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Video tutorial using Open Buildings Stencil in an art journal by Carolyn Dube

 

Stencil videos and giveaways during Stencil Week with Carolyn Dube

Thank you for being a part of my week long play with my newest stencils at StencilGirl!  I have been blown away by the reaction and support!  Thank you to each and every one of you!

 

 

Open Buildings Stencil by Carolyn Dube for StencilGirl Products

 

On to today’s play!  Just because Open Buildings is a 6 x 6 stencil doesn’t mean it is only for small papers- creating a pattern that never ends !  This  stencil can cover any size paper or project without any careful measuring.  If you’ve seen many of my videos you probably know, I don’t measure very often.  Eyeballing is so much more fun!

 

 

Video tutorial using Open Buildings Stencil in an art journal by Carolyn Dube

This finished journal page is not perfect. Nor does it have to be.  This was play. A chance to be free and creative.  My artsy friends get that and they get me.  Being able to connect with creatives means so much to me.

Then I had a flash…an idea that felt right to my heart and my head.

I decided to start a community to provide a place for people to share their creativity, in whatever form it takes. This community is for everyone from beginners to masters. Where is this community?  On Google+

 

Come and join me as I learn this Google+ thing.  We’ll learn the technical stuff together and I’ll be posting tutorials along the way to help us all!  If you click here it will take you to the Colorful Playground community.  Just click on the join community button and you’re in!  As you can guess, Stencil Week is keeping me quite busy so you’re getting a first look at the community.  Stay tuned because I have several things up my sleeve for next week at  A Colorful Playground!

How to join the Google+ community, A Colorful Playground

 

Click here to watch Art journal play with paint and a stencil on YouTube.

The giveaway is now closed.

Want to win the stencil I used in this project?  I am giving away one of these stencils to a randomly selected winner!  To be entered all you need to do is leave a comment telling me what video you would like me to make in the near future.

Want another chance to win?  Just share it (Facebook, Google Plus, Pinterest, Twitter, etc.) and come back and leave another comment telling me where you shared it!

I’ll be announcing all the randomly selected winners from Stencil Week next Friday, Jan. 31st. right here.  Be sure to be entered before random.org  picks the winners for your chance to win!  And yes, international folks are eligible too!

Supplies Used:

Open Buildings Stencil

Sharpie Markers extra fine white

Amsterdam Paints

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Video tutorial of an altered book and giveaway during Stencil Week with Carolyn Dube

Stencil videos and giveaways during Stencil Week with Carolyn Dube

It’s day 2 of Stencil Week!  You know I love bright and bold but there is a softer side too.  The more subtle part of me  popped up while I was playing in my altered  book journal.  Who would have guessed that I would use just one color…not me!

 

Video tutorial of an altered book and giveaway during Stencil Week with Carolyn Dube

Today’s stencil, Linked Small, used with spray ink created the background for one of my favorite face stamps by Pam Carriker.  Just because a stencil is square or rectangular doesn’t mean you have to use it that way!

 

 

 

You can watch An altered book tutorial with a rubber stamp and a stencil on YouTube here.

The giveaway is now closed.

Want to win the stencil I used in this project?  I am giving away one of these stencils to a randomly selected winner!  To be entered all you need to do is leave a comment telling me your favorite art supply.

Want another chance to win?  Just share it (Facebook, Google Plus, Pinterest, Twitter, etc.) and come back and leave another comment tell me where you shared it!

I’ll be announcing all the randomly selected winners from Stencil Week next Friday, Jan. 31st. right here.  Be sure to be entered before random.org  picks the winners for your chance to win!  And yes, international folks are eligible too!

Supplies Used:

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New stencil videos and a stencil giveaway every weekday during Stencil Week with Carolyn Dube

 Welcome to Stencil Week! I’ve got 8 new stencils out at StencilGirl and I want to celebrate!  How do I celebrate?  With a new video Monday – Friday this week and a stencil giveaway everyday!  5 new videos and 5 giveaways!  Be sure to stop back every day to get yourself entered to win!

New stencil videos and a stencil giveaway every weekday during Stencil Week with Carolyn Dube

 

I’m kicking off the week with  Diamond Waves and a rainbow of colors!  In the video, I also show how easy it was to keep the colors from mixing together. Masking things off has to be quick and easy for me since I am patience impaired.

It’s obvious I am patience impaired for those of you here on Sunday night since I was just too excited to wait until Monday morning to make this go live!

 

Want to see all the new designs right now? Pop on over to StencilGirl to check them all out.

I’ve had lots of people ask about the j hooks I add to my stencils for storage.  There are 2 places I get them:  at Uline and J Hooks from Amazon (the ones at Amazon go in and out of availability).

You can watch  Stencil with a quick mask on YouTube here.

The giveaway is now closed.

Want to win this stencil?  I am giving away one of these stencils to a randomly selected winner!  To be entered all you need to do is leave a comment telling me your favorite color of the rainbow.

Want another chance to win?  Just share it (Facebook, Google Plus, Pinterest, Twitter, etc.) and come back and leave another comment tell me where you shared it!

I’ll be announcing all the randomly selected winners from Stencil Week next Friday, Jan. 31st. right here.  Be sure to be entered before random.org  picks the winners for your chance to win!  And yes, international folks are eligible too!

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