Hi Everyone!
Today I am over on the Topflight Stamps blog and I have a super simple but effective way to use your stencils to create a focal point on a your project. I chose an image that would work for a Father’s Day card for something a little different.
The stencil I’m using today is the Visible Image Skull Shadow.
To create the card, I embossed the skull into a panel of 4.25 x 5.5″ watercolor cardstock using my die cutting machine and a die cutting sandwich with a tan mat and embossing plate. I then used an ink blending tool, and blended Vintage Photo and Hickory Smoke inks all over the Skull image. Because it is raised up, you can use a light hand and catch the skull outline itself rather than the background. I then went over the entire panel with Black Soot, and included the eyes and nose by useing a mini ink dauber.
I roughly masked off the black background with post-its and then spritzed the skull with water to get a mottled look. To get the weathered look, I used a sanding grip around the edges and rubbed gently over the skull image which, again because it is raised, wears down at the edges.
I adhered the entire panel over a card base and then added a heat embossed sentiment in copper. I hope you like it – while it’s a card for a very specific recipient, you can totally apply this technique to all sorts of stencils and colors!
You can find out more details on the supplies I used below.
Have a wonderful day!
Jenny
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