This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com) inspired me to try a new stenciling technique. Just when you think you’ve tried all the techniques, you find a new to you idea you can’t wait to try.
This week’s sketch challenge:
I have a lot of stacking die shapes, but I don’t have a diamond shape!
I do have squares and I decided to use those and turn them on their side. I also wanted to use the new Changing Leaves bundle that I just got from the Online Exclusives for July at Stampin’ Up!
I make it a point to use my stamps and dies as soon as I get them so they aren’t just sitting on a shelf. Most of the time using them just once leads to using them many more times.
The Changing Leaves bundle came with a stamp set, a 3D Cut and Emboss folder and die set.
I pulled out an old stencil from my stash that has circles in a variety of sizes. The background of my card is made with this stencil!
As a child, I had some alphabet stencils that I played with. I traced around the inside of the letters with my pencil and then colored them in. That is the technique that I did today!
I traced around the inside and outside of the circles and then used daubers to add color. I added Crushed Curry, Old Olive, and Cajun Craze to them. When I removed the stencil, I absolutely LOVED the result.
I made a couple of panels and used my square dies to cut one up and my circle dies to cut the other one.
How fun is this to add a pop of color to your card?
The next delightful surprise for me was when I pulled out some inexpensive gold foil specialty paper from my stash that I want to use up. I ran it through the Changing Leaves Cut & Emboss embossing folder with the dies. OMG! Look at the leaves adorning my cards! Even the back of them is pretty!!
There are 3 sentiment dies included in the die set. Isn’t the oval sentiment die fabulous? And the sentiment? Love it all.
I added some layers, some old Cajun Craze enamel dots and some old twine. I’m super happy with how these cards turned out.
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