Welcome to the first ever Darkroom Door stencil blog hop! I am so thrilled to see this company expand its boundaries with even more products for the mixed media artist and cardmaker!
Just check out these amazing new designs!
Today I'm sharing a sweet mixed media card with you featuring the fabulous Small Stencil - Wildflowers.
One of my favorite things to do is to stencil backgrounds with texture paste and spray with inks, letting the colors blend and pool and drip. I love the shadow effect the stencil makes with the inks. I stamped a partially inked Mini Calendar and Crackle texture over the panel for more interest.
I splashed on more ink and layered the Butterfly Eclectic stamp over a few paper flowers and a bundle of string. A little quote sticker and dyed loopy bow finish the card.
For my second project I went a bit CAS and did some stencil bumping with the Small Stencil - Ferns. If you've never heard of this technique, basically you stencil one color of paint and let it dry, then go back over with a second color of paint only slightly shifting the stencil to create a shadow. Here I used kraft stock with white and green paint and stenciled my ferns randomly all over the panel.
I finished the card with a circle stamped with the Wander Quote Stamp and some splattered gesso in white and black. I hope you like these and will check out the collection of stencils on Darkroom Door website.
Hop along to the other blogs here:
Darkroom Door: http://www.darkroomdoor.com/Blog
Teresa Abajo: https://thetamarisk.blogspot.com
Belinda Spencer: http://happyscrapspace.blogspot.com
Autumn Clark: http://sewpaperpaint.blogspot.com
Godelieve Tijskens: http://stampingmathilda.blogspot.com
Anneke De Clerck: http://somefiddlingonthekitchentable.blogspot.com
Robyn Wood: http://purplesalt.net
Thanks for your visits in advance!
great things you've made with the stencils!
ReplyDeleteThese are both so gorgeous, Autumn!! You've showcased the stencils so perfectly!! The first card is stunning!! I love the colors and texture!! The second one is so beautiful!! I love the stencil bumping technique - need to try that!! Love these, my friend!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)
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Beautiful colors and textures! Love the stencil designs! Can't wait to get some of these!
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful! Love these stencils!
ReplyDeletestunning cards!
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful cards using these great stencils ! I love the colours of your first card; and thank you for explaining about the shadow in your second one (I'm new at stencilling).
ReplyDeleteSummergreetings from Belgium.
I just adore the first mixed media creation, love the colors and the awesome stencil !! Thank you for the giveaway !! !https://kalasirjana.blogspot.in/
ReplyDeleteLove the techniques you've shown- very inspiring!
ReplyDeleteTwo fabulous projects here, both really inspiring. I like the colour bumping idea, with its off-center look. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw the fern stencil I did not think I was wanting to have that one. When I look at your inspiration card I definitely do :-) Great!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteThese examples are great. Really like the "not all who wander...."
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards. The wildflowers card is just awesome.
ReplyDeleteWow, amazing products and wonderful art. I especially love the kraft card with leaves.
ReplyDeleteStunning! I really love the technique you used with tthe flower stencil. I use that too but it was some time ago now so I will have a go at it again! Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteYour second card I like a lot. Nice is your background and beautiful is the text. What a nice bloghop!
ReplyDeleteFabulous cards both of them, but my favourite has to be the first.... that stencil looks super!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these amazing cards, Autumn. I really like the CAS look of your second card (the white and green are perfect against the kraft) and am in love with the gorgeous inky stencilled background of your first card: beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteWonderful projects! I have never thought to simply splatter gesso.. makes sense, why not! 😉
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning card you have created with the fern stencil. I love the contrast of the shadowed leaves and the kraft card.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colours and technique on the first card and yes the shadows and the effect of the stencil and paste is really gorgeous and unique every time. Eye catching CAS card and loving this technique too x
ReplyDeleteThese stencils are super. Thanks for sharing two beautiful projects.
ReplyDeleteFabulous, Wonderful cards!!!
ReplyDeleteI love your pretty cards, Autumn. I love the background in the first one and the beautiful colours in the second. Kisses, my friend.
ReplyDeleteLovely work!! I really like the ethereal layers of the butterfly friendship card!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful projects! Thank you for sharing the tips...I will give it a try when I get my new stencils! :)
ReplyDeleteThe wildflowers set of stamps has always been one of my favourites, and now I can't wait to get my hands on the matching stencil, thanks for sharing these great projects.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards!
ReplyDeleteWonderful techniques, indroduced to new products and wo derful creative people, the morning couldn't get any better thank you
ReplyDeleteReally great cards! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteLovely work. I think wildflowers is my favourite stencil. I know it is my best used stamp set.
ReplyDeleteLove the layering that you have going on with that wildflower project
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of the stencil bumping technique before so thank you so much for sharing your gorgeous work and inspiring me to create!
ReplyDeleteOooh, another clever lady using my favourites - the Butterfly Eclectic stamp and my favourite Tolkien quote! Thanks for the great post and ideas to consider. :)
ReplyDeleteThose wildflowers are gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteDELIGHTFUL cards!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the colours and textures!
Thank You for sharing your INKY AWESOMENESS :)
Wow! Beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteSuch fabulous projects! Thanks for the inspiration
ReplyDeleteFabulous projects Autumn, I particularly love the soft colours and design using the wildflowers stencil, it's beautiful xxx
ReplyDeleteLove these nature themed cards! And those stencils look awesome!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards, they are gorgeous, and what fabulous new stencils!
ReplyDeleteLove these Autumn - especially the flower one - I must try creating a background like that :-) - you have inspired me.
ReplyDeleteBlessings
Maxine
I've been admiring the new stencil line, and obviously the wildflowers are high on my hit list... I love what you've done with them here, and the colours are just glorious. Love the shadow effect of the stencil-bumped ferns too. Beautiful work!
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Wow nice tecniques en what a wonderful colors. Great cards. A love them all.
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful cards Autumn!
ReplyDeleteFabulous products and fabulous creations Autumn! Xx 😊
ReplyDeleteFabulous creations, Autumn! Thanks for the explanation of how you let the paints do the work in the texture-creating. BEAUTIFUL cards. I especially like the new flower and fern stencils. I hope to remember to use them more often. The blue string under your butterfly looks marvelous! Great design idea!
ReplyDeleteI do love your ferns... and NO, I had not seen that shadowing technique done before. Thank you for presenting it in such a beautiful application! Have a great day, Autumn, and thanks for the inspiration.
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Those wild flowers are awesome! I, too, like working with sprays & that pooling affect - beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYour projects are so beautiful, and I've learned a new technique, thank you ! Those stencils are amazing ! Greetings, Enny
ReplyDeletesuch beautiful cards and creative use of the stencils, which BTW I LOVE! Hooray for Darkroom Door spreading their wings and sharing this wonderful giveaway.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! Your usual amazing color schemes. These are great stencils!
ReplyDeleteStencils are all the rage for me right now... I like to brush on some ink through them, in order to make smashing backgrounds...
ReplyDeleteThese look like a whole lot of fun to play with :)...
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Gorgeous examples Autumn, and what lovely stencils xx
ReplyDeleteAutumn, your mixed media projects are gorgeous with those stencils and colors. Love the details and texture on each of them.
ReplyDeleteTwo really gorgeous samples with these great stencils Autumn, I love especially the first one in a more mixed-media style :) and yippee for the blog hop!! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the chance to win maybe one of these fantastic new stencil designs.
Hugs and love,
Coco
Love these stencils and your cards are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteHi Autumn, two wonderfully different projects, love the fern card with the layered stencil and its shadow, a new to me technique. Thank you for the inspiration and the chance to win some lovely prizes... have a wonderful week... Megan
ReplyDeleteA beautiful job with the wild flowers, love your creations!
ReplyDeleteSo nice to see that DD has stencils now - love what you've done with them, Autumn! Love both projects, but especially the canvas and your color palette - awesome as always! Hugs :-)
ReplyDeleteAutumn- that first piece is spectacular!! i mean beyond gorgeousness!! Well done my friend!
ReplyDeletelove your color pooling! heehee
Thanks for always being such an inspiration- you are awesome!
Happy #NationalGirlfriendsDay !
hugs,Jackie
Really beautiful
ReplyDeleteGorgeous shadow effect on that first project and really love the offset stencil on the second.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful projects,lovely stencils,Iva
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! Thank you for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteThese are lovely cards!
ReplyDeleteNele
Your cards are so lovely! Love the pretty wildflowers and the gorgeous color used there.
ReplyDeleteOh, dear me, I feel like it's Black Friday at Walmart, and I'm here to elbow my way in the door! Since I am here anyway, I must take advantage of this blog hop! BUT, your cards are amazing my friend! I love both--you have really done wonders with those stencils on this project and your journal pages, so I must have them! Ha! Ha! And I'm loving what you did with the fern stamp--CAS, but oh, so stylish! Fingers and eyes crossed ! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteOops! I meant to say stencil, not stamp! Duh!
ReplyDeleteOh wow - both of these are wonderful Autumn. What a great blog hop for Darkroom Door. Hey - please think about entering some of your fabulous card in our weekly challenges at Through the Craft Room Door Magazine!! I would love to see you there :) Xj.
ReplyDeleteOh, these are gorgeous - love your backgrounds and colours.
ReplyDeleteI so love a stencil and your fabulous projects. Will have to come back and join in the hop. Happy crafting, Angela xXx
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