2 Step Stencil Tutorial

Hello Everyone!
Today I want to share how I used the fun two step stencil that is included in the Creative Kit this month.

 

So let's get started!

 

Step 1: Work outside! Just joking, being outside is not necessary for this project but I did because it was a beautiful day. I pulled all my materials outside and sat on my back deck listening to the kids play while I created...perfection!

 

Step 2: tape your white cardstock to the table. I used washi tape because it is sticky enough to hold the paper down but not so sticky that it rips the paper when you remove it.

 

Step 3: I carefully snipped the little icon circles from the stencil because I only wanted to use the circles.

 

Step 4: I didn't want to get any color any place outside my stencil so I used the washi tape again to tape some scraps of paper over my white cardstock.

 

 

Step 5: I wanted to make a rainbow effect so I selected my colours of Distress Ink. I started at the top with the red and used my foam applicator to rub it half way into first row of circles in the stencil.

 

 

Step 6: I used a bright pink to fill in the bottom half of the first row of circles, and then kept going with the pink ink to fill in the top half of the second row of circles.

 

 

Step 7: continue down the rows applying the ink in rainbow order

 

 

Step 8: when you have the ink as you want it remove the stencil from the paper.

 

 

Step nine: I took two of the little stencil icons that I had previously removed (the word 'love' and the little star) and I placed them back onto my rainbow circles. I did one close up spray of an opaque white mist over each icon. This muted the ink color a bit on some of the surrounding circles, but I liked the look.

 

 

Step 10: Build your layout on top of your stenciled paper! here's what I did with mine...

 

How do you think you'll use the stencil in your kit? I'd love to see!!!

 

Thanks for stopping by,

 ~Becky

 

MCS: July Creative Kit projects Part 2

Hello!

 

I'm back today to share with you the rest of the layouts I created with the July Creative kit from My Creative Scrapbook kit club.

 

First up this layout of my daughter.

 

I love this look of making four separate quadrants on a layout

 

 

I used the ampersand to create my title. I just added some of the fun alpha stickers.

 

I cut one of the wood veneer frames in half and tucked each half behind one of my quadrants.

 

one here, layered with some papers and stickers...

 

 and one here with some more layering...

 

 

There are so many fun icon and word stickers in this kit that it makes it super easy to add a bunch of fun details to all your layouts. I used a tonne of them and I still have a bunch left

 

 

 

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On my next layout I featured the fun Studio Calico stencil that is in the kit.

 

 

If you are interested in how I achieved my look with the stencil check back soon for a fun tutorial!

 

For the rest of the layout I layered up some more of the fun stickers that come in the kit.

 

and here are a few close ups...

 

 

 

Thanks for coming by today!

 

For information about our kits, visit HERE. And to see what the DT did this time, go visit our GALLERY. You're sure to be inspired. 

 

~Becky