The ocean. It’s my happy place and where my muse lives. So no shocker that I jumped for joy when I saw June Pfaff Daley’s latest designs. She has 4! You can check them all out over at the new stencils area at StencilGirl Products.
On this painted background, I used bead gel to create a wonderful textured seahorse. As long as I had all the supplies out I put seahorses on several papers. Turned out that was a good choice…
To make the seahorse stand out I used Viva Decor’s Metallic Rub.
Stamped a seashell stamp, by 100 Proof Press, over and over. And then I got that feeling. It didn’t have the look I had planned.
But it was just an Oops. An Outstanding Opportunity Presenting Suddenly is a gift that has yet to be fully revealed.
So I went to my go to thing, scribble journaling. I used a Posca pen because they are so opaque.
Had to have a bit of color so I added green acrylic paint to the edges.
Then a bit of watered down white acrylic paint. And then, the Oops showed up again. The idea that I had in my mind required the seahorse to be somewhere else, but it wasn’t moving. A mistake? Nope. Just an Oops.
That Oops led me to go in a different direction. I wanted 2 or 3 seahorses for the new plan. I cut out one of the other seahorses I had made. Really easy to cut out too!
Now, this looks like 3 but it is really 1 cut apart- why waste any of it! Stamped the words, “Swim in the little moments”.
Added some green rose trim and a gem for the eyes. And it felt complete for me. All the Oops I had while making this led to me to here, a place that is better than what I had planned!
The blog hop has all sorts of giveaways…there is more than one stencil to be won! Tehre is a giveaway on the StencilGirl Talk blog that you get a chance to win by leaving a comment on each blog in the hop. Comment on more blogs get more chances to win! Of course, just one comment per blog is eligible. On top of this giveaway, there are more! Check out all the blogs to find the other giveaways!
Paula Phillips-Journal Artista
Marjie Kemper
Carolyn Dube You’re here! Head over to Maria’s blog next!
Maria McGuire
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Linking up to Paint Party Friday, Anything But a Card (summer), Creative Every Day, Journal Journeys (summer) and Art Journal Every Day.
what a happy summer page Carolyn.. I love the structure on it! AMAZING!
Swimming away in your happy blue sea! Bead gel rocks. xox
well, your “oopses” certainly worked …. 😉 Love the use of the bead gel.
hmmmm, I adore seahorses and shells ans I’ll take a chance….I bought me gelliplate a few weeks so I can use stuff to try out ….and yes I discover dtencilgirl yet….she had great stencils….
I am sooooo going to have buy these stencils! Love the colors and what you did!
Ohhhh…look at that yummy bead gel! The Viva over is is perfect. The beads give that water feeling. Keep swimming because those little moments are becoming BIG moments!!!
Like always girl… so much fun to see your work!!
Oh Carolyn. I absolutely love everything that you do. This one is absolutely amazing. Thank you for all the inspirations that you give me!!! You rock!
wow I must really check out that medium you mentioned.
I love how the sea horse turned out.
I have a couple of packs of very teeny hole-less beads. Had no idea how to use them. Loops. 🙂
Love the fun OOPS! LOL your sea horses are beautiful.
Hi my favorite teacher. I always learn so much from you. I do have to get some bead gel. I hope to win one of the stencils to bring the ocean here to hot muggy Dallas. See you on YouTube!
I love your work………. I would love to use one of these stencils in conjunction with my Gelli Plate.
I LOVE watching you make art, Creative Colorful Carolyn!
I am in LOVE with your project! I have glass bead gel and only use it for little touches here and there. I haven’t used it through a stencil before. You have inspired me to run into my art studio and smear away on some stencils. Thanks for sharing!
Love the oops…and the seahorses swimming in text!
I love how you deal with the Oops. Your philosophy helps me get through my constant oops in life. Door closes, window opens, etc. Thanks for sharing. The sea horses are wonderful, too.
Hi Carolyn! I have recently discovered and become a fan of yours. Love your Gelli print videos. Beads, water, seahorses…perfect combo. Congrats on your new “leap”! Lindi – Art in Real Life – http://www.lindistevenson.com
I enjoy your videos. Started watching them after I got a gelli plate. This makes me want to try the bead gel.
I love how the green around the edges made the rest of the artwork pop & I appreciate the “oops” reminder!
Fabulous Carolyn! and I love your oops definition!
I have copied it into my journal as a reminder!
loved how all the Oops worked out and great piece in the end
Sea horses fascinate me. Yours are rendered in such a pretty color and design.
Love the texture on your seahorses! Now I know what to call my “OOP”es!
Beautiful!
Thanks for the turorial! Love your seahorse page!
Fun and summery piece, love these colours! Valerie
Really love the seahorses, Carolyn. You are so creative to make an oops into a focal point. Beautiful.
Hey ! thank you for commenting my blog ! I love your page, love the creative way you did it !
Gorgeous, I love the textures.
I’m rather fond of the odd OOPS myself. It sometimes makes you think outside the square…tho’ I’ve yet to see a square seahorse. You did wonders recalibrating your destination.
LOVE it…I call my “OOPS” moments “Happy Accidents”. This is a great page…thanks for sharing it with us.
Learn something new every day….hmmm, bead gel. Thanks for the opportunity to win some great stencils.
Now that’s simply lovely. Funny, today I saw bead gel at Michaels…and said, ” hmmmmm interesting, wonder what could be created with that?” Lol.
Now that’s simply lovely. Funny, today I saw bead gel at Michaels…and said, ” hmmmmm interesting, wonder what could be created with that?” Lol.
Oops, came up twice…sorry about that.
oh i love stencil girl products they are just the best and so many chances to win awesome prizes. hope i will be lucky. thanks for the chance. xoxo
I love the seahorses!! They are so,cool!
Love these seahorses….such a pretty page!!!
I really appreciate how you keep it real and admit to OOPS moments. It is so great to see how you turn them around into something wonderful. Thanks for the opportunity to enter the giveaway.
Great page and another resource (GBG) on my ever increasing list of ‘must haves’. Thanks for sharing.
I really like your “oops” talk and the texture of the sea horses
Awesome page! I love how you used bead medium with the stencil – really cool!
My daughter loved the water and the ocean. I lost her Oct 2011 and having these stencils would give me the opportunity to do some memory pages of her.
I’m a beach girl forever…I would love to have this stencil
Love how your seahorses turned out. What a great idea to use the bead gel…I have some sitting on the shelf right now, so I am going to try out this idea soon. Thanks for the inspiration!
Your OOPS pages always remind me that art is a process. Love this little seahorse!
Oops a daisy…Loooove your seahorses and your process…have taken your classes and learned sooo much …thanks
So very cool!!
i love your seahorses! i don’t think u can do wrong with seahorses! tx for sharing and inspiring, aloha, angi in hana
Glass bead gel brilliant idea
Your project looks wonderful. Love the sea horses.
I love seahorses! Great project!!
Thank you for sharing your process!
Susan Chong
beegsmachine@yahoo.com
I love your project. beautiful work and delightful post.Thank you for sharing.
susan s
Sea horse! Love it.
Oh how delightful and i lov ethe scribbling idea thanks so much
have a seahorse stamp that would go perfectly with these stencils
I showed this to my 13 yr old. She homeschools, and just did a project on seahorses. Did you know that the seahorse is the only creature where the males get pregnant and give birth? It is very interesting to watch them give birth to 100’s of sea ponies. She wants to make this now to add to her project. I told her we could wrestle for it…lol. I love your color pallet. The Glass beads are very cool, they have such a fabulous texture to them. That Inca paint is awesome. it has such a lovely shimmer to it. As usual you have produced another FAB project!! Love your stuff!!! Have a great weekend. (((HUGS)))
Kimmie
happyhomeschoolroom.blogspot.com
love the texture of the sea horse. thanks for the inspiration
Great page! Love the seahorses!
Love the seahorses! Gonna have to try that bead gel!
Love that seahorse stencil and how you used the bead gel. how perfect!
Carolyn, I so enjoy your posts and your newsletter! You make me smile every time! There are no oops in art, come on! These little opportunities are new roads to follow and you made a great detour! Love that bead gel, I don’t have that in my stash, gonna have to find a way to get me some!
Thanks for the step by step!
Carmen L
I love how you are brave enough to show and explain your oopsies!!
Great fun piece of work!
Hugs Giggles
I just adore your seashorses!! So sweet!
Seahorses are my favorite themed art! Love to make ATC’s with them etc! Would love, love, love to win this giveaway!!
What a great page, I would not have thought to use the bead gel through a stencil, thank you!
great seahorse!
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
Thank you so much for showing the entire process — oops and all — and not just the finished project. I’m glad to know that I’m not the only one who puts something in place and then thinks “uh-oh, that’s not quite what I had in mind.” But as you’ve shown, it usually works out beautifully if you just keep moving forward. Great use of the stencil.
I have “oopses” all the time (what a funny looking word! LOL) I often have to go away and look again with fresh eyes. I’ve learned to be more patient in the process! Your page is so fun and summery (my very fav season and I love the beach!) It’s always fun to see the process other artist’s go through. I have to start documenting mine more carefully.
Carolyn this is so fresh and cool for summer, I love it, thanks for this fresh sea breeze!
The end result is so cool feeling! I love how you talk through your process and mention Oops. I teach and we talk about having a plan but also being open to things that happen along the way. Serendipity.
Carolyn, the glass beads are GREAT with the seahorse stencil! And with that blue…FABULOUS! Always inspiring visiting your blog and seeing your work!
Love your project! Ok I love ALL your projects!! The seahorse stencil is awesome!!!
Ah, the ocean is home for me too. Love this spread Carolyn! That stencil is fabulous. The metallic rub creates a great effect.
Great project. I love seahorses!
Love the new stencils. This one works well with the bead gel texture. Like the colours too!
Very nice! It so nice to see how an oops comes out so nicely.
Absolutely gorgeous !!!!!!!!!!! I love seahorses and love working with the bead gel !! Great ideas – thanks for sharing !!
a great way to celebrate the summer with this new stencil. love the colors and the opps!
I think you just convinced me that I need some bead gel. Lovely!
Great use of the bead gel. Very inspirational.
I love that seahorse stencil! I would not have thought to use bead gel, it makes a wonderful texture! You took advantage of your Outstanding Opportunity and created a gorgeous page.
LOVE THE OOPS.. LOL NO SUCH THINGS AS MISTAKES IN ART!! AND SUCH WONDERFUL OOPS THEY ARE! TFS!
Delightful journal page. Love the texture and details!
Never used bead gell before – looks like fun. Enjoyed seeing the progression of your work, Oops and all.
I love the seahorses… an beautiful oops!
I love your bead gel and the sea horses! Also like the oops meaning too, as I make any oops in my life! I hope to win a stencil and hank you for the chance! I adore your art work.
Love this, especially since the sea is kind of my element, too! 🙂
Love, love it!!! Stencils are the bomb. 🙂
I love seeing your creations. as well as your videos. ty for taking the time to show and create. your awesome. have a fantastic day – smilz.
Just wonderful! LOVING the addition of the bead gel – and I love how you always show us your WIP’s! xoxo
Oops means go with the flow… flow of water…ocean!
Nice colors!
Love how you have used bead gel to get texture on the seahorses- it is one of my favourite mediums!
Oh wow I love the colors in this very bright! The green adds a nice touch and the texture is fun on the seahorse 🙂 I liked the process and the oops turned out wonderful too.
Love your happy seahorses, Carolyn! I have not yet used bead gel, but that might just have to happen! Color palette is full of cool summer water, and just right for this project! Happy hopping!
Bead gels – gee – a supply I don’t have. Should I go look for it and buy it??? Oh why not -what’s 1 more supply. Thanks for the technique!
Love the seahorse stencil and your finished piece! Good color choices.
Hi Carolyn! I always enjoy your projects. The colors you use and the wonderful techinques. This piece is beautiful. I love the seahorse. Another sentil on my wish list to get for sure. Have a great day. Thanks so much for sharing!
Just hopping over from Journal Journey’s. Your page looks wonderful, love the textured seahorses.
I also love Stencils you can play LOTS with them. Thank you for joining Journal Journey’s Dxx
What an awesome combo of the stencil + the stamping! Love this page.
I always love it when I hear about a new product (to me). I love how the seahorse looks. Blessings, Janet PPF