Sunday, June 16, 2019

stencil sunday at STAMPlorations

Howdy peeps! I'm up on the STAMPlorations blog today with four projects using stencils. Maybe I can inspire you to pull out your stencils and give them some love.

First up is a great technique for stencils with a lot of open space. Choosing a light color cardstock for my base, as well as adding a drop of pink ink to the pearlescent embossing paste gives the overall design of this feminine card an elegant feel. If you chose a graphic stencil and white embossing paste on dark cardstock you'd easily have a masculine feel.

STAMPlorations Circular Two stencil
STAMPlorations New Day Clear Sticker 
embossing paste

One more tip... careful if using a heat gun to speed up the dry process... the embossing paste will bubble if it gets too hot. See that spot on the lower left?


For my second project I added clear embossing paste through over a PP. I chose a PP with stars and a stencil with stars. You could do the same with, say, hearts. Or animal prints. Or go for contrasts and use a stencil with graphic images, like circles, over a romantic PP. Subtle but packs a punch even though if as in my case, only partially covering the card front. You faintly see the stars in this photo...

STAMPlorations Oh My Stars! stencil
STAMPlorations Shine Bright Clear Sticker 

... but against the light they are very visible. See? Once again I used a  on a PP snippet for my sentiment.


My third projects takes it back to basics - with a slight twist. We all tend to lay the stencil down over a card front and start sponging ink through it, right? How about only using a portion of the stencil? And extending the images off the edge of the card? And flipping it over for one or two images?

STAMPlorations Senecio 1 stencil
Distress Inks 

Stencils with nature images or an organic feel are great for this technique. I found that using scrap paper to cover the holes I didn't want to ink through was a great safety measure ;) And I chose to use Distress Inks for their transparency but you could mix inks and oxides for a mix of transparency and opacity.

As for color choices, I went with blues and followed the gallon-quart-pint rule, adding the bright green for pep.



And my fourth project showcases a great way to use up those backgrounds you have in your stash. I pulled out my box with all my backgrounds and held a couple Faces stencils over some of the less busy ones to see what appealed to me. Surprisingly, this purple and green ink-smooshed background seemed to fit this gal and her mood.

STAMPlorations Faces: Pensive stencil
STAMPlorations Bold Florals stencil
Distress Oxides 

Notice how I inked with colors similar to those on my ink-smooshed background rather than just using black?  I also chose to use the oxides (in slightly darker tones than the smooshed ink to be certain they'd be noticed) for their opacity. Then I even added more stenciling with those colors around the edges using a floral image which fits the gal nicely.

You'll notice I also used my tried and true strip-of-PP-along-the-bottom-edge trick for a little touch of gold too!


You may want to check out my post at STAMPlorations. The Stencil Sunday posts include a prize for commenting. One commenter will be drawn from all comments left on the three Stencil Sunday posts for June to win a $15 gift code. Thanks for coming by!

18 comments:

lynda said...

Using that Faces stencil on an inked background from your stash is so pretty! The way you matched the stencil colors to the background colors is perfection!

Denise Bryant said...

Beautiful stencil projects! I love the embossing paste and the dimension and texture it adds! Thanks for the inspiration!

Mac Mable said...

Always so creative, unique and the most fabulous inspiration, thank you x. I so enjoyed reading your post and learnt lots x.

Dee Earnshaw said...

Thanks for sharing these lovely cards and your clever techniques

Becca Yahrling said...

All of your projects are just beautiful. I love the star card and have to try that technique.

MadeByMeghanK said...

OMG! That Embrace Life one is JUST GORGEOUS! I love them all!

Gail said...

These are all fabulous - but I am so drawn to the face!! I like my face stencils and this face with the background is smashing! TFS

Verna Angerhofer said...

All are such fantastic ways of using stencils and I am really into using stencils a lot now so this was very inspirational to me.

cghundley said...

These creations are so
pretty and great ideas.
Carla from Utah

Sue D said...

Thanks for the great techniques and tips using stencils.

Anita in France said...

A collection of lovelies, Maria ... each so delicious! I'm especially taken with the third one ... those vibrant colours against all the fresh white are simply scrumptious! Hugs, Anita :)

Taboada Testa said...

Marvelous card, this paste os Fantástic

Aimeslee Winans said...

Wonderful! xoxox

Renee's ramblings said...

WOW! This is my first time checking out your blog, and I've already learned some great ideas! You're super-talented and super-inspiring!

Karenladd said...

Thanks for the helpful tips on using stencils and embossing paste. I always forget about my stencils but I think I need to buy the paste now!

Vivian Foo said...

Great use of these stencils.

BrendaLea, the Prpldy said...

Stunning and very inspiring! Thank you!

Tina Z. said...

this is all so beautiful, I love each of them!

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