Mary C. Nasser

Top 10 Benefits of Blogging

10/26/2019

This week marks my nine-year Blogoversary – nine years since I began blogging!
Blogging definitely requires time and energy, but you can gain much by doing it with passion and persistence!

Below are just some of the boons I’ve experienced since beginning my blog 9 years ago!
1. Connecting with others and becoming a part of a community. I've been fortunate enough to communicate with many other creative people all over the world through blogging. I've also met great friends through the process of blogging! I feel especially blessed to be a part of the StencilGirl® Products community and to have spent a lot of time with StencilGirl® friends this past year!

Going to a very special summer retreat at Ephemera Paducah in Kentucky!

2. Inspiring others and being inspired by others.
Becoming the StencilGirl® Products Blog/Social Media Coordinator is one dream that's come true from blogging! I love sharing inspiration and am constantly inspired by others!

Participating in all 24 weeks of #THESTENCILFIEDJOURNAL collaboration with StencilGirl® Products organized by Tina Walker!

3. Learning new technology. Whether it's HTML code, creating a blog button, or experimenting with my DSLR camera, I am constantly learning new technology to improve my blog.

4. Creating goals: for both my blog and my life.

5. Attaining goals. Keeping a blog keeps me accountable.

6. Creating art!

7. Researching with purpose.

8. A sense of consistency and grounding.
With the ups and downs of life, blogging remains a constant in mine.

9. You’ll accomplish more than you ever thought you could!

10. Blogging is something wonderful to look forward to!

Have a wonderful week and many thanks to those who have connected to me through my blog!
I feel incredibly grateful!

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StencilGirl Stencil Sightings!

9/25/2019

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It’s always exciting for me to see other artists use my stencil designs!
Below are some sightings of my StencilGirl® stencils being used super creatively!

Recently, Mary Beth Shaw livestreamed with my new Navigation Charts series of stencils. I was thrilled!
You can see her video tutorial here, art journaling with my new stencils and Tim Holtz Distress Crayons.

Artist Ann Sullivan Barnes won my giveaway of all 11 stencils in my new Navigation Charts series of stencils, and she's having fun making ATCs with them already!
I love the layers and blue marks she's making with these and her PaperArtsy paints, brayer and cosmetic sponges!

And check out these cool kicks created by Sue Plumb incorporating my Go Your Own Way Arrows Mini stencil! I am swooning over these and would love to wear a pair! You can see Sue's step-by-step tutorial for this fun $10 project here!

If you use any of my stencils or stamps, please contact me so I can share your creation in a future blog post, too!
Thanks so much for visiting my blog!

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New Painting: Ocean

9/18/2019

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My new painting this week is entitled Ocean, and it layers collage, inks, and acrylics on an 8" x 8" cradled wood panel. It incorporates my Navigation Chart Large, Navigation Chart Mask Small, Navigation Chart Mini Mask, Ancient Mariner's Map Mask Small, and Ocean Map Mask Small from StencilGirl® Products, too!

©2019 Mary C. Nasser, Ocean, mixed-media on cradled wood panel, 8 x 8 inches

Below are details:

©2019 Mary C. Nasser, Ocean (detail), mixed-media on cradled wood panel, 8 x 8 inches

Navigational Chart Stencils & Masks

Ancient Mariner's Map Mask Small

Ocean Map Mask Small

This new original artwork is available in my Etsy shop.

I'm linking up this week with the Simon Says: Monochrome challenge!
Thanks so much for visiting my blog and joining me on my creative journey,

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New Painting: Navigating

9/11/2019

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My new painting this week is entitled Navigating, and it layers collage, inks, and acrylics on an 8" x 8" cradled wood panel. It incorporates my Voyage Mask Small and Voyage Mask Mini from StencilGirl® Products, too!

©2019 Mary C. Nasser, Navigating, mixed-media on cradled wood panel, 8 x 8 inches

Below are details:

©2019 Mary C. Nasser, Navigating (detail), mixed-media on cradled wood panel, 8 x 8 inches

Voyage stencils & masks

This new original artwork is available in my Etsy shop.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog! I hope you're having a wonderful week!

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New Painting: Miles

9/5/2019

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My new painting this week is entitled Miles, and it layers collage, inks, and acrylics on an 8" x 10" cradled wood panel. It incorporates 1920s ledger paper from a Sea Captain documenting his ship's travels and my Navigation Chart Large, Navigation Chart Mask Small, and Navigation Chart Mini Mask from StencilGirl® Products, too!

©2019 Mary C. Nasser, Miles, mixed-media on cradled wood panel, 8 x 10 inches

Below are details:

©2019 Mary C. Nasser, Miles (detail), mixed-media on cradled wood panel, 8 x 10 inches

Navigational Chart Stencils & Masks

This new original artwork is available in my Etsy shop.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog!

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New Painting: Sea Map

8/28/2019

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This week, I'm excited to be sharing my newest mixed-media painting I created with my NEW Sea Map stencils & masks I designed for StencilGirl® Products!

This painting is entitled Sea Map, and it layers collage, inks, and acrylics on an 8" x 8" cradled wood panel.
It incorporates 1920s ledger paper from a Sea Captain documenting his ship's travels and my Sea Map Small Mask and Sea Map Mini Mask from StencilGirl® Products, too!

©2019 Mary C. Nasser, Sea Map, mixed-media on cradled wood panel, 8 x 8 inches

Below are details:

©2019 Mary C. Nasser, Sea Map (detail), mixed-media on cradled wood panel, 8 x 8 inches

Sea Map stencils & masks

This new original artwork is available in my Etsy shop.

I'm linking up this week with with Emerald Creek's High Hopes! ANYTHING GOES challenge, Simon Says: Anything Goes challenge and Simon Says: 'S' is For challenge!
Thanks so much for visiting my blog and joining me on my creative journey,

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New Painting: Sea Distance

8/21/2019

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Hi, everyone! I'm excited to be sharing my newest mixed-media painting I created with my NEW Ocean Map stencils & masks I designed for StencilGirl® Products!

This painting is entitled Sea Distance, and it layers collage, inks, and acrylics on an 8" x 8" cradled wood panel.
It incorporates 1920s ledger paper from a Sea Captain documenting his ship's travels and my Ocean Map Small Mask and Ocean Map Mini Mask from StencilGirl® Products, too!

©2019 Mary C. Nasser, Sea Distance, mixed-media on cradled wood panel, 8 x 8 inches

Below are details:

©2019 Mary C. Nasser, Sea Distance (detail), mixed-media on cradled wood panel, 8 x 8 inches

Ocean Map stencils & masks

This new original artwork is available in my Etsy shop.

I'm linking up this week with Emerald Creek's High Hopes! ANYTHING GOES challenge and Simon Says: Clean and Simple challenge!
Thanks so much for visiting my blog,

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New Painting: Small Boat

8/14/2019

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Hi, everyone! I'm excited to be sharing my newest mixed-media painting I created with my NEW Ancient Mariner's Map stencils/masks I designed for StencilGirl® Products!

This painting is entitled Small Boat, and it layers collage, inks, and acrylics on an 8" x 8" cradled wood panel.
It incorporates 1920s ledger paper from a Sea Captain documenting his ship's travels and my Ancient Mariner's Map Small Mask and Ancient Mariner's Map Mini Mask from StencilGirl® Products, too!

©2019 Mary C. Nasser, Small Boat, mixed-media on cradled wood panel, 8 x 8 inches

Below are details:

©2019 Mary C. Nasser, Small Boat (detail), mixed-media on cradled wood panel, 8 x 8 inches

Ancient Mariner's Map stencils/masks

This new original artwork is available in my Etsy shop.

I'm linking up this week with Simon Says: Midsummer Blues: Monday challenge, Emerald Creek's High Hopes! ANYTHING GOES challenge, and Simon Says: Midsummer Blues: Wednesday challenge!
Thanks so much for visiting my blog,

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Published! Autumn 2019 Issue of Somerset Studio!

8/10/2019

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It's a dream come true! I have an article published in the Autumn 2019 Issue of Somerset Studio Magazine!
So grateful to Mary Beth Shaw and StencilGirl Products for this amazing opportunity!

Available in bookstores or at Somerset Studio's website here.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog
and joining me on my creative journey!

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StencilGirl® Products Winner!

8/8/2019

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Thanks to everyone who entered last week's giveaway for
ALL 11 stencils in my NEW Navigational Charts series!!

There were 311 entries! Wow!
It was so fun reading everyone’s comments!

Drum roll please…

And the winner is…

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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

Ann left the blog post comment: I love your new stencils Mary! They’re wonderfully graphic with the underlying nautical theme. I would use them in my art journal, of course, but I’d also like to incorporate them into backgrounds to give a directional feel, I would love to use them with inks and paints and pens! The possibilities are endless xx

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