Paint Your Own Born to Be Wild Canvas - Denise Alloca Creative Team Thursday

When I received Jessica’s Born to Be Wild Animals stencil it reminded me of my daughter, not that she’s a wild child!  That and she loves animals and has an incredible spirit.  For this Design Team contribution I decided to make a canvas for my daughter Erin.  Using three of Jessica Sporn’s stencils I created a bright, positive piece of artwork for Erin. I started off painting my canvas in bright colors, then I used a texture plate to add interest.  

Next I used a reductive stenciling technique that gives a subtle and interesting look to the image.  A little detailing with Stabillo pencils and water, and done.

I hope you enjoy the video!

Materials:
10x10 Canvas
Acrylic paints
Jessica Sporn’s Stencils found at:
 http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencils-jessica-sporn-s/1827.htm
Stabillo Pencils
Faber Castel Black Gelato
Deco Arts Americana Sealer

With a passion for art from an early age, Denise Alloca turned her interest to photography and later art education. Through her diverse exposure to various art forms, she found her way to mixed media art, where she currently showcases her work on her blog.  Denise has been a Design Team member for Donna Downey’s Artist Gang, creating instructional videos showcasing various mixed media techniques.  Denise's work has also been published in Art Journal Kickstarter, which offers advice and techniques for art journaling enthusiasts.

Thanks for this great tutorial Denise!  

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DIY Renew Note Card with Karen Gaunt - Creative Team Thursday (on Tuesday)

Is it just me or can you never find a little card or note in the house when you really need one? I'm not even talking about a birthday card, just a plain little one that you want to send just because?

Well that's where the idea for this little project came from. I used kraft cardstock and a matching envelope to create this notecard that can be used for any occasion that might come up!

I worked with the dots and dashes stencil from stencilgirl and the renew rubber stamp from rubbermoon both designed by Jessica. I kept it very simple so these could easily be made several times in a set. Perfect to keep on hand or even to give away.

I hope that you enjoy the video!

Thanks,
Karen

Karen Gaunt is a mixed media artist with a passion for color and a soft spot for paint. She works in a regular job full time and daydreams all day about the moment she can let loose in her journals in the evening. She's a mother as well and loves nothing more than creating with her daughter in their matching art journals. Karen believes that making Art is for everyone and loves to encourage and inspire others to make. She enjoys trying new techniques and colors and believes that there is no such thing as too many art journals.  Visit her at her blog and on Instagram.

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Mermaid Madness!

I am thrilled to be part of Stencil Girl Products celebration of "Mermaid Madness!"  

Did you ever play mermaid when you were a kid?  I did.  My hair was really long, and I used to try to swim with my legs together like a long tail, while swishing my hair around in the water.  I'm not sure why mermaids have such an allure, but they do!

Here is a box I made with the stencil I designed, called Mermaids and Masks, to memorialize that playful time in my life. 

And a handmade journal I created using the mermaids and elements from the stencil to pull the different pages together.

I filmed part of my process for this journal.  I hope it gives you some inspiration!

You can also watch Making a Mermaid Journal on YouTube here.     You'll see that I also used the "Women Will Heal the World" stencil in this video.  You still have a few days to be eligible to win that stencil by commenting on the June Blog Hop post, here.

I can't wait to see what the other artists, who also designed Mermaid themed stencils, have created! It's all on the Stencil Girl Blog!

Just keep swimming!

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Collage Papers using Citrasolv and Stencils with Lizzy Wurmann Creative Team

There are many tutorials on the web about National Geographic magazines and Citrasolv where I learned this technique but,  I've never seen how it works with stencils so I had to try. I hope you get inspired to do it, you can get beautiful and unexpected results.

Citrasolv is a cleaner and degreaser, which will remove the ink creating wonderful backgrounds that you can use for your collages.

 

For this technique I used various stencils by Jessica Sporn.

• Medallions
• Hearts, Flowers, and More
• Squares and Circles

Follow along as I try out this technique in my video.

We'd love to see what you create with this technique!  Be sure to share it with us on Pinterest and tag us using #JessicaSpornDesigns #CreativeTeam

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Lizzy Wurmann is a mixed media and scrapbook artist living in Santiago, Chile.  She uses a colorful and vibrant palette to create whimsical, unique, and often altered art.   Her quirky and abstract style has been featured in Somerset Studios, Somerset Memories and Somerset Digital Studios.  Lizzy is a veteran of many design teams, including Scraps of Darkness, Doris Castle, and Lindy’s Stamp Gang.  Find Lizzy on her blog, Facebook, Instagram and very active YouTube Channel.

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