For this month's stencil blog hop, we were given Andrew Borloz Crossed Rounds & Squares Stencil.
One of the things I love about this stencil is that it's like getting 6 smaller stencils all in one! There are circles, squares, little diamond shapes, stars....a lot for you to work with, both as texture or accents on a journal page.
I thought I'd show you how I created my page this month!
I'm working in a Strathmore Mixed-Media journal (the hardbound one), and usually put wash tape along the seam to keep media from leaking through to other pages. Let's begin!
I started with two random scraps on my desk that I glued down to get away from that blank white page! I then sprayed through the stencil with a couple Dylusions inks.
This is what it looked like after some fun! The big block of pink in the lower left corner is from when I flipped over the stencil after spraying through it.
Ooops! I forgot my camera wasn't focused for this pic! But I wanted to show that I added some liquid acrylic to the page and selectively spread stuff with a brush.
Time for a silhouette! I recently got obsessed with them again and have been adding them everywhere! This one is hand-cut and a favorite. I used a dry brush to paint around it.
I then rubbed through part of the stencil to lift the reddish-pink paint.
I then stenciled through using a make-up sponge with several shades of teal/turquoise. I love these quartered circles!
In cleaning off my sponge, I discovered how to make awesome wispy wings! I then outlined the girl shape with a black stabilo pencil and circled things in white.
And here she is, all finished! I added some epoxy stickers and writing in a dying black Sharpie. I also put a white glaze in the middle shape to even out the colors so she's a bit more solid.
And there you go! I had a blast playing in my journal, and have used this stencil in a variety of projects already, ranging from gel prints to testing new products to other journal pages! It really is versatile and fun to use!
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Now head on over to Corrine's blog -- the next stop on our little tour!
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Marjie Kemper
Kirsten Reed
Leslie Jenison
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Corrine Gilman
Janet Joehlin
Linda Kittmer
Carolyn Dube
Paula Phillips
Mary C. Nasser
Maria McGuire
So...how can you use your stencils in new ways? And where are you fluttering to? You have wings...stand tall and strut your stuff!