Hello, Terri here! Today I’m sharing an Easter-themed postage collage card that’s perfect for spring crafting, handmade cards, and seasonal papercraft projects. This layered stencil technique creates a bright, detailed background that’s fun and easy to recreate.
Step 1: Die Cutting the Postage Collage Panel
I started by die cutting the Postage Collage A2 Die from smooth white cardstock. When creating a postage collage card, I always prefer to die cut first, but you can also stencil first and die cut afterward—whichever method works best for your workflow.
Step 2: Stencilling the Egg Hunt Design
Next, I placed the die-cut panel onto a Waffle Flower Grip Mat and positioned the first stencil from the Postage Collage Egg Hunt Stencil on top. The Grip Mat is a game changer for stencil work—it keeps everything perfectly in place and prevents shifting while inking.
Following the etched colour placement guide on the stencil, I used a mix of large and small blending brushes. Larger brushes help achieve smooth ink coverage, while smaller brushes add detail in tighter areas.
I worked through each stencil layer in the correct order until the design was complete.
Step 3: Adding Paint Splatters
Once all the layers were inked, I added white paint splatters for texture. I diluted white acrylic paint with a little water, loaded a small paintbrush, and gently tapped it to create fine splatters across the background. Then I set the panel aside to dry.
Step 4: Creating the Sentiment
For the sentiment, I white heat embossed it onto black cardstock using the Waffle Flower Egg Hunt Sentiments Stamp and Die Combo, then die cut it for a clean finish.
I also stamped postage marks onto the background using the Waffle Flower Postage Collage Egg Hunt Stamps to enhance the postal theme.
Step 5: Assembling the Card
To assemble the card, I adhered the stencilled panel onto peach cardstock, then mounted it onto a white A2 card base. I popped the sentiment up with foam pads for dimension and added white gel pen highlights for extra detail.
