Seriously....

Does somebunny need a hug?

STRETCH YOUR PENNIESSTENCILTUTORIAL

1/3/20253 min read

Would you like to experiment with a design like this? Below, you'll find a supply list, including a link to the stencils I used from A Colorful Life Designs. Follow the link and use discount code ChrisFan10 to save 10% on your entire order! (Master Creator Bundles are excluded as they already have a 20% discount built in.)

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 6.5 x 7, scored and folded at 3.5

Large Kraft Border Layer: 6.25 x 3.25

Card Face: 6 x 3

Small Copper Border Layer**: 3.0 x 1.75

Kraft cardstock for Focal Image: 2.75 x 1.5

See Cheating on Layers and Borders under Stretch your Pennies in the header.

Card Face:

After laying the card face on the Grip Mat, I positioned the first layer of the Layered Dots stencil (with the larger dots).
Using Mint Tape for a mask, I applied red ink to only one-half of each dot in the row (the Mint Tape protected the other half).
Moving the tape to the next row, I repeated the process.
I repeated this across the card face. By the time I got to the last row, I realized that I had red ink creeping into the protected area: the tape was no longer sticking down well (due to the pressure I was applying when inking up against it) so I decided to try a strip of cardstock.
I repeated the process with yellow ink, covering the red sections in each row with the cardstock. This was more successful than the Mint Tape.
I removed the first stencil and added the second layer, with smaller dots. I applied metallic gold ink to the exposed areas after positioning the stencil so that the smaller dots fell between the bigger dots,
I put the card face aside until it was dry.
I brought in the Sparkles stencil and masked off the area around one “sparkle”. I carefully applied embossing paste through the opening. I repeated this several times, moving the stencil and wiping it clean each time to prevent smudges when I moved to a new area.
I put the card face aside to allow the embossing paste to dry.
Once dry, I used a corner chomper to take a bite out of each of the four corners.

Other:

I stamped the bunny on the small rectangle of kraft cardstock.
I die cut “Seriously” from the center of the copper border.

Assembly

I glued the copper layer to the card base and the card face on top of both, centering in each instance.
I glued the bunny to the kraft border and then glued these ion the card face as shown.
I glued the Seriously in place across the lower right corner of the focal image.

Final Thoughts:

This was time-consuming due to the various steps in the process, but I’m happy with the end result. I love that little bunny, and combined with that die cut this card could work for so many different occasions.

I would definitely check my masking tape earlier in the process another time. Live and learn.

Supplies: (and links where possible)

I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It's a huge marketplace and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

Stencils:

Layered Dots: A Colorful Life Designs

Sparkles: A Colorful Life Designs

Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com

Stamps: Impression Obsession (no longer in business)

Dies: Seriously Word Die, Picket Fence Studios (retired)

Ink: Stampin’ Up! & Catherine Pooler

Metallic Ink: Lisa Horton Gold, Simon Says Stamp

Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

Copper Cardstock: Michaels

Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon