Hello – Carnation Duo Layering Stencils

Hello, fellow crafters and happy Wednesday!! Brenda back with you today!! I had an urge to create with purple today!! It might be because I’ve been creating so many holiday cards….ha!! Also, I’m still having fun exploring the new inks and how they coordinate with my previous collection. I thought the Carnation Duo Layering Stencil Set was the perfect way to try out some of those combos!!

I started by die-cutting the Carnation Duo Die from white cardstock and stenciling the Carnation Duo Layering Stencils onto it. I used Lavender, Summer Iris and Grape Crush inks for the petals and Olive and Everglade Moss for the stems.

For the background, I die-cut the Quilted A2 Coverplate Die from white cardstock and layered it over an A2 panel of purple cardstock. The carnation die-cut was adhered with liquid glue and the excess was trimmed from the edges.

The sentiment is from the Fancy Script Stamp Set. It was stamped onto white cardstock with Grape Crush ink, then cut out with the Coordinating Die. I also die-cut another layer from purple cardstock, adhered it behind the stamped sentiment, slightly offset, and adhered it to the background with foam tape. A sprinkling of Dark Purple Opaque Gems placed diagonally leads your eye to the sentiment and finishes off the card.