Stencil with Foil

Welcome!   Not all cards are going to be perfect and my first attempts to use foil with a stencil were disappointing. But I continued to learn this technique and using  the right foil made a difference.  The card above was made for CAS Stencil Challenge - to use foil with stenciling.  I used a portion of the GKD stencil called Snowflake Mandala with Deco Foil Transfer Gel on white cardstock to add red foil. I added the foiled image to a Red Velvet card base and attached die cuts also foiled with the red foil.  The words were cut with Cheery Lynn dies. 
Challenges:
CAS Stencil Challenge: Use Foil with Stencil
Christmas Kickstart Challenge: #28 Theme is color Red

I am sharing another card to show my first attempt at this technique.  I used a portion of a Tim Holtz stencil called Lace Layering with Deco Foil Transfer Gel and used a laminator to add red foil.  This was my first try at using my new Royal Sovereign laminator. (I finally broke down and bought one and am ready to learn how to enhance my cards with foil.) Trimmed the stenciled image and attached to Red Cardstock with a White card base.  I stamped Hello with a Gina K Design stamp and heat embossed with White EP.  Did this twice to make brighter. But the results were less than satisfactory. Part of the problem was that I used foil that was to be used with adhesives not a laminator.

This photo shows another attempt at using foil with a stencil but the foil did not transfer completely.

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Leftover from Stencil Monoprint

Welcome!  I have 2 cards to share that were results of a stencil monoprint that I created with a Tim Holtz stencil, distress oxide inks, and watercolor paper.  The top card uses a leftover from the panel with the stencil monoprint that I used in an earlier card that I posted. I simply trimmed the remnant with a circle die, inked the edge with a marker, and adhered on top of a ribbon wrapped around a panel of white card stock. I finished with a Coral card base and stamped with a GKD sentiment with Candied Apple ink.  

The background  of this card was a result of using the excess ink left from inking the stencil.  I used watercolor paper to absorb the ink from the work mat in layers and dry between the layers.  I trimmed the panel and attached to white card base. Added a die cut poinsettia leftover from another project and stamped a GKD Christmas sentiment.

Challenges:

CAS Stencil Challenge: November Stencil Monoprint

Addicted to CAS: #172 Code Word Birthday

Make My Monday Challenge: #109 Red, Green and White

Allsorts Challenge: Week 546 Christmas Flowers

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Birthday Card with Stencil

Hello! I have been playing with stencil monoprinting to create a card for the challenge at CAS Stencil Challenge. You simply apply inks onto a stencil, spray with water, and lay on a panel of water color paper to create the design. I used a Lace Layering stencil by Tim Holtz with Distress Oxide inks Candied Apple and Peeled Paint.  I trimmed a section of the panel, inked the edges with a Copic marker and added to a card base of White CS.  Finished with Cheery Lynn die cut words to make a Birthday card. 

Check out the tutorials for this technique at the CAS Stencil challenge.  I found them very helpful.

Challenges:

Addicted to CAS Challenge: #172 Birthday

CAS Stencil Challenge: Stencil Monoprint

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Stencil Monoprint

Hello!  I read about the Stencil Monoprint technique and saw some videos at CAS Mix  Up Card challenge and had to give it a try.  Actually I tried it with several stencils using different combos of Distress Oxide Inks.  I am sharing one of the results on this finished card.  I used Tim Holtz Lace Layering stencil to create the print. I trimmed a section of the print and placed on a mat of Bright Blue CS and a White card base.  Added a die cut Dragonfly that I heat embossed with Silver Snowflake Embossing Tinsel  and stamped a Repeat Impressions Vertical sentiment with Picked Raspberry DOI.  Stay tune for more cards with Stencil Monoprint.

Challenges:
 CAS Mix Up Card Challenge: August Stencil Monoprint + Stamping +Your Choice.  I used die cut and heat embossing on the dragonfly and  heat embossing on the sentiment (clear EP).

The House That Stamps Built:  Tic-Tac-Toe a818  Used Bottom Row Shimmer or Sparkle, Bright Colors, Dragonflies.  Also fits Diagonal- Use Dimension, Watercolor, Dragonflies

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Butterfly Flutters on Two Cards

Hello!  I have been playing with a Butterfly stamp from the Take Flight set by Gina K Designs to create 2 different cards.  For the one above,  I stamped the butterfly image twice with Versafine Onyx Black ink using a mask on white cardstock. The GKD sentiment (Northwoods set) was stamped with the same ink but I heat embossed it with Clear EP.  Adhered the image to a Black Mat and a White card base.

For the second card, I created a background using a Lace Layering Stencil by Tim Holtz.  I used 7 inks in rainbow colors with the stencil on white cardstock.  I trimmed the panel and added to a panel of black cardstock and attached to a card base of GKD Wild Dandelion CS.  I stamped the same  butterfly used on the card above on to the Wild Dandelion CS with Black ink and heat embossed with Clear EP and then fuss cut .  I attached the Butterfly to the rainbow panel and stamped a sentiment from the Take Flight set by GKD.

Challenges:

Twofer Card Challenge: Challenge #5 Use the same butterfly stamp or die to make 2 different cards

for 2 different occasions.

AAA Cards: CAS Game #115 Inspired by Nature. Nothing more CAS than Black and White.

Shopping Our Stash Weekly: Challenge #353 is Butterflies

Just  Us Girls: Trend Week 440 Stencils

Stamp TV: Monthly Mix Challenge MMC52018 Rainbow Stenciling

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

One Layer with Stencil

Time to mail some Easter cards.  I made this for Challenge #367 at Less Is More to make a One Layer Card using stencils.  I used a Tim Holtz stencil Lace Layering to create this with4  Distress Oxide Inks and White Cardstock. Used masking to create the strip of blue.  I stamped the Hero Arts sentiment with Picked Raspberry ink.  I like the mix of colors....like colorful Easter eggs.

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa