Stencilled Moon with Foliage Frame and Reflection Figures Card

A project from our live show HSN ITEMS 848562 AND 848564 - Stamps and Papers perfect for Halloween · 17/08/2023 · watch it from 4:30

Create a Halloween card featuring a hand-stencilled moon in purple and pink with a moody foliage frame border and silhouette figures reflected in the moonlight. This technique-based card uses ink, stencils and stamps to build atmospheric depth and storytelling.

You will need

848562 - HSN - Halloween - Reflection CollectionSEE IT

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Step by step

1. Start with a piece of white cardstock as your base. ▶ watch 5:00
2. Take the stencil and position the inner moon aperture in the centre of your card. ▶ watch 5:30
3. Apply purple ink onto the stencil using a blending brush, twisting gently to create a soft hue around the circular aperture. ▶ watch 5:45
4. Reposition the stencil and add pink ink around the moon, making it slightly more intense at the top and bottom. ▶ watch 6:15
5. Swap to the exterior stencil piece and position it over the moon area. ▶ watch 7:00
6. Apply yellow ink softly all the way around the exterior, then add a darker colour to the top half to create depth. ▶ watch 7:15
7. Add a touch of orange to enhance the atmospheric effect. ▶ watch 8:15
8. Remove the stencil and stamp the foliage frame stamp in black ink around the exterior of the moon, positioning it so the moon protrudes through the top. ▶ watch 8:45
9. Position the stencil back on top of the card to create a window, then stamp the reflection figures in black ink within the moon circle only. ▶ watch 10:30
10. Stamp a sentiment such as 'Trick or Treat' underneath the design. ▶ watch 12:15
11. Add small bat stamps to decorate any remaining white space within the foliage. ▶ watch 12:45

Tips from the show

• You can use embossing ink, grayscale ink pads or white ink on black card as alternatives to black ink.
• The reflection stamps have a slightly distorted bottom part, but stamping them either way will still create an effective reflection look.
• Stencils wash clean under a tap for easy reuse.

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