By Anna Escalada York

– In today’s blog post, I will show you a couple of ways to incorporate stencils into your cards
using VersaMagic Chalk Inks, Brilliance Pigment Ink, and Delicata Inks. This is a wonderful way
to use those stencils you have in your stash for an encouragement card or any holiday.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 1 hour

Directions:

Step 1:
Use washi tape to secure a large floral stencil to a piece of cardstock or watercolor paper,
making sure that the cardstock is slightly larger than the stencil image you are going to use. Use
a sponge dauber to apply Mango Madness VersaMagic Chalk Ink onto the center of the flower.
Optional: Move the stencil away from the image and heat emboss the center of the flower with
clear embossing powder before replacing the stencil and moving onto the next step.

Step 2:
Using a second sponge dauber, apply Pearlescent Purple Brilliance Ink to color in all of the
flower’s petals.

Step 3:
Using the same dauber, apply Purple Hydrangea VersaMagic Chalk Ink to the outer edges of
the flower’s petals.
Optional step: Remove the stencil and add embossing powder to your flower petals to help with
smudging. Then return the stencil onto your paper in the exact same place on your paper.

Step 4:
Using a black artist pen, trace the edges of the stencil’s holes (to add a border around
each ink blended area of the stencil). Then remove the stencil and set it aside.
(I decided not to add the black outlines to the innermost circle of the flower’s center as I was
planning something different there. Later, I realized that I had not outlined one tiny triangle that I
should have in the center of the flower.)

Step 5:
Fussy cut the edges of the flower with a pair of scissors. Then use the sponge dauber to ink
blend the edges of the flower with more of the Purple Hydrangea VersaMagic Chalk Ink.

Step 6:
Attach the leafy part of the stencil to another piece of watercolor paper or cardstock with more
washi tape. Using another sponge dauber, blend the inner part of the leaf with Tea Leaves
VersaMark Chalk Ink and the outer edges with Hint of Pesto VersaMark Ink.
Mix a little Turquoise Gem VersaMagic Chalk Ink with water and watercolor the center parts of
the leaves.
Optional: Remove the stencil and heat emboss the ink with more clear embossing powder.
Replace the stencil over the leaf.

Step 7:
Using the black artist pen, trace the edges of the leafy part of the stencil’s openings (to
add a border around each ink blended area of the stencil). Then remove the stencil and set it
aside.

Step 8:
Fussy cut the stenciled leaf using a pair of scissors. Using the same sponge dauber you used to
blend the rest of the leaf, blend the Hint of Pesto VersaMagic Chalk Ink around the edges of the
leaf. (Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of the leaf with the ink blended edges.)

Step 9:
Return the stencil to another piece of watercolor paper. Spray the paper through the stencil with
Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spray as well as Bahama Blue and Grape Jelly Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray. Allow the spray to dry or use your heat tool to dry the spray. After the spray dried, use a circular die to cut a piece of the watercolor paper that is slightly larger than the stenciled flower.

Step 10:
Ink blend the whole edge of the circular die cut with more of the Brilliance Pearlescent Purple
ink with a sponge dauber.
Return the stencil to the circular die cut and use a variety of the same colors of ink to stencil the
edges of the die cut using more sponge daubers. In blend the small flower with Mango Madness
and Turquoise VersaMagic Chalk Inks, the dots with more of the Turquoise VersaMagic Chalk
Inks, and the curved lines with Purple Hydrangea VersaMagic Chalk Ink.
Optional: Heat embossed the ink with more clear embossing powder.

Step 11:
Create the background panel by die cutting a piece of white cardstock or watercolor paper with
an A2-sized die cut. Place a stencil with larger open leafy areas over the watercolor paper and
then gently run Golden Glitz Delicata ink across the panel to add some soft gold accents. Ink
blend several of the leaves with Tea Leaves VersaMagic Chalk Ink, making sure that there are
some gold leaves and green leaves. Gently press the Golden Glitz Delicata Ink cube to the
edges of the panel to leave a gold border around the edge of the panel.
Splatter some gold watercolor across the panel and allow it to dry.

Step 12:
Stamp a sentiment of your choice on the lower right part of the panel with Nocturne VersaFine
Clair ink.
Optional: Heat emboss the sentiment with clear embossing powder.
Glue the circular die cut onto the center-right of the panel and trim the very edge of the circular
die cut to match the background panel. Attach the leaf and flower to the card with foam tape.
Glue small yellow sequins to the center of the flower and add purple and yellow sequins onto
the card. Glue the whole panel onto an A2-sized white card base. Splatter a little more gold
watercolor across the card.

Art Supplies
Imagine
Brilliance Ink – Pearlescent Purple
Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray – Bahama Blue
Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray – Grape Jelly
Sheer Shimmer Spray – Sparkle
VersaMagic Dew Drop – Hint of Pesto
VersaMagic Dew Drop – Mango Madness
VersaMagic Dew Drop – Purple Hydrangea
VersaMagic Dew Drop – Tea Leaves
VersaMagic Dew Drop – Turquoise Gem
VersaFine Clair Ink – Nocturne
Sponge Daubers
Delicata – Golden Glitz

Other
TCW (The Crafter’s Workshop)-Stencil-Dahlia Blooms (6”x6”)
Simon Says Stamp-Stencil-Mod Layering Leaves (1 of 2 stencils in the set)
Simon Says Stamp-Stamp-Amazing
Catherine Pooler-Sequins-Paisley Park and Saint Lucia sequin mixes
Embossing powder in my stash
Hero Arts-Die-Nesting Circle Infinity die set
Honey Bee Stamps-Die-Deckle Edge A2 die set
Altenew-Foam Tape-Instant Dimension Foam Tape
Scissors
Black artist pen
Clear embossing powder
Glue