StencilGirl & PaperArtsy Blog Hop!

12/21/2016

Welcome to the StencilGirl & PaperArtsy Blog Hop!

It's an absolute delight to be part of this hop combining products from two of my favorite companies:
StencilGirl Products and PaperArtsy! Though small companies, their products pack a lot of punch!
I never wanted this art journal spread to end as I was having so much fun layering
StencilGirl Stencils with Paper Artsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics, Grunge Paste and rubber stamps!

This spread is 12" x 18" in my large Dylusions journal.

I began this process by scraping some of my favorite PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics –
Inky Pool, Mermaid, Caribbean Sea, and Captain Peacock – across the pages with a plastic card!

Then I added marks by combining Seth Apter's Eclectica³ ESA02 rubber stamps
with Snowflake, South Pacific, and StazOn in Blue Hawaii and Midnight Blue.

Next, I applied PaperArtsy Grunge Paste with a palette knife through my Around the World Latitude stencil.
Leaving the stencil on, I spritzed Seth's rubber stamps with water and pressed these into the wet Grunge Paste.
Then I removed the stencil and allowed the paste to dry.

Then I added some drops of Caribbean Sea to Grunge Paste, mixed thoroughly with my palette knife,
and applyed this tinted mixture through It's a Small World Longitude, It's a Small World Latitude,
and Urban Insiders Star. I pounced Snowflake through Urban Outsiders to create text boxes, too.

I applied watered down Inky Pool on the large globe, let dry,
then sanded with my Art-C Groove Tool to reveal the textures of the stamped Grunge Paste!

I added more layers of PaperArtsy paint to the dried Grunge Paste, and filled in the Urban Outsiders shapes with Snowflake. After these paint layers dried, I used Seth's rubber stamps again, this time with a black ink pad,
to add additional marks and contrast to the surface. I also added outlines and scribble writing with black pens.

Below is a photo of the finished spread...

...and details of the suface textures and colors and marks:

And what would a Blog Hop be without a GIVEAWAY??!!!
One lucky winner will receive a $75 Gift Certificate to StencilGirl Products
AND a £50 Gift Certificate for PaperArtsy!!
Visit the fabulous designers from both teams and comment for your chance to win!

What do you have to do to enter?
Just leave a comment below by Friday, December 30th at 11:59PM Central Time.

The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to WIN!
(One comment per blog please.)
You have until Friday, December 30th at 11:59PM Central Time to leave your comments.
Winner will be announced on
StencilGirl's Facebook page and PaperArtsy's blog on Sunday, January 1.

Blog Hop Order:
Dec. 21
Darcy Wilkinson
Kim Dellow
Mary C. Nasser – you are here!
Gwen Lafleur – go here next!

Dec. 22
Jo Firth Young
Lauren Hatwell
Kristie Taylor
Tina Walker

Dec. 23
Clare Lloyd
Lin Brown
Anna Friesen
Janet Joehlin

Dec. 24
Kay Carley
Emma Godfrey
Cindy Gilstrap
Karen Gaunt

Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
If you enjoyed today's post, I'd love for you to follow my blog on Feedblitz, bloglovin' or NetworkedBlogs!
Good luck winning!

168 Comments

PiHi link

12/21/2016 11:07:39 am

Just love that electric blue! Thank you for sharing!

REBECCA TILINSKI

12/21/2016 11:15:49 am

This is spectacular, Mary! Love how you distressed the grunge paste!

Helen Lindfield link

12/21/2016 11:17:58 am

Love the colours you chose - some of my favourite blue Frescos! a very apt page as we hop round the world on this blog hop.

Frieda Oxenham link

12/21/2016 11:18:00 am

Love those wonderful blues, and the stamps you used go so well with the stencils.

Sandee Setliff link

12/21/2016 11:23:11 am

Love thescribbles and textures, especially the sanding part, way cool!

Craftyfield

12/21/2016 11:27:18 am

Fabulous spread, love the texture and colours!

Caz Newton

12/21/2016 11:27:46 am

Great project, love all the blue shades

Leandra Franich link

12/21/2016 11:27:54 am

Oh my Mary, amazing details just popping off the page!!! Fantastic!!

Glenda Hoagland

12/21/2016 11:32:03 am

Mary, I love what you have done, as usual, your project is so detailed and full of my favorite color and texture. thank you so much for sharing. I have a goal to get some Paper Artsy stamps in the new year, I think I will put it in my February budget.

Susan Schultheis

12/21/2016 11:36:24 am

My two very favorite companies....Stencil Girl and Paper Artsy!! It would be wonderful to be able to win. Thank you for the opportunity. As always Mary, I love your work of art today. I have your stencils so I am off to use your inspiration on my art project for the day.

Sam Butler

12/21/2016 11:39:12 am

Fabulous xx

Lauren Hatwell link

12/21/2016 11:39:41 am

Wow! Looks amazing. Everything chimes so beautifully. Lx

Pamela Levingston

12/21/2016 11:41:19 am

The grunge paste looks fabulous! Cool use of a simple BiC pen. Your page is lovely.

Kristiina Majuri

12/21/2016 11:46:53 am

Love all that texture!

Jeannette van D.

12/21/2016 11:52:03 am

Love the colours you used. And love your stencils. I have some at home.

butterfly link

12/21/2016 12:06:03 pm

Ooh, scrumptious textures and wonderful depth of colour.
Alison x

Cathy R

12/21/2016 12:11:39 pm

Love these colours and all of that gorgeous texture, fantastic project.

Jill McDowell

12/21/2016 12:36:54 pm

Mary, I just love the texture you were able to get with the grunge paste and Seth's stamps. And those colors are so right up my alley. You really hit a home run with this one!

Rachel A link

12/21/2016 12:38:29 pm

Wow, love this page - the texture you have made on the large globe is inspiring and I really enjoyed learning the process - really interesting and informative.

Jane Tyrrell

12/21/2016 12:46:20 pm

What lovely pages...gorgeous colours and textures. Great world stencil x

Autumn Clark link

12/21/2016 12:46:21 pm

This is super cool, great color!

Gerrie Johnnic

12/21/2016 12:59:12 pm

Really loving what a difference the texture paste with color makes....as well as the layering of the stamps in different inks...and just pushing the stamp into the paste! The world certainly has taken on new dimension with your tech's. Love & Peace Mary! Merry Christmas

PurpleDancingQueen

12/21/2016 01:02:54 pm

Amazing work!

wen

12/21/2016 01:05:56 pm

Fantastic project! Those stamps are going on my wish list right now!

Jean Keay

12/21/2016 01:06:55 pm

Mary. Blue is my favourite colour and I love the way that you've layered up blue on blue and still it remains so vibrant. Thanks for the inspiration. Jean.x

Sally Miller link

12/21/2016 01:07:33 pm

What a great globe/glitterball stancil! Need to get my hands on that for my growing collection lol. Merry Christmas

Sally

Claire link

12/21/2016 01:14:37 pm

Love all the effects, especially when you sanded the surface!

Sue Davies

12/21/2016 01:15:17 pm

This is gorgeous, fab stenciling! Merry Christmas xx

Mary link

12/21/2016 01:30:00 pm

Grunge paste huh? Lovin' it Mary.

Lelainia Lloyd link

12/21/2016 01:39:52 pm

The texture you created on that globe is delicious! I love all the layers.

Trish Tebbutt link

12/21/2016 01:40:14 pm

Wow - this is amazing! So much detail and many layers.

Sue J link

12/21/2016 01:48:14 pm

Fab journal page, love the texture and layers. x

Tricia B

12/21/2016 02:01:08 pm

Just SUPERB!!!!

Linda Walmsley link

12/21/2016 02:05:32 pm

Stunning journal pages ..... great colours and amazing detail xx

Jean marmo

12/21/2016 02:24:25 pm

I love your journal pages. They always take me on an adventure

Ruth link

12/21/2016 02:27:15 pm

Love the way you've used the grunge paste to create such a sculptured look with the stencils. Fab! x

Rachel Fisher link

12/21/2016 02:39:20 pm

I love that globe - wow - toally awesome pages - I adore them xx

Kathyk link

12/21/2016 02:43:19 pm

Awesome project, just hopped across from the PA blog, great idea for a festive blog hop

Seasons Greetings

Kathyk

Claire Jackson link

12/21/2016 02:50:06 pm

A fabulous project with loads of delicious layers and detail xx

Carole Carlson

12/21/2016 03:12:43 pm

All of those layers really do come together so well. Great project.

pearshapedchris link

12/21/2016 03:13:38 pm

Wow! The world looks beautiful today - such gorgeous textures and colours!

Beverley link

12/21/2016 03:17:53 pm

Love the blues and the textures.... eyeing up those stamps.

Karen Richards link

12/21/2016 03:18:18 pm

Great depth & textures, I love this!!

Hope

12/21/2016 03:24:12 pm

Great layers and textures. Love the blues.

Susan Pratt

12/21/2016 03:27:22 pm

I love the colors used and yours and seth's stencils

Claudia Jean Nelson

12/21/2016 03:33:19 pm

Mary I love this. You always inspire me. Thank you for your continued inspirations. Merry Christmas c21claudia@aol.com

Joy Meadows

12/21/2016 03:37:01 pm

WOW! So much work was put into this double page spread! I love all the blues and anything with Seth's name on it just has to produce some amazing results!

Roz M.

12/21/2016 03:48:40 pm

Paper Artsy stamps and Stencil Girl stencils are a winning combination, as clearly demonstrated in your amazing journal spread! Thanks for the wonderful inspiration - Merry Christmas!

Monica

12/21/2016 03:49:30 pm

Oh what a fabolous spread you made. The stencil with the Globe is such a usefull one. You really used it in an innovative way.
Thank you for sharing your lovely art work.
Hugs from Monica
Spain

MRS CHRISTINE L OWEN

12/21/2016 03:56:33 pm

Oh WOW! I love the colours you've used. I'm slowly building a collection of Paper Artsy paints, they're really good. I love the stencils too, have to get them when funds allow. Thank you for the inspiration.

Glennis

12/21/2016 04:39:00 pm

Love all the textures on this piece

Kathy Stacy link

12/21/2016 04:56:25 pm

Love that stencil Mary - great page. Thanks for sharing and for the opportunity to win.

Marguerite Harty

12/21/2016 06:10:22 pm

Love all your textures and well blue is my favorite color so it makes this page really awesome. Thanks for sharing.

Louise Theriault link

12/21/2016 06:15:45 pm

Love the colors thank you for sharing

Lori Fili

12/21/2016 06:29:15 pm

Beautiful work. Great use of my favorite colors.

Cathy Costelle

12/21/2016 06:54:26 pm

Another great project Mary. Love the colors and texture.

Amy Hodgson-Smith

12/21/2016 06:55:39 pm

Beautiful pages. I love the way you've added extremely with the stamps in the grunge paste!

M. Austen

12/21/2016 07:07:40 pm

Awesome stamps and stencils! Great journal spread.

Kaye Freiberg link

12/21/2016 07:16:09 pm

Very cool! Thank you for sharing.

Jan G

12/21/2016 07:29:41 pm

Love the blue, ❤️ the use of the Earth Stencil!

Debbie Hallamek

12/21/2016 07:59:18 pm

Love the bright blue. Ver cool!

Lona

12/21/2016 08:22:27 pm

This piece is awesome. The blues are my favorite along with the sprees.

Maria

12/21/2016 08:44:28 pm

Nice repetition of shapes.

Carol link

12/21/2016 10:19:30 pm

Striking piece, such vibrant colours and textures, thank you for the inspiration. Happy Christmas

Annie

12/21/2016 10:47:11 pm

Love the colours and the black scribble pieces

Diane Baker-Williams link

12/21/2016 11:25:55 pm

Inspiring journal spread! I have the latitude stencil and you have given me a great idea for using it. My question is, what the difference between Grunge Paste and modeling paste? Do you notice a difference?

Kirsten

12/22/2016 12:17:23 am

That looks incredible, such gorgeous textures!!

Rema DeLeeuw

12/22/2016 01:00:42 am

Fabulous project!

Jan link

12/22/2016 01:01:45 am

Love the colours x

Sarah Baldwin

12/22/2016 01:11:24 am

Just love these colours - some of my favourites ! was interested to see how you've built up the layers, need to have time to play xx

Clare Messenger link

12/22/2016 01:18:00 am

A fabulous layout. I love the texture you have achieved.

Darcydaydream

12/22/2016 01:44:41 am

love the vibrant blue colours. just such a great journal spread. A great project. Thanks for sharing.

Deb Hardy

12/22/2016 04:18:21 am

Oh, Mary, this is fabulous! Especially the scratchy marks.

cathy link

12/22/2016 04:26:33 am

always love seeing what you are up too! A fun Christmas hop....

Siobhan Brignull link

12/22/2016 05:04:14 am

wow I love this and all the details and techniques, thank you so much x

Ellie Knol link

12/22/2016 05:13:01 am

Gorgeous choice of colors, stamps ans stencils..

Doudoulina

12/22/2016 05:53:57 am

So many wonderful textures. Love your work with the grungr paste on the big globe. The paint work on the smaller ones really gives the impression they are lighten up from within!

Steven Macari

12/22/2016 05:56:01 am

ooh, luv shades of blue and interesting mix of stencils and stamps, especially Seth's, Thanks for inspiring

Beth in IL link

12/22/2016 06:27:19 am

I have been eyeing your longitude stencils for a bit...May have to take the plunge!

Betsy Megna

12/22/2016 06:31:22 am

Love the blue and fabulous use of grunge paste, it adds great dimension!

Sharon Jonquil link

12/22/2016 06:32:56 am

Love the shapes and shades!

Julie

12/22/2016 06:33:11 am

Great color, thanks for the inspiration!

Cristina DiBello

12/22/2016 06:42:26 am

This piece feels like a worldly holiday celebration. Love it!

Diana

12/22/2016 06:42:28 am

Love what you did on the spread. And with two of my absolute favorites, PaperArtsy and Stencil Girl, how can one go wrong! Thanks for sharing.

Kimberly Parsons

12/22/2016 06:50:08 am

Love, Love, Love this stencil, also love the colors and paste combo!

Susan Skipper link

12/22/2016 06:52:21 am

Your name is cropping up more and more often on the inspiration pages I like. This one will be an excellent example to show my group what art journalling is about for me.

Linda D.

12/22/2016 07:07:57 am

LOVE the way you used the Eclectica stamps, Mary! Thanks for sharing your process.

Marilyn Podoll

12/22/2016 07:08:23 am

wow great inspiration. Merry Christmas

Kim Young link

12/22/2016 07:15:33 am

I wish I could see this in person! The Groove Tool has me very curious! Thanks for sharing.
-K

Mary Holshouser

12/22/2016 07:21:06 am

Paper Artsy is a new company for me.
Always happy to find new sources of
paints. Love your piece. It is
warm and happy. The detailed
directions were welcome.
thanks for sharing
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Margaret Griffiths

12/22/2016 07:25:28 am

great project thanks for sharing

Lindy T

12/22/2016 07:39:46 am

Love how you applied Fresco paint over dried Grunge Paste then sanded it to reveal the Apter stamps! Thank you Mary!

Tammy

12/22/2016 07:50:39 am

This has got to be one of my all time favorites. I love the colors and the all around feel. Just beautiful.

Karen C

12/22/2016 07:53:34 am

Love the colors you used on this project.

Karen N

12/22/2016 07:58:58 am

Wow!!! The use of the different colors of blue make this an outstanding page. It feels as if you are looking into the deepest night sky. Wonderful colors and depth! Thans for sharing!

Amanda Walden

12/22/2016 08:03:12 am

Those blues are SO pretty!!! And I love those cute clusters of stars. What a dreamy spread!

Mera Buford

12/22/2016 08:09:19 am

Mary, what a hands on project! I love it.
I've never thought of imprinting soft texture like you did a n your large global. What an great idea to sand it and give it new texture! You are artistic and creative. I love the outer space theme, my favorite.

Janel

12/22/2016 08:19:07 am

This is fabulous! I love the texture! Thanks for sharing!

Kathleen Shellrude

12/22/2016 08:21:06 am

Beautiful Work!

jennifer takahashi link

12/22/2016 08:27:12 am

So much detail! Thank you!

Lori Schoen

12/22/2016 08:37:56 am

So pretty. Love the texture and layers. Happy everything!

Kim

12/22/2016 08:41:50 am

Thank you for sharing. Love the grudge techniques you used.

Erika Grasmick

12/22/2016 09:22:31 am

Great post! Love the project!

Irena Stefanova link

12/22/2016 09:45:00 am

What beautiful AJ pages!
Wishing you a very happy and blessed Christmas season!

Bernice Piotrowskih

12/22/2016 09:51:13 am

So much to love about this page! Great colours, shapes, texture. I will try pressing images into wet texture paste-this is a great idea.

Sunny (D. L.) Steinmetz

12/22/2016 09:54:58 am

Seems very appropriate to the New Year!

Susan Berkowitz

12/22/2016 09:57:01 am

What a truly scrumptious blue! T hanks for some great ideas. Have a wonderful holiday season.

Leanne Shawler link

12/22/2016 10:10:55 am

Wow! How you acheived the grunginess is awesome!!

Alison Hall link

12/22/2016 10:30:39 am

A beautiful spread Mary!
Alison xxx

Kim Dellow link

12/22/2016 10:37:11 am

Ooo lovely Mary, love all the texture! So clever. Thank you again for having me on the hop! Happy Grunging! :D

Mickie Sutcliffe link

12/22/2016 11:01:06 am

Wonderful spread - love it xx Mickie xx

catherine link

12/22/2016 11:09:01 am

This is such a fabulous project and love how you have used the products. Thank you for a great blog hop
catherine

lin

12/22/2016 11:20:39 am

love your project...blue is my fav colour

Karen

12/22/2016 11:50:27 am

Loving the colours and the intricacy of this piece of art. Stunning x

Gemma Maggs link

12/22/2016 11:59:44 am

Wow this is amazing. Awesome!

francine perri link

12/22/2016 12:31:24 pm

Those colors are awesome~!!

Barb

12/22/2016 12:56:12 pm

Very nice I love anything to do with globes

Beth B

12/22/2016 01:05:26 pm

Great page. I love how vibrant blues.

Valorie Hawk

12/22/2016 01:57:53 pm

I have that stencil, now I have a great idea of what to do with it!!

Bea Savellano

12/22/2016 02:06:32 pm

I love maps and everything you do with them...

Patty Donahue

12/22/2016 05:12:32 pm

Great work as always :) Happy holidays Mary!

Denise Spillane link

12/22/2016 05:34:00 pm

Mary, I am happy to know the colors you used. I love your combination. What a great project.

Shay

12/22/2016 05:50:53 pm

I love that eclectica set and the star with the scribbles!!!!

Monica link

12/22/2016 06:03:57 pm

Wonderful Mary!! All of those layers and texture is so fabulous!!!

Denny link

12/22/2016 06:14:55 pm

What a great project. What a nice cohesive piece with plenty of texture!

Ann Juette

12/22/2016 06:23:30 pm

I loved this piece. Being a GIS professional I adored the Lat-Long Globe stencils. Most definitely have to get them. Very nice work.

Kitty Tatman

12/22/2016 06:44:51 pm

The texture around the globe is awesome. I'm always nervous about using my stamps in texture paste/paint/mediums...after this I'm Def gonna try it!!

Marsha Getz

12/22/2016 07:36:34 pm

Love the use of grunge paste colors and stencils.

CraftyHope link

12/22/2016 08:23:28 pm

Oh, the colors you used in this challenge are so yummy! And, your tip for sanding down the moulding paste to reveal the stamped images is genius! Thanks for the eye-candy!

Diana Pease

12/22/2016 09:07:27 pm

Great page. I love the turquoise, blues and black! Thanks for sharing.

Sue

12/22/2016 10:36:09 pm

Another fabulous project, Mary! Thank you and thank you for a chance to win😏Cheers!

Corinne link

12/23/2016 12:08:28 am

Fantastic spread, I LOVE the textures and the depth you have created here!!! And these map stencils are really fab!

Kim Hook

12/23/2016 04:37:42 am

Super spread, super colours. Thanks for sharing with us.

Karen Leigh

12/23/2016 05:16:51 am

Ohhhh....that grunge paste looks FUN!!!
cairnlae (at) hotmail (dot com)

Lisa

12/23/2016 08:18:17 am

Wow!!! amazing work. I love the colors and the technique !!!

Wendy M link

12/23/2016 09:16:03 am

This is very cool, Mary x

Claire

12/23/2016 11:50:48 am

Really fab pages! Love the blue tones you've used and also how you used the grunge paste too Xx

Jakki

12/23/2016 01:18:14 pm

Thank you for the detailed instructions on adding texture. I'm not very good at that and found the help encouraging and inspiring!

textile recycler

12/23/2016 02:41:35 pm

Mary, I love every single thing that you create... seriously.....

Anne Squire

12/23/2016 02:59:27 pm

What a great spread, love Seth's products.

Susan link

12/23/2016 06:20:15 pm

Wow! I know everyone else mentioned it, but the TEXTURES you achieved are nothing short of amazing. Thanks for sharing!

Kathy White

12/23/2016 08:50:08 pm

Love all that texture and the colors!

Lesley Ebdon link

12/24/2016 01:19:48 am

Fabulous project! I love all the layers of texture and paint and thanks for the step by step.

Peg R

12/24/2016 09:16:19 am

Fun pages Mary! Happy holidays.

Alecia

12/24/2016 11:43:26 am

Love this page! - great textures with the stencil layering.

Eva

12/24/2016 12:33:29 pm

Mary! Absolutely Great spread! Loved it!

Gail

12/24/2016 03:42:42 pm

Love the globe stencil and shades of blue Fresco paints!

helen v markee

12/24/2016 03:45:52 pm

love that globe stencil!! I think I need that!! thanks

Julie

12/24/2016 04:29:48 pm

I love everything about this--the colors, the stencils, the depth and texture...love, love! Thanks for sharing with us.

Kathy Crum

12/24/2016 08:02:14 pm

layers, stencils, colors, texture, paint, grunge, & technique ...what else can a girl want?

JinxEngstrom

12/25/2016 08:19:01 am

Thank you for your continuing inspiration! It is always worth spending time because I always learn new things!

Bente

12/26/2016 11:14:06 am

Nice blue colors!

Kathe Deck link

12/26/2016 12:46:49 pm

love the theme, the colors, and the palette ♥

AnneLou Robkin link

12/26/2016 02:09:34 pm

The use of texture here is outstanding. Good idea t use water a a release on the stamps when going into thee paste!

Catherine Lenoci

12/26/2016 03:45:40 pm

I love the stamps you used!

Christine Smith link

12/26/2016 04:19:18 pm

Wow! This is out of this world! Absolutely awesome! xxx

Michelle Smith link

12/27/2016 06:43:39 am

Thanks for sharing your techniques!

Yvonne

12/27/2016 07:41:39 am

The detail on this is gorgeous!

Gilda (McStamper)

12/27/2016 06:45:49 pm

What a fantastic project. Beautiful blues.
gildamc@hotmail.com

Andrene

12/28/2016 06:13:51 pm

Mary, your spread is absolutely stunning!

Sarah Anderson

12/29/2016 01:46:42 pm

I love how well these stencils and stamps co-ordinate together!

Karyn Bunting

12/30/2016 07:41:04 am

Grunge paste will b my next purchase

claire hammerbacher

12/30/2016 08:00:32 am

Love the blue and black.

CaroleF link

12/30/2016 03:20:52 pm

Oh my word this is fabulous. I love everything about it from design to color to textures A-maz-ing!

Jan link

12/30/2016 05:07:40 pm

Great project. I am intrigued by the chalk paint and texture on the globe. I can never get too much blue! Thanks for sharing.

judi

12/30/2016 07:02:34 pm

I am soo loving all the things i will be learning on this blog hop! Thank you for sharing.

Create With Joy link

12/30/2016 08:03:40 pm

Beautiful artwork Mary - Happy New Year to you - thanks for sharing at Inspire Me Monday at Create With Joy!

alice k link

12/31/2016 12:01:55 am

I loved seeing the grunge paste being worked! Thank you for sharing.

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