Happy Birthday

After laying down bands of color with Inktense pencils, I stenciled over them with transparent texture paste.  When the paste dried, I trimmed the piece into a strip and then decided the colors needed a little more pop.  So I went to work with Distress Stains dabbed over the colors . . .

 . . . much better!  The underlying colored pencils made the Stains more intense and the colors now look jewel-like – I'm very happy with how they work with the black and white.

This is my first use of Transparent Matte Texture Paste and I like its frosted look.  But I'm still on the lookout for a truly clear, non-shiny matte finish stenciling paste.  It's doubtful as to whether or not such a product has even been invented yet, but hope springs eternal and I shall continue to lie in wait, ready to pounce . . .

Cardstock:   The Paper Cut Watercolor paper, Champion Snow

Stamps:        Lawn Fawn Interlocking Backdrops, Stampendous

                           “Happy Birthday”

Inks:               Distress Stains Barn Door, Rusty Hinge, Mustard Seed,

                           Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean, Dusty Concord, ColorBox

                           Frost White

Emb Powder:   Judikins Opaque White

Dies:              Tim Holtz Labels

Watercolor Pencils:   Derwent Inktense pencils     

Stencil:          Dylusions Blocks, small

Doo Dads:    Ranger Transparent Matte Texture Paste, Black and

                           Clear crystals