Harvest Moon Papiere: Sheena Douglass Stencils and Mixed Media Tutorial

Hi!
I love stencils. And I love Crafter's Companion. Want to know what's great? Crafter's Companion is going to start carrying stencils! Yep! Talk about making my day!!!!

I was lucky enough to get my hands on some new Sheena Douglass stencils! I used The Big Apple for this project. I paired it up with a stamp set called Stamp It Australia: Around the World that has the Statue of Liberty included in the set. Things that coordinate together make me SO happy!

First thing's first: adhere your stencil and card base down. You will not be happy camper if that stencil moves while you are applying paste or ink!

I decided to tint my Dreamweaver White Embossing Paste, so I scribbled some IG7 (Spectrum Noir Marker) down onto my non-stick craft mat.

Then, using a palette knife, I mixed paste into the color.

I added the grey paste onto the stencil. Then I also added a little white, too, to create an ombre effect.

After I peeled my stencil away (and I washed it immediately!), I placed my Dreamweaver Cross Stitch stencil down on top of the wet paste. This may seem scary, but I placed it down and pressed gently, so nothing would be ruined.

Cool, huh? I truly love the different patterns and colors here, even without coloring in the image!

I wasn't done yet. I decided to add some embossing powder onto the wet paste!

I dried it all with a heat gun. You can also let it air dry. The heat gun makes the powder bubble a little bit, but I wanted that to happen. Then I finally colored in the image using Spectrum Noir Markers IG7, LG3, LG4, IG4.

Once everything was dry, I pulled out my Distress Inks and added more color in (Vintage Photo, Pumice Stone, Mustard Seed).

This is the fun part about mixed media projects: you don't have to stop! Hee hee hee! I added in some Desert Sand Fireworks AND some Gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz spray!