LoveAll Crafts: Making stickers with Stencils

Stickers are all the rage at the moment - but they can cost time and money to get the right set-up. So why not try making stickers with what you've already got?

What you're going to need for this project:

Matt sticker paper - we use Pepra "Matte Sticker Paper" which are A4 sheets (50 sheets at the time of writing this are £7.49 from Amazon)
LoveAll Crafts VW Inspired Camper Background Layering Stencil
Something to colour the stencils with - we used Distress Inks in Weathered Wood, Black Soot, Peacock Feathers, Mustard Seed, Wilted Violet, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, Chipped Sapphire, Lucky Clover and Candied Apple
Some kind of tape to tape down the stencil - we use red painters tape
A thick black pen (Optional - but we like to use Pigma Micron Pens - size 08)
A pen to colour the headlights (this can also be inked but we use a Hybrid Metallic Copper Pen in this project)
Holographic Paper (Optional but a great way of taking your stickers to the next level - we're using Gearific Transparent Holographic Overlay Vinyl Sheets (£14.99 for 30 sheets from Amazon at the time of writing of this blog)
Scissors to fussy cut - we use the Tim Holtz Micro Serrated Scissors

Lets Get Crafting!

1. Take a piece of your Matt adhesive paper and put the first layering stencil down in the corner

2. Colour with your material of choice - we're using Distress Inks because they give vivid colours and are very easy to lay down a good amount of colour

3. Put the next layering stencil down, taking care to line everything up.

4. We would like the tops of our campers to be white so we're going to use a black pen to trace around the outside of the stencil. You can ink this stage if you'd like it to be a colour.

5. Put the third layering stencil on

6. Colour - we've used a Distress Ink in Weathered Wood for the whole of this layer. I also like to go round the circles with a black pen but this is entirely optional.

7. Put the fourth and final layering stencil down.

8. Colour. We've used a black pen to outline the windshield, a copper pen do do the headlights and Black Soot Distress Ink for the tyres and number plate.

9. We went around everything with a thicker black pen because I love a black outline and thought the thinner line was a bit weak.

10. You could stop here, fussy cut and use them as stickers..... orrrrrrrr you could go to the next level and use some holographic transparent vinyl....

11. Peel off the transparent vinyl and place over the top of the matt sticker paper - remember if you want to write anything on the number plate do this before you use the vinyl as this will seal the image.