Carol Ponsford - July 2023 StencilClub - Sari Ribbon

 

Hi everyone, Carol Ponsford back this month showing you the sari ribbon that I 

painted with fabric paint using the July 2023 StencilClub set designed by Ann Butler. This was 

such a fun set to play with and with so many patterns, a perfect one for this project! 

If you would like to see a video of the process click this link

https://www.youtube.com/embed/UGcrJsEmO7U

Supplies Used:

July StencilClub Stencils

1 sheet of Card-stock

Sari Ribbon

Jacquard Textile Colors

1 1/2” wide brush

Ruler

Sponge applicator 

Palette Knife

2 1/2 circle hole punch

I started by cutting circles from card-stock using a 2 1/2" circle 

punch and created a circle stencil and a coordinating mask. 

I painted various colors on a roll of sari ribbon using Jacquard Textile Colors. 

I then used the circle mask to add another layer of color to the ribbon. 

The finishing touch was to place the stencil over the circle 

and sponge paint through the StencilClub stencils to add a pattern on each circle.

I created a video showing the process of how I made these colorful strips of

sari ribbon to use in your journal pages, sewing projects, or mixed media artwork.

I hope you will click the link at the top of the page and watch the video.

I will be back next month with another project using the August 2023 StencilClub set

so until then, happy stenciling and creating!

Thank you StencilGirl® Products for providing me with this free StencilClub set so that I could play in advance and share what I create each month with you.

Join StencilClub by July 15th to receive these exclusive stencils and accompanying video tutorial with PDF (both downloadable!), and 20% OFF STENCILS EVERY DAY!!

Happy Creating!

Carol Ponsford - November StencilClub - Create you own fabric

Carol Ponsford here wishing you a very happy November! When I looked at this months 

StencilGirl@ StencilClub set by Nancy Curry and Mary Beth Shaw, I found myself 

imagining what wonderful fabric the designs would create. It took me back to the time I spent 

in college working late nights in the IU Art Dept. studios printing on fabric. Back then I 

was creating silkscreens to print the patterns but I knew that stencils and a foam tool would 

give me a similar effect. I recently acquired some of Jacquard Textile Colors so I thought I 

would give them a try. If you don't have these fabric paints, no worries, there are several 

companies that sell a fabric medium that can be mixed with your acrylic paints. 

The supplies I used were: a gel plate, brayer (not pictured), a palette knife, pre-washed muslin 

fabric, 3 colors of Jacquard Textile Colors (102-Goldenrod, 157-Fluorescent violet, 113-Navy), 

Ranger mini ink blending tool with a domed blending foam. 

I decided to get my base colors onto the fabric using my gel plate since I wanted an ombre of color. I put the paint on my gel plate using a palette knife and using a brayer spread the goldenrod across the top of the plate first, cleaned off the brayer on a scrap piece of paper, then spread the fluorescent violet across the plate and as I was ending I moved up the plate into the goldenrod creating a smooth blend of the 2 colors. I ended up not using enough paint the first print so I re-applied the paints and used a little more paint on the gel plate and pulled a second print right over the first print. I set this aside to dry.

Now it was time to start stenciling the patterns. I decided that I wanted to make rows of patterns 

that I could rip into strips when I was finished so I started in one corner and stenciled down the side 

of the fabric piece changing the stencil design every third of the way. (I ended up using 7 sections 

of this stencil set. I used the corner of the sheet that has the buildings on it with the swirls and 

circles, the wavy lines on the side of the stencil, and the large circles from the same page plus

 all 4 sections of the patterns on the other page. Two of the patterns I flipped and used a second

 time in order to have the 9 spaces filled on the fabric.) 

I then stenciled the center section using 3 patterns and continued the same onto the last section.

Once I had my fabric looking the way I wanted, I followed the manufacturer's directions on 

how to set the paint on the fabric. 

For this brand it included heat setting with an iron. Follow the instructions for your specific brand. 

After ironing, I hand-washed the fabric (there was no color released during this process which 

I was happy to see, even with the dark colors I used),

 I let it air dry and then ripped it into 3 strips to use in future projects.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by to see what I have been up to. I hope you enjoyed seeing this 

process and will give it a try for yourself to use in your artwork. I will see you next month 

with another fun project! In the meantime enjoy playing with and creating art you love.

Join StencilClub by November 15 to receive these exclusive stencils and accompanying video 

tutorial with PDF (both downloadable!), and 20% OFF STENCILS EVERY DAY!!

Happy Creating!

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