We Go together Like
bees and flowers
TUTORIALSTENCILTECHNIQUESTRETCH YOUR PENNIES
2/14/20242 min read
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Let’s get started:-
Card Base: 4.25 x 11, scored and folded at 5.5
Border: 4 x 5.5 *
Card Face: 3.75 x 5.5
* See Cheating on Layers and Borders under Stretch your Pennies in the header
Card Face:
I stamped the distressed music background in a medium gray ink.
I stamped the large flower with black Memento ink and coloured it with alcohol markers.
I laid the card face on my grip mat and put the first layer of the stencil in place. I moved the stencil around, placing bees randomly around the flowers, and one on top of a blossom.
I completed each of the bees, using the second stencil and then the third one in turn.
I used a copper metallic marker to trace around the wings, to make them more distinct.
I added a bit of distressing to the background, using the same ink that I had used for the wings.
Other:
I found a sentiment that would work for this design in my Ready To Go binder.**
** see Ready To Go binder under Techniques in the header to learn how I use this to increase efficiency.
Assembly:
I glued the border to the card base, and the card face on top of this.
I decided to offset both of these layers slightly, rather than centering them. It adds an unexpected detail, and I like asymmetry.
Final Thoughts
My original plan included 3 bees, but when I added the third I wasn’t satisfied with my placement - so I added two more for balance.
No one would know but me - but I would have preferred three.
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: Layered Bees, a Colorful Life Designs
Stamps: Worn Music, Unity Stamps
Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com
Ink: Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!
Blue Gems: Meraki Blue Bell Wonder, Crafty Meraki
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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