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The month of August is always a big birthday month in our house, since its my daughters and my husband’s. I love making them cards and special things, but its a bit tricky for men, isn’t it? The new stencil from TCW makes it a bit easier. Here’s what I did…
**The Crafter’s Workshop provided me with some products to create this project. The opinions I share, however, are solely my own. :)***
To make this card, I used a pre-made card and taped it to my table, to keep it from moving around, but also to give it a nice frame.
Then I start playing with my colorburst from Ken Oliver and The Crafter’s Workshop. I used Turquoise and Metallic emerald. The Metallic was super fun, and new to me. I loved the foiled look I could achieve with literally no afford. Just sprinkle some powder and drop a few drops, then spritz with water to activate and spread around. I heat set it, to speed up the process.
![picture of a card taped down with masking tape. Blue and green splotches of color that appear textured and has some shimmer to it.
#kenoliver #watercolors](https://i0.wp.com/tcwblog.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Aug1.8.png?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1)
Now I will add some interest using a stencil to this background. I use the newly released Summer 2019 – TCW871 Native Star (Pre-order it from your nearest retailer now)
![Card in the background with the stencil over top, before stenciling. #tcwstencils #tcwstencillove #Tcw871Nativestar](https://i0.wp.com/tcwblog.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Aug2.2.png?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1)
Then I used Dina Wakley paint in the color Night inside the stencil.
![Picture of the stencil on the card, dark blue paint used inside the stencils. #tcwstencillove #Tcwstencils #tcw871nativestar](https://i0.wp.com/tcwblog.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Aug2.3.png?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1)
This is such a gorgeous stencil. I love how it feels like a kaleidoscope.
Once you remove the stencil, the beautiful patter is reveled.
![Picture of the stencil removed with the painted stenciling showing on top of the watercolored colorbursts.
#Colorburst #stencils #aqua, #nativestar](https://i0.wp.com/tcwblog.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Aug2.4.png?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1)
All that’s left to do now, is to add a sentiment and some embellishments. I Stamped the words “Happy Birthday” and then heat embossed it with some Nuvo Embossing powder, which stands out beautifully in the middle of the dark blue. I also added sequence embellishments from nuvo to add more sparkles and details.
![Finished photo of the card folded. Happy birthday sentiment added and embossed. Silver / holographic Embellishments sequence added.
#fatherbirthdaycard #bluebirthday #malebirthday](https://i0.wp.com/tcwblog.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Aug2.5.png?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1)
I hope you enjoyed this project and got inspired to create yourself.
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![Close up photo of the finished card, with the stenciling and sequence. The background is viable, as well as the border left by the masking tape. #finishedcard #tcwstencillove](https://i0.wp.com/tcwblog.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Aug2.51.png?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1)
![Close up picture of the center of the card with the embossed sentiment in cool blue color.
#tcwstencillove #tcwstencils #tcw](https://i0.wp.com/tcwblog.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Aug2.52.png?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1)
Great technique for a simple card or journal page. Thanks for the video! Stef x