Although I can’t hop on a plane to travel right now, I can take a trip in my art journal! My muse is my travel agent and she’s booked me to Venice for this trip. Below is the progression of my art journal page as I played with the newly released, Venetian Large 9×12 stencil [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
