Stenciling with Glitter + Embossing Paste

Kelly Rasmussen

After spending three days at Creativation, I came home with such a grateful heart for all the wonderful people I met. This industry is full of truly kind and generous people and I'm so happy to be a part of this community of crafters. This card goes out to all of you!

I started out by die cutting a heart using the Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies from some bright pink cardstock. Then I mixed some translucent embossing paste with glitter and smeared it over the Ornate Floral Stencil. I let this piece dry for about 30 minutes, while I worked on the rest of the card. 

For the background I created a watercolor wash using Pewter Glimmer Metallic Inks. These inks amaze me every time I use them -- they mix with water just like our watercolor inks and the shine is incredible!

Next, I white heat embossed the sentiment from the You Are Loved Messages set onto a strip of Classic Vellum Layering Paper.

Once my stenciled heart was dry, I assembled all the pieces of the card onto a white card base. And a scattering of a few tiny white hearts finished off the card!

Thanks for joining me today, hope you have an amazing day!


  • Shannon

    Stunning!!!

  • Anne Furth Snelgrove

    Beautiful card and I love the pewter glimmer in the background wash. How was the sentiment on vellum attached to the card so beautifully with no adhesive marks showing?

  • Jan Elmore

    Oh so pretty! Really, really pretty!

  • Lagene

    Beautiful heart card, I love the glittery embossing paste through the stencil!

  • Linda W. (ScrappinBari:)

    Fabulous heart card, Kelly! Just love the wash behind and the great texture on the heart!!

11 Responses

Shannon

Shannon

Feb 02, 2019

Stunning!!!

Anne Furth Snelgrove

Anne Furth Snelgrove

Feb 01, 2019

Beautiful card and I love the pewter glimmer in the background wash. How was the sentiment on vellum attached to the card so beautifully with no adhesive marks showing?

Jan Elmore

Jan Elmore

Jan 25, 2019

Oh so pretty! Really, really pretty!

Lagene

Lagene

Jan 24, 2019

Beautiful heart card, I love the glittery embossing paste through the stencil!

Linda W. (ScrappinBari:)

Linda W. (ScrappinBari:)

Jan 24, 2019

Fabulous heart card, Kelly! Just love the wash behind and the great texture on the heart!!

Henriétte

Henriétte

Jan 24, 2019

Gorgeous Kelly. I think it’s a beautiful tribute to the kind and generous people of the craft community. The watercoloured background has a lot of depth in it, great! Thank you so much for sharing.

Karen Hale

Karen Hale

Jan 24, 2019

Stunning card, Kelly. I love the stenciling on the heart. I never remember using my stencils in this way. Your technique has inspired my to get them out and start creating with them.

Karthikha Uday

Karthikha Uday

Jan 24, 2019

Beautiful stencil work with an awesome background! :)

Cindy C.

Cindy C.

Jan 24, 2019

What lovely texture! It’s so beautiful!

Barb

Barb

Jan 24, 2019

I kept looking at card and thought the background around the heart was cut out not just painted- very interesting!

Sharon Dolan

Sharon Dolan

Jan 24, 2019

This is a beautiful card. I’ve been looking for my next Valentines Day Card, this is it!
Thank you for sharing. A little time consuming, but easy.