardstock and used a pencil to lightly mark where I needed to cut with small scissors. I googled images of red-crowned cranes to get an idea of where the coloring was on their necks. I assembled the cranes, securing everything with liquid adhesive, and then attached them to my background. I used an acrylic stamp block to weigh them down a bit while the adhesive set.
Next, I die cut the hello greeting from orange cardstock and the shadow from white cardstock and then attached it using the same process as I did with the cranes: liquid adhesive and an acrylic block for a little weight.
To finish up my design, I added a few white enamel dots from my stash and the tiniest white highlights to the eyes with a gel pen. And that’s all there is to this elegant card design. I hope you’re inspired to create something beautiful today!
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