Stenciled Circle Background

Hi friends! Today I have a stenciled circle background tutorial to share with you, which would work as a background for many different types of projects.

I used products from Simon Says Stamp Hello Beautiful release, which arrived here two days ago. It is a gorgeous new release and I was so happy to use the first stencil that I designed, namely the Mix and Match Circles Stencil. There is also a Mix and Match Squares Stencil. I love the versatility of stencils and that they can be used for so many different techniques. I did an art journal page in my Dylusions Small Creative Flip Journal. I really like the size of this journal and that you can so easily work either horizontally or vertically.

Ink a page with Antique Linen and Pumice Stone. I placed my non-stick craft sheet under the page.

Now for the fun part. Place the Mix and Match Circles Stencil on the background and start inking with Speckled Egg and Shaded Lilac. I was really happy to see the look of these two colors together. Move the stencil and continue with the rest of the page. It is easy to ink a large area with the stencil and if you turn it you will get even more variation.

Ink here and there through the stencil with Speckled Egg Distress Oxide ink, using a blending brush.

Ink through the stencil again, with Wilted Violet, you only need a little.

Mist very lightly with water, to add just a little texture.

The stencil coordinates with some of the circles of the Mix and Match Circles Stamp set, and I stamped a few of them on the inky circles. 

Die cut the Simon Says Stamp Capital B Beautiful word. You can separate the word from the mat, but for now, I decided to keep it together so that I could do an inlay design.

Ink the word with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink and Worn Lipstick Oxide Ink. Ink with two layers of clear embossing ink. I added the first layer right onto the Distress Ink, but needed to add Clear Embossing ink before the second layer, to get an even result. Always be careful when using a heat tool and never touch the melted powder until it has cooled down completely.

Ink with Pumice Stone Distress Ink and mist lightly with water.

Die cut Tim Holtz Wildflower Stems #3 from Heavystock paper.

As with the word, ink with a mix of Distress Ink and Oxide ink and emboss with two layers of clear powder.

The flowers look so shiny and the dies are very intricate. 

The sentiment was stamped with Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Butterflies, using Slate ink.

If you look closely at the circles, you can see that there is a subtle texture and a variety of shades. The combination of Distress Ink with just a little Oxide ink also makes for an interesting look.

Here you can see the lovely shine from the embossing powder. The second sentiment comes from the Forest Scenery set. It was also stamped with Slate ink. I didn't use any black on this page.

The circle was stamped with Stormy Sky. I also inked around the entire page with Hickory Smoke. 

And a final look at the lovely shiny flowers.

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by here today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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