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Today's card was a fun one, I got to use a technique I haven't in a while, faux die cutting with a stencil. My card features one of the two stencils from the Large Snowflake Cutouts set.
For this technique it's best to have a stencil with a straightforward design and mostly straight lines. These stencils are pefect for that.
I started by placing the stencil over a panel of white cardstock. A pencil was used to lightly trace the openings that I wanted 'die cut', and then I used a craft knife to carefully cut out those openings.
Sometimes when using this technique, I will cut out all the stencil openings, but for this card, I thought it would be a great look to do some stenciling and some cutting. Once I was done cutting out the openings, I placed the stencil back over the design, and carefully inked the remaining openings with Lisa Horton Solid Gold ink using a small blending tool.
The completed panel was popped up over some Matte Red cardstock, and I also added a Matte Gold mat.
A recerse sentiment strip was then popped up over the stenciled panel.
Depending on the intricacy of the stencil, this technique can take a bit more time, but I think the results are worth it!
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