The Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper is some of the cutest paper this year in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog, and here it is used in this Animal Expedition Baby Card with the Eclipse Technique.
I was actually just playing around with this paper and the Eclipse Technique seeing if the letters for “BABY” would fit on a paper layer. When I changed to another design for something I was making, I thought I might as well make a baby card out of what I had already die cut!
There are MANY coordinating colors with this Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper! I always like to write the names of the coordinating colors on the back cardboard of the designer paper so I don’t have to grab my glasses to read the small print! I wrote and wrote and wrote the names of colors for this DSP! One of the colors is Crumb Cake, which I used for the card base. For the next layer, I used Soft Suede, which surprisingly isn’t on the list of colors! But I liked it.
The Eclipse Technique is when you die cut or punch out something and then replace that image where it was cut out but popped up on dimensionals so you can just barely see the color underneath. Oh how I love the Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals! It saves time cutting down the regular Stampin’ Dimensionals when you need a very small piece. In this case, I used the Large Letters Framelits Dies to spell out Baby.
Here are photos of both sides of the whimsical Animal Expedition Designer Paper.
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For a little finishing touch, I tied a piece of the Shady Spruce Ribbon in the Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack around the card. You also get Petal Pink Ribbon in this combo pack.
This could be a baby card for a girl or boy, and the paper can be used for adults and older children as well – anyone! There is also a coordinating Bundle with stamp set and dies, the Animal Outing Bundle, that adds even more to your cardmaking and scrapbooking.
Remember the Stampin’ Up! Bonus Days that are going on during August! With every $50 you spend this month on an order (before shipping and tax) you will receive a coupon code via email (be sure to save that email and write down your codes!) to spend on an order in September! It’s kind of like Sale-A-Bration…. if your order is close to $50, go ahead and add a little something so you can earn a Bonus Days Coupon! (I printed out my email when I got it from my order so in case something happens to may email or computer, I will have a copy. Stampin’ Up! cannot replace any lost coupon codes!
Use a punch or other dies to try the Eclipse Technique and make a fun card like this Animal Expedition Baby Card Eclipse Technique.