Recently our first grandchild turned 1 - cant believe where that year went - and I wanted to do a special card for her 1st birthday.
I used a retired set, Fable Friends, which hadn't seen any ink - why I dont know cos I think it is so cute, and so reminiscent of Beatrix Potter characters which I love. I made a slimline card and used the Eclipse technique with the letters - very easy to do and so effective.
First I stamped the images on Basic White and coloured them using different Blends. Then I used the Large Letter dies (also sadly retired) to cut out her name. To the card base, I layered a piece of Balmy Blue cardstock and then glued the Basic White layer on top. I then put dimensionals on the back of the letters to raise them up and fitted them into the die cut spaces. You get just a glimpse of the blue peeking through.
A hint - if you do this dont forget to save the little cut out bits - eg on the A and the R on this card. These little tiny bits are glued to the Balmy Blue layer.
Hope you enjoyed seeing this card - my first try at an Eclipse card and was so pleased how it turned out. Give it a go !
Till next time...
Nanette.
