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TUTORIALSTENCILCHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY SEASONTECHNIQUE

11/18/20242 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: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25

Card Face: 5.25 x 4

Extra white cardstock: 5.5 x 4.25

Card Face:

I laid the card face on a piece of scrap paper and positioned the stencil, securing it with Mint Tape (because I was working with a paste I didn’t want to take a chance on getting it on my Grip Mat).
Using Lunar Paste** and a palette knife, I spread red across the top, green across the bottom and gold in the middle to join the two. Where I had too much of any one colour I simply added a touch more of another over the top.
I removed the stencil and placed it into water immediately, and put the card face aside to dry.

** See Multi-Media Products and Stencils under Techniques in the header

Other:

I put the extra cardstock into my stamp positioner and stamped the image with Versamark embossing ink several times to ensure good coverage.
I picked up the card stock, added gold embossing powder and set it with my heat gun.
I used a die to cut out the image.
I die-cut four small trees from the remaining cardstock.

Assembly

I glued the card face to the card base, centering on all sides.
After putting dimensional foam on the back of the circular die cut, I put it towards the top of the card.
I put the trees in place as shown.

Final Thoughts:

I love the sheen of Lunar Paste and I am tickled with the way this turned out. I knew that I didn’t want to mix the red and green (I would have had shiny mud, LOL) so putting the gold between seemed to be the answer Because I didn’t let the colours dry between applications there are streaks of gold in both red and green, which are fabulous.

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: Rocky Path, A Colorful Life Designs

Versamark Embossing Ink: Simon Says Stamp

Gold Embossing Powder: Wow, Simon Says Stamp

Stamps: Winter Seals, Simon Says Stamp

Dies:

Whimsical Trees, Stampin’ Up!(retired)

Nesting Infinity Dies, Circles, Hero Arts (retired)

Lunar Paste:

Bee Sting, Simon Hurley, Simon Says Stamp

Gold Rush, Simon Hurley, Simon Says Stamp

Minty Fresh, Simon Hurley, Simon Says Stamp

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels