OCC Stenciled: Day One Take Two

I couldn’t resist taking another go at the lesson from today’s Online Card Classes Stenciled class. This time I created a card based on the one shown by Julie Ebersole.

OCC Stenciled: Day One Take Two

Julie misted the same stencil for her card. I don’t mist (or more accurately, I’ve tried to mist and it was a mess!). So I inked my card with distress inks instead. And I used a much bolder sentiment – I really like the black with the sunshine ink colors.

I think if I were to redo my earlier card, I’d use darker colors for the inking, so that the white heat-embossed sentiment would be more visible. I’m also beginning to realize that you have to consider how much of the stencil image will show through. For example, this stencil gives a generous amount of background whereas the stencil I used for my earlier card did not. Lots to learn!

Supplies:

Pinspired and Crafter’s Companion Joint Blog Hop

Welcome! I’m delighted to be part of the blog hop showcasing  Sheena’s “A Little Bit Floral” stamp sets available at Crafter’s Companion.  You should have reached me from Erica’s blog.

My card uses the Lily stamp set paired with an “all occasion” sentiment from Hero Arts.

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You have TWO opportunities to win! You can hop around and comment on all of the blogs for one chance to win a gift certificate from Crafter’s Companion (May 3 – 5, 2013).

For a second chance to win, you can play along!

Create a project and post it using InLinkz on the Pinspired Blog. You have until May 9, 2013 to participate for a chance to win a gift certificate from Crafter’s Companion.

Now it’s time to head over to Jennifer’s blog to see what she’s created. If you got lost along the way, here’s the complete list of participants:

Annette
Audrey
Chrissie
Christiana
Denise
Erica
Jean
Jennifer
Kendra
Khristen
Lalo
Laurel
Mary Dawn
Roxanne
Stacy
Stephanie L.
Stephanie S.
Trena