There's something new in stenciling, and that's stencil tracing. I recently heard about it and tried it out with this next challenge. It seems like I should use the stencil as normal, then I had to outline within the stencil. And, this is what I came up with:
I started by cutting an A6 card blank. I left it a little short so I can fold over a 12" cardstock without cutting. Then, I stenciled using a Stamper's Anonymous for Tim Holtz smallish-sized stencil on a white panel. I used Distress Ink in Mustard Seed, inking more heavily in the center and less toward the outer ends, using a make-up brush and moving in a circular motion.
Without moving the stencil, I used an orange fine line marker to trace within the confines of the stencil. I cut the panel down to size. To finish, I stamped the sentiment (by Nick Bantock) slightly askew and adhered the panel to the card blank.
I'm sharing with:
CAS Mix Up July Stencil Challenge
For today's challenges, I made a tag. It's been ages since I've made a tag! Using this format was a nice change.
I started out with a manila-colored Tim Holtz Distress Tag. I inked it up directly on the tag using Distress Inkpads and a make-up applicator brush. I stamped the background curly-Qs using a stamp from the set. I stamped it three times across only inking on the first impression.
I used different Distress inks for the cat on a white sheet of cardstock. I stamped the cat's head and the triangles using other stamps from the same set. I die cut the head, body and tail and glued it to the tag. I stamped the sentiment, cut it apart and glued it in different areas of the tag. The stamps and dies are by Stampendous for Laurel Burch.
To finish it off, I used a Gelly Roll pen in "Clear Star" and drew over some of the curly-Qs in the background and a few of the triangles of the cat's body. Then, I cut lengths of yarn and inserted them into the hole and tied them off.
I'm sharing this tag with:
The Sisterhood of Crafters - "Ink It Up" Challenge
Tag Tuesday - "Put a Sentiment on It" Challenge
613 Avenue Create - "Anything Goes w/Optional Twist - The Sentiment As The Focal" Challenge
Love to Scrap Challenge Blog - #135 - Anything Goes
Mix it up Challenge - Anything Goes + Open Technique (mine is Direct to Paper)
Crafting Happiness Challenge 56
