Video: Combining Stencils with Digital Stamps - Hero Arts
Posted by Kelly Taylor on November 21, 2022

Video: Combining Stencils with Digital Stamps

Hello Crafters! It's Kelly Taylor here and I'm super excited to be sharing this fun scene card with you today. Combining digital stamps with products we already own is a great way to stretch our supplies!

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For this super cute card I combined our new Christmas Elves Printable with our Birch Trees Stencil for this fun festive scene.

I printed out my elves first and then trimmed them down to an A2 sized card. I also printed out the elves on some masking paper. I trimmed them out and applied them before starting my ink blending.

I blended Passion Flower ink using a blending brush to just the bottom portion of the card to shade my snow. I then applied the stencil and added more Passion Flower and Granite to darken up the shadows of the trees. To create my sunset I used a combination of Cherry , Tangerine , Spicy Mustard and Summer Sky Core Inks.

Once I was done adding the ink blending I removed the stencil and got busy coloring. I love using markers to add dimension to the images. I colored in the "Hello" from my printed sentiment and and then popped it up over top of the scene.

I think these elves are adorable. What other scenes can you see these cuties in? Thank you so much for joining me!

Click on products to shop:
HD104 Christmas Elves Printable |...
SA204 Birch Trees Stencil | Hero Arts
AF622 Cherry Core Ink | Hero Arts
AF641 Tangerine Core Ink | Hero Arts
AF653 Spicy Mustard Core Ink | Hero Arts
AF703 Summer Sky Core Ink | Hero Arts
AF721 Passion Flower Core Ink | Hero...
AF761 Granite Core Ink | Hero Arts
MI003 Ink Blending Brushes | Hero Arts

3 comments

Super cute scene!!! I love that you shared so many great tips and ideas on how to use this digital image with the stencil! I’m excited to give this a try!

Ruth Gauss,

Do you have to use a laser printer if you want to color with Copics? I have an ink jet printer. Love that you are on the HA Design Team, Kelly!

Robin Keith,

Love those elves! A great stencil, too!

Barbara-Jean Kubik,

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