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You will need a cream 6 x 8" card blank, kraft card trimmed to 5 3/4 x 7 3/4" and this decorative sheet trimmed to 5 1/2 x 7 1/2" with the bird, branck and flowers as your focal areas (you will need a second sheet of the SAME design for the next step). 

From the second sheet you will need to die-cut 3 circles. These must incorporate focal areas of the design that are also on the first sheet you trimmed down. I chose the birds head, part of the branch and flower heads. KEEP the leftover paper as you will need this later!  

Ink around the edges of your printed paper with Frayed Burlap. 

Line up the designs and adhere your three die-cut circles on to the inked paper. This is known as the "spotlight technique" or an "eclipse" card. 

Splatter the White Lace Confetti paint over your artwork and allow to dry (or dry with a heat tool if you are impatient like me!).

Using the leftover paper that you popped aside earlier, pick an area of the design that is on your original paper, stamp the sentiment with the Midnight ink and die-cut. Check out the next step first, if you are unsure of what result you are trying to achieve. 

Line it up with your artwork and adhere in place, thus creating a "spotlight" sentiment. 

Mat your finished artwork onto the kraft card and then onto your cream card blank.