StencilGirl Eileen Hull Blog Hop!

8/18/2014

Welcome to Day TWO of the StencilGirl and Eileen Hull Blog Hop!
I'm so excited to share what I created with StencilGirl stencils, Sizzix die cuts and my Craffiti Direct stamp!

For my projects, I used Eileen Hull's Barn Wood stamp, Seth Apter's Past, Present Future, Inside Out and Numbers stencils, and box and frame by Sissix!

For my first project, I created this fun Artist Trading Block (ATB for short!)...

I began by painting the entire surface with unbleached titanium acrylic. Once that dried, I used the Barn Wood stamp and StazOn Metallic Ink in Copper over the entire surface, too. I added Tim Holtz Distress Stains in Brushed Pewter, Tarnished Brass and Antiqued Bronze. Then I used a jumbo dauber to apply Teal Blue StazOn through portions of the stencil.

Blue painters' tape helped mask off areas and words to stencil. I painted the smallest part of this die cut silver and stenciled Teal Blue onto it, too.

Once I finished painting this, the box was a cinch to assemble with double-sided adhesive tape!
My last steps were to glue four metal feet to the base and a custom knob onto the top!

The knob contains a map with a clear epoxy dome on top! I love maps and had to include one!

For my second project, I created this frame for one of my favorite photos of my puppy Bruno...

I began by painting the entire surface with cobalt turquoise acrylic. Once that dried, I used the Barn Wood stamp and StazOnTeal Blue over the entire surface, too. I added Tim Holtz Distress Stains in Brushed Pewter, Tarnished Brass and Antiqued Bronze. Then I used a small sponge dauber to apply copper acrylic paint through portions of the stencils.

I added some Wendy Vecchi silver embossing paste through a portion of the stencil with my palette knife, and a little teal acrylic splatter with my fineline applicator.

My last steps were to add on a bit of silver acrylic in the lower-left corner, glue on a little metal crown and the words live in the moment, and to pop in my picture of Bruno...

Before you leave, be sure to enter the StencilGirl and Eileen Hull Designs GIVEAWAY!!

What do you have to do to enter? Just leave a comment below!
All comments left for the entire week August 18th - August 22nd on all blogs in the hop will be eligible for the giveaway. One comment per blog post.

Comments close Sunday, August 24th at 11:59PM Central Time and winner will be announced on Tuesday, August 26th.

Tuesday's Blog Hop Order
StencilGirl Talk
Gwen Lafleur
Mary C. Nasser – you are here!
Anna-Karin Evaldsson
Michelle Zerull

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Good luck winning!

Mary

68 Comments

Eileen Hull link

8/18/2014 06:00:23 pm

Mary- wow TWO projects! Love them both and it seems we share a love of maps and also the color teal :-) Each little extra technique you show add just the right touch to the finished project.Beautiful!

Anne link

8/18/2014 08:30:40 pm

Your ATC is fabulous and I love the wonderful stenciling on the frame (and your beautiful little puppy).

Cath S

8/18/2014 09:13:27 pm

Love the project, and as for Bruno = aaaw, what a cutie!

Stefanie link

8/18/2014 10:53:58 pm

great projects Mary - the ATB is fab & I love the map on the handle :o) Bruno is so sweet !!

Jackie PNeal link

8/18/2014 11:43:55 pm

Mary, your frame with your sweet boy is beautiful as he is just adorable!!!! Love the box too and that lil nob at the top with your signature map is awesome! xo

Dolly

8/19/2014 12:19:24 am

Very pretty...loving the teal with the metallic!

janet link

8/19/2014 12:23:18 am

Oh Mary...I love your ATB! The little silver flap is really unique...and I love that you added the feet and the map knob! Wow! xoxo

Karen Turner

8/19/2014 12:33:12 am

Lovely thanks for demo

Chris Wallace link

8/19/2014 01:20:10 am

Love your ATC. Bruno takes a stunning photograph. He looks just about perfect!

Gwen L. link

8/19/2014 01:25:56 am

These are beautiful projects Mary! Love your ATB (I want to make one!) and your frame turned out so nicely! Great use of that stamp too.

Amy* link

8/19/2014 02:18:04 am

Mary I LOVe The ATB and frame! So fab with your color choices and Seth's stencils!
Amy*

ShannonWL

8/19/2014 02:45:24 am

The ATB is beautiful. I also love the frame.

Denise Phillips link

8/19/2014 02:56:59 am

Wonderful projects and I adore Bruno <3

marylouh

8/19/2014 03:01:35 am

Love both projects. I have some small blocks that I've been wondering what I could do with them. I'm going to try this idea.
Great looking pup.

Linda K

8/19/2014 03:23:15 am

Great use of the stencils. Love the map in the knob.

Denise Huntington

8/19/2014 03:24:10 am

I love that ATB, Mary! (And of course the photo of your puppy!). The Seth Apter stencils were perfect for the project as is the barn wood stamp. As I started reading the blog I wondered why there was no map but you came through, as always!

Tricia Leng link

8/19/2014 04:25:01 am

This is cool. I love how you show to use different parts of the stencil to get more flexibility from it. Great job.

Andrea Ockey Parr link

8/19/2014 04:32:10 am

These are both fantastic! LOVE the color palette as teal is one of my faves. I liked the uniformity of your ATB, yet it is also so whimsical and fun. Great tutorial pics, too! Thanks for the inspiration!

Linda Cain link

8/19/2014 05:25:36 am

Love them both, Mary!!!

~Linda

Noreen link

8/19/2014 05:33:11 am

I especially loved the feet and knob on the ATB!

shawna vail

8/19/2014 05:53:16 am

Cute!

ros

8/19/2014 05:54:20 am

lovely thanks for sharing

Elizabeth

8/19/2014 06:00:23 am

Terrific projects. I love your modern colors and mixed media style.

Gill

8/19/2014 06:09:58 am

Two great projects - thanks for sharing Mary !

Anna-Karin link

8/19/2014 06:34:45 am

These projects are gorgeous! Love the colours, wood stamping and stencils you used.

Diane Noren link

8/19/2014 06:50:01 am

I love this project. Thank you for sharing it.

Debbie Kaste link

8/19/2014 06:57:55 am

Great ATB, Mary. Love your sweet doggie:) Thanks for the inspiration!

Jo Murray link

8/19/2014 07:21:33 am

That's a clever box!...and your dog looks very regal in that frame. Love the choices you made.Thanks for all the info and the chance to win.

ScrappyCamperSisters

8/19/2014 07:30:56 am

I love the transparency of the teal stenciled words and splats. Cute feet on box too

Heather Thompson

8/19/2014 07:56:40 am

Great projects, Love the box. very neat idea!

Michael link

8/19/2014 09:34:30 am

Super Duper projects!! Love love love the ATB!! Love Bruno too! lol

kateri cochran

8/19/2014 09:55:34 am

I love your color palette. I'm really curious about your barn wood stamp as I haven't seen one. The map on the know is really cool. A great hidden treasure. I always appreciate so much when designers take the time to go into detail about how they made their piece of art, so thank you for that. I loved everything you made and the stencils you used.

ionabunny link

8/19/2014 10:13:41 am

Love the colours on the frame. Never tried a ATB. This is great

Cecilia R Swatton link

8/19/2014 10:16:40 am

Bruno looks so happy inside that frame! And I love your clever touch of using a map in that box-top knob!

kathy link

8/19/2014 10:24:29 am

Love your projects! So creative to make an ATC box.

Mary Beth Shaw link

8/19/2014 10:53:18 am

Love both these projects, Mary :) The ATB with little feet is super cute, I like that a bunch!!

Denise Spillane

8/19/2014 11:16:58 am

Oh Mary, so wonderful. Your box is just elegant. Those legs take it up a level! And your frame is perfect for such a cutie pup like Bruno!

Shari Czerwinski

8/19/2014 01:16:19 pm

Lovely frame and great tutorial!

Carol Samsel link

8/19/2014 01:43:15 pm

Love the ATB ... I knew we'd see a map in there somewhere :)

Denise Bryant

8/19/2014 02:40:32 pm

Awesome ATB and frame! I hadn't seen or heard of ATBs before! Fun project!

Carol

8/19/2014 02:41:48 pm

What a sweet puppy and framed so amazingly. . . great projects.

Cathy T

8/19/2014 02:55:50 pm

Great stenciling ideas. I'm crazy about the box, and I love the color palette and details on the card.

Shari T. link

8/19/2014 03:26:58 pm

Wonderful and Fabulous, Mary! Both pieces are just too fun! I love little boxes to keep secrets in and I love the frame you made for your little Bruno! I'm new to your blog and completely blown away by your talent! So glad that I'm hopping along with the SG & EH! XOXO-Shari T.

Susan Schultheis

8/19/2014 03:45:55 pm

Another great blog hop from Stencil Girl using Eileen Hull's inspiration. I love her boxes and Mary you have created one of my faves. I always love to showcase my pups.

Donna/Meme link

8/19/2014 03:53:37 pm

Wow Mary, two projects? Way to go!
I love your ATB and I love that you used Seth's stencils!
Your second project, Fabulous! I love the frame for your special furry friend!

gribouille link

8/19/2014 06:35:50 pm

womderfull.

jean marmo link

8/19/2014 11:12:17 pm

That ATB is gorgeous! LOVE the frame with Bruno! Stunning colors and love how you used the stencils!!

Amante del Papel

8/19/2014 11:36:41 pm

your dog looks awesome, and your box and frames are so beautiful, with fantastic colors!

Ruth L link

8/19/2014 11:41:06 pm

What a wonderful projects, I was falling in love with your ATB, the parts of Seth's stencils, that ATB is amazing!

Laura Strack

8/20/2014 12:31:36 am

Gorgeous projects! Love the colors and that map knob on your ATB Your furbaby, Bruno, looks great in his new picture frame!

Cheryl

8/20/2014 01:08:07 am

An amazing project. Very creative. You have some of my favorite things in this one...teal, maps and metallic paints. It made me want to run to my studio. Too bad I have to go to work instead. More great ideas to store in my head for later on. Thanks for the inspiration.

Robyn C.

8/20/2014 04:12:17 am

Love Love Love!! That ATB is spectacular! And you can never go wrong with a great frame for your pup photos. Thank you for sharing - these are GREAT!

Shawn Price

8/20/2014 06:37:02 am

I love it! that would make a great gift !

colors are amazing as well..

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Özge B. link

8/20/2014 07:57:19 am

I really liked the new stencils. Beautiful projects...

cindyzs

8/20/2014 01:27:52 pm

great projects!! tfs :)

Carol P link

8/20/2014 01:38:38 pm

Great projects! I have a neighbor puppy that looks just like yours, very sweet.

Laurie hunt

8/20/2014 08:56:35 pm

My girls sure would look cute in that frame! Great job on the projects.

Carol bu

8/21/2014 01:03:09 am

Wonderful frame and the best thing is that you can create any size!
Carol bu

auntie em (emily) link

8/21/2014 02:47:50 am

Your projects are amazing! I love the 'secret' box but honestly, it's going to be difficult keeping anything secret in such a pretty container since everyone is going to want to see it and what is inside. (Very clever with the map set into the knob)
Your puppy frame is very pretty. Great tutorials on how to do both projects. Thank you! :)

Carolyn link

8/21/2014 03:43:01 am

Amazing! Love how these 2 pieces coordinate together too! All the touches you did make them shine!

Pallavi link

8/21/2014 06:53:16 am

I love both your projects.Love the treatment on the frame.The colors are gorgeous and the ATB is fantastic.I have fallen in love with the barn door stamp and that knob is fantastic.

Nancy Carroll

8/21/2014 07:19:40 am

LOVE both projects, they ROCK.. Thanks for the inspiration and tutorials.

kathy adams link

8/21/2014 09:41:47 am

This is such a cool box! I love the map drawer pull at the top and the way you used the stencil!

Alice link

8/21/2014 02:59:53 pm

Great mixed media project and good use of all the Tim Holtz products we're all stashing. Very nice.

Martice Smith II link

8/22/2014 07:52:21 pm

Hi Mary! This is my first time hearing of an artist trading block...very cool! I love BOTH of your projects- each one has so many clever details. I especially like the map inside the knob and Bruno's sweet face!! (I love maps, too!) Thank you for sharing ;)

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