StencilGirl and ReSketch

Happy Earth Day!

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Rethink. Right?

Each team member was sent two ReSketch journals to play in.

Blank pages! What fun!

I started out playing with the little journal covers and went from there.

Repetition Stencil

Timeless Stencil

March 2015 Stencil Kit (4" x 4"stencil)

I decided to make a little traveler's type of notebook cover

to hold the two ReSketch journals.

The outside cover is Tangerine Kraft-Tex Paper leftover from a previous hop.

I sewed canvas paper to the inside cover.

Fade Horizontal Stencil

I used my own Curlicue Wide Borders on the outside covers.

I stenciled it lightly with white gesso 

and used Acrylic Paint Pens to color it.

I embellished the loopy loops into flowers 

and made a nice graphic cover design.

To construct the dori....

 I used notes from a class I had taken on making an Artsy Dori.

Not quite like the original but I love how it turned out!

I decided to start the new year with gratitude and positive affirmations.

So I filled the pages.... alphabetically? LOL

Live Your Beautiful Life Stencil

May 2016 StencilClub Kit 4" x 4"

Military Style Stars Stencil

Jumbo Vintage Typewriter Alphabet Letters A-P

Woodland Blackbird Stencil

Fridge Poetry Stencil

Jumbo Vintage Typewriter Alphabet Letters A-P

Uplifting Words Stencil

Jumbo Vintage Typewriter Alphabet Letters A-P

Butterfly Journeys

Fridge Poetry Stencil

Jumbo Vintage Typewriter Alphabet Letters A-P

Let's Go 2 Stencil

Fridge Poetry Stencil

Jumbo Vintage Typewriter Alphabet Letters A-P

April 2018 StencilClub Kit

Jumbo Vintage Typewriter Alphabet Letters A-P

Repetition Stencil

Jumbo Vintage Typewriter Alphabet Letters A-P

Wildflower Doily Stencil

Curlicue Wide Borders

Seeds Stencil

Becoming Stencil

Jumbo Vintage Typewriter Alphabet Letters A-P

Fridge Poetry Stencil

February 2017 StencilClub Kit

Jumbo Vintage Typewriter Alphabet Letters A-P

Seaside Lavendar Mini Stencil

Fridge Poetry Stencil

Jumbo Vintage Typewriter Alphabet Letters A-P

I love that little pink scribbly design (March 2015 Stencil Kit (4" x 4"stencil)).

There you go! That was fun!

I love my little dori!

And what would a Blog Hop be without a GIVEAWAY??!!!

One lucky winner will receive both StencilGuts
AND a Resketch Gift Pack !

What do you have to do to enter? Just leave a comment below.

Then visit these amazing artists’ blogs and comment for more inspiration and extra chances to win!

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

One winner will be chosen at random from all blog comments!
(One comment per blog please.)

You have until Wednesday, April 25th at 11:59PM Central Time to leave your comments.

Winner will be announced on
StencilGirl's Facebook page on Thursday, April 26th.

Blog Hop Order

Mary C. Nasser

Tina Walker

Belen Sotelo

Debi Adams

Torrie Gass

Cindy Gilstrap

Kiala Givehand

>>Janet Joehlin<<

See you next time!

New Seth Apter Stencils

Hi Stencil Lovers!

We are art hopping with Seth Apter today

featuring his new stencil designs from StencilGirl Products.

I started with the star from the 9x12 Urban Outsiders stencil

and used the Urban Insider Star too.

I used StazOn Ink in Black Cherry and Pumpkin 

with my new Groove Tool ...

Then covered it in Golden Brand Gesso.

I wanted it to be in the background to start with.

I used some Perfect Pigment Acrylics and the Perfect Glaze on top of this.

It gave it beautifully intense colors.

I used a brayer to lay some color down and also to lift some color up.

I played with my background until I was happy with what I had.

Some of the stars needed accentuating at this point....

And some paint splats and drippiness needed happening.

A quote seemed appropriate here.....

First I wrote it in red but realized right away that it needed to be in black.

No worries. It's about playing and trying new things.

The page seemed kind of plain at this point.

I often put a scallop border on some of the edges...

so I looked at Seth's stencils and decided

I could use the long rectangle on his Urban Outsiders Stencil.

The Groove Tool makes it so easy to apply the ink.

This makes a good border, coupled with the texture

 from his 6x6 Transform Stencil.

And of course I used Seth's stencils in my Daily.

I started with the large rectangle again on the Urban Outsiders Stencil.

So now I had a box at the top of my page.....

Hmmm... what to fill it with....

There were some words on the 6x6 Transform Stencil.

Yes. Perfect....

So I shaded colors and played and added texture and drips.

I looked at that Techno Insider Circle

 and knew I had to use it somewhere...

It made a great border for along the top of this spread. 

I loved this Techno Circle Stencil as a border...

It gave me the idea to use the squares as a row...

Making it more like a unit instead of individual squares.

So....in my Gratitude Journal.....

I moved the design around in different directions

so each square was not totally identical to the one next to it...

What fun!

Seth Apter always comes up with unique designs! 

There is a giveaway to one lucky winner...

So go around to all the Artist's in the Hop and 

leave a comment on each blog for more chances to win.

Happy Hopping!

StencilGirl Talk

Seth Apter

Mary Beth Shaw

Mary C. Nasser

Carolyn Dube

Gwen Lafleur

Kirsten Reed

~~~Janet Joehlin ~~~

Maria McGuire

May StencilClub Previews

Hi Friends. 

I am over on the StencilGirl Talk Blog today sharing

the StencilClub exclusive Stencils for May.

Come see the Birds and the Bees and the Butterflies, too!

Happy Arting!