Friday, October 20, 2017

Guest Artist: Shirley Casey + 7 Eclipse Cards

Back in August at Vacation Stamping School, I had never seen an Eclipse Card until Shirley Casey demonstrated the technique during our Demonstration Fair. Now, I am seeing gorgeous eclipse cards all over Pinterest!
The technique is fairly simple in concept:
  1. Stamp a design on a piece of neutral color cardstock.
  2. Die cut a shape or word (using the Large Letter dies) from the stamped cardstock. Be sure to keep EVERY little piece that comes out!
  3. Assemble the card and reattach the letters and negative pieces back in place, using extra layers or Stampin' Dimensionals behind the letters to make them pop out.
Stampin' Up! Snowflake Sentiment Eclipse Card by Shirley Casey
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Shirley demonstrated the technique the way she learned it -- by die-cutting several layers on each letter to stack underneath. The Foam Adhesive Strips also work great for creating that dimension! If you set the letter just slightly off center from the die cut hole, you can see a little of the dark cardstock around the edges of the letters to get that "eclipse" look.
Stampin' Up! Santa's Suit Eclipse Card by Shirley Casey
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Stampin' Up! Merry Cafe Witches Brew Eclipse Card by Shirley Casey
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Stampin' Up! Christmas Quilt Eclipse Card by Shirley Casey
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Stampin' Up! This Little Piggy Eclipse Card by Shirley Casey
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Stampin' Up! Pop of Paradise Flamingo Eclipse Card by Shirley Casey
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You don't have to only use the Large Letter dies! Play around with out shapes, like this square frame! Or try a punch!
Stampin' Up! Tranquil Tulips Eclipse Card by Shirley Casey
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very cool technique.

Donna said...

I am absolutely CASEing the Pigs Fly! Oh My Gosh - I love that one so much. Those piggies are my favorite and this is just perfect!!

Thank you Shirley!

Susan K said...

Great ideas. Thanks for sharing so many!