Peace

Good Morning.

I hope everyone is staying safe and happy out there during these trying times.

Today's card shows another way to get more mileage from your stencils...and don't we all want to get more of that from what we already have in our stash!

The technique is called 'Stencil Embossing'.

A simple technique that can be done using any stencil.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock and this beautiful snowflake stencil called Big Snowflake from A Colorful Life Designs.  I just love playing with this one.  
• I placed the snowflake over my white card panel and embossed it using my Cuttlebug.  You may have to experiment a bit to get a good impression depending on what kind of machine you have.  **Helpful hint:  give you paper a LITTLE spray of water before embossing for a better result.**
• Using the raised side of the embossed panel, I rubbed some Distress Oxides directly over it by dragging the ink pad across.  I used some Peacock Feather, Salty Ocean and a bit of Faded Jeans.
• When I was happy with the inking, I scored the lines using my ScorPal to make the piece look like a piece of barnboard.  To help bring out the scored lines, I rubbed on some Black Soot and Weathered Wood DOX, again, by dragging the pad directly onto the panel.
• To help add some highlights to areas, I rubbed on some white acrylic paint and then splattered with my white Posca paint pen.
• I stamped the sentiment from Paper Smooches with some Versafine Clair ink and pop dot mounted the sentiment in the corner. 
• I mounted the panel onto a heavy white card base.
• Finally, I added a blue dot to the center of my snowflake.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

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

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- CHRISTMAS

CRAFT- CHRISTMAS

Double D- WINTER BLUES

The Sisterhood of Crafters- EMBOSSING

Supplies

Stamps- Greetings (Paper Smooches)

Inks- DOX (listed above); acrylic paint; Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Big Snowflake stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Posca Pen; pop dots; 

Cuttlebug; ScorPal