Inspiration: Cut It Up Challenge #323 (This Makes Me Smile - Lawn Fawn does!)
I finally tested my coloring stencils from Lawn Fawn for the first time, using the Simply Celebrate Santa set. This was a very clever addition by Lawn Fawn to their product line, to offer a different and easy way to color their images. I've been using the little brushes from Spellbinders and I'm not sure how I feel about them, I might need to test other tools to see what I like better.
I looked in my Lawn Fawn paper pads and pulled out Let's Bokeh in the Snow to create my background. I picked the blue bokeh patterned for the bottom, and die-cut the Giant Let It Snow sentiment from Spellbinders' white sparkly foam. To fill the space underneath, I added a Aidan Snowflake die-cut, and I also created a border with the Scalloped Arches Border dies and red foil cardstock. I added sequins to fill in the space, and pulled a metallic green envelope to match.
This made for an interesting result. Not sure this is my favorite creation, but it did give me the chance to play with some supplies and test things out. I realize the coloring with the stencils is softer than when using alcohol markers, so the image does not stand out against patterned papers the same way. Something to keep in mind when deciding which medium to pick when coloring my images.
Supplies
Stamps, Stencils and Dies: Let's Celebrate Santa (Lawn Fawn)
Cardstock: Basic White (Stampin' Up!)
Patterned Papers: Let's Bokeh in the Snow (Lawn Fawn)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Dies: Giant Let It Snow, Cross-Stitched Rectangle Stackables, Scalloped Arches Border (Lawn Fawn);
Aidan Snowflake (Simon Says Stamp); Zig-Zag Stackers (Penny Black)
Accessories: Brushes (Spellbinders); Stampin' Dimensionals, Loose Silver Sequins (Stampin' Up!);
White Glitter Foam (Spellbinders); Snowflakes Glitter (Studio Katia); A2 Fairway Metallic Envelope (Envelopes.com)