This card features the Lovely As A Tree Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!.
The bottom mat was cut from Old Olive CS.
The top mat was cut from Whisper White CS.
Using one of the larger Layering Oval Dies, I cut an oval shape out of a scrap piece of rectangular cardstock, slightly smaller than the top mat, then attached the piece with the oval cut out, using removable glue dots, to the top mat and colored the center section of the top mat using Blending Brushes with Marina Mist and Old Olive Inks.
I removed the mask and then stamped the group of tree using Old Olive Ink and the larger pine tree using Tranquil Tide Ink.
Next I cut a smaller oval shape from the center of the piece using the Layering Oval Dies.
The rectangle piece from the top mat was popped up with Dimensionals and then the oval shape was inserted and glued back into the center of the piece. I love this effect.
The sentiment is from the Timeless Tulips Stamp Set and was stamped as shown using Old Olive Ink.
This process was inspired by a video I saw on You Tube by Dawn Griffith.
