Gather supplies. I used Whooty and the sentiment from Harrison Hedgehog.
I didn't want my background to be stark white, so I began by inking my entire piece of watercolor paper with a light earth tone color.
Then I began layering the various inks, lightest to darkest onto my stencil. I use the lightest color all over and purposefully places the rest of the colors, using the darkest as an accent.
Get out your handy dandy spritzer and lightly mist. Too much water will wash away ink or make it all pool tougher, giving it a muddy look and you'll lose the definition of the stencil, so go lightly.
Place on top of paper. You're basically stamping the paper with the inked up stencil.
Press down with a clean paper towel. This mops up extra ink that pushes through the holes in the stencil.
Seal in the colors by setting with a heat tool.
I stamped the owl twice as I wanted to add some fiber under him, but over the branch. I'll cut out the colored owl.
I cut out the colored owl and popped him up in place on my colored background rectangle. I added a couple of burlap end threads under his claws.
The finished card! I love the cool effect this background gives.
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You are right, very cool. Love your finished card. Hugz
ReplyDeleteLove this! A must try for me. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great background for this little owl! Very cool!
ReplyDeleteLove your card, I love woodgrain, never tried watercoloring woodgrain before thanks for the cool idea. Tfs hugs Tammy
ReplyDeleteSuper cute! I have this stencil & I'll definitely be trying this technique!
ReplyDeleteThese colors are wonderful, the blue really makes the owl pop. Very nice texture use, too!!
ReplyDeletethe bg you have created is perfect for the cutey owl! love your card! :)
ReplyDeleteOMGosh! I just love this! Super, super cute! Hugs, Sharon
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing card! I really like the technique and will try it with my stencils. Thank you for the inspiration
ReplyDeleteYour techniques are really cool. I can't wait to see the other projects.
ReplyDeleteLove your card and the owl stamp, thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteThat's a great technique, and I love the cute little owl! Happy Valentine's Day!
ReplyDeleteamazing work, as always! love the effect of layering the two stamps!
ReplyDeleteI love the dimension and texture you give to your cards.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! Love the stamping stencil technique. I use it often as well - such great effects! :)
ReplyDeleteI love it I am going to have to give it a try
ReplyDeleteI love this card. It's a hoot.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this awesome technique! It is so inspiring to see others show steps/how to make a background in such a unique way! Very pretty card!
ReplyDeleteI am always looking for good ideas for guy's cards. This is great for that especially with the burlap. A different stencil and some lace could be very girly so it's very versatile. NICE!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! This card is awesome! Great job.
ReplyDeleteI love this woodgrain technique. I have many horse/barn pictures to scrapbook and I can see this coming in very handy. I love how your card has dimension, layered, fibers, etc. Inspirational.
ReplyDeleteGreat technique. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGreat look. I love nature in the designs.
ReplyDeleteI love this! The woodgrain is such a great touch for the little owl
ReplyDeleteand all the elements you used just brings it all together <3
Beautiful card :)
What a darling creation and another great tutorial.
ReplyDeleteThis card is amazing!
ReplyDeleteLovely card, and background Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAmazing card
ReplyDeleteVery nice! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteAnother great technique! Thanks for sharing. I'll have to give some of these a try. I have all that stuff. I just don't always think to use it!
ReplyDeleteLove this idea! I will have to try it...cute card! thank you for sharing
ReplyDeleteWow, that is a cool BG effect. Love this card. Being a birdie lover, it really speaks to my heart. Lovely design, too.
ReplyDeletesimply awesome
ReplyDeleteFabulous card,love it and thank you for the step by step!!
ReplyDeletei love your background! nice job. The burlap makes it!
ReplyDeleteWould you say a spritzer is worth buying, or could you flick water with the same effect?
ReplyDeleteThis is SO RAD! I love that little owl - and I love the tutorial you gave!!
ReplyDeleteGreat technique - I never learned that before AND love the owl and sentiment. Day 2 Rocks!
ReplyDeleteLove this card and your technique!!
ReplyDeleteLove this owl....another great design to try. ..thanks
ReplyDeleteInteresting technique. I've not used stencils before, but this seems simple enough. Thanks for the pictures!
ReplyDeleteIncredibly cute card! I LOVE the technique!
ReplyDeleteGreat techniques! I love the owl.
ReplyDeleteGreat techniques! I love the owl.
ReplyDeleteLove the layering. Love the owl stamp you used.
ReplyDeleteLove that it looks like a can-do technique. Cute card, thank you for the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteWood you be mine... how fantastic! The owl is a bonus, and super cute!
ReplyDeleteReally cute & a great background effect! I L ❤️ V E Your clever use of burlap strings in the owl's claws!
ReplyDeleteWhoooooooamazing! Great card.
ReplyDeleteThe background is very interesting. It really makes this card. :)
ReplyDeleteCool idea to do it the opposite way. I'm learning a lot from you ladies...
ReplyDeleteThat is a neat technique, I will have to try it. Cute card!
ReplyDeleteThe burlap really enhances the focal element of your card. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteCool background!
ReplyDeleteThe burlap looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteThis is so neat! Never would've thought to put the burlap under his claws, how cool!
ReplyDeleteThat looks awesome and so easy to do too! Thank you for sharing this technique!
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