I'm excited to be the host of the CAS Stencil Card Challenge this month! And my challenge for everyone is to do Ghost Stenciling!
Ghosting is a fun technique where you lay down water soluble crayons, inks or paints on watercolor paper - lay your stencil over the colored panel and rub over it with a baby wipe to remove the color - leaving a 'ghost' of the stencil image! We hope you'll try it out this month!
You will find links to technique videos over at the challenge blog.
I actually made 3 similar cards because I had such fun with the technique - I made 3 similar panels!
Here are my cards as well as some photos of how I used the Ghosting Technique!
First I colored a watercolor panel using Weathered Wood, Shabby Shutters and Wild Honey Ranger Distress Crayons.
Next, with just a bit of water on my finger, I rubbed over one color at a time to blend the crayon.
I layered my stencil, Evolution from ARTplorations, over my panel, taping around the outside edges to hold it all flat over the panel.
I took a slightly wet baby wipe (if your wipe is dripping wet, squeeze it out a bit!) and rubbed over the stencil to remove some of the crayon color .
And here is the Ghost image of the stencil!
As I said above, I was so excited with my results, I ended up making 3 panels. Every time you do this you will probably get a slightly different result, depending on your coloring, the blending and how much you remove through the stencil (as well as the positioning of the stencil).
I thought the Evolution stencil looked rather like fossils (especially in the colors I used) and that the Sizzix Prehistoric Thinlit dies would look perfect layered over the stenciling!
I cut them out of Kraft core Core-dinations paper and sanded over it a bit to reveal the kraft.
Here's a Stegosaurus - the frame die is Mix and Mat Confetti Die from PTI.
Here is a Brachiosaurus. Layering him on a smaller panel emphasizes his BIGNESS!
I will use these for masculine (kids or men) cards - either birthday or maybe get well - I'll choose the sentiments for the appropriate occasions!
We can't wait to see your CAS card creations using the Ghosting Stencil technique! You'll find lots of beautiful inspiration from the Design Team as well as the technique videos over at CAS Stencil!
You have until 3/24 to link up your cards!
Paper: watercolor - Canson, white and kraft - PTI, Kraft Core Coredinations.
Accessories: Ranger Distress Crayons Shabby Shutters, Wild Honey, Weathered Wood, Evolution Stencil - ARTplorations, Prehistoric Thinlit Dies - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, Mix and Mat Confetti Die - PTI, water.
Darling cards and great technique! Thanks for sharing!
What success you had with this technique, Julia! I'll have to brush off my Distress Crayons! Love the dinosaurs that will be perfect for the guys in your life!
Very, very cool! In fact, I bought the stencil you used immediately after seeing your project!! Thank you for the AWESOME inspiration!!
Love your choice of technique for the challenge - I'm looking forward to trying it both with water and with a baby wipe. What a great (and fun) series of cards you created with the dinosaurs on those colourful backgrounds!
What a fun set of cards, Julia. You have done a great job with the ghosting technique and thank you for sharing how you made them.
these turned out awesome Julia...well done.
Such a fun technique that created some fabulous cards! Thanks for playing at Inspired By!
What a fabulous technique Julia and it's worked brilliantly on your cards. The stencil is striking and perfect for those prehistoric animals. Thank you for the wonderful inspiration and the step by steps x.
What a fun technique, and a great trio of cards created with your ghosted panel. That stencil is so perfect with the dinos. I love your color selection, and the technique certainly does produce a unique result each time. Fantastic cards. Thanks so much for playing with us at Time Out!
Fantastic trio of dinosaur cards, Julia! The dinosaurs look awesome against the ghosted background. I never thought of using Distress Crayons for this technique. Great idea! Thanks so much for choosing this fun challenge and taking the time to make the photo tutorial!
Your backgrounds turned out so well. Beautiful stencil and perfect with the dinosaurs. I remember when my sons went through the dinosaur stage and we knew the names of all of them! These are wonderful images.
You have created the perfect background for your wonderful dinosaus, Julia! The ghosting technique gives a great raw look! Thanks so much for joining us at HLS Watercolour Challenge this month!
Great tutorial, thank you for preparing it. Your cards are perfect for men. A great background for your spirit technique.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful card in our gallery HLS Watercolor.