If you spend any time on Pinterest or other crafting/card making sites, you are seeing a lot of samples of the "eclipse" technique! The idea is to cut out a word from your stamped surface and then adhere it back on with dimensionals, creating a raised look and a bit of the background peaking through. I thought these were pretty cool but hadn't tried one until last week. Here's my idea:
I shared this in a class last week and the ladies loved it. We used the "Gourd Goodness" stamp set and I only realized after the fact that I forgot to stamp the stems on the pumpkins... oh well! This is a great two-step stamp set. The key is to do all your stamping first, then cut out your word with the fabulous Large Letters Framelits. I think this technique works best if it isn't too heavily stamped, leaving lots of plain background, in this case, Very Vanilla. If it's too busy, the word that is cut out and raised gets harder and harder to read. Stampin'Up!'s new mini dimensionals make raising the letters a breeze! This was a fun card and perfect for the beautiful fall season. Try it!
Don't forget about all the sales, promotions, etc. Every now and then, being a demo allows you to get your hands on a new line of products sooner than customers and now is that time! Stampin'Up! is introducing a new line of alcohol markers called "Stampin' Blends" that are available until October 15th to demonstrators and will be available to customers sometime before the end of the year. If you have to have some alcohol markers in the Stampin'Up! color line, talk to me! I can help!
I've ordered some and can't wait to start playing with them!
Have a great Monday!
Sarah
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