All About Layering 4 Lesson 2.

Hello and thanks for visiting my Blog.  This is lesson two in the ACEP Layering 4 class.  It was a fun card for me to make.  I hope you like it.

Supplies:  

Candystripe Cosmos Layering stamp and die set from Altenew

A sentiment die from your stash

A2 White Card Base 

Patterned cardstock layer cut to A2 size and a complimenting piece of cardstock cut to 1.25"x 5.25"

Altenew Inks:  Pure Graphite, Rouge, Crimson, Velvet, Firefly, Grassfield, shadow Creek, Sagestone, Buttercream, Peachy Keen 

Start by stamping the outline stamp in Pure Graphite.  Then line up the A1 stamp and lay down the Rouge.  The A2 stamp adds detail in Crimson.  Last but not least, The A3 stamp will line up to give definition to the tips in Velvet.  The stem with that daring leaf jutting out of the side gets Firefly, Grassfield and Shadow Creek using stamps C1, C2 and C3 in that order.  I chose not to use the C4 stamp.  The center of the flower gets Buttercream, Peachy Keen and Velvet on stamps B1, B2 and B3, in that order.  Such a pretty flower, I made more than I needed.  I can use the extras on other cards.

In this lesson, I learned another approach that adds interest to a card rather than the standard A2 format where you basically decorate the front of a 4.25" x 5.5" card base.  

You start with that A2 card base and then cut the front flap to 1.5"

I used a piece of red cardstock to cut out the 'Thank You' sentiment die that I found in my stash.  I cut this out twice and glued the two die cuts on top of each other.  This a great way to seamlessly pop up a die cut with intricate lines.

Next you will glue the patterned cardstock pieces you cut onto the card.  The larger piece will go on the inside of the card.  You may have to trim a bit off the long edge to allow the card to fold correctly.  simply line up the decorative sheet slightly off center, flip the card over and use your scissors to trim off any excess.

Glue your beautiful Cosmos so that the stem is on the short flap and the bloom hangs off the edge being careful not to get glue on the part that overhangs.  Then glue your sentiment down in the lower right corner of the card.  You can add a personal note on the underside of the flap.  

Good luck with your project.  Here's a second look at mine.

All About Layering 4: Lesson 1

This is my first card in the AECP ALL ABOUT LAYERING 4 class.  I learned a lot about placement of blooms and sentiments.  I love the idea of using washi tape to cover the bottom half of the sentiment.  I will try that later in Layering 4.  for this Card I decided to use a die that creates a shadow all around the word Hello.  

Supply list:

Craft Your Life:  Always Sunshine and Ethereal Roses by Altenew 

 Ink:  Pure Graphite, Pink Diamond, Pinkalicious, Rubelite, Firefly, Grass Field

Stained Glass Background Die by Pinkfresh and Big Hello by Poppy Stamps

Here's how I made it.

First cut an A2 size card panel out of white cardstock.  Next cut the stained glass background die out of green metallic cardstock and glue to the white panel.  Then, die cut the word Hello using Mat Metalic green for the outline and Purple cardstock for the inset slim hello.

Next:  stamp the outline from Always Sunshine with Pure Graphite.

Color with the listed colors.  You can save the large blooms for use on another card.  The vine, which appears uncolored in the above photo is the only part of this stamp you will use.        

Color and die cut two copies of the vine and set aside.

Next:  layer stamp the flowers from Ethereal Roses and die cut.  I stamped multiple images to be sure I'd have enough to layer on my card.

Lay out the hello at an angle (don't glue down yet)  then layer the vines and flowers, moving them around until they look the way you want.  Put a piece of removable tape across the flowers, this keeps them in place so you can lift them, flip them over and apply glue to the backside.   Then position them on top of the card panel and press them into place.  Remove the tape and check to see if any of the flowers need a little extra glue.  You can gently lift and glue them into place.  

Glue the Hello down.  Glue the panel to a card base and you're done.