Stylish Stencils

Hello,

A quick post with a few more makes from the weekend.  First up is another new stencil - I absolutely love this stylish lady - I wish that I had both her eyelashes and hair :)

I simply inked through the stencil in black ink before masking off the face and embossing the hair with clear holographic powder.  I added a strip of washi tape down the side and a simple sentiment on the side.  I think it looks really striking in black and white.

I wanted to play along with The Library Challenge where the inspiration is the fabulous Memoirs of a Geisha - I loved the graphic look of the cover and was struck by the red lips which is what I focused on here.  I painted through my lips stencil with red shimmer paint and then clear embossed it for added gloss.  The sentiment is from Mama Elephant.

  

Both stencils are in my Folksy store.

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x

More Work with Stencils

Hello!

I am popping in to show you a few more cards that I have made with my stencils to play along with some of my favourite challenges in blogland.  First up is a card made with the bold lips stencil:

I used the mask part of the stencil and then used a Tim Holtz splatter stencil round the outside in a range of colours to create a vibrant design.  The sentiment is from Skull and Cross Buns.  I shall link this up at Time Out where the word inspiration is Bold and at Simon's Wednesday Challenge where Anything Goes.

Here I inked through my new peacock stencil and highlighted some parts of the feathers with gold glitter.  The sentiment is from Avery Elle (I think).  I shall link this up at Seize the Birthday where Anything Goes.

You can find the stencils in my Folksy store.

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x

Pucker Up

Hello!

I have been playing with a fun new stencil that is now on sale in my Folksy shop - it creates a really striking look whether used as a positive or negative image.

Here I used the lips as a mask and sprayed around them with a range of pinks and reds - do you think it gives a graffiti/airbrushed look?  The sentiment is from a fab set of stamps by Skull and Cross Buns.

I used the stencil part of the set and sprayed/inked to fill the lips with luscious red tones.  Again, the sentiment is from Skull and Cross Buns.  The black and white backing paper helps the red lips to pop.

I shall link this card up at Addicted to Stamps where the theme is CAS and at Country View Crafts who are asking for designs that are anything but cute.

These are very simple cards and quick to make.  The lips measure c.9cm across so are big enough to be the focal point of your design.  

Check out this and other stencil designs in my Folksy shop :)

Sarah xx