To begin my card, I first ran a half sheet of white cardstock through my Xyron. Then I placed the hexagon cover plate from PTI over it and ran it through my Big Shot, and voila, I now had a stencil. I peeled off the backing and adhered it to a card-sized piece of Neena solar white cardstock and braced myself for a new adventure!
Next I got out three colors of distress inks... tumbled glass, peeled paint and dusty concord. Working from top to bottom, I applied each color and blended them together. Then came the fun part.... peeling away my white, xyroned , homemade stencil. Got adjectives? This process was purely exhilarating as I watched this background come alive, hexagon by hexagon!
I wanted to keep this card simple as not to take away from the background, so I embossed the word "thanks" (from SSS) in white embossing powder on a banner of kraft cardstock. I added the green button and thought it still needed a little "something", so I thought to add a tiny gemstone in each of the hexagons. And I liked it! Here's my card:
And the BEST news? I am no longer a stencil-virgin! LoL! As always, have a great day and thanks for stopping by!
Ha! Yeah! Love your colorful hexagons! Glad you were able to give it a try! :)
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Beautiful coloring! And so neat! Great idea to use the Xyron. Will definitely do that for the 'neater' look!
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ReplyDeleteLove these colours, this technique looks great, Cathy x
ReplyDeletethat is stunning!!!!!! You've inspired me to try that!
ReplyDeleteOh what a pretty color combination. Love how your card turned out, Donna ~ especially all the bling you added ;-)
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