Painted with Love: Eclipse Card

Eclipse cards are all the rage right now and they’re so fun to make.  I’ve seen some great ones out there, but wanted the message of this one to stand out, so I kept the design fairly simple.  And you know I must love someone quite a lot if I’m going to use a whole 4 3/4″ square of Gold Foil as a background layer!  And I love how it peeks out in the middle of the “O”, don’t you?

​I have a secret to tell you.  When I joined Stampin’ Up! in 2015, I couldn’t stand Calypso Coral!  It seemed like it was everywhere in the Occasions and Sale-a-Bration catalogs that year, and I was so tired of it, I wished it would go away forever.  And now, I seem to reach for it quite often.  Coral’s never been a favorite of mine; it has those orange tones I shy away from.  But it is a warm color that’s great for the winter blah’s.  Not a bright orange, and not pink; somewhere in between.  It’s funny really, because if you had suggested would use this color combination back then, I would have thought you were crazy!  

But leave it to Stampin’ Up! to create such a beautiful specialty designer series paper that makes me pull Calypso Coral off the shelves!  The Painted with Love Paper uses some amazing watercolor and foiling techniques that will really add some WOW to your projects.

And…did you notice the gold hearts?  Those are actually Gold Vinyl Stickers!  They’re quite fun and I’m sure I can use them for some different projects around the house.  Hmmm…off to go find something I can use these on!

I’m going to be making this card LIVE on Facebook tonight at 9 pm.  Won’t you join me as I demonstrate the Eclipse technique?
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Base:  Basic  Black, 5″ x 5″ 
Layer 1:  Gold Foil, 4 3/4″ x 4 3/4″
Layer 2:  Calypso Coral, 4 1/2 x 4 1/2″
Layer 3:  Painted with Love Specialty Designer Series Paper
Layer 4:  Painted with Love Gold Vinyl Stickers
Layer 5:  Whisper White, 4 3/4″ x 4 3/4″ (for inside layer. 

1. Cut out letters from Layer 3 using the Large Letters Framelits Dies.  Add mini dimensionals to the back of the letters and set them  aside.  
2. Position the same letters onto Layer 2 and run through the Big Shot. You won’t need those letters, so save them for another project. 
3. Adhere layers 1 & 2 to  the based.  
4. Remove the back from the mini dimensionals and carefully position and adhere them directly over the cut out letters of Layer 2.
5. Add Gold Vinyl Hearts.  Tie Gold Mini Tinsel around the top of the card and tie with a knot.  
6. Add Layer 5 to the inside of the card. 

• February 4th – Burlington Lakeview  2 pm (Kelly)
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