Sunday 6 January 2013

Stencil tutorial with moths

 Hello, I hope you are having a fabulous weekend.

I thought I would post a tutorial (tried videoing it but after 2 hrs awaiting for youtube to upload only 3% of it I gave up and assumed that I have done it wrong! So am using photos instead).

I had some left over thin plastic sheeting I got from the scrap store (left over recycled industrial waste-no idea what its original purpose was) and decided to have a go at making my own stencils.


 I cut a few moths (I must admit, I prefer moths to butterflies....much more mysterious) with my big shot  and my paper artsy moth die.


I made sure I had them flying in different directions

 I then used the positive and negatives of the stencils and coloured them with my dylusion sprays and a touch of heirloom gold perfect pearls spray


 I over stamped with my Tim Holtz script stamp and adirondack pesto ink pad


 I peeled the moth stencils off (cleaned them...well, wiped them on the apron...and set them aside so they can be used again) and with archival ink I added the paper artsy moth stamp


 I roughed up the edges with my ever present Tim Holtz scissors


Used the masking technique to add some wings to a clock face

Then attached the clock and added a layer of glossy accents for the glass like finish


I also made an ATC using the left over stenciled paper and my TH ATC die, adding some a typed word, some torn and distressed cardboard from my recycling bin and I cut out one of the moths from my TH paper stash


I admit I am a big fan of stencils and I will definitely have a go at making them again, maybe even a free hand cut one?

If you have a go at making your own, I would love to hear how you got on.

I am entering the ATC into the http://funwithatcs.blogspot.co.at/2013/01/challenge-78-something-new.html

Happy crafting

Kyla

10 comments:

  1. Nice one :) bet it would be good for embossing with as well ;)
    Von ♥

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  2. Great job you have done there Kyla! Love that moff die, though as yet I do not own it!! Love the different things you have done with it too!
    x

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  3. Great tutorial and what a great way to get more out of your die cutters. Bothe the tag and ATC are awesome. Feel free to join us over at fun with atc's we are having a something new challenge.
    Thanks for your lovely comments on my blog. Hope 2013 is testing you well.

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  4. Thanks for joining us Kyla at fun with atc's.
    In my last comment testing = treating, predictive text on my hone sucks ;)

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  5. Great step by step through your process, thanks for sharing. And I love the textures and details on your ATC - corrugated card and the dimensional moth - just fabulous! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Fun With ATCs.
    Alison x

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  6. This is really clever. Hope you overcome your You Tube probs,

    Lucy x

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  7. Love the threedimensional moth on your lovely ATC!!! Beautiful!

    Thanks for sharing this with us at FwATCs!

    die amelie x

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  8. Absolutely fabulous, love it - esp. the moth stamp, it's great :-)
    Thanks a lot for playing along with us at FwATCs.
    Suzanne

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  9. Love it-it's a great ATC,oh and the tag too!

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  10. Fab ATC! Love the texture! Great tutorial on making a stencil! Thanks for visiting me, froggy designs.

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