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Pretty Peony Layered Stencil Card with Water Effect - the finished project — The finished project

Create a stunning 5x7 inch card featuring beautiful layered peonies in pink, purple and teal. Using the Pretty Peony stencils and dies, you'll blend multiple ink colours together to build up depth and dimension. Finish with a water spray technique for an artistic, textured watercolour effect.

You will need

Stamps By Me - Stencils and Die Set - Pretty Peony - 070824ASEE IT

3D Foam Pads 2MM Thick Double Sided Foam Pads - 130226GSEE IT

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Step by step

Line up the first stencil (numbered 5) with the top corner of your white card, aligning it with the edge.
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Using a blending brush, apply Fandango ink from the magenta ink pad to the top flower section of the embossed stencil. Press firmly to achieve rich, vibrant colour coverage.
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Rinse the first stencil layer under lukewarm water to clean it. Position the second layer of the Pretty Peony stencil over the embossed design and apply Fandango pink ink using a blending tool.
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Ink the middle flower section using purple ink. Press down firmly with your brush to apply the colour evenly across the stencilled area.
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Position the third stencil layer over the bottom flower and apply teal ink using a pouncing motion with your blending brush to build up colour intensity.
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Position the leafy stencil layers over your card and apply light teal ink using a blending tool, pressing gently to create background foliage detail behind the peonies.
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Trim the inked card roughly with scissors to remove excess white card around the floral design.
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Spray the finished stencil work with water and gently shake the card to loosen the design and create a watercolour, abstract effect.
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Die-cut a white card layer using the outline die from the Pretty Peony set to create a frame around your stamped artwork.
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Layer the white die-cut peony frame on top of your stencilled artwork panel to bring out all the floral detail and create dimension.
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Tips from the show

If you add water and lose the design detail, simply place the stencil back on and reapply ink to bring the detail back.
You can blend colours by taking one ink colour into an adjacent flower section for a softer transition.
If you prefer a clean, sterile look without water effects, simply skip the water spray step entirely.

Pretty Peony Layered Stencil Card with Water Effect

You will need

Step by step

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