Each time I stamped an image, I dabbed off the excess ink with a paper towel and then with another clean towel lightly smudged the image. I like to build layers with this technique, making sure the images overlap, but also thinking about color placement as I stamp each one. See how the pink images are opposite each other? Sometimes, I even lay out all the images to figure out which ones to stamp where and even what colors to use.Once the background was finished, I placed the second smallest Scrapbook.com Nested Tree and the 3.25 x 4.25 Scrapbook.com A2 Nested Rectangle Dies onto the paper to cut it out. I used Scrapbook.com Mint Tape to hold the dies in place. In this image, I do not have the stamping completed. You could certainly do the stamping after you die cut if you like.I then repeated the die cutting with a Scrapbook.com Double Sided Foam Adhesive Sheet. Next, I placed a piece of Scrapbook.com Acetate between them, adhered all of the layers together and trimmed off any excess.
With the shaker window completed, I filled it with a mix of sequins from Sizzix. I then adhered another layer of cardstock to the backside to keep the sequins in place. This entire piece was then placed onto several layers of cardstock cut to size using the Scrapbook.com A2 Nested Rectangle Dies and coordinating cardstock from the Scrapbook.com Rainbow and Floral Paper Pads.