FOUR easy Scrapbook Pages using StencilGirl® Products!

Hi there Stencil Fans!

It's Natalie and I'm back doing a little guest spot this month showing you
FOUR easy Scrapbook Pages using StencilGirl® products!

Life has been AMAZING & CRAZY for me this year and I have not been scrapping
as much as I'd like so it was a no brainer to create a page or four today 

especially for StencilGirl®!

This first page has been created using The Floral Frolic 9x12 designed by Wendy Brightbill.

Start with some smooth cardstock and use a modeling pate to wipe it over the Stencil. 

I wanted to only do half the page so made sure I didn't go right to the edge of the stencil -
I don't want to see a straight line of paste half way down the page. 

Once dry, I started with a Lindys Gang spray in Hibiscus Rose & gave it a generous spray. 

To help it drip down the page, I gave it a light mist with water. Before it dries, I added the next colour, Hydrangea Blue
then Time Travel Teal and the let it dry.

This is how it looks before adding the embellishments and photo.

And a few close ups.

The next page is using a similar technique but with a twist.

I used the Peony Bloom 6x6 stencil for this one (designed by Wendy Brightbill).  

When adding the paste, I dried it before doing another so that I didn't smudge or squish 

the image I had just stenciled.   Once dry, I use a paint brush to dip direct into the spray bottle and puddle the colour
on allowing it to bleed into the colour next to it.

And before the embellishments and photo.

And a few close ups.

 I think this next page is my fave of the four.

I wanted a delicate circle and the Butterfly with Border by Jennifer Evans was perfect!

For this page, I applied paste only to the circle and let it dry. 

I then applied water with a paint brush only to the stenciled area before dripping 

Lindys Squirts all over it. The colour only went where the water was! 

I dripped in a 2nd colour and then while it was wet, sprinkled some 

Magicals over it to add some additional shine!  The result is soooo incredible!

Here are the close ups.

And finally, a layout of my family.

This page is all about this photo so I had to keep it the hero.

The Circles Layer Me by Carolyn Dube was ideal for keeping the background simple.

Once the paste dried, I used a combinations of the Lindys Squirts in Black & Blue plus a spray in Teal 

to get that awesome colour to cover the page.

And finally the close ups.

So thats it! 

These four pages took me two hours to create the backgrounds and another 2 to do all 

the embellishing and finishing off!  

I love how easy it is to use stencils to create a beautiful background ... 

and StencilGirl® will always be my first love!

Until next time

xxx

Natalie May

StencilGirl® PRODUCTS USED - L380 The Circles Layer Me by Carolyn Dube, L499  Butterfly with Border by Jennifer Evans, S657 Peony Bloom 6x6  by Wendy Brightbill, L671 The Floral Frolic 9x12 by Wendy Brightbill.

OTHER PRODUCTS USED - Lindys Gang Sprays, Squirts & Magical, Liquitex Light Modeling Paste + assorted embellishments

StencilClub Voices Aren't Fragmented

Mixed media wall art, to scrapbook layouts, to art journals our StencilClub Voices for November shined their unique gifts on Nathalie Kalbach's Fragmented set.

We have Tina Lewis Stanley, Natalie May, Pat Newman, and Cathy Gray to thank for this month's art! 

One and Only by Tina Lewis Stanely

I wanted to honor my anniversary with the first spread I did. 

I started with washi tape, acrylic paint, and inks, then added background texture stenciling punchinella (aka sequin waste), and the 9x12 October 2016 StencilClub by Mary Beth Shaw.

Next I stenciled using the November 2017 stencils. 

I added final details with acrylic paint in the heart and Uni Posca white pen and a black pens. All 3 stencils were used for the sun, wind, cityscape and people. Really enjoyed this process!

Mr. Spaceman

This page was inspired by Effy Wild's Mix Tape 1 class.

The background is created by 'gluing down' with matte medium some old paper towels and diaper wipes I used to blot other projects--they inspired my palette. I embellished them with more acrylic paint, acrylic inks and Brusho pigment powder. I then stenciled in the cityscape (with bridge), the space ships and moon (with a man on the moon). 

I added lyrics from the song "Hey Mr. Spaceman" by the Byrds which I glazed over.  I used a Uni Posca in white and Sakura glaze pens in yellow and black to add detail throughout. And the main lyric I wanted to pop I out across the buildings in white.

Another fun page to do!

Natalie May's Together Scrapbook Layout

I love the shapes in this stencil set and thought it would be great to use on a layout!

I started with Modelling paste through the stencil then once dry, I really drowned the cardstock in Moon Shadow Mists from Lindy's Stamp Gang in Treasure Island Aqua, Tawny Turquoise & Buccaneer Bay Blue. Once dry, that gorgeous shimmer came out.  

I trimmed the cardstock down to be more of a feature panel, framed it with an old dress pattern the mounted it to black cardstock. Before I stuck it on, I used Black Soot Distress Oxide with a blending tool through the stencil to create a really cool finish.

Snap Shots – Mini Album

I love my Gel Press and creating fun little mini albums. This stencil set was ideal for a bright mini album featuring some super funny photos from a dinner party we had a little while ago.

You can see the steps on my blog for this one – Happy Daks!

I used a simple combination of cool colours and lots of different papers for a great effect! This stencil set works fantastic for layering… in fact I found it really hard to stop!

Pat Newman is Awash in Gold & Texture

This blue and maroon one is my favorite (of the 3 I made). I used a blue cardstock and stenciled with acrylic paint. A metallic gold for the sun and light in the windows and a maroon  and navy for the rest. I then came in with a white uni ball pen for the details.

The gold and navy one was done on navy blue cardstock and I stenciled with a metallic gold. I like how it turned out but feel like it still needs something. Time will tell how I add to it.


I also used the large stencils on black cardstock with texture paste. 

I used watercolors for most of it, because I wanted the texture to show. The sun was a metallic paint and then I painted yellow stickles on top of the metallic.  The windows were just the yellow stickles, without the metallic underneath.  I finished it off by using a black permanent marker to go over all of the spaces between the paste to clean it all up.

Navigation by Cathy Gray

The large pieces of mica on the right-hand side were sprayed with Distress Mica Spray from Ranger, over the stencil and then outlined with a fine tipped black sharpie. The center portion was colored using ColorBurst, layers were done with gel medium and additional coats of Colorburst. The upper left-hand 3D area with compass and typewriter keys was created using foam core board.

Close-ups of sprayed mica and compass:

We appreciate how our StencilClub Voices step up each month and share their creativity! Thanks Tina, Natalie, Pat, and Cathy!

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