New York New York…

‘… so good they named it twice’ as they say in the song! I’ve realised that I hadn’t shared the last of my samples from the March TV shows, so here it is – better late than never! I used the ‘New York City’ 7×7 stencil for this one, so I’m also going to share this with the new challenges at Stencil Fun and Addicted to Stamps & More

So here’s the lowdown on what I did! I first attached the stencil to a square of card using low tack tape and ran it through my embossing machine, to give the image dimension. I used a brush and sponges to add the colour through the stencil, using a combination of ‘blueprint sketch’, ‘festive berries’, ‘weathered wood’ Distress Oxides, with a little ‘broken china’ in the sky. After removing the stencil, I trimmed the card down around the image, cut it into three sections, ran a black Sharpie around all the edges and attached it to a square of white card.

I finished with a mount of co-ordinating companion paper and attached it to a 7×7 card blank.

You can get such great effects by just chopping up a stencilled image!

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17 thoughts on “New York New York…”

  1. I have tried to cut my stencils like you have done but I run out of card,example like you a 7by7 stencil cut into it but I run out of card, what am I doing wrong?????

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      1. Hi Jill – I think I’ve figured out your question! When I cut the stencilled design into sections, I allow for the spaces between each strip by cutting it smaller from side to side than from top to bottom. Eg if it’s 10cm high, I’d cut the piece 9.5xm wide, so when I’ve cut it into 3 and spaced each strip it will be back to the 10cm. Hope that makes sense!

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