Stenciled Die Cut as Card Background

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Today's card features products from Kat Scrappiness. I created a card before using the same stencil I used on this card. I only used the stencil since that is the only product on this line that I have. I fussy cut the flowers for that project which was not a lot of trouble. I finally invested on the matching die and I am glad I did. Most of the time, I use the stencil first before die cutting it with the coordinating die. With this coordinating products, cutting the paper first with the die cut before stenciling it made the ink blending easier. It was easier to line up the stencil to the die cut. The negative die cut was very helpful as a placement template to keep die cuts in place while stenciling.

I die cut several pieces of the smaller daisy on the set. I wanted the daisy to be white so I skipped stencil #1 and started blending ink on stencil #2. (The number of the stencil is etched on the upper right corner of the stencil.) I used a light gray colored dye ink to add the shadows of the daisy.

I used a cream colored dye ink for the daisy center and a light yellow dye ink for the highlights. I used the KS 1/2" Stencil & Ink Soft blending brush for the highlights. Using a mini blending brush on very intricate areas gave me some control on the amount of pressure to apply on the stencil because of its small size.

I trimmed a mint cardstock at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I embossed the KS Buffalo Plaid Background Craft Die on this to add some interest on this otherwise plain background.

I arranged the daisies on this panel and adhered it with a glue. I trimmed off the excess that is hanging over the panel. 

I adhered several KS 6mm Clear Flat Flower Sequins in between the daisies to fill in the gaps. I love these sequins! It picks the color of the cardstock it is adhered to. 

I stamped the sentiment on one of the flowers using a dark gray ink. The sentiment is from the KS Quokka Flowers stamp set. 

I hope you like today's project and that you give this technique of die cutting first before stenciling a try. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day! 

Maria Giselle B.

I added below links to the Kat Scrappiness products I used on this card. There will be no additional cost to you should you decide to purchase any of these products. While you are at the Kat Scrappiness website, do check out their wide array of products especially the exclusive Kat Scrappiness products. Enjoy!