New Crafter's Workshop at Taylored Expressions

Taylored Expressions is hosting a blog hop today to showcase the new Crafter's Workshop stencils now available. You'll have the chance to see a few of the many opportunities for creativity in using these fun stencils today from the Baker's Dozen.

I used the Kasbah stencil for my two cards.  For my first card, I used the stencil itself as a stamp.  I put my stencil on a craft mat and sprayed it with Gold Metallic Maya Mist.  Once the stencil had a nice coating of mist, I picked it up from the craft mat and "stamped" it onto my black cardstock.  While the mist was still wet, I sprinkled clear embossing powder on it and heat embossed.  Using the stencil to stamp the pattern on the cardstock gives a distressed look since not every spot gets the same amount of ink.  Clear embossing adds a neat texture as well.  I embossed the sentiment "You Rock" in black.  It is from the You're My Hero stamp set. 

For my second card, I used the stencil to dry emboss with my Cuttlebug.  This is probably my favorite thing to do with these stencils.  I just LOVE the subtle impression it makes.  I stamped the sentiment from Faith and Hope onto white cardstock, die cut, embossed and sponged it.  Then I ran it through the Cuttlebug again using the Kasbah stencil.  I also embossed the pink cardstock using the stencil. 

You can see more creative ways to use these stencils by visiting these members of the Baker's Dozen:

Jami, Karen M., Sankari, Jeanie, Jackie, Alex, Karen G., Melissa, Jodi, Carolina and Taylor

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great day!