Have you ever seen a technique, and then dropped everything to try it right away? I had to when I saw Cindy Norberg’s awesome background technique for stenciling with alcohol ink! You can see it here in her short video. I had to give it a shot!
After cutting a sheet of Yupo paper down into a pair of 2 7/8″ x 5 7/8″ panels, I dropped Sunshine Yellow and Sunset Orange Alcohol Inks on them, along with a little Blending Solution. Using a drinking straw, I blew the mixture around until I had good coverage on both panels. Then, I placed my new Tastes Like Honey Stencil right on top. You want to work quickly so the ink doesn’t dry before you apply your stencil. Being careful not to shift the stencil, I absorbed the excess ink through the holes with a paper towel. If you want to remove more ink, you can apply blending solution to your paper towel and dab it over the holes. The next part is the hard part. You have to wait for the ink to dry under the stencil, before removing it. Walk away. Just go do something else for an hour. Otherwise, you’ll be tempted to pull the stencil up early. (Ask me how I know.)
Once the panels were dry, I had an awesome set of backgrounds! I thought the yellow and orange paired up nicely with the honeycomb pattern in the stencil. It reminded me of ooey gooey honey. Because I used Yupo paper, the ink stayed on top, instead of absorbing into it. That left me with a few sticky spots. I pressed a sheet of gold foil onto the panels to transfer a bit of shimmer, and help take care of the tackiness. To be sure my panels wouldn’t feel sticky anymore, I brushed over them with a powder tool and wiped them off.
All that was left to do was turn them into cards. I popped the panels up with foam tape onto mustard colored mini-slimline card bases, then added Sassy Sentiments embossed on hexagon die cuts. I even framed the smaller hexagon with a larger frame to emphasise it. Popping the sentiments up with more foam tape adds dimension and helps the cards feel fancy. Gold gems offer more sparkle. What do you think?
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Thanks so much for stopping by today. And a great big thanks to Cindy for sharing her awesome technique!!! I hope you are inspired to give it a try too. If you do, please be sure to tag Cindy on Instagram so she knows. (I’d love to see too!)
I’ll be back tomorrow with a few more Easter treats to share. I hope you have a wonderful holiday.
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