Today is my turn in a blog hop to introduce Jill K. Berry’s new line of stencils, TEXTures, from Artistcellar. There are 4 stencils to this set, and they are all from Jill’s abstracted calligraphic work.
I decided to use them on a journal page.
I applied some collage and paint after putting down a thin layer of gesso.
Then after putting some more paint onto the spread, I decided to print with one of the stencils for a background. I used a brayer to roll some paint onto the wrong side of the stencil.
Then I put the stencil paint side down onto the journal page. I put a piece of wax paper on top, and used a clean brayer to roll over it to make sure it all printed. The wax paper is to protect my brayer from paint.
Then I printed more.
Before the paint was completely dry, I used a baby wipe to scrub around, removing some of the paint. (I like grunge.)
After drying it, I collaged down some things, and added some lavendar paint.
Then I stamped some text with my Nashville Alphabet stamps. And used the Runes stencil to stencil some graphic borders.
Here’s the finished journal page. For the writing, I used a [amazon_link id=”B002LJRKN8″ target=”_blank” ]Pentel Pocket Brush Pen[/amazon_link], which I love to write with. I also used a black [amazon_link id=”B000S14PFM” target=”_blank” ]Sakura Glaze Gel Pen[/amazon_link], a red [amazon_link id=”B001I2C0VQ” target=”_blank” ]Pitt Big Brush Marker[/amazon_link], one of my hand-carved rubber stamps, and added some subtle color at the very end with [amazon_link id=”B000WKGAY8″ target=”_blank” ]Stabilo Woody Watercolor Crayons[/amazon_link].
Okay, now on to the giveaway! Each artist in the blog hop is doing a giveaway, so you have lots of chances to win. To enter to win a stencil set from me, all you have to do is enter below.
NOTE: Although you can leave a comment for me, that will not enter you in the giveaway. Enter below in the “Giveaway Entry Box.”
You have until Dec. 8th at 12am to enter. A winner will be automatically chosen for me from rafflecopter, and then I’ll contact the winner. If I don’t hear from the winner by Wednesday, Dec. 10th and noon central time, I’ll pick a new winner.
With each day of the blog hop, that artist will show work that they created using the stencils, and will give away a set!
- Nov 30 – Jill Berry
- Dec 3 – Sketchbook Challenge Guest post
- Dec 4 – Seth Apter
- Dec 5 – Diana Trout
- Dec 6 – Traci Bunkers
- Dec 7 – Tracy Verdugo
- Dec 8 – Anne Gaal
- Dec 9 – Effy Wild
- Dec 10 – Dawn DeVries Sokol
- Dec 11 – Aimee Myers Dolich
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well, tried to answer the question in the contest box but it didn’t let me~i would use them on fabric or in my journal~love your page by the way.
I’ll see what’s going on with that. It’s the first time I’ve tried rafflecopter, so I might have set something up wrong. But I just checked, and you are entered. Thanks for letting me know!
Love what you’ve done, Traci!
I want to use Jill’s stencils in combination with collaged vintage maps in my paintings!!
Thank you for the chance to win!
Traci, your journal page is beautiful! These stencils are fantastic and I’ve entered the draw, but I wanted to let you know how much I loved the page you created with them. Stunning.
How do you think you’ll use the stencils? Well, there are so many things I can do with them, I can’t just pick one, but I think I would first try my hand on a Journal Page, then move to the front and create a PaperFabric Cover, using them. Would be even greater to win a set. TFS and the chance to win.
How do you think you’ll use the stencils? Easy I will use them on journal pages, background papers, canvases & maybe even fabric.
Very exciting Give Away
these are the perfect size to work in a tabletop journal — can’t wait to try them
You have used the stencils so well by layering them and using different shades. Love it. Answered the rafflekopter query too.
Thank you for a chance to win these great stencils. They look like a wonderfull new way to add a fun element to my artwork. Thank you again. tmac1999@gmail.com
I really appreciate the step by step photos of your process. Looking forward to your artspark tutorial later in the week also!
Thank you!
Your step by photos & info on the products you used to create the lovely pages are appreciated!
These stencils look like so much FUN! I’d love to use the in my art work and winning them would be even better!
It has been very interesting to see the many different ways these stencils are being used by the blog hopsters. I like the approach you took, it is one I could easily adapt to my own use.
These stencils look like so much FUN! I would love to use the in my art and winning them would be even better!
What a wonderful give-away and thank you for inspirations as well!
Wow love how u have used these Traci ,I would know your style anywhere ,love your work and your blog ,thanks for the giveaway..
Bev
Traci, I love your pages! Thanks for discussing which tools and markers you used! I really like Jill’s new stencils! It is fun to see what everyone is doing with them.
Thanks for the tute.
Leslie
I love how you’ve used the reverse to print a background. Cool!
Love how you used the stencil and your journal too.
wonderful page!
What fun! I like how you used the reverse of the stencil too!!
I love the journal page you created using the stencils. They look like sooo much fun! Thanks for the opportunity to win. (I did enter through your slick system!)
I really enjoy seeing the great journal pages you create. these stencils look amazing. thanks for a chance to win them.
I am really enjoying the blog hop..seeing how differently everyone uses these stencils! Hope I win!!!
cairnlae@hotmail.com
Wow! How cool! What a great use of recycling newspaper! Thanks for sharing your creativity! 🙂
Another yummy, multi-layered page, Traci. Thanks for the inspiration! I also really appreciated the tip about using a brayer on a stencil backwards then flipping and covering with wax paper. Can’t wait to try that!
Thanks for another great, multi-layered page — excellent inspiration, Traci! I particularly love the way you came back in with the blue runes towards the end. They seem to fit your style so well.
I love the complexity of your journal pages and these stencils fit right in!
Wow! I love your blog! I hadn’t been here before but will come back many many more times! I would use the TEXTures stencils on a variety of backgrounds for mixed media! Love them! And thank you!