There are so many flowers to choose from, but once again, I find myself using Stampin’ Up’s Medium Daisy Punch. Today the daisies are punched from solid, Whisper White Cardstock, with amazing, Perennial Essence Floral Centers. Yes, they are really fuzzy!
Daisy Wall
For the background, I created a brick wall, using the “eclipse” technique. I began with a piece of Whisper White Cardstock, which I embossed with the Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder.
Before embossing, I inked the embossing folder with Crumb Cake Ink, which gives the bricks this nice, mottled look.
TIP: Rinse the ink from the embossing folder with water and dry. This will prevent transferring the ink to future projects.
Next, I used a Stitched Rectangles Die, making two cuts from the wall. The two rectangles are layered with cardstock for thickness, lifted on dimensionals, and placed back in their holes without disturbing the pattern of the wall. So, they are hidden, but raised, which is the “eclipse” technique.
The brick wall is adhered to a Crumb Cake card base.
The green foliage was made with Pear Pizzazz Cardstock and a Tropical Die.
“Hello” is from the Free As A Bird Stamp Set, stamped in Soft Suede Ink, and cut with a Merry Christmas Label Die. This is a wonderful die for small sentiments in small spaces.
The layout is from Freshly Made Sketches. Challenges are a great source of inspiration.
Thank you for visiting! You should give the eclipse technique a try. It’s really fun!
You’ll find the ingredients for today’s card in my Product List below. Clicking on the pictures takes you to my store for shopping. Thank you!
Product List
Love this technique! Daisies and a brick wall….. What’s old is new again!
I think we forget the ways we do effects on cards and then…SURPRISE….. here it is again, and so sweet!
Thanks for sharing.
Sandi from BC Canada
Thank you, Sandi! I appreciate your nice comment on a card I made two years ago. Time flies!
Su, another beautiful creation with daisies which are my favourite flowers. Thank you so much for so generously sharing your talent your cards are always so special.
Thank you, Pat! I’m happy to share, and I’m so glad you like them!
I love your brick daisy card!! Daisies are my favorite and I really love the way you put them on the brick background! Great job Su and I’m sure to CASE this one!
LOVE the eclipse look with the brick wall…thanks for explaining how to do it…on my list to try..
Love this card! Thank you for the tip about inking the embossing folder.
I have not heard of the eclipse technique but I like it very much! And I like the effect of inking up the embossing folder first. Two new things I learned today! I’ve had my eye on that daisy punch and those fuzzy floral centers. Your beautiful card has convinced me that I need both! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!
You’ve created such a fabulous backdrop to those fun daisies!! Thank you for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.
I look your idea with inking the brick embossing folder for a more authentic look. It looks great! I have to do this for sure! Thanks for your inspiration!
Love your pretty “eclipse” brick wall with the white daisies. Great job. TFS
Love it!
Su, I ADORE every detail of this lovely card!!! Already pinned for a not so distant CASE! And though I have the Christmas dies, I have not ever used it this way. So thanks so much for sharing that tip.
Beautiful. All of your cards are s amazing.
Thank you, Kay! I’m so glad you like my cards!
Su, I’m always excited to see what you’ve created …. you are a very gifted designer and have such fresh ideas. I also like the fact that you often use a variety of stamp sets and/or dies … not just the latest catalog offerings … that way I continue to get fresh ideas for my older StampinUp products. Thanks so much for all the inspiration!
Thank you so much, Rita! I appreciate your kind words!