Stenciled backgrounds for cards

When I make cards, I frequently use foam dots (affiliate link) to pop up an element on the card. Here's one of many sheets of dots that live in my adhesives basket. Years ago, I used to throw out the sheet when I used up all the dots. Then I realized I should save the unused parts to cut apart to make pop-up strips for larger items. Now I've discovered another purpose for used-up sheets of foam dots. They make a perfect template for rows of Stickles! Here's a card I made using that…

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Mindy Eggen on Instagram: "INGREDIENTS: A splash of ink. Stir in a baby wipe and stencil. A dash of pressure. Topped of with foiling and a die cut and you have the recipe for a beautiful project! Full tutorial and supplies used on my YouTube channel . . #simonsaysstamp @simonsaysstamp #sssbeautifuldays #cards #cardmaking #cardmakingtechnique #stencils #foiling #videotutorial"

Stencils are a great tool for arts and crafts. They generally are pretty affordable and often times you can reuse them for other projects. Today, stencils can come in basic shapes as well as really

Today's post and video include an Emboss Resist Technique Tutorial plus I'll be showing another must-know technique called Direct To Paper.

Just a quick post today...one layer cards for all occasions. Materials Used Memory Box Texture Disperse Designer Stencil No. 88507 Memory Box stamp E1850 Leafy Branch Globe Memory Box Texture Diamond Designer Stencil No. 88522 Memory Box stamp D1841 Drift Flowers Hero Arts Inks--Black, Green Hills, Butter Bar, Bubblegum, Raspberry Jam I used painters tape to make the ink transfer lines on each card. This is a technique I learned from Roni Johnson on her Ink Stains blog. Just rub your strip…

Hi there. Today I’m sharing two cards that have stenciled backgrounds…. For these cards, I wanted to keep the focus on the adorable critters, but wanted to add some interest to the background. For the first card… …I added color to THIS stencil using THIS ink with THIS tool. I stamped a heart from THIS stamp set inside each circle using THIS ink. I added some sparkle on top of each heart with THIS and stamped and colored a cute little mouse from THIS stamp set to use for...Continue reading

Welcome back to another Wednesday blog hop! This week, the theme at Brutus Monroe is ANYTHING GOES! The team has free reign to create and share anything they are inspired to. We also have one of ou…

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