Dahlia Stencil in action

The moment I saw Dahlia Layered Stencils from Altenew - it was love at first sight! I was in awe with the cards that I saw other people make and very quickly decided to get started on projects of my own.

So here is what I've got for you today!!
On the "Celebrate You" card I used Worn Lipstick Distressed Oxide Ink on Stencil A and Picked Raspberry Distressed Oxide on Stencil B. I then created a white frame which I attached with a foam tape and added a quick greeting. Very simple.

On the "For You" card, I once again used Worn Lipstick on Stencil A and Versamark on stencil B. Once Stencil B was off, I applied Perfect Pearl powder to the card. It's so amazing to see it attach to Versamark with such ease and  crease an amazing shimmery background.
  

For the "Hello" card, I used Broken China Distressed Oxide for Stencil A and Faded Jeans Distressed Oxide for Stencil B. I made sure that the ink was completely dry and I placed Stencil B on the image once again and lined it up very carefully. I then started applying Versamark to it. Once I was done, I removed the stencil and added clear embossing powder. Once you put that heat gun to it, the entire card comes to live.

Lastly, let me introduce you to my two rejects, which I saved from the trash - literrally. Yes, it's true, they were both not my favorite cards but I decided to work around their faults.
 

 

 Here I used Pool Party card stock by SU, sponged Pool Party SU ink on Stencil A and Marina Mist SU ink on Stencil B. I love the colors combo and I love how Marina Mist transformed into this amazing aqua color. HOWEVER, here is where my error was. I didn't wait until the ink was completely dry. When I applied Versamark to Stencil B and added clear embossing powder, the entire card got a grainy coverage of powder which is less than attractive.  I doubt, however, that the recipient will try to criticize my embossing boo-boos.

And here is my reject number two! I used Dusty Durango SU card stock and used Stencil A with Vintage Photo Distressed Oxide and Stencil B with clear embossing powder..... Well, I just didn't like it. To save it, I cut out part of the flower and placed it on a white card stock covered with Vintage Photo Distressed Oxide Ink, attached it to Dusty Durango card stock and called it the day.

Hope you enjoyed all the projects!! See you next time!

Ta,ta!