Seth Apter StencilGirl Blog Hop!

4/27/2014

Welcome to the StencilGirl Blog Hop featuring BRAND NEW releases from Seth Apter!

For this blog hop, StencilGirl Creative Team members are showcasing Seth Apter’s THREE new stencils!
And Seth Apter and Mary Beth Shaw are hopping along with us!! Yay!

You're on the right track if you just arrived from Mary Beth Shaw's blog.
If not, no worries! You can just follow the list below and start back at the beginning.

When I received Seth Apter's Timeless stencil to play with, I wanted to do something totally different that what I usually do! I thought it'd be cool to embellish a black canvas messenger bag to hold my sketchbook and notebook. And I knew metallic colors would pop on the black background...it's no secret I already have a plethora of metallic acrylics in the studio!

Mary C. Nasser Seth Apter StencilGirl Blog Hop

I got my black canvas messenger bag here and used acrylic paints, a sponge dauber, ink sweeper and cosmetic sponges I already had in my studio. I began by adding color randomly to parts of the stencil:

PictureMary C. Nasser Seth Apter StencilGirl Blog Hop

Acrylic paint dries quickly, especially when applied lightly, allowing me to move/rotate the stencil and pounce in additional colors to parts. Post-it notes helped mask off areas of the stencil:

Painter's tape helped mask off other areas of the stencil, too:

This was a fun, easy process with results I really like!
Ta-da!

How cool is it to have a one-of-a-kind messenger bag designed with Seth Apter's stencil!
Hope I've inspired you to try something totally different with your stencils, too!

Before you leave, be sure to enter the StencilGirl GIVEAWAY!
TWO lucky winners will win ALL THREE of Seth's new 6" x 6" stencils!

What do you have to do to enter? Just leave a comment below by Sunday, May 4th at 11:59PM Central Time.
The more blogs you comment on in the blog hop, the more chances you have of winning!

Blog Hop Order
StencilGirl Talk
Seth Apter
Mary Beth Shaw
Mary C. Nasser – you are here!
Linda Cain – go here next!
Carolyn Dube
Kirsten Reed
Linda Kittmer
Janet Joehlin
Judy Shea
Leslie Tucker Jenison
Paula Phillips

Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
And good luck winning this great giveaway!
Mary^

120 Comments

Linda Kittmer link

4/27/2014 04:05:36 pm

I love the bag Mary! Brilliant idea!

Ros

4/27/2014 05:40:58 pm

what a good idea I have a canvas bag that I am going to try and come up with something nearly as good as yours, thanks for the chance of winning these stencils

Ruth L link

4/27/2014 06:11:53 pm

Mary, I love your bag, the way you used the stencil is great, just to break it up to fragments.

Joyce C.

4/27/2014 06:12:16 pm

Mary, your bag is so colorful. Everyone will want to know where you bought it, ha! It's inspiring.

Barb M

4/27/2014 08:57:47 pm

Lovely idea....thanks for helping me think outside the box!

jackie

4/27/2014 09:07:40 pm

Mary, Great bag! I need to start painting on other things! and thank you for sharing your colors! Yummylicious!!

Theresa G.

4/27/2014 09:09:55 pm

WAAAAAY cool. this is great!!

Danielle M link

4/27/2014 10:27:19 pm

Awesome bag!!!

Terresa Wood

4/27/2014 10:36:58 pm

Love the bag!

Karen Buchanan

4/27/2014 10:50:25 pm

What a great bag! Love the new stencil designs, so many possibilities.

Robin B.

4/27/2014 10:53:37 pm

Such a unique use of Seth's stencils.....the bag is fantastic!

April Lopez

4/27/2014 10:54:46 pm

Love your bag.

Roberta Warshaw link

4/27/2014 11:08:16 pm

I love what you did with the bag! Great idea! Count me in the contest!

Janet link

4/27/2014 11:09:10 pm

Very Cool Mary. Love how the bag turned out!

Phawnda Moore link

4/27/2014 11:34:33 pm

This is so unique and the instructions look easy!

Claudine Criner link

4/27/2014 11:37:59 pm

Wow, I really love how you've created this design on your bag. Nice!

Monica Lore link

4/27/2014 11:39:29 pm

Nice idea! The elements just pop on the black background. Nicely done!

Michael link

4/27/2014 11:41:17 pm

Amazing bag!! One of a kind!! But...no map? LOL

Julie S link

4/28/2014 12:01:40 am

Great idea! The stencils are perfect for this. Great color choices too.

stamping sue link

4/28/2014 12:12:00 am

fabulous bag!
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

Susie Wolfe

4/28/2014 12:17:13 am

Great designs + great colors = super fun bag ..... love it!!
SusieW

Helen H.

4/28/2014 12:27:08 am

Oooohhhh! This contrast is lovely and the bag is perfectly wonderful! A great use for the new stencil. Thanks for the inspiration.

Bren Thebeau link

4/28/2014 12:35:13 am

Brilliant use of some terrific stencils! Love that bag, I'll be giving this a try

SusanK

4/28/2014 12:37:06 am

We're getting ready to travel...what a unique identifier for my suitcase! No one else will have one like it...just have to make sure I don't do too good of a job that it's taken! lol

Mary Beth Shaw link

4/28/2014 12:39:56 am

Mary, this messenger bag simply rocks!! I love how it turned out. Now I want to make one too ;)

Jane

4/28/2014 01:04:08 am

Your use of these stencils are a prefect example of their versatility. I love the bag.

Judy Shea link

4/28/2014 01:17:21 am

Mary, Mary... I must try this. I love this black bag with all the colors you chose... yummy. As usual.. I love hopping with you.

Estrella

4/28/2014 01:29:40 am

These stencils are so gorgeous that I would just use a piece of dark beige watercolor paper, lay the stencil down & color with acrylic paints on a Gelli Plate. Once dry, I would then use a micron black ink pen to outline & highlight the parts of the stencil that I want to stand out (probably the words). I would then frame the pieces, probably using a black mat. Gorgeous!

Saranne

4/28/2014 02:06:41 am

Love! Love, Love this, everything about it!

Denny link

4/28/2014 02:08:51 am

Mary--I love your bag! You are so creative and you are right about the metallics just popping off the black bag. Wonderful!

Terrie: Creative Explorer link

4/28/2014 02:27:15 am

These blog hops are so fun and inspiring - takes a bit of time, but you each have such great ideas, it's hard to skip one! Loved your use and the way you used bits and pieces......my fingers are crossed!

Lori H

4/28/2014 03:14:40 am

Love the colors you used on the bag, really striking! Thanks for the opportunity to win these great stencils!

Nicole Foshee link

4/28/2014 03:17:57 am

Your bag is awesome! Would love these stencils!

PatriceM

4/28/2014 03:20:08 am

I love how the bag turned out & I'm loving these new stencils!

Karen K

4/28/2014 03:25:32 am

These colors are so brilliant! I will have to remember the trick about the painter's tape - so much easier to not have to worry about overspill!

Felicia

4/28/2014 03:29:19 am

I have never worked on canvas before, but I may have to give it a try! I love how you used the stencils, what fun! Thanks for the opportunity!

Jo Murray link

4/28/2014 04:00:56 am

That's so cool! I reckon all my art friends would love a bag like this for Xmas.

Amy Davis King

4/28/2014 04:43:07 am

Love this bag project - the metallic colors really do pop! Thanks for the inspiration.

Denise spillane

4/28/2014 04:49:33 am

Oh Mary, this is fabulous. You always inspire me with your works

Jessica Salinas link

4/28/2014 04:50:44 am

What a fabulous idea - using the stencils on a messenger bag, I love it! I love these stencils too, how fun and creative.

Sue Chesley

4/28/2014 05:22:12 am

Mary, if you could see me right now, you would see a huge happy grin! Thank you SO SO SO much for this project!!! I have 3 new tote bags which I've been wondering which stencils to use on them - you just did it for me!!! I love this, thank you!!!

Nancy Sapp

4/28/2014 05:50:07 am

Oh, I just LOVE that black bag you stenciled! I want those stencils by Seth Apter! Please, Pretty Please!

Janet Johnston

4/28/2014 06:16:06 am

LUV IT,

Cecilia R Swatton link

4/28/2014 06:39:07 am

What a beautiful bag, Mary! It's just the right color for showing off your metallic to their best advantage. Fantastic!

Sam Butler link

4/28/2014 07:02:35 am

Wow well if I win I need to give this a go, it looks fabulous xxx

Tommy McDonell link

4/28/2014 07:26:39 am

I love the bag, and wonder if I could really do something like this. Or have time to do it. Too bad we can't win your bag! Love, T

NancyLee

4/28/2014 08:00:27 am

Beautiful idea and colors!
Tommy's right, the bag would be a great give-away!

Sharon Williams

4/28/2014 08:26:24 am

I would love to win these stencils.Love yur bag

Lynn richards link

4/28/2014 09:32:59 am

Wow, this came out great-no smears at all!

Laurel Sherry

4/28/2014 09:38:37 am

Sweet use of the stencil! love being reminded of other ways to use things, even tho its not new, its a great reminder and plants a seed...
Bookmarked your blog so i can come back and see more!

jean marmo link

4/28/2014 09:40:05 am

Wow - so cool!

Scrappin' Diva - Cindy B

4/28/2014 10:14:30 am

What a striking piece of art work! Absolutely stunning!

nelda

4/28/2014 10:58:09 am

I love your bag...guess I need some stencils to make my own!

Caroline Duncan link

4/28/2014 11:21:16 am

Gorgeous! Love how you used bits of the stencils and turned the stencil.

Judy Johnson

4/28/2014 12:12:31 pm

I have to try this, it looks so fabulous.

meme link

4/28/2014 12:25:00 pm

Funny, when I first saw Seth's stencils I thought to put it on a pair of jeans! Your bag is totally awesome!
Great, great job!

Kelli G

4/28/2014 12:57:04 pm

Love the bag, love the stencils.

M Boyer

4/28/2014 12:59:26 pm

That is cool looking and a great idea.

Raine

4/28/2014 01:30:39 pm

Your messenger bag came out Awesome!

Sue Schultheis

4/28/2014 01:58:01 pm

Love the messenger bag as much as I love and have to have Seth's new stencils. Just a great as the last set.

Ruth Satterlee

4/28/2014 02:32:11 pm

These new stencils are so cool! I'd love to have them! Thanks for the giveaway!

Suzanne R

4/28/2014 03:59:56 pm

Thank You!! What an incredible idea!! I looove the result & those metallic colours... YUMMMYYY!! Got the perfect bag to try this out one. THANKSSS again. :D :D :D Blessings, Suzanne

darlene link

4/28/2014 10:44:37 pm

Love the look of the stencils on the bag. Great giveaway. Thanks for offering.

TXCreatrix link

4/28/2014 11:15:46 pm

Love Love Love them!

Jean Rubmam link

4/28/2014 11:34:38 pm

What a fabulous work of art and so practical too! I have never worked with stencils a lot, but this looks like I will definitely try it on fabric!

Smokie

4/29/2014 12:10:17 am

That bag is so cool! And you used just the one stencil, wow! They are so versatile.

William Charlebois link

4/29/2014 12:10:33 am

The bag is wonderful! So are Seth's stencils.

marylouh

4/29/2014 01:26:14 am

The purse is beautiful. Love all of the vivid colors. These are great stencils. I would love to win them. I'll be decorating some t-shirts, as well as stenciling some purses.

Maggie M

4/29/2014 01:36:22 am

Gorgeous! Love the metallic colors you used with the stencils. Truly a one of a kind! I'm gonna steal this idea for a tote bag:) Thanks for the chance to win Seth's stencils!

Sueze

4/29/2014 02:06:00 am

Mary, what a wonderfully inspiring post I found it so timely as I'm in the process of making a canvas bag that I wanted to paint. You did such a great job and thanks for the inpiration.

Nancy Lefko link

4/29/2014 02:12:51 am

What a fabulous idea! It looks fantastic....great new stencil designs too!

Karenliz

4/29/2014 02:54:16 am

WOW the bag is gorgeous.

Sandy link

4/29/2014 03:01:05 am

The media is the message, and in this case, stencils + metallics = art that pops!

darcy link

4/29/2014 03:10:36 am

That is such a cool bag, brilliant use of the stencils.

Gill

4/29/2014 05:18:28 am

Great bag - I love it!

Kristy Tyra

4/29/2014 06:16:03 am

Your bag turned out great!

Denise

4/29/2014 07:29:23 am

I love how the bag turned out, Mary! Beautiful colors against the black. I'd love the chance to win these wonderful Seth Apter stencils and try them out for myself...

nora

4/29/2014 08:08:24 am

Oh my stars! This bag is just the greatest!! Thanks.

Liz link

4/29/2014 10:34:05 am

Love the bag! I am feeling inspired!

Judi Kauffman

4/29/2014 11:28:59 am

You're going to get so many compliments on that bag, you won't be able to walk across a room or a store without being stopped again and again. Wonderful project!

Sarah Lynch link

4/29/2014 01:58:45 pm

Wow, so cool...love it!

Ingeborg van Peteghem

4/29/2014 03:13:52 pm

Totaly cool!

Barb Adams

4/30/2014 12:44:29 am

W.O.W. Your bag turned out great with these new stencils!!

Tameko link

4/30/2014 01:33:51 am

OMG....I love this. I will picking up one of these bags!

Beth Figiel

4/30/2014 06:18:52 am

Want to try these stencils SO BAD! THANK YOU!

Dara Lynn

4/30/2014 07:47:08 am

I love this tote Mary! Any one of us Stencil Girls would love to "tote" it around!!!

jo link

4/30/2014 08:37:46 am

Very cool. Love what you've done.

Sharon Andrews

4/30/2014 11:55:53 am

Absolutely love the bag. Love those stencils too. So versatile. Im definitely getting all of them. Thanks for the chance to win them

Sharon Andrews

4/30/2014 12:03:23 pm

Love love love love these stencils

patty

4/30/2014 11:25:18 pm

Love your newly stenciled bag! Those stencils are crazy cool!

Jan

5/1/2014 12:28:00 am

Just got my Seth stencils in the mail yesterday. They look even better in person.

Kim~TangledBlueRose link

5/1/2014 01:04:23 am

What a wonderful project! Would love to make a bag like this! Have a great day:)

Linda P

5/1/2014 02:00:25 am

great giveaway and beautiful work

Susan Cuss

5/1/2014 05:33:19 am

The bag looks fabulous! I hadn't thought of using stencils on a cloth bag.

Barbara I.

5/1/2014 11:16:42 am

Thanks for sharing with us how you used Seth's new stencils. I love the end result. Thanks for a chance to win a set of them.

JKW link

5/1/2014 10:19:50 pm

OMGosh I have a bag exactly like that only it's phooey olive green. This is absolutely perfect. . .it turned out magnificent. Thanks so much for all the instructions. I will be sure to visit the others. Blessings, Janet PPF

Studio Kaufmann link

5/2/2014 03:02:47 am

That bag is totally funky and amazing! Such a creative use of the stencil. Happy PPF!

laurie mcknight link

5/2/2014 04:09:52 am

its beautiful and what a fun process,

Lisa

5/2/2014 04:57:28 am

Nice, especially against the black.

Wendy

5/2/2014 05:42:43 am

Oooooooh. Love it. What a cool bag!

Rebecca Buchanan

5/2/2014 07:18:12 am

Love these colors on the black. Perfect words and images for this project. Just love it!

Jessica Sporn Designs link

5/2/2014 11:06:27 am

Love how you turned and moved Seth's stencil to make the design so unique. Great bag!

Renee link

5/2/2014 11:33:51 pm

Great idea for stencilling on the bag. Did you put any finish on the bag to increase the durability and wash ability?

Chiara T.

5/3/2014 12:06:45 am

your bag is... wow!!!
great use of those stencil

Lynn

5/3/2014 02:14:19 am

Love the way this stands out on black!

Renee Zarate

5/3/2014 03:00:32 am

The bag is genius! Love those stencils and how you used them.

ShannonWL

5/3/2014 09:10:07 am

Love the bag. What a great idea!

Elizabeth Kaplan

5/3/2014 09:19:16 am

I love the palette. Amazing stencils too, of course. :-)

Linda on the Prairie

5/3/2014 09:54:15 am

As much as I love your maps, I'm even more impressed with your work on fabric. Great piece!

Deepa Gopal Sunil link

5/3/2014 07:10:23 pm

Totally Awesome!!! Fab Stencils :)
Deepa
http://deepazworld.blogspot.ae/

Kirsten Reed

5/4/2014 01:13:03 am

LOVE this bag Mary! What a fun and funky way to use it! So inspired to make one now! :)

Lynn Hardy link

5/4/2014 01:33:47 am

What a great idea to stencil a messenger bag! Seth's stencils are just perfect for the job too!

Kialaya link

5/4/2014 03:09:11 am

WOW, That bag looks so cool now!! I'd love to have one like that. You should seriously think about selling those. I'll certainly be trying something like that if I get that stencil. :-)

Katie B.

5/4/2014 10:50:47 am

Beautiful bag! Love the metallic paints against the black. Also love that these stencils are so versatile. Thank you for sharing.

Katie B.