Layered stencils

Made on a Glowforge
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If you are a card maker, you know the current hot items are sets of layering stencils. They allow you to color a sometimes complicated image very quickly. Of course I decided to try my hand at this, and leaned on my Creative Fabrica subscription as an art source. Looking for mostly floral images, I found many that would work well (solid blocks of color that could be easily separated into individual stencils). Here’s the result of two of them; each set uses 4 stencils to layer the colors:

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Sources: https://www.creativefabrica.com/product/3-seamless-floral-patterns/ And https://www.creativefabrica.com/product/digital-paper-pack-spring-floral/

I think it would be very cool (although very time consuming) to make custom wrapping paper with these stencils.

For stencil material I just used some spare transparency sheets I had laying around. They are made of polyester and cut nicely.

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Lovely

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Do you use a sponge to apply the color?

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Something like that. It’s an ink blending tool with a half-dome sponge on the end, but you can easily use a cheap cosmetic sponge instead.

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Wow, those look so good! I’m inspired to give it a try.

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Those are beautiful! I never would have thought of that, even though I made a stencil for our farm logo when I painted our deck. That layering effect is gorgeous, and I really like the florals you chose!

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These are amazing!!

I watched a cardmaking series last week, and one person used stencils. I had put it on my list to see what I could come up with.

You just nudged that line of thought even further! So glad you posted!

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this turned out so lovely. I have several ‘very expensive’ layered stencils…I’ll have to try some of my own!

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I am inspired. I made a jig to help with alignment.

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I used some proofgrade veneer for the brackets.

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I just ordered some mylar to make a stencil.

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Yahoo! Inspiring others is my favorite thing.

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Not bad for my first attempt. I got the mylar, but did not get the brush or good ink. I had some cheap ones I used for a rubber stamp experiment.

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I used only three colors and I did not thicken some of the lines. Part of my stencil fell out.

I used the whole stamp pad on the stencil.

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Wow, came out great! Looks like the stencil holder did a great job too.

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You will love this video.

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Those are fantastic! I need to create some tiny stencils to use with polymer clay. I make miniature clay food and some of the decorating ideas I have require the use of stencils.

Don’t you just love Creative Fabrica. When they ran a yearly subscription special, I converted my monthly membership to yearly. Such a wonderful place for all kinds of images. No, I’m not affiliated with them.

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I do not have time for a new hobby. I do not have time for a new hobby. I do not have time for a new hobby. I do not have time for a new hobby. I do not have time for a new hobby.

sigh

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But someday you will have time for a new hobby. :grin:

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This is cool what settings did you use?

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Settings are here:

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