Layered Leaf Background

Hello friends. I am here today posting for Blank Page Muse.  I loved the variety of leaves in the Leaves Rubber Stamp Set Sheet by Terri Sproul. My design centers around multiple leaves stamped in different Distress Ink colors.

I wanted an unusual color combination, so I selected Olive Green, Seedless Preserves and Fossilized Amber. 

I began by stamping the center leaf on a cream colored A2 sized cardbase. I recommend always starting in the middle and working your way out so you don't end up with an open space. After inking up the stamps, I spritzed to allow movement. I overlapped the stamps for interest. 

I love encouraging stamps and this one was perfect for this card! I clear heat embossed the sentiment using Seedless Preserves ink on Kraft Cardstock. After trimming it down, I cut a piece of cream cardstock 1/2 inch wider than the strip by 4.25 inches. I inked the edges in Seedless Preserves and mounted the sentiment strip on top.

I trimmed the stamped piece to 3.75 x 5 inches. I cut another piece of cream cardstock to 4 x 5.25 inches and inked the edges with Seedless Preserves. This provides a great base for the stamped piece. The last step was to assemble the 3 base layers and add the sentiment strip.

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Vellum Dragonfly

 I love Dragonflies! This is Teri posting a layered card that started with the dragonfly in the Fall Rubber Stamp Sheet Set by Pam Bray.

I ended up with 2 wonderful cards using my favorite cool colors!

The Dragonfly is silver heat embossed on heavy Vellum and colored with alcohol inks before fussy cutting. I curled the wings up for dimension.

I white heat embossed the Iron Work Engraved Look Border Stamp on a distress inked background from my stash. I often will create multiple backgrounds and save them for the perfect card. Do you do that?

Check out the dimension and contrast created!

 I used a sentiment from the Inhale Exhale Art Stamp Sheet Set. Embossed on vellum and mounted on a piece of lavender shiny cardstock from my background stash makes it POP!

The Iron Works piece was mounted on the Lavender Shiny piece a little off center with the Dragonfly glued at a an angle for interest. The Dragonfly looks like he is ready for lift off!

 The second card is the extra set I silver heat embossed on Cougar paper in case I didn't like the Vellum piece!

Using cool colors again, I ink smooshed the Cougar piece and trimmed it to add strips from the lavender shiny cardstock I used on the first card.

A few sequins and this card is good to go!  I hope you have enjoyed this post! Be sure to check out Blank Page Muse. They have a great variety of stamps!

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