DIY Masking Stencils

Have you seen the masking stencils that Laurie Willison created for Taylored Expressions? Genius.

And I really wanted to order them, too.

But when they came out in October, they quickly sold out. By the time they were back in stock, I was on my self-imposed crafting budget and could not afford them.

Drat.

What's a cheap girl to do? Make her own masking stencils!

I went to Hobby Lobby and found these stencil sheets for $2.99. You can find them in the craft painting/stenciling aisle.

I cut them to size (maybe 6 inches for each?). Using my MISTI to help with placement, I used Lawn Fawn stitched frame dies and taped them in place. Then, I ran them through my Big Shot a few times, and voila!

I now have circles, squares, rectangles, and ovals for masking.

I used this stencil from Simple Stories, and with the help of Pixie Spray, some TE blender brushes, and Distress Oxides, I was able to create this no-layers card!

{Today's Brew: Bloomin' Cute Thanks die (PTI), MFT snowflake die, Simple Stories stencil, enamel dot, Distress Oxides}

So just to recap, I made all of those masking stencils for $3. Not bad!

Would I purchase the Taylored Expressions masking stencils? Absolutely! TE always makes great quality products, and I think Laurie is a great designer and I'd want to support her future products! But I'm pretty happy with my alternative.

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