Do you like stencils? I never use them. I don't know why! I think because I didn't have Pixie Spray to hold them in place, so I would use tape and then they would move and mess me up. So many companies are coming out with cute stencils lately that I decided to finally order some Pixie Spray and try these stencils out! I did my first stencil project today with the Simon Says Stamp Winter Floral Stencil. Here is an image:
This stencil is from last years holiday release. Simon has come out with some new layering stencils, but I wanted to try out just a onesie first haha. I really love the way this one looks, but I wasn't sure how to go about blocking off areas. Here are my results. I made two cards because I thought the first one looked too orange for poinsettias. I made the first one with Distress Inks and the second one with SSS inks. Otherwise the process was exactly the same.
1. Distress Inks
This is the one I thought turned out too orange to look like a Christmas card. It would be pretty in the spring though! I sprayed Pixie Spray onto the back of the Winter Floral stencil and then let it dry for one minute (I read the can!). I then positioned it on a piece of card size cardstock and pressed it into place. I pulled out my Distress Inks and used Candied Apple and Abandoned Coral for the outside of the flowers and Worn Lipstick for the inside leaves. I used Mustard Seed for the yellow centers. I did the leaves in 3 different colors: Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron, and Evergreen Bough. I used my new SSS blender brushes to apply the ink.
I took really angled photos so you could see the glimmer. I used tape (like a masking tape) to block off the areas I wasn't working on. I'll admit, I used (wasted) a lot of tape and made a very big mess. The second card went a little more smoothly! I did the flowers first, then the leaves by color. After all the ink was applied, I gently wiped the stencil clean, but left it tightly in place as I didn't want to smear any ink for the next step. I applied Moonstone Glimmer Paste with a palette knife over the entire thing.
Next, I removed the stencil to see what I had done. I was pleasantly surprised at how pretty it was! I was just a little bummed by the way the colors changed with the glimmer paste over them. I set it aside to dry and then added a sentiment from the CZ Good Cheer stamp set and Carnation Red embossing powder. I die-cut it after I embossed so I could line it up better (tried both ways and this gave me better results). I attached it with foam tape and added some sequins.
2. Simon Says Stamp Inks
I followed all of the same steps for this card except I used SSS inks. I wasn't sure how the colors would differ, but I tried using darker reds so it wouldn't look so coral. I used the following colors: Hot Lips, Magenta, Teeny Bikini, and Watermelon for the flowers; Sunshine for the center of the flowers; Jelly Bean, Fern, Key Lime, and Teal for the leaves.
After I had applied all the color and ripped off all my tape, I again gently wiped off the stencil with a wipe so any residual ink wouldn't smear when I applied the glimmer paste. These inks did stain my stencil a bit where the Distress Inks washed right off. I noticed the glimmer paste really softened the colors on this one - almost washed them out. Maybe I used too thick of a coat. Learning process here.
So we could compare apples with apples, I used the exact same Good Cheer stamp and die for the greeting, but changed it to a WOW embossing powder that has red and gold flakes and glitter, so it matched perfectly.
Which one do you prefer? Do you like stencils? haha If you have any stencil advice/ideas/techniques, feel free to leave me some info to help me next time. But for now, this is what I've got! I am actually quite pleased at my first attempt at multi-coloring a stencil and this Winter Floral one was just perfect to get started! Thanks for visiting! Suzy
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