Inky Background at MAWTT

Good morning. It's time for a new challenge here at Moving Along With The Times. The challenge is to make an inky background.

My Card

I used a 6" square card base and an embossing folder from Crafter's Companion to emboss the front of the card. I used a stencil that I've had for a number of years but it has rarely seen ink.After stencilling I diecut it with Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities - very old dies. 

 

Why not pop over to the blog and check out the work from the rest of the DT?

 

Enjoy your day.

 

Using a Stencil at Christmas Card Club

 Good morning.  This time our little group have been challenged to use a stencil on our card. This is not something I usually do, and we always have the option to do "anything goes", but I like to challenge myself to get out of my comfort zone so this is only my second ever stencilled card.

 

My Card

 

I have had this stencil for years and this is now it's second outing. In fact I last used it back in 2016 for another CCC challenge. This time I used different colours and different dies and it seems to have worked out well.  I actually bought a new stencil especially for this challenge but I've been so busy with my WI crafting I didn't get chance to practice with it.  Still, that will be a pleasure for later.

Take care and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Christmas Card Club - Use A Stencil

Good morning.  Gosh, it's the weekend again already! Once again I am posting my card  a day early.  MInd you, it almost got posted two weeks early because I misread the challenge list rota.    Fortunately I did realise my mistake in time to make another card, but it meant I was way ahead of myself.  This time Carol asked us to use a stencil,  or an embossing folder if we didn't have a stencil.  I have never used a stencil but I do have a few but I didn't think I had a Christmas one, but then remembered this one that I got at the NEC last November. So I was greedy and used both stencil and embossing folder.

My Card

Recipe

6" square card base made from Papermania card stock

Embossing Folder - Crafter's Companion

Stencil - don't know I'm afraid

Decorative Circle - SB Grand Nestabilities

gems - Hobbycraft

I don't think I did too badly for a first attempt, but I'm sure I'll get better with practice.  I used Cosmic Shimmer Colour Cloud Blending Ink in Clear Day and Indigo Mist . I used the Clear Day ink to colour around the circle and then diecut the whole thing in one go - mainly because I didn't have a circle die the right size for the stencil and I didn't trust myself to fussy cut the circle without making a total hash of it. Anyway it turned out okay so all's well that ends well, in the words of the Bard himself.

Well I hope you are all well and that you have a good weekend planned.