Hi crafty friends! One of our most popular products (beside our beloved Gift Card Holder Die) has become our Confetti Layered Stencil. Because of that, I wanted to give a breakdown of how simple it is to use, as well as show off the different layers using different mediums. Let's get into it!
Ink Blending
- Layer One: Lilac
- Layer Two: Mandarin Spice
- Layer Three: Matcha
Texture Pastes
Texture paste is sort of like a thick paint. You use a pallet knife to smooth it on over your stencil. I've found that a nice thin layer works best to not "smudge" any images through your stencil. It takes some practice, but is totally worth it!
Here I use Simon Hurley's Lunar Paste, which is just one brand of texture paste. I love the thickness of this paste. I used two Neon Lunar Pastes & one regular Lunar Paste. The Neon Lunar Pastes add a ton of vibrant color, perfect for confetti! What's fun about the layers to our Confetti Stencil is that you can mix & match all these mediums, which I've done before & love. So--for example, if you didn't want to wait too long for the texture paste to dry, you could use ink for the first two layers, then add some texture paste to the last layer to make it pop!
Lunar Pastes Used:
- Layer One: YellowJacket (Neon Lunar Paste)
- Layer Two: Hot Mess (Neon Lunar Paste)
- Layer Three: Silver Lining
I love how this first layer of yellow polka dots against the black cardstock reminds me of a bee or a bee themed card would be a lot of fun! I also felt like a silver/white texture paste would be really pretty against the black to look sort of like a starry night.
Texture paste like this is also a great way to utilize your stencil with a black background.
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