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Making Stencils the Star of Christmas

Hi Everyone!  Danie here with you today!  I've been a little Stencil Crazy the past few weeks and with Christmas looming I really had to make a serious start to my Christmas Card Making.  So I got out my Gelli Plate and acrylic paints and some stencils that had just arrived in my latest Altered Pages Order.



The Triangle Plaid and Honeycomb 12 Inch stencils from The Crafters Workshop worked a treat to create some grungy backgrounds.



I teamed them with the gorgeous Vintage Images from the Happy Holidays Collage Sheet AP-505.  There was no need for any added sentiment as the images included Seasonal Greetings on them.


After inking edges and layering, to finish I embellished with some Half the Edge Cardstock Strips from Bazzill in read and ribbon, flowers and bling from my stash.


Speaking of Stencils and Christmas, the Quick and Easy Santa Card Kit (card in photo above) is available to purchase from the Altered Pages Store.  Designed for those who have little time, but wish to get inky and create their own handmade cards for Christmas.  This kit comes with everything you need to make 8 cards plus you will have product left over and stencils to use again and again.

I hope you all have a fun filled week!  

Danie xx




Comments

  1. perfectly wonderful and WOW am I in the Holiday spirit now!

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  2. These are simply yummy!! Fantastic job!!

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  3. Love how you did the stencils with the gelli plate. Makes your card backgrounds awesome for all the fun details added. TFS this wonderful technique.

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