Adventure Awaits

Hey friends! It's been a minute since I posted here. My life is pretty much watching tennis right now with my boys playing in tournaments pretty much every week this summer. I love watching them, so it's a blessing, but I do miss my crafty time a little bit.

I did sit down the other day and made 10 cards with the new Making Memories Printable Cardmaking Kit from LV Handcrafted. I just love vintage ephemera and old maps, so this collection called my name.  Most of the card layouts come from Kendra's Card Challenge 22. I used almost everything I printed from the kit, except a few images that met a sad fate in a Scan 'n Cut accident. Haha. I pulled in a little gold and kraft cardstock, and sponged just about everything with Walnut Stain distress ink. Definitely a super fun crafty session.

You can see me walk through a full printed kit and share all 10 of these cards on this video: https://youtu.be/c6ED1TzmDoQ

I just love the images and sentiments in this kit. If they inspire you, you can grab them with my discount code VERVEGIRL in the LV Handcrafted shop. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Double Vision with A2 Card Fronts

Hey friends! Welcome back. Today I am excited to share a technique that I’ve seen around for years, but had never actually tried myself until now: the Eclipse (or Double Vision) card! I've got a process video sharing how I made the card above. Check it out below on the blog or on my YouTube channel! Don't forget to give it a thumbs up and subscribe for more papercrafting inspiration.

If you love beautiful, full-scene card panels but hate the idea of cutting them up, this technique is the ultimate solution. It allows the stunning artwork to remain the star of the show while giving it an incredible, eye-catching 3D effect.

For these projects, I am using the gorgeous Summer Forest Charm A2 Card Fronts that released this month. They feature stunning woodland scenes that are just absolutely perfect for this look.

The magic of an eclipse card comes from nesting your dies to cut concentric shapes out of your card front, and then alternating flat adhesive with dimensional foam tape to create recessed and raised layers.You can use any nesting dies you have on hand—circles, rectangles, squares, or ovals will all work beautifully!

Before diving into today's project, I experimented with two other shapes from my stash to see how they would look. I used rounded rectangles for the bunny card, and arch dies for the deer scene. I love the way they turned out.

For my third card, I decided to use a set of nesting circle dies. This particular set features some delicate piercing details around the edges. It made it a tiny bit more finicky when placing my foam tape—because I wanted to make sure no foam or holes peeked through where they shouldn't—but the end result was totally worth it.

Have you tried this technique before? If you have been hoarding beautiful scenic card panels because you just can't bear to cover them up, I highly recommend giving the eclipse technique a try. It is an incredibly easy and fun way to dress up your card fronts while creating tons of unique dimension.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I'll catch you on the next one! 

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