Stencilled Floral Card with Multi-Colour Blending

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Create a stunning floral card featuring beautiful blooms in rich coral, pink and green tones against a soft, vintage-style background. Using a stencil and multiple ink pad colours, you'll blend shades together to build depth and dimension, creating an elegant layered effect. This technique produces a sophisticated botanical design perfect for special occasions.

You will need

Stamps By Me - Wistful Charm - 7 X 7 Paper Pad 140623BSEE IT Stamps By Me - Wistful Charm - 5 X 7 Stencil - Floral 180723CSEE IT

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Step by step

1. 

   Position the floral stencil on your patterned paper, placing it slightly off-centre for a more natural, organic appearance.

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2. 

   Tap pink ink through the floral stencil using a blending brush with light, controlled taps. Work gently to build up the colour gradually rather than applying heavy pressure.

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3. 

   Apply orange ink to the card using a blending sponge, creating a warm halo effect around the stamped flowers. Blend the orange ink gently to transition the colours smoothly.

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4. 

   Using a blending brush, apply teal or green ink from the Stamps By Me Ink Pad 'Brights' Collection to the top area of the stencilled design. Blend the colour to create contrast with the pink and coral tones already applied.

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5. 

   Allow the green and coral ink colours to blend naturally where they overlap on the stencilled floral design. Use a blending sponge to gently work the colours together for a seamless transition.

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6. 

   Carefully lift and remove the stencil from the vellum to reveal the multi-coloured floral design underneath.

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Tips from the show

• Tap and tap off your ink pad to control the amount of pigment transferred through the stencil.
• Positioning stencils off-centre creates a more organic, natural appearance than centring them.
• You can layer multiple colours within a single stencil opening for rich, blended effects.

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• Embossed Vellum Mount Card with Layered Fern Detail
• Inked Embossing Folder Dalon-Style Card
• Tulip Embossing Folder Card with Vellum Overlay
• White Ink Highlight Technique on Embossed Design

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