Summer is almost here and those sunshine-filled crafts are covering our craft tables. Check out this creative way to use your stencils to achieve the perfect beach background.
Fun in the sun with good friends is one of the best ways to spend a summer’s day. Today our very talented designer, Marla, created this fun beachy friendship card with fond memories of summers spent on the beach with her bestie. We love how she created a unique illusion of the sand, surf and sky with ink and a stencil. This technique is a fun and easy way to practice your ink blending using the stencil to slightly break up the ink blending transitions. Follow along as she shows off how to make a beach scene with creative stenciling.
- Create an A2 background using our 4105 Wavy Stencil and Mocha, Beachside, Custard and Apricot ink. ** Add the Apricot ink to the center of the Custard sky to create a faux sun.
- Splatter the panel with water and allow to dry.
- Cut the panel using our largest 5013D Nested Rectangle Sm. Stitch Die.
- Use our 5917-01D Rounded Marquee Nested Die to cut out the center of the panel.
- Cut a second layer using a slightly larger 5917-01D Rounded Marquee Nested Die and a coordinating piece of blue cardstock.
- Cut a second piece of blue cardstock to 4.25″ x 5.5″
- Adhere all of the layers together.
- Stamp, color and die cut the two 35057 Beach Girls using the coordinating 35057D Beach Girls Die to cut them out.
- Stamp the sentiment using Beachside ink from the 35057 Beach Girls Stamp and using the 35057D Beach Girls Die to cut out the sentiment.
- Cut four of the half flowers using our 5914-02D Build a Bloom Chamomile Die.
- Lightly ink the center of the petals using Mocha ink and the centers using Lemon ink.
- Build the flowers and add texture to the centers with a Copic marker.
- Die cut the leaves using our 5915-02D Wild Leaves Die.
- Ink the leaves using Melon and Fern Ink.
- Assemble the remaining pieces onto the card front.
We hope your upcoming summer is filled with days spent in the sun and on the water with your special friends. Don’t forget to create a card and send it to let your bestie so they know how much your time together means to you.
5915-02D Wild Leaves Die
5914-02D Build a Bloom Chamomile Die
4105 Wavy Stencil
35057 Beach Girls
35057D Beach Girls Die
5917-01D Rounded Marquee Nested Die
5013D Nested Rectangle Sm. Stitch Die