Autumn Cascade

Hi Crafty Friends, Happy Monday!  I have a quick share today featuring the Autumn Cascade Layering Stencil from Simon Says Stamp. I had forgotten I purchased this stencil during Stamptember 2023 and while I was looking out my craft room window, I had an idea....

I have wide slated, wooden blinds on my craft room windows, and outside my window is a gorgeous hibiscus bush.  This scene gave me an idea to create a "window" with a blind, looking outside onto Autumn leaves.

I stenciled the leaves with Distress Oxide Inks and Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Paste.  Once dry, I've outlined the images with a fine tipped permanent marker and splattered with Gold Posca Paint Pen.

The panel was cut into 1" strips, then arranged on black card. The sentiment is from a ready to use package of Thanksgiving Sentiments, and has been popped on craft foam.  Lastly,  I've added a cluster of gold thread behind the sentiment strip for additional interest.

That's all I have for today.  I hope you have a fantastic week ahead, until next time - Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Simon Says Stamp Wed Challenges

Use Your Stuff

A Place to Start

Aud Sentiments

Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge

Crafty Calendar

Alphabet Challenge

Craft Rocket

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday

 

Altenew Academy AECP Level 1 Course: Celebration Stencil Techniques

Hello Crafty Friends!  Today's post centers on my course submission to the Altenew Educator Certification Program Course: Celebration: Stencil Techniques taught by Laurel Beard.  With the trend of stenciling being so popular at the minute, this course taught techniques and tips for using your stencils in creative ways and stretching your stencil stash.

My design features a technique that may be familar, inking through a stencil, which I've done here creating a rainbow background.  I've used the Altenew Confetti Stencil to ink blend on Neenah Solar White 80 lb. white card. 

Naturally, no card of mine would be complete without some sort of sparkle and shine, so while the ink was still wet and the stencil in place, I applied Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Gel and allowed to dry thoroughly.

The glitter gel is semi-transparent when dry but also picks up the ink during the drying process, tinting the gel, which allows the colors to show through perfectly.

I die cut a delicate sentiment, stacking 2 dies for a bit of sturdiness and heat embossed a strip, popping the strip on craft foam for dimension.  Lastly, I matted the focal panel and adhered to a card base of Neenah Solar White 110 lb. card.

The glitter gel is very sparkly and dimensional when dry.  This was a great course for expanding knowledge on different stenciling techniques.  I have more to try and will be showcasing them in the near future.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Always Fun

Crafting Happiness

Crafty Sentiments

Digi Choosday

Lemon Shortbread

Unicorn Challenge

Creative Moments

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Outlawz Sunday Song & Rhymes

Countryview Challenges

Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge

Addicted to Stamps & More

Double D Challenges

Merry Christmas Gnome

 Hello!  Today's make is a Card with a Tag on Top, featuring a Gnome, Foil, Glitter, Flock, Die Cuts and Stenciling. 

To create my card, I started with the tag first.  I used the Gina K. Designs and Thermo Web "Gnome for the Holidays" Stamp and Stencil Kit.  This kit was a collaboration between Thermo Web and Gina K. Designs and includes Foils, Stamps Stencils and Dies.  

The designer papers are a mixture of scrap and a large panel from the Memory Box "Christmas Plaid 6x6 paper pad, the Gnome beard is White Flocking, the baubles in the trees are die cut from red foil and the starry background is Cosmic Shimmer Sparkle Texture paste over a stencil. 

For a final touch, I added a bit of ribbon, attaching it to the tag with my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher and covering the staple with the sentiment strip.

Christmas crafting has begun and if I stay on track, I won't be pulling my hair out come December 15th...the day I give myself to have all cards in the mail.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

C.R.A.F.T Challenge

Cute Card Thursday

Gina K. Designs Monthly Challenge

Crimbo Crackers

A Bit More Time to Craft

Crafter's Cafe

QKR Stampede

Crafty Hazelnuts

Digi Doodle Studios

Do-Al(l) Creative