How To Beautify a ChipBoard Notebook Cover and Giveaway and Winner Announced

Two years ago, when I signed up for the Documented Life Project, I received two Chipboard notebooks.  I never used them in connection with all the wonderful tutorials, and they've been sitting on my shelf of "things to repurpose!"

Recently, on Stencil Girl Talk, I came across two wonderful tutorials by Gwen LeFleur and Debi Adams.  I incorporated bits of both of them to jazz up this book.

You can also watch Fallen Leaves Chipboard Cover on YouTube here.    In addition to my new Fallen Leaves stencil, I used the Women Heal the World, Dots and Dashes and the 9 x 12 Stencil from the January 2014 Stencil Club Kit.  I found that heavy body acrylic paints worked best for this project, and was also happy to have an excuse to use some of my acrylic markers.

I hope this video gives you some ideas, and that it inspires you the way the StencilTalk tutorials inspired me!  

GIVEAWAY ALERT:  I will send one of the Fallen Leaves stencils to one commenter!  Leave a comment below with your email address to be eligible to win.  I'll announce the winner on my blog next Tuesday!

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BLOG HOP (Spring Theme) Jessica Sporn, Kristin Van Valkenburgh, & Denise Alloca

Hi all!  I'm so excited because today,  I'm hopping  along with members of the my Creative Team.  

We've used Deco Art Media products to make fabulous creations around the theme of SPRING. 

I hope you've been enjoying the Creative Team posts - I know I have! Here's a chance to see the highlight of these amazing artists all at once,  because today I'm hopping along with: 

Kristin Van Valkenburgh and 
Denise Alloca

Here are sneak peeks at their pieces. Aren't Denise's floral still life and Kristin's magical village incredible?  Wait until you see their tutorials.

Your comments on all three of our posts give you three chances to win the Layered Peony and Leaves Stencil from Stencil Girl Products!  You can create flowers so many different ways with this stencil.

Here are two videos showing some ideas:

You can also watch "Layered Peony and Stems" on YouTube here.  

 

Y"Achieving Watercolor Effects with Acrylic Inks" is also available on YouTube here. 


We have a great giveaway - one lucky commenter will win my Layered Peonies Stencil from Stencil Girl Products.

Remember, all comments on all the blog hop posts count!    So hop over and comment on 

Kristin Van Valkenburgh and 

Denise Alloca's blogs today!

Comments close at 6PM EST on Monday, April 17, and I'll announce the winners in my Tuesday blog post on April 18. 

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"Frightfully Fall" Blog Hop Featuring the Creative Team and a Giveaway!

Hi all!  I'm so excited because it's the FIRST blog hop with members of the Jessica Sporn Designs Creative Team. 

Today I'm hopping along with 

Denise Alloca

Marit Barentsen

Sherry Canino

Kristin Van Valkenburgh

and Lizzy Wurmann 

to share some fall creations using my stamps and stencils. 

I hope you've been enjoying the Creative Team posts - I know I have! Here's a chance to see five of these amazing artists all at once!

AND....

We have a great giveaway - one lucky commenter will win my Cascading Leaves stencil and Tree of Life stamp. 

All comments on all the blog hop posts count - so make sure to visit everyone and leave some kind words for a chance to win! 

Without further ado, here's my project!

I have TOO MANY canvas bags from various retreats.  I decided to re-purpose one for my daughter to use on Halloween (instead of a pillowcase!).    I started out by loosely painting DecoArt fabric paint in yellow and orange on the bag, using a foam roller.

I then used red paint and my Lacy Lotus stencil to create a background.

 I used my Shiva stencil to create a strong focal image, and the Borders stencil for a top border.

 On the other side, I used the Horned Owl stencil for my focal image.

I stamped the straps using my Mercurial Mercury and Topsy Topiary stamps from Rubbermoon.  

Check out the whole process in this 3 minute video. 

Or watch DIY Canvas Fall Tote Bag on YouTube here.  

(See more videos and examples of how I used the Shiva stencil  and Horned Owl stencils.)

I hope this gave you some ideas to kickstart your fall crafting. 

Now, hop over to 

Denise Alloca

Marit Barentsen

Sherry Canino

Kristin Van Valkenburgh

and Lizzy Wurmann 

to see their fall creations!

Remember, all comments on all the blog hop posts count!    Comments close at 9PM EST on Monday, October 10/10, and I'll announce the winners in my Tuesday blog post on 10/11.

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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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Stencil Test Drive Redux #7

Welcome to the 7th Stencil Test Drive Redux!  (See all the test drives here.) 

GIVEAWAY ALERT!  Each month, I will give away one of the featured stencils to one lucky subscriber.  All you need to do is post a comment below. Comments for the giveaway will close on Monday at 9PM EST, and the winner will be posted in this post by Tuesday morning at 9AM EST, so make sure to check back!  

This week - a look back at the Random Squares Stencil Test Drive. Here's a peek at my shrine project from that Test Drive and the Random Squares Stencil itself. 

And here are the amazing projects from the artists on that original test drive. Click the names below the images to go to the original blog posts.  The tutorials are fantastic.

Carolyn Dube (she has a video on her blog!)

Diana Trout

Kristin Dudish

Corrine Gilman

Seth Apter

I hope you'll check out all of these posts and the great tutorials they have!  Thank you again to all the artists who participated!

GIVEAWAY ALERT: For a chance to win the Random Squares Stencil, make sure to leave a comment below and include your email address.   

And the winner is....

If you've used one of my stencils, make sure to send me a picture/link and let me know! 

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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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Thank You!