Paper and Fiber Arts: Stenciling With Markers

Here are two cards made with the same stencil and dies. The stenciling was done with two different types of markers.

First, the card with the negative piece of the 'hugs' die cut was colored with Karin pigment brush markers. These are non-pumping, meaning you shake them and they are ready for painting onto the cardstock.

The Decobrush markers contain opaque acrylic, non-toxic organic pigment-based paint. I wanted to use them as line art, rather than fill in the shapes. This worked great for all except the purple, which leaked under the stencil. That is an operator error issue and had I dabbed off the paint onto scrap paper, it wouldn't have occurred.

Hero Arts Stacked Circle Stencil With Karin Paint Pen Marker

Cute circle embellishments were used to cover up the ink blobs and to add interest. Using small white circle off-cuts from my stash, clear dots, and colored sprinkles elevate the fun and color on this card.

The second card is made with the same stencil. This time the shapes are colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. These are waterbased and provide a concentrated pop of color.

Initially, I was going to assemble the card as pictured above. To cut the Altenew 'hugs' out as a circular piece, one needs to use a circle die that is large enough to go around the perimeter of the word. You can make the circular frame as large as your largest circle. However, I like to make it about as narrow as the lettering. Having a set of nesting dies helps so you can audition the sizes before actually cutting. In the end, the black piece was cut using the nesting circle and the 'hugs' die, and a white piece with just the sentiment, as pictured below. I like the color peeking out from under the clean and simple top piece.