A Colorful Gelli Print Party Using Burlap

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Join me for a Colorful Gelli Print Party!

A knit hat inspired this month’s Colorful Gelli Print Party video. I don’t knit but I can appreciate the beauty of it. Just ask my daughter who tried to teach me… But I just kept thinking about Dawn Mlodoch’s handmade, hand-dyed hat with circles of color. You can see it here.

Sharing Inspiration

This is a big reason why I created A Colorful Playground, a place to share all types of creativity and art. A place to be inspired and to inspire. A place for beginners and masters. A place to find encouragement and to encourage.

I hope you’ll share what you are creating with us over at A Colorful Playground. If you’re new to Google+, I have a short video showing you an over view of how it works.

Watch A Colorful Playground Google+ community on YouTube.

Now on to this months’ video using burlap on the Gelli Plate!

Watch Using burlap on a round Gelli plate on YouTube.

Video using burlap on the Gelli Plate by Carolyn Dube for March's Colorful Gelli Print Party

The first print. Lots of paint, lots of color, lots of burlap texture.

The burlap itself is also full of great color too.

The 2nd print is usually my favorite and today is no exception! Love the partial burlap texture and the loose feeling of the circles!

A rich ghost print for the 3rd pull from the plate. Love the random feeling of the circles here.

Supplies Used:

Thanks for joining me for March’s Party! If you’ve missed any of the previous parties you can find then all at the Gelli Print Party Page.

Looking forward to seeing what you create over at the Colorful Playground!

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Heading to Arizona

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I am ordering supplies and starting to gather the goodies for my in-person workshop in Mesa, Arizona coming up on April 12th! I’ve found a great deal on the supplies so that means I am adding even more surprises to the day!

What do I have up my sleeve? It’s a surprise that I am very very very excited about. It has something big to do with letting go and playing but that is all I am going to say…

I’m gathering piles of goodies to bring but you only need to bring a few things for an all day class! How sweet is that!

Gel medium
4 stenciling brushes
2 foam brushes
Water spray bottle
Craft grade heat gun or blow dryer (optional)

Click here to find out more about Artspiration Studio and registration.

Here’s a quick video about the workshop.

Watch Stenciled Journal Workshop at Artspiration Studio on YouTube.

Here’s the official description of the workshop:

Stencils are a tremendous creative tool that are versatile and playful at the same time! I’ll be sharing the “rules” about stenciling and then how I break them during this workshop!

The journey of your journal will begin as a stack of various papers including my 100+ year old ledger paper and favorite dictionary papers. As we build the patterns and colors on the pages you’ll learn my top 10 techniques for stenciling. In addition to the techniques, I will share with you my tips and tricks for keeping colors from getting muddy, how to get a variety of looks from one stencil, how to make a stencil reflect who you are, how to use every drop of paint on a stencil, and how to handle an oops or two.

These papers will be sewn into a journal, the quick and easy way. No measuring. No complex stitching. A quick and simple way to bind your papers into a journal.

Then it is time to use stencils as focal images. I’ll share with you the hows, the whens, and the whys as we add the big images to the pages in our journals.

Just $99 for a full day of exploring and journal making. No supply fees! Click here to register.

See you in April at the Artspiration Studio for some colorful play!

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Walnut Hollow and StencilGirl Blog Hop

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A quick stenciled chalkboard sign helped me bring the feeling of an outdoor cafe indoors for the StencilGirl Products and Walnut Hollow blog hop!

Watch A Stenciled Chalkboard Sign on YouTube.

Video tutorial making a stenciled chalkboard with a Walnut Hollow Hinged Sign with Carolyn Dube

The mini hinged sign was quickly transformed into a chalkboard with FolkArt’s Chalkboard paint.

Video tutorial making a stenciled chalkboard with Mary Beth Shaw's Chain Mail stencil with Carolyn Dube

For the pattern, Mary Beth Shaw’s Chain Mail stencil gave me just the right amount of detail for the stenciled chalkboard sign.

Want more inspiration? Check out all the great ideas in this blog hop! And YES, a giveaway too! A huge giveaway of 2 stencils, book, dvd, Versa tool, and lots and lots of great wood pieces ! Boy do I wish I was eligible! You can see all the prize goodies over on StencilGirl Talk!

Leave a comment here to be entered to win! Want more chances? Then leave a comment on more blogs in the hop! That gives you 12 chances to win! But hurry- the giveaway closes Sunday, March 2nd at 11:59pm Central time!

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