4 Designers, 4 Stencils, Oh! the Possibilities!

New Stencil Alert: Mary Beth Shaw, Cecilia Swatton, Jennifer Evans, and Shel C are bringing you some stencil magic today!

Mary Beth's MB Makes Marks 4-Up

6" x 6" 

Small swooping swirls, rain-like dots, curved marks, and not quite linear lines will make the MB Makes Marks 4-Up Stencil one of your go-to faves.

Gold Embossing Powder

Fire Cherries Mask by Cecilia Swatton

9" x 12"

Cecilia Swatton designed Fire Cherries Mask to celebrate a glimpse of nature; from beds of sensuously curved leaves, clustered berries reach for the sun. "My favorite approach with this mask is to develop layered paintings using it in combination with Winter Berries Mask L677 and/or Longwood Florals Mask L675," Cecilia says.

Desert Sights ATC Mixup Stencil by Shel C

9" x 12"

Shel C’s Desert Sights ATC Mixup Stencil was inspired by the beautiful shapes in the sights she sees around her desert home – great rock formations like the Coyote Buttes on the Arizona border, the gorgeous sandstone monoliths at Sedona, and the totem cactus, ocotillo, and blooming agave in her backyard. 

Shel says, “Even the ovals shadows made by the river gravel of the landscaping are interesting! I just love to open my eyes up wide and see the beauty of Nature around me.”

Paint, Collage, and Glitter Paste

Collage with Metal Paste

Shel's friend Peg Robinson made this ATC

Watercolors plus Pastels

Circle of Flowers Stencil by Jennifer Evans

 

6" x 6"

The Circle of Flowers Stencil by Jennifer Evans is a sweet wreath you can paint as is with watercolors or acrylics. Use it for greeting cards, tags, or bookplates. It makes a pretty focal point in an art journal.

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Gloriously different floral stencils from 2 designers

Rosette stencil? You bet. Designed by Jennifer Evans 

 A Lemurian garden ATC stencil? Of course. Designed by Linda Edkins Wyatt.

Tutorials? Gladly provided for you by Jennifer and Linda.

Here's Jennifer to introduce her stencils:

Abstract Rosette Stencil, M329, 4" x 4"

Jennifer Evans adores flowers so her Abstract Nature set could not be without a stand-alone the Abstract Rosette Stencil. Perfect for when you want a loose flower or to tuck this mini stencil into your traveling art supplies. 

She how she paints wet on wet watercolor:

Inspired by her own Mid Century Modern Rocks and Leaves Stencil, Jennifer’s new Abstract Natural Sun Stencil was built off shapes you might find in a landscape, the sun, rocks, leaves, and linear elements.

Abstract Natural Sun Stencil, S870, 6" x6"

The Abstract Botanical Grid Stencil was designed by Jennifer Evans for versatility. The series of shapes and lines of the four quadrants may be stenciled, one with a flower, the rest with landscape textures, or you may choose to use the entire design in your art.

“Landscapes to me have a lot of horizontal and vertical lines so I wanted to give you lots of options to use within the same stencil,” Jennifer says.

Abstract Botanical Grid Stencil, S869, 6" x 6"

There are four strips in the Abstract Grid Stencil designed by Jennifer Evans. Each strip is wonderful for mixed media stenciling or you may choose a grouping of elements. The large triangular area is perfect for layering another stencil in your large art on canvas.

Abstract Grid Stencil, L850, 9" x 12"

NATURE TRIAD

Paint the Nature Triad

Additional Supplies:

• Substrate of Choice (I used 9”x12” Watercolor Paper, 140 lb. Cold Press)
• Acrylic Paint
• Plastic Card or Angled Palette Knife
• Water-Soluble Pencils (Jennifer used Derwent InkTense)
• Water-Soluble Pastels (Jennifer used Caran d’Ache Neocolor II Aquarelles)

1. Tone your substrate with the background color of choice. For the dark background, I used Golden Fluid Acrylic Payne’s Gray.
2. Begin stenciling areas of the grid. For the bottom 2/3rds, I used part of the 9”x12” Abstract Grid stencil. For the top 1/3, I used the bottom left quadrant of the 6”x6” Abstract Botanical Grid, the 4”x4” Abstract Rosette, and a portion of the right side of the 6”x6” Abstract Natural Sun. I used a combination of paints including white, warm gray, and light blue to frame the details of each stencil.
3. Add marks by scribbling and coloring with colored pencils and pastels. Introduce greens, blues, purples, and browns by imagining what each vignette would represent in nature. Scrape paint over some areas using a plastic card or palette knife. Don’t worry about whether you’re covering up some of the stenciling. Just have fun and layer color.
4. Allow drying time.
5. To gain definition in any areas of your grid, reposition stencils one at a time and trace openings with a pencil. In some areas, block in color with a topcoat of stenciling to bring back any solid shapes. Use a brush to paint in colorful accents.
6. Trim excess paper. My finished size is 9” wide by 10” high.

Blooming Violet Stencil, M332, 4" x 4"

This sweet Blooming Violet Stencil was developed by Linda Edkins Wyatt from a doodle, reminiscent of the wild violets that grew wild in her childhood yard; seeing them was one of Linda’s first joys of spring.

Blooming Violet is lovely for use with watercolor, in delicate shades of lavender and purple, but it also looks great in all shades of the rainbow.

Lemurian Leaves Stencil, S875, 6" x 6"

"I constantly doodle, and most often, the doodles are leaf shapes," Linda says. "I realized as I was using my first stencil collection, Lemurian Garden, that I lacked small leaves, so I gathered my doodles and created an assortment of leaves to fill the need. The Lemurian Leaves Stencil works with the florals in my new ATC Mix-Up, as well as the Lemurian Garden designs, but they also stand on their own. 

"With a pastel palette, they say Spring and Summer, but with deep greens and red accent, or done in blues with gold and silver, I can also visualize them used for holiday décor and greeting cards."

Linda has been making and trading ATCs for about 15 years, so creating the ATC Mixup was a natural idea.

The designs for her ATC Mixup Stencil sprang from her fabric designs, silkscreens, and hand-carved blocks; she also adapted some of her Lemurian Garden designs to ATC size. Each of the 9 bold or small and subtle motif stands on its own yet combines nicely with each other as well as any in her Lemurian Garden stencil collection. 

Use these designs for fabrics, wrapping paper, home decor, greeting cards, and art quilts. They would be right at home on an art journal page or, of course, as ATCs.

ATC Mixup Stencil - Wyatt, L852, 9" x 12"

Linda combined her new stencils on paper and created this cute book:

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October StencilGirl® Collaboration - 1 Stencil, 3 Ways

Hello and Welcome to my October 2019 Collaboration Column Post - 1 Stencil, 3 Ways!

I'm Tina Walker and I'm your host for today!  ♥

Collaborations are a constant driving force in my daily creative journey.  If I had unlimited time and resources, I bet I would be hosting multiple ones each day.  There is something about collaborating with like minded souls that fills my creative soul with energy and inspiration.  It keeps me going!

Today's collaboration is more like a challenge.
The collaboration is simple -create three (3) projects using the same stencil on all 3 projects.  The first project is an art journal page, the second project is a home decor project, and the third project is of their choosing. Our brave stencil souls jumped at the challenge, so let's see what they created!

CATHY FRAILEY

Cathy used the Tribal Hand 6 Stencil.
 

Besides her art journal page, her home decor piece is a Hand Fan and her 3rd project is a trio of ATC cards.

How cool is that Hand Fan??

DEB RIDDELL
Deb used the Cathedral Arch Stencil.

Besides her art journal page, her home decor piece is a 4 panel, Pop Art inspired wall canvas and her 3rd project is a cover to a journal.

I love the idea of the 4 panel wall canvas!

LAURA MOONEY
Laura used the Rose Window Stencil.

Besides her art journal page, her home decor piece is a embellished wall canvas and her 3rd project is a book of gelli prints.

I love how she's incorporating photos from a recent trip in her journal!

LINDA WYATT
Linda used the June 2019 StencilClub Stencil.

Besides her art journal page, her home decor piece is a motivational wall hanging and her 3rd project is an art doll.

You had me at art doll! ♥

SANNA LIPPERT

Sanna used the Tiny Medallion Stencil.

Besides her art journal page, her home decor piece is a colorful wall canvas and her 3rd project is a multitude of ATC cards.

I am in ATC heaven!  Gorgeous!

TRACY KRUEGER
Tracy used the August 2018 StencilClub Stencil.

Besides her art journal page, her home decor piece is a soft stenciled pillow and her 3rd project is a bracelet.

Jewelry with stencils?  Yes you can!


Although each artist made creating multiple and diverse projects with only 1 stencil, it is actually quite challenging.  Stencil selection is very important!

When choosing my stencil, I wanted a stencil with varying patterns that could be used in various ways, depending on the substrate.

I ultimately selected one of my Ireland inspired stencils: Goal Stairs.

I love the different shapes and sizes in the stencils and thought it would work well with all three of my projects.

First up - my art journal spread.  I love the steps on this stencil and love using them for journaling.

I used it repeatedly throughout the page, as background elements and in the forefront.  Sometimes, just the shape of the stencil inspires me and the details disappear.  But that is the beauty of using stencils! 

For my home decor piece, I used the stencil with clay to create a mug.  I am currently taking pottery classes and am obsessed with all things clay.  Stencils work great with clay and can create a deep or subtle impression.  Your choice.

Same stencil, but looks completely different!

For my last (free) project, I wanted to see how this stencil translated to a dimension project.  I hadn't made an art doll for awhile, so now was the perfect time.  The stencil was used to create texture on the doll skirt and body.   Again, I am amazed how different the stencil pattern looks when only a portion is visible. You can really selectively pick just a portion of a stencil for a piece. 

I had so much fun with this collaboration challenge.  :)  I challenge each of you to pick just 1 of your StencilGirl® stencils and create away!  You will really develop a close relationship with that stencil and see all of the possibilities.

Until next time!

Tina
XOXO