Layers of Beauty

I just love a good flowery card, especially one with a “vintage vibe”. For this card, I used the Layers of Beauty bundle from Stampin’ Up!©. The masks make it so quick and easy to add color, without having to pull out your markers or colored pencils. It’s a bundle that makes it easy to provide multiples if you find yourself needing more than one card at a time.

If you want to watch the bundle, masks and ink blending in action, you can check out my YouTube tutorial. It’s a little longer than usual, but I shared TWO cards using the same bundle. One care is one-layer, a little quicker to make, and very pretty. The second card has all the layers, textures and a fun fold, and more of a “vintage vibe” I was going for.

This bundle comes with multiple stamps and dies. If you prefer to stamp and color the flowers, you can certainly personalize the flowers in your own way.

Like I mentioned above, there are masks (or stencils) that I used for my cards. Each one masks off different parts of the image to help you create the shading and layers of color.

As they usually do, Stampin’ Up! © also included a few extra dies in the set that don’t correspond to a stamp, but definitely coordinate with the set. There are a few leaves and a cute little tag die, which I used in the card pictured above.

For both cards, I used the Stylish Shapes dies for the sentiment or an additional embellishment. Additionally, I used the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing folder to add texture to the slim side panel and small tag on the vintage card.

Lastly, I made my own custom ribbon, from seam binding and some ink. I’ll share the process at a later time, as it was inspired by another creator. Which leads me to a huge shout-out. The layout of this card and the ribbon technique were both inspired by Jamie Pate! You can find her on all the socials, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. I love her style and ideas.

If you’re in the US and would like to add any of these products to your craft room, please consider clicking the Shop With Me button below to be taken to my online store.

SUPPLIES USED:

• Stampin’ Up! Layers of Beauty stamp set, dies, and masks

• Stampin’ Up! Simply Said Mix and Match stamp set

• Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder

• Stylish Shapes Dies

• Country Lace Designer Series Paper

• Basic Beige Cardstock

• Stampin’ Classic Ink Pads: Blackberry Bliss, Crumb Cake, Old Olive

• Small Blending Brushes

• Stampin’ Dimensionals, regular and mini

• Liquid glue

• Baker’s Twine

• Sharp scissors

• Stamp positioning tool or acrylic blocks

Card 1:

Basic Beige (for card base), cut at 8 ½ x 5 ½, folded at 4 ¼

Mossy Meadow Cardstock (or scrap of green), cut with stylish shapes banner die

Small piece of Country Lace Designer Series paper, stamped with sentiment and die cut with

Stylish Shapes banner die

Card 2:

Basic Beige (for card base), cut at 5 ¾ x 5 ½, scored at 1 ½ along what 5 ¾ side

Basic Beige panel cut at 1 ¼ x 5 ¼ embossed with Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder

Basic Beige cardstock to die cut flowers (for backing layer)

Very Vanilla cardstock to ink blend and die cut flowers for front layer

Basic Beige, small piece cut with tag die from Layers of Beauty die set

Basic Beige, strip stamped with sentiment, cut and distressed

Country Lace Designer Series Paper inside card panel cut at 4 x 5 ¼, edges distressed

Country Lace Designer Series Paper, small piece for banner cut from Stylish Shapes die

Twine

Green Ribbon

Also, if you’re reading this in June of 2024, there is a huge sale on bundles going on right now! As always, bundles are 10% off (versus buying each item separately), but in the month of June Stampin’ Up!© is offering an additional 10% off bundles! This is awesome! I’m heading to the online store now to see which bundles I still need to add to my stash.

If you have any questions about the projects or products, please don’t hesitate to reach out! You can email me at leahfayehandmade@gmail.com.

Have a great rest of your day!