Monday, April 16, 2012

Make it Monday: Layering

Betsy Veldman offered up a great tutorial for today's Make It Monday - layering stamping and elements to create added depth. She showed different "stepped up" levels of applying the technique... so interesting to see essentially the same card design created in 3 different versions! I wanted to make a sympathy card today, so I applied the technique to add several layers of elements to the card.


On the Kraft base, I have a Lemon Tart mat with a strip of Spring Rain that I stamped tone-on-tone with Distressed Stripes. Peeking out is a Canyon Clay heart border die-cut, used as scallops.

Next I created a panel from Vintage Cream, cut one side with the Pinking Shears border die, and then stamped with a Waltzingmouse background text, and layered with different butterflies from Beautiful Butterflies, stamped in Harvest Gold, Spring Rain and Canyon Clay. All of the edges of the various layers are inked with chalk ink.

The sentiment is a Fillable Frame cut from Vintage Cream, stamped with the frame, sentiment and a butterfly. I added 3 little pearls from Creative Charms, and the Fancy Flourishes die cut, all popped up on dimensional adhesive. The inside is stamped with a verse from Beautiful Blessings.


Thanks for the great tutorial, Betsy! And thanks for stopping by!

18 comments:

Tracey McNeely said...

Beautiful card Debby, love all your layers.

cutiephinphin said...

What a beautiful card! Love the colors and all those layers.

Jana said...

Oh my, what a lovely cheerful card. So beautifully done.

Rebecca Deeprose said...

What a lovely card! It is cheerful enough to brighten someones' day during a difficult time. Well done!

Chrissy Larson said...

So pretty! I never would have thought of this color combo but I LOVE it!

Yasmina TIN-SANG said...

Lovely card!

Cathy Weber said...

I just wanted to let you know how much I liked both of your cards today Debbie. They are very well designed, the colors are amazing. Lots of details to take in. Very good job.

little giant ladders said...

This is wonderful card which you share above. The colours used for the stamp are perfect and that background script paper really caught my eye.

little giant ladders said...

This is wonderful card which you share above. The colours used for the stamp are perfect and that background script paper really caught my eye.

carol (krillsister) said...

Beautiful card. Love the butterflies stamped on the script background. Great job with the challenge.

Kara said...

beautiful...my fav set!!

Jill said...

Gorgeous colors and layers, Debbie! This is a spectacular card. You are very, very good at this! :-)

Unknown said...

Beautiful card. Love all the layers and the colors are great together.

victoria h said...

Beautiful card love all the layers.

PatQ's Cards said...

Very nice card.

Cassi said...

what a lovely layered card, great use of dies too!

Suzanne Russell said...

Beautifully done, as always, Debbie! The Fancy Flourish and little group of pearls are perfect finishing touches. Great color combo too!

Unknown said...

You did an amazing job...the layers are fantastic and the attention to detail is wonderful.