I only first noticed this pretty olive branch stamp set, when it showed up on the retiring list. How did I miss this in the catalog? So, I quickly ordered it from Stampin’Up! and set up to do a class. And, this is the finished card.
I took the opportunity to demonstrate how to do background stamping over the main image. You accomplish this by masking the main image, using paper or masking paper. Another option is to cover the main image with clear embossing powder and heat set it. This is exactly what we did. It turned out beautiful.
The first step in making this card is to stamp the olive vellum with the smaller olive branch stamp in the set. Ink on vellum takes a bit of time to dry, so stamp this piece first.
Then, the larger olive branch image is stamped on the white panel. Once the ink is dry, it is re-stamped, this time with Versamark ink, covered with clear embossing powder and heat set.
After that cools, you can ink the crackle background stamp and stamp it onto the panel. Wherever there is heat embossing, the ink from the background stamp will not stick.
The last step is to layer all the pieces. Unfortunately, I cut the brown layering piece to the same size as the top panel. So, in order for it to show, I had to off-set it from the top layer.
I’m sorry that the glossiness of the heat embossing doesn’t show up in these picture, but it is really pretty.