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Here is my card for this month's CAS Stencil Challenge where the technique is stencilling over a coloured background.  My inky background was made by blending Distress Oxides in picked raspberry & shaded lilac then inking through a mini crazy patterned stencil with more shaded lilac.


After cutting with a stitched circle die I added a stamped dandelion head with white highlights and a few flicks of water to add more interest.  It's created quite a dreamy effect which reminds me of a summer day so I tucked a little yellow die cut shape underneath for a glimpse of the sun.


The two sentiment strips were cut from the same background.  To break up the white slightly I dry embossed the front of my card blank with the same crazy stencil.

I've used - A6 white card base
Clarity Stencil Card
DO's picked raspberry & shaded lilac
Creative Expressions Crazy mini stencil
Unbranded stitched circle die
Mag freebie dandelion & sentiment stamps
White gelly roll pen

Linking up with - CAS Stencil Challenge: May








 Thank you for visiting - I'd love you to leave a comment if you have time - Steph x

Comments

  1. Julia AstonSaturday, 18 May, 2019

    Love that dandelion with the bright white tips Steph! it really pops off your lovely stenciled background - so pretty in the pinks and purples - and your embossed background adds great texture to your design! thanks for sharing with us at CAS Stencil! xx

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  2. EmmaTTuesday, 21 May, 2019

    Gorgeous, lovely design. Emma

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  3. CathyThursday, 23 May, 2019

    Gorgeous card, love those colours and that you used the stencil for inking and dry embossing, clever detail! Thankyou for playing along at CAS Stencil, Cathy x

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  4. LindaFriday, 24 May, 2019

    This looks so pretty, the colours are beautiful and I lve the white highlights. Thank you for playing along with the CAS Stencil challenge xx

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