A quiet moment to relax - and indulge yourself!
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TUTORIALSTENCILTECHNIQUESTRETCH YOUR PENNIES
4/21/20242 min read
Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You'll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencil I used from A Colorful Life Designs. Follow the link and use discount code ChrisFan10 to save 10% on your entire order! (Master Creator Bundles are excluded as they already have a 20% discount built in.)
Let’s get Started:
Card Base: 5 x 10, scored and folded at 5
Green Border: 4 ⅛ x 4 ⅛ *
Card Face: 4 x 4
See Cheating on Layers and Borders under Stretch Your Pennies in the header
Card Face:
I laid the card face on my grip mat and then put the stencil in place over this.
I brushed lime green on one side, and a dark turquoise on the other, going back and forth with the two colours in the center to blend them.
I taped two circular dies together to create a frame and centered it on the stencil. I ran it through the Big Shot, cutting the center out of the pattern.
I trimmed the card face down to 4 x 4 (This stencil creates a really fun circular pattern when used as intended: I lost that by trimming it down into a square.)
Other:
I had already stamped and coloured the cupcake - I simply pulled it out of my Ready to Go Binder and fussy cut around the image. *
I also pulled the sentiment from my binder: stamped and not used on another day, it came in handy at this point!
*See Ready to Go Binder under Techniques in the header to learn how I used this tool to save both time and money.
Assembly:
I centered the green layer on the card base and glued it down.
I glued the card face on top of this.
I glued the middle section back in, centering carefully.
I added the cupcake.
I added the sentiment on an angle, as shown.
Final Thoughts:
This is a fun card with a fresh palette, and I’ ’ll be happy to send it along to a friend when the time comes.
Supplies: (and links where possible)
I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It's a huge marketplace and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.
Stencil: Intersection, A Colorful Life Designs
Stamps: Bon Bon set, Frog’s Whiskers Ink, Ecstasy Crafts
Stamp Positioner: Misti, Spellbinders
Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com
Dies: Nesting Circles, Hero Arts, Scrapbook.com
Ink: Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!
Memento Ink: Stampin’ Up!
Alcohol Markers:
Stampin’ Blends: Stampin’ Up!
Copics: Wallacks
Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels
Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon
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