Dec 23, 2020
I know it’s been a while between episodes, but Covid and
lockdown have kept me extra busy with the shop. I’m excited to be
back … thanks for tuning in! Today, let’s talk about one of
the oldest, most used, versatile and affordable pieces of kit that
you can have in your crafting stash - stencils.
Stencils are, essentially, a tool that helps you create a design
quickly and easily by masking off the areas where you don’t want to
apply your ink, paint or medium. There are lots of different sizes,
shapes and types of stencils. You can buy them or make them, and
there are a few different materials that are commonly used. These
days, commercial crafting stencils are a thin flexible plastic, but
you can make your own using specialty stencil plastic, acetate, a
fused laminator pouch, cardboard or paper. You can cut them by hand
or use a die-cutting machine using your dies, or a more
sophisticated electronic cutting machine like the Scan N Cut, where
you could scan any print or hand-drawn image then cut.
Alternatively you could use a machine like the Silhouette or Cricut
using an SVG file (and I will link to my favourite SVG file
resource in the show notes). When creating your own stencil the
most important thing to remember is that the openings of the design
need to be bridged. There can’t be any loose pieces … the whole
thing needs to be joined as one piece.
LINKS
Creative Fabrica SVG
files
Planner
goodies
Tia’s Pretty Creations
(planner stencils)
Stencils in my
shop
Flying animals with
Balloons stamp set
Layering
Stencils
Shifter
Stencils
Edge
Stencils
Planner Addicts Australia
Facebook group
Pink & Main Blending
Brushes
Altenew Blending
Brushes
Honey Bee Stamps Blending
Brush
i-Crafter, I-Brush mini
brushes
The Stamp Market Blending
Brushes
Make It By Marko Brush
Buddies
Purple low tack
tape
Embroidery monogram
technique
Hero Arts, Unicorn White
pigment ink pad
Cookie stencil TikTok video
Mary Polanco
Blending Brush comparison video
Jennifer
McGuire stencilling technique video
Gina K
Transfer Gel Duo video