PaperArtsy and StencilGirl Together!

Welcome to another StencilGirl Hop with PaperArtsy Rubber Stamps.

Oh Wait a minute! 

Maybe it's a PaperArtsy Hop with the StencilGirl team participating!

It doesn't matter! I am just glad I was introduced to these great rubber stamps!

I chose the Eclectica (Ellen Vargo) 06 Circles.

I wanted them for the texture and interest they will add to my Daily pages and my Planner,

as well as any art journal page or painting I can conjure.

One of the first things I did when I received my package from 

PaperArtsy was to pull out tissue paper and deli paper and stamp the images.

I suppose you will notice I ordered a few other stamps too!

I just put them all out there on the tissue paper!

I wanted to see how they stamped...and I will use some later in the project....

If you follow along with my art journey, you will know I like to make books.

So here goes a couple more books!

I love this X-12 stencil by Terri Stegmiller.

I stamped one of the PaperArtsy stamps right through the X's.

Then I used the PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Acrylic Paints in guacamole.

On top of this went the Blue Glass Fresco Finish Acrylic Paint.

Much more translucent so you can see the layers in there.

When I was happy with how my backgrounds looked I added a focal image....

I knew some of the Be Brave line of stencils from Maria McGuire

would make perfect titles for some of my handmade books.

Live Your Beautiful Life and Tell Your Story were my picks for these.

I played until I liked the outcome....

Then I painted and stamped the inside covers of the books 

in the same 2 paint colors as well...

I LOVE these 'cheerios'!

And the book making begins.

I used a simple long stitch for my bookbinding.

Google it if you want to know the details.

It's one of the easier binding methods.

My last touch is to use matte medium 

to glue strips of the stamped tissue paper (from the very beginning step)

onto the white bookbinding tape...

Then I lightly laid a wash of the Guacamole Fresco Finish Acrylic Paint 

over the binding to carry through the whole color scheme.

Lovely!

There you go.

Two new art journals!

I love how they turned out.

Thanks again to PaperArtsy Rubber Stamps for inviting the SG team to hop along with them!

One lucky winner will receive a $75 Gift Certificate to StencilGirl Products

AND a £50 Gift Certificate for PaperArtsy!!

Visit the fabulous designers from both teams and comment for your chance to win!

The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to WIN!
(One comment per blog please.)

You have until Friday, December 30th at 11:59PM Central Time to leave your comments.

Winner will be announced onStencilGirl's Facebook page and PaperArtsy's blog on Sunday, January 1.

Blog Hop Order:

Dec. 21
Darcy Wilkinson
Kim Dellow
Mary C. Nasser
Gwen Lafleur

Dec. 22
Jo Firth Young
Lauren Hatwell
Kristie Taylor
Tina Walker

Dec. 23
Clare Lloyd
Lin Brown
Anna Friesen
Janet Joehlin

Dec. 24
Kay Carley
Emma Godfrey
Cindy Gilstrap
Karen Gaunt

Did I mention the awesome packaging from PaperArtsy? 

Love it!

Happy Holidays and Happy Arting!