DIY Stencil Paste Tutorial

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Teri Anderson

Hi, everyone! Do you love using stencils to make cards and scrapbook pages? Teri here and today’s post is for you! I’m going to show a fun way to create your own DIY Stencil Paste with a Dual Tip Glue Pen

DIY Stencil Paste Tutorial by Teri Anderson for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

This technique is so fun and the paste looks so good when used with stencils.

Make the DIY Stencil Paste

You’ll need a few supplies to get started: A jar, a plastic spoon or knife, paint, baby powder, and a Dual Tip Glue Pen. Start by squirting one part glue with one part paint. Flip your plastic spoon or knife over and stir the glue and paint together until completely blended.

Now, you’re going to start adding baby powder to your mix. Start with just a small amount. Keep adding and stirring until you have a nice thick paste form.

Set a stencil on a piece of cardstock. Apply the paste through the stencil and onto the panel. Use an old gift card to scrape off any excess.

Use this process with additional pieces of cardstock to make more stenciled panels. Be sure to stir the paste in between applications to keep it from drying. Once you’ve completed your panels, let them sit and dry completely.

Create a Card

Adhere one of your stenciled panels onto a card created from cardstock with Crafty Power Tape Polybag 81ft. Cut up some of your additional stencil panels and mount them onto the card as well.

Cut a rectangle from cardstock. Stamp a sentiment on it and adhere it to your card with Crafty Foam Tape.

Take a couple stamped and die-cut images. Apply E-Z Runner® Petite Permanent Dots Refillable Dispenser on them, as well as 3D Foam Squares White Small to adhere them to your card.

Complete your card by adding a few sequins to it using Adhesive Dots Micro.

Be sure to save any leftover stenciled background papers so you can use them to make more cards.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Leave me a comment if you decide to give his technique a try!

Happy Creating!

Teri Anderson

Creative Time: 60 mins
Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

3D Foam Squares White Small

E-Z Runner® Petite Permanent Dots Refillable Dispenser

Crafty Foam Tape White

Adhesive Dots Micro

Crafty Power Tape Polybag 81ft

HomeHobby™ by 3L
Dual Tip Glue Pen

Other: Cardstock: Neenah; Stamps and Dies: Concord and 9th (Snail Mail Dies), Pretty Pink Posh (Ladybug Friends Stamp Set and Dies); Stencil: Waffle Flower (Snowfall Background); Ink: Ranger Ink (Black); Sequins: Pretty Pink Posh; Gray Markers: Copic; White Paint; Baby Powder; Jar; Plastic Spoon; Palette Knife

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Shaker Front Christmas Card

Posted on October 21, 2023 by Tracy McLennon

Hello crafty friends! Tracy here and today I am sharing a festive little project featuring a few of my favourite Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L products. Here are all of the details on how to create this Shaker Front Christmas Card.

Shaker Front Christmas Card by Tracy McLennon for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Let’s Get Started!

The first step is to gather your cardstock base layers for this Shaker Front Christmas Card. The base is white cardstock that is 6×12 folded in half. Green cardstock cut to 6×6. Cut a piece of burgundy cardstock that cover the front of the largest of the Keepsake Envelopes Mix. Using dies, cut the circle out of the burgundy piece and the decorative die from white cardstock.

Adhere the green cardstock to the card base using the E-Z Runner® Petite Permanent Dots Refillable Dispenser. Cut strips of the patterned paper that are 5.75″ long and miter the corners. Adhere to the card front creating a frame again using the E-Z Runner® Petite Permanent Dots Refillable Dispenser.

Using the Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/8in., adhere the burgundy cardstock piece to the Keepsake Envelopes Mix piece. Add another strip of Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/8in. to the opening of the Keepsake Envelopes Mix to ensure a secure pocket for the shaker bits. Add in all of the pretty shaker bits and then close the pocket. Adhere the Keepsake Envelopes Mix piece to the Shaker Front Christmas Card.

Shake Shake Shake!

Adhere the white die cut piece to the card front using the Dual Tip Glue Pen.

Fussy cut out the tree and gift from the patterned paper and add to the Shaker Front Christmas Card using Thin 3D Foam Squares Black Mix. Add Stickles to the pieces for a little extra sparkle. Finally, add the sticker sentiment to the card front.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy

Creative Time: 45 mins
Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®
Keepsake Envelopes Mix
Thin 3D Foam Squares Black Mix
E-Z Runner® Petite Permanent Dots Refillable Dispenser

HomeHobby™ by 3L
Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/8in.
Dual Tip Glue Pen

Other:
Dare 2B Artzy – Home for the Holidays Collection; Heartfelt Creations – Craft Die; Simple Stories – Sentiment Sticker; Ranger Ink – Stickles; Light Green and White Cardstock; Sequins; Shaker Mix

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Sending Hugs Mixed Media Gift Tags

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Connie Mercer

Hi, Connie here with a couple of Sending Hugs Mixed Media Gift Tags using stamps and ink, and featuring 3D Foam Strips. These were really fun to create and the 3D Foam Strips make adhering the sentiments a breeze!! That is a win in my book.

Sending Hugs Mixed Media Gift Tags by Connie Mercer for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Creating the Sending Hugs Tag backgrounds

1. Using watered down Distress Oxide inks dab the tag in a color, let it dry and repeat until you get the look you want. This process can be done several times with different color of inks. I selected three coordinating colors of ink.
2. Stamp label, birds then color and trim out. I used Distress Oxides to add color to the birds.
3. Stamp added images to the tag fronts using the same inks used to create the tag backgrounds.
4. Stamp out the sentiments and trim out. I used Hero Arts Pigment ink for this.

Add the large labels to the tag front with Crafty Foam Tape 108′. Using the 3D Foam Squares White Mix add the birds to the large labels. Add sentiments using 3D Foam Strips. To finish the tags add twine and fabric to the tops of the tags.

Thanks for stopping by!
Connie

Creative Time: 90 minutes
Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®
3D Foam Squares White Mix
3D Foam Strips
Crafty Foam Tape 108′

Other: Stamps: Darkroom Door, Katzelkraft and Studio Light; Ink: Hero Arts and Ranger; Fabric; Twine; Pear Pins; Buttons

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Halloween Pumpkin Card

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Yvonne van de Grijp

Hi everyone! Halloween is coming up very soon and for some inspiration, I made this Halloween Pumpkin card. Yvonne here….I love the technique called Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside for my cards and I would love to share how I used it to embellish my card. Wanna join me?

Halloween Pumpkin Card by Yvonne van de Grijp for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Top Card Panel

For the top card panel of the Halloween Pumpkin Card, I used a piece of purple cardstock which I inked with chalk ink to lighten it up a bit. This is to create a foggy effect for the background. Since I don’t know the exact size my card will be I did not trim the card panel to the right size yet.

Die-Cutting

First I die-cut the pumpkin layers from colored cardstock. Then I used an ink blending tool and a brown inkpad to alter the pumpkin.

Next, adhere small pieces of Crafty Foam Tape 108ft to the back for the die-cut pumpkins, peel off the liners, and layer the pumpkins. Crafty Foam Tape 108ft is 1mm thick (1/32″ – half of 1/16″) and is perfect for that subtle dimension to the Inked Halloween Pumpkin Card.

Die-cut some creepy houses from black cardstock and apply gilding wax to them. Adhere the elements to the purple-inked card panel using Crafty Foam Tape 108ft.

And then trim the card panel to the right size.

Card Base

First adhere the purple card panel onto an orange card panel and next onto a black card panel.

To adhere the layers of the Halloween Pumpkin Card simply use the E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser.

Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside

Now the fun starts: embellishing the Halloween Pumpkin Card using a technique called Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside. I used this technique twice! First by adhering some stars from the E-Z Runner® Stars Refillable Dispenser onto the card.

Then sprinkle dark blue glitter over the stars and rub the glitter for secure adhering. Then tap off any excess glitter. For the second use of the technique, I used my Dual Tip Glue Pen to apply glue to the card: for the ground as well as onto small parts the houses.

Next sprinkle black glitter over the wet glue and tap off the excess glitter. Then let dry thoroughly.

Finishing Touch

For a finishing touch to the Halloween Pumpkin Card, I glued some wobbly eyes onto the pumpkin. To adhere I used Adhesive Dots Micro. Next I used my dymo to create a sentiment and adhered it onto an orange banner. Then adhere onto the card using Crafty Foam Tape 108ft.

And voilá, your Halloween Pumpkin Card is ready. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and wish you happy Halloween crafting!

Yvonne van de Grijp

Creative Time: 60 minutes

Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials needed:

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser

Crafty Foam Tape 108ft

E-Z Runner® Stars Refillable Dispenser

Adhesive Dots Micro

HomeHobby™ by 3L:

Dual Tip Glue Pen

Other

Etched Dies (Sizzix: Thinlits by Tim Holtz: Edison Colorize, Thinlits Ghost Town #2); Die-Cutting and Embossing Machine (Spellbinders Paper Arts®: Platinum 6 Machine); Cardstock (Yellow, Dark Orange, Bright Orange, Purple, Black); Inkpads (Ranger ink: Distress Oxide ink: Shaded Lilac; Distress ink: Brushed Corduroy); Ink Blending Tool; Dymo; Glitter (Dark Blue, Black); Gilding Wax (Coosa Crafts: Graphite) (Scissors; Craft Knife; Twezers; Paper Trimmer

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Stenciled Daisies Thanks Card

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Jamie Martin

Hi, Jamie here today with a Stenciled Daisies Thanks Card that has some sparkle and shimmer.

Stenciled Daisies Thanks Card by Jamie Martin for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Stencil the Daisies

Stencil daisies on a white cardstock panel using yellow, brown, and green inks.

Add Glitter

Place Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/4in. and Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/8in. at the bottom of the panel with the thinner tape on top. Sprinkle brown ultra-fine glitter on the tape, after the liners have been removed and rub with your finger to make sure all of the tape is covered with glitter.

Mount the Daisies to a Card

Use the E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser to add strips on top of a rust top-folding card and adhere the daisy pane on top.

Glitter the Sentiment

Cut a piece of Adhesive Sheets 4 x 6in. and place it on rust cardstock. Next, die-cut Thanks on top of the Adhesive Sheets 4 x 6in. Remove the liner, and cover the exposed adhesive with brown glitter. Rub the glitter into the die cut word to ensure adhesion. Secure the glittered sentiment to the top left of the card using the Dual Tip Glue Pen.

The Finishing Touch

Random glue orange rhinestones to the card using the Dual Tip Glue Pen.

Thanks for Visiting!
Jamie Martin

Creative Time: 35 mins
Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser
Adhesive Sheets 4 x 6in.

HomeHobby™ by 3L

Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/4in.
Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/8in.
Dual Tip Glue Pen

Other:
Craft Die and Stencil: Spellbinders Paper Arts (Layered Sunflower Stencil from the Serenade of Autumn Collection); Ink: Pinkfresh Studio; Rhinestones: Diamond Dotz

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Halloween Pumpkin Shaker Card

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Judy Hayes

Hi, Judy here today! As it’s October and Halloween is coming, I’m sharing a fun Halloween Pumpkin Shaker Card. It just makes me smile to see those beads and sequins through the Jack ‘O Lantern face. I’ve added a few shiny bats flying in the cloudy sky. Keep reading to learn how I made it.

Halloween Pumpkin Shaker Card by Judy Hayes for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Make the Pumpkin Shaker

Apply Adhesive Sheets 4 x 6in. to the back of rust, orange, tan, and green card stock. Die-cut the pumpkins from rust and orange papers. Then die-cut stem pieces from green and tan cardstock. Then die-cut a yellow pumpkin from cardstock. Lastly, cut a piece of acetate slightly smaller than the yellow pumpkin without the stem.

Peel the liner from the green stem piece and attach it to the stem of the yellow pumpkin. Then peel the liner from the tan stem piece and secure it over the green stem. Peel the liner from the back of the orange pumpkin and place it over the rust pumpkin.

Then partially peel the liner from the rust pumpkin, with the sticky side up, place acetate on it, and continue to peel the liner and secure the acetate.

Attach 3D Foam Strips on acetate around the face to form space for the shaker. To curve 3D Foam Strips easily, temporarily peel liners away, tear or cut them, and replace the liners before filling the shaker.

Add sequins, micro beads, and glass glitter to fill the shaker. Peel the liners and fasten the yellow pumpkin to cover the shaker.

Apply shading around the edges of the pumpkin and stem using a foam applicator with Distress Vintage Photo ink.

Designer Note: This photo shows the shaker a bit too full. I removed some filling before finishing the card. It’s important to have space for shaker pieces to move.

Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside with Bat Shapes

Attach Adhesive Sheets 4 x 6in. to the front side of the black cardstock.

Use bat dies and die cutting machine to cut bats. Be sure dies are placed on the side of the Adhesive Sheets 4 x 6in. were applied.

Peel the liner from the bat and place the adhesive side down on the back (dull side) of the black foil from Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Nature Colors. Turn the foil over and rub well to transfer the foil to the bat. Repeat the foiling steps for all three bats.

The Card Details

Stamp greeting on light gray cardstock with Versafine Black Onyx ink and heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Trim to about .5 inch wide strip. Die-cut small and large clouds from light gray cardstock. To make the card base, cut a piece of 7.75 x 6.75-inch black cardstock to form a 3.875 x 6.75-inch card. Use a 0.50-inch corner punch to round the top corners.

Distress the Card Front

Apply Distress Crayon Phantom Mist in streaks across the upper part of the card, moisten the finger, and rub to blend. Repeat as desired. Across the bottom use Distress Crayon Unravelled and blend with a wet finger.

Rub Distress Crayon Phantom Mist randomly over clouds and rub with a wet finger to blend. Also, apply the greeting strip in the same manner and use a cloth to buff the crayon from words.

Clouds and Pumpkin Placements

Place Thin 3D Foam Squares Black Mix on the back of the small cloud, and cut as needed to fit. Peel the liners and place the cloud near the top of the card.

On the back of the large cloud, apply 3D Foam Squares Black Regular, cut as needed to fit. Peel the liner, place it on the card below the small cloud, and overlap it slightly. Place 3D Foam Squares Black Regular on the back of the greeting strip, peel the liner, and adhere at the bottom of the card.

Apply E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser to the back of the pumpkin shaker and attach on the card.

Designer Tip: E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser has strong holding power making it an excellent choice for a shaker to keep it secure for shaking.

Fasten Bats

Use 3D Foam Squares Micro Black on the back of bats. Cut as needed to fit. Peel liners from bats and secure them over and below clouds. Place black foil from Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Nature Colors over bats again as needed to fill any area where foil may have rubbed off during assembly.

Thanks for Visiting!
Judy Hayes

Creative Time: 30 mins
Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser

3D Foam Squares Black Regular, Thin 3D Foam Squares Black Mix, 3D Foam Squares Micro Black

3D Foam Strips

Adhesive Sheets 4 x 6in.

Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Nature Colors

Other: Crayons: Ranger Ink (Tim Holtz Distress Crayons (Phantom Mist, Unravelled); Stamp: Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz (Simple Sayings); Ink: Ranger Ink (Distress Vintage Photo), Tsukineko (Versafine Onyx Black); Craft Dies: Sizzix (Tim Holtz Edison, Colorize, Moonlight); Yellow, Orange, Rust, Black, Light Gray, Olive Green, Tan Cardstock; Clear Acetate; Shaker Fill (Sequins (Yellow, Holographic), Gold Micro Beads, Stampendous Glass Glitter (Champagne)

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October Memories Halloween Layout

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Tracy McLennon

Hello crafty friends! Tracy here, and today I have a spooky little October Memories Halloween layout to share. With a little dimension, I’ll walk you through the details.

October Memories Halloween Layout by Tracy McLennon for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Let’s Get Started

This layout features the Simple Vintage October 31st collection, so I decided to go vintage with the photo used. This is ME in 1984, in a clown costume my mother lovingly made for me. The perfect subject for this dimensional Halloween layout.

First I cut the cardstock and patterned paper layers for the background. Black cardstock- 12×12, web patterned paper 11×11 on the outside and 1″ thick. The other 2 patterned papers are both 8×8.

Adhere the background layers of the layout using the E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser.

Mat the 3.5×5 photo in white cardstock and adhere together using Creative Photo Corners Black. These will give the perfect vintage feel for this dimensional Halloween layout.

Cut 2 more layers of patterned paper and adhere them to the layout using E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser. Next, add the matted photo to the middle of the layout using Crafty Foam Tape 108′ Black.

Begin adding all of the cute embellishments around the dimensional Halloween layout using a combination of E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser and Thin 3D Foam Squares Black Mix.

Once the final embellishments are added around the layout. Add a burlap string bow to the tag above the matted photo.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy

Creative Time: 60 minutes
Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®
Crafty Foam Tape 108′ Black
Creative Photo Corners Black
Thin 3D Foam Squares Black Mix
E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser

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Upcycled Christmas Gift Tags

Posted on October 7, 2023 by Teri Anderson

Hi, friends! The holiday season is just two months away! A fun way to get ready for the big day is to make some upcycled Christmas Gift Tags to make a great presentation! Teri here and I’ll show you how to make these today with a unique twist…use past holiday cards!

Upcycled Christmas Gift Tags by
Teri Anderson for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Prep Work

Start by die-cutting a few tag shapes from old holiday cards. You’ll also want to cut some from white cardstock for variety.

Take a few of them and cut the word, Merry.

Lift Up the Fronts

Flip your white shapes over and use 3D Foam Strips to cover the back of them. Cut the strips up as you go to fit the open space.

Embellishing

Mount the foamed fronts onto your tags cut from old holiday cards. Add a 3D Foam Star to one of the R letters and remove the top liner. Apply a piece of gold foil from the Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets in Nature color side facing you on top. Gently rub the foil to transfer the color to the 3D Foam Star with your finger.

Take an E-Z Runner® Petite Permanent Dots Refillable Dispenser and randomly apply the dots to the edges. Add foil to them using the foiling method.

Finish by threading jute through the holes and double-knot them. Then stamp sentiments on strips of cardstock and add them on top.

Change It Up with the Recycled Fronts

Change the look by placing a tag cut from a past holiday card on top instead.

Embellish them the same way as your first batch.

Remember, none of these tags created with these techniques will look alike since you’re working with a variety of past holiday cards. It makes the results so fun!

Ready to give these tips a try? I’d to hear from you if you do!

Happy Creating!

Teri Anderson

Creative Time: 45 minutes
Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

3D Foam Stars

E-Z Runner® Petite Permanent Dots Refillable Dispenser

3D Foam Strips Large White

3D Foam Strips

Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Nature Colors

Other: Cardstock: Neenah; Stamps and Dies: Concord and 9th (All the Merrys Stamp Set and Dies); Ink: Ranger Ink (Black); Jute: Darice; Old Christmas Cards

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Uplifted Love You Card

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Yvonne van de Grijp

Hi everyone, Yvonne here with a gorgeous Uplifted Love You Card. 3D Foam Strips is a great adhesive to lift up detailed effects to your card!

Uplifted Love You Card by Yvonne van de Grijp for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

With the help of a technique called Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside, I created the fuzzy squares on the card. I would love to show you how I made my card. Shall we get crafty?

Top Card Panel

Start by trimming a piece of white cardstock to a rectangular size. Then use blue and green ink along with an ink blending tool to create a background color on your Uplifted Love You Card. Sprinkle some water upon it and dab using a paper towel to add a little effect to the card panel.

Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside with Mounting Squares

To create the fuzzy little squares on the Uplifted Love You Card I used a technique called Wear Your Adhsive on the Outside. Adhere Mounting Squares 500 White Initially Repositionable all over the inked card panel.

Now carefully remove the liners. Then sprinkle holographic flakes over the squares and rub to adhere securely. Tap off any excess flakes.

Card Base

Adhere the inked card panel onto a green card panel. Use the E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser to adhere the panel quickly and easily…of course, it’s stainless. Then place it on a white card base.

Embellish the Love You Sentiment

Die-cut the sentiment. Add a glitter effect on the Uplifted Love You Card. Simply apply glue from the Dual Tip Glue Pen on the die-cut letters with the fine tip side. Then sprinkle some silver micro glitter upon them. Let dry thoroughly.

Sentiment Placement Tip

To adhere the letters exactly as the die-template, put the letters back into the negative die-cut and use some washi tape to temporarily keep the letters in place.

Then turn over and adhere 3D Foam Strips to the back of the letters.

Now remove the liners and adhere to the top card panel. Then remove the washi tape and your sentiment is perfectly lined on your card. I used 3D Foam Strips to add that lovely uplifting effect.

Voilá your Uplifted Love Card is ready! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and wish you happy crafting.

Yvonne van de Grijp

Creative Time: 90 minutes (including drying time)

Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials needed:

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser

Mounting Squares 500 White Initially Repositionable

3D Foam Strips

HomeHobby™ by 3L:

Dual Tip Glue Pen

Other

Etched Dies and Die-Cutting and Embossing Machine (Spellbinders Paper Arts®: Platinum 6 Machine; My Favorite Things: Love You); Cardstock (White, Green,); Inkpads (Rangerink: Distress Oxide ink: Salvaged Patina, Tumbled Glass); Ink Blending Tool; Flakes (Stampendous®: Fran-tage Shaved Ice); Glitter (Micro Glitter Silver); Washi Tape; Scissors; Craft Knife; Paper Trimmer

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Relax Mixed Media Card

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Connie Mercer

Hi, Connie here with a fun play-on-words card called Relax. The inspiration for the card is the sentiment. I’m using stamps, stencils, and the E-Z Runner® Grand Dots Repositionable Dispenser. The repositionable adhesive really came in handy getting the deer images in alignment.

Relax Mixed Media Card by Connie Mercer for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

First thing, a small amount of prep work. To create a background I used stamps, stencils, and Distress Oxide ink. Keep in mind it is hard to mess up mixed media, just keep adding stamps and stencils, use different inks, paint, etc. to get the look you want. You will recognize the “look”, I promise!

Position and Stamp the Relax Card Panel

1. Stamp the deer on white cardstock and arrange it to sit on the podium.
2. Using a brick wall stencil apply in random spots to create interest to build the card background. Also, add in stamps and stencils for added interest. This is the fun part!!
3. Use the E-Z Runner® Grand Dots Repositionable Dispenser to secure the podium image, so the deer can be embossed. I wanted the feet of the deer to be as close to the podium as possible. Using the repositionable tape is just a safety precaution to ensure the images are in the right place.
4. Add the podium and sentiment strips using 3D Foam Squares White Mix and 3D Foam Strips to the card front.

Assemble the Card

Back the card front and card mat, using Crafty Foam Tape 108′ Black and Crafty Foam Tape 108′ White, to adhere them to the white cardstock base. Add twine to the top, of the card, and speckle with acrylic paint or ink.