Hello! Playing catch up now that school is out...I wanted to share a scrapbook layout I created using one of The Crafter's Workshop's12×12 stencils, perfect for the photos and theme of my page!
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I recently hosted a Bachelorette party for my best friend at the Lake and we have a lovely couple days with just the girls! I printed out several small pictures from the weekend and chose this large scene stencil called ‘Mountain View.’
I have tried this technique before where I used Modeling Paste over a stencil and then after it is dry, I watercolor the paste. It don’t blend the way it would on paper, but created an interesting effect and adds that dimension, perfect for this particular stencil! 
For this layout I decided to use the Clear Modeling Paste, instead of the White to see if it made any difference. I taped the stencil down to a non-stick mat over my paper to kit it in place.
It took a while for the paste to dry since I applied it rather thick. I did use my heat tool to finish up at the end, just to make sure it wasn’t tacky before applying paint.
I grabbed my watercolors and started painting over the stenciled areas, alternating various color greens.
After all the stenciled areas were painted, I added paint in between to make it look like there was water in those areas. By the time I got to painting the paper with the water areas, the rest of the watercolor was dry. 
I used a low tact tape to mask over the top of the stenciled areas that is uneven. I used a pair of decorative scissors to create a random border to somewhat match up the top of the stenciled areas. I also masked the edges to continue the natural border the stencil created at the bottom of the page.
I grabbed several colors of Distress Inks and blended a sunset background at the top of the layout. 
I have tried this technique before where I used Modeling Paste over a stencil and then after it is dry, I watercolor the paste. It don’t blend the way it would on paper, but created an interesting effect and adds that dimension, perfect for this particular stencil! For this layout I decided to use the Clear Modeling Paste, instead of the White to see if it made any difference. I taped the stencil down to a non-stick mat over my paper to kit it in place.It took a while for the paste to dry since I applied it rather thick. I did use my heat tool to finish up at the end, just to make sure it wasn’t tacky before applying paint.I grabbed my watercolors and started painting over the stenciled areas, alternating various color greens. After all the stenciled areas were painted, I added paint in between to make it look like there was water in those areas. By the time I got to painting the paper with the water areas, the rest of the watercolor was dry. I used a low tact tape to mask over the top of the stenciled areas that is uneven. I used a pair of decorative scissors to create a random border to somewhat match up the top of the stenciled areas. I also masked the edges to continue the natural border the stencil created at the bottom of the page.I grabbed several colors of Distress Inks and blended a sunset background at the top of the layout.
After the ink set, I added my photos with a dimensional adhesive, helping them stick to the textured surfaces of the modeling paste. I also added a title using Thickers and wrote the location and date.Finally, I wrote some journaling on the back with more details memories of the trip, not wanting to cover any more of the scene than necessary!
Finally, I wrote some journaling on the back with more details memories of the trip, not wanting to cover any more of the scene than necessary!
I hope this inspires you to use one of the large Scene stencils to really help tell your story! Thanks so much for stopping by the Blog today!
STENCILS Used:
TCW9008 – Clear Modeling Paste
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