Light My Fire -- a tutorial for Digi Choosday

It's Tuesday, and that means it's Digi Choosday!  It's time for a new challenge over at the Digi Choosday Challenge Blog, AND it means there's a big discount code available for 24 hours only at the Polkadoodles store.  Take advantage!   Our theme at Digi Choosday, for the next 2 weeks, is "All You Need is Love."  Aw, just in time for Valentine's Day.

Today, I'm showcasing the new Sticks & Bones collection, (CD) , Digital Download) and showing how I use dies to make a card base, and use a die to ink the edges of my image. 

First, arrange the die over the image. I colored this adorable image with Copic markers. Secure -- I use washi tape:

Using a sponge and distress ink, with the die in place, ink the edges of the image:

Gather supplies, choose papers, dies, sentiment, card base:

Fold card base in 2 (fold is on the left in the picture below), overlap folded edge slightly with die, and run everything through a die cutting machine. 

Assemble the layers, embellish as desired:

This is going to be my husband's Valentine's Day card.  It's not traditional, but I think he'll like it!

Come join the Digi Choosday "All You Need is Love" Challenge going on for 2 weeks.  The "Anything But a Card" challenge goes on for another week, so there's still time to join us for that one, too. While you're joining in the fun, join our Digi Choosday Crafting Facebook group, too!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Outlawz Twisted Thursday -- add a sentiment

Artistic Inspirations -- ATG/Twist -- Valentine's 

Craft Your Passion -- ATG

Through the Craftroom Door -- ATG

Crafty Boots Challenge -- Love is in the Air

Crafty Cardmakers -- Love!

Cutie Pie Challenge -- Love and Cute

House of Cards -- Shaped Cards

Sticks & Bones Mammoth Dinosaur Digital Download