May Workshop - Stencils

Stencils

For this months workshop we had a play with stencils, I think stencils are so versatile, they can be used on any project with various types of mediums, such as embossing, using texture or glitter paste, heat embossing, using pens and inks. So many options with one product.

We had a large group in the afternoon, with a few newbies (who wasn’t sure quite what to expect) but we all had a great time and ate far to many biscuits.

Becki was the only one that finished a card (seen Below). Becki used her stencil to colour through using Promarkers. The card was then cut down and mounted onto two different shades of purple. Becki Finished of the card using a green bow, glass Glintz an Cosmic Shimmer PVA which makes perfect pearls.

Lesley decided to use the Cosmic Shimmer PVA over the Stencil to create this 3D effect. She used a border punch down the edge of the card.

Kriss used a Promarker with the fine tip to draw the tulip pattern and then shaded with  lighter colour. 

Julie, Claire, Tracey and Cherie had ago at using texture paste. 

Mask all four sides of the stencil to your card using low tack masking tape. 

At the top of your stencil put a large amount of the texture paste (covering the width of the stencil) don’t worry about putting to much paste at the top of the stencil, anything that is excess will go straight back into the pot. 

Its important to make sure you’ll have enough paste to cover the whole stencil.

We didn’t have a paste applicator so we improvised with a metal ruler. 

Put the ruler above the paste angle it to about a 45 degrees. make sure the pressure is not at the end of the stencil, it really needs to be more central so make sure you hand placement is more central on the ruler or applicator.

In one steady movement pull the ruler/applicator down the stencil. Wipe of the excess paste from the ruler back on in your tub. Then repeat the process with a clean ruler/applicator to remove and excess from the stencil. 

If you have any area’s in the stencil you have missed you can blob directly onto the stencil. Again wipe of the excess.

Carefully remove the masking tape and leave to dry.

Top tip - Try not to over work the Paste. Rule of thumb is apply the Paste and take away the excess.

Once dried and cut down this will look great on a card.

If anyone is interested in learning more about texture paste and wanting a more visual step by step, or if i have written something that doesn’t make sense, please get in touch ;)

The Cosmic Shimmer PVA and Stencils will be on the website Shortly.