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These spray inks should have been in a museum but they still worked to make fun circle patterns with a layering stencil!

The spray inks that I used for today’s play should have been in a museum.  They have to be at least 10 years old.  That makes it a vintage supply in my world. And these Luminarte spray inks still worked just as well as they did when I bought them.

She's using vintage spray inks and making layers of circles in this fun video!If you’ve ever had spray inks, you know they clog.  It’s a fact of life for me.  Some of these bottles had clogged beyond saving so all I did was transfer them into an empty spray bottle.  I’ve learned to save my working spray bottles when the ink is all used up for just this type of thing.  This is why you’ll see that some of these are in other bottles in the video.

Circle Layer Me stencil from StencilGirl Products designed by Carolyn Dube Well, I’ve had them long enough so I decided I needed to use them up.  I grabbed just one stencil, my new Circles Layer Me and a giant sheet of watercolor paper then let myself play.

I’m giving away this stencil and 4 more – you can find all the details in the blog post here.

I started with random play…and then used the fact that the two patterns on the stencil were designed to layer over each other to add extra detail to my circles.  Even made an ugly color in there too…Oops.

Watch Spray Inks & Layering Circles with a Stencil on YouTube.

The clean up papers, using my kid’s old geometry homework, will make great paper for collage, art journaling, and mail art!

She's using vintage spray inks and making layers of circles in this fun video!

 Here are the supplies I used. Some of these links are affiliate links which means I get a small percentage. It doesn’t cost you anything extra and you are helping me keep this blog and my videos ad free! Thank you- I don’t like ads any more than you do!  Sorry the 4 oz Radiant Rain shimmer mists are no longer available but you can substitute any spray inks you have.

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A Gelli Plate® and stencils make plain brown bags colorful goodie bags

The Gelli Plate® turned plain brown lunch bags into colorful goodie bags for my upcoming workshops at Stampaway. I played with some of new stencils that were just released from StencilGirl – and I’m giving a set of them away.  You can get entered to win here.

I just went to town with all sorts of paints, stencils, and the plate.  The layers built up quickly and before I knew it, I had all 60 bags printed and ready for my workshops this weekend.  Looking forward to seeing my on-line friends in person!

A Gelli Plate® and stencils make plain brown bags colorful goodie bags

If you’re new to the Gelli Plate, I’ve got a page dedicated to getting started here.  It’s loaded with information like what size to get, what paint to use, and more!  Want to print in person?  On September 12th, I’ll be teaching Gelli Printing: Easy as 1-2-3 at the Arts Alliance in Mason, Ohio. Find all the details here.

A Gelli Plate® and stencils make plain brown bags colorful goodie bags

Here are the supplies I used. Some of these links are affiliate links which means I get a small percentage. It doesn’t cost you anything extra and you are helping me keep this blog and my videos ad free! Thank you- I don’t like ads any more than you do!

A Gelli Plate® and stencils make plain brown bags colorful goodie bags
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Win 5 new stencils from Carolyn Dube!

So excited to share what I’ve been up to in my secret lab.  Okay, I don’t have a secret lab…I have an art studio.  But I do have 5 new stencils at StencilGirl! I have been experimenting away on designs, creating more layering patterns and a few others that just escaped from my head like Solar System and Ladders.

These layering stencils can create so many patterns just by using the 2 parts on one stencil!

In the video, I’m sharing how I the patterns layer to create multi color patterns…and I share about why I use heavy body paint plus how to work with a more fluid paint like Dylusions paint when stenciling.

Watch Pattern making and layering stencils on YouTube.

Want to win all 5 of my newest stencils?  I’m giving one set away to random commenter here on the blog!  Want a chance to win?  Leave a comment to be entered.  Want more chances to win?  How about 5 more chances?  For each of these that you do, you’ll get another entry!  Each time you do one of these, come back and leave a comment tell me you did it and you’ve got more chances to win.  

Congrats to Melanie Graffius who won!

Giveaway closes on Wednesday, August 19th, midnight EST.  Be sure to stop back on the 20th to see if you’ve won!  And yes, I will ship these to where ever you live so everyone is eligible!  And if you’ve already ordered any of these – you can pick any of my other stencils!

Ladder stencil by Carolyn Dube for StencilGirl

 

My Ladders stencil is actually 3 in 1 because it arrives with 3 different ladders in the mylar frame.  With a quick snip of the scissors they are all free to be used individually.  The photo is a sneak peek at an upcoming video and blog post using one of the ladders.

These layering stencils can create so many patterns just by using the 2 parts on one stencil!

 

My Solar System stencil makes me happy just stenciling the pattern one time.  When I stencil that pattern even more- I get a whole new style of pattern!  You bet there are videos coming with this one!

 

 

Layer Me stencils have 2 patterns that were designed to give me flexibility when making geometric patterns.  Naturally, you can use each pattern alone or layer them on top of each other.  But there’s more you can do with them!  Keep reading to see just some of the pattern making options!

These layering stencils can create so many patterns just by using the 2 parts on one stencil!

 

These layering stencils can create so many patterns just by using the 2 parts on one stencil!

 

These layering stencils can create so many patterns just by using the 2 parts on one stencil!

 

These layering stencils can create so many patterns just by using the 2 parts on one stencil!Use multiple colors to create a variety of patterns. Here I played around with Dylusions paints to create a bright pattern using just one part of Squares Layer Me.

 

These layering stencils can create so many patterns just by using the 2 parts on one stencil!

 

The secret to doing this rainbow explosion is cosmetic sponges.  I didn’t mask a thing when playing with Field of Eyes Layer Me…you know how impatient I am!

 

But These layering stencils can create so many patterns just by using the 2 parts on one stencil!wait, there’s more that you can do with these stencils!  Position the smaller squares up, down, on the side, or right in the center to create a variety of patterns.

 

 

These layering stencils can create so many patterns just by using the 2 parts on one stencil!

Here I’ve lined the second layer at the top using Circles Layer Me.

 

 

 

 

Here are the supplies I used. Some of these links are affiliate links which means I get a small percentage. It doesn’t cost you anything extra and you are helping me keep this blog and my videos ad free! Thank you- I don’t like ads any more than you do!

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