Friday, October 25, 2013

Blog Hop - Cecilia Swatton's Stencils!




Today, I'm blog hopping with a group of amazing artists.  We're all using one of Cecilia Swatton's beautiful stencils from Stencil Girl!  I chose to use her 6 x 6" Gingko Leaves stencil:


 I decided to alter a plain wooden box from Michaels:













I used gold acrylic paint to stencil the beautiful leaves onto tissue paper.


I painted the box green, and then adhered the leaves using matte medium.  I love how the tissue paper "melts" away, and creates a beautiful texture.

   



I used my Borders stencil from Stencil Girl to decorate the outside of the box, and added some word stickers from Tim Holtz. 










I videotaped some of the process.  Enjoy!



 You can also watch "Box With Gingko Leaves" on You Tube. 

There are two giveaways for this blog hop!  One is on StencilGirl Talk, and Cecilia is hosting a giveaway of her own on her blog.   ALL comments in the entire hop are eligible to win. The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to WIN! The giveaway will close on Sunday, October 27th at 11:59PM Central Time. 

So get hopping!  Here are all the great participants on this blog hop!

StencilGirl Talk
Cecilia Swatton
Linda Kittmer
Linda Cain
Carolyn Dube
Corrine Gilman
Judy Shea
Kirsten Reed
Jessica Sporn (you are here!)

Your comments make me so happy and let me know you were here. I read and treasure every comment and will happily answer any questions as soon as I can.

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48 comments:

  1. froebelsternchenOctober 25, 2013 at 12:49 AM

    I adore this box Jessica! amazing!

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  2. Clare LloydOctober 25, 2013 at 2:39 AM

    What a super idea, thanks so much for sharing.

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  3. UnknownOctober 25, 2013 at 2:45 AM

    Amazing looking box, really loved the tissue paper idea and how it faded away. Thanks for the idea!

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  4. Jo MurrayOctober 25, 2013 at 4:07 AM

    You girls design the best stencils!! The box is gorgeous.

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  5. GAOctober 25, 2013 at 6:05 AM

    I love your little box! It's so lovely and vintage!

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  6. Karen BuchananOctober 25, 2013 at 8:39 AM

    Great project, I love the way the tissue disappears and leaves behind that bit of texture!

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  7. Judy SheaOctober 25, 2013 at 8:45 AM

    Love what this came out to be. A great gift. Tissue paper melting love.

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  8. JenniferOctober 25, 2013 at 8:46 AM

    Beautiful! Would never have thought to use tissue paper ... love the look it gives. Thanks for the idea, as well as the chance to win a stencil!

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  9. AnonymousOctober 25, 2013 at 8:48 AM

    I guess we both had boxes in our minds. Love the ginko leaves. xox

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  10. Jane MartinOctober 25, 2013 at 9:15 AM

    Really pretty... a beautiful but inexpensive gift idea.

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  11. sam21skiOctober 25, 2013 at 10:08 AM

    Wow great transformation, loving your fab box

    Sam xxx

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  12. barbara macaskillOctober 25, 2013 at 10:46 AM

    OMG! This altered box is divine!! Love the tissue paper technique and can't wait t try it out! Stencils provide endless possibilities and I can't wait to learn more techniques!!! TFS!

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  13. PurpleSuziOctober 25, 2013 at 10:58 AM

    Simply beautiful xx

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  14. LuraOctober 25, 2013 at 11:05 AM

    PLEASE...... let me win, love these stencils getting to be quite a stencil hoarder. love what you did with it, a beautiful and easy technique. xoxox

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  15. JKWOctober 25, 2013 at 12:16 PM

    Great technique. It helps to know how to on wood. Blessings, Janet PPF

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  16. AnnOctober 25, 2013 at 2:03 PM

    What a gorgeous piece you made with the gold leaf. I must try some of it with stencils. Thanks

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  17. MonicaOctober 25, 2013 at 3:24 PM

    Beautiful box and love the gold.

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  18. Angi in hanaOctober 25, 2013 at 3:28 PM

    great idea and not too complicated yet it looks so pretty, tx for the video jessica! u are so talented! aloha,angi in hana

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  19. AlexOctober 25, 2013 at 3:48 PM

    A beautiful box. I love the colours you chose for it!

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  20. KatiaOctober 25, 2013 at 3:53 PM

    is a gorgeous box, love it!

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  21. UnknownOctober 25, 2013 at 7:46 PM

    Simple and elegant! Very nice :)

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  22. Carolyn DubeOctober 25, 2013 at 7:51 PM

    The gold just pops against the green! Beautiful!

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  23. JudyknitsOctober 25, 2013 at 8:15 PM

    I love the box you created! The gold against the dark green...stunning! I'd love the stencil! I'm also so interested to see your Judaica...there really isn't much out there for me!

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  24. Linda M. CainOctober 25, 2013 at 8:37 PM

    Perfect! I LOVE gingko leaves. And the colors are fabulous!

    ~Linda

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  25. Mary C. NasserOctober 25, 2013 at 8:39 PM

    Jessica, just LOVE your gold ginkgo leaves with that rich, lovely green.
    So beautiful!

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  26. MariaOctober 25, 2013 at 9:53 PM

    Beautiful box Jessica!

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  27. Rita MontgomeryOctober 25, 2013 at 10:34 PM

    It's already been said....beautiful box Jessica!. I can picture a box in red for Christmas.

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  28. JeanOctober 25, 2013 at 11:21 PM

    I love your beautiful box and the ginkgo stencil. That is one of my favorite trees, such a beautiful gold in the fall.

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  29. liberal sprinklesOctober 25, 2013 at 11:45 PM

    I love your projects, the stencil pattern looks so wonderful in those colors on the box!
    grace

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  30. Dara LynnOctober 25, 2013 at 11:46 PM

    I needed a technique to help with making boxes for Labor of Love. It's a group of women crafters who make keepsake items for families who lose a child a birth at the hospitals in Oklahoma City. This is exactly what I have been looking for .elegant treasure box!.....thank you so much for "This Day" box.

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  31. cghundleyOctober 26, 2013 at 12:32 AM

    Great looking box and
    the tissue paper use
    is wonderful.
    Carla from Utah

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  32. UnknownOctober 26, 2013 at 2:30 AM

    What a great idea to stencil the tissue!! Fabulous box :)

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  33. GillOctober 26, 2013 at 6:09 AM

    What a great way to transform a plain box!
    Thank you!

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  34. JoOctober 26, 2013 at 9:50 AM

    Beautiful!

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  35. Suman PanditOctober 26, 2013 at 10:03 AM

    love this green and gold box, really really special, love how one can make special decoupage paper using stencils, tissue paper and paints!!
    http://www.kalasirjana.blogspot.in/

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  36. tallulah1October 26, 2013 at 10:18 AM

    Love this ginko stencil - but I love anything leaves! lol Your box came out amazing, Thanks for sharing and a chance to win!
    Janelle R

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  37. Linda KittmerOctober 26, 2013 at 3:47 PM

    Jessica, I love the texture and shine you achieved. Beautiful!

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  38. LouiseOctober 26, 2013 at 4:56 PM

    What a lovely project. The gorgeous green and that gold are stunning together and the tissue paper technique one I must try. Just lovely all over.

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  39. Vicki RomaineOctober 26, 2013 at 6:01 PM

    Thanks for the video and the idea to use tissue paper...just lovely.

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  40. UnknownOctober 26, 2013 at 7:18 PM

    I love that you iit love that you take risks in your art and aren't afraid to try different things.

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  41. UnknownOctober 26, 2013 at 10:05 PM

    I really like your idea of using a wooden box for your project. The ginko stencil turned out great!

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  42. suzieq23October 26, 2013 at 10:20 PM


    what a great hop! everyone had a different technique to use for Cecilia's stencils. Your project as always is great. I hope I can use this technique with my new Stencil Girl stencils. Thanks.

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  43. CatOctober 27, 2013 at 5:29 AM

    What a brilliant idea for decoupaging that box by stencil ing on to tissue paper!! I LOVE it! I have used tissue paper before in mixed media pieces but none looked as great as your project. Sigh...

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  44. APG JamieOctober 27, 2013 at 11:48 AM

    super box and I too like how tissue paper edges melt

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  45. Marjie KemperOctober 27, 2013 at 5:44 PM

    Terrific! Love how you show the multiple steps that make those leaves really glow.

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  46. JackieOctober 27, 2013 at 7:34 PM

    Beautiful Jessica- love the gold leaf!

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  47. Baroque duJourOctober 29, 2013 at 8:23 AM

    I really enjoyed this video tutorial, and loved the finished product, thank you.

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  48. storybeaderOctober 30, 2013 at 8:23 AM

    gold is the perfect color for tissue paper! Very pretty! Thanks for adding the video {:-Deb

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