STAMPtember Stepped Back Blocks

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Hi friends!  I've still got some STAMPtember projects to share this week.  Today's cards feature my Stepped Back Blocks stencil set.  It is currently sold out, but you can sign up to be notified when it comes back into stock.

This is such an easy set to use.  I loved how quickly these backgrounds came together.  There are a lot of great geometric building stencil sets out there right now.  This set is a little pricier because it includes four stencils.  There is one that has the basic design if you are in a real hurry, you can just use that one.  Or, you can use the three 'builder' stencils which build up that final design in three steps.  This isn't one of those stencils that you need to flip or turn, so for the basic design, you don't need to clean the stencil off between inkings.

For this first card I used Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Carved Pumpkin, and just built the design up in the normal way.  

The Betting on You sentiment (a gift from my sweet crafty friend Carrie) was then die cut and popped up over top.  I actually didn't have just the right shade of orange cardstock for the sentiment, so I used a lighter shade and colored it with a Copic (YR04) to get this color.

For this next card, I thought it would be fun to stretch the stencil design a little bit.

I started by building up the design in the normal way using Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, and Faded Jeans.

Then I turned the final stencil, with the smallest square, 180 degrees and stenciled a second small square using Evergreen Bough.

I again went with a die cut sentiment that was popped up, this time the Wish I Could Hug You die set.  

That's all for me today.  See you back here tomorrow!