All About Layering 4 - AECP

Good Morning Crafty Friends!

Today I am sharing my 2nd card as a participant in the Altenew Education Certification Program, All About Layering 4 Course. This course is an extension to All About Layering 3 which teaches you layering techniques with die cutting and how to place your images. 

For this card, I used Altenew Peony Bouquet. This is a lovely set which includes a few layered images of peonies, leaves, berries & branches and the coordinating dies.

I began my card by stamping all the images and using Altenew Fresh Dye Inks Water Hyacinth, Alpine Aster and Crystal Violet for my florals. I did not use a third color for my smaller flower. For my leaves, I used Silver Sage and Eucalyptus. For this set, I do not have the layering instructions, but I was able to follow along easily with the tips Lydia Evans shared and what to look for with each image. 

I dry embossed a panel using Stampin' Up! Layered Leaves 3D Embossing Folder (retired) and ran it through my Big Shot Plus. I cut it down to 4 X 5 1/4 and adhered it to a black panel measuring 4 1/8 X 5 3/8, which I then adhered to my A2 base.

For my sentiments, I used Altenew Versatile Greetings Die Set Hugs with Shadow Die. I cut the shadow twice for dimension and My Favorite Things - Bitty Thanks & Gratitude (retired). I adhered the images in place with foam strips and adhesive tape, which overlapped the card base, and I trimmed down for added interest. Another helpful tip from Lydia Evans. I adhered my sentiments directly to the panel with glue. 

Afterward, I decided to add some splatter, so I covered up my sentiment with a post-it, splattered some gray and white ink over my card, and added three violet  gems to finish off my card.

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