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This is what I came up with today.  

A very simple card using a technique that is very easy but gives a totally different look to your stencilled cards.  I love the bold impression that these leaves from the Big Leaves stencil gives.

So onto my card details.

I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock and positioned my stencil over my background.

Make sure you wear some rubber gloves for this technique or you will have totally inky fingers.

I took a baby wipe and dripped 3 colours of  Distress re-inkers onto it.  I bunched it up a bit then pushed the colour through the stencil using my fingers to apply pressure.  I pressed and pressed until all the areas were covered with ink.  I love how nicely the colours blend and you get more of a mottled look to your stencilling.

When all was dry, I placed the piece into my Misti and stamped the sentiment.  I splattered with some black acrylic paint and a bit of the re-inker left over, then mounted it onto a plain white card base.

Well that's it for today.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Here is the stencil I used.

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Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More- CAS

Just Add Ink- Add a Technique

Allsorts- MAKE YOUR OWN BKG

Supplies

Stamps- Scripted Bold Sentiments (Pinkfresh Studios)

Ink- Versafine Clair Nocturne; Distress Re-inkers (Peeled Paint, Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers)

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Big Leaves stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); baby wipe; paint brush

Sending Happy Thoughts

Good Morning.

I picked up a new flower stamp last month and wanted to play with it.  I loved the scribbled look it had, something different from the norm.

So here's what I did.

I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock and placed it into my Misti.  I inked up the flower with some Versafine black ink and stamped.  I did the sentiment as well then using some diluted DOX inks, I watercolored the flowers loosely as per the scribbled look of the stamp.  

Next, I took the Leaf Lattice stencil from A Colorful Life Designs and added some faint stencilling around the edges of my card front, just to add a bit of interest but not to take away from the image.

When I was happy with the coverage, I mounted it onto a piece of grey cardstock then onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Leaf Lattice

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on stencils and masks.*

Supplies

Stamps- Bouquet Large (AALL and Create); Happy Thoughts (SSS)

Inks- Hickory Smoke, Peacock Feathers DOX (TH); Versafine Clair Nocturne

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Leaf Lattice (A Colorful Life Designs); Misti (My Sweet Petunia)

paintbrush; inking tool