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Video tutorial using the Gelli Plate to seal PanPastels by Carolyn Dube

 

Join me for a Colorful Gelli Print Party!Welcome to February’s Colorful Gelli Print Party!  There’s lots in today’s post including the winners from Stencil Week, a new home for the Colorful Gelli Print link up, and of course, a tutorial video!  New to the Party?  You can find links to all the previous Colorful Gelli Print Parties here.

 

 

Video tutorial using the Gelli Plate to seal PanPastels used with a StencilGirl stencil by Carolyn Dube

This month’s tutorial shows how to seal PanPastels with the Gelli Plate.  This wasn’t my idea, it was Mary Anne’s from over at scrappystickyinkymess.  You probably recognize her as regular Gelli Partier!  She was kind enough to grant me permission to share her idea with you in a video.  Thanks Mary Anne!

One little thing to note about this…you do need to clean off the Gelli Plate every time you seal PanPastels if you want it “perfect”.  A small amount of the color gets left behind and will appear on the next paper that you seal.  I actually like how that looks to so I don’t clean it off every time.  You’re shocked.  I know…

Click here to watch February’s Colorful Gellli Print Party on YouTube.

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Where’s the link party?  Where are we sharing our Gelli prints this month?  I am moving the Colorful Gelli Print Party to Google+ so that it is easier for everyone to share.  You can upload a photo to Google+, share a link to your blog, share a video, or any combination.  Everyone is welcome to come and play!  Click here to join A Colorful Playground or to just take a peek around.

If you are new to Google+, then this is the place to come and play because I am new to it too!  I am learning and am sharing how to get around as I learn it.  Below is a short video if you’d like to learn more about how to get around the Google+ community.

 

How to use a Google+ community

Click here to watch a new art community for sharing creativity on Google+ on YouTube.

Want help setting up a Google+ account? Click here for nice tutorial I found to help you.

Winners

A huge thank you to everyone who made Stencil Week such fun as I introduced my latest stencils from StencilGirl!  I had a blast sharing videos with you all week!  If you see your name on the winners list just send me an email with you address (acolorfuljourney at gmail dot com) and I’ll get your prize out to you pronto!

The winners of the random giveaways from all 5 days of Stencil Week are:

Monday: Diamond Waves: Jen Clark

Tuesday: Linked Small: Kate Robertson

Wednesday: Open Buildings: Tasha

Thursday: Union Small: Caroline D.

Set of J Hooks: SandeeNC, Anna , Karin Boulanger

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Video Using a Stencil on a Canvas for Michelle Ward's Blog Hop for StencilGirl by Carolyn Dube

 

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I am a huge fan of Michelle Ward!  Not only does she have the most amazing sense of design-  she is a wonderful teacher.   If you ever have the opportunity to take a class with her, do it!  You can imagine my excitement when I heard she created 8 new stencils and a blog hop!

As I looked at her Segments Stencil from StencilGirl, I decided to play and stencil on a canvas.  I treated the canvas just like an art journal. Same techniques.  Same fun.

 

Click here to watch  Using a stencil on a canvas  on YouTube.

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Want to see more of Michelle’s stencils in action?  There are lots of great ideas in this hop! Be sure to leave a comment to be entered in the giveaway!  All the hop giveaway details are  over on StencilGirl Talk.  Best part –  every comment you leave on every blog in the hop is a chance to win.  One comment per blog please (but you probably guessed that).  The giveaway will end on Friday, Jan. 31st at 11:59PM Central Time.

StencilGirl Talk
Michelle Ward
Mary Beth Shaw
Linda Kittmer
Julie Snidle
Judy Shea
Leslie Tucker Jenison
Carolyn Dube – You are here.
Mary C. Nasser
Janet Joehlin
Kirsten Reed
Maria McGuire

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Video using watercolors with a stencil in an art journal by Carolyn Dube

 

Stencil videos and giveaways during Stencil Week with Carolyn Dube

Welcome to day  5 of  Stencil Week celebrating my latest release at StencilGirl!  Today might be the last day of Stencil Week but never fear….there will be more stencil and creative fun coming here on the blog and on YouTube!  If you don’t want to miss any of the fun you can subscribe/follow  all sorts of ways on the sidebar to the right.

 

Video using watercolors with a stencil in an art journal by Carolyn Dube

 

Today’s play started with a little pen work while watching TV.   I traced only parts of it.  By tracing with a pen, a waterproof pen by the way, it opens up so many options for using only some lines and shapes in a stencil.

In the video, I show you how I colored these in and how I outsmarted the inner critic who tried to bully me into not creating.

 

 

Click here to watch Using Watercolors with a Stencil in an Art Journal 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 is most likely to get in your way when you decide to make time to play.

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!

Thank you again for begin a part of Stencil Week!

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