Hand Made Postcards by Frieda Oxenham

I always have some hand made postcards at the ready for when I might need one. And of course they sometimes disappear fast so it’s time to make some new ones.

Here is the tutorial:

1.     Using an 8 x 10” gelli plate, brayer on a selection of acrylic paints and take partial prints of 4 x 6” postcard blanks.

2.     Repeat step 1 with different colours of acrylic paint.

3.     Using some of the same colours as in step 1 and 2 on your gelli plate, put the A stencil from July 2023 StencilClub on top of the plate and take partial prints on the postcard.

4.     Repeat step 3 but this time using the B stencil from  July 2023 StencilClub and Titanium White paint.

5.     Using dark brown acrylic paint and a cosmetic wedge, stencil on buildings using the small stencil from November 2018 StencilClub and stencil S814 Icelandic Church. I made 3 cards of each.

6.     Repeat step 5 but this time add text using stencils S306 Text and Texture Explore stencil as well as S216 Timeless.

7.     Outline the letters with a permanent white marker

8.     Add green themed washi tape to the bottom of the houses (not the churches) only.

9.     Using stencil L736 Leafy Doodle Border and a permanent black marker add leaves and trees to each card and fill in with coloured paint marker pens.

10.  Glue on a vintage postage stamp to each card

11.  Spray some Perfect Pearls Spray in various colours to each of the cards through the B stencil of  July 2023 StencilClub.

12.  Edge the cards with a white paint marker

13.  Cover the cards with a layer of matte medium to protect the surface.

© Frieda Oxenham 2023

A Frightful Feline for Fall Fun

Are you ready for spooktacular fall fun?

Jennifer Evans is! StencilGirl is thrilled to debut her Frightful Feline Stencil.

This cute little 6" x6" stencil depicts a flower-adorned skeleton cat and a web border.

You could even choose not to stencil the details and then substitute other floral stencil elements on the head and chest. (Hint: Jennifer's ATC Mixup Stencil has potential!)

Frightful Feline Stencil

Use the web border from the Frightful Feline stencil along with Jennifer's Jackwitch and Bootiful Stencils to create a postcard in four easy-peasy steps:

1. Use gray (or metallic) paint to apply the spiderweb border to the top of a 5"x7" postcard. 
2. Stencil the spider from the Jackwitch Mini Stencil to the body of the card. 
3. Grab "Boooo" wording from Jackwitch Bootiful and stencil underneath the main image.
4. Use a black gel pen or fine point marker to sketch details (face, spiderweb, etc.).
5. Add some paint splatters and Viola!

Discover all of the stencils designed by Jennifer Evans.