Hello there everyone! Lydia here. Today I'll be sharing a few cards that show different looks. Just by switching out the background color, the Floral Garden Stencil can have a very different feel.
I started by placing the Floral Garden Stencil onto a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock. Then I added color using finger daubers. For the flowers, I used Rouge Ink, then Honey Drizzle Ink for the stamens, and Olive Ink for the leaves. I left the stencil in place and wiped off the excess ink before adding Embossing Ink over all of the images. After removing the stencil, I then added over Crystal Clear Embossing Powder and heat set. After cleaning the stencil, I turned it around and did the same technique to cover the whole piece with a beautiful pattern.
To create two different looks using the same piece, I cut the piece in half and inked over one of the 4 1/4″ x 5 1/5″ panels using Galactic Stream Ink. I then cut these panels at 3″ so I had more to play with. For the cards above, I simply added the 3″ x 4 1/4″ panel to a card base and added a sentiment strip using Sentiment Strips Stamp Set.
Then I went a little further with the two remaining panels. I used Bold Alphabet Die Set to cut the word ‘hugs' into both of the panels. Then I added the die-cut panels onto a card base using glue tape and then added in the letters from the other panel. I just love how this looks. Again, I finished with a white embossed sentiment on a Jet Black Cardstock strip using Sentiment Strips Stamp Set.
Check out the video below to see how these cards came together or over on our YouTube Channel:
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7 comments
These are beautiful and I’m enjoying using that Sentiment Strips stamp set. The font is simple and a perfect size on cards.
Lydia, this is a brilliant video!!! Not only do your get four cards, A2, from one stenciling/embossing session, but the designs and colors are beautiful, too. I am definitely going to buy that stencil! Thank you so much!
Wow, this stencil is great! I loved how it worked and seemed very easy to work with. Thanks for sharing and your cards were beautiful, as usual.
Love the combo of light & dark images!
Gorgeous cards and great info. I love that you heat embossed the cards to make different backgrounds. Thank you so much for your video tutorial and great inspiration.
Lydia, thanks for sharing such lovely cards and the video tutorial for making them. Love the color combinations, especially when you add the dark background. Never tried adding the embossing through a stencil so I know I’ll be giving this a try.
Love the techniques you have shown and the gorgeous results. Appreciate your sharing and plan to try them.