Stencil Girl Guest Designer

So excited to finally share with you that I am a guest designer for StencilGirl. I love stencils of all kinds but they have an amazing selection and some truly unique designs. Check out their post for a great technique with several card examples!

Stencil Girl Guest Designer

So excited to finally share with you that I am a guest designer for StencilGirl. I love stencils of all kinds but they have an amazing selection and some truly unique designs. Check out their post for the full card and video!

Gerda Steiner Kitten in Love with Spectrum Noir Colored Pencils

Hello crafty friends! Today I have a card and video featuring Spectrum Noir colored pencils and a stenciled background with Distress Ink. The image is Kitten in Love from Gerda Steiner Designs. For more on how I made this card check out the video.

Tips from this card/video:

If you're stuck for a color combo try the color wheel at Color Scheme Designer

With colored pencils always start with the lightest color first.

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday: H is for Hearts

Digi Galore: Anything Goes

Kittens in Love from Gerda Steiner Designs	Spectrum Noir Colored Pencils Essentials	Gamsol Blending Kit	Spectrum Noir Paper Stumps
Archival Jet Black	Sizzix Machine	Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Rectangles	Georgia Pacific Cardstock
My Favorite Things Die-Namics Dies, Stitched Circle Stax	Ranger Blending Foam Refills	Ranger Mini Blending Foam Tool	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Dusty Concord
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Seedless Preserves	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Fired Brick

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Use Your Stash Series: Stencil Projects with Video Tutorials

Stencil Inspiration

Hello crafty friends! Today I have a post that explores stencils by gathering together a series of projects and videos. I love to be able to see the same supply used on multiple projects so I can get inspired to pull out that bit of craft stash and get creative. If you want to keep it simple just go right to my YouTube Stencil Playlist or scroll down and pick out just the cards you want to see. You can subscribe to my Jess Crafts YouTube channel to see more projects and at the bottom I will include links to some of my favorite stencils and stencil essentials.

Stencils with Embossing Paste

Tip: Use Distress Ink refills to tint the embossing paste

Tip: Save money by using spackle instead of traditional embossing paste

Tip: You can add embossing powder right over embossing paste and heat set it.

Stencils with Distress Ink

Tip: Use a large stencil to create a background or draw attention to your focal point.

Tip: You can soften the look of a card with vellum.

Tip: Use an ombre to add interest to a flat design.

Tip: You can mask off your images and then layer on a stencil to create a background for your card.

Stencils Made from Dies

Tip: You can group small dies to create an overall pattern for the stencil.

Stencils and Supplies

Memory Box Stencils - Starry Nights	Heidi Swapp Confetti Stencil, 6 by 6-Inch	Crafters Workshop Framing Template, 6 by 6-Inch, Mini Punchinella	Distressed Web Stencil - Memory Box
My Favorite Things MIX-ables Stencil, 6-Inch x 6-Inch, Sun Ray	Clear Scraps Stencils 6	Stampers Anonymous Holiday Knit Tim Holtz Layered Stencil, 4.125-Inch by 8.5-Inch	Dap 12328 DryDex Spackling Interior/Exterior, 1/2-Pint
Dreamweaver Stencils Embossing Paste White	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Reinker 1/2-Ounce, Vintage Photo	Ranger Distress Mini Ink Kits, Kit 1	Ranger Ink Blending Tool, 1-Inch Round
Darice Plastic Palette Knife Set	Ranger 2-Ounce Perfect Pearls Mists, Perfect Pearls	3M Painter's Tape, Multi-Use, .94-Inch by 60-Yard	Blank Stencil Making Sheets 8.5
Sizzix Big Shot Machine Only (Powder Blue & Teal) by Ellison	Plaid 28939 Simply Stencil, Cut Your Own	Lawn Fawn Custom Craft Dies - Stitched Journaling Card	Lawn Fawn A Birdie Told Me Clear Stamp and Die Set - Includes One Each of LF431 (Stamp) & LF485 (Die

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You Rock

Hello crafty friends! Today I have a card featuring Essentials by Ellen Twelve Days holiday stamp set on a non-holiday card. Check out the video for more on how I created this card.

This stamp set is quite easy to use for non-holiday card which was a big consideration for me in purchasing it. I am also loving the exclusive die set that was available on black Friday. That scripty you is so pretty.

Challenges:
Shopping Our Stash: Red Alert
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More: Anything Goes with Love Twist

Some Products:

Georgia Pacific 110lb White Card Stock

Copic Ciao Markers Set B

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Barn Door 

DCWV Glitzy Glitter Cardstock 
Clear Scraps Spiral Stencil

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Welcome to my stop on the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. The hop was organzied by the amazing Chaitali  Narla and Amy Tsuruta and has some fabulous sponsors. Today I have a card and video featuring the Take a Break digital stamp from Gerda Steiner Designs. Check out the video and then keep reading to find out how to win this stamp.

I hope you enjoyed the video and if you love crafty videos you can subscribe to my channel as I post several each week. Now on to the prize. Gerda Steiner has generously sponsored me and I will be choosing someone who comments on this post to win this digital stamp. UPDATE: Winner has been chosen. Congrats Melissa Cooper!

Challenges:

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Inkspirational: Beverages/Drinks