StencilGirl & Lindy's Gang Blog Hop!

4/18/2018

Welcome to Day ONE of the StencilGirl® Products & Lindy's Gang Blog Hop!

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

I started with an 8" x 10" 7gypsies Architextures Artboard. Artboards are heavy duty pressed boards covered in a dense, slightly textured white paper, and I knew this would be the perfect substrate for the collage and watercolor techniques I wanted to use. I began by gluing various papers to the board using a UHU glue stick. Included in this collage are map wrapping paper, a bit of a black and white map, a piece of 1920s ledger paper from a Sea Caption documenting his ship's travels, and a postcard and vintage stamp. On the postcard I stenciled the words "let's go" using StazOn ink in Spiced Chai, a small sponge dauber and my Let's Go 2 stencil from StencilGirl® Products:

Let's Go 2 stencil

Next, I added modeling paste with a palette knife through my Map stencil
around the edges of this piece and let dry.

Map stencil

Then I used a small round brush to add Lindy’s TiffanyLou Blue Shimmer Spray, Time Travel Teal Shimmer Spray, and Tainted Love Teal Shimmer Spray over the modeling paste (starting with lightest color) on all 4 sides of the artwork. It was fun using these sprays like watercolors, dipping my round brush directly into the bottles then applying to my work!

I was sure to add some drips and drops and splatters to my work, too!

And using Seth Apter's Starstruck die and chipboard, I cut out two identical star shapes. I embossed one of these chipboard embellishments with Lindy's Desert Moon Turquoise embossing powder and the other with Hyancinth Blue Jade embossing powder. I stacked these on top of one another, added a Tim Holtz Compass Coin and Game Spinner, and added this new embellishment to the work as a focal point and to give the piece even more depth and dimension. I was so pleased that the embossing powders coordinate with the background colors so beautifully.

Lastly, I inked the edges of this piece with my StazOn Spiced Chai ink pad, running it up and down the edges a few times and over the front of the corners, too.

And what would a Blog Hop be without a GIVEAWAY??!!!
One lucky winner will receive a $25 Gift Certificate to Lindy's
AND a $25 Gift Certificate to StencilGirl® Products!

What do you have to do to enter?
Just leave a comment below by Tuesday, April 24th 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.)

You have until Tuesday, April 24th at 11:59PM Central Time to leave your comments.
Winner will be announced on
StencilGirl® Products' Facebook page and Lindy's Facebook page on Wednesday, April 25.

Today's Blog Hop Order:
Mary Beth Shaw
Gwen Lafleur
Mary C. Nasser – you are here!
Debi Adams – go here next!
Tina Walker
Kate Palmer
Cindy Wille
Natalie May
Pascale Bernard
Anat Weksler
Bertheas Peggy aka Nirvana
Elena Martynova

I'm linking up to the Creative Artiste's #37th Challenge and More Mixed Media Challenge "Anything Goes" optional Yellow, too!
Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
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Good luck winning!

72 Comments

Rachel Bell

4/18/2018 01:44:19 am

LOVE it, Mary! Those blues and shimmer have got it goin' on!! ~Rachel Bell bellbrzs (at) cox (dot net)

Kelly Parker

4/18/2018 05:59:30 am

Wonderful work!

Marge

4/18/2018 07:17:37 am

Love your stencil work

Patty Donahue

4/18/2018 08:24:07 am

Awesome as always, Mary! Love all that texture.

Dots to Lines link

4/18/2018 09:17:51 am

Such a great project! Thank you for sharing the process! Its truly stunning!

marian riley

4/18/2018 09:48:49 am

Let's Go!

Nancy Lefko link

4/18/2018 10:30:41 am

Lovely piece, Mary. So much texture!!

Denise Neumark-Reimer

4/18/2018 10:47:58 am

Beautiful artwork, I am travelling next week.....

Diana

4/18/2018 11:34:56 am

I love that map stencil. That's one of my picks if I win!

Angela

4/18/2018 11:55:14 am

I love the colors you have used on this piece... .also the stencil work and texture. So impressed!
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Carol Harper

4/18/2018 12:12:33 pm

I really like the texture and color used here

Asia Marquet link

4/18/2018 12:30:57 pm

Beautiful mixed media piece! Love the background! xo Asia

Riddhi

4/18/2018 01:00:26 pm

Lovely background with using stencil, I like the colours of the project.
Love
Riddhi

Cathy Cosyelle

4/18/2018 03:51:47 pm

Love what you did Mary. Love that stencil and the map pieces and the vibrant colors.

Catherine Lenoci

4/18/2018 04:34:16 pm

Nice project!

Debi Vought link

4/18/2018 04:46:35 pm

I love the colors in this piece, Mary! Beautiful!

Seth link

4/18/2018 05:04:42 pm

Really beautiful. Love the colors and that background.

Michelle Logan

4/18/2018 07:59:12 pm

Great project idea! Thanks for inspiring!

Laurie

4/18/2018 08:19:28 pm

What a great composition!

Kari

4/18/2018 08:59:06 pm

Such beautiful colors. Love the stencil.

Alexa Doebler

4/18/2018 09:37:37 pm

Oh my goodness! This is beautiful!!! The teal is stunning!

Ginnie

4/18/2018 10:05:42 pm

Love the shimmer!

zannie link

4/19/2018 12:30:32 am

going to have to spend all my pocket money on more supplies now x

Debi Adams link

4/19/2018 12:38:11 am

Mary, I am such a fan of your work. This piece is lovely and features my favorite color, aqua. Think I might need to order another of your stencils.

Koyel78

4/19/2018 02:18:05 am

Wonderful ♥️ ♥️ love the pictorial details..

roshini link

4/19/2018 07:16:51 am

wow, the map stencil and colors you used is amazing

Ellie Smith link

4/19/2018 08:10:14 am

This is quite wonderful

Sally Miller link

4/19/2018 08:16:38 am

What's not too love about this...those colours, the map stencil....I just feel in love!

S Haddad

4/19/2018 09:06:09 am

Covet that map stencil! Awesome project!

Julia D.

4/19/2018 09:13:40 am

Love your use of colors and textures

Isabelle StOnge

4/19/2018 09:21:33 am

Beautifull!!!! Love the vibrant colours!

Laura Dame

4/19/2018 09:57:49 am

I love the texture from the stencil and the collage!

Terry O'Neill

4/19/2018 10:05:04 am

Love this project, Mary! Thanks for sharing.

Annie

4/19/2018 10:11:24 am

Love the edges with the Map stencil.

Suz

4/19/2018 10:22:08 am

Beautiful Mary! I love the graduation and blending of the colors you used!

bailey earith

4/19/2018 10:41:40 am

neat idea. Bailey(at)BaileyFiberArt(dot)com

Vidhi link

4/19/2018 11:35:21 am

I love this post . Travel is my all time favourite subject... love to make something in that. You inspired a lot to create more. Thank you so much 😊

Amanda

4/19/2018 01:37:02 pm

That map stencil is a fun one! Amanda (at) meadowdance (dot org)

Val

4/19/2018 02:39:29 pm

Thanks for the inspiration!

Ericka Strange link

4/19/2018 03:12:22 pm

Great mixed media piece! Love the blues so pretty with these stencils!

Kitty Tatman

4/19/2018 04:26:03 pm

That map stencil is the bomb-diggidy! Thanks for the great tutorial.

Lori Fili

4/19/2018 04:59:24 pm

Makes me want to pack up some art supplies and go on a road trip. Seriously .

Katie Lamb

4/19/2018 05:15:20 pm

This is beautiful

Susan Tidwell

4/19/2018 05:53:01 pm

Love it!

Linda Ellis

4/19/2018 06:28:21 pm

I just bought some Seth Apter stamps and stencils. Your work gives great ideas.

Susan Schultheis

4/19/2018 07:15:14 pm

What a combo...Stencil Girl and Lindy's. Thank you for showing us different ways to use both products. Just gorgeous. I am in art heaven.
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Allison Verboort

4/19/2018 10:33:08 pm

I'm gonna need that stencil! Love this 💙🖤

Heidi link

4/20/2018 01:21:04 am

These blues are stunning, great project, thanks for sharing!

wendy baysa link

4/20/2018 07:00:04 am

really love this project, gorgeous! TFS

Jean Marmo

4/20/2018 08:38:05 am

These are the perfect colors for your project. Love the stencils.

Anita Summers link

4/20/2018 08:53:24 am

So pretty, I especially love the blue

Carol Baxter

4/20/2018 11:25:04 am

I just want to touch the page. Love the texture and details!

Kim Collister link

4/20/2018 12:23:43 pm

Loving this project and really loving that map stencil!!
Thanks so much for the share!

andreamharris

4/20/2018 01:04:53 pm

Awesome!

Lynn

4/20/2018 02:03:07 pm

The mystery is revealed! At least for me, the mystery was what/how you made those crossing lines. I've never used modeling paste but I will be grabbing some and playing with it now that I see how easy it appears to be and how amazing it looks! Love your process details and beautiful results!

Traci Nickerson link

4/20/2018 03:26:27 pm

This is so beautiful. Great combination of color & texture. And I love that map stencil, must have!

Gayle B

4/21/2018 09:16:07 am

The texture and color are wonderful!

Lisajake

4/21/2018 10:10:05 am

This is gorgeous!! The colors are so beautiful.

Jill Jacoby

4/21/2018 11:11:43 am

Stunning! I just love this theme and the techniques you used to present it!

Lin Brandyberry link

4/21/2018 01:25:57 pm

A wonderful mix of texture, Mary - and I love the blue! Thank you for sharing this with us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge!

Annette Reed link

4/21/2018 02:04:44 pm

This is beautiful! I love the colors and the stenciling. Honestly, I just love everything! Thanks for the Step-by-Step.

Vicki Ross link

4/21/2018 03:38:12 pm

Wow! Love the map stencil and words one...how the paste looked...and the embossed stars are perfect!

Kate link

4/21/2018 07:39:16 pm

I am loving your travel themed mixed media piece. That map stencil adds some incredible texture. It looks great around the edges of your piece.
Kate

JillMcDowell

4/22/2018 10:14:58 am

Love this page Mary. Everything works so well together.

Mary Holshouser

4/22/2018 10:38:58 am

Love to travel.
This is a wonderful page to
show off that love.
thanks for sharing
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Tina Walker

4/23/2018 07:06:15 pm

I love how you used the Lindy's products! What a perfect match for your project!

Cathy Costelle

4/23/2018 09:02:56 pm

Love your work Mary and how you use your stencils. Thanks for sharing. Its nice to see how you used the Lindys products.

ann barnes

4/23/2018 09:15:52 pm

Mary, I just love this, your map stencil has captured my eye, it looks so lovely amongst all the fabulous details!

Lisa Isabella Russo link

4/24/2018 03:46:28 pm

What lovely colors, the art is beautiful!

Mary Catt link

4/24/2018 04:07:14 pm

Great idea! Thank you so much for the inspiration!

Fiona

4/27/2018 05:10:51 am

Wow looks fabulous and I love the detail you achieved with the template and paste around the edge it almost looks like a die cut piece. Thank you for joining us over at http://creativeartistemixedmedia.blogspot.com.au/

Mya M link

1/11/2021 08:28:36 am

Nice post thankks for sharing

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