paper: Five Ways to Use Stencil Masks by Natasja Verbeek | pretty paper. true stories. {and scrapbooking classes with cupcakes.}

I guess most of us have used masks in one or more ways with our scrapbooking. The stencils-masks by Hazel and Ruby which I am using here are fun because they are the positive sides which gives you a whole range of new possibilities.

On a Layout Background with Mists
For this layouts I added the stencils straight down on my cardstock and sprayed my mist over it. You can peel of the stencils with you nail or use a pin to flip it up. Stick the stencils down on the stencil sheet and use a baby wipe to clean them. They can be used over and over again. Let your mist dray and create your layout.

On a Layout Background with Ink
For this layout I repeated the same steps except instead of the mist I used ink, which I added using a sponge. By making circular movements you can divide the ink in an even matter. The ink wipes of just as easily from the stencils as the mists does. While creating the layout I cut out some fun items from the patterned papers, Very Mary by Hazel and Ruby, to use as embellishments.

Creating a Gift Jar
Well using those stencils on a layout is fun, but how cool is it to create a gift jar with Christmas just around the corner? Here I stuck a stencil on the inside of an empty jar and painted the inside with acrylic paint. Remove the stencil and let the paint dry. When adding a gift or something like cookies, make sure to fold it in baking paper or anything like that. The lid is decorated with tissue paper and a tag cut from a patterned paper sheet. Add some stickers on the outside of the jar to finish it.

Creating a Card
When giving a gift it’s fun to add a card with it. Here I used the stencils to add text to my card. Like on the layout I used ink .Added some cut outs from the patterned paper and stickers to finish the project.

Subway Art
I for one love all the subway art that we see these days. The texts, the used and old look. Just imaging how fun it is to create your own! Here I used a thin mdf background in a 12×12” size. I adhered my patterned paper using modge podge. When dry I added a second layer on top of the paper. When dry I spelled out my text using the stencils. Painted a thin layer of paint so the pattern of the paper was still shining true. When the paint was still wet I removed the stencils.

Natasja lives in a city in the Netherlands together with her husband and two kids. She started scrapbooking about 12 years ago. After her first child was born scrapbooking evolved into more than just a hobby. After being on her first designteam for October Afternoon, she has been a part of the Cosmo Cricket for a couple years and now loves creating for Simple Stories. You can find layouts of her published in European and American magazines. Scrapbooking brought her around the world teaching in Austria, Israel, Germany and even at CHA for which she is very grateful. You can follow Natasja on her blog, Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram

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28 November 2013

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