Miss Ink Stamps | Die Cut Cards with Stencils and Gel Press

You guys ... I might be late to the Gel Press game, but I am having SO much fun! I used a stencil from Miss Ink Stamps to create some fun Gel Press prints and die cut them to make an easy set of cards! 

I am loving using stencils with my Gel Press! I am able to make a bunch of backgrounds very quickly! I used just the Kaleidoscope Stencil today, but you could use any of the many stencils available in the Miss Ink Stamps Store! 

I used one technique to make a bunch of backgrounds and then die cut them to be focal points on my cards. I used dye inks on my Gel Press, pressed a piece of paper on top, added more ink, then the Kaleidoscope Stencil, and the same piece of paper again. This gives me the brightest and boldest print. Then I remove the stencil from the Gel Press and use a second piece of cardstock to pick up the remaining ink on the Gel Press - that's two! I got a third very dainty print by spritzing the leftover ink on the stencil with some water and picking it up with a third piece of cardstock. 

I even got a bonus print by using the piece of scrap cardstock that I used to clean my brayer! I used a Stitched Heart Die and die cut a portion of each of the 7 prints and I still have enough of each print left over to save for future projects! 

I used the Madness Stamp Set on each of my cards. I stamped on both the heart and the card at the same time, then removed the heart and popped it up with foam for a dimensional, but continuous look. I decided to stencil some gray ink over the Kaleidoscope Stencil on a few of the card backgrounds and keep some of them white. 

Just like that I have a whole set of 7 cards! I hope you try this stencil and Gel Press technique! 

Sassy & Crafty | Ink Blended Shaker Card

I am continuing on my quest to rainbow all the things! I used a rainbow of Catherine Pooler Dye Inks to color up the GORGEOUS Collecting Leaves Stencil from Sassy & Crafty! 

I sprayed the back of the Sassy & Crafty Collecting Leaves Stencil with Pixie Spray and adhered it to a piece of white cardstock. I used Purple Tape to mask off individual Leaves and used the Catherine Pooler Date Night Ink Collection to add a rainbow of color across my panel. I built a shaker card using a frame die from the Pink & Main Reverse Scallop Rectangles Die Set, 1/4" Easy Tear Tape, acetate, and Double Thick Foam Tape. I used clear sequins in my shaker so that it wouldn't take away from the pretty stenciled background. 

I stamped a pretty little butterfly from the Flutter By Butterfly Stamp Set and colored it with Copic Markers and added it as well as a sentiment strip to the front of my shaker with iCraft 3D Foam Squares. That's it! Thanks for joining me!