My colorful box of foam board arrived from Foam Board Express and I started playing. Not my usual art journal play but 3-D play. A fun colorful stenciled paper wrapped brush holders came out of the fun. This is a blog hop so that means there’s lots more to see- be sure to check out what all the artists made and be sure to leave a comment for a chance to win the prize package!
Can you recognize some of the stencils? It’s Andrew Borloz’s Cityscape in black. There’s a hint of Maria McGuire’s new Butterfly and Michelle Wards Circle 6. And all sorts of bits and pieces of other stencils brought in a touch of color.
There is no bottom to these. I just wanted a colorful way to store my paint brushes and the bottom just wasn’t really needed. Plus I would have had to have used a ruler to make a bottom that worked. And you know how I feel about having to measure…
To help them stand easily I just glued them together with hot glue.
The Prize Package for one lucky winner includes:
From Foam Board Express, five 20×30 inch foam board sheets. One black, one white and the winner picks the other three colors! Color choices include: green, red, yellow, dark blue, neon yellow, neon orange and neon pink.
and StencilGirl is giving away Mary Beth’s new DVD called: StencilGirl Mixed Media Sampler Journal
How can you enter to win? By leaving a comment. Each person is eligible to leave a comment on every blog in the hop! That means 10 chances! Winner will be randomly chosen and announced on StencilGirl Talk.
- StencilGirl Talk
- Mary Beth Shaw
- Carolyn Dube – You are here!
- Julie Snidle
- Janet Joehlin
- Judy Shea
- Linda Kittmer
- Leslie Tucker Jenison
- Jessica Sporn
- Maria McGuire
Foam board definitely has a great dimension, beautiful project Carolyn, thanks for sharing!
Great giveaway! I love how you used the stencils.
What a fabulous idea – I love it!
Love what you did! Neon foam board sounds fun!!
Great job Carolyn! Great minds and all that…but your’s looks so much classier!
Cute idea!
What a perfect design for your boxes. Those colors are to die for. Love this idea.
oh yes love your boxes. Now I need boxes versus my spiderman cup! I love how pretty these are!
Perfect, colorful and so you! xox
fab design and I love the striking colors with the black borders! :):) – love the reasoning behind the bottomless containers.
What a great idea. I’m loving the stencils & the colours.
I’m trying to get my ‘stuff’ organized and your colorful holders will work beautifully!
Love how you enjoy so many elements!!!! Wonderful give away.
xo
lynn
That’s such a good idea…I’m running out of places for my brushes and pens. LOVE the colours you’ve used…just gorgeous.
What a lovely and useful way to explore foam board!
What a fun, cool colorful project …. I know what you mean about measuring!
I can see that this foam board is a MUST HAVE! So many uses for it! I love making boxes and organizers and LOVE your paintbrush holders!!! Great idea! Would love to win this awesome prize package!! Thanks for sharing!
What a great idea!- love the bright colors too!
Too rad! How did you miter the corners (especially without rulers or math? Inquiring mind and all that….
Edie
Just cut a V with an exacto knife for the folds and there is no bottom to mess with either…
what a great idea!
What a great idea – for my paint brushes and MANY sets of markers!
how clever you are. super duper idea. love to win. thanks for the chance. xoxo
Another perfect use for foam board! This is much better than toilet paper rolls inside a plastic container for my brushes! 😉
Looks like fun!!
What a great idea! Wonderful colors, too.
I just love your stuff, Carolyn. You have the neatest ideas. Gotta try the brush holders and love the bright colors.
Great job! Think of all the matching pieces
you can make now!
what a great idea- fabulous colors!
I would have picked the same colors to work with! Thanks for the inspiration.
I love the use of the cityscape stencil!
Fabulous idea!! I might have to construct my own too!
Oh, Carolyn!
You have outdone yourself!
What a great idea…love the colors and stencil combo!!
Love it!
I love the ways that both you and Mary Beth Shaw used the Foam Board! Both are innovative and creative; thanks!
Great idea! And…of course, there’s no need for a bottom! There must be tons of other typical stuff we can do without…
I’ve never used foam board…your brush holder looks awesome and I could sure use one of those. Your creativity never ceases to amaze!
VERY Cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Really fun and colorful!
Love the brush holder idea, but with my luck I would pick up the container and would then have brushes flying all over the place!
Love this idea of the storage and great colors and design you added. Wonderful giveaway.. fingers crossed.
Absolutely LOVE the striking color with the stenciled prints with the black. AWESOME idea!
Great colors and a fun holder.
What a smart idea and a good way to combine foam board and stencils!
I love the pencil/paintbrush holder. Very inspiring!
What a colorful way to store your brushes! Looks very study and the stencils you used are perfect for this!
This is so beautiful!
Whoda thought? What a great idea for foam board! Love how the holders came out; thanks for sharing:)
Great job Carolyn! I love them!
Aren’t you so creative!
How very pretty this is, so much nicer than the dirty jam jars I use to keep my brushes in. A brilliant use of a lovely stencil, you have such a great imagination. Thank you for sharing the idea. x
Foam board was probably made for kids – but us BIG kids can play too!! Great project!
I love this idea Carolyn. I wondered how in the world you got that micro cityscape on there then I saw the stencil. Had no idea they made them that small… awesome. tfs
btw you can trace the bottom of your holders now they are glued together onto your foam board, cut it out and hot glue the base onto your holder – no ruler needed except for cutting out if you want. ;D be blessed, Suzanne
Those colors are fabulous. How did you miter the corners? I’ve never worked with foam board before. My brushes are all crammed together in a spaghetti sauce can right now. It would be nice to have them separated by size and type.
Thanks for the idea. I never realized foam board had so many possibilities.
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What a fun idea! I love these stencils!
Carolyn- you always have such awesome ideas! thanks for sharing- and as always -love your colors!
What a fun and useful project – great idea!
great idea…I didn’t even know that foam board came in different colors.
I never would have thought to use foam board as a brush holder. I usually use cans or large plastic glasses. Great idea!
That foamboard brush holder is the cat’s meow!
I love that stencil, and your project, I want it!
Fun diy project, I made mine with bottoms and added rocks to prevent my brushes from falling over. The only thing is that its hard to use when working with wet brushes.
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