Paper Piercing with Stencils

Good Morning

A Colorful Life Designs has just released some great new stencils for May and when I saw this one, I knew right away what I wanted to do to create with it.

Meet the new stencil called:

Airy Swirls

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

• I cut a piece of black cardstock and placed the Airy Swirls over my paper.
• Next, instead of inking up the stencil, I got out my paper piercing tool and I poked holes through the stencil onto my cardstock.  Just another way to get more mileage using your stencils.
• I removed the stencil and glued the black cardstock onto a white A2 card base.
• I die cut the sentiment in black and the word shadow in white and glued them together.
• I added the sentiment to the card front with some foam tape and then added 3 silver gems.

Here is the stencil I used:

Airy Swirls

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- USE DIE CUTS

Crazy is Our Fame- Stencils are Our Game- ANYTHING GOES

(option: Girly)

Daisy Chain- BOYS/MEN

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- none

Paper- black and heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); piercing tool; 

Just Saying dies (Concord and 9th); silver gems

Warmest Wishes

Morning.

Meet today's card.

A pretty simple card made using Tombow markers and a lovely flower.

So here's what I did.

I began by placing the flower stamp inside my Misti, coloured directly onto my stamp with Tombow markers then gave it just 2 sprays of water to help blend the colours and pressed onto my paper.   If you add too much water,  you lose the details of your stamped image.

I stamped the flower in the bottom left hand corner first, then repeated that process stamping the other flowers on either side of the first one.  

Next, using some diluted Distress ink and a paintbrush, I edged the flowers in blue.

I stamped the sentiment from the same flower set, then pierced a border around the whole thing for interest.  I think the piercing is a subtle way to help add interest and pulls the whole design together.

Thanks again for all you sweet comments and for coming by and taking a look...so appreciated!

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to CAS- SUMMER

Creative With Stamps- CELEBRATE

Daisy Chain- FLORAL

Happy Little Stamper- BIRTHDAY

Supplies

Stamps- Blooming With Kindness (Stampin Up)

Ink- Tuxedo Black Memento; Salty Ocean Distress (TH)

Paper- heavy white cs (local store)

Accessories and Tools- MISTI; Tombow markers; piercing tool (TH); paintbrush

Painted Butterfly- CAS Watercolour Challenge

Meet my painted butterfly.

It's time for another card for the
CAS Watercolour Challenge.

Such a good theme for summer so come play along with us.
So onto my card.

It's been quite awhile since I had a chance to play with my Brushos, so I decided to pull them out and use them on my card.  For those of you that are unfamiliar with Brushos, they are a concentrated paint pigment that is activated when water is added.
(I did a tutorial about Painting Your Stamps last year if you want to check it out!)

So, I placed the Soft Wings butterfly from Penny Black into my Misti then painted on some Brushos I diluted with water using a paintbrush.  I find the trick is not to add too much water or you will end up with a muddy mess.  I started with the green on the bottom first, then cleaned my brush thoroughly and went on to paint the top with the blue.  I love the handpainted look the brushos gave to the butterfly.
To bring attention to the butterfly, I pierced a border around it.  This is a great way to add interest to an otherwise clean and simple card with adding embellishments.
I stamped the birthday sentiment using the PB Friendship set then drew in a black line using a fine tip blackliner marker.  I found that helped to ground the sentiment so it didn't look like it was floating.

Thanks again so very much for coming by and taking a look!


Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to CAS- SUMMER
CAS on Sunday- PRIMARY COLORS
Penny Black and More- FOR THE BOYS
Alphabet Challenge- 'I" FOR INSECT
Watercooler Wed.- ALL ABOUT BIRTHDAYS

Supplies
Stamps- Soft Wings Butterfly (PB); Friendship (PB)
Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento; Brushos- Turquoise, Emerald Green
Paper- heavy white cs (local store)
Accessories and Tools- MISTI; piercing tool; paintbrush; fineline black marker