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Brass Stencils and Texture

By Nancy Leimer
Rubber Roadsters
Advanced Team Stamp Designer


Brass Stencils give us a multitude of uses. One such use can be adding texture to your projects. It’s gooey and messy and you will love the results.
 

Supplies:
Basket Brass Stencil (Paula Hallinan)
Reindeer Stencil (CTMH)
Christmas Ornament Stamps (CTMH)
Light 101 Artist’s Cement ( US Art Quest)
Purple /Gold Textured Paper (Oriental Trading)
Gold Glossy Cardstock (Marco Paper)
White Cardstock ( Office Depot)
Burgundy Textured Cardstock (Marco Paper)
Gold Ribbon ¼” (Stampendous)
Silver Pigment Ink Stamp Pad (Colorit)
Gold Pigment Ink Stamp Pad (Stampabilities)
Clear Embossing Powder-(Ranger)
Glue (Zig)
Personal Paper Trimmer (Fiskars)
Scissors (Fiskars)
Heat Gun-(Stampabilities)
Hole Punch ¼”
Misc: Cotton Swabs-Pointed ends-Dollar Store
Tiny Touch Applicators- (Suze Weinberg)
Knife


Instructions:

1. Cut the White cardstock in two pieces measuring 5.50” x 8.50”. Fold one piece of the cardstock in half to equal size 4.25” x 5.50”. Cut the other piece of cardstock to size 3” x 3” and set aside.

2. Cut the purple cardstock to 4.5” x 3.25”. Using the basket stencil position it in the center of the cardstock. While holding the stencil in place use knife to fill the holes of the stencil with the artist cement. File each hole completely and then level off the top of the stencil. Here is where you can opt to make the design very smooth or rough. The basket was make with a rough texture. Slowly pull the stencil off of the cardstock being careful not to nick the cement. Set aside to dry for at least a 24 hours.

3. Stamp the Christmas ornaments in gold and silver, then cover with clear embossing powder. Be sure to remove excess embossing power and then heat set the ornaments. Stamp three silver ornaments and two gold ones. After heat setting the ornaments cut them out and set aside.




4. Once the basket is completely dry it will be ready to apply the gold ink. Use the Tiny Touch applicators to rub the ink into the cement. Then heat set the gold ink.

5. Take the ornaments and arrange them in the basket as you like. (See photo) Make sure that you cut the ornaments as if they are lying in the basket. So that some portions of the ornaments appear to be inside the basket. Once you find the arrangement you like glue into the basket. Don’t glue the ornaments completely flat at the top, that way they also will appear to have structure.

6. Cut the gold cardstock to size 5.5” x 3.75”. Glue, centered, to the white cardstock. Then glue the purple cardstock, centered, to the gold cardstock.

7. Add the gold ribbon per photo.




8. Repeat the same processes for the gift tag with the reindeer brass stencil. Cut the white cardstock in a 3” x 3” square and the burgundy cardstock into 2.75” by 2.75” square. And continue with the directions as above.
 

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