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Hey guys! It's Kara, and today I'm sharing a fun new technique that I've seen recently, but adapted it to the supplies I already have on hand.

New products are great and so much fun to shop for, but I love the challenge of creating the look with supplies I already own. Recently, Debby of Lime Doodle Design, created a background with a stencil and new Distress Crayons. I thought perhaps I could do the same with my Gelatos and I was right. I love the subtle results!

Starting with a piece of watercolor paper, I taped down my stencil and applied some of the white Gelato. I smoothed it over with my finger before removing the stencil. While I set that aside to dry, I started die cutting and stamping my images from the Happy Wishes set. I always stamp more than I need so that the flower arranging is easier later on. I stamped my flowers and leaves with Pure Color Dye Ink in the colors Mojito, Wild Mango, Sweet Nectar, and Warm Wool. I stamped a sweet sentiment from That Is All on the banner from the Bountiful Blooms die set. I curved the sentiment on my acrylic block so it followed the curve of the banner.

Once the Gelato was dry, I added just a bit of color with Peacock Feathers Distress Ink. The Gelato dries with a bit of texture and resists the ink.

Now it's time to assemble all of the pieces. I added the banner to my card front with some dimensional adhesive so that the flowers and foliage could be tucked in behind and layered on top of the banner. Finally, I die cut 'hello' four times, also from the Bountiful Blooms die set, and layered them up. I layered the stenciled piece with a piece of vellum and a piece of white cardstock on top of a Lake House card base.

Thanks so much for stopping in and taking a peek!

Featured Wplus9 Supplies

Wplus9 Happy Wishes 4x6 Stamp Set Wplus9 Happy Wishes Companion Die Wplus9 Bountiful Blooms Die Wplus9 That Is All 4x6 stamp set Wplus9 Sweet Nectar PURE COLOR Dye Ink Wplus9 Pure Color Warm Wool Dye Ink Wplus9 Mojito PURE COLOR Dye Ink Pad Wplus9 Wild Mango PURE COLOR Dye Ink Pad Wplus9 White Premium Cardstock Wplus9 Lake House Cardstock

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