StencilGirl Stencils Featured in CHA Class with Marjie Kemper

Marjie Kemper here, reporting back after a trip last month to the Craft & Hobby Association’s annual trade show.  As you may know, the CHA show is where manufacturers exhibit their products and retailers place orders for their stores. 

In addition to the exhibits, CHA offers an extensive education program.  Classes are offered on hands-on techniques, as well as seminars on business related topics.  This year I was fortunate to teach a workshop to a group of 50 retailers and designers. We made 12 technique tags that fit inside Tim Holtz's Worn Cover Binder.

I want to thank StencilGirl Products for providing every person in class with their own stencils.  They were thrilled!  Can you spot the Borders and the Mini Square Clover Leaf stencil designs on the tags and cover?

These small 4" stencils are so versatile, and they were a big hit with the class.

Thanks so much, StencilGirl, for your support!

Please come over and visit my website and sign up for my newsletter for updates.

Marjie

Compass Canvas (Tutorial)

Marjie Kemper here, happy to be sharing a project I made with Mary Nasser's Compass Stencil.  

This is a 5" X7" canvas.

I started by sponging black India Ink through Mary's stencil onto the canvas.

Normally I just hold my stencil in place but for this project, I taped my stencil down due to the 'give' in the center of the canvas. 

This stencil is small (4" square) and I was able to bend it perfectly around my corners. 

The small size allows me to easily carry the compass design to the edges of the canvas.

I punched a few circles from book paper, and tore a few strips of it to adhere to the canvas with gel medium.

I applied a few coats of Golden Fluid Acrylics (Quin Nickel Gold) and then quickly used a makeup wedge to remove most of the paint from the center compass.

Wanting more black but in a small pattern, I reached for one of Michelle Ward's stencils.

Ranger's Black Enamel Accents add nice detail marks to the center compass.

I usually add a word to canvases but I like this one "as is" so no words today.

Hope you enjoyed this project and that you'll pop over to my website to say hello!

 http://www.marjiekemper.com

Before you go....

Maria popping in here to say a 

GREAT BIG THANK YOU 

to 

Marjie!

This is her last post on StencilGirl Talk. 

We want to thank her for all the fabulous projects and inspiration she has given us over the last 5 months!

Please make sure you continue following her Blog to keep up with what she is doing!!!

Hope to see you back for a visit Marjie!!!

Puzzle Pendant ~ Tutorial

Marjie Kemper here, sharing a quick pendant I made with Lizzie Mayne's Jigsaw Puzzle stencil and Ranger's Memory Glass and Memory Glass Frames.  

I stamped a 2" piece of card stock with a script stamp and added several Distress Inks through the stencil using an ink blending tool. 

I liked the pendant just plain like this but decided to add a sentiment with Tim Holtz's tiny label letters.

The 'one piece shy' line is meant to be a little wacky... like when they say someone is one crayon short of a box, one card short of deck, etc.

The frames are easy to work with and require no glue.  Just sandwich your paper between two squares of glass, and hinge open/closed the frame. You can fit up to three layers of paper in the frame.

Add a ribbon or chain and you're all set. The glass/frames also work nicely for ornaments, sun catchers, etc.  Hope you enjoyed this project.

Please pop over to my website for other ideas.

Marjie

The Tale of Goldilocks and her Stencil Storage

This is the tale of how Goldilocks found a way to store her stencils.  Storing stencils is about personal preference and you probably want to get it just right.  So in the video below you can follow Goldilock's adventures as she found her way to store stencils.  And if you hadn't figured out, Goldilocks is based on me, Carolyn Dube...

You can watch The Tale of Goldilocks and her Stencil Storage on YouTube here.

You can click on the names to find out more about the Clip It Up Jumbo and the Top Tier which are in the video.  The floor model info is here.  I bought the J hooks to hang my stencils here and they can found at time here.

A few of the creative team members shared how they store their stencils!

Let's talk about Maria...How does she store her StencilGirl stencils? She is the instigator of the whole Clip It Up storage revolution here among the Creative Team.  She has several floor models where she stores stamps, stencils, really anything she wants in her studio!  And I am green with envy. The next open floor space I find I am getting one of these...


After hearing about Maria's stencil storage solutions Mary Beth is now the proud owner of a floor model of the Clip It Up.

This is what one looks like in Maria McGuire's studio. Notice all her wonderful j hang tabs? She introduced me to the Clip It Up so I returned the favor by introducing her to the j hang tabs.

How does Kirsten Reed store hers? She tells it better than I possibly could....

I actually think I laughed out loud when I was asked to show pictures of my stencil storage system.Hee hee.  Not much of a system here to speak of...just a basket with my 9x12 and smaller stencils in a pile. And yes, I have to dig through the pile, but I don't mind.  It's like a treasure hunt for the perfect one.  I store my larger 12x12 and bigger stencils in a sexy, broken down plastic drawer. But, hey it works for me.  I use paper towels to separate stencils that are thin to keep them from snagging on other ones.

So there you have my "system" all in my unfinished basement I call my "art studio".  Happy stenciling!

Marjie Kemper started out with a single tier spinning rack (Clip It Up) to store her stencils and quickly realized she needed more space. Having the double rack allows her to sort into multiple categories, like "circles" vs "detailed circles" which helps to quickly find just the stencil she has in mind. Truth be told she has a third rack elsewhere in her studio... ssssh.

Janet Joehlin  uses a re-purposed metal tray to hold all her stencils from StencilGirl. 

How you store your stencils is all about what works for you!

Before you go....please make sure you have entered our StencilGirl/Brave Girls Club Giveaway for a free spot in the new Brave Girls Club Soul Comfort class. 

The giveaway ends tonight at 11:59 PM Central Time! 

You can enter HERE!

Experimenting with Leaves and a WINNER!

September already!?!?  Yikes.  Marjie Kemper here, experimenting today with Teri Stegmiller's 6X6 Leaves stencil:

I started out with a jumbo manila tag colored with Ranger's Distress Stains and water:

I added Salty Ocean Distress Ink through the leaves stencil

And it looked like this:

I couldn't decide where to go with the tag, so I added more color with MaryBeth Shaw's Web Stencil. It's one of my favorite stencils for adding random patterns and interest in backgrounds.

Out of the tag, I die-cut the Postage Stamp Frame by Tim Holtz/Sizzix. I forgot to take a picture of that, but wanted to mention it since that's what gives the neat edging on the diecut piece.  I liked the way the hole reinforcer looked on the leftover piece, so I cut it into a little tag as an accent.

Once I moved over to my art journal, I got busy creating a background with paints, stamps, and stencils. I started with paint through parts of MaryBeth's Rafters Stencil, then added a pale green paint with a baby wipe, more of Teri's leaves, and some script stamping.

I painted the page and the diecut shape with a coat of Quin Gold mixed with Acrylic Glazing Liquid, and ran my diecut letters (Sizzix Typeset die) through my Xyron® 1.5” Create-a-Sticker:

Here's a peek at that edging.  The black mat and the black letters are dry embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

I really like the way Teri's leaves stencil brings the whole thing together, from the background to the focal point.

Please visit my website and stay connected by subscribing to my newsletter or YouTube channel.  I'm teaching in three different states this month, and I would love to meet any StencilGirl fans in person!

Marjie

Before you leave.......Maria popping in here to announce the WINNER of our Blog Hop Featuring Jamie Fingal's Houses.

The winner was picked from our Creative Team Member, Corrine Gilman's Blog!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Janelle R.

Please send me a message on the right sidebar with your mailing information and I will get your stencil out to you!

StencilGirl's Crazed Stencil

If you are looking for our StencilClub GIVEAWAY it is in the post right under Marjie's.

Marjie Kemper here, sharing a page I made in my art journal using Wendy Aikin's 6X6 Crazed stencil. I started out  by stamping and stenciling on a piece of scrapbook paper.

I ran it through my Xyron Creative Station and placed it in my journal before die-cutting the sign, post, and letters.  Dies are Sizzix's Hanging Sign and Word Play. To make them stand out a bit, I glued the paper to chipboard before die-cutting them. 

I used the Crazed stencil in places on the background paper with Shabby Shutters Distress Ink, and on the die-cut pieces with Vermillion Archival Ink.  

I colored in the arrows border stamp with a water brush filled with Dylusions Ink Spray.

I also used Michelle Ward's Circle 9 stencil to fill in some of the background.

After adding some ball chain with gel medium, I used the Xyron Mega Runner to adhere the signpost to the page.

I printed the quote on my computer, cut it up, and added it to the page.

And that's it for today's journal page.  Come visit my site to keep up with my other antics!

Marjie

Before you go.....Maria here....Nathalie Kalbach has a StencilGirl Blog Hop today with her Crackle stencil from StencilGirl and both Marjie and I are in it! Come visit us on our personal blogs. You can start on Nathalie's Blog. It starts at 3AM Central Time!