Stenciled Day 3

Today in class we got into using embossing pastes, and we learned about all the different mediums we can use to add to stencils to give dimension to our cards.  Debby's card today was worth the price of admission - it is a perfect example of her delicate style.  Of course I had to CASE it!

As Debby did, I first sprayed my cardstock panel with a pink spray, let it dry, then applied modeling paste through my stencil of choice, Mini Harlequin.  And in so doing, found out what the difference between embossing paste and modeling paste is.  My modeling paste took on the color of the spray behind it.  Debby's embossing paste stayed white.  But I persevered.......I used a die to cut out 2 sprays of leaves and popped them above the embossed panel.  Then I added my Leanna butterfly die and some pink and white pearls.  My sentiment is from a Simon exclusive stamp set, Happy Every Day, embossed in white on black.

While I had all the equipment out, I decided to do a take 2:

Same stencil, no spray, same butterfly, but this time I stamped an old favorite Hero Arts leaf spray on vellum using bundled sage distress ink, and cut it out.  I wanted a pale, pale green, and this is exactly how I imagined it! The sentiment from Simon's Like Your Style was again white embossed, this time on a scrap of Tim Holtz bundled sage distress cardstock, and I added pink and sage pearls, one of them a heart pearl, on the butterfly body.  Of my 2 cards, this is the one that I prefer - what about you?  

Thanks for stopping today!  I think this will be it for me today - I'm losing my light here.......