Hello creative TCW souls!
Tammy (aka Tambarambaa) here to share my latest creation using Stencil Butters in all the colors of the rainbow, topped with a gorgeous, intricate white feather.
![rainbow shimmer background with white detailed feather on top](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/442B51EC-5DB7-49BA-93C7-4A1175A23038-1024x1024.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&ssl=1)
TCW provided me with some amazing goodies to play with, but the art and the opinions are my own.
Look at that gorgeous shimmer!!!!! And I just love a rainbow – makes my heart so happy.
So let’s take a look at how this came together.
I began with some of the TCW9051 Watercolour Paper, I trimmed it in half, and then added washi tape around the edges. This gives me a lovely white, clean border at the end, making the the art pop! It also means I don’t have to be super careful with my background.
I’ve never been great at staying inside the lines! Lol.
I then choose my mediums…… I decided to get out a whole stack of Stencil Butters and I also grabbed the TCW9004 Light and Fluffy Modeling Paste as this would give me a gorgeous white result which would co-ordinate with my border.
The Stencil Butter colors I used are:
- Crimson
- Fuchsia
- Marigold
- Gamboge
- Chartreuse
- Turquoise
- Ocean Blue
- Orchid
![Stencil butters and Light and fluffy modeling paste](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_3427-1024x1024.jpg?resize=768%2C768&ssl=1)
I began with the first color of the rainbow and move through – I chose red, pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple.
I just used a finger to swipe some of the color horizontally across the top of my page. I continued this on until I got to the bottom of the page.
These Stencil Butters are just so creamy – try using your finger – they just glide which makes blending super easy!
![step by steps of adding stencil butters to page using finger and horizontal stripes from red through to purple, like a rainbow](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_3539-1-1024x683.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1)
An explosion of color and shimmer. I wish the camera would pick up the gorgeous shimmer better.
Let’s try a different angle….
![the completed rainbow background](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_3410-1024x768.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1)
Now I grab that amazing NEW Slimline stencil TCW2330 Patchwork Feather and place it over the top of my rainbow background, holding it in place with some washi tape.
![place feather stencil over the rainbow background and adhere in place with washi tape](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_3411-1024x768.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1)
Using a palette knife, I scrape TCW9004 Light and Fluffy Modeling Paste over the stencil. Then simply lift!
![swipe modeling paste through stencil with a palette knife](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_3541-683x1024.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&ssl=1)
Absolutely gorgeous. Sometimes, simple really is best!
Now lift up the washi tape border and drool!
Suddenly I feel like eating an Ice-cream. One of the hazards of working with those creamy rainbow Stencil Butters.
![lift up stencil and remove all washi tape. Looks so good!](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_3540-683x1024.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&ssl=1)
These photos capture the way this shimmers in the light.
Such a fun, yet effective project, I really hope it has inspired you today.
Don’t forget if anything you see here inspires you, we’d love to know! Also if you share on social media use the #tcwstencillove so we can find it!
![close up of that feather detail on the rainbow background](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/C6861736-BB8B-4B67-A1E8-CCE0CB688A40-1024x1024.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&ssl=1)
If you’d like to see more of my Art you can head to my Instagram Page, or my You Tube Channel.
Thanks for stopping by, wishing you all rainbows and ice-cream!!
Tammy Klingner aka Tambarambaa – TCW Design Team Member