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Tuesday, 14 April 2020

Have Fun with Stencils



The new challenge at Try it on Tuesday is Have Fun with Stencils, well I certainly had fun doing mono prints with my stencil.
I made quite a few backgrounds by spraying Oxide inks over my Flourish stencil,  and then flipping the stencil to print, drying and then drying with a heat tool, spraying with water to allow the ink to wick, drying again  and flicking water droplets before patting with a kitchen towel.  I used a mixture of 'clean' card and also some 'mop up' pieces to create different effects, and you also get the leftover pieces from under the sprayed stencil.


I've used the Dancing Lady from Rubber Dance along with some freebie stamps to complete.
The rest of the Design Team have some fabulous inspiration for you, so please pop over to the
main blog where you will also find all the challenge details.

I am entering this at Penny Black and More where the theme is Anything Goes

Things have been a little quiet around here, I took advantage of last weeks lovely weather to work in the garden, just as well as we've had a  cold and cloudy Easter weekend, typical of my part of the country!



Stay safe,
Avril xx

24 comments:

Valerie-Jael said...

Gorgeous piece Avril, always good to celebrate! Hugs, Valerie

Let's Art Journal said...

Wow, what a stunning card and backgrounds! I love the technique that you used, it looks like you had lots of fun 😁. I love the softness of the colours and printing - perfect! Wishing you a happy new week and keep well! Hugs, Jo x

Meggymay said...

Its a beautiful card, the stencil background looks fantastic and you have a few to use from the fun craft session you had when making it.
The dancing lady is a lovely image as well.
Stay safe and well.
Yvonne xx

My name is Erika. said...

That is a gorgeous background Avril. And then you added that lady on the music staff, she looks totally into the music. Together they make a great card. Hope you are well in your household. Hugs-Erika

pearshapedcrafting said...

This is so beautiful Avril! We shall be celebrating when all this is over! I love the variety of backgrounds you got with your stencil too! Hugs, Chrisx

pearshapedcrafting said...

Just popped back to say I have really enjoyed catching up with your posts! Chrisx

aussie aNNie said...

Very adorable card, great papers, colours and colouring.xx

Sandy said...

This is what I call fun!! I can dance - if not physically then mentally. Do you hear the music!! This is what I call a fun card!
Sandy xx

Helen said...

Gorgeous background... love how you used your stencils for this! And the music notes with the dancer... perfect!!!! ((HUGS)) Helen

Linda Kunsman said...

really lovely- and that is a beautiful dancer image!

Janette said...

Oh my I almost missed this one Avril, what a gorgeous image and love the various colours you used on the stencils. Lovely card.xx

Linda said...

This looks fab .... and what a grogeous collection of backgrounds. This is one of my favourite ways to use stencils too xx

Mrs A. said...

I do have some lovely stencils but never think to get them out and use. No excuse now with time in abundance on hand. Love the pretty colours of your backgrounds. Hugs Mrs A.

Joan said...

This is lovely Avril and some great techniques used too

Joan x

brenda said...

What super backgrounds Avril and the flourishy patters are perfect for the dancing lady, they are the perfect compliment to bring everything together. It lovely to see you at Penny Black and More challenge this month, thanks so much for joining in.

B x

Leanne Harris said...

Hi Avril! A super make and that background is fabulous!!! If you are anything like me, you'll have a good ole session of making those backgrounds and get in to a right inky mess!!!! Great fun though!! I do hope that you are keeping safe and well, what strange times we are living in at the moment, take care and I send my love xxxxx and of course many thanks for joining us at Penny Black and More Challenges for our Anything Goes theme this month!!! xxxx

sally said...

A lovely piece of art and I do recognise the music freebies lol! Lovely play/ink/stencil bits for another day too :-)

Sally xx

Caty said...

Woww This is a so Gorgeous card Avril !! I loove the amazing background you have created with this technique, it´s brillant ! The colours are fantastic too, and the dancing lady awesome.
I wish you are well, stay home and safe dear friend,
I send biig hugs, Caty

Marjut said...

You have created a very beautiful card, so lovely colours.

Lowcarb team member said...

This looks so lovely, a beautiful creation :)

All the best Jan

nwilliams6 said...

Awesome and gorgeous creation! I love that you have a lot of the prints for future projects too. Love the colors and the feel of the prints. So soft.

Words and Pictures said...

Ooh, love the pile of lovely rainbow prints, and the card is delightful - the swirl of the flourish captures the swirl of her dancing and the curl of the music... so full of movement.
Alison x

crafty-stamper said...

Fabulous stencilled backgrounds love the stamp and sentiment
Carol x

Anonymous said...

Such a lovely background for the fun image! Thank you so much for playing along with the Penny Black and More Challenge.
Linda