How To Make A Christmas Eve Box

 

Mylar stencils can be used with a range of mediums :- paint, texta marker, ink sponges to name a few.

 

I used a tube of black acrylic paint.

 

 

And a dabber sponge brush like the flat topped one shown here.

 

 

Choose where you would like to add each design element and adhere each stencil in place using a low tack masking tape. It is also an idea to use a re-positionable spray adhesive as this will prevent the paint from bleeding under the stencil and it will give you a sharper outline to your finished stencilled design.

 

 

If there are sections of the design you don’t wish to paint or you’d like to colour later with a different colour simply mask over those sections using masking tape to prevent that area from being sponged.

 

 

Using a dabber foam brush, load a tiny amount of acrylic paint then blot most of the paint off again so as the brush is almost dry. It is important to use a fairly dry brush and build up the density using multiple layers rather than a heavily loaded brush/sponge as too much paint will allow the excess paint to bleed between the stencil and the item being sponged.

 

 

Use an up and down motion with your sponge/ dabber not a side to side motion.

 

 

Once the desired density of paint is achieved remove the stencil without delay.