Be Amazing

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Art journal page using Sue Pelletier and Maria McGuire's stencils and paint with Carolyn Dube

There are amazing things and people all around me. I don’t always notice them but they are there. When I take a moment to give them a chance their amazing-ness is revealed. My muse reminded me today to slow down, take a breath, and let the world be amazing.

Art journal page using Sue Pelletier's stencil and paint with Carolyn Dube

The art journal page I started with was filled by using up leftover paints, blotting off of stencils, and I painted a few die cut letters orange for another project.

Nothing spectacular but a very practical way to build up layers.

I thought it was just ordinary but when I gave it chance it showed me how amazing it was.

This Loose Woman by Sue Pelletier for StencilGirl Products called to me…here she is stenciled and colored in and full of the most wonderful attitude! She was definitely owning her amazing-ness. Shouldn’t we all!

As amazing as she is at this stage, she wasn’t finished yet. She needed something around the edges.

So I reached for my Stitch at Greek Medallion stencil by Maria McGuire for StencilGirl Products.

This is an amazing stencil because it is so versatile. There are so many different patterns and ways to use those patterns in this one stencil.

Some of the leaves at the top.

One part of the center medallion repeated and my circle stencil has given me a line! And it looked a bit like hearts and I like the idea of her being supported by all those hearts!

A few dots from the circle made a great line! If you look back at the photo of the stencil you can probably find the exact spots I used on the stencil (since they are in red and dark purple).

Here she is with all the finishes touches reminding me to let the world be amazing!

Have an amazing day! An amazing week! An amazing any and everything!

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Dylusion’s Spray Ink Pad Rocks!

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Video tutorial with Dylusions new Spray Ink Pad to make a quick art journal page with rubber stamps and stencils by Carolyn Dube

The new Spray Ink Pad is heavenly! Absolutely heavenly! Dyan Reaveley has done it again. Since it comes uninked that means I could add whatever colors of Dylusion’s spray inks I wanted. I had a blast playing and I’ve got a quick video today showing how I inked it up, ways I used it, and there’s even an Oops in there that ended up being my favorite!

I recently had the chance to see Dyan demo so I couldn’t resist the chance to have her sign my hand since my hands are frequently covered in spray inks! She is an absolute riot demoing!

You can watch this on YouTube at: Dylusions Spray Ink Pad

Here’s the quick background I did in the 5 x8 Dylusion’s journal. I usually work in larger journals but I am getting hooked on this size- it is so quick to do a page!

Here’s the finished art journal spread from the video. It was so fast and easy with Dina Wakely’s text stamp and Michelle Ward’s stencil from StencilGirl. The words are from Tim Holtz’s Chit Chat word stickers & Ranger has a waterbrush.

Thanks Dyan for making such a versatile tool that makes me love my spray inks even more!!

I’m over on StencilGirl Talk today too with a quick FUNdamental video on using paint with stencils. I’d love for you to pop over!

Thanks for visiting my blog. Preparing a blog post takes quite a bit of time and energy. If you enjoyed this post, I’d appreciate your support! How? By sharing this post however you are comfortable. Your support makes my muse happy and a happy muse keeps me coming back to the studio again and again!

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Gelli Fun

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I am blown away by all the visitors to my blog! Welcome to you all! They, the internet gods, say the summer is such a slow time on the internet. Thrilled that is not the case here! So now, on with some Gelli Plate fun!

August’s Colorful Gelli Print Party is in full swing! There is so much inspiration being linked up and they are linking up all month long so be sure to stop back and check it out! There is still plenty of time for you to join in and link up too! Here are just a few…

http://scrappystickyinkymess.wordpress.com/2013/08/06/gelli-plate-foldnote/

Mary Anne has a tutorial on making your own foldnote! Now that is some happy mail!

http://robinpichelmayer.blogspot.com/2013/08/icad-comes-to-end.html

Robin has all her Index Card a Day cards together. What a wonderful collection and she started many of them as Gelli prints.

http://froebelsternchen.blogspot.co.at/2013/08/susi-sews-wild-quadrat-square.html

Froebelsternchen is playing with composition. I love how her elements are all black and white against the Gelli print!

http://jogatheringwild.blogspot.com/2013/08/finding-my-way.html

What a great way Jo did these faces – with the Gelli print shining through!

Since there are so many new visitors, I thought I’d share a few of my Gelli Plate videos that I have made. There are actually quite a lot of them. I have over 70 videos, many of them about the Gelli Plate. You can click here to subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Here’s a basic intro video for those of you who are new to the Gelli Plate. And for those who have been following my videos, you’ll get a kick out of the end when I actually clean the plate…Clearly an older video since I only clean it for special occasions….