1 Stencil 4 Ways

 My turn to share a Pick of the Week at The House That Stamps Built, 

and I chose to use 1 stencil 4 different ways.  Lets get started.

 

These are the 4 stenciled backgrounds I created:

The first background I taped down at the corners two pieces of card stock,

so I could stencil a rectangle shape.  I sprayed my stencil with Pixie Spray

and blended with a brush, my preferred method with stencils:

 

My second background I started on the left with a heavy layer of ink and faded 

out as I went to the right:

On the third I choose three coordinating inks, putting each on approximately a

third of the card, going back and reblending between colors for a smooth finish:

For the fourth background I use double stencils to blend just an oval

shape in the center, you could also do this with die cutting the center

out of a piece of card stock:

My completed cards:

I hope you enjoy experimenting with your stencils as much

as I do!

Repeat Impression stamps used (in order):

Hello Cling Set, Spring blossoms,  Bass Harbor Light (lg), 

Thinking, Summer Tree,  & Just because