Betsy's Nest

This is a card we made at our June stampers club meeting.  When we made this card at club it actually ended up being a little more confusing than I was anticipating.  So, I thought I would show one quick intermediate step.  I started by stamping the bird and leaves on a Whisper White layer that was cut just smaller than the Gumball Green layer.  That way I didn't have to stamp directly on the card base or mask the edges.  After doing this stamping, I adhered this layer directly to the card base and then added everything else (except the nest) on top with dimensionals.  

So, on a separate piece of Whisper White card stock I stamped the nest (half of the largest flower), the two Summer Starfruit flowers, the bird wing, and the sentiment.  I cut out the sentiment using the Big Shot and a Bitty Banners Framelits die.  You can punch the nest out with the 2 1/2" Circle Punch and the flowers with the 1/2" circle punch and the 1 1/4" Circle Punch.  The 'frame' was cut from Gumball Green card stock using the Apothecary Accents Framelits die. 

I'm pretty sure I saw the idea to make the flower into a nest over on Lyssa's Song of My Heart Stampers blog. . . although now I can't seem to find her card that inspired me!  Anyway, head on over anyway as Lyssa is not only a talented stamper, but a sweet person as well.  :-) 

And a view from the side so you can more easily see the effect created by popping some of the parts up with dimensionals:  

Stamps:  Betsy's Blossoms, Fabulous Phrases

Ink:  Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, Soft Suede

Paper:  Gumball Green, Whisper White

Accessories:  Summer Starfruit Stitched Satin Ribbon, pearls, Apothecary Accents Framelits Die, Bitty Banners Framelits die, Big Shot, 1/2" Circle Punch, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, dimensionals