Things You'll Need:
- Design (s)
- pen or pencil
- cardboard from cereal boxes, TV dinners or similar packaging
- Xacto knife
- cutting board
- scissors
- glue
- tape, like masking or painters
- paint
- stiff bristled paint brush
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Step 1
Cut the boxes so that you have several large pieces of cardboard to work with.
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Step 2
Center your design on the cardboard. The simpler the design, the faster it will go. Each color should have its own stencil. Our example has two colors, the rose is red and the leaves and stem are green.
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Step 3
Trace the rose onto one piece of cardboard and the leaves onto another.
You can make several copies and glue the design onto the cardboard and cut out just one color, it is a good idea to cut out a couple more for lining up your design, just don't paint them! -
Step 4
Lay the designed cardboards onto the cutting board and using the Xacto knife, carefully cut out each section.
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Step 5
Tape the first part of your design on the wall where you want it to be.
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Step 6
Dip your brush into the paint and gently dab the paint on, not too thick.
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Step 7
Remove stencil and let dry. Wash your paint brush.
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Step 8
Line up next color and tape in place, paint in the same manner as the first. Remove and let dry, wash your brush. Repeat for as many colors as your design has.
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Step 9
Measure a prescribed distance and repeat the design, if desired, like for a border.
