Thanks so much and have a wonderful weekend!
​I'll be back next week with another new painting!

Hello, friends!
Mary Beth Shaw, founder of StencilGirl® Products, will be livestreaming with my NEW stencils on February 19th at 5pm CST on StencilGirl® Products' Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/StencilGirlProducts! Come join the fun!

This special livestreaming event will include my ATC Mixup and Land, Sky & Sea stencil series: Metro Map, Sun, Nautical Star, Sailboat, and Land, Sky & Sea!

I'm really looking forward to this and hope you join us!
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The video will be posted to StencilGirl® Products' Facebook page afterwards for those who are unable to watch live.

Thank you!

Happy to be here sharing my newest mixed-media painting I created with my NEW Sun stencil, Metro Map stencil, and ATC Mixup stencil I designed for StencilGirl® Products!

This painting is entitled Summer Time, and it layers collage and acrylics on an 8" x 8" cradled wood panel.

Hi, everyone! I'm excited to be sharing my newest mixed-media painting I created with my NEW Nautical Star stencil at StencilGirl® Products!

This painting is entitled On a Journey, and it layers collage, canvas, and acrylics on an 8" x 8" cradled wood panel. It incorporates my Neighborhood Map, Let's Go 2 and 9" x 12" Second Star to the Right & Straight On 'til Morning stencil from StencilGirl® Products, too!

Thanks to everyone who entered last week's giveaway for
ALL 6 of my NEW stencils!!

There were 396 entries! Wow!
It was so fun reading everyone’s comments! 

Drum roll please…

And the winner is…

Congratulations to Jennifer Wagner!
I will contact you to get your pertinent information to send you your new StencilGirl® stencils!

Ann left the blog post comment: I love these, my father taught me how to use maps at a young age and I have been into map imagery ever since. I would use them for art journaling and possibly a memorial piece to my father.

​Thanks so much for visiting my blog and celebrating my new stencil releases with me!

To celebrate my new stencil releases, I'm GIVING AWAY
ALL 6 of my NEW stencils
​to one lucky winner!

Simply enter through Rafflecopter below! Good luck!

The giveaway will run for one week; through midnight CST January 22nd.
I'll announce the winner on Thursday, January 23rd!

Thanks so much for visiting my blog and celebrating my new stencil releases with me!
Stay tuned! During the coming weeks, I'll be sharing what I've created with these stencils!

These new releases include my ATC Mixup and Land, Sky & Sea stencil series: Metro Map, Sun, Nautical Star, Sailboat, and Land, Sky & Sea.

ATC Mixup stencil features nine images measuring 2 ½” x 3 ½” – perfectly sized for ATCs (Artist Trading Cards). The 9 abstract map motifs are made to be cut apart to create ATC cards, incorporate into mixed media art,
and easily take along when you travel with your art journal.
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​Metro Map

Metro Map is inspired by the abstract patterns created by subway and train maps.
This 6" x 6" design is composed of a circular shape and repeating circles within the design.
The abstract design of this stencil makes it great for adding shapes, patterns, and harmony
​to your art journal pages, mixed media projects, and more.


Nautical Star​

​Ancient mariners relied on the stars for navigating oceans and seas.
​Reminiscent of a compass rose, the symbol of the Nautical Star also represents a traveler’s or sailor's way home.


​​Land, Sky & Sea

Land, Sky & Sea stencil is inspired by an ancient symbol appearing in Irish art and design.
One interpretation of this triple spiral motif is that it represents the connection between
the land, the sky and the sea.
The radial design of this stencil makes it great for adding rhythm and movement
to your art journal pages, mixed media projects, and more.


Sun

Sun stencil is inspired by the sun, its warmth and light, and the season of Summer
​and all of its adventures: from road-trips to transoceanic travel!


Sailboat

Embark on a journey in your art with this mini Sailboat stencil!
​This 4” x 4” stencil is perfect for your voyage in art journaling, mixed media projects, and more!

​You can find all of my stencils inspired by maps and travel here.

​Thanks so much for visiting my blog and celebrating my new stencil releases with me!
Stay tuned as I'll be having a giveaway and sharing what I've created with these new stencils, too!

​I began by gluing down collage on the bare pages just using a glue stick.
Then I spritzed the rectangular end of a cosmetic sponge with water, colored on that end with a Marabu Art Crayon, and swiped the sponge onto the paper. I began with my lightest colors to darkest, layering Marabu Art Crayons in White, Kiwi, Sky Blue, Light Grey, and Turquoise. I also used a small flat paintbrush to add white gesso to some of the areas colored with the Art Crayons to create tints. 

Once the pages dried, I repeated this process of spritzing cosmetic sponges, but rubbed Gentian, Aqua Green and Black on the rectangular ends this time (to add darker and contrasting colors) and pounced the colors through my stencils. I used a black ink pen to do some scribbled art journaling and to connect the bridges of my letters. For my final layer, I added more color directly onto the pages with the Art Crayons; some of the marks I left, and some I softened with a pointed paintbrush dipped in water.

It's no secret that I love StencilGirl® Products. And Marabu Art Crayons have become one of my favorite art media to include in my journaling, too! The colors are great: highly-pigmented and water-soluble, but dry down and are wipe-resistant after 24 hours. And perfect for travel...which I have plans for in 2020!

Looking forward to living life to the fullest in 2020!
Happy New Year and happy creating!