Hi, everyone! Margaret Peot here! In my first video for today's post, I use my Tall Flowers stencil to make a Garden Flowers mandala, with all the flowers growing
and blooming from the center of the mandala. You will need a piece of paper at
least 22 inches square to accommodate a circle that uses the full length of the
flowers in the Tall Flowers stencil. I used Rives BFK 22 x 30 white paper. You
could also do this technique on fabric with fabric paints, maybe for the middle
of a tablecloth.
In the second video, I will show you how to
enhance the Garden Flower Mandala with pressure sensitive foil adhesive and
metallic foil—adding a little bling to the garden.
Hi, everyone! Ann Butler here! I love testing products
and seeing what I can do with them, beyond their original use. For this post, I am sharing a technique for
Foiling with StencilGirl® Stencils.
I use my stencils a lot
with fabrics and use a product called Stencil Tac on the back of the stencils
to help keep them in place. Stencil Tac is a temporary adhesive that helps to keep my stencils attached firmly to
fabrics and avoid any leaks when applying paints and inks. (Check out this video for Stencil Tac How-to:
https://youtu.be/yC9ljMojn9E ). I wanted to see if I could use Stencil Tac in
other ways with my stencils, so thought I would try applying it on top of my
stencils like paint or ink and let it dry and then see if foil would stick to
the adhesive to foil up my stencil patterns…it worked and I love the result!!
Above is a photo of an
assortment of black fabrics, with stencil designs foiled on them. Below is my video process for working on black fabrics.
It worked perfectly on black fabric, so I thought I would try it out on cardstock and see if I could get the same result!
Ann
Butler’s Crafter’s Ink Re-inker by Clearsnap, Berry
Ann
Butler’s Iridescent Powder by Earth Safe Finishes
Foil,
color of choice
Tags,
large
Ribbon
Daubbers
Baby
wipes
Toothpick
Craft
sheet
Heat
gun (optional)
Step by Step Technique Instructions:
Step
1:
Pour
a small amount of Berry onto craft sheet and add a small amount of Iridescent
Powder into the ink. Using a dauber
apply to tag. Let dry or heat set.
See
the iridescent shimmer on the tag…
Step
2:
Place
the Flourish Alphabet stencil onto the top of the tag, with the letter A.
Pour
out a small amount of Stencil Tac onto the craft sheet and then, using a
dauber, apply to the A of the stencil.
Repeat
for the letters R and T to spell out ART on the tag with Stencil Tac; let dry.
Step
3:
Place
foil over the word ART and rub. (Use an
old gift card if needed).
Pull
foil off. If you did not get a good
result, place foil back over the word and rub some more.
Step
4:
To
complete, add a ribbon onto the tag.
Here is a photo of some
more Stenciled Foiled Cardstock pieces:
Let you imagination go and see what you can create!!
