Self-Potrait? Not Sure!

This is a journal page I recently posted on Facebook.  The background was created with the Gelli Plate and acrylic paint.  Numerous stencils were used for the background.  The face was created with a StencilGirl stencil.

Stencil Challenge Continues!

We love seeing your stenciled creations and you have one more week to link your creation for this challenge. Our challenge sponsor is Stencilgirl Products.  Here are some creations from the design team to inspire you to join.

Vicki

This time I decided to make an art journal page using a number of stencils on my Gelli Plate.  I really like the way this turned out. 

Hazel

Background created by first dabbing scrunched paper on to acrylic paint on a gelli plate creating a mottled effect, then using two Clarity Stamp stencils to finish the background with different colours of acrylic. Stamps were inked with stazon black - the collage at the bottom is a Paper Artsy stamp, other stamps are My Mind's Eye.

Michele

A long time ago I got this "Day of the Dead" stencil.  Since we have our stencil challenge so close to November I decided to make my second piece with this stencil.  There is also a flower stencil in the background.  I had a lot of fun working with mixed media to make this creation is to honor those who have passed on.  Whatever theme you choose, I hope you will join our stencil challenge!

Krisha

I started with a postcard size of water color paper then water colors for this base of this, with black and white pens making the frame.  I used the stencil and distressed ink for the image and a sentiment from Inkadinkado. "Hello Fall!"

Barbara

I have had a couple of firsts doing this tag, I have never done a background with my distress inks and a spray bottle and I have never used a stencil. I didn't have any stencils I did go out and purchase one just to have one for the challenge, I worked with it for most of the afternoon and didn't like anything I did with it so I got out my Tim Holtz Flourishes sizzix die and  cut it out of a piece of a spellbinders plastic that I saved from one of the sets of dies. The flourish has a small and large one, I used the small on this one, twice with Silks acrylic glaze, Solar gold. I am going to have to practice with my larger stencil as I think I will be very nice when finished...practice makes perfect (or something close)Check out my blog for a close up of one of the flourishes.

Petra

I absolutely love this stencil, it is so versatile for creating backgrounds. It is an inky background and all background is misted with Perfect Pearls. The frame is cut with label dies, the boot stamped. Both are coloured with a mix of Copics and distress inks and covered with glossy accents and a little bit of sparkly stickles for the boot.

Please join us!

Challenge #71 - "Let's Stencil"

This challenge is a little different from what I usually post.  It is "Use a Stencil".  The DT does not care how the stencil was used.  It can be on a art journal page, a canvass, a card or even an ATC.  You are not limited is to how you use your stencil as long as we can tell that a stencil was used.

Vicki

I  used a piece of cardstock which had been used during a session of Gelli printing.  It basically was a piece on which I cleaned my brayer and brushes. The scan does show the reds and yellows in the paint.  I used a StencilGirl flower stencil at the top and a tree stencil at the bottom.  The flowers have a silver sheen to them and the trees are a dull grey. 

I decided to make a card with my cardstock and this is what I created.  The image is from Gecko Galz.  I really like the way the paint fades off in the corner. Hopefully, you can visualize the two children walking out of the scary woods on Halloween night. 

The remainder of the cardstock with the flowers will be used for another project.

Hazel

I used stencils with a gelli plate. First I made a print of yellow dabbing a scrunched up piece of paper on to the acrylic paint to give a mottled effect. I then used a lovely leafy stencil from Clarity Stamps to overlay and lightly stamped some trees in the background using an Inkadinkado stamp with memento rich cocoa. I randomly used Sheena Douglass stamps inked stazon black.

Petra

I love stencils. They are ever so versatile and make immediately a wonderful impact. For this card a StencilGirl stencil, distress inks, Perfect Pearls for the inky stripes, a lacey heart and a Mulberry flower was almost all that was needed

Michele

I used to be kind of afraid of stencils, as I was not sure how to use them effectively.  Through practice I'm learning that stencils can be used so many different ways.  I inked the Stencil Girl flower stencil with red ink over a piece of sheet music for "Ode to Joy."  The original plan was to make a bookmark but when the squared top seemed to boring I ended up turning this into an arch.  The cardboard base is covered with some designer paper and then I added the torn piece of sheet music with the stenciled flowers.  I used a circle die cut to round the top and embellished with some washi tape, the title of the song, a butterfly brad and some vintage images from a Lunagirl collage sheet called "Fly Away Home."

 

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 I am so pleased to have StenciGirl Products as my sponsor this time.  They carry an abundant supply of stencils in various sizes.  If you buy a number of stencils for your art work, you may want to look into their Stencil Club.  You are able to receive stencils through the club that are not sold on the general website.