I just needed to use up my leftover paint so I didn’t commit the crime of wasting color.  That was my excuse to let loose and just play with the goal of using it all up.

It’s a very freeing goal because there is nothing in there about perfection.  Nothing in there about what it MUST be.  As long as I use it up, I meet my goal.  That’s a no pressure way to play, pure freedom!

Want to win all 3 of my newest stencils?  I’ve got a giveaway happening and you can find all the details (and how to get a total of 6 chances to win) here.

Random smears of color with the goal of using it up. No pressure here since it is leftover paint and a junk mail envelope. Can you tell I didn’t want any pressure?

No need to wait for paint to dry…I just grabbed a spray ink and my Iron Grate stencil.  Can’t waste the ink, so I flipped it over…This stencil is part of my new Layer Me collection but just because it can be layered doesn’t mean it has to be layered!  Both patterns on the stencil are great all by themselves too!

It was such fun I did it again with another stencil, Connected Eyes!

A little touch of white…about as close to white space I can do today with the Wall of Words stencil.

Some more smears of paint and a little scribble journaling with a fine liner and white ink and it feels complete.  So what will I do with this envelope?  No idea.  It might be mailed.  It might become a folder for non-art paperwork.  Who knows how I will use it!

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Connected Eyes Stencil	Iron Grate Stencil	Pebbles Stencil
Wall of Words Stencil	Acrylic Ink	Spray Ink
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Sometimes I just play around without a plan.  I know, you’re shocked.  That’s how all 3 of these tags came about – just random play with Pebbles Layer Me, Iron Grate Layer Me, and Connected Eyes Layer Me stencils.

The muse gave me the imperfect vibe today so I went loose with the paints.  That means getting paint under the stencil in places as well as more here and less here. Total freedom to be messy and imperfect.

These stencils also look fabulous with a crisp, more “perfect” look and I share how to do that in a video in yesterday’s blog post.  While you’re there, you can get entered to win my 3 newest stencils! Check it out and how you have a total of 6 chances to win!

After stenciling the bike, I realized it didn’t stand out the way I had planned.  Oops.  Opportunity to add some white lines loosely around the edges of the bike…which led to some blue around the edges of the tag.

My Coming and Going stencil made it fast and easy to get the taxi cab colored in on the green background.  I stenciled it, then painted it white by going over all the inside lines.  This was quick, messy painting.  Then I lined the stencil back on top and put the blue on again so that the inside lines were added back in to the design.

Thanks for stopping by for a little play and thanks for being a part of this colorful journey!

Stencils Used:

• Pebbles Layer Me
• Iron Grate Layer Me
• Connected Eyes Layer Me
• Coming and Going
• Are We There Yet?
• Bicycle
• Tall Birds