Music Notes Stencil Inspiration by Jennifer Jackson

Music Notes Stencil Inspiration

Hello! Jen here today and I'm two cards using our new Music Notes Stencil. We just added this stencil as part of our Retro Product Release, but I wanted to show some ways you can use it with other products too!

1. Aloha card

For my first card I paired the Music Notes Stencil with our Aloha Newton Stamp Set. I thought the kitty playing the ukulele would be a perfect fit! I stamped and colored the kitty using alcohol markers before creating the rest of my card. Of course I had to color the kitty orange to look like Newton! 

Next, I cut a rounded rectangle to hold my scene using our Frames & Flags Die Set. I then stenciled the fun retro sun from the Retro Sun & Palms Stencil Set in bright fun colors, letting it bleed off the edge. 

I decided where I wanted the kitty to sit on the card and stenciled some music from the Music Notes Stencil so that it would look like it was floating from where he sat. I used some washi tape to mask off the areas of the stencil that I didn't want to ink up. Then I adhered on the kitty with some dimensional tape and added the "aloha" sentiment underneath the music notes. 

I added a bit of pattern using the fun teal print from the New Retro Paper Pack, cutting it out with the large zig zag edged frame from the Frames & Tags Die Set. Then I mounted everything onto a purple cardstock base. 

2. Happy Birthday Card

For my second card I created a fun birthday card featuring the Music Notes Stencil with our Newton's Birthday Trio Stamp Set. First, I stamped and colored that cute trio of cats singing "Happy Birthday" from the Newton's Birthday Trio Stamp Set. To color them I used watercolor markers.

Next, I created a fun music background. I cut out a square panel using our Basic Frames Die Set. Then I used the Music Notes Stencil with pink ink to create a fun music background. I added extra pink ink to the bottom to create a solid pink area to place the image over. 

I used the same teal print from the New Retro Paper Pack in the background. This time I cut it to a 4" x 5 1/4" rectangle using a paper trimmer. I then adhered all the layers onto a white card base, adding some dimensional tape behind the kitties. 

I hope you can see how versatile the new Music Notes Stencil is! This stencil will go with so many fun music related themes!

Don't forget to check this stencil out, along with other products in our Retro Party Release today!