Stenciling with Mayra

Hello everyone, happy Tuesday!!! Mayra here with you today. I have a fun stenciled card to share with you. 

I began my card by die cutting a base panel using the rectangle die from the Stitched Notes die set. I then added a bit of adhesive to the back of the panel and glued it down to keep it in place. Next, I used the iCraft Pixie Spray…this is a must-have!!! It makes it so much easier to keep the stencil in place. After spraying the Medium Polka Dots stencil and allowing it to dry for about a minute, I placed the stencil over the kraft colored panel. I then used a pigment ink in white to add the polka dots effect.  

Next, I colored the images I would be using for my card. I used the adorable Holiday Pals stamp set. I also used the Scallop Circle Tag dies, the Scallop Borders 1 dies, and the Stitched Borders 1 dies. To finish my card, I stamped the sentiment from the set onto the stenciled panel. 

I hope you enjoy this fun Christmas card. Thank you very much for taking the time to stop by, I hope you each have a wonderful and blessed day. 

Hello everyone! Mayra here with you today. Happy October! I am back with another card using one of the wonderful stencils available from Pretty Pink Posh. For my card today, I used the lovely Pumpkin Background Stencil. It is perfect for creating Autumn themed cards. 

I began by picking the Distress Oxide Colors I would be using. I chose Wild Honey , Worn Lipstick , and Seedless Preserves. I then die cut a panel for my card using white cardstock and the stitched rectangle from the Stitched Notes die set. Next, I added a bit of adhesive to the back of the die-cut rectangle and glued it to down in order for it not to move around while I add the colors. I also added a bit of Post-It tape to hold the stencil in place. I would still like to try out the ICraft Pixie Spray, it is on my wish list, lol. I think it may help with keeping the stencil in place a bit more than the Post-It tape. 

I then began adding the colors over the cardstock and stencil. I started with Wild Honey, then Worn Lipstick, and then Seedless Preserves. You can do this several times until you build up to the color intensity that you like. I decided to add a bit of Wilted Violet over the area where I used Seedless Preserves. I also added a bit of Rusty Hinge to the areas with Wild Honey. 

Once the stenciling was finished, I remove the stencil (my favorite part is seeing the way it turns out). I then turned this panel into what would be a shaker card by using the Thanks Leaf Shaker die to die cut the leaf into the panel. I also used this die to die cut another layer from a piece of cardstock that had the same colors I used on the stenciled background. I made that one into a card as well. Next, I added the acetate, foam tape, and the beautiful 3mm Sparkling Clear Sequins to create the shaker part of the card. I used the Simple Sentiments stamp set to add a sentiment to each of the cards. 

I hope you enjoy the cards I created to share with you today. Thank you very much for taking the time to stop by. I hope you each have a wonderful and blessed day. 

Pumpkin Background Stencil
Stitched Notes
Thanks Leaf Shaker
Simple Sentiments
3mm Sparkling Clear Sequins

Hello everyone! Happy Tuesday. Mayra here with you today and I am excited to be starting a new series on the blog called “Stenciling with Mayra”. I recently discovered stencils, and I absolutely had a blast creating with them. For my cards today, I used the awesome Wide Stripes stencil. This is such a versatile stencil! 

I know there are many ways to hold your stencil in place. Pretty Pink Posh offers iCraft Pixie Spray (it is definitely something I want to try out), and iCraft Purple Tape that will also hold the stencil and paper in place without tearing it (I really need to try this also). I am using plain post-it tape for now, lol. I add a bit of dot glue adhesive on the back of my panel to keep that in place and then I tape the stencil to my mat over the panel. 

I used Distress Oxide Inks to add the color to my panels. I like the look it gives to colored cardstock. For my cards, I used Chipped Sapphire for the blue panel and Mustard Seed over the yellow panel. After adding the stripes from the stencil, my panels were ready to be made into cards. I used the Hi Shaker die to maker a shaker to go on the card. I used the beautiful 3mm Sparkling Clear Sequins for the inside. Next, I added the images from the lovely Anemones and Sunflowers stamp sets. 

I hope you enjoy these cards and feel inspired to create. Thank you so much for stopping by. Hoping you each have a wonderful and blessed day.