All About Layering 3 - AECP

Hello crafty friends,

I am so happy to tell you guys that I was recently accepted into the Altenew Educator Certification Program. I have forever been a fan Altenew, special when it comes to anything floral. I was so excited when I came across this program and had to instantly apply for it and to my surprise, in a couple of weeks I got an email stating that I have been accepted into the program.

This course has some really fun classes and inspirations. I will be creating cards showcasing all what I have learnt in these classes.

I will begin with my first card, which is inspired by Lydia Evans. She talks about some amazing techniques in All About Layering 3 class. The card I am sharing here features techniques that I learnt in my course.

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I started with some my favorite layering floral stamps by Altenew. I have the Flowering Cistus Layering Stamp and the Build-a-Flower : Torch Ginger Layering Stamp Set.

These stamp sets have amazing floral arrangements. I wanted to go for a non-conventional color combination. Instead of my usual favorites pinks and yellows, I decided to step out of my comfort zone and chose blues.

I used the SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink Trio in the shade Royal, Cadette and Marine. For my leaves I used Pine, Sage and Aspen again from the Pawsitively Saturated Ink line.

I skipped the outline layer on these images, as I thought just the color gradient looked perfect!

I cut these stamped floral images and the leaves using coordinating dies - Flowering Cistus Layering Die and the Build-a-Flower : Torch Ginger Layering Die.

Before I assembled the die cut images onto the card front, I decided to add some texture onto the card front. I used the Diamond Stars 3D Embossing Folder by Altenew. This 3D embossing folder features a beautiful geometric design of 6 pointed stars created from triangles. It was very easy to line up on the paper.

Before running the paper and the embossing folder sandwich through my die cutting machine, I always like to spray my cardstock panel with a mist of water. This makes sure the paper doesn't crack with all the pressure and I get a smooth finish on my texture/embossed pattern.

Here's a closer look at that beautiful embossed pattern.

Now that my embossing panel and the die cut pieces are ready, we can assemble this onto an a2 size card base.

I like a lot of dimension on my card, so I stuck the embossed panel onto the card base using some foam tape. I also popped up 2 of the smaller flowers using some small foam squares.

Once I was satisfied with my floral focal point, I stamped a little sentiment - "Wishing you a beautiful day" from the Build-a-Garden : Nature's Magic Stamp Set.

Before adding my sentiment strip, I wanted to add some splatter on my card front. I used some gold and black watercolor splatters to add shine on my card. I then adhered the sentiment strip again using some thin strips of foam tape.

Just as a final hint of sparkle, I used the Gold Coutour Dots by Stamperia on the centers of the flowers and a few around the floral arrangements.

Here's a look at the finished card.

I love how this card turned out. I am so happy I chose the color blue. The shades of blues on my flower is more beautiful in real life!

I hope this inspires you to create something similar using your layering stamps.

Also, a big thank you to the creators at Altenew for all the wonderful classes and tips and tricks to create beautiful projects.

The Altenew Educator Certification Program is definitely a best opportunity to showcase my work and get in touch with all of the amazing crafters.

Thank you for being here with me today. Do check out fun pictures and videos of the project on my Instagram page (@rp_shutterbug). Also, tag me on Instagram with pictures of your projects.

Thank you for joining me!