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A Yahoo Group that I belong to will be having a swap the end of February where we are to use a brass stencil.  We can dry emboss or use embossing paste for the design.  The first technique I did when I started making cards was dry embossing with brass stencils and I have quite a collection of them that has been stashed in the closet for way too long.  For those of you on that group who visit here, this isn't the card I"ll be sending but it did make me want to bring out one for Valentine's Day.

First of all I embossed the letters on the white card stock and then used a small Nestabilities Classic Square to cut them out.  The brass stencil actually has more design to it but I only wanted the letters.  I made tiny red vellum flowers with a Martha Stewart punch.  After adding tiny white pearls to the center I glued them to the letters where the embossed flowers would have been.  It worked out really well to attach them to the checked dp so there was a tiny red "frame" around each letter.

Another Martha Stewart punch (Loops Heart) was used to punch both edges of the white layer.  The card base is SU Real Red card stock.  I placed the white layer and gauged where I wanted to add narrow borders using a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

PLEASE NOTE:  I am clearing inventory of brass stencils (new and in package) so if you are interested in adding to your own collection, please email me at vboddicker@aol.com. 

Thanks for stopping by.  Your comments are always appreciated!