Eileen Hull

Three dimensional art... with heart

Stenciled Baby Shoe Centerpiece

My designer friend, Rebekah Meier, has come out with her own line of stencils with The Crafter’s Workshop! She invited me to celebrate their release by being part of a blog hop, which I was very honored to do. Rebekah’s designs are so delicate and beautiful.

I used Rebekah’s Stained Glass and Ring Doily designs to make my project. The die I used was one from my new Cherished collection, Shoe, 3D.

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Here’s a quick tutorial on how I made the baby shoe centerpiece… I used my new Clearsnap ColorBox Blends inks to lightly blend Bay, Sunshine, Tutu and Leaf on the inside and outside of the shoe. Then I placed Rebekah’s stencils on top of the shoe pieces and swirled the Nutmeg Blends over the stencil so that the colors come through from behind the stencil negative. I sprayed the back of the stencil with spray adhesive just to make sure things did not shift. You can make the colors as dark or light as you wish by adding layers.

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I used my Sizzix Flowers, Layers #9, Flower, Fringed, Leaves, Bloom and Plant Markers  and Flower with Heart Petals dies to create the flowers. I also used my new Craffiti stamp set, Animal Crackers, to stamps the sentiment on the stake.

The shoe was laced up with dyed seam binding and I added floral foam to the inside of the shoe with kraft paper crinkles on top of it. Lace was added to the bottom of the shoe.

Make sure to check out all of the different ways you can use stencils over on Rebekah’s blog.


Comments

  9. Sue Chesley says

    What a great project! Very original and absolutely adorable! Thanks for sharing! I’m excited to check out your dies and stamps!

  10. Sue Chesley says

    Oh my! And you are the creator of the ColorBox blends! I am dieing to try those!! Soon!

    • eileen says

      Thanks Cheryl- yours is cool too- saw it quick and need to get back to your blog to comment. These are such pretty stencils!

    • eileen says

      Thanks Jenny! It was a fun project- I love Rebekah’s stencils because the pattern works well in small spaces. I just love crafting and the great feeling you get when you have come up with a fun idea…. Thanks for commenting!

  16. Katie B. says

    This little bootie is so sweet! Love these new stencils and your flowers too. Thanks for sharing.

    Katie B.

  17. Orla carey says

    Hey there Eileen – great idea – I’m working on a baby shower for a colleague – think I’ll do the crib as a centerpiece – you must be doing a great job on the Zcherished collection – baby blocks are currently sold out

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