Good Saturday afternoon. I haven’t been able to play the last few days due to a few long work days. It was good to get my dies and stamps out this morning. I have a scene project to share with you today combining die cuts and stamped images. I took step by step pictures to show how I used stamped images to create a layer of dimension behind the dies and the steps I take to build the die cut scene.
1. I cut the tree and leaf clusters.
2. I cut the smaller leaf clusters apart to create individual leaves to make them small enough to fit on the tree die.
3. I applied glossy accents to the branches and attached the leaves.
4, I punched out several light and dark pink 1/8” circles and formed them with my tiniest stylus.
5. I applied glossy accents to the leaves and attached the tiny flowers to cover the tree.
6. I stamped the solid tree image on white cardstock to create a template for stamping the leaves. The stamped image is a little light but it doesn’t matter as it will be totally covered with the die cut tree.
7. I stamped leaves from the solid tree set all around the branches to fill in and create a full leafy base behind the tree die.
8. I used a dark pink Copic marker to hand color flowers all around in the leaves.
9. I used an ink blending tool and a hand cut cloud template to create clouds in the sky area.
10. I used a color box stylus and foam tip to apply a green base for the ground area. 
11. I stamped the leaf image on the ground area to create a foliage background and created a few flowers with the Copic marker.
12. I cut two grass borders and attached 1/4” punched flowers to create a floral border.
13. I placed a strip of mounting tape across the bottom of the scene and attached the grass borders and flowers.
14. I finished the scene by attaching scalloped borders cut with decorative scissors to both the top and bottom to frame.
I love how the stamped foliage behind the tree adds depth and interest to the scene.
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a great holiday weekend. Woo Hoo! I love three day weekends.
Stamps: Impression Obsession Solid Tree Set Paper: Regal Rose, Pink, Olive, White Ink: Distress Ink Tumbled Glass, Peeled Paint Accessories: Impression Obsession Tree Die, Leaf Cluster, Grass Border, Sizzix Accessory Tool Kit, Fiskars 1/8” Circle Punch, Fiskars 1/4” Flower Punch, Fiskars Scalloped Paper Edger, Paper Shapers Scalloped Scissors (cut cloud template), Tiny Stylus, Hand Cut Cloud Template, Glossy Accents , Mounting Tape , Glue Dots , Metal Adapter Plate , Paper Piercer , ATG , Refill Tape , Big Shot , Teflon Bone Folder , Snips , Guillotine Paper Cutter, Color Box Stylus and Foam Tips, Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool, Copic Marker Rose Red R85
Wowie, this is awesome. It looks like it took quite some time to create this beautiful, beautiful card. Simply gorgeous.
Oh wow this is absolutely gorgeous!!! I love this so much, it looks soooo real… wow… and if ya like, I’d love it if you would stop on over at my blog and play along with this week’s sketch challenge!
Hugs,
Jo
Jo’s Scrap Shack
What a difference the stamping makes. You really combine these techniques in the best way. This is gorgeous.
Oh wow ! fantastic, so beautiful !
xx
Absolutely beautiful…what a work of art! :0)
I can imagine the time it took to do this. Your card is so beautiful! As soon as I saw it, it brought a smile to my face. Thank you for your tutorials. I’ve learned quite a bit in the past month.
What a beautiful card, Kitty! Your attention to detail blows my mind!
Wow!! 😉
Girl your stuff always amazes me. This is seriously jaw dropping gorgeous! Love it!
Oh my, that is just completely beautiful! Thanks for showing all of the steps in your process. I love how the background stamping and coloring adds to the impact of the die cuts.
So beautiful. I’m sure that took a while to do. Lots of patience too. Great job. Edna
Wow, just beautiful Alot of work!
Stunning! Totally stunning!
wow, this is awesome Kittie. Thanks for the tutorial.
Absolutely gorgeous kittie, and your step by step tutorial is so clear and helpful. I just love this!
Thank you for the tutorial! I have this stamp and die set and I am definitely going to use this technique. I really appreciate you taking the time to give step by step instructions.
Just LOVE this! It’s gorgeous!!!
Wow so beautiful
hugs Linda
What a beautiful card! Thanks for sharing your crafty process Kittie!
How pretty!!
What an absolutely DELIGHTFUL scene you have created! LOVE…have to go and try my hand at it…so wonderful!
Gorgeous, I love your stamping along with the die, such wonderful results!
Thank you, as always, for sharing your wonderful cards – they always inspire me. Also, thank you for sharing the Impression Obsession discount code.
This is gorgeous!
Thanks so much! I’ve been scouring the net for this exact tree and you included the link! And, the card is amazing.