and some days not so much...
but today I AM!
I'll show you exactly what this stamp says...
how to...
this post idea came after I shared the following journal page...
the email said...
I had no interest in this art journaling stuff, until I saw this. I love it.
I'm not a fan of bright colors, doodeling & handwritten words, so this appeals to me. I know I can do your style. However, I must tell you that you are evil. Now I have to run out and buy stencils and sprays etc. My hubster will need a 3rd job.
ps. I REALLY do love you!
so...the moral of today's post is that I'm sure you already have ITEMS in your home & studio that you can use as stencils...
you'll still want the thinner stencils...
alphabets, numbers, patterns etc...
because they're arty...
but in the mean time...
you already have ITEMS you can use with great success...
I KNOW you do!
keep in mind, the ITEMS I'm showing today are a thicker material, so you can't easily use the distress stains over them, but spraying them with Dy's inks, tim's Adirondack color washes, perfect pearls mists or WATER is a breeze...
because they're thick, you can't stamp over them like you can with stencils made from a thin material....
so thin stencils have some very important advantages...
in addition to misting over these ITEMS...
you can also outline with them...
and use the new distress markers with them...
if you don't have sprays or the distress stains, that I used...
use your distress pads to create the background & use these ITEMS with water in a mister to create really easy backgrounds...
let's get started with some fun finds...
when tim came out with his alpha parts,
I told everyone I met to buy 2...
one to actually use the letters & one to keep whole, to use as a stencil...
since the letters are plastic...
just a quick rinse under the facet & it's all clean & ready for the next time...
AWESOME!
they are large...perfect for large projects...
but use just a portion of it, if you are working on a smaller art...
here's something else I bet lots of you have or HAD...
I HOPE you didn't trash the leftover...
grungeboard makes an awesome stencil,
especially since liquid doesn't bother it....
mist over it, or trace around it to make a pattern...
remember the mixed mini grunge alphabets?
yep...another perfect leftover...
here's the circles & the pack has several different sizes...
remember to check your stash...
next up, some plastic needlepoint/cross stitch material...VERY inexpensive & indestructible!
mist over it... for an awesome background...
rub a distress pad over it...
then mist...
AMAZING results!
next is a rug backing (the stuff so a rug won't slip on hardwood floors)...
again...kind of a rubbery material...
run it under the faucet for a quick clean, after it's been misted...
this is a small piece of gutter guard...found it @ my brother's home & dug it out of the trash...
he thought I was NUTS...
again...
but it's another plastic that works perfectly...
and creates a very cool pattern...
you can also randomly trace some of the diamonds...
distress markers work great...
and shelf liner...buy a roll...split it with a friend...
this is fun to die cut into different shapes...
it's perfect for adding paint to your art...
I've seen all kind of patterns in this shelf liner stuff...
this next thing is a Home Depot find...
from the paint section...
I have no clue what it's for, but it too is perfect for misting over...
for this one...
make sure to mist lightly, since it doesn't sit flat on a surface...
and to get even more use from your favorite dies, use tim's mask sheets...
you get a mask (the piece that falls out) & a stencil...
which is the left over...
lol...double dipping...
don't have the masking material?
use Clearly For Art!
it's fun to look @ ITEMS & repurpose them for something entirely different than their intended use...
am I getting into art journaling?
not exactly...
I like making these backgrounds out of the book, because if it's UGLY...
I can trash it & don't have to rip it out of a book & destroy it...
plus my handwriting sucks & I'm not a doodler...
plus I like to use the backgrounds for home decor type stuff...
plus I want to use Ranger's specialty stamping paper...
ok...
here's your mission, should you choose to accept it...
leave a comment & SHARE your idea of any found object that can be used as an art stencil...
I'll be back on Friday & I'll have a prize package for a random commenter...
open your eyes...
look around & SHARE your idea...
of something cool we can stencil with to...
make art!
wendy
