Why I Love Soft Stenciling [Simon’s Hey Bestie Release]
There are so many ways to use stencils, I had a hard time deciding how I wanted to use the new Simon Says Stamp Peony Bouquet stencil! Have you seen this pretty stencil from their Hey Bestie release? I love the cluster of peonies and the multiple ways you can arrange them on your cards.
I opted for a multicolored, soft stenciling effect. Often times with multicolor stenciling, we mask off specific areas that we want to be certain colors. This time I’ve gone for a softer, more blended approach, letting each color meld into the next.
Do you know which tool helps me to best get this effect? A blending brush. Not daubers; not blending tools – a brush. The bristles of the brush apply the ink more softly than either of the other tools I mentioned, which makes achieving this look so much easier!
Blending Brushes I Love
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And do you know why I love this soft blended look? Because it gives a gorgeous, dreamy effect that you can’t quite achieve when you block off the colors!
Let me show you what I’m talking about … press play on the video!
I finished off this stenciling by turning it into a card with just some simple embellishing. There is a fun, stacked sentiment from the new Miss You Missy stamp set, a few Nuvo Dream Drops on the centers of each peony, and of course a sprinkling of pretty sequins here and there.
So now I’m curious … do you like the soft stenciling look?? Let me know in the comments below!
The new Hey Bestie collection from Simon Says Stamp is absolutely gorgeous!
Be sure to check out all the new stamps, dies, stencils and more … you are going to love them all!
NEW DESIGNS I’VE CREATED
I’m really excited about the new stamps and dies I’ve created for this Hey Bestie release. You can see them all below!
I have a video coming tomorrow featuring the envelope dies, which I hope you will not only enjoy watching, but also find helpful. Stay tuned for that!
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This is lovely. The colors look beautiful together.
Beautiful soft and smooth coloring. This stencil is great.
Beautiful card! I love this blending technique and look forward to giving it a try soon! Your soft blending really is dreamy. Also love your new products, especially the envelope dies. So clever. Love the idea of being able to make envelopes from a regular sheet of cardstock instead of needing to use large sheets of paper.
Your blending is fantastic! I really need more stencils in my life lol.
Yep, gotta have some blending brushes :) I like your simple embellishments. The blended ink colors are beautiful.
I love the way you blended more than one color on the peony flowers! NICE!
So pretty! The blending really creates a striking effect.
Love this look! Watercolor is not my thing but this I can handle! Thanks for the blending tips!
So beautiful the stencil and your soft blended technique idea was so beautiful.
Thanks so much.
Absolutely love this card! Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous use of colors in your stencling. Nicely done
Gorgeous use of colors in your stencling.
Nina, I love your soft blended technique on this beautiful peony stencil. Your card IS “dreamy”; the colors are gorgeous!
Oh my, so excited to see that you have designed a 4bar envelope die. I have been waiting for something like this a long time!! Yay!! ????❤️