I can remember when I first started using stamp sets designed with two-step stamps. This means that there will be two (or maybe more) stamps used to create a single image, as in the card from this post.
In fact, Ringed with Nature has all sorts of two-step stamping. Strangely, though, that’s not how I created this card! My first idea was to create a house with a metal roof, which would require me to heat emboss the roof with clear powder, but not the building. Thus, I would have to stamp and cut them separately. Somewhere along the line, I changed my mind, but not until I had already cut out the pieces!
Not only did cutting out the house and roof require some fussy cutting, but the door and windows (stamped separately with second-generation Smoky Slate ink) and the chimney did as well. Oh, and fussy gluing. Still, I love the way this turned out.
What you may not be able to see here is an embossed circle of creamy Shimmery White card stock. The difference in shades of white is subtle but important to give additional detail.
I suppose I cheated on the Stamp Review Crew blog hop for this set, as I used a stamp from another set. Specifically, to add interest to the Pear Pizzazz wreath (from Natural Prints), I randomly stamped the fern image (from Nature’s Prints) in Old Olive ink. I’ll bet you couldn’t tell what stamp that was!
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