Thanks to everyone who entered last week's giveaway for
my NEW Set Sail stencil series!!

There were 123 entries! Wow!
It was so fun reading everyone’s comments! 

Drum roll please…

And the winner is…

​Congratulations to Martha Christopher! 
I will contact you to get your pertinent information to send you your new StencilGirl® stencils!

Thanks so much for visiting my blog and celebrating my new stencil releases with me!
Stay tuned...another giveaway is around the corner!

To celebrate my new stencil releases, I'm GIVING AWAY ALL FIVE Set Sail stencils
​to one lucky winner!

Simply enter through Rafflecopter below! Good luck!

The giveaway will run for one week; through midnight CST March 6th.
I'll announce the winner on Thursday, March 7th!

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!

This new Set Sail stencil series was inspired by my love of water, waves, and time spent traveling on the oceans and seas. I’ve been having such fun incorporating these into my new body of paintings on stretched canvases and gessoed watercolor paper collaged with 1920s ledger paper from a Sea Captain documenting his ship's travels, bits of black and white maps, vintage papers, ephemera, and postcards, too. I continually reached for my blue StazOn inks and Emerald Creek embossing powders during the process of creating these artworks. The Set Sail stencil series includes 5 designs: Navigate, Sailboat, Mini Waves, Water’s Edge, and Making Waves.

Embark on a journey in your art with this Sailboat stencil!
​At 6” x 6” it's perfect for your voyage in art journaling, mixed media projects, and more!

​Making Waves

Inspired by my love of water, waves, and time spent traveling on the oceans and seas, the abstract design of the waves created in this 9” x 12” stencil makes it great for adding rhythm, movement and patterns to your art!

​Water's Edge

This 6" x 6" stencil incorporates a mask of waves built into the top edge of the design
and a stencil of waves cut from the bottom edge, and I've been having such fun with it!

​Navigate

Navigate measures 4" x 4" and was inspired by the shape of a ship’s wheel
​and time spent traveling on the oceans and seas.

​Mini Waves

This mini 4” x 4” stencil is a great for size for adding rhythm, movement and patterns to
​your art journal pages, mixed media projects, card-making, tag art and more! 

Excited I can finally share a sneak peek of how I've been spending my 2019...

My stencils are on sale! Save up to 35%!
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Sunday and Cyber Monday
Save 25% off all* stencils
Use code: cyber25 
Sunday and Monday, November 25 & 26, 2018
from midnight until 11:59 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time) USA
PLUS get an additional 10% discount when you buy 6 stencils of the same size!

Choose 1 FREE large stencil for every $100 spent (after discounts are applied). You MUST specify your choice(s) by L### (such as L048) in the comments section of the cart when you check out or it will be StencilGirl's choice. Sorry, no exceptions.

SHOP: bit.ly/StencilGirlProducts

Tuesday & Wednesday
Save 20% off all* stencils
Use code: cyber20 
Tuesday, November 27, 2017, & Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Sale ends at 11:59 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time) USA
10% off 6 stencils of the same size discount, FREE stencil(s), and Bonus still apply.

*Stencils only. Does not apply to DVDs, books, tools, wholesale orders, StencilClub, or gift certificates. The StencilClub exclusive monthly member discount does not apply. 

Here is a link in case you need to check your time zone against St.Louis, MO: 
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/personal.html

​Please feel free to share the news about StencilGirl Products' sale!
Delighted my stencil designs are included in this event!

It was easy and fun to make, and I've included a photo tutorial below.

My first step in using my 5" x 5" Ampersand Claybord Box Kit was staining the sides and inside of my box with Tattered Angels Color Wash Paint in Caribbean Mist and a large flat brush. Color Wash Paint brought out the natural beauty of the wood and tinted the surface at the same time. Staining is an easy way to add a nice finish to these boxes because the birch plywood on the outside of the box has already been sanded and is ready for stain.
​I stained the sides and inside of the box with two coats of Caribbean Mist.

Once dry, I added the hinges supplied in the box to fasten the box to the lid.
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​To create the lid design, I grabbed my Map Stencil from StencilGirl® Products!

Using an InkBlusher Ink Blending Tool, I applied StazOn Teal Blue ink through the stencil onto the lid.
The absorbency of the Claybord lid allows for color application without runs or bleeds.
And StazOn inks dry quickly and permanently.

Then I drilled a small hole to attach this 7gypsies Hemisphere book knob to the box lid.
I love the map of the world on this ceramic knob!

Next, came the 3.5" Square Coaster Size Stampbords! I used the same technique I used with the box lid: using InkBlusher Ink Blending Tools and StazOn ink in Teal Blue and Cloudy Sky through my Map Stencil stencil. Again, I could apply the colors without worrying about runs or bleeds onto the absorbent clay-coating.

I'm really happy with my set of 8 coaster and coordinating box!

Below is what the box looks like with the lid open:

It's fun to see the map pattern in some of my favorite colors!

The coasters are a perfect fit for this box!

I've placed this box on a table in my living room and am enjoying using the colorful coasters, too!

What do you have to do to enter?
Just leave a comment below by Tuesday, November 20 at 11:59PM Central Time.
The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to WIN!
One winner will be chosen at random from all blog comments!
(One comment per blog please.)
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Winner will be announced on
StencilGirl® Products' Facebook page on Wednesday, November 21.