This stencil can be used with common paints or joint compound for raised effects. Single Stencil 14 1/3" high 10 1/2" wide I love stencil designs that can not only be used as central designs on furniture, but also repeated in to all over wallpaper designs. This stencil fits that bill beautifully! In fact, I just used it both ways on a cabinet make over that came out spectacular! Raised designs are EASY with our beautiful stencils! But you can also use them with paint! Use common joint compound (also called Wall Mud). It comes pre-mixed for you in a bucket and is available in the paint section of most home and hardware stores and acts just like frosting. Just get some on a small trowel or putty knife and spread evenly over the top of the stencil, lift the stencil and there's the design! It's a cinch and a total ball! Now just let it dry. Either paint the color of your wall as a simple raised design or paint with craft or stencil paints. Joint compound can be pre-tinted if you choose or Color washes can also be done with wall glaze. Stencil is laser cut of 14 mil, heavy mylar and comes with complete instructions and full color photo of the finished design. You're going to LOVE it! Design copyright Victoria Larsen 2014 all rights reserved.