Technique – stencilling

Featuring stencilling

Fluttering

Hello everyone!

It’s been a couple of weeks since I made a card – I think my Easter Egg challenge was quite draining, but at least my little tree looked good!

Anyway, I made this card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches and Color Throwdown challenges using products kindly sent to me by Penny Black.

The butterfly was created using the fabulous Flutter die (51-810) and stencil set (25-023). The CTD’s palette  is green, pink and yellow and I knew I wanted to use the latter two colours for my butterfly. So, to ensure the centres of the wings didn’t turn orange, I used a couple of masks when I was applying the yellow ink.

I die cut a couple of the Airy branches (51-423) from an old panel I had created using Distress Mica Stains and then adhered everything to a base that I had embossed with the Variegated Folder (65-008).

To complete my card, I added a sentiment from the Trust Me builder set (30-710) and a few pearls.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Love, light and floral wings

Hi there!

I’ve spent a lovely day in my craft room making cards with some beautiful products kindly sent to me by Penny Black from their latest release, Scent of Spring.

First up is my entry into this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge. The butterfly was created using the beautiful Floral Wings stencils (25-022) and die (51-809). I find it easier to cut the butterfly from white cardstock first before using the stencil set. I used various purple distress inks on the wings and then used Cosmic Shimmer Luna paste for a couple of the layers – so shimmery!

For the background, I masked off a square and blended distress ink on my card base before embossing it with the Noted folder (65-005).

To complete my card, I added a sentiment from the Love & Light mini stamp set (31-037).

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Aerial Beauty

Hi there!

This morning I received some beautiful products kindly sent to me by Penny Black from their latest release, Scent of Spring.

My package had spent a frustrating week enjoying the hospitality of British customs at Heathrow, and so I could not wait to get crafty! The first products I reached for were the amazing Aerial butterfly stencils (25-024) and die (51-811). I cut the butterfly from white cardstock first before using the stencil set. I inlaid the die cut back into the card that I had cut it from and kept it in place using masking tape on the back and then simply laid the stencils on top. It worked well for me as it meant that I could balance the white edging on each wing.

Anyway, I used various distress inks on the wings and then added glitter around the edges of the wings – this is so sparkly in real life!

For the background, I used the pretty new All-in-one Oval (51-815). I blended more distress ink on my card base before adhering the Oval background panel and then Miss Aerial on top.

To complete my card, I added a sentiment from the Delightful Day set (30-955) and a few sequins.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Stencilled Chicks

Hello everyone!

Today I finally played with a stencil set that I’ve had since August – the amazing Layered Chicks set by Pretty Pink Posh. Oddly just after I bought it an amazing Easter card using that very set popped up in my Instagram feed (in August!!). Fast forward six months and can I find it again? Nope…. well yes I did but only after a LONG search! Here is Barbara’s amazing card! I’m so perplexed that it didn’t show up in my Google search or in any of the manufacturer hashtags! Most odd!

For my take I used lots of different distress inks plus a Heffy Doodle sentiment die; the ‘Happy’ is from a Simon Says Stamp stamp set.

I’m entering this into the stencil week challenge at Just us Girls.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Heart Week – Day 4

Hi there!

Welcome to Day 4 of Heart Week!

My heart card today is my entry for the February challenge at The Flower Challenge where the theme is ‘add a heart’.

Today, I used the pretty, new to me Meadow blossom frame die and stencil set by Poppystamps – this was a joy to colour! I paired it with the Drifting Butterfly die and a sentiment by Memory Box.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

We three birds

Hi everyone!

Today I’m playing along with this week’s challenge at Freshly Made Sketches.

I’m determined to make my way through my ‘new stuff’ box this year and so for my CAS take on the challenge, I used the Simon Says Stamp Layer Bird Bunch dies set that I got in their Thanksgiving sale – so not THAT old, considering what else is in my box!

I created the background with a Taylored Expressions stencil that could have been made for the sketch and coloured the birds with distress inks and coloured pencil. I adhered the birds and a few branches from a Sizzix set to my card base and added a sentiment by Clearly Besotted.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.