First let me say that my stampin' Ladies were over on Sat and we learned how to stencil. All said and done, I decided stenciling was NOT for me. So who is reading my brain and testing me today? I decided to be brave, and here is my card for two challenges for today. I don't think I left ONE fingerprint on this time either.
The technique challenge was to stamp inside your stencil. I hope I did it right as I was not understanding until I looked in the gallery. (Horrors! I never look before I design) Today I did and was inspired by Kathy LeDonne's card. This is how I understood the directions:
I cut an oval with a spellbinders die for my stencil. I held it on top of the piece of designer paper and sponged the edges. Then I stamped the poppies with the same color. My first try had the sentiment stamped in the same color too, but it didn't show up well, so I stamped this one in black.
Except for the fact that it looks like a cute little face with long eyelashes and cute lips, I like it. I maybe need to try something other than an oval next time for the stencil. Thanks for looking.
Date: Monday, August 18, 2014 GMT Views: 2971
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Registered: August 14, 2007 Location: Beautiful British Columbia Posts: 30863
Tue, Aug 19, 2014 @ 8:21 AM
Maybe whoever's reading your brain is trying to tell you that stenciling IS for you, Carol.....this is a gorgeous card....directly into my faves. You did a beautiful job. BTW....you have the wrong CAS number in your keywords.....so your card is not showing up in the CAS gallery.....it should be CAS 286.
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Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28925
Wed, Aug 20, 2014 @ 7:21 AM
Carol this is a beaut! Love the blue flowers and the oh so soft oval stencil!! The bg paper is gorgeous as well - great choice!!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
Registered: January 20, 2010 Location: Brampton, Ontario Posts: 26136
Wed, Aug 20, 2014 @ 12:00 PM
I love the muted colours of your sympathy card. Those delicate poppies look wonderful framed in the oval. I really like the font of your sentiment. This is such a serene and calm card. Beautiful!
Registered: December 15, 2011 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 11275
Thu, Aug 21, 2014 @ 8:35 AM
Your card is beautiful, and I don't see the face at all, lol. I think you should continue on your stencil journey!
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