It’s been a long time since I used the three tier stamping technique. I thought the new stamp set Vintage Leaves would be perfect for it.
The Leaflets Framelits Dies coordinate with the stamp set; it has a die for each of the six leaves. Buy the stamp set and the dies together in the bundle and save 15% on both! (See the bundle in the products listed below.)
When I see leaves like this, I automatically think of Autumn, but we have leaves in Spring and Summer, too, right? So I chose to stamp the leaves in varying shades of green on Whisper White and mat them in Night of Navy. I think the cooler colors look more Summery than the warmer Autumnal tones of yellow, orange, and red. Don’t get me wrong. In a few months I’ll be using those colors like crazy with this stamp set. I’m just in more of a Summer mood right now.
One nice thing about this particular card design is that it can be used horizontally or vertically. The scattered leaves don’t need to go in any particular direction. The sentiment is the only element that does.
Tip: When stamping the three layers, it’s easy to get a blank area along the edge between one layer and another (left.) The matting in between the layers helps hide this. But stamping on a softer surface, such as a Piercing Mat, and using a bit more pressure than usual, can help. But you must be careful not to get ink anywhere on the stamp except on the image itself. If there is any ink on the edges of the stamp, you are much more likely to get a halo (right.)
Here’s what I used:
I love the layers on this card. I want to try it!
Excellent technique for these leaves. Beautiful combinations of greens and blue.
I haven’t used this technique in a long time. Thanks for the reminder. I love this set. After gazing at your card for a few seconds, I wanted to take a walk in the woods.
Thanks for the comments, Linda, Brian, and Judy!
We’ll have to do this in Stamp Club!
More information on dimensions of each of the size cards and mask would be appreciated to by us new demonstrators! Thanks!
Hi, Laurie! Thanks for your comment.
There are no hard rules about the sizes of the layers. I no longer have this card or I would measure the pieces for you. I can guess though.
The Night of Navy card base is the standard 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″, folded in half for a 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ card front. The largest white layer would be 4″ x 5-1/4″.
The next Night of Navy layer is probably about 3-1/2″ x 4-3/4″, with the next white layer 3-1/4″ x 4-1/2″.
The smallest pieces on top are probably about 2-3/4″ x 4″ for the navy and 2-1/2″ x 3-3/4″ for the white.
Basically the navy pieces are 1/4″ larger than the white pieces above them, and probably about 1/2″ smaller than the white pieces below them.
I hope this helps! You can always play around with the layer sizes to get different effects.