Hi!! Kim Hamburg here, sharing a short video that shows a technique you might want to try with the SPHERES stencil shown in the photo. If you follow me on IG you know I love circles! So this particular stencil was begging to be used.
There’s something very satisfying about building a page from the ground up—tracing a stencil design, adding tone, texture, and line, and letting it evolve into a surface that begs to be used. In today’s video, I’m sharing one of my go-to ways to create mixed media “starter pages,” perfect for collage, journals, scrapbooks, and any paper-based mixed media you enjoy.
This piece begins with a stencil designed by Michelle Ward, inspired by the luminous geometry of stained-glass windows. I love that the openings are generous; they invite color, invite pattern, and give you permission to personalize. It really becomes a framework where your creative instincts take over.
You’ll see me working with patterned and found papers—textbook pages, typewritten sheets, grid paper—layering acrylic paint as a base to unify the surface. From there I tape the stencil into place, trace the lines, and begin the color–work using an assortment of markers. Every addition of color becomes an interpretation of the stencil, making it truly your own.
My hope is that it gives you ideas, not just inspiration. I challenge you to create your own stenciled mixed-media papers. Make them bold or subtle, neat or wild. Use them in your journals, your collages, or tuck them aside for a future spark. Art starts with simply making marks on paper—but using a stencil as a base with which to add color and design is a lot of fun and gives you a great jump-start.
Materials/Tools:
Acrylic Paint or Ink
Various acrylic paint pens (I use Posca)
Other markers to use for color
Spatula for applying paint
Fine line black marker
Paper -- Plain, textbook, vintage pages, etc
Optional: painters tape, spray bottle for paint,
Optional: Kabuki Brush (I accidently call it a Shabuki brush in the video)
I would love for you to share what you make!
Please give me feedback and comments -- I love hearing from you.
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