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BLOG BLITZ–STENCILS–Day One: My Stars!

Welcome to Day One of the Stencils Blog Blitz!  For the next two weeks we are featuring projects that use Memory Box stencils.  Please leave comments for each post on the blog in order to be eligible to win stencils of your own!

To start off the Blog Blitz, I chose two stencils and a word die to work with:

  • Starry Nights Stencil No. 88537
  • Star Dust Stencil No. 88573
  • Hello Script Die 98580

Here's the finished card:

 

Now for some step-by-step instructions with photos of the process.

I started with a Memory Box medium blue notecard and the Starry Nights stencil.  

To get the effect shown in the photo above, I set up this sandwich for my Big Kick to emboss the stencil:  Tab One, Stencil, Paper, Rubber Mat (mine is a piece from the plumbing section at the hardware store), Clear Plate, and two extra pieces of cardstock to make a thick enough sandwich to emboss the stencil image.  I had to experiment a few times to get the right mix and you most likely will need to do the same for whatever embossing machine you have.

I then used a sanding block on top of the embossing to reveal white stars.  I trimmed this piece and adhered it to the front of a Memory Box White Notecard.

I used the other half of the card and placed the smaller Star Dust stencil on it, taped in place with painter's tape.  I used a small round dauber and Color Box Frost White Pigment Ink to create this:

I then added white opaque embossing powder over the stenciled image and heat set it.  I trimmed that piece into three sections and mounted each on white cardstock before attaching to the card front.

I die cut the Hello Script in white cardstock and added it to the bottom of the card front:

One helpful hint:  I added adhesive using a tape runner to the back of the word before popping it out of its cardstock piece.

The card still looked like it needed something, so I went to my ribbon scrap box for this final look:

I hope you will enjoy our stencil projects and try out some of the techniques we use.  And please post comments!  I LOVE to read what you have to say and you just might win a STAR DUST STENCIL!

You have until Sun, May 18 at 6pm EST to win this stencil.  Winners will be chosen at random and posted on the Outside the Box blog on Monday, May 19.  Good luck!

Happy Crafting,

 

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125 Comments

  2. I’m looking forward to see all the stencil-tips so I can learn more about how to use my own stencils.
    Great star-card.
    Hugs, Jorunn

  3. Usually recognize your techniques and projects as soon as I spot them before reading your name at the end, but not this time. You went off in a slightly different “Direction” – love it (and all your work, of course). Connie

  6. What a beautiful card! The stars are so easily seen, just as they are here in our crisp, clear night sky – We are so blessed to be able to see the stars clearly without interference of night lights. Thanks for showing a simple design.

  7. The stars are really beautiful. Thanks for the tips on how to use the stencils.

  8. Can’t wait to try the stencil/embossing technique. Thanks for sharing.

  9. Great card and instructions! Not a die (yet) but ‘Congrats’ would also work as a graduation, or promotion card!

  10. Anne,
    I love your card, blue is my favorite color. Thank you for stencil bossing technique, will have to give it a go. Questions:The rubber mat from the hardware store, did it come on a roll? Do you know the thickness?

  12. The effect of those lovely stars on that blue is stunning. Great technique.

  13. You did an awesome job as usual..Keep up the good work …we all love it

  14. Star of wonder,star of night,star of royal beauty bright…. ♡♡♡ this card!

  21. Beautiful, yet simple card. I’m always looking for ideas for those. Thanks for the great tips.

  23. Cool technique you used with the stencil. Love your card! Thanks for the tips too!

  24. Just found your blog and so happy that I did! You give great tips and suggestions. Love the stars-my dh and I met at a Planetarium class!

  25. Love the card, love the color, love the technique, will have to give it a go.

  28. Lovely card and a wonderful tip about adding the adhesive to the die before releasing it from the paper. You deserve a star for this! 🙂

  31. Wonderful card! I love the soft colors. All these new stencils are so awesome!

  32. I have always been a fan of stars and I am so glad that they are trendy now. Your star stencil is one of the best that I have seen & I would love to experiement with it.

  33. This is going to be fun, so excited to see how to use the wonderful stencils. Nice card, so simple but elegant.

  36. Starry Starry Nights…
    Thanks for the details of the technique! Lovely card! I’d like to make my own My Stars card:)

  37. That’s a cleaver way to use the stencils, thank you for all the inspiration, the lovely memory box stencils are great for so many projects, I can’t wait to get some more (I only have one) I love so many of them.
    Thank you for the opportunity to win one.

  38. Stunning card love the whole concept and so informative.
    TFS
    Hugs
    Amanda x

  42. Stencils are the in thing this season and Memory Box sure has a grip on it! I love the new technique, used it with dies so now I will have to try it with the stencils as well. Our customers are always asking what to do with them and the more I can show them the more popular they become and thus sell much easier. I will be watching this blog closely for all the great ideas and inspiration. Thanks!

  43. This stencil would be absolutely ADORABLE for making baby card congrats or shower invites … or even graduation cards – reach for the stars … oh my … the uses are unlimited!

  44. Great technique with the star stencil. I will have to get this one, don’t have one with stars!

  48. Wonderful card! I love the ribbon and the design. I always forget that you can use embossing powder with stencils too. Great job. Thank you for sharing.
    Katie B.

  52. Thanks for the great tutorial! I love both of these pretty star stencils – your card is just lovely!!

  53. Lots of useful tips and reminders of techniques so often forgotten. Love the stencil and what you did with it.

  58. Just love this stencil, the stars are perfect, would love to try this technique

  60. Stencils, what fun! Thanks for the specific directions for doing this card, I want to try this but I need to get stencils first. I don’t have any.

  61. Stencils, stencils, stencils; you see them everywhere. I have some that I have been using for 10 plus years. I’m glad that stencils are popular and are again in vogue. I love them, Thanks for the chance to win.t

  63. Pretty card. Like the extra technique of using the embossing powered. Cool effect. Thanks for the inspiration!

  64. Wow! Wonderful execution using the stencils! I never would have thought to do that–thanks so much for sharing the details!! 🙂

  65. Great tip to get more mileage out of our stencils! Off to try it now!

  69. I was excited to hear that the stencils can also be used for embossing. There are some amazing patterns and I can’t wait to give them a try. Great card using great product and a great technique! TFS 🙂

  72. I can see how all those stars could be useful – guess I’ll be adding it to my growing list!

  73. I like the different methods used for each stencil. Love the starry stencils and am looking forward to seeing all of the stencils and ideas for the next two weeks.

  74. This blog post makes me excited to pull out the stencils I recently purchased from Memory Box. Lovely card! Thanks for today’s lesson.

  75. What a lovely starry card! My husband and I work in space exploration, so these stencils & ideas will be perfect for cards for him. 🙂

  76. This starry look will be great for my daughter, girls are all stars in their minds, aren’t they. I also love the tip on using the tape runner on the back of the word before popping it out, I always run into difficulties with fine cutout word…but no more!

  78. Lovely. And a great way to use your stencils. Thanks for sharing.

  86. This is such a great card and suitable for all occasions and gender. Love it!

  90. Thank you for giving more ideas on using these stencils. I love getting help to expand my useage of these tools.

  93. I love anything stellar. I live in the country and love being outside on a starry night, just gazing at the sky. Your card reminds me of that.

  95. Great stencil and I love your ‘starry’ card. Amazing what can be done with these stencils !!

  96. Thank you for sharing this inspiring card and the two stencil technique. I have a one horse open sleigh Christmas card idea that I didn’t make last year. This is the perfect answer for the starry sky I wanted to create. Thank you for sharing.

  99. Stars are so in at the moment and they make such great background to many scene and they are just the best for boys and blokes cards. I think your card was great even without the ribbon.

  103. This is a very versatile stencil and I really love that the stars are “sprinkled” around instead of in rows.

  106. Oh my gosh what a fabulous idea! Thank you for sharing. I love Memory Box so much.

  108. This card is elegant in its simplicity. The star stencil could be used in so many applications…love it!

  113. You went through a lot of work to present us with such a beautiful card. TFS

  116. WOW the star stencil is so gorgeous — so many possibilities and so versatile too..love how yu have showcased it and Thank you so much for a chance to win it

  117. Such a unique card and cool technique! Very stunning look to it. Thanks for sharing this technique. I can’t wait to try it!

  121. This is a fun stencil and very versatile. Nice card and love the simple technque. Thanks.

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