Layer #1. I started with a piece of Tim Holtz Distress Mixed Media Heavystock and some Distress Oxide inks to create a "background". I used a blending tool and coordinating Distress Inks to edge the card which I then ran through my Xyron 500 sticker maker:
Layer #5: I added a picture from an Authentique Life Cards set, framed (Layer #5.5) by cutting out the center of a second Life Card which was tinted with a blending tool and coordinating Distress Ink:
Layer #7 was the actual notecard to which the entire piece was attached:
- Dies: Sizzix Thinlits "Mixed Media" (660220) and "Friendship Words" (660225)
- Stencil: "Honeycomb" (THS005)
- Inks: Distress Oxides "Fossilized Amber", "Spiced Marmalade", "Walnut Stain", and "Vintage Photo"; Distress Inks "Mustard Seed", "Wild Honey" and "Squeezed Lemonade"; Distress Markers "Squeezed Lemonade" and "Mustard Seed"; Snowman gold marker
- Embellishments: Prima Flowers "Parisa- Aspen White" (557621)
- Papers: Tim Holtz "Distress Mixed Media Heavystaock"; Authentique Life Cards "Calssique: Beauty" (BEA015); Paper Studio Value Pack Notecards "white"; scraps of lemon yellow, yellow orange and black card
- Adhesives: Xyron 500 sticker maker; Viva Las Vegas "Miracle Tape"