I had a couple of offcuts left over from another card which have simply been lying on this tip of a desk for a while.
I was about to throw them in the bin (working on my 'I must keep the desk tidy' promise) when I had a light bulb moment 💡💡💡!
My little scrap of galaxy background had some white acrylic paint spattered over it and then I set about making myself a stencil from a star die and some acetate.
The smaller star is a home made stencil from a previous project.
I had bought some Cosmic Shimmer Ultra Sparkle Paste (Frosty) and never used it so tried it on the larger star.
Swirling it about and applying it thicker in some parts gave an (unintentional) random line effect which I thought didn't look too bad. I used a thinner layer on the smaller star but if you look closely it also has some slight random lines!
The sentiment was a mag freebie from last year.
Sharing my stencilled sparkly stars at -Seize the Birthday - A/Goes
TIOT - Use a Stencil or Two
It's another cold day here but there IS some blue in the sky again. The weather is set to warm up this week I think and not before time!
I have promised myself that today I am going to have a small clear out and tidy up in the craft space - I need to make room for my new waterbrush colour pens!
Have a great day. x
24 comments:
And didn't it turn out beautifully? Gorgeous galaxy card and perfect stars :-) I love both these techniques.
Thank you so much for sharing with us at Try it on Tuesday.
Cath x
A beautiful card and a lovely sentiment.
Yvonne xx
Quite magical Viv - as I hope this afternoon will be.
B x
Brilliant CAS card and love the fabulous background-well worth keeping and the textured stars look perfect
Carol x
A fabulous card Viv, the sparkly stars look 'brilliant' on your galaxy background and I love the sentiment you used, don't these freebies come in handy.
Thanks for sharing over at TioT
Avril xx
This is lovely
Simply MAGICAL! Thank you very much for joining us over at Moo Mania & More!
Happy new week ahead!
Susi xxx
Beautiful design and I love the sentiment. xx
This is super Viv...all this playing time?...too much time on your hands!..lol
Did I hear the words..clear out? (snigger)...I shall say no more!!..lol Seriously I love your card, it has turned out so well. xx
Fabulous background colours and a really lvoely sentiment.
Kath x
OMG, I love this CAS card. That sky is to die for and it is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing it with us at Seize the Birthday.
This one is right up my street Viv, I love everything about it. Your galaxy looks amazing and the colours are just perfect. You’ve done a great job with the stars too. Love, love, love it! X
Such a striking card Viv, love the texture on the stars, and they look so sparkly! What a great save with your galaxy scrap too. Thankyou for playing along at CAS Stencil, Cathy x
Beautiful background!!
So glad you did not toss your background into the round file, Viv. It was perfect for you starry night sky. Loved how you added the glimmer paste to your stars and your sentiment. TFS and joining us at CAS Stencil Card Challenge. Hugs..Nancy
Gorgeous galaxy sky, Viv! I love all the dimension you created with all those beautiful colors and how perfect your (almost tossed out) panel works with your stars! I'm really loving all the texture on both stars...especially the sparkle on the larger one...WOW! Thanks so much for playing along with us at CAS Stencil!
Oh Viv ... this is GORGEOUS!! You have the best "leftovers" around, my friend. This galaxy sky is amazing. LOVE the sparkle glitter paste. Very cool with the lined effect you got. You should tell people you did that on purpose!:) And that has to be the most perfect sentiment for this card! Awesome! Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Stencil. So excited your watercolour pens are on their way!! xx
Really love how you used the scrap to create this beautiful card! Thank you for joining us at Try It On Tuesday!Chrisx
Fabulous effect with the stencil, the paste and the unintentional lines. Love how you came about the inspiration for this atmospheric and wonderful card x. Lets hope it does warm up this week....Enjoy the waterbrush colour pens when they arrive x.
I love this gorgeous card Viv, the colours that you've made the sky are wonderful the stars finish it perfectly.
Sue xx
Beautiful shimmery paste stenciled stars on your beautiful galaxy background Viv! I like the lines created unintentionally on the larger one! and your sentiment is perfect for your design! thanks for joining us in the CAS Stencil challenge this month! xx
That leftover background looks stunning Viv, and your two stars using the frosty paste are absolutely gorgeous over the top, and a perfect sentiment to finish. x
Beautiful leftover piece for your sky and the stenciled stars with the lines in them look great. Love that sentiment too. Thank you for sharing your lovely card with us at Seize the Birthday.
This is a stunner! Love it xxx
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