Stencil Theme Week- Day 7

Angelica here with a pair of clean and simple Christmas cards that will surely make a loved one smile. I have used a couple of my favorite techniques with PPP stencils to enhance them.

I started my project with the Wide Stripes stencil. This stencil is my favorite in PPP’s stencil collection. It’s such a simple design, with endless possibilities. For this project, I made a plaid design, using the grid on my Make Art Stay-Tion for perfect alignment. I blended Passion Fruit ink with a blender brush over the stencil until I was happy with the blend. I removed the stencil, turned my Make Art Stay-tion 90 degrees, re-attached the stencil, and repeated the ink blending process. Once finished, I used a T-ruler and a red Fineliner pen to add red grid lines. I die-cut the panel with the Stitched Notes rectangle, then moved on to assembling the cards.

I used the Joy die to die-cut Joy from the middle of the plaid panel, and to die-cut white card stock 3 times. I attached the plaid panel to a card base at an angle before adding the white letters I had stacked and glued together for dimension. I stamped and gold heat embossed a sentiment from the Joy stamp set, trimmed it, and attached to the card with thin foam squares. I finished the card with a die-cut Stitched Poinsettia, spraying it heavily with glitter spray before attaching it to the card with Glue Dots.

I made a dry-embossed background for my second card, using the Whimsical Christmas stencil.

I die-cut Sea Salt card stock with the Stitched Notes rectangle. I dry-embossed the panel in my die-cut machine, using the stencil and thick rubber mats. I attached the panel to a card base, trimming off the sides with my paper trimmer. I die-cut Joy 2 times from white card stock, glued them together, and added the plaid letters to the top. I replaced the O with a Stitched Ornament, using the heart die included in the Stitched Ornament die set to decorate the ornament. I added a stamped and gold-embossed sentiment from the Winter Friends stamp set. I used my Make Art Stay-Tion grid lines and magnetic ruler to align my letters straight and evenly to the the card base. I glued the letters first, then used foam squares to add the ornament. I added a small twine bow to the ornament to finish the card.

I hope you were inspired by this week of new stencil inspiration. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out the stencil collection and get yours while they are 15% off through November 18, 2019!

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