For the technique you have to stamp, stencil or use two identical pieces of paper. As I was using a stamp I cut two pieces of card to 5" x 7" and placed each in turn in my stamp positioner and stamped the image, and then I used the framed foliage die to cut one of them, and then I lined up the die cut piece and adhered it exactly over the the whole image. I then cut the piece down to fit onto a 5" x 7" card with just a small border. I stamped the images using Versafine Vintage Sepia Ink and I then used the same ink to stamp a sentiment and heat embossed it with WOW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder, and cut it into a strip and placed it over the image. It worked well and I like the look but the foliage die was so difficult to cut, and after sending it through my Big Shot about ten times, twisting and turning it and using different shims including a metal plate it still did not cut entirely through, except around the edges, so I had to use a pair of small decoupage scissors to cut about three quarters of it which did take quite a long time. I only use Craft Creations 300 gsm card which is of course rather thick, but I do not usually have such a job to die cut with it. The reason I like this card is that it is the exact match to the cards I use and I do hate it when white card you use for a topper doesn't match the base card.
Before I go I would like to welcome a new follower called Marjolijn whose blog you will find here and thank you very much for becoming a follower.
Thank you for visiting me here today and I will see you again soon. Our son is visiting us from Australia for just a couple of weeks and it will be wonderful to see him especially as it was only planned yesterday and he arrives on Sunday, so I apologise if I don't get to visit as much and there may not be very much activity here.
I am entering the following challenges:
Triple B Challenge - April '24 Anything Goes/Mood Board using Birds, Butterflies and Blooms (one, two or all three elements).
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday.
NBUS Challenge - No. 61 Where we use our Never Before Used Schtuff.
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday.
NBUS Challenge - No. 61 Where we use our Never Before Used Schtuff.
Allsorts Challenge - Week 755 For the love of Animals/Anything Goes.
I am also joining Darnell with her I.D.E.A.S., a challenge she has set herself but she has invited anyone who wants to join her. This is April Week 1 - I is for Ink/Colour Mediums.
15 comments:
This is a very nice execution of the technique! Hate that you had to do so much fussy cutting. I too dislike when my whites do not match, but I confess to forcing myself to no longer care and it isn't noticable to anyone but us. Our recipients in our real lives are far less picky than we are! Now, if it's for another cardmaker, then yes, lol. XOX
A lovely result with this technique and well done for persevering to get the leafy die cut out - such patience. It does seem to be difficult sometimes to get the whole of this type of cover die cut out - I've had similar problems and have often resorted to using just part of a die cut behind a 'window' rather than being able to use the whole thing as originally planned for a card. I too have tried rolling it through numerous times with various shims and/or plates but so far haven't managed to totally overcome the problem 🙄🙄
A beautiful majestic owl!! Enjoy your time with your son!!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Triple B!
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This is such a gorgeous owl, Pat. I love him done with this technique. The leavy die-cut is just perfect to create the look of him sitting in a tree. Great work and thanks for sharing with us at Group of Seven. Have a wonderful time visiting with your son! xx
What a stunning owl, and technique.
Sorry to hear you had so much trouble; I think it was worth the extra effort!
Thanks for sharing at Allsorts!
A lovely focal Owl and such an effective background, many thanks for sharing and joining in with our celebration of National Pet Week at Allsorts challenge this week.
B x
Seems like a very nice technique and your card using it is wonderful with the die-cut and owl! Owls are in trees and the foliage is a great choice! But how annoying if a die won't cut well, I know what you mean :(
Hope you'll have a wonderful time with your son, you must be so thrilled to have him with you for a few weeks!
A beautiful card Pat, I love the owl and that lovely leafy embossed background. your owl is beautifully coloured too, Kate x
I'm so glad you joined us and tried out the eclipse technique, it gave your owl so much dimension ♥
What a beautiful Owl stamp it looks so detailed the background really makes it stand out thank you for joining us at Allsorts
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lolo x
A very interesting technique which creates a lovely card. Thanks for sharing at Allsorts this week.
Lorraine
What a gorgeous owl! Love the way you used our Group of Seven technique to really highlight it! Great choice of die! Thanks for trying our technique this month!
Thank you for playing with the Go7 technique, Pat! Your owl was a great choice and it turned out great! Thank you for inspiring everyone to use their NBUS! I know you will enjoy your time with your son and the time will go far too quickly. Have fun! Hugs, Darnell
p.s. And thank you for playing with me and my I.D.E.A.S.!📌
What a lovely owl stamping Pat - he looks quite at home with the foliage die cut! thanks for sharing with us at G07 - I love to see what different supplies everyone uses for this technique! Julia xx
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