All About Layering Lesson 1-Layered Lily

Hello Friends! Welcome to my Altenew Class Chronicles 😊. 

Today I am bringing you a pop of summer during these cold winter months. For this homework assignment I used Layered Lily.  Isn’t it gorgeous?

This is a pretty easy layering stamp to use as the shape of the stamps are very clear, no guess work. However, when using layered stamp sets I generally use my MISTI stamp positioner to get perfect placement. The tool is especially helpful if I need several images to cut out or if I am making several cards.  Inspired by a past trip to Hawaii I chose orange, purple, gray and black accents for my color palette and did some masking to give the illusion of floral clusters.
Altenew inks are probably my favorite inks to use for layered images:

• they stamp and dry very crisp and smooth
• they come in color families
• they come in a wide range of beautiful colors 
• they don’t stain your stamps. 

Stained stamps are not a problem and do not affect the stamp or image, in fact, staining means you are probably using a high-quality stamp. The staining issue for me, with layered stamps only, is that if one layer is stained to the point you cannot see the detail, then it can make it hard to see how to line up the stamp. But back to the card, here is a close-up shot. You can see I’ve added clear Nuvo Crystal Glaze for dew drops. The sentiment comes from Label Love. I popped my panel onto a gray card base to accentuate the gray leaves.

That is all for me today. Stay warm and thank you for stopping by!
~Michelle