Once the white gesso dries, I layered vintage papers, inks, and acrylics, to embellish the covers.
I loved combining Golden High Flow Titan Buff with Pam Carriker's Fluid Matt acrylics
​in Turquoise, Rain and Nightfall!
I also added acrylic inks in Paynes Gray and Turquoise.

I repeated this process on the other stenciled areas, working on one area at a time.

Emerald Creek Products used:
Deep Sea Baked Texture
Candy Turquoise Embossing Powder
Turquoise Sparkle Embossing Powder
Ocean Spray Embossing Powder with Bye Bye stamp
Patina Oxide Baked Texture on ​Vintage Anchor charm

In the detail below, you can really see the sparkle in the Turquoise Sparkle Embossing Powder
​and the ​Vintage Anchor charm coated in Patina Oxide Baked Texture!
For the anchor, I pressed the VersaMark embossing ink pad onto the surface of the charm,
​sprinkled with Patina Oxide and heated. Once cooled, I repeated this process a second time.

For this week, I brought back in my pages from Week 3, put them into my journal, and stenciled on them!
​I love the way the rust colored the pages!

After gluing the pages back into my journal, I added a bit of acrylic, ink and Deep Sea embossing powder.

StencilGirl® stencils used:
Going Global Small
​Let's Go 2
Map Stencil

Thank you, Mother Nature, for working your magic on these pages!

Want to join in the fun? Watch Tina Walker's blog and follow her on Facebook and Instagram for new prompts each Monday! Be sure and tag #thestencilfiedjournal and #stencilgirl with each post so we can see your wonderful creations!

​​This week, I'm linking up with Emerald Creek's The Great Outdoors challenge, PaperArtsy's
​2018 Topic 14: Baked Texture challenge., and Simon Says: Sprinkles and Splatters challenge.

​Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
​Have a great week!

Documenting my day with stencils.
I started this day with some coffee and an early long walk with my dog as the sun rose.
It was a nice day filled with art and work and inspiration.
​
StencilGirl® stencils used:
Map 6
3 Ring
August 2017 StencilClub 4" x 4"

I couldn't stop with just one friend! Mary Beth Shaw, Debi Adams, and Karyl Howard all stenciled on this spread during an evening we were art journaling together! And I added a bit, too!

StencilGirl® stencils used:
Totally Triangular
Herbs
April 2015 StencilClub 4" x 4"
August 2017 StencilClub 6" x 6"

Want to join in the fun? Watch Tina Walker's blog and follow her on Facebook and Instagram for new prompts each Monday! Be sure and tag #thestencilfiedjournal and #stencilgirl with each post so we can see your wonderful creations!

And I hope you checked out Tina Walker's inaugural StencilGirl® Columnist post to see how Tina and 27 other artists transformed PLAIN BOXES with StencilGirl® stencils!! It was a delight to participate in this collaboration, too! You can see my map box HERE!

This week, I'm linking up with: 
The Simon Says: Anything Goes challenge.

​Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
​Have a great week!

You are in for a HUGE treat! Tina Walker​ is on the StencilGirl® Talk blog with her inaugural Columnist post! Tina and 27 other artists (including me!) transformed PLAIN BOXES with StencilGirl® stencils! Wait until you see the all the fabulous creativity!

I’m excited to be participating in this collaboration and sharing the mixed media piece I created!

I started with a plain box and applied white gesso to all six sides. Next, I added Faber-Castell Whipped Spackle with a palette knife through my Map stencil around the four sides and let dry. Then I added Faber-Castell Whipped Spackle with a palette knife through my Compass stencil on the top.

Once dried, I used a paintbrush to add Lindy’s TiffanyLou Blue Shimmer Spray, Time Travel Teal Shimmer Spray, and Tainted Love Teal Shimmer Spray (starting with lightest color) on all six sides of the box. I allowed this to dry, too.

Lastly, I realigned my ​Map stencil along one of the box and applied VersaMark through the stencil. It was a cinch to realign with the dimensional spackle! I sprinkled on Seth Apter's Deep Sea Baked Texture from Emerald Creek, tapped off the excess, then heated with my heat tool. I repeated this along the other three sides, one side at a time.

And I repeated this same process on top with ​my Compass stencil on the top. Voila!

I love the combination of teals, blues, and texture!
​Thank you so much, Tina, for spearheading and coordinating this fun collaboration!

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And remember to check out all the other created boxes on the StencilGirl® Talk blog today!!

This week, I'm linking up with: 
Emerald Creek's July Beach challenge.

Below are detailed photos in which you can really see the textures: