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Textured Rhapsody Bliss

 

Hi everyone!! I hope you are enjoying our stencil blog blitz! My fellow designers sure have shown all of us some great uses of Memory Box's stencils. 

Today, I am showing you a technique I really love with my stencils.  For my card I created a negative mask and sponged with neon bright inks through the textured rhapsody stencil # 88515. Memory Box's textured rhapsody stencil is my go to stencil. 


When the sponging is complete, I remove my mask and grab an extra fine sharpie and I outline the the sponged areas of the stencil. An alternate way is leaving the stencil inlace and tracing around the shapes. Either works well and it goes quickly. It gives the stencil a stamp like look and it emphasizes the shapes on the stencil.

Here is another version of the same technique for an anniversary card for the hubby.

Hope you like this technique and will give it a try yourself! Let me know what you think of this technique  by leaving me a comment and you will have until Sun, May 18 at 6pm EST for a chance to win this stencil.  Winners will be chosen at random and posted on the Outside the Box blog on Monday, May 19. 

Good luck!

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128 Comments

  2. WIN this stencil? I just put it on my wish-list! I won’t mind to win this beauty! Gorgeous samples, they made me … yes, want to buy them!

  3. These cards are beautiful! There are so many techniques I don’t know about or forget to try… I’ll have to add this to my list!

  4. I have a few stencils, but now it looks like my stencil collection will grow. 🙂 These are very pretty cards.

  11. Sue, I love the technique and the cards! I knew as soon I saw them without scrolling down to your name that these were your cards! Love them!

  14. This is gorgeous. Love the colors and the technique. Something else for my wish list!!! Thanks for sharing.

  15. How beautiful. Great cards, great technique, love how you turned a simple card into something gorgeous. Great job.

  16. Love the look of the technique (the pen work) but even with the stencil in place it’s a recipe for disaster under my hands!

  17. Stunning cards! I like the way you used the stencil with a common shape. This is definitely something I will try when I get some stencils.

  18. Would love to add this stencil. I have several, but WANT MORE! Love trying the different techniques.

  21. What a fantastic idea! Using this masking technique makes stencils even more versatile. Thanks for opening my eyes to even more uses for them! Your samples are wonderful–and thanks for the anniversary card idea (my own is coming up soon). 🙂

  24. What a way to make the stenciled areas “pop”! Love this idea! Thanks so much!

  27. This is so pretty. Love your colors and always love a beautiful, lacy butterfly.

  29. love the outlining! I will add this technique to my ‘tool’ box.

  32. I absolutely LOVE this technique – thanks so much, your cards are gorgeous!

  33. Beautiful cards, I love how one stencil can look so different by changing the ‘shape.’

  35. What a beautiful idea! Love your cards, and thanks for sharing this. It is a technique I am going to try!

  37. Beautiful cards!! What a neat technique! Definitely one I would like to try. Love the neon colors! Great job. Thanks for sharing.
    Katie B.

  39. I had not seen this stencil before. I liked the bright colors you used especially for the anniversary card. Very pretty

  40. Your projects are gorgeous. Thanks for the Sharpie tip! Trying it tonight.

  41. Both cards are beautiful! Love the idea of using a marker to outline the design!

  43. Love the use of stencils. Did you put the stencil on top of or under the negative mask? Can’t wait to try this.

  44. I love what you’ve done with the stencil. It looks so pretty behind the butterfly.

  45. Nice stencil design and good idea to mask areas.Your cards are very nice.

  47. Great idea for setting up the background for your pretty embellishments. Love how you masked and used only a portion of the stencil. Very pretty cards !!!

  49. I like both but I really love the heart with the butterfly best!!!! Love how simple they are yet so elegant .

  50. I love these cards. I know I need stencils now. I want to try this technique, so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

  52. This is a great way to add dimension to a stencilled image. Thank you for sharing this inspiring post. I will be using this technique in the future.
    Jacquelene L
    Canada

  53. Oh my, these are so beautiful! My favorite is the first one but the heart is also great. I love this stencil!

  54. I like this technique, the colors are beautiful also. That stencil has many great sections to use for cards like that, when you just using part of the stencil.

  55. What a great technique in tracing and outlining the technique. Looks fabulous and clean!

  56. The effects are so different,just be changing the shape. The delicate butterfly makes a perfectly elegant addition!

  57. I would love to use this stencil for one of my journaling pages. The design is timeless.

  58. I’ve been thinking about getting into stencils especially since I don’t have a die cutting machine.
    I really love the way you did the butterfly card above.

  60. Beautiful cards and a lovely stencil. I like the idea of masking…going to try it.

  62. I like this technique–negative mask; it really looks like a stamp image. I also love the neon bright colors you chose. These cards are simple yet beautiful. I’ll give a try:) The stencil is beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration!

  65. I can see why this gorgeous stencil is your “go to ” stencil. Both cards are wonderful.

  66. I like this idea and this stencil may be my”go to” stencil also.

  67. Love the idea of masking off shapes and filling it in with the stencil!

  68. Gorgeous!! Love the floral stencil for the background, and I just love butterflies.

  69. Is the butterfly a die? If yes, which company makes it?
    The cards are stunning!!!!!

  70. I love the stenciled backgrounds with the butterfly and the multi-color design.

  71. Beautiful cards, love the technique. You made a simple card look so elegant. Great job.

  72. Sue your cards are absolutely gorgeous. I love this technique. I’ve seen some masked stencil techniques before but I really love how you have outlined the inking – it looks amazing.

  73. OH WOW! Those cards are simply gorgeous! Love love love that masking with colors behind the stencil!

  75. WOW!!! They are gorgeous, I really think these have definitely got to be my favourite cards. 🙂 🙂 xx

  76. Would love to use this stencil with my Neon inks. Great idea and lovely cards!!

  82. gorgeous card! I love your technique with the stencil! beautiful butterfly die and stencil too!

  84. Normally I wouldn’t be interested in this stencil, it’s not my style. BUT then I saw your first card using the different colors and boy, oh boy, did that change my mind! I am no going to order this one for sure!!!!

  85. I love these cards. This is one of my favorite stencils, so far!! Thanks for the great inspiration using the masks.

  86. How clever to use reverse coloring with your stencil, and outlining the stencil design with a fine pen. The colors are beautiful, and the card is so clean! Thanks – I love it.

  92. I too NEED this stencil. The method is great.
    And, of course the butterfly gets my vote every time. TFS

  96. I think this is one of the prettiest stencils I’ve ever seen. Thank you for sharing this lovely technique.

  97. A gorgeous stencil! I loved how you used it on this card. Thank you for sharing your expertise.

  98. What a lovely, elegant card! I love the stencil, and your color masking is amazing! Thanks so much for sharing!! 🙂

  99. Love both of these cards and the technique is inspired. Definitely going in my to do list.

  104. What a brilliant idea! Cant wait to go home and try a mask on a stencil. Im gonna pounce the night away!

  105. How do you make a reverse mask with a stencil. I love the colors, and the butterfly really finishes off the card..

  106. WOW, beautiful cards! I love that you masked it off and that stencil is really fun!

  108. Love the effects on these cards! This is one of my favourite stencils so far… more detail, pattern/design the better for me. TFS 🙂

  109. I love that you used a mask with this stencil also, it really opens up your options of uses.

  110. Not sure what it is that I find so fascinating about this grid stencil. But it will have to join my arsenal of goodies!

  114. I love both cards, thanks for the inspiration and for reminding me that sometimes less is more, love that you don’t cover your whole card with the stencil, it makes them more elegant(IMHO).

  116. Sue, these cards are gorgeous – love that stencil!!
    I’m curious whether it makes any difference whether you put the stencil on the card and the negative mask over top, or vice versa?

  118. Very cool technique! I gotta try this… amazing cards and endless possibilities! Thanks for sharing!

  119. I really love this technique with both cards. Especially like the multiple colors of the first card.

  120. I love the way you have used these stencils and want to give them a go, thanks.

  124. This is a really cool technique, and one I´ve used several times too, and always gives a good result, which can also be seen on your gorgeous cards here too.

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