{"id":133977,"date":"2023-05-14T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/articles\/?p=133977"},"modified":"2025-10-10T17:34:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T12:04:41","slug":"easy-diy-cards-with-stencils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/easy-diy-cards-with-stencils\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy DIY cards with Stencils"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hi! Nandini here with some quick and easy DIY cards with Stencils. Two-fer is a short form for two-for-one. These techniques will give you two backgrounds for the effort of one. The backgrounds are either created simultaneously or require just couple of extra steps. They are a great way to save time and energy and leverage your supplies at the same time. So win-win all the way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today I am showing you two techniques using distress oxide inks. You can use any water-reactive inks for these. I have used chalk paints with great success too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_87_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aa3fcdef05ec\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #333333;color:#333333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #333333;color:#333333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aa3fcdef05ec\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/easy-diy-cards-with-stencils\/#easy-diy-cards-with-stencils\" >Easy DIY cards with Stencils<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/easy-diy-cards-with-stencils\/#craftangles-supplies\" >CrafTangles Supplies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/easy-diy-cards-with-stencils\/#tutorials-%e2%80%93\" >Tutorials &#8211;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"easy-diy-cards-with-stencils\"><\/span> Easy DIY cards with Stencils<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/12-768x626.jpg\" alt=\"Easy DIY cards with Stencils\" class=\"wp-image-133983\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/14-768x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133985\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/13-768x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133984\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/11-768x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133982\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20-768x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133981\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/15-768x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133986\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"craftangles-supplies\"><\/span><strong><strong>CrafTangles Supplies<\/strong><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-6x6-stencil-beehive-ctcs79\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CrafTangles 6&#8243;x 6&#8243; Stencil &#8211; Bee Hive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-a2-card-size-notelets-300-gsm-plain-white-10-pcs-card-bases-and-coordinating-envelopes-ctntwhitea2-300?search=300%20gsm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CrafTangles A2 card size Notelets &#8211; 300 GSM &#8211; Plain White (10 pcs) &#8211; Card bases and coordinating envelopes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"tutorials-%e2%80%93\"><\/span>Tutorials &#8211;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"DIY Handmade CAS Cardmaking Ideas #handmade #cardmaking #diy #5mincraft #craftangles #hndmd\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kQSHiH3pUcU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Nandini here with some quick and easy DIY cards with Stencils. Two-fer is a short form for two-for-one. These techniques will give you two backgrounds for the effort of one. The backgrounds are either created simultaneously or require just couple of extra steps. They are a great way to save time and energy and&hellip;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/easy-diy-cards-with-stencils\/\" class=\"button button-primary\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Easy DIY cards with Stencils<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":133983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspirations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133977"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":138330,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133977\/revisions\/138330"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}