Tim Holtz Scribbles Stencil & Brushos

I made the backgrounds a few days ago while visiting a friend. That day was the first time I had used the stencil. On the first background I made, I used it to brush on some ink—gorgeous! Then I applied ink with an ink applicator to get a more vivid look. It was beautiful too, but I bent one of the thinner connecting pieces. Next time, I’ll be much more cautious.

For these backgrounds I used Brushos and water. I placed the watercolor paper on an acrylic block and the stencil on top of the paper. Thank you, Loll Thompson, for your video; this really did make it easy to lift the stencil off quickly before the water seeped beneath it. Then I sprinkled on the Brushos, sprayed with water, and lifted off the stencil. I placed another piece of watercolor paper on top of the wet stencil and pressed down with my fingers. That gave me the reverse background that I used to make the second card.

I used the Misti to stamp the sentiments and image. I was able to stamp two or three times to get a darker sentiment, and I heat embossed it to make it stand out against that background.

CARDS:
4 ¼” x 5 ½”
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock (base)
Judikins black cardstock (mat)
Fabriano 140-lb. hot press watercolor paper
Tim Holtz Stencil, Scribbles
Brushos (I’m not sure which red I used.)
Versafine Onyx Black Ink'
Rangers Superfine Clear Embossing Powder
Recollections Pearls (Card 2)

STAMPS:
Card 1:
Paper Smooches Salutations (Happy Birthday, front of first card)
Hero Arts Special Birthday Set (sentiment on inside of card)
Hero Arts Thinking of You Set (flowers on inside of card)

Card 2:
Hero Arts Sending Smiles Messages Set (Many Thanks)

TFL.
Daria