Winter Floral Layering Set by Simon Says Stamp

So I dreamed about using mousses with these stencils and although this was a messy play they were just perfect to add the wow factor to my little projects!

I have in my stash several  Nuvo embellishment and Expanding  Mousses and Christmas time is a good time to make these mousses shine!

• Dry fast
• Are opaque
• Add sparkle and shine
• Add a nice subtle texture

I  used traditional colors and I also make alternative projects for you in teal,  blue and purple colors.


I  didn't activate the expanding mousses BTW as I wanted a smooth and shiny finishing.

The expanding mousses will turn mat and rough if you heat set them.

To bear in mind

• These mousses are waterbased. 
• They will activate with water so avoid applying water or waterbased products over the dry mousses. This will affect the stenciled image.
• They are fully blendable. Mix mousses to achieve different color shades or mix them with other waterbased products to create new colors as well. 
• Warning: The mousses will dry if you don't close the container properly. I seal the containers using Pres'n Seal, clean film or foil to keep the product moistured.

For some of the cards in this post, I also made simple watercolor backgrounds using an inexpensive makeup brush to spread Nuvo Aqua Flow pens pigments diluted with a little bit of water on watercolor paper.

Any watercolor paper will be good to do this.

I also spray water and Mica Mist over the watercolour backgrounds to add extra texture and interest.

So prepare yourself to get your hands a bit dirty and enjoy multilayer stencils and Nuvo Mousses.

That's all for today.
Happy crafting!