Hello friends! I love using stencils and I had so much fun creating this card with mainly stencils, two stamps and some dies! Most of these beautiful products are from Honey Bee Stamps awesome Hello Summer release!
I love how this background turned out! I used the Garden Lattice stencil set to make it. Here are the steps:
- I sprayed the back of both stencils with Pixie Spray. This makes stenciling so much easier!
- I used the top stencil layer and added Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide with a Background blender brush.
- Next I rotated the stencil 90ยบ and inked it again. You get this cool looking pattern.
- I positioned the base Garden Lattice stencil over this making sure the large squares of the stencil aligned with the inked squares.
- I spread some white Gina K. Designs white Glitz Glitter Gel through the stencil and set the piece aside to dry. (Be sure to clean your stencil and tool immediately!) When it was dry, I used the largest Double Stitched Square die to cut it out. I adhered it to a 5-½" square card base.
- For the little oval scene, I die cut some white card stock with the middle-sized Double Stitched Ovals dies.
- Leave the die cut in the oval die and add some purple tape on the back to secure it.
- I put this into my MISTI and taped it down.
- I positioned the Sandy Shores background stamp on the MISTI door so that it would only stamp on the lower portion of the oval. I used Antique Linen Distress Oxide for the first stamping. I shifted the oval shape a bit and re-stamped it with Brushed Corduroy Distress Oxide.
- I used some Detail Blender brushes to shade the sand with the same Oxides.
- I used the Ocean Waves stencils with these Distress Oxides: Broken China, Peacock Feathers, and Mermaid Lagoon.
- I inked in the sky with Tumbled Glass after I masked off the ocean.
- I used the Circle Spotlight stencil and mask with Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard Seed Oxides. These photos will give you a good visual of my process. (Click to enlarge.) When you remove the die, there will be a nice frame around the scene!
Next I die cut the palm tree leaves, trunk and coconuts that are in the Beach House Add-on die set. I used the Beach House stencil to add Oxide inks. I used Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron, Ground Espresso and Gathered Twigs.
I stamped the sentiment from the Sea Breeze stamp set and die cut it with the coordinating die I popped up the oval and the sentiment with some thin foam tape. To finish, I adhered the palm tree to the oval.
I totally love how this turned out and wish you could see the sparkle of the glitter gel in real life! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Supplies:
Honey Bee Stamps:
Detail & Background ink blender brushes
Other:
Distress Oxides:
So beautifully made! This ocean scene is fabulous! You have inspired me to give it a try...Thank how you always give that great instructions on how you do your cards!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful background technique and what a peaceful, relaxing scene -- wonderful card!
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