Cover Die Eclipse

Welcome

This week, it's my turn to host the TLC Challenge (Technique Lovers) over at Splitcoast Stampers.

The technique we will be trying out this week is called

Cover Die Eclipse

So, here's what I did to create my card.

• To do this technique, you will need a cover plate die.  I used the Simple Plaid cover plate die from Tim Holtz.   NOTE:  There are variations of this technique using stamping with you Misti and lining up the stamped images. If you don't have any cover dies, you could also use multiple small shape dies to cut the second panel and put them in place
• I placed a piece of white cardstock onto my Waffle Flower Stencil Mat and inked up the Cozy Knit stencil from A Colorful Life Designs with some Rustic Wilderness and some Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide ink.
• I placed a second piece of white cardstock onto my Stencil Mat and repeated the same process as mentioned above, using the same stencil and inks.
• Using the Simple Plaid Cover Plate die, I die cut one of the panel.
• I glued the die cut cover panel over the first panel I stenciled, matching up the pattern. It gave a fun, texture to the piece.  
• While that dried, I die cut the sentiment from some white cardstock and glued it onto the matching shadow die cut in red.
• I glued the stenciled panel onto a piece of red cardstock and then onto an A2 sized card base.  
• I used some foam tape to add the sentiment to the center of the card front.
• Finally, I added 5 silver gems around the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

Cozy Knit

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I hope you get a chance to try this technique out and thanks so very much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Inkspirational- WORD PROMPT COLD

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

The Crafty Addicts- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Stencil Mat (Waffle Flower);

TE Blending Brushes; Simple Plaid Cover Plate die (TH); 

Holiday Sayings die (Concord and 9th)

Botan Peony

Hello and Welcome

It's my turn to host the TLC (Technique Lovers Challenge) this week over at Splitcoast Stampers.

For my technique, I am using the Eclipse Technique.

I do love using this technique especially for sentiment on my cards.  After I create a background, I hate to cover it up with a sentiment so this technique is perfect for that.

You can use any die-cut for this technique as long as it's not got too many cuts in it as you will need to glue it all back together into the front of your card.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and placed it into my Misti.  I stamped this large Botan Peony with some Versafine Clair Nocture and clear heat embossed it as I knew I was going to watercolour it and didn't want any bleeding with the ink.
• I got out some Picked Raspberry and some Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide ink and rubbed them onto my non-stick craft mat.  Using a wet paint brush, I painted in the flower using the Carved Pumpkin, then added some shading and details with the Picked Raspberry.
• When the piece was totally dry, I splattered with my black Posca pen.
• I took the panel and die-cut the 'Celebrate' sentiment right in the center of the card.  I set that all aside.  I use a little tray to hold all the pieces as you will need them to fit back into the cut away areas.
• I took some leftover white paper scraps and die-cut the sentiment 3 more times.  I glued them all together and then on the top, glued the one I had cut from my panel.
• I glued the flower onto a piece of black cardstock, then fitted the die-cut sentiment back into place and all the little cut away pieces.
• Finally, I glued it onto a heavy white card base and added 3 black enamel dots.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- SAY IT WITH FLOWERS

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

My Time to Craft- FLORAL

Supplies

Stamps- Botan Peony (Picket Fence)

Inks- Distress Oxide (mentioned above), Versafine Clair 

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ontario)

Accessories and Tools- Celebrate Die (MFT); Spellbinder Platinum; paintbrush; Posca pen; 

Nuvo glue; black enamel dots; clear embossing powder; heat tool