Lily pad Birthday -another Eclipse technique- Paper Craft Crew Challenges #366

For this card created for the sketch challenge at Paper Craft Crew Challenges #366 I again used the Reverse Eclipse technique.  I first used it on a card yesterday.  Check my post       
This time I used the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set with its coordinating dies and DSP.

The floral images were white embossed on watercolour paper, covered with a light Highland Heather wash and then coloured along the petal edges with full strength Highland Heather ink and an Aqua painter. Some Daffodil Delight was added to the Lily centers.

Also white embossed was a Lilly Pad and two leaves.  These were coloured with Granny Apple Green with Mossy Meadow used as shading.

All images were die cut with the coordinating dies and set aside while the rest of the card was constructed.

A Blackberry Bliss card base was layered first with the Special Lily DSP (a floral pattern) and then with a more neutral DSP (no floral patterns) which has horizontal variations that remind me of water.

In this more neutral piece of DSP, an aperture was die cut using one of Sweetly Stitched Dies that looks like a window. This DSP is adhered to the Floral DSP which is layered on the card base. 

The  window shaped die  cut was used as a base upon which the art piece was built. Once completed the underside of this die cut is covered with foam adhesive and added to the aperture creating the Eclipse.  Prior to adding this die cut, some Blushing Bride  metallic  thread was wrapped behind it.

Some rhinestones from the Noble Peacock collection sparkle beautifully against the Blackberry Bliss background and finish the card nicely.

The sentiment from "Peaceful Moments", was stamped in Highland Heather ink on Whisper White card stock  and added to the left side of the Lily art piece.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Lovely Lily Pad, Peaceful Moments

Inks:  Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow, Daffodil  Delight

Papers:  Blackberry Bliss, Special Lily Pad DSP, Whisper White, Watercolor Paper

Accessories:  Sweetly stitched dies, Lovely Lily dies, white embossing powder, Blushing Bride metallic thread, foam adhesive sheets, dimensionals, Noble Peacock rhinestones

Reverse Eclipse Technique in an Embossed Frame

A major winter storm is blasting southern Ontario.  It is expected to dump a significant amount of snow accompanied by high winds and sub zero temperatures.  BRRRRR! It's not as bad as in Newfoundland where 70 cm of snow was dumped yesterday.

So what do Canadians do with weather forecasts like that?  Why craft of course!  And think of Spring!  And combine thinking of spring and crafting. And nothing speaks of Spring like the crocus, a bulb flower which is one of the first to emerge from the snowy ground- usually in March.

For this card I decided to do something different.  Not only did I do the reverse Eclipse technique, I also used the Embossing mats and the largest of the rectangle  Stitched So Sweetly Die to create an embossed frame around the image.

The card base for this card is Thick Whisper White which is layered with some Highland Heather DSP from the Subtles DSP stack.

The crocus from the stamp set "Easter Promise" is stamped in the middle of the layering piece of Whisper White card stock and coloured with Highland Heather and Old Olive Stampin' Blends. To make the flowers pop I coloured around them with a Petal Pink Stampin' blend. This coloured image was die cut with one of the window like shapes of the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and set aside.

The largest of the rectangle dies was centered around the die cut opening on the Whisper White piece and embossed using the Stampin' Up embossing mats. Using strips of foam adhesive tape, this Whisper White piece was then adhered to the card front on top of the DSP.  The die cut was then placed into the die cut opening and  adhered to the DSP of the card front. 

The sentiment, from Teeny Tiny Wishes , was punched with the Classical Label punch, layered with Highland Heather card stock and added to the card front just under the flower.  A bow made with the retired Highland Heather Organza ribbon was adhered below the die cut.  Some rhinestones from the Noble Peacock collection finished the card.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Easter Promise, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Inks:  Black Memento, Highland Heather Light and dark,Granny Apple Green light and dark, Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends as well as Petal Pink.
Papers:  Thick White card stock, Whisper White, Subtles DSP, Highland Heather card stock
Accessories:  Stitched  So Sweetly Dies, Embossing Mats, Noble Peacock rhinestones, Foam adhesive strips, Classic Label Punch, 3/8" Highland Heather organza ribbon (retired), dimensionals