Hi - welcome to the 3rd day of our Designer Stencils Blitz! Be sure to leave a comment on each designer's post - by 6:00 PM EST on May 18th - for a chance to win that day's featured stencil. Jean Okimoto here with a dry-embossed and stenciled card in bright jewel tones.
Distressed Grid is today's featured stencil. It feels outdoorsy - paired with the diecut Oriel Butterfly - and makes me think of trellises, patio pavers and mosaic tiles surrounding a cool blue pool.
I love the versatility of stencils for inking and dry-embossing. It's easy to use just small sections of them - and many of them can be used flipped over to the reverse side too. Let's get started on today's project...
- Distressed Grid Designer Stencil 88531
- Brilliant Designer Stencil 88559
- Happy Arrows Designer Stencil 88509
- Violet Cardstock
- Robins Egg Cardstock
- Lavender Cardstock
- Oriel Butterfly Die 98740
- Metal Adapter Plate
Other Supplies
- Radiant Neons Inkpads - Electric Blue, Electric Green, Electric Purple
- Imagine Crafts Iridescent Embossing Powder
- Heat-Tool
- Diecut Machine and Plates
- Rubber Embossing Mat
- 140# Cold-Pressed Watercolor Paper
- Gold Mirror Cardstock
- Foam Dots
- Sequins
Dry-emboss the watercolor paper - here's the stacking sequence I used with my Grand Calibur:
- Base Plate
- Memory Box Metal Adapter Plate
- Stencil
- Watercolor Paper
- Rubber Embossing Mat
- Light Pink Embossing Plate
Diecut Oriel Butterfly from Robins Egg Cardstock. Stencil it with the Brilliant Designer Stencil and the Radiant Neons. Heat-emboss it with Iridescent Embossing Powder. Diecut the antennae from gold mirror cardstock. Attach the butterfly to the background with foam dots.
Stencil "CELEBRATE" onto Lavender Cardstock with Electric Blue and emboss it with clear embossing powder. Cut the arrow out, attach it to the background. Attach the sequins.
Thanks for visiting - be sure to leave a comment here on Outside the Box for a chance to win today's Distressed Grid Designer Stencil. The deadline for adding your comment is 6:00 PM EST on Sunday May 18th. Winners will be announced on May 19th...good luck!
Join us again tomorrow - for another Designer Stencils project - and a chance to win another featured stencil!
Love all the ideas for using these stencils - so very versatile !!! Super card !!
Posted by: karenajo | 05/08/2014 at 04:54 PM
Wow, love those colors and I can see much use for this stencil design. Love it.
Posted by: Janet S | 05/08/2014 at 06:46 PM
Embossing with a stencil! I did not know about this technique. Awesome idea, I love using stencils and the Memorybox stencils are the perfect size for card fronts. This gives me even more uses for my stencils! Thank you for sharing this great idea!
Jacquelene L
Canada
Posted by: Jacquelene L | 05/08/2014 at 07:11 PM
Thanks for showing how to emboss with the stencils. Your card is so beautiful! Love the colors!
Posted by: Patt H. | 05/08/2014 at 07:13 PM
The distressed grid stencil is really cool. The butterfly came out very pretty.
Posted by: Deb O'Connor | 05/08/2014 at 08:30 PM
Who knew you could emboss with the stencils? so glad I found more uses for mine! TFS!
Posted by: Sue Feher | 05/09/2014 at 07:42 AM
what an awesome way to use stencils...thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: LynneJ | 05/09/2014 at 02:46 PM
What a fun card - I like the gorgeous colours. I love that stencil, I can see myself using that great grungy grid on many cards.
Posted by: Loulou | 05/10/2014 at 08:04 AM
Thank you for providing a good stacking sandwich; you've used this technique to great effect on your great card!
Posted by: Deborah | 05/10/2014 at 09:12 AM
Gorgeous card, love the colors.
Posted by: Carol Mc | 05/10/2014 at 08:54 PM
I love this card
Posted by: tatyana | 05/10/2014 at 10:08 PM
Wonderful stencils. I especially love the dimension you added with the cool grid stencil.
Posted by: MadCapAngel | 05/10/2014 at 10:47 PM
have to try this technique! it looks fabulous! great colors on the butterfly too!
Posted by: Denise Bryant | 05/11/2014 at 05:26 PM
Great idea to use the stencil this way - tfs!
Posted by: Glennis F | 05/11/2014 at 06:07 PM
What an interesting stencil. I would not have known quite what to do with it but as usual, you have such great ideas...Thank you so much.
Posted by: Kelly Flaherty | 05/11/2014 at 08:25 PM
Thanks for the great tutorial on how to make this card - I have not tried to emboss with a stencil yet and will have to give it a try now. I love the beautiful card you created using these techniques.
Posted by: joy | 05/12/2014 at 02:51 AM
What a neat technique!!! I ams sure learning a lot of new ones!!
Posted by: Sabrina Radican | 05/12/2014 at 12:47 PM
Like the background - mod and cool.
Posted by: Susan S. | 05/12/2014 at 04:16 PM
Awesome technique! Love how the background turned out. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Lynn G. | 05/13/2014 at 07:27 AM
Nice coloring on the butterfly.
It's lovely. TFS
Posted by: Carol Koppman | 05/13/2014 at 08:11 AM
Stunning card!Love the CAS look and you made it perfect.So beautiful background with a loveley color and the butterfly highlighted it.
Amazing and a perfect work,you made a great job,thank you for this loveley inspiration,
hugs die waldfee
Posted by: sylvie/die waldfee | 05/13/2014 at 08:12 AM
Great technique! Who knew....
Posted by: Jenna_maho@yahoo.com | 05/13/2014 at 08:15 AM
I'm so glad I came by to learn all these fabulous techniques! Thanks!
Posted by: Marie | 05/13/2014 at 08:24 AM
Sure do like how you used this stencil and the colors are my faves.
Posted by: Lura | 05/13/2014 at 08:37 AM
Love the look of the butterfly. Goes well with that background.
Posted by: Susie | 05/13/2014 at 08:39 AM