Creating a Seamless Repeating Pattern with Your Stencils

Today I thought I'd share a basic but most excellent and useful technique: how to create a seamless repeating pattern with your stencils!  Watch the video for the how-to:

6x6 Rug Stencil 12x12 Rug Stencil 6x6 Tiled Flower Stencil 12x12 Tiled Flower Stencil Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylics Palette Paper Patterned Duct Tape Cosmetic Sponges Fiskars Amplify Scissors

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Here are the samples from the video:

This technique is how I created the background for this scrapbook page:

I used the 12x12 version of the Tiled Flower stencil and turned it at a 45-degree angle and used several colors of paint on top of yellow cardstock.

This is the same technique I used to get the 12x12 version of the Rug stencil to span both journal pages in this spread:

I used rubber cement and foil to create the pattern.

If you would like to win both the Rug and Tiled Flower stencils, please leave an answer to the following question in the comments section of this blog:

Approximately how many stencils do you own?

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