Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Red White and Burlap Girl Journal



Greetings and Salutations! Carol Baxter here for the StencilGirl matchup with Canvas Corp.


I took put a stencil on it literally. I chose just one ~ the 6"sq from Mary Beth Shaw's Private Collection 15.1 for StencilClub.


I played with this one stencil ALL DAY LONG. (It's going to turn up in later projects as I kept switching back and forth between the project at hand and some art journal pages.)


Stenciling on burlap was a blast! I had a big smile on my face with how well the fibers took the paint each and every time. I saw the post about coasters and I am game to try that next time I need a house-warming gift!)

inside cover


Supplies in addition to the stencil:
1 rectangle of red striped cotton duck cloth and matching ribbon
4 pieces burlap, including 1 red
Red,White, Blue, and Turquoise Paint
sponges
5 Brads
Sewing Machine
Photos
Deckle Trimmer




Once I had the pages stenciled the way I wanted them, I carefully sewed the binding.




I must tell you, those dots on the round wheel thing still make me happy! I was simply stenciling away, not too worried about being exact (hard for me!) daubing away with white paint on my sponge.


See below ~ the dots are cute on the stripes too!



I have to tell you that the brads became a necessary creative accident. I really meant to sew the picture on the striped cloth and then sew cloth onto the burlap. When I realized what I had NOT done, I figured I might as well accent her earrings.

This project was pure play. I hope I've inspired you to go and have fun with your stencils and use them in a way you might not have tried before.

back cover
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14 comments:

  1. Nice save on the earrings. I've never stenciled on burlap before. Sounds like I should give it a try. Thanks for the spark Mary. SGPCCBmatchup

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  2. What a neat book! Love the burlap idea! #SGPCCBmatchup
    Jackie ")

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  3. This is such fun!! Love the stenciling on burlap!

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  4. The circles look like you has placed them
    exactly. Bob Ross always said there were
    no mistakes, only happy accidents.
    thanks for sharing a fun project.
    #SGPCCBmatchup

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  5. Loving the textured journal book and all the dots and circles make me happy! That earring move was stellar :)

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  6. This is a beautiful project - it really makes me want to try using the stencils on fabric!
    #SGPCCBmatchup
    clen3(at)sbcglobal(dotnet)

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    1. I love playing with stencils on fabric! I get pieces at the thrift store and just play!

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  7. I love the reds on this one! cfrailey64(at)gmail(dot com). #SGPCCBmatchup

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  8. I am enamored with that circle stencil and now I really want to try stenciling something on burlap! #SGPCCBmatchup mmierron(at)yahoo(dot com)

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