In conjunction with the Art 'n Soul newsletter article "Technique of the Week" this week, I tried a technique called "Stencil Kissing." I got this technique from a customer (you know who you are). You may recall a previous technique called Stamp Kissing. This is similar, but uses a stencil to transfer the pattern, rather than a detailed stamp. A very detailed stencil is the best for this technique.
1. First, get a stamp with a lot of solid area. I used Magenta 0685.O
Bird on Branch Silhouette.
2. I inked up the stamp with a range of Memento colors, starting with
the lightest first (Dandelion, Canteloupe, Tangelo, Morocco, Potter's Clay, and
Rhubarb Stalk). I wanted a variety of Fall colors for my image.
3. I chose several Magenta
stencils to experiment with (TM140 Daisy Love; MC01 Blossoms; and one of the
Zen Trio Templates TM54). The one I used to make into my card was TM140 Daisy
Love.
The pictures I'm showing here are using all three of these stencils.
4. Once my stamp was well inked, I stamped it down onto the stencil.
This lifts some color from the stamp and leaves the pattern.
5. I then pressed the stamp onto a piece of white cardstock and the
patterned image was transferred.
6. I added a "Thinking of You" sentiment using Magenta
07.869.D, stamped in Memento Potter's Clay, and cut the image out using
the Memory Box die MB 30036 Stitched Circle Layers (second largest size).
7. To finish the card, I
mounted the image onto a piece of watercolor paper that was colored with
Magenta Nuance colors in Bright Yellow, Golden Yellow, Grass Green and Jade.
The colors were activated with "pearly water" (mixture of 2 oz water
and 1/4 tsp perfect pearls powder).
8. The panel was adhered to a base card, and I sprinkled on a few
sequins, sticking them down with Ranger Multi Medium matte adhesive. I did 3
stampings, and I absolutely love how all of them turned out. I hope you give
this a try!
Magenta Stamps and Stencils used:
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| MNU-002 Bright Yellow |
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| MNU-008 Golden Yellow |
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| MNU-009 Grass Green |
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| MNU-004 Jade |
Other Products used:
Memento Inks: Dandelion, Canteloupe, Tangelo, Morocco, Potter's Clay, Rhubarb Stalk
Memory Box die: MB 30036 Stitched Circle Layers
Tim Holtz watercolor paper
Perfect Pearls Pearl powder
Various sequins
Ranger Multi Medium matte (the best thing for gluing sequins)
Neenah Solar white 110# card stock
