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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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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Celebrate Spring with Your Art Journal - Creative Team Thursday with Sherry Canino

Hi Friends!  Sherry Canino here and It’s a pleasure to be back this month sharing another video tutorial with you for the Jessica Sporn Designs Creative team.  It’s hard to believe it’s already April and spring is almost on our doorstep.  I absolutely love flowers and nature so when I found this quote I felt it was a perfect fit for my art journal page today.  My quote reads:   

When one tugs at a single thing in nature 

 he finds it attached  

to the rest of the world 

-John Muir 

I have a very “spring” art journal page tutorial to share with all of you so I hope that you will grab your paints and your stencils and join me in some creative fun. 

Stencils used in today’s project are: 

Lacy Lotus repeat 

Herbs stencil 

Hope you enjoyed today’s video; have an amazing day friends!! 

Xo - Sherry 

Sherry Canino, a former accountant, is a self taught mixed media artist and owner of Canino’s Artistic Café. She also works as an art therapist for a local organization.  Her style is whimsical, colorful and inspirational and has been featured in Syracuse Women’s Magazine.  She offers local as well as private art classes in her Liverpool Studio, and art journal or art therapy classes on location for businesses and schools.  Find Sherry on Facebook , Instagram, Etsy and on her blog.

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DIY Toddler Tank Top - Creative Team Thursday with Kristin Van Valkenburgh

“When kids hit one year old, it’s like hanging out with a miniature drunk. You have to hold onto them. They bump into things. They laugh and cry. They urinate. They vomit.”

— Johnny Depp

I love little people, especially the really tiny ones. When ours was small, I had the most spectacular collection of girly things and what-nots to adorn her: tulle and tiaras were the norm, and her closet was filled with every shade of pink you could imagine. It was a girly-girl’s dream and I loved every minute of it!

At the time, I also tried my hand at altering baby clothes to make them more special (read, in some way sparkly) and unique. I would add bows, buttons and usually some form of Swarovski crystal to every plain surface I could find. And that’s where this little tank top comes in, the last one left from the bygone era of my girly baby. . .

Wanna know how I did it? Feel free to check out the process video below. It’s only 3 minutes long, which indicates just how quick and easy this project really is. With Jessica Sporn’s fabulous 6 x 6 “Horned Owl” stencil https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-owl-hornedjessica-sporn-p/s247.html), you have everything you need for the cutest ever tank top of your own!

Oh, and about that girly girl of mine?! Yeah, she’s long gone. The once tiny toddler that left a wake of pink puff and glitter wherever she went, is now an 11 year-old tomboy who favors dirt bikes and lizards to anything remotely “girly” like her mom. (Dramatic sigh). Oh well, at least I can still make these cute little tank tops whenever I want. Girly fix? Check!

With love & pink glitter,
Kristin xo


A childhood obsession with Hollywood starlets led to an early life in the theater, where Kristin Van Valkenburgh spent many happy days on set and behind the scenes as both an actress and makeup artist for the stage. Kristin has a passion for all things mixed media and loves to create whimsical pieces with lots of layers, bright, poppy colors, big eyes and positive affirmations. Her work has been featured in numerous Stampington publications including Somerset Studio, SomersetStudio Gallery, Somerset Life, Somerset Apprentice, Artists’ Cafe and Art Journaling.  

You can find Kristin on her blog, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

THANK YOU KRISTIN!
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How to: Create an Art Journal Book (Part 1) - Creative Team Thursday with Denise Alloca

Creating from the outside in!  In today's Design Team Post I will be creating the start of a book, from the outside then tackling the inside pages!  

Grab some cardboard, find your stash and play along!  

The cover is first, then to be continued….the pages.  For the cover I used Jessica’s Namaste Stencil, and the Whimsy Crown Stamp.   

I hope you play along!  Here's my video tutorial to get you started: https://youtu.be/neFZnTjXebY 

Supplies: 

Namaste Stencil 

Whimsy Crown Stamp 

Cardboard 

Tissue Paper 

Archival Black ink pad 

Gesso 

Golden Clear Tar Gel 

Liquitex Glass Bead Gel 

Golden Fluid Acrylic 

Deco Arts Interference Gold 

Acrylic Paint 

Parchment 

White 

Teal  

Turquoise 

Black 

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!  

Make sure to check out all of the Creative Team's wonderful creations and inspiration.

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