Timeless Tropical - faux layer card

Today I felt a little artsy and wanted to try out the "faux layer" technique... here is the result:

Even though it looks as if the flowers are on a white "layer" on a Old Olive "card base" this is not the case... I masked off the center area and brayered the outer edges in Old Olive

And then to make the large flower appear in the foreground, I masked it and stamped the rest over it

Product List 

Timeless Tropical Cling Stamp Set (English) [151497] $23.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406] $10.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $7.50	Sponge Brayers [141714] $8.00
Watercolor Pencils [141709] $16.00	Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 [149014] $12.50	Water Painters [151298] $12.00	Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154880] $9.00	Gilded Gems [152478] $7.00

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By The Dock (February Stamp-a-Stack, Card #1)

I try to sneak in a more masculine card every now and then because we never seem to have those on hand...so for Stamp-a-Stack this month we made this card as one of the designs.

BTW there is a seagull (?) on a post on the left side of the dock on the stamp image... but I didn't want it here because we stamped directly on Soft Suede cardstock... so we just cut off the bird with scissors after we die-cut the whole image.

Product List

By The Dock Bundle (English) [153817] $42.25	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $35.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25	Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982] $8.75	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115318] $8.75
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $8.75	Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100702] $8.75	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676] $8.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $7.50
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $7.50	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $7.50	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $7.50	Blender Pens [102845] $12.00	Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint [147044] $8.00
Stampin' Spritzer [126185] $3.00	5/16" (8 Mm) Braided Burlap Trim [151254] $8.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $5.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25

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Snow Front -> Christmas Stamp-a-Stack

This is card #3 from this month's Christmas Stamp-a-Stack. I love the country feeling on this card!

The only thing "special" on this card is that the house sits in the forefront, which is achieved by "masking".... I stamped the house on the white layer first, then another time on a sticky note and cut it out to create the mask. Then placed the mask over the previously stamped house so I could then stamp the trees over it. Once done and the mask is removed, the house sits right in front of the trees ;-)

Product List

Snow Front Photopolymer Stamp Set [150483] $22.00	Crackle Paint Cling Stamp Set [148752] $16.00	Itty Bitty Christmas Cling Stamp Set (En) [150513] $22.00	Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131202] $8.75	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $8.75
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $7.50	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $7.50	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $7.50	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $7.50
Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $7.50	Silvery Shimmer Delicata Metallic Ink Pad [150709] $11.00

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