Double Star Stencil and Gesso Resist

Hello Stamplings!

How's it going where you are? I'm finding this next phase of reopening so confusing. Please take care and continue to stay safe!

Here in the Playhouse, I'm staying put, but the fun and the distractions continue. Thank goodness. I know I would be as loony as a loony bird without it! Wait. What dya mean, how would you know the difference?!

Let's see what I have to share today.

Onefer

The brief for the stencil challenge is to make something by layering two or more stencils. Well, I'm pretty new to stencils and I'm not in the habit of thinking of them when I plan my design. Yet. So now I found out that you can actually add more fun and interest by layering another stencil image over the top of the first one, and so on, ad infinity! Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit, of course you can do that! 

So I dumped all my few stencils out on my desk and let Hammy rifle through them while I leaned back and waited for something to catch my eye. When I saw how the packet of stars was layered inside their clear envelope, it was a no-brainer. 

I've no idea who makes the stars, but I think the big one came from an ancient sheet of "cut out" shapes. We called them cut outs in those days. (I wish the manufacturers would all put their names directly on their stencils.) I blended DOxie inks, Hammy winked the little stars, and then I fussy cut the big star in order to pop it onto the star-embossed background. A bottom border was added for a bit more color and another card was done and dusted.

Challenges

• Addicted to Stamps and More: Clean and simple.
• CAS Stencil: Host Hilary and GD Greta. Layering stencils.
• CAS(E) This Sketch. (I honestly did not see this sketch before I made my card or I would have put my borders on top and bottom. I hope it's still close enough to enter.)

Twofer

The next thing I tackled was another new technique, this time for the CAS Mix Up where the brief is Gesso Resist. I love the look! You have to try it. I made two cards. For this one, I painted the gesso through a NBUS fern stencil from The Crafters Workshop called "Mini Ferns." Once it was dried, I sponged on DOxies in my fave colors. I stamped the "many" from my container of miscellaneous stamps and die-cut the Concord & 9th "thanks" from a snippet of glossy paper colored with alcoholic inks.

Challenges

• CAS Mix Up: Host Linda and GD Pooja. Gesso resist. Plus stamping and die-cutting.
• HLS Anything Goes With Dies.
• STAMPlorations May Stencil: Anything goes.

Threefer

This second one I did is much fainter, but I hope you can still make out the dragonfly shape. For this one, I painted gesso directly onto the stamp (from Carabelle Studio) and stamped it on the paper. Once it was dry, I sponged over it, and then I added the gold-embossed sediment, stitched frame, and Hammy chose a few clear sequints for the embellies.

Challenges

• AAA Birthday: Things with wings.
• Cardz for Galz: Birthday.
• Seize the Birthday: AG Birthday.

 

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