Glitter and Stencils? Yes Please!

Hi friends! This card design packs a punch and it will get you using some stencils you may have in your stash! Remember back in the day when the only way we could emboss paper was with a brass stencil, stylus and a light box? Well, I am betting some of you still have those stencils sitting around.

This technique is fun and pretty easy but I will warn you that we are using glitter so don’t blame me if you are a little more sparkly that usual afterward LOL! Watch the video to see how it’s done!

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Supplies:

• Peg Stamps: Coral & Triton Shell Border,  Sand Dollar and Starfish, Shell Border, Starfish and Shells, Crab These little nautical stamps are great for making jewelry, I have a tutorial on that here!
• Glitter (make sure to use high contrast colors for best results)
• Shell stencil: Dreamweaver
• Coconut oil or a bar of soap to coat the back of the stencil with
• Nautical wood shapes
• Adhesive sheets
• Crop-A-Dile Eyelet and Snap Punch
• ATG Tape Gun 
• Distress Oxide Inks (colors: Abandoned coral, salty ocean, frayed burlap, walnut stain, crushed olive, seedless preserves)

Glitter directions:

1. Coat back of metal stencil with bar soap or coconut oil. Apply adhesive sheet to cardstock and remove backing and stick stencil to adhesive.
2. Sprinkle on color one, place backing sheet over glitter with stencil still in place and press it down. Dump excess back in glitter jar.
3. Remove stencil and add the contrasting color. Pour off excess and press with backing paper again.
4. Burnish firmly with backing paper to lock the glitter in place, trim the panel and add it to your card.

I hope you give this technique a try on your next card! Happy crafting!

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