Turnabout Stenciled Background

 

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I created this card so I can take part on A Blog Named Hero November Challenge at Instagram. I also got my inspiration from my childhood house backyard tree which we had to let go to make way for the construction of new houses that will replace our ancestral house. A lot of good memories with the house and the tree. Another inspiration is my sister's cat, Bibi, who is an all-black cat. 

I am using products from the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero April Kit. I started with creating the background. I temporarily adhered a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" white cardstock to the center of a scrap plastic folder measuring 6" x 6". I positioned the stencil on top of this then temporarily secured it with tape. I used an ink blender to ink the cardstock through the open spaces of the stencil. I used Hero Arts Soft Lavender for the first layer of ink. I rotated the stencil clockwise, then applied HA Grape Juice. Before rotating the stencil, I applied Versamark ink to the the open areas of the stencil. After which, I lifted the stencil off the panel then pounced some Ranger Perfect Pearl Grape on the inked areas. I rotated the stencil again and applied another layer of a pinkish-lavender dye ink. For the last rotation layer, I applied a purple glittered gel. I set this aside to dry while I clean off the stencil and while I work on the focal element of my card.

The stamp images included in the kit are all solid images. It comes with a matching die in which lining up to the stamped image can be very tricky. Instead of stamping before die cutting which I usually do, I did the die cutting first before the stamping. I used the negative piece of the cut as a guide where to stamp the image by fitting the stamp on the negative cut. After which, I picked the stamp with the Misti Stamping Tool. I piece in the positive cut, then stamped the image. The Misti is really helpful on these kinds of images since re-stamping is almost always necessary.

I partially stamped the flowers so I can add varied colors to the tree and the flowers. I stamped the leaf first with a green dye ink, wiping off any ink that I might have applied to the flower. After the leaf has been stamped, I repeat the process but this time just applying ink to the flowers. I used the same process for the tree.

I created a wide sentiment strip and heat embossed the sentiment on this using HA White Embossing powder. I adhered this to the Stenciled Panel. I arranged the elements of my mini scene then adhered this. I added some accents to the cat's eyes with Sakura Black Enamel pen, and to the flowers with varied enamel accents and glitter glue.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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