Stencil Test Drive Redux #8 - Jump for Joy

Welcome to the 8th 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 randomly chosen person.  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 10AM EST, so make sure to check back!    

This week - a look back at the Jump for Joy Stencil Test Drive. Here's a peek at one of my projects from that Test Drive and the Jump for Joy Stencil itself!

 

I had two other projects on my blog from that test drive, with two videos. So make sure to hop back and see them.

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 (who has a video in her blog post)

Maria McGuire

Michelle Rydell

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!

And although not part of the original test drive, I wanted to share these awesome tags by artist Lisa Dobry!

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Jump for Joy Stencil Test Drive

Hola from Guatemala, where I am here doing a week of service in a community I love dearly!

It's time for another Stencil Test Drive, this time featuring the Jump for Joy Stencil from Stencil Girl, and the creativity of: 

Carolyn Dube

Maria McGuire

and Michelle LaPoint Rydell

I have 3 projects, two videos and a giveaway to share with you!

This stencil was inspired by my daughter Samy -- a joyous exuberant being.  

I have been playing a lot with this versatile stencil.  I love the images of the girls, as well as the exclamation points (which make a great border), and the words.  I used all of the elements of the stencil to make this page for Samy, to commemorate the end of 6th Grade:

The images on this stencil are so girl-positive.  I made two canvases, using two of the three figures:

 and:

I covered both canvases with vintage sheet music and old encyclopedia pages.   I used a gelli plate tape transfer technique to make this girl:

I heat embossed two hearts to use as embellishments.  Remember them from this post? 

You might also recognize the Dots and Dashes stencil, and one of the windows from the Windows & Doors stencil,

and even some leaves from my Cascading Leaves stencil!  Stencils are definitely my go-to supply for creating texture and interest.

Remember that your stencils can be used in their entirety, or you can use elements of them.  You are the boss of your stencils!

Here's a short video of me working on "Shine Your Light."   

and a short video of me working on "Rejoice."

I can't wait to see what Carolyn Dube, Maria McGuire, and Michelle LaPoint Rydell did!

GIVEAWAY!  Comment by Sunday night and be eligible to win the Jump for Joy stencil!  Just leave your email address in your comment so I know you're interested, and how to get in touch with you.  (If you follow my blog, let me know for an extra chance to win!)

Linking to Paint Party Friday, where there are always so many wonderful artists gathered. 

PS - look for me on June 24 on Ronda Palazzari's blog, where I'll be guest posting!  I have a cool and easy project to show you -- I can't wait!

Stencil Test Drive with the Dots & Dashes Stencil

It's time for another Stencil Test Drive!  This time, we'll be driving the Dots & Dashes stencil from Stencil Girl Products featuring the amazing art of:

Seth Apter 

Carolyn Dube

and Maria McGuire

I created so many things using this stencil and have two videos to show you!

I used my gelli plate and stencil to build up lots of layers by repeatedly rolling out paint and changing the registration of my paper slightly to get the imprint of the stencil in different places...

(Did you know that I'll be teaching a gelli plate workshop at Little Bird Creations in NY?  Friday, September 20th -- it's a gelli plate party culminating in making your own journal!  Hope you can come!)

I also used a pouncing technique with a cosmetic sponge to create a rainbow colored page.

I cut the rainbow colored page into very narrow strips, mixed them up, and glued them down on a piece of cardstock...

Which I then cut up to make lots of shapes, flowers, hearts, and leaves to use in other projects...

 and to form the background for ATC's and MOO cards, which I will share when they're done!

I also used several papers created with this stencil on my gelli plate to make squares and circles of different sizes, which I sewed together...

I painted a square 12 x 12" canvas with black gesso...

and stenciled it with metallic paint using the Dots & Dashes stencil...

 I adhered the squares to the canvas using Tacky Glue...

and then made a paste of glass bead gel and mica powder.  (You can see a demo of this technique in this post.)  I dragged it through a portion of the stencil using a palette knife to create a border.  I isolated a pomegranate from the Apples & Pomegranate stencil to echo the circles in the squares.

 I hope this post has given you lots of ideas for using the Dots & Dashes stencil!  And I know the creations of:

Seth Apter

Carolyn Dube

and Maria McGuire

will give you even more inspiration!  

Giveaway!  Comment on this post by Sunday evening, and be eligible to win a Dots & Dashes stencil of your own!  Let me know you follow my blog for an extra chance to win! 
UPDATE:  The winner is Kelly!   She found me through Seth Apter's blog, and I'm so glad she did! 

And did you know that The Summer of Color is open at Twinkle, Twinkle?  Kristin has a very cool twist on the challenge this time around...check it out!

 

Thank you for visiting! I read and treasure every comment and will answer any questions as quickly as I can.

Linking to Paint Party Friday, Artists in Blogland Show and Tell Saturday, and Art Journal Every Day.

Stencil Test Drive: Apples & Pomegranates & Giveaway!

It's time for another Stencil Test Drive, featuring the Apples & Pomegranates stencil from Stencil Girl Products,

and the artistry of


Carolyn Dube
Maria McGuire and
Revlie Schuit

I'm so excited to see what they did with this stencil!

Apples and pomegranates are very biblical fruits; I have used these motifs in many of my Judaica designs for Aviv Judaica.

My daughter Mariel graduated this weekend from William & Mary, and will be spending time in Israel this summer on Birthright.  So it seemed fitting to use this stencil to create a journal for her for this exciting trip!

I started with a collection of papers I had previously made with my gelli plate.  They were just waiting for the perfect journal idea...

One thing I love about this stencil is that you can isolate the top and bottom rows of fruits to create a border:

or isolate one of the branches to create a border:

I had fun using parts, and then all of the stencil, to create different looks for this journal.  Here are the front and back:

 and some of the inside pages:

Here's a fast forward video of some of my process.  I'm sorry about the number of times my left hand is in the way -- I'm working on finding a different camera set up!

I hope this inspires you to do some stenciling! Please visit:

Carolyn Dube

Maria McGuire and

Revlie Schuit

to see what they did with the Apples & Pomegranate stencil!

 

Linking to Paint Party Friday (so sorry not to get around last week -- I was at Mariel's graduation), and Art Journal Everyday, as well as to the challenge at Fashionable Stamping (Anything Goes)!

And now for a giveaway!   If you'd like a pamphlet stitch journal designed by me, please let me know in your comment before Sunday night, and one random winner will get one!

And finally, I just have to share a picture from Mariel's graduation.  I'm so proud of her!

(that's my mom on the left, my dad in the middle, Mariel, Samy, me and Freddie.)

Thank you for visiting! I read and treasure every comment and will answer any questions as quickly as I can.