Layered card with Scenic Adventure and Nested Essential dies by Stampin' Up!®

 If you've been crafting with me for a while, you already know this- I love layered scenes. I collect most of the scene stamps and dies that come out and keep them in my stash. For my card I'm sharing today, I've created a layered shaped scene with the Scenic Adventure and Nested Essentials dies by Stampin' Up!. 

Supplies used:

• Nested Essentials dies
• Scenic Adventure bundle (dies on front, stamps on inside)
• Weekend Adventures stamp set (greeting)
• Month by Month "celebrate" stamp (Month by Month Album Retreat kit)
• Make a Difference "&" stamp (retired)
• Simply Said stamp set - "happy birthday" on inside of card
• Two Tone Cardstock: Secret Sea, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive and Pool Party
• Cardstocks: Basic White and Secret Sea
• Neutral Matte Dots
• Pool Party Stampin' Blends markers (dark to color neutral dots), Old Olive Stampin' Blends markers (to add ground around trees on inside layer)
• Secret Sea, Mossy Meadow and Old Olive classic ink pads

Instructions:

1. Die cut the follow two tone cardstocks with the largest elongated hexagon from Nested Essentials dies: dark Secret Sea, light Secret Sea, light Mossy Meadow, light Pool Party, dark Old Olive. (5 hexagons, 1 of each color)
2. Die cut Basic White cardstock with largest elongated hexagon from Nested Essentials dies. 
3. Die cut light Secret Sea two tone hexagon with the smaller mountain edge die from Scenic Adventure dies. Position the die just to the left of the top point. Use scissors to finish cutting the edge to the side of the hexagon. 
4. Die cut dark Secret Sea two tone hexagon with the larger mountain edge die from Scenic Adventure dies. Position the taller mountain to the right of the top point and just a bit down from the top of the hexagon.
5. Die cut the light Mossy Meadow two tone hexagon with the line of trees edge die from Scenic Adventure dies. Adjust the height to how far up the mountain you want the trees. I placed the bottom of the die about the middle of the hexagon. 
6. Tear the light Pool Party two tone hexagon. Pulling toward you will reveal the white core of the paper. I tore it a little less than half way from the bottom. Then I tore more until I liked how it looked layered.
7. Die cut the dark Old Olive two tone hexagon with the grass die from Scenic Adventure dies. I lined the edge of the die up with the bottom corners. Adjust height to your liking. 
8. Cut a Secret Sea cardstock base 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and score at 4 1/4"
9. Cut a Basic White cardstock layer for the inside of the card 5" x 3 3/4"
10. Adhere the dark Secret Sea mountain layer to the light Secret Sea mountain layer. Make sure to line up the sides and bottom.
11. Adhere the mountains to the Basic White hexagon. Make sure to line up the sides and bottom.
12. Adhere the light Mossy Meadow trees onto the layer. Make sure to line up the sides and bottom.
13. Adhere the light Pool Party stream onto the layer. Make sure to line up the sides and bottom. 
14. Adhere the dark Old Olive grass piece onto the layer. Make sure to line up the sides and bottom. You want to keep all your layers lined up with the Basic White hexagon.
15. Use a stamp positioner to stamp your greeting onto your layered scene. I stamped "enjoy" from Weekend Adventures, "&" from Make a Difference (retired) and "celebrate" from Month by Month Album Retreat kit in Secret Sea Classic ink.
16. Adhere scene layer to card base.
17. Color some neutral matte dots with a dark Pool Party blend and place on your card front. I like to use the Take-your-pick tool to apply embellishments. 
18. Stamp a tall tree in Mossy Meadow Classic ink and a smaller tree in Old Olive Classic ink on the inside layer of the card. Then stamp "happy birthday" from Simply Said in Secret Sea Classic ink. *I used a dark Old Olive Stampin' Blend marker to add a little ground just under my trees. 
19. Adhere inside layer to inside of card. 

I'm loving this outdoorsy color combo: Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Pool Party and Secret Sea. Secret Sea is becoming one of my favorite colors.  Here's a close-up of the layered scene.

Here's another card I made using the same method for my layered scene. I used a "thanks" die cut I had from a paper pumpkin die set (April-June 2024). I die cut the thanks from Basic White cardstock. I adhered two die cut words together to give it strength and dimension. Then I colored it with Pool Party Stampin' Blends markers to create a gradient look. I colored the bottom with dark Pool Party and then used the light Pool Party over top and a little further up the letters. Then I used the color lifter to smooth my edges. 

Would you like to watch a tutorial? Check out my video on YouTube.

I really enjoyed creating this card. This would be great for all nature lovers, guys, kids and works for many occasions. Have fun creating and testing out different color combos with this layout. 

Want to check out the products I used? You can check out my Layered Card with Scenic Adventure dies resource. It has an easy add to cart option and you can remove any items from the list you already have on hand. Or browse my online store for Stampin' Up!® cardmaking and scrapbooking supplies. 

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed this card. 

Happy Creating!

~ Beth