Get Your Groove On with StencilGirl...Day 2!

Welcome to

Day TWO of

The Groove Tool & StencilGirl Products

Blog Hop!

Didn't you LOVE the projects from Day ONE???
Ready for Day TWO??
Here we GO!

Carolyn Dube
What happens when Carolyn plays with The Groove?

See all the details on her blog HERE.

Kirsten Reed
Everything is groovin' with Kirsten Reed and mixed media!

See all the details on her blog HERE.

Today's Blog Hop Order

StencilGirlTalk
Carolyn Dube
Kirsten Reed

**If you missed any of the projects so far from this week, keep scrolling down the page.

What would a Blog Hop be without a GIVEAWAY??!!!

StencilGirl Products will be picking one lucky winner

to receive The Groove Tool along with

a $25 StencilGirl Products Gift Certificate!

Take your time and visit each blog showcased today through Wednesday and leave a comment.

The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to WIN!

One comment per blog please.

You will have until Saturday, September 26th at 11:59PM Central Time to leave your comments.

The winner will be announced on

StencilGirl's Facebook page on Sunday, September 27th.

If you don't already, we would LOVE if you would signup

for our newsletter HERE

and join us on  Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest and Bloglovin for more inspiration!

See you back tomorrow for even more projects!

ArtQuest & StencilGirl Blog Hop - Day 2

Welcome to

Day TWO

of the

USA ArtQuest & StencilGirl Products

Blog Hop!

We aren't done yet! Follow the links below to see today's projects.

Get ready! Joe Rotella is hopping along with us today!

Gwen Lafleur
Gwen's created this fabulous travel journal!

See all the details on her blog HERE.

Joe Rotella
Joe's made this amazing owl keepsake box!

See all the details on his blog HERE.

Kirsten Reed

Kirsten is creating wonderful texture in her art journal!

See all the details on her blog HERE.

Today's Blog Hop Order

StencilGirl Talk
Gwen Lafleur
Joe Rotella
Kirsten Reed

**If you missed yesterday's projects, keep scrolling down the page.

What would a Blog Hop be without a GIVEAWAY??!!!

StencilGirl Products will be picking one lucky winner to receive a set of

USA ArtQuest Decorative Papers and Perfect Pigment Acrylics

along with a $25 StencilGirl Products Gift Certificate!

Take your time and visit each blog showcased today and leave a comment.

The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to WIN!

One comment per blog please.

You will have until Saturday, September 19th at 11:59PM Central Time to leave your comments.

The winner will be announced on

StencilGirl's Facebook page on Sunday, September 20th.

If you don't already, we would LOVE if you would signup

for our newsletter HERE

and join us on  Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest and Bloglovin for more inspiration!

Thanks for hopping with us!

How to Pop Your Art with Subtle Use of Stencils

Hi! Kirsten Reed here today and I am going to show you how to incorporate stencils into your art in a subtle way.

I decided to work with a small 5x7 canvas, perfect size for gifts. 

I begin by marking my blank canvas with Marie McGuire's Doodle It Tornado Flowers stencil in various bright colors and no pre-determined pattern all over the canvas.  I use a cosmetic sponge for light dabbing.

The canvas begins to look like this:

I then sketched a small country church on to the canvas.  I see a lot of these where I live here in TN and they are so charming to me.  You could really sketch anything you wanted.

After my sketch is on the dried paint, I begin to block out SOME of the background.  I like to let bits and pieces "peek" through.  I continue by painting in some of the church.

I then decide to use one of Mary Beth Shaw's Stencil Club stencils to add in some cobbled looking roof tiles in gray paint.

I get this look.  I am not finished.  I purposely did not use paint everywhere, again to allow the background colors to peek through. 

I finish up the roof with some light dabs of white in various spots with the same stencil.

 Now, I do my finishing work.  I add shadows, paint the door and add some layers of blue in different shades to my sky.  All the while, allowing some colors to peek through.

I finish up the piece with a little pen work for details and incorporate the word "peace" along the front of the church.

Thank you for joining me.  I hope this helps spur some ideas on how you can use stencils subtly to rev up your artwork!  If you would like to see more of my work, please follow me on Instagram and Kirsten Reed Designs on Facebook.  Hope to see you again!

VerDay and StencilGirl Fun....Day 2

Welcome to

Day TWO

of the

Ten Seconds Studio & StencilGirl Products

Blog Hop!

Didn't you LOVE the projects from Day ONE???
Ready for Day TWO??
Here we GO!

Carolyn Dube
Carolyn is playing with words and paint and rust!

See all the details on her blog HERE.

Janet Joehlin
Janet is making a set of gorgeous hand-bound books! 

See all the details on her blog HERE.

Kirsten Reed
Kirsten is creating a lovely mixed media painting!

See all the details on her blog HERE.

Today's Blog Hop Order

StencilGirl Talk
Carolyn Dube
Janet Joehlin
Kirsten Reed

**If you missed any of the projects so far from this week, keep scrolling down the page.

What would a Blog Hop be without a GIVEAWAY??!!!

StencilGirl Products will be picking one lucky winner

to receive a set of VerDay Paints & Patina

along with a $25 StencilGirl Products Gift Certificate!

Take your time and visit each blog showcased through Wednesday and leave a comment.

The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to WIN!

One comment per blog please.

You will have until Friday, August 21st at 11:59PM Central Time to leave your comments.

The winners will be announced on

StencilGirl's Facebook page on Monday, August 24th.

If you don't already, we would LOVE if you would signup

for our newsletter HERE

and join us on  Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest and Bloglovin for more inspiration!

See you back tomorrow for even more projects!

Layers of Color Create the Heart of a Canvas

Kirsten Reed here today to show you how I made this canvas. I began with a color palette I liked and dripped paint and stencils here and there.

After LOTS of layers of various stencils from my stash and some freehanded marks and painting, I had this delicious background that I wanted to savor.  I just loved so many different parts.
So I quickly came up with a design that would still allow much of the background to be the star (or heart) of the canvas.  I sketched it out on top.

A close up of some of the details.

And after the canvas was painted, a few close-ups.

The final piece.

Thanks for joining me today! I'd love for you to join me more often in my art journey.  

Come visit me on  my blog, on Instagram or on Facebook.  

Thanks for your support!

Stencils I used:

Crackle                          Whats the Point?           Tribal Leaves

 

Corrugated Cardboard Lines     Square Dance    Love Collage                Circles Circles

Rembrandt's Words          Layered Salad                         Succulents

Having a Hoot!

Kirsten Reed here with a fun way to bring texture and interest to a canvas.  Let's grab those paints and palette knives and go have some fun!

I love layers ~ and many of my pieces have different "stages" as they lay around my studio.  Sometimes they sit for a long time.  One such canvas was this collage-layered canvas.  I had added marks with india ink and some blended and even "saw" the owl I wanted to paint, but then left it for months.

So today I picked it back and decided this owl was ready to come alive.

I began by using Lizzy Mayne's Fibonacci Stencil, heavy body white acrylic paint, and a palette knife.  

I placed the stencil where I thought the wings would be and pulled paint through randomly with the palette knife.  If you know me, you know I am not a big fan of "precise" in my art, I prefer more organic looks.  You will notice how I used the stencil that way in this piece.

If you liked this and want to see more work please visit my blog, follow me on Instagram or like my Facebook page.  Thanks for your support!

Stencils Used:

Fibonacci