Group of Seven Cardmakers - Oct Technique Stencil over Heat Embossing

 It's time for the October Group of Seven Cardmakers technique!  This month we are stenciling over a heat embossed background stamp.  

There is a video on this technique as well as written step by step instructions over at The Group of Seven blog.

Here are two cards I made using this interesting technique followed by a few creation photos for each card.

For the Christmas card - I white embossed a text background stamp Twas the Night Before (it's the whole story of 'The Night Before Christmas"!) from Rubbernecker.

Then I stenciled over the white embossed text using Frosty Flakes Stencil from the Greetery using Ranger Distress Stormy Sky and Salty Ocean

and here is the resulting panel

To finish my card, I die cut the Santa and Sleigh and the Merry Christmas out of blue glitter paper and adhered them over the embossed text.

I used all the same steps for my first card, white embossing the Windowpane Plaid background stamp from The Greetery

and then stenciling over the embossed panel using the Lupines Stencil from ArtPlorations and Distress Inks Mowed Lawn and Seedless Grapes.

And here is the resulting panel

To finish my card, I added a Small Talk Sticker Sentiment, rubbed the edges of the panel with Gold Pigment Ink and splattered over the panel with a Black POSCA pen.

Note:  As with most techniques, you have to experiment with what background stamp works well with what stencil.  Think about how much un-embossed white will be left on your panel when you go to stencil over it. 

We hope you'll give this technique a try!  If you do - please link up your card over at The Group of Seven blog so we can all see it!

I'm linking my Christmas card to:

NBUS

first time using Frosty Flakes Stencil

Inkspirational

Jingle Bells

Not a Creature was stirring

flying reindeer!

Linking my Stenciled Lupine card to:

Stencil Fun Challenge

Orange or anything goes

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Christmas Card

Stamps:  Twas the Night background stamp - Rubbernecker

Paper:  White - PTI, Bermuda Bling Glitter Paper - Core-dinations (Michaels)

Ink:  Stormy Sky, Salty Ocean - Ranger Distress, Versamark.

Accessories:  white embossing powder, embossing pillow, Dash Away All Dec 2021 Stamptember die - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, Special Merry Christmas Die - Memory Box, Frosty Flakes Stencil - The Greetery, blender brushes, heat tool.

Lupines Card
Stamps: Windowpane Plaid background stamp - The Greetery.
Paper: white - PTI
Ink: Ranger Distress Mowed Lawn and Seedless Preserves, Versamark, Gold Pigment Ink - Color Box
Accessories: Lupines Stencil - ArtPlorations, finger sponges, Small Talk Stickers: Occasions - Tim Holtz/Idea-ology, Black POSCA Pen, white embossing powder, embossing pillow, heat tool.