Using Stencils for the Cardz 4 Galz # 241

Jan 9, 2025 | Cardz 4 Galz | 0 comments

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Welcome back to the bi-weekly Cardz 4 Galz # 241, our first challenge for the New Year. Our host, Lynda, chose Use Stencils for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!

Here’s my card:

Here are the die cut stencils I used:

I’ve used the circle for other cards, but you can see the Petunia Pop blending on the outer edges of the circle. I used the flower spray stencil on the inside of the card and the front of the envelope. The blending brushes made this process relatively easy.

Measurements:

The Petunia Pop base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches
The Thoughtful Designs DSP mat measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches
Trim another piece of this DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
Punch a 1-inch circle of DSP to coordinate with the Thoughtful Designs DSP for the envelope seal and run it through your XYRON create-a-sticker
The white top layer measures 3-3/4 by 5 inches, which I trimmed after I had blended Petunia Pop circle on it
Trim a second piece of white cardstock to 5-1/4 by 4 inches for the inside of the card
I used scraps to crop out the layers of the floral spray on the front

Blending:

Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the pieces of the card together
I started with a 5-3/8 by 4 -1/8 inch piece of white cardstock and lined the circle die cut up in the middle of the white cardstock
- HINT: It is much easier to blend when using stencils if you use removable adhesive tape on the stencil to hold it in place while blending, in this case the removable tape is on the reverse of the circle stencil
Using a blending brush and Petunia Pop ink, blend layers of color onto the white cardstock
- HINT: Make sure you start with a light layer of ink and add more as you blend since you can always add more ink
- After I tap the blending brush in the ink two or three times, I lightly tap off ink on a scrap piece of paper so I don’t get blotches
I wanted to bring some silver into the circle, so I used a Clear Wink of Stella brush and tapped the brush onto the lid to get some splatters before I removed the die cut circle stencil
- HINT: This technique will splatter much further off the cardstock than you ever thought possible, so remove anything you don’t want splattered from your work surface
- I usually clear off space equal to the size of the SU! grid paper, which is 10 x 16 inches
Remove the stencil and trim down the white cardstock to 3-3/4 by 5 inches making sure that your inked circle is relatively centered

Embossing & Assembly:

Use your embossing buddy to wipe down the front of the white cardstock, then stamp your sentiment using VersaMark ink
Cover the ink with silver embossing powder and heat set it
Using the Thoughtful Wishes die set, crop two Petunia Pop and one white floral spray
- HINT: There is a die which includes the flowers and another one with just the branches
- I used two Petunia Pop floral sprays with the flowers and one white spray of just branches
Adhere the two Petunia Pop layers and top with the white layer, which will give you dimension without having to try to add dimensionals
Use the Clear Wink of Stella brush to add a layer of sparkle to the top of the floral spray layers
Adhere the spray to the front of the card
Add a bow using a length of the silver Simply Elegant rope and adhere with a glue dot
Adhere the DSP to the base of the card
Add dimensionals to the back of the top white cardstock layer and adhere to the DSP
Using the floral spray cropped stencil, blend some Petunia Pop ink on the bottom of the inside cardstock and on the front of the envelope
Stamp your inside sentiment using Petunia Pop ink
Adhere the white cardstock to the inside of the card