{Stencil Sunday} Carol Does Foiling with Stencils

Happy Sunday, STAMPlorations friends! How are things on your end? We hope you're continuing to be safe and healthy at home...and crafting, of course! You'll get to see projects that show off how to creatively use ARTplorations stencils. And each month, we'll pick one winner of a $15 gift code -- the winner will be drawn from all comments left on the Stencil Sunday posts for the month, as well as from the designers' blogs.

STAMPgirl Carol finally got on the foiling bandwagon and wow...you have got to see the two cards she made with this technique using stencils!

  

Here's Carol with her projects:

Hello, Carol here, warmly welcoming you to my second Stencil Sunday post where, once again, I'm sharing some simple ways to play with the wonderful array of stencils available at STAMPlorations.

I'm a 'late bloomer' when it comes to many things *grin* and that was made even more clear when I realized what I was missing out in the realm of 'foiling'! Oh my stars! Deco Transfer Gel 2, foiling sheets, a foiling pen, a palette: these have become my new stencil BFFs!

Today, I'm sharing two cards using the first foils that joined my collection: Rainbow. The technique is simple: apply Deco Foil Transfer Gel 2 over the stencil, wait for it to dry, place the foil 'pretty side up' over your panel and run it through either your die-cutting machine OR your laminator. I love that this gel offers the option of a heat/no heat application.

Card #1

Nestled Circles (these look like rainbows to me)

Power of Words - Dee's Artsy Impressions

Circle die from my stash

To foil the balloon/confetti, I used the toner pen to 'colour' the image, then pressed foil onto the surface. 

Shimmery!!

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Card #2

Hearts Tumbled

Pierced Curly Frames/Tags Nesting Dies

Power of Words - Dee's Artsy Impressions

Again, I used the toner pen to add foil to the stars (Rainbow foil) and the moon (Shattered Glass foil)

Foiling is a super easy way to breathe shimmer and shine into your stencils. I've used them as straightforward backgrounds here (as is often my way *grin*), but a multitude of different ways to showcase exist. I'll explore various versions down the road; just waiting for a couple few more foils to make their way into my collection!

I'll be back in a couple weeks for another Stencil Sunday! Please: stay safe!

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Amazing how a simple technique can give cards that 'oomph', eh? For a chance to win a $15 gift code to the STAMPlorations store, leave a comment here and on Carol's blog by May 8. We'll announce the winner in the April winners post on May 10.

Did you enjoy today's featured post? Carol will be back in May for more stencil inspiration!