Stencil Theme Week: Day 6

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Hi Crafty Friends! Carly here and I’ve got three quick & EASY ideas for card backgrounds with one of my favorite stencils…the Circle Grid! 

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The Circle Grid stencil is basic (in a good way, lol) because it is so incredibly versatile! Let me show you what I mean…

A little ink blending through the stencil on 3/4 of your card front and it makes a killer background for any number of cute die cuts! I used a combo of Distress Oxide colors (Cracked Pistachio & Salvaged Patina) and then topped a few of the circles with the adorable die cut flower from the Get Well Mug Additions.

With a little masking tape, you can also create a custom pattern!

For this card I applied low-tack tape along all four sides, leaving a rectangle in the middle. I applied Distress Oxide Salvaged Patina to the rectangle with a blending tool. Then with the tape still in place, I put the Circle Grid stencil  down and applied Distress Oxide Cracked Pistachio through the stencil. 

I added a Party Hat and sentiment from the Sentiment Strips: Birthday Stamp Set but the options are practically endless! I’m thinking of making another one ASAP with a butterfly in the middle!

And you can expand the custom patterns to be more of the star while still being a background!

For this card I masked a section at the bottom with low-tack tape and added Distress Oxide Saltwater Taffy. Then I put the  Circle Grid stencil  down and applied Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry through the stencil. 

Then I masked another section on the side of the card and repeated the process with Distress Oxide Salvaged Patina and Cracked Pistachio/Twisted Citron.

It made the perfect background for the Thank You Script but so many of Pretty Pink Posh’s adorable script dies would work!

Thanks for stopping by. Join us tomorrow for the last day of stencil theme week.