Made By Janet - July 2020

Classic Stencil Font, June 2020 StencilClub

Hello Stencil Friends!

Janet here, ready to show you what I've been working on lately.

I prepared a little travel journal to take with me on a sister's getaway in June.

I worked on it while we were away, then finished it up when I returned.

I planned to attach it to the planner page with washi tape.

  June 2020 StencilClub

I added Sprocket photos of our adventures, maps, logos, cut up brochures,

packaging, business cards... everything was fair game.

It turned out adorable.

June 2020 StencilClub

 ATC MixUp Stencil- Nasser

 Metro Map Stencil, Curlicue Wide Borders, Repetition Stencil

Curlicue Wide Borders, Repetition Stencil, Curlicue Floral

February 2020 StencilClub, Repetition Stencil

 Curlicue Wide Borders, Repetition Stencil, Curlicue Floral

 June 2020 StencilClub

 June 2020 StencilClub

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Hardly any stores were open but it was a relaxing and fun trip anyways.

The travel journal was great for memory keeping AND being artistic, 

all wrapped in one.

Elsewhere in my Planner...

June 2020 StencilClub

 June 2020 StencilClub

 Curlicue Wide Borders, Floral Waterfall Stencil

Fly 4 Stencil

April 2020 StencilClub

June 2020 StencilClub

And in my Wanderlust Journal...

Curlicue Wide Borders, Repetition Stencil

Curlicue Wide Borders

Repetition Stencil

 Curlicue Floral

Curlicue Floral

Circle Rays 6 Stencil, Journal Texture #1 Stencil

There you go.

Until next time.

Keep creating!

StencilClub Voices take on the Shaw-Sjodin Mash-Up for June 2020

It's time for you to feast your eyes on the delightful art journals and books created by Susan Jennings, Anna Friesen, and Carol Ponsford made with the Shaw-Sjodin Mash-up Set as StencilClub Voices. Look for unusual doorways, subtle patterns, bold leaf (rather than gold leaf), and a video!

Susan Jennings painted in 2 different art journals

This page was inspired by MaryBeth Shaw and Seth Apter's Friday night journal session. I used her technique of spray ink on a stencil to make a "print" on deli paper, then when that dried painted the reverse side with acrylic paint which I learned to do in a Dina Wakely online class that same week! The phrase is from Dina Wakely's collage collective. I used paint pens through the 9" x 12" stencil to create the dotted patterns in the middle and leaves on the border.

I first created collage papers by mono-printing on a gel plate with colors in shades similar to the art and magazine graphics using this month’s club set. 

The woman's face is a StencilClub stencil from October 2018 by Pam Carriker which I've been using in a personal challenge to use one stencil 100 different ways (She's #49). 

Finally, I used the Shaw-Sjodin Mash-Up Set to decorate her blouse and create her pendant. (This 2-page spread was inspired by Laly Mille's art that was beautifully displayed on the current cover of Somerset Studio magazine.) 

A leaf spoke to Anna Friesen

I just love cabbage rose patterns, and the ones featured in this set are no exception. I tried to make them the star of the show in this layout, but the waves of color were yelling at me, so they had to take backstage this time. You can spy them among the pink swaths, but very quiet. 

And then the leaf on the right waved hello at me. 😂 I like that that the recycled paper packaging journal is seen here too, on the edges to the right, hosting the special leaf. 

Carol Ponsford is practicing random acts of art

When I received the June StencilClub set, the first thing that popped out was that it had all the elements for a walk in the woods so I immediately thought of doing a journal page and was able to create everything on the page from the 2 larger stencils even down to the water rings in the pond. 

The quote is one I have always liked and felt it worked perfectly with the page. 

What I had in mind before receiving the set was to make an art book. After taking Dina Wakley’s Facebook Live Accordion Book class and I knew that I wanted to use the Lost Coast Design stamps I had purchased several years ago. 

Knowing that the June set would be arriving soon, I was hopeful that the stencils would have designs I could use as my background layers and was thrilled when I received it to see that it had all the yummy patterns that would work perfectly for what I had envisioned. 

Bet you have beautiful projects of your own going through your mind! 

Want to see Mary Beth Shaw and Valerie Sjodin's Reveal of this stencil mash-up? Look here.

You can sign up for StencilClub by June 15, 2020, to get these exclusive stencils.

June 2020 StencilClub Revealed: Shaw-Sjodin Mash-up!

Welcome to what happens when Mary Beth Shaw and Valerie Sjodin team-up: a new StencilClub Set.

StencilClub members are getting a set with a lovely small 6" x 6" stencil depicting an earthy mosaic, a mini 4" x 4" that Mary Beth loves as grid-based and Valerie loves as a place to write words, and a large 9" x12" that is ripe for book covers, art journal spreads and most especially your imagination.

Catch their excitement!

If you are into stencils, StencilClub is a phenomenal value as each month club members receive a loyalty coupon.

StencilClub also has a robust art community in an exclusive group on Facebook.

This set ships exclusively to club members on June 15th, 2020 and at the same time, club members will get a newsletter with projects from both designers - downloadable PDFs and videos!

You can find out more and join here.

See you at StencilClub!