Hello, friends! Today I am joining Simon Says Stamp and celebrating their Cherished release (I’m sharing more about this release and blog hop below).
I loved loved loved the new stencils from Simon – so detailed, so dainty and oh so perfect. There is a lot one can do with stencils, a lot of wonderful techniques to play with and a lot of different looks to achieve. I went with simple and easy to do technique: stencils + texture paste + embossing powder.
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VIDEO TUTORIAL
I filmed a quick technique-only video tutorial for these cards. I’m hoping you’ll enjoy it. Watch it below or on my Youtube channel.
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CARD DETAILS
The new stencils reminded me of lace, of beautiful white lace on bare skin, and that is what inspired cards I am sharing in this post. I used all 3 for my projects, but I loved Star Medallion the most for this particular technique.
The first thing I did when making my cards is dry embossed my kraft panel in my die cutting machine. You don’t have to do this, I am not really sure if it adds anything to the overall look, maybe just a tad bit more dimension, I’m not sure it’s noticeable enough to go through the trouble of doing it. I also did dry embossing using one of the stencils on the card I shared yesterday and there you can really catch all of the texture and detail it created.
I re-aligned my stencil on the paper, taped it in place and added texture or embossing paste through the stencil onto the paper. You’ll want to cover the entire surface of your papers with this paste, you can also do partial coverage and in that case that dry embossing would look really neat because it will actually show on the non-covered part of the panel.
I removed the stencil, took it the sink and washed it along with the palette knife I used to apply the paste. Next I covered entire panel with Hero Arts White Satin Pearl embossing powder. This is a very beautiful pearlescent powder.
You’ll need to wait for the paste to dry to have best results before heat setting the powder. It might take an hour or a few hours depending on how thick you applied it. If you heat set it right away the paste will bubble up. Watch my video to see what I mean.
To complete these cards I used the Sketch Ranunculus stamp set (for the sentiment) and new Big Perfect Shape stamp and coordinating die to stamp and die cut the hearts for my cards. I used Simon’s Pale Blush Pink ink for my stamping.
BLOG HOP
Please join us for a blog hop filled with amazing inspiration! The next on this stop is Shari Carroll. You can also start at the beginning on Simon’s Blog.
GIVEAWAY
Simon is giving away a prize package worth over $25 to every stop on the hop! Please leave a comment below and let me know if you enjoy using stencils, if there’s a technique you love the most – mention that too, please!
Winners will be posted on Simon Says Stamp blog on Tuesday.
SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
 Simon Says Stencils Circular Lace Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stencils Star Medallion Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stencils Heart Mandala Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamps and Dies Big Perfect Shapes Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Clear Stamps Big Perfect Shapes Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Big Perfect Shapes Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Sketch Ranunculus Stamp Set Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Pale Blush Pink Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah Classic Crest 80 Lb Smooth Desert Storm Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Gloss White Nuvo Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts White Satin Pearl Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS |
 Dina Wakley Ranger Palette Knife Media Shop at: SSS |
 Ranger Texture Paste Shop at: SSS |
 Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste White Studio 490 Shop at: SSS |
 Be Creative Tape 3mm Sookwang Shop at: SSS |
 Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS |
 White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS |
WOW. absolutely gorgeous! And I like your analogy: lace on bare skin. That’s a perfect analogy!!!! LOVE IT!!
So beautiful, thanks for the video.
The lace stencil card is beautiful. I love the white on the kraft card stock.
Awesome cards!
What lovely and delicate stencils. Your cards are so pretty Yana – love the use of embossing paste on the kraft cardstock!
Gorgeous cards with the delicate Lacy stencil, love the white on Kraft!
Absolutely gorgeous!!!
Beautiful cards Yana! I have some stencils and some texture paste, but haven’t used them yet. You have inspired me to give them a try.
HOW ELEGANT!!!
I love stencils and these are stunning. I have been wanting to try embossing powder over paste and you have inspired me to do this with your beautiful cards.
Gorgeous cards, love the texture pasre and the “bare skin” colour effect is very prettty.
Thank you, Yana. The wet emboss looks great through this delicate stencil, but I must confess, the dry emboss is so versatile and makes for a lovely background, easily applied to any occasion. I’m looking forward to trying these new stencils. 🙂
Thanks for sharing. The possibilities are limitless with that technique. Very nice card.
Great video and gorgeous card!
Beautiful! Great techique for a shabby chic wedding cards!!
Gorgeous cards Yana! So elegant! Love how you used the embossing powder for the pearlescent look. Awesome new SSS release! I am sure enjoying this blog hop with all it’s talent and inspiration! Thanks for sharing yours! I just have to make these!
Really Stunning cards Yana!!!
Your cards are so beautiful!
Wow, Yana, these are absolutely gorgeous! Such a pretty technique! Thanks for your wonderful video.
Very pretty. Love the elegant look of these.
Wow…these are so elegant looking. Never thought texture paste could be so beautiful.
I love that textured lace look you achieved. I’ve used embossing powder with stencils but never have thought of doing white on kraft or using the delicate pink. So pretty!
Stencils are so much fun – and your examples are beautiful.
Amazing amazing amazing! U are so creative and did I mention AMAZING? I can’t wait to try and make these cards!
I love your technique! How beautiful. I have just really started to use stencils, and so far have used them mostly with ink. I just did one this week using the Distress Oxide and spraying water mixed with Perfect Pearls and it was gorgeous. Have to get some of the paste, though and give it a try. Thanks!
SO gorgeous! The coverage of the texture paste is amazing, and the added shine is so pretty.
Pretty!
I love using stencils with texture paste, but I’ve never thought to use embossing powder on top of it! I didn’t even know you could! LOVE the pearlescent effect you got. It’s so pretty. I can picture using this as a wedding card!
I especially like the new circular lace stencil. It’s going right on my Wish List. It’s so delicate and pretty!
Thanks for sharing these great ideas! Love your blog! 🙂
Your cards are gorgeous. The stencils do look like lace with the embossing medium used. I think I will try dry embossing a stencil because I like the effect of the embossing.
These are so classy and breathtaking. Love thees cards!
Don’t mind me, I’ll just be over here with my mouth hanging open in amazement! These are STUNNING!! So talented. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful design! Looking forward to trying this out!
What a beautiful, elegant card! I have stencils, but I don’t use them enough!
I just recently purchased two stencils but I haven’t used them yet so we shall see if I like them. These cards make me think elegant wedding cards.
Exquisite cards! Love the elegant looks you can get from these stencils. I do use stencils but not as often as I should.
Love this technique and cant wait to try. Thanks for sharing the video!
I love the soft colors and lace stencils.
I think it’s so fun to play with stencils and paste–you never know for sure how it’s going to turn out, which makes it so exciting and fun. Great stencils from SSS!
Just so elegant love the white on craft card
Those stencils are so elegant. I’ve never used embossing powder with paste, but am going to try it now!
Thank you for a terrific tutorial.
Beautiful technique!
Beautiful technique and cards.
I love your technique. Absolutely elegant!!
Wow, everyone loves those stencils and I do too! I love what you do with those stencils on your cards. Your cards are stunning! I’ll bet whoever is getting those cards will love them! Thanks for giving us a chance to win something. I can’t wait to hear that I won!
Simply stunning. I love this technique.
Yana, these two cards are so incredibly gorgeous. I love the depth you were able to achieve.
It’s so vintage looking, like a beautiful handkerchief.
Beautiful cards!
I love the soft pretty color combination.
These are such beautiful cards! I can’t wait to try this technique!