Using stencils to make marks easily in your journal pages

Hi Everyone,

Niamh here from sunny down under! I love mark making and it is something I know a lot of people find tricky. But what if there was a way to make it easier for you? There is - stencils!!!!

Stencils come in so many varieties - but at stencil girl products - there are sooooooo many that you can use in different ways to help you with mark making in your art easily.

I have chosen two of my favourites today to play with, the Maltese mix stencil and the CM 2019 circle stencil. I love these as there is a great mix of sizes and flow on the stencils allowing you to be a little random with your marks. 

Here is the step by step video making this page: 

Stencils used: the Maltese mix stencil and the CM 2019 circle 

Happy Creating,

Niamh

@niamhbaly (IG/YouTube)

Announcing New Designs from Jane Monteith

Jane Monteith has five new fabulous designs releasing today, so without further adeio...

Graffiti 1 - L983

Get your grunge on with Graffiti. Inspired by spray paint and street art. This big and bold stencil designed by Jane Monteith will add a cool edginess to your artwork. Great for layering and masking over pops of vibrant colors that won't go unnoticed. 

Tripwire - L984

Designed by Jane Monteith, Tripwire is a journey of random intuitive marks inspired by quill and ink. This stencil is a combination of larger lines flowing into thin wire like marks, making this stencil unique in all sections. Give your art lots of interest with Tripwire. 

Scribbley - L997

Just like scribble on paper, the Scribbley stencil by Jane Monteith creates the impression of pen marks in your artwork. Lots of quick long thin repeated lines, just like chicken scratch on a notepad.

 

Graffiti 2 Stencil - L996

A mini version of Graffiti, this smaller style stencil called Graffiti 2 has more ribbon like curls and twists. There is also an accompanying mask (see below). Have fun and mix it up with both versions in your artwork!

Graffiti 2 Mask -L995

Jane's stencils are available now at stencilgirlproducts.com

New From Mary Beth Shaw- Compositional Elements Collection

New additions to Mary Beth Shaw's compositional elements stencil designs are brand new today.  This new collection has two 9 x 12" stencils and one 6 x 6" stencil.   The designs focus on color and shape and these will make a great addition to Mary Beth's other designs that focus on line. 

Roy G. Biv (and friends) L926

Roy G. Biv (and friends) allows you to literally bring color into your work, while also providing text elements in two sizes.  Perfect for working into your journal pages or other mixed media work!

Check out how pretty the stencil is covered in the corresponding paint colors. 

Shapes (L936)

Shapes comes in large and small sizes and offer a variety of abstracted, organic shapes to your work no matter what medium you choose. These designs also create interesting marks and textures for mono printing, rubbings, and gel plate printing. 

Shapes Small (S936)

Mary Beth's latest designs are available now at stencilgirl.com

November '21 StencilClub Revealed by Mary Beth and Seth!

You asked for it. You got it.

Mary Beth Shaw and Seth Apter are mashing it up for StencilClub members for the third time!

You get these exclusive, cool-as-all-get-out stencils.

Mary Beth and Seth designed these with the use of an area, a line, or the entire design in mind.

• The mini mask is all about a bit of chaos contained in a circle.
• The small stencil, well, you may have a decision to make with this one. Cut the shape out from its square container or leave it be and allow the funky corners to pop with color or negative space.
• The large stencil features movement on a grand scale with its swooping lines, crosses, dots, and fat hash marks.

These stencils ship to StencilClub members on the 15th of November and that same day members will get the exclusive technique video by Mary Beth and Seth along with a PDF. Both are downloadable.

Are you ready to have some fun? Oh good. See you in StencilClub!

Psst!

Want to purchase StencilClub as a gift for the special artist in your life?

Email john (at) stencilgirlproducts.com with the date you want to begin and the giftee's mailing and email addresses and he will invoice you for a 6 or 12-month gift membership.

Join StencilClub

  

Mixed Media Pastiche is Bloomin' Fun!

Greetings & Salutations!

Carol Baxter sharing a few artsy-crafty stenciled projects today.

Vintage photos + stenciled papers + ephemera = my mixed media pastiche projects.

The stenciled backgrounds bring the work together. Imaginative words are optional.

You may know, Mary Beth used to sell her paintings at art fairs. She also sold picture collages of kids and adults with amusing sayings. Wry bits of art such as these never fail to make me smile and were my inspiration.

Mostly, I used papers from my stash for these projects.  

My Ink Sister Patty came up with this particular photo caption. I felt I needed a garden for the flying pig buzzing the little boys. Garden Flowers and Leaves & Garden Flowers and Leaves Outlined by Jessica Sporn made the background special. I actually spent a few hours making papers with these stencils. 

Bloomin’ Awesome is my next piece. I decided to let the photo speak for itself rather than add words.

I had a bit of photo mat paper I had purchased a bag of at the thrift store. I must have painted it at some point with the Spirit Wind Mask by Valerie Sjodin. That's Drops and Swirls Repeat, also by Valerie, stenciled on the cloth.

Dang! I remember when I could do this on a swing.

I had to break out my hot glue gun to affix the lace.

While I was playing with the bits and pieces I planned to use, I realized it needed more embellishment because the orange paper did not give it enough oomph. I added another layer of lace, a bit of map paper, as well as tracing and doodles – that upper left side was rather empty. A little burnish on the paper edges backing the photo gave the piece a little more depth. 

Sometimes subtle is what you need. Especially if you are stenciling words. 

This piece of paper from my stash was created with a pull from my gel plate using the small stencil from the Circle Up Set by Suzi Dennis for StencilClub March 2016.

Is it cheating? I was too lazy to stencil all the words I added so I dropped this into Photoshop. Apologies if there is a Katheryn Collingsworth. I made the name up.

I am one of those people that when I look at a map I want it to be facing the way I am traveling. The L-thumb-trick? I like it. Fortunately, I am happily married so I needn't worry about which way to swipe on a dating app but when I saw these two dudes and the expression on the face of the woman in the straw hat, this card was the result.

I used the It's a Small World Longitude Mask by Mary C. Nasser.

Another notecard using the Pollen for Bees Stencil by Daniella Woolf and Scribble Roses Stencil by Mary Beth Shaw.

Composition books cost a buck and are not very interesting. I covered these with some of Mary Beth's printed collage paper and then added a little embellishment.

If you're freaky then own it!

What's in your photo and stenciled paper collage stashes? Fair warning, mixed media pastiche is addictive!

Thanks for stopping by!

Carol B.

The Shaw Nasser Mash-Up is Revealed for March 2021!

Mary Beth Shaw and Mary C. Nasser had a blast choosing favorites for the StencilClub exclusive Mash-Up!

Mary's Sea Map and Mary Beth's Shape Shifter Masks merge in a big way for the 9" x 12" stencil.

Mary's Neighborhood grew into a 6" x 6", large enough to enclose a rose from Mary Beth's Web of Roses.

The lines of Rafters, one of the original six stencils created when Mary Beth launched StencilGirl, are emboldened in the mini 4" x 4" stencil.

Get ready for irresistible techniques with these three abstract stencils. They are exclusively for StencilClub members along with the ‘irresistible’ video tutorial and accompanying PDF!

https://youtu.be/8OffsSgvMFI

(If you cannot see the video on your phone, please click the link above. Thank you.)

Check out these sneak peeks:

~ Mary Beth Shaw ~

Join the art community that is StencilClub and 

explore techniques with two art mavens as Mary teaches Mary Beth!

~ Mary C. Nasser ~

What do you get each month by being a part of StencilClub?

• one 9" x 12" EXCLUSIVE stencil.

• one 6" x 6" EXCLUSIVE stencil.

• one 4" x 4" EXCLUSIVE stencil.

• An EXCLUSIVE video for MEMBERS ONLY provided by the designing artist. It's a class in itself!

• A downloadable PDF with instructions to accompany the video tutorial for that month.

• Entrance into a SECRET Facebook group for MEMBERS ONLY! A place to share, inspire and talk all about stencils!

• 20% off stencils all the time :)
• Plus, as a MEMBER, you are eligible to purchase ANY past month for the membership price. Email stencilgirlproducts@gmail.com with a list of which previous StencilClub sets of stencils you would like to purchase and John will provide you with a bill through PayPal.

The Shaw Nasser Mash-Up ships to members March 15th. Sign up now.