Thursday, July 13, 2017

More Mermaid Madness: The Creative Team Challenge & Blog Hop


We sent random mermaid stencils to our team members and challenged them to get creative, even if a mermaid stencil was far and away from their go-to art tool.

Guess what?! They made a splash with a stunning scrapbook page, a perfect pillow, oceanic art journal pages, an undersea card, magnificent mixed media art, a mini-book, a notable notebook cover, and sunlight-catching charms.




Louise Nelson, Tina Walker, Gwen Lafleur, and Karen Gaunt surfed the challenge right onto the shore of this blog post and the rest of our team have projects yuo can see on their individual blogs. 

Love Always Scrapbook Page by Louise




Louise has a large stash of 'reject' mono-printed backgrounds that she can't quite make herself throw away, so she is always looking for opportunities to create with them. This creative brief was just perfect for doing that, using the fabulous newly released mermaid stencils. Louise has used a simple technique of heat embossing; she has used an embossing ink dauber with the stencil.

Materials: Black cardstock, Ranger embossing ink, & distress paint, American Crafts embossing powder, and Prima Marketing Gesso.


Ocean Dreams Art Journal Page by Louise







Gwen's Boho Mermaid




Gwen says, "I was working on this project right after I'd just taught my Boho Art Journaling class, so I thought... why not a boho mermaid?" 



"If you look closely, you can see more stencils used in the collage on the main mermaid's tail: Aiden's School, Art Deco Borders, and Ornamental Floral Screen. I added other mermaids in the background just stenciled with gray Archival Ink so that they'd appear in silhouette and look like they were swimming in the background." 

"I'm really happy with my boho mermaid and how the whole spread came together. So much fun!"


Tina's Lavender Sea Maid




A lovely bit of 'ancient' pottery ready to grace a wall!




Karen's Mixed Media Lagoon


Karen says: "I really enjoyed playing with the mermaid stencil from Jessica Sporn. The textures and patterns she has created on this stencil as well as the masks make for some really interesting combinations and unique mermaids. Mine are playfully swimming in my mixed media lagoon.


But wait! We have even more mermaid madness! 







You'll find links below to fabulous projects by the rest of our Creative Team, including another project video from Sandee Setliff.

Comment and you could be one of 3 people to win a free stencil! 


Sandee Setliff In the Hills of North Carolina Blog

Belen Sotelo Art and Whimsy Website

Torrie Gass Fox and Hazel Website

Sherry Canino Canino's Artistic Cafe

Cindy Gilstrap Junque Art Bog

Kiala Givehand Kiala Givehand's Website

Carol Baxter  Caroling with Carol Blog

Janet Joehlin Happy Reminders Blog


Want to win a PRIZE?

Comment on this blog or any of the others by noon CST on 7-16-17. Winners notified by email on July 17th. Good luck!
Thanks for stopping by! You'll find mermaid and all kinds of ocean-themed stencils HERE.

See the original mermaid projects made by the designers! 


We hope our mermaids have inspired you to dive into stenciling!


Don't forget! Share your stencil art, on Instagram using #StencilGirlSummer and you'll automatically be entered to win! (Instagram contest is separate and ends 9-21-17.)



35 comments:

  1. Fabulous mermaids all around! Love, love, love them all but I'm particularly excited about Gwen's Boho Mermaid! (Could it be because I was in Gwen's Boho journaling class so I may be just a little bit biased?)

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    1. Jill, I'd be jealous! But that wouldn't be very mermaid like of me.

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  2. Ohhh,such great projects! Each with its own bit of unique whimsy.

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  3. Love all the design team members creations! Just Mer~mazing! Thanks for a chance to win.

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  4. I love all the mermaids ... so much artistic & inspirational work here ... thanks for the chance .. <3

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  5. Oh these are gorgeous! I love mermaids! All these projects are beautiful!

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  6. Such beautiful projects... all of them!

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  7. I love mermaids! these are all wonderful

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  8. I love mermaids! In fact, I am a mermaid!

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  9. love all the different takes on the mermaid, I need to get busy!

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  10. I Love mermaids. Wonderful projects. Thanks for sharing..

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  11. Love the mermaids. They seem so
    free (and hopefully happy). The
    boho mermaid is a fun twist. Don't
    see why they can't be "hip" too.
    thanks to everyone for sharing some
    fantastic projects. Got some
    good inspiration.
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  12. Absolutely mesmerized by mermaids! So deep & mysterious (no pun intended, again). Fabulous inspiration & reminder to look at my stencils again. Although I don't think I have any mermaids 😞
    Ty for opportunity!

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  13. Forgot email
    brand(dot)caroline(24)(at)gmail(dotcom)

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  14. I really didn't think much about mermaids but, seeing these fantasy projects, I love these stencils. These projects are beautiful.

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    2. My email aarterburn (at) comcast (dot) net

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  15. Would love to win one of these fabulous mermaid stencils! My email is sarah(@)sarahdonawerth.com

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  16. such beautiful projects by everyone. Love all the mermaid inspiration here !!❤️❤️❤️

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  17. I love water and mermaids fascinate me! Your projects are so gorgeous!
    nora.paolini(at)gmaildotcom

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  18. I love water and mermaids fascinate me! Your projects are so gorgeous!
    nora.paolini(at)gmaildotcom

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  19. These beautiful artworks show the reasons mermaids have been a popular theme for so long -- like art itself, mermaids capture the imagination!

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  20. These projects show that mermaids are for everyone!! Wonderful!! garciacoach (at)gmail (dot)com

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  21. each one is more beautiful than the next --- all these beauties inspired me to start pursuing my mermaid dreams in my art journal.

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  22. I am so so thrilled you came out with these mermaid stencils. Love love love mermaids! The entire team made such beautiful art. Thank you.
    suzschultz23(at)aol(dot)com

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  23. These are all wonderful! Thanks for the giveaway. Commanda (dot) Walden (at) gmail (dot com)

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  24. What an awesome hop! So many cool mermaids and wonderful inspiration and the stencils are amazing! I really hope I am a winner! Thank you for the chance! xxx

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  25. Love Sherrys wonderful idea...spreading the mermaid over 3 tags..and her use of the Jane Davenport colors..Can't wait to try it :). Hoptiffany(at)gmail dot com

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  26. So many different and beautiful pieces of art from only one theme and 3 stencils. You all rock creative minds, thanks for sharing your ideas and knowledge with us !

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  27. Great projects all around. And what fabulous mermaid designs. I must've met I do love these beautiful sea creatures.

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    1. Must admit oh Siri the things you do to me. Argh. Anyway love the designs and the hop. A lot of creativity going on. And all very she shaped.

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  28. These are amazing!!! I love every single project I've seen and the variety of projects that these gorgeous mermaids have inspired is astounding. I am loving that boho mermaid and the Lavender Sea Maid, but I adore the embossed mermaid with the photo and the word "always" as well as it tugs at my heart for its beauty and meaning. Every single artist ous so talented. They all inspire is to be more like mermaids. 😉 Thank you for a wonderful hop, for choosing these stencils to focus on... they draw you in and you cannot help but love every single one. I enjoyed all of the artistry. ❤ ( boley_1 (at) yahoo dot com )

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  29. What a fun hop! I love all of the mermaid goodness shared here and on the other blogs. Such lovely and inspiring work! Thanks so much for sharing!

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