For this challenge theme, I was so happy to use some of my favorite stencils! I have plenty, but I always end up reaching for the ones with circles.

For my base, I started with the gesso resist technique, then layered a Distress Spray Stain through another favorite stencil — this time a floral one. Finally, I added a layer of Distress Opaque paste for texture.

Looking back, I’d probably skip the spray stain next time — mainly because the design didn’t show up as much as I had imagined. The whole point of layering stencils isn’t necessarily to have every design visible, but in my mind, I was picturing the flowers standing out more.

No mistakes, though — I just went with the flow, adding colors and inks to build up my background. Once I was happy with it, I created my cluster. I kept it really simple since the background was already quite busy: a portrait photo, a few punched circles to echo the stencil shapes, and some sentiment stickers.

If you look closely at the circles, you can actually see the floral stencil pattern — that’s because I didn’t waste the leftover spray ink! I pressed the reversed, inked stencil onto a piece of white paper to soak up all that beautiful color.

And that’s how easy it was to make this tag!