Stencils in grid

 Stencils in grid

A twist on an old technique.  Years ago at a convention, I saw a demonstration of a person using small Marvy square ink pads ... doing DTP (direct to paper) on a card that was sectioned off with post it notes.  Then without removing the post it notes she stamped inside the grids.  When you remove the post its you are left with a fun grid background.  Check out these posts grid technique, 2014 post, another post from 2014 on grid technique. I learned this technique way back in 1999 or 2000 before all the fancy picture taking phones.

Today's cards

 

stencils used:  various companies

Some of these cards are for an upcoming card swap I do with local friends.

Basic instructions:

Masked off a section at a time with post it notes.  Lay down stencil and add color through it then with same blending brush add a light layer of the same color over the stenciled section.  Remove the post its to reveal the first grid section.  Continue on doing the same thing to fill the card.  When done with all the stenciling you can die cut the card or just cut it out and layer onto folded card.  If you look at the card with the hello die cut ..... that is actually a 5" x 7" card but all the others are 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" cards.  For this technique you can use any of your inks you have in your stash.  I used CP inks because at the time they were on my table.

Hope you give this grid technique a try and show off your cards.  Thank you for stopping by and come back again soon.