Project of the Week ~ Making Your Own Stencils from Punches or Dies

Good Morning!

I’m filling in for a team mate today who asked for someone to take her week and I accepted the challenge without hesitation. I saw this technique back in Dec. 2014 and after taking a look around Pinterest I discovered it is rather popular now… Making your own stencils from punches or dies.

Supplies used:
Kraft cardstock black cardstock
Distress Inks in Black Soot, Pumice Stone and Tea Dye
Large sponge daubers
Dog paw punch from Reflections
Postage Stamp scissors
Asst. Washi tapes
Black Memento Ink
Repeat Impressions stamp 8116-G Woof Mail

I applied my washi tape first so I would have a starting point for my paw prints.

I masked off the area to stamp with a post it note.

I punched out my paw print - I punched out 3 so I could use one for each color.

I then used my three distress inks to color in my stencil. Word of caution here is to make sure you don’t go off the edge of your card stock that you have made into a stencil as you will get some unwanted color. I randomly stenciled my paw prints, some going off the page.

When you are satisfied with your special one of a kind design you can then color

Cut and then finish up your card.

Just let your imagination go and use your punches or dies and make your own one of a kind background for your special card.

~ Shirley