My Four Seasons Sampler for Framed Art!

I haven’t created a Sampler in quite some time now and when I first purchased the Life Is Beautiful stamp set, I knew right away that I would end up creating a Four Seasons Sampler. Normally I use white for my background on all of my samplers because I like the clean look, but because I wanted to keep my stamped squares uncluttered, I chose to add a 12″ x 12″ striped sheet from the Gilded Autumn Designer Paper:

 

I also knew that I wanted the tree image to be identical and stamped in the same spot on all four squares so I used my Stamparatus tool for perfect placement. The tree is stamped using Early Espresso Ink on all four squares. You can see more detail on all of these photos and I’ll list the layers below the photos after you view them:

• Mint Macaron Ink
• Cajun Craze Ink
• Early Espresso Ink 
• Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels

• Cajun Craze Ink
• Bumblebee Ink
• Mint Macaron Ink
• Early Espresso Ink 
• Champagne Rhinestone Jewels

 Layers:

• Background: Gilded Autumn Designer Paper 12″ x 12″.
• Layer #2: Early Espresso Cardstock 8-1/2″ x 8-1/2″. Glue centered over the designer paper.
• Layer #3: Four pieces of Very Vanilla Cardstock 4″ x 4″. Glue to Early Espresso Cardstock evenly spaced around all of the edges.
• Layer #4: Four pieces of Very Vanilla Cardstock stamped using the Stamparatus and the layers listed under each photo above. Glue to Layer #3 using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• Layer #5: Two pieces of Crumb Cake Cardstock 2-1/2″ wide. Trim one end using the Triple Banner Punch. Finish trimming the banner shape and cut long enough to sneak under the top Very Vanilla Cardstock layer, one at the top left and one at the bottom right. Glue in place. 

 

 

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