Hi! Mary Nasser here! It’s nearly Thanksgiving,
and I am grateful for so many things – especially family and friends. I’m here
to share with you a simple, fun project to create an envelope and card for
someone special for whom you’re grateful, too. Today I’m using Lizzie Mayne’s Eye Lattice Stencil.
I love the intricacy and decorative quality of this stencil.
For this project, I used Wendi Vecchi Embossing
Paste, a palette knife, my envelope punch board, 18kt gold leafing pen, and super
sticky double sided adhesive (but you could use a glue stick instead).
First I adhered a map of Missouri from a vintage
atlas onto the super sticky adhesive, and then placed the stencil onto the map.
Using a trowel palette knife (you could use an old credit card or hotel key card,
too) I applied Wendy Vecchi Gold Embossing Paste directly onto the stencil. I
applied the paste about the same thickness as the stencil. This is super easy
to use! After applying the paste, I carefully removed the stencil from the map
and cleaned both my stencil and palette knife with a baby wipe.
Look at how great this embossing paste holds its
shape!
After the paste dried over night, I made an envelope
from Canson Mi-Teintes paper using my envelope
punch board. I cut a piece of my
stenciled map to size, peeled off the backing and adhered this to the inside of
the envelope to create a pretty liner.
Then I cut horizontal strips from the
stenciled paper to decorate the front of the envelope – and a card I made from
folding a piece of Canson Mi-Teintes in half.
Lastly, I cut a horizontal
strip of ocean from a map to give the card contrast.
Using my 18kt gold leafing
pen, I circled the word Belle on the
heart and wrote the words thank you! on
the strip of blue I’d glued to the front of the card.
It’s in the mail to my friend at this
moment!
I hope I’ve inspired you to experiment
and play with your StencilGirl stencils!
Wishing
you a wonderful Thanksgiving!
