' ' ' 'Crafty Endeavours: Layered Stencil

Sunday 1 May 2016

Layered Stencil

Today we are kicking off the new challenge at Country View Challenges with the theme of Use a Stencil.

Also, alongside our Challenge, we are running a Blog Hop with a Sizzix Big Shot Machine & Die Bundle as the prize. To enter, you must be a Follower of our Challenge Blog and Hop along to each of our Design Team Members Blogs and leave a comment. We will still be running our normal monthly challenge and those who link their Use A Stencil projects will also be entered into our £20 Voucher draw. The Winners will be picked at random in early June.

I am first in the hop
Christine   ------> You are here!
Gabrielle
Jennie
Rachel
Sue
Evelyn
Doreen
Nikki
Monika
Hazel
Brenda
Corrie
Jane

Lots of possibilities with stencils and, for this first project, I wanted to use "flat" techniques with the stencils. [It turns out later that I couldn't resist a bit of dimension..]



You can use stencil as a resist with a variety of mediums that all work in a different manner.
Here I have chosen Gesso and MicroGlaze (now available from Rangers as Distress Glaze).

Gesso gets slightly tinted by the dyes in the sprays whilst the MicroGlaze is totally impervious to wet media... on top. I did get some staining from underneath however, as my tag got wet through!

So it looks distressed... let's call it a happy accident and carry on...

For sprays I used all different brands as I have been buying one bottle every time a new brand comes along in order to find the Holy Grail (the fine spray bottle that doesn't not clog even with micas). If you're wondering,  I do have a promising lead but have to play test some more.

Both of the stencils used for resist have been die-cut with thin dies using junk mail.
The Harlequin is the Tim Holtz Mixed Media 1 and I was lucky to manage cutting this recycled plastic. Generally plastic yields to the pressure of the dies, indenting the material, but not cutting it through.




After the sprays were thoroughly dried, I used stencils with Distress inks. That's when I decided to stencil my London skyline (also recycled junk mail) with texture paste rather than inks. For good measure I then stamped into it before it dried completely.
I won't tell you how long to wait because it depends on so many factors, I haven't worked it out for myself! The trick is to create a test area of the same thickness on a piece of scrap paper to test when it's ready.

I painted the city in black and used Treasure gold in Amethyst (Paper Arty) to pick out the details, then decided to stamp a few things in black ink on the tag itself and a quote on a piece of card.
Quote and compass are Rubber Dance stamps, the cities borders are from Flonzcraft.

In this photo you can see how shiny the micas are, and reflect the light intensely compared to the Treasure gold.

The final touch is an arrow (Tando Creative) which, although made of fairly thick chipboard), can be embossed in a standard embossing folder. After embossing I pressed the arrow into my black dye inkpad and when dry I brushed Tresor gold in Amethyst and White Fire.







I hope you like my tag and that you will try out these, or one of the many stencil techniques available. Come and join the Country View Challenges with your stencilled makes.

Don't forget to leave a comment below before visiting my teammate Gabrielle for your next stop on our hop!

  I am entering the tag in the SSS Wednesday Challenge and Tando Creative challenge.

57 comments:

  1. A very inspirational tag Christine, great colours and textures.

    B x

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  2. Gorgeous tag.

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  3. fantastic tag. good luck with the hunt for the eternal flame... sorry, perfect spray; we all want one!

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  4. Beautiful tag with great use of the stencils for the background

    Love Chrissie xx

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  5. Stunning tag and a great explanation of how you created it. I am off hopping now! Denyse X

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  6. This is a great inky tag Christine...lots of fun was obviously had making it. Happy May xx

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  7. Great tag with some lovely techniques.

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  8. Fabulous tag with great techniques Christine. X

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  9. Interesting stenciled background, gorgeous tag!

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  10. Ton tag est superbe, et je suis jalouse, j'apperçois cette belle planche de tampons de PA que je n'ai pas ahah!!!
    Jolies techniques de resist aux pochoirs, je pratique aussi pas mal en ce moment j'aime beaucoup jouer avec le Distress Glaze aussi!
    Bon et sinon, je ne vais pas faire le blog hop... Car vraiment trop peu de temps en ce moment (je viens juste de créer ENFIN ma page sur FB, et j'ai encore beaucoup à faire sur tous les fronts..). Et puis surtout, les challenges de That's Crafty sont ouverts à l'international mais seulement pour l'honneur, on ne peut rien gagner hors UK! :(
    Bisous

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  11. LOVE it! And a great way to show stencils at their best! Fabulous start to the Blog Hop!

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  12. A great stencilled background and great techniques. Jennie x

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  13. Hi Christine, love the tag and the tutorial on how you made it is great.

    Warm crafty hugs from Shirl x x x
    ShirlsCards.

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  14. Beautiful creation Christine, great design and I love the colours used.

    Love & hUgs

    Jacquie J xxx
    http://jewelscardcraft.blogspot.co.uk/

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  15. Fabulous tag Christine and I love the stencilling techniques you used! Fab shimmer from the sprays and nice texture too.

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  16. Wonderful tag and great stencilling inspiration xx

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  17. Fabulous techniques on your tag, Christine! What a great inspiration! I tried to make a stencil several times, but never got it cut through the acetate. I´ll have to try this again!
    xx Evelyn

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  18. Great use of stencils, looking so fabulous and textural!

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  19. Great te hniques and result christine. Fabulous! Hugs rachel x

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  20. The perfect spray? Not sure that one exists! Lol
    Love your own cut stencil use on your super tag.
    xoxo Sioux

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  21. Fabulous stencil detail on your tag great colours
    MaggieH

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  22. Your layering is fabulous! Love your use of stencil and how you made the tag come to life! Really awesome! Thanks so much for playing Simon Says Stamp Wednesday “Anything Goes” Challenge!

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  23. Love your tag and love stencils. This hop is so much fun!

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  24. Wow, so many informative steps to your tag, this is really helpful for a beginner like me and of course a beautiful finished tag at the end!

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  25. What a fun tag. thank you for the inspiration!

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  26. This is fabulous Christine, a great start to our blog hop. xx

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  27. An utterly gorgeous tag Christine, I love all the wonderful layers you created.
    Hugs Brenda xxx

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  28. Very lovely tag Christine.
    Gr, Elly

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  29. Christine, I am always thrilled to see your inspirational projects. You are doing fabulous work with this team! :)

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  30. Wonderful resist techniques and fab creation x

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  31. Great techniques, loving the finished tag. Happy crafting, Angela x

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  32. Cool tag, love the resists!

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  33. Great way to start the blog hop.
    Will be watching with interest for any comments regarding sprays - I am sick and tired of wasting money on sprays that clog up after hardly any use!

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  34. I love the vintage look of your tag Christine. It is amazing!!!
    Irena

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  35. Scrumptious layers of colour and stencilling - and I love that textured arrow and all the fab shimmer!
    Alison x

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  36. Lovely tag! Christine
    xx

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  37. LOVE all the layers of stamping and stenciing. So fabulous!!
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

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  38. Love the layers of colors and stenciling.An awesome tag

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  39. Lovely tag and awesome use of stencils!

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  40. What a lovely tag, it makes me want to get my stencils out now and have a play! Louise x

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  41. Lovely tag, one of my favourite techniques.
    Carol x

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  42. I love the layering of different elements you used on this tag!It turned out fantastic!

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  43. Your tag looks wonderful and shimmery! My favorite part is that arrow; it looks like old metal! Great idea to make your "stencils" with junk mail and dies! I do the same thing using scraps of paper, that way I can just throw them out after one or two uses and never worry about cleaning them. You are such an inspiration! Hugs!

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  44. Fabulous tag! Love the stencilling. x

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  45. Great tag Christine. Am so looking forward to seeing everyone's creations on this little blog hop. xx

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  46. Lovely use of stencil awesome tag

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  47. Great tag and I really like the layers of stencils and the elements that give it dimension. Can't beat a 'Happy Accident' I have them all the time lol :) x

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  48. Love the tag. The layers of background stencilling look amazing!

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  49. Gorgeous tag. Love the arrow sticking out the top. Hugz

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