PTI Make It Monday #62: Step It Up: Layering

This week Papertrey Ink has a tutorial and challenge hosted by Betsy. She has shown us how to take a simple one-layer card design and step-it-up by adding layering, dimension, and embellishments. If you would like to check it out for yourself, you can find all the info here.

Since teacher appreciation week as well as the end of the year is coming up, I thought it would be good to pull double-duty and make a card for the occasion. I also needed to make a thank you card for our upcoming MOPS speaker, so I decided to make a general thank you card as well.

Here is my simple 1-layer card:

I used some melon berry ink on a Q-Tip to color the pencil eraser and some summer sunrise ink to color the pencil shaft. I made the pencil lead darker with a fine-tipped black marker. I added the star after moving on the the "stepped-up" card, and am happy with the addition.

I made my "stepped-up" card with a few layers, a touch of heat embossing, and utilized the rule of three's and triangulation theory that Betsy spoke of.

I tried to triangulate my arrangement of stars as well as the use of the red (berry sorbet) ink.

Supplies (all PTI unless noted):

Stamps: Background Basics: Postmarks, Happy Trails, Library Card, Tag-Its #6, Star Quality (The Craft's Meow)

Ink: Classic Kraft, Fine Linen, Berry Sorbet, Melon Berry, Summer Sunrise, Dark Chocolate, Smokey Shadow, Aqua Mist, Lemon Tart, Tea Dye Duo, eucalyptus (A*Muse), Versamark (Tsukineko)

Dies: Button Card, Happy Trails, Star (Quickutz)

Cardstock: Stampers Select White, Poppy (SEI)

Other: markers (Copic), clear embossing powder (Superior), black marker (Zig)

Thanks ever so much for stopping by today!