I 've left making most of my Easter cards to the last minute again. So I needed to come up with something quick as they need to be in the post tonight.
As I was searching through my scrap drawer I found a piece of card, out of which I had die cut an egg shape. I started wondering if it would make a good stencil. So I decided to give it a try. Sometimes you get a fuzzy edge when using die cuts as stencils.
I taped the negative die cut on to a card panel and blended ink through the aperture. I then placed a decorative stencil over the top and brushed more ink over the stencil. The blue and pink versions below were the first attempts. I mounted the blue one onto blue card before adhering it to the base card.
I got a bit more adventurous for the yellow one. After applying the yellow ink and allowing it to dry thoroughly, I used a sponge dauber and dabbed Versamark ink through the decorative stencil and heat embossed in gold. Applying the versamark is more difficult to apply due to the sticky nature of the ink. When dabbing with the dauber and versamark the stencil tends to lift , so you have to be really careful not to move the stencil. I would also recommend using a mucky versamark pad as it's easier to see where you have been.
To add the ribbon, I cut a slot along the edges of the egg on both sides. I threaded a piece of ribbon through the slots and secured at the back. I used a length of invisible thread and tied it tightly around the middle of the ribbon to pinch in the centre. I adhered a double bow over the thread.
To give the impression of a pink and navy layers, I dipped the edges of the card panels on the ink pads. I added a few tiny sparkles to the pink one.
The pink and blue cards were pretty quick to make so you could do a few in next to no time.
Applying the versamark through the stencil is more difficult and requires more time and patience.
