Monday, February 26, 2018

Reverse Stencil Technique

Good morning, I have a fun tutorial for you today. I love my Tim Holtz layering stencils. They are a quick, fun way to add some pizzaz to either your cards or a layout. One of my favorite ways to use them is in the reverse; adding ink TO the stencil rather than THROUGH the stencil. I'll show you how to get this cool, watery look.

Stamps are Unity Stamp Co's Lucky To Go
 
Unity Stamp Co stamps used No Words Bloom and Thanks Above And Beyond


Firstly gather your watercolor paper, favorite stencil, some distress inks, water sprayer, and a heat tool. I used Mermaid Lagoon, Blueprint Sketch, and Wilted Violet, along with one of the newest stencils, Dotted.


Ink up the stencil, starting with the lightest color and moving towards the darkest. I wanted a small area, so I didn't ink up the whole thing, but you could. I used a paper towel to create some clean edges on the sides, but let the bottom do its own thing.


 I used a glimmer mist instead of plain water on two of my cards. Love the shimmer it gave.


Turn the stencil over and press down onto your water color paper. I did a little smooshing first to create my ocean on this example.


Some close ups to see the results. 



I also tried using oxide inks on black card stock and it worked great and really makes a striking card. Misting the ink does cause it to "oxidize" thereby muting the color, but I really like how it turned out.


Try some of these fun, reversed stencil backgrounds today!


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Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Oxides Ink Pads - Shaded Lilac  http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1555412&b=33086&m=7429&afftrack=&urllink=www.scrapbook.com%2Fstore%2Fsta-ths100.html

12 comments:

  1. Thanks for sharing Laura! This is a great tutorial...now I just need to buy some stencils and maybe some glimmer mist.😊

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  2. Thanks for the tutorail!! I will try Wednesday!! Day off, so crafty time!!

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  3. Thank you. I’m going to try this.

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  4. Thanks for sharing this fun technique on the Unity Show and Tell page :-) I can't wait to try this!!

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  5. Thank you! I'm going to try this. I love the results!

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  6. This is great and looks like it will be fun to try! I love the results!Thanks for the inspiration!

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  7. Great technique - thanks for sharing! Love your choice of colors - I really like the black and pink!

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  8. This is great!!! I will have to try this tonight!!

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  9. Your cards are fabulous with this technique.
    This reverse stencil a.k.a. Stamping with stencil technique is one of my favorites of creating background.

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  10. I need to use my stencils more. Love your tutorials and ideas!

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