Thursday, June 26, 2014

Guest Designing for Ronda Palazzari



Hey everyone!  I'm so excited to be guest designing for Ronda Palazzari today!  She designs some of my very favorite The Crafter's Workshop stencils.

I have two techniques that I want to share today that will allow you to stretch your stencils.  First, creating your own patterned paper with stencils.



I used the 12" x 12" Spinning Tops stencil to create the patterned paper for this card.  This is the simplest stencil technique possible - inking with a blending tool, but with a twist.  After inking the design, I slid the stencil over slightly and inked again.  I repeated this twice (so three inked images) to create a continuous row of the tops.



Then I slid the stencil down so that it was halfway between two inked rows, changed ink colors, and repeated the process.  Here you can see what the paper looks like after the first inking of the second row.  Note there is no requirement for the images to be perfectly spaced, you will get a wonderful new pattern regardless of spacing.



I added a large sentiment from Neat & Tangled which was stamped in black, then overstamped with Versamark and clear embossed.

It's such an easy technique, I wanted to show you how versatile it can be, change up the colors for a totally different look and feel.





Finally, another technique that is frequently used in stamping, but you might not think to use it for stenciling, paper piecing.



For this card I used the 12" x 12" Picture Perfect stencil, choosing just one of the camera images.  Then I used an extra fine Sharpie marker to color in the outline of the camera, and fussy cut around the image.  This was repeated for each of the major elements.  Here's what the pieces look like all cut out and ready to be assembled:



You could adhere everything directly to create a flat piece, but I love adding some dimension to my projects, so I popped a couple of the layers up.  I wanted to add a little heart to the center of the camera lens, so I free hand cut a heart and added some faux stencil lines around it.



I wanted the focus to be on the camera, so I just layered a few papers, added some stitching and a few sequins and a sentiment, but the camera is definitely the star of this card.

Thanks so much to Ronda for having me again!  I hope you've been inspired to stretch your stencils a bit with these techniques!

Supplies Used
Card 1
Paper/Cardstock:  CTMH - White Daisy cardstock; Avery Elle - White Cardstock; PTI - True Black Cardstock
Stamps:  Neat & Tangled - My Favorite
Ink:  Tsukineko - Versafine and Versamark; CTMH - Black; Distress Inks - Iced Spruce
Other:  TCW - Spinning Tops 12x12 Stencil; CTMH - Clear Embossing Powder; American Crafts - Glitter Tape; Tombow - Mono Adhesive; AC - This & That Foam Adhesive
Card 2
Paper/Cardstock:  CTMH - White Daisy; Avery Elle - White Cardstock
Stamps:  Winne & Walter - The Big the Bold and the Happy
Ink:  Versafine Smokey Grey; Hero Arts - Soft Pink; Distress Ink - Iced Spruce
Other:  TCW - Spinning Tops 12x12 Stencil; Neat & Tangled - Clear Sequins; Misc Doily; Tombow - Mono and Mono Aqua Adhesive
Card 3
Paper/Cardstock:  Avery Elle - White Cardstock; Fancy Pants - Wonderful Day 6x6 pad
Stamps:  Mama Elephant - Smitten
Ink:  Versafine
Other:  TCW - Picture Perfect 12x12 Stencil; Sharpie - Extra Fine marker; Neat & Tangled - Clear Sequins; Tombow - Mono, Aqua Mono, and Power Tabs

27 comments:

  1. Superb! I always learn something when I make a trip to ur blog, thank you for inspiring me :)

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  2. Congrats, on Guest Designing! And WOW!...These are AWESOME!!! Love how you did your backgrounds and that camera...pure cleverness! Love, love, love!

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  3. Love love love! I like how your stencilling goes from a bold geometric background on one card, to soft and romantic on another!

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  4. Congrats on the guest spot!!! These are GORGEOUS!!!! I am loving that camera!!!!!!

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  5. Whew! I love the stencil work. It is SO gorgeous! Lovely lovely job Miriam

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  6. I left some love over there, but these are FABULOUS!

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  7. Wow, your stenciled backgrounds look amazing! Love the layered colours and how much depth it creates. And your camera is too fun!

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  8. Wow!! Awesome cards!! You really rocked the stencils!! I love the easy technique in the first two cards!! (esp love the colors in the second card!!) And the paper piecing with stencils!! Whoa genius!!!

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  9. Ohhhh...love all 3 cards, especially the 2nd one! Just gorgeous! I'm just wondering...on the first card you stamp in black ink and then clear embossed, why didn't you stamp and emboss in black powder?

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  10. Wowzer these are awesome it's like an eye trick! Love the second card so much!

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  11. Great ideas Miriam, love your cards!

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  12. Love them all...you are so creative and your cards are always so fabulous. The back ground you created really looks amazing, just amazing.

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  13. wow Miriam these are outstanding.. so creative and fun.. love them..

    congrats on Guest Designing.

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  14. You amaze me every time. These are some cool techniques. Thanks for sharing. Gorgeous. And congrats on guesting!

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  15. Awesome, awesome cards, Miriam! Such a great look with your shifted stencil technique. Love that, and how you showed two examples (and a step-by-step, holy smokes!) The pieced camera is really funky too. You really did a fabulous job Guest Designing!!

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  16. Love the camera card and all the pieces. Really love how you did the stencil, it made such a great background for your beautiful cards. Congrats on Guesting.

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  17. These are amazing background, Miriam, and I love the depth of colors you used. Fantastic tip about using stencils to create an image from paper piecing. Now I'm looking at my stencils in a whole new way!

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  18. Your work and these wonderful techniques are so inspiring and the samples are just stunning Miriam! Thank You very much!!

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  19. You are just AWESOME Miriam! I love that pink and gray card- it's so pretty! You are such a fabulous source of inspiration! So glad that GI brought us "together" :) Hugsxx

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  20. Holy moly, Miriam! I thought that your first card was holographic paper! It actually looks like little mirrors! A completely different look with the second, and the last one is just dang cuteness!

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  21. congrats! Love all your fantastic cards Miriam!

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  22. Wow, you sure rock this guest design, Miriam! I love love the various uses of stencils. It really is cool! I love your paper-piecing on the end! The added text really is lovely! Like Donna, I thought you used pattern paper at first...woa...you never cease to amaze me, Miriam!

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  23. All lovely but that stamped background! WOW!!!

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  24. I am totally blown away by your first card. At first I thought it was a pattern paper and I immediately wanted it. To see that you made that yourself is just amazing. If you made more and offered them for sale, I'd absolutely buy it.

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  25. Amazing techniques! Thanks for sharing.

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  26. Both cards are awesome! I really like the first one. That technique looks fun and the card is so pretty!

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