Creating a Custom Background with Stencils

I have a card and tutorial up on the Birch Press Design blog today!

When I was planning my card for today I was thinking spring, but as I finished up my card a big snowstorm was blowing in. We haven't had as much snow this year as we usually do, but in the last 24 hours we have gotten about a foot of snow and it is still snowing. Hopefully March is coming in like a lion and going out like a lamb!

To create my custom background I used the Circle Burst stencil to ink blend over a panel of Bristol Smooth cardstock using only one colour of Distress Oxide ink (Tumbled Glass).  Using a geometric shaped stencil allow you to customize your results. I randomly moved the stencil over the panel and ink blended until the entire panel was covered. I flicked some watered down Perfect Pearls with a paintbrush to the panel to add a little bit more interest. Some areas ended up darker and some areas more white but the result was a pretty backdrop for the layered tulips.

I cut the Folk Art Heart Layers from dark pink (Layer C), light pink (Layer A) and the light pink from the Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad. I glued the layers together with liquid glue. 

The hello is from the Hello Topper die and it was cut once from black and once from white. The two pieces were glued together slightly offset to create a shadow so it would stand out on the card front. 

The stenciled panel was trimmed down to 4" x 5 1/4" and adhered to a top folding white card base. To finish the card off I attached the layered tulips and the sentiment to the card front.

Thanks for stopping in and I hope you head over to visit me at Birch Press!