An Eclipsed “Thanks”

I’ve been wanting to make one these “Eclipse” cards since they started trending a while ago.  But didn’t have a word set that was bold enough for it.  But recently I bought Karen Burniston’s : 1053 – Alphabet

I like this set because each letter is an individual die.  Also, they are a nice size coming in  at just a tad under once inch.

The Steps:

Step 1:  Stamp an image on a piece of white cardstock.  I chose this one from Hero Arts:

I used 3 colors of ink.  First purple, then blended in the blue then a pinky lavender.  Then I placed the letters that spell “THANKS’, blade down where I wanted them to end up.  By the way, it looks as if I spaced the dies out, but actually all the 6 dies touched each other side by side.  Now run this through your cutting machine.  Save the letters that were cut out.

Step 2:   Adhere the remainder of the stamped piece to a same size rectangle of the pinky lavender cardstock.  This makes it more stable to add the letters back into it.  Now cut all the letters out of the same pinky lavender cardstock 4 times.  Glue all 4 of the layers together for each letter.  Then glue the letters you cut out of the stamped image on top of the 4 pink stacked layers letters, but offset this layer just a smidge.  Now glue each stacked letter back into the card.  I know, what?  But look at it again in the picture and the above makes sense!  Hopefully!

Step 3: THE LAST STEP!  Make two more matts that coordinate with the ink colors you chose.  Score an 8.5″ x 11″ piece of cardstock at 5.5″ on the 11″ side.  Fold over and trim to the size you need for your project.  Now assemble the card.

Thanks so very much for taking a look.  If you haven’t tried this technique before I hope you’ll give it a try!

Other Products Used:

Elizabeth Craft Designs:  Clear Double Sided Adhesive 10mm

Beacon’s Kids Choice Glue