New Release: September 2021 : Moon Layering Stencil - Tutorial 1

Being a Cancerian I love everything lunar. If I can get a moon into my artwork, it makes me very happy. I used to make moons with scraps of paper until it hit me - stencil it! So here is the Moon Layering Stencil Set and a two quick how to's to show how versatile this simple set is....

Tutorial #1 : Using the Stencil Set as a Layering Stencil

What you'll need to make this card:

* LoveAll Crafts Moon Layering Stencil

* Distress Oxide Inks - Speckled Egg, Weathered Wood and Mermaid Lagoon

* Pink Ink Designs Hare Stamp

* Promarkers - Lilac and Powder Pink

* Versafine London Fog and Black Onyx Ink Pad

* Violet Studios sentiment (you can use whatever you'd like!)

* Water Mister or spray bottle

* Slimline Base Card (I'm using the Anita's Slimline pre-cut cards) and Envelope

* White cardstock (I'm using just a standard 190gsm white cardstock to ink on to)

* Scissors for fussy cutting

Let's get crafting!

1. Grab your new stencil set and decide on which size moon you'd like to use. I'm using the large moon in this tutorial.

 

2. Tape down the outer mask. I'm going to do a base with Speckled Egg Distress Oxide Ink. Start on the outside and move into the middle to make the edges darker and give the moon a more 3D look.

 

3. Keeping the outer mask on, place one of the pattern layers on and ink - this time I'm using Weathered Wood Distress Oxide Ink.

 

4. Build up the pattern as much as you'd like, always keeping the outer mask down to keep your moon crisp.

  

5. Moon done!

6. Now place the inner mask over your newly made moon. You can tape it but make sure the Distress Oxide Ink is completely dry otherwise you may end up lifting some of it with the tape.

7. I'm doing a simple ray effect for my background in Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide Ink. I start on the moon with my brush and work my way out so it's darker near the moon.

 

8. Spray with a bit of water and blot with a piece of kitchen towel and cut to size.

 

9. Now on to the Hare. I've stamped the amazing Hare from the Hare set from Pink Ink Designs, using Versafine Black Onyx Ink.

 

10. I've coloured with some Promarkers and added a few Liquid Pearls in Petal Pink. Fussy cut the hare and attached to the Slimline Card Base. I've finished it off with a "With Love" sentiment from Violet Studios.