May Technique Blog Hop

Welcome to the May Technique Blog Hop! 

This month, the technique is to use stencils. This can be done in several ways - I chose to create a background using a stencil and texture paste as well as a second card using a stencil with inks. 

You should have arrived here from Lauren Moore's blog.

I originally had a different card ready for this blog hop and changed my mind a few days ago. The other card is posted along with details below.

I mixed some texture paste with the Lagoon Shimmer Brush until I had a colour that I liked. Using a stencil I cut from the Artbooking cartridge, the paste was applied over the stencil. While that dried, I stamped the two little sentiment pieces and mounted them. The word "happy" and two stitched rectangles were die cut. One rectangle was offset and the sentiment follows that line. I added a few black dots to finish off the card.  

Here is my original card for this blog hop...

I began by cutting a pattern from the Artooking Cricut cartridge on a stencil sheet. That was adhered to my white cardstock and I used two shades of purple - Lilac and Thistle - to create the background. I blended the colours together using sponges. Once that was finished, I random stamped floral and splotch images onto a piece of Green Apple cardstock. The flowers and leaves were coloured and the piece was cut on an angle. The hummingbird and flowers were stamped, coloured and die cut. I added shimmer to the flowers as well as stickles in the centres. Some ribbon and a few gold gems and this card was finished! 

I hope you enjoyed my cards. 

The next blog on this hop is Judy Faye Garner's blog. 

I'm sure she has something amazing to share with you! 

Products used are all Close To My Heart:

Paper: White Daisy Cardstock, Black Cardstock, Lagoon Cardstock, Green Apple Cardstock, Lilac Cardstock, Thistle Cardstock

Stamps: Stitched Together Cardmaking, Sweet Hummingbird, A Million Little Things 

Inks: Intense Black, Black, Lilac, Thistle, Green Apple

Accessories: Artbooking Cricut Cartridge, Stencil Sheets, Stitched Rectangle Thin Cuts, Stitched Together Cardmaking Thin Cuts, Texture Paste, Sponges, Sweet Hummingbird Thin Cuts, Tri-Blend Markers, Gold Skinny Ribbon, Gold Glitter Gems, Clear Shimmer Brush, Lagoon Shimmer Brush, Golden Rod Stickles, Black and White Dots

Enjoy,

Alyson