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Monday, 21 August 2017

In Honour of the Solar Eclipse...

Please scroll down for my SugarPea Sweet Peeks Week Day 1 post.



I had some fun yesterday making a solar eclipse card. Of course there are no sentiments made for this precise occasion since it happens so rarely so I made one from parts of several different stamps from various sets. It seemed appropriate to comment on the 'specialness' of the day.

I started by sponging a 'sun' of Tiara ink, and then stamped a 'moon' from Spot On (from the Foundations Box) in Midnight directly over it. To complete my focal panel, I created the rest of the sentiment using stamps from I Pick You and Good Things (Counting Blessings Stamp of Approval collection). I cut it using a Dotted Circle die and offset a shadow behind it.  I blended a 'sky' panel using It's a Boy, and spritzed it with water for interest and colour variation.

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5 comments:

  1. Tracey McNeely21 August 2017 at 08:12

    Isn't that such a brilliant card to make,in honour of the eclipse! Great sponging and your background is perfect for the scene!

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  2. BeverlyBL21 August 2017 at 10:34

    Clever!

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  3. MaggieB198321 August 2017 at 22:34

    Hi Ardyth ~ Fun and creative card to honor the solar eclipse today!

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  4. Kirsten21 August 2017 at 22:42

    Awesome card!

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  5. Cat Craig22 August 2017 at 18:34

    Excellent use of the inspiration of the eclipse.

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