There was something fishy about the story that my muse popped into my head as I was playing. So fishy in fact, that I began to think about the plausibility of the story. My logical left brain jumped in while I was playing. That did not go so well until my inner teenager with ample [...]
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In the process of making a pattern with Thanks A Lotus I backed myself into a corner. But you’ll see that if I back myself into a corner, I can get myself back out. The tragedy was averted (pretty easily too…) as I played with Andrea Matus DeMeng’s incredible stencil for this jumbo blog hop celebrating her designs [...]
Like interesting people, interesting patterns have lots of layers. Using every drop of spray paint on the stencil gave me 2 very different looks from one stencil as the layers [...]
Rubber stamps with stencils bring out the best in each other. Bold lines come from the stencil contrast the fine details of a rubber stamp. Working together they created a quick art journal page. There is lots of inspiration for using stencils with rubber stamps in this blog hop with Lost Coast Designs Rubber Stamps and StencilGirl [...]
No pens were harmed in the making of this art journal page! Although it was risky to use a regular pen on paint that hadn’t dried completely, my pen made it through the ordeal as I played in my art journal with some new text stencils! In the [...]
I had a plan. I didn’t follow the plan. I rarely follow my plans…but the plan is still necessary for me. The plan gives me a sense of security and control but I stay flexible so I can wander wherever the color and pattern takes me. Step 1 of the plan: Find [...]
http://youtu.be/IdsXHUq-PkM Watch Stretch your stencil by turning it on YouTube. Stretch your stencil with a simple turn. Just a quarter of a turn of a stencil can create unexpected bold patterns. To show you the power of turning the stencil, I used the Trio of Houses stencil. Of course, I can create the expected image of [...]
Do you ever suddenly feel disappointed with your art journaling? Perfect is what causes that to happen to me. Perfect is a thief I invite in to rob me of my joys. Not only do I invite Perfect in…it seems I send out engraved invitations some days… I started playing with my 1700s Stencil with only [...]
A quick stenciled chalkboard sign helped me bring the feeling of an outdoor cafe indoors for the StencilGirl Products and Walnut Hollow blog hop! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x95Ofg2S1uk Watch A Stenciled Chalkboard Sign on YouTube. The mini hinged sign was quickly transformed into a chalkboard with FolkArt’s Chalkboard paint. For the pattern, Mary [...]
Spray inks have a mind of their own so I can never control exactly what will happen. Letting go of that control allows me to get out of my own way and just play! All the juicy spray inks run where they want to run, letting colors mix and mingle giving me a happy surprise [...]
