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Take a Shower Art Journal Page…or Negative Circuit Stencil

Loved creating this art journal page using my new Stencil Girl Product Circuit Stencil

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The Journaling says “Shower in the good things of life and your heart will shine”.

I had created a background with Dylusions Spray Paints and had it in my art journal for later usage. Something I do often when I spray a stencil is using the excess paint on top of the stencil for a different project as a negative.

Here I had sprayed  onto a different page in the art journal with Liquitex Professional Spray paint

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I then simply flip the stencil over to a different page- either already prepared with a painted background or onto a white one – and brayer over it to get the excess paint over.

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Which can then result in something like this

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And then I took it from there to create my art journal page. And yes…I might be I am biased regarding my own stencil but boy do I love the negative outcome of it too. So basically you get a pretty cool two-in-one design.

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BTW…did you spy something else on the page? ;) ;) ;)

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Have a wonderful day!
huge hugs
Nat

 

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  • PyssligaSara / Sara Önneby

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    Hi!
    I just love this Art Journal. :) And the stencil – WOW! :) I can barely wait for Scrap-Perra to get them at his store.

    I wanted to ask you if it is ok, for you, if I borrow this page for a lift challenge for the Swedish inspirational blog http://www.swescrapbook.blogspot.com Me and my DT members will be using it as an inspiration, and create an Art Journal from that. Is that ok?

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    • Nathalie Kalbach

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      Sara, thank you :) Yes it is ok- as you asked :) – please link the image back to me though and say that it is mine . Thank you :) nat

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      • PyssligaSara / Sara Önneby

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        Of course I will link back to you. :) And I’ll give you a heads up when it is posted on the blog. Thanks for inspiring. :)

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  • Sue Clarke

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    Not sure what you are referring too since there is lots of fun stuff to reference Nat.
    The woman is pretty awesome and the fruit looks like it might be a stamp.

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  • rains

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    beautiful. I know this is not what you’re looking for but I saw the beautiful girl in the fantastic retro 50’s style bathing suit – a suit that I am looking for right now before we go to the beach on Sun.!

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  • Cyndi

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    Totally freaking fabulous!! Hoping to see your stencils at my local store soon!

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  • Jean Marmo

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    Love how you do that with the stencil!

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  • Marjie Kemper

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    Great pages! That stencil looks awesome with the negative print.

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  • Nurse Ratchet

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    Hmmmmm…love this piece Nat !! What did you use for the Crackle effect!!!!

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  • Michelle Guest

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    Hmmmm… Crackle stuff or fruit from ? (candy wrapper?)

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I am soooo excited…and I just can’t hide it or Stencil Girl Products

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Today I can reveal a big secret- and boy have I been excited to finally do this …I am so happy to join Stencil Girl Products as a stencil designer. Stencil Girl Products is a wonderful company by the Mixed Media Artist Mary Beth Shaw and I am thrilled to be alongside her, Pam Carriker, Michelle Ward, Sue Pelletier , Joanne Sharpe, Jessica Sporn and many more amazing artists.

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I have a couple different stencils coming out and I am so stoked- but here is the first one that I can finally share with you :)

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My Circuit Stencil

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I love it so much- you can use it for so many different projects and with so many different media. I will show you more coming up. Here is an art journal page I created with it

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I wanted to have a stencil that you can use like a frame but where you can also use different parts of the stencils to highlight and add interest to your backgrounds. I am a bit geeky- can you tell – LOL

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I used the Circuit Stencil with Liquitex Professional Spray paints –  Liquitex Professional Spray Paint 12-oz, Quinacridone Magenta and Liquitex Professional Spray Paint 12-oz, Neutral Grey 3

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You can purchase the stencil directly at Stencil Girl Products. The size is 9×12 inches. I will post updates as soon as I know about certain stores that carry my designs. If you are a store owner who will carry them- let me know :)

I cannot wait to show you my other designs soon too :) Thank you so much for letting me share :)

Huge hugs

Nat

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  • Jessica Sporn

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    So excited to be a stencil girl with you!! I love this stencil!

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  • Riikka

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    Congratulations Nat! Great news! :)

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  • Kelly Belton

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    Nat – I am so happy to hear this! I can’t wait to see (and buy) them all. And I have been bugging Barb to order from Stencil Girls – Perfect!!

    Congrats Nat – this is awesome!

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  • Itaya

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    How exciting! Love this stencil design. I think it appeals to my inner geek as well. :) Can’t wait to see all your other stencils!

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  • cmscanlon

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    Congrats — that is amazing news!

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  • Jenny Palmer

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    Congratulations Nat that is wonderful news

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  • Sara Jansen

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    How awesome…your going to be a great addition!!

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  • andrenesmith

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    Congrats!! So happy for you….and for me too…lol….know you have designed some pretty creative stencils!

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  • fran allen Australia

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    Congrats Nat. Love the journal page examples that you have shown. I look forward to seeing the rest of your designs fran

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  • Helen P

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    Awesome! Can’t wait to see your designs Nat. Hope we get to see the product in Australia.

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    • downunderdale

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      we are very happy to be stocking Stencil Girls stencils they are fabulous

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      • Nathalie Kalbach

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        If you carry mine in the future let me know and I am happy to spread the name of your store as one of the stores where my stencils by Stencil Girl Products are available :) Nat

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  • egratsia

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    Congratulations … what amazing news … I recently won one of Jessica Sporn’s designs on her blog giveaway … I look forward to seeing what other ones you have designed!!!

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  • Micki

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    woohoo, congratulation! or as I would say in German: “Klasse!” I’ll definitely be looking for your stencils on my next shopping venture to Stencil Girl Productions (I just spent like a butt load) :-)

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  • Darlene K Campbell

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    I think you designing for Stencil Girls is a natural fit. Congrats! I’ll watch for your designs.

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  • Kathy P

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    Congrats, Nat……I know you will create great ones!

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  • belle2create

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    WOW soooo happy for you!!!!!
    And for me, love your style ;)

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Whatevers #10 or The Herblady

Are you ready for the 9th Whatevers? If you missed what the Whatevers is all about…check it out here.

Click here to see what Cat made out of this photo and which story she tells

Click here to see what Vicki made out of this photo and which story she tells

Here is my twinkling eye- take on it – I think my Whatevers all have a bit of a dark twist to them LOL

The Herblady

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There was no doubt, without Hermaline nothing would work in this family. Daughter, grand-daughter and great grand-daughter, all living in her house. The remains of the three husbands…unknown. Behind the glasses were the knowingly eyes. “They are, where they belong!” The herblady she was called by some, Mama by others.

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Her Name: Hermaline – Mama (what else ;) ) to Margariete

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I played with some Liquitex Professional Spray Paints and Paint Markers and with some Luminarte Silks I just received. Love the way you can add layers.

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And here is the photo of this month’s Whatever for you:

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Here is how it works if you want to play along:

  • Vicki, Cat and I have made a one-year commitment to each other and picked twelve photos with Whatevers whom we will give a story.
  • Every month – if possible always on the 15th –  each of us will do a post with an individual story that goes along for us with the same photo.
  • If you want you can play along and we will have the photo for you – just right-click on it to safe it to download and show us your version of The Whatevers.
  • There is no rules to the story itself- it can be funny, sad, uplifting, breathtaking WHATEVER
  • There is no rules on the length or the form of the story– it can be a short sentence, an essay, a poem or a soap opera – WHATEVER
  • There is no rules on the artwork you choose – it can be a scrapbook layout, an altered art project, an art journal page – WHATEVER
  • Here is a rule though: if you take the photo you have to link back to us andshow us your story.
  • These pictures are from our personal stash and are for personal use for you only! If you want to use them for a publication whether a book or magazine in print or digital form please ask for permission!
  • If you want to participate post in the comment section .
  • You can also join our The Whatevers -Facebook Page

You can grab the blinkie here if you want to add it to your sidebar



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Breathe in the Chaos or..From Quote to Artjournal

I know I showed the quote before…but I want to show it to you again, now used in an art journal page.

 

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Other than that this quote needs to be my constant reminder right now- LOL – I guess I should turn it into an art journal page too.

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What quote should you use as a note to yourself right now?

Huge hugs and have an amazing day

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Announcement: ArtFusion in The Netherlands Changes of Location and Date

We Heard You!!

Yes, we did! On our announcement of the Artfusion Event we planned we got a lot of comments about the location. Many of you asked us why we didn’t plan it somewhere in the middle of the Netherlands. It would be easier for you to get there and it would also increase the travel distance/time for a lot of you. Also we heard that April was already so full of events and stuff.
And we agree! So we decided to postpone the event and find a better location. We think we found the perfect place!

Artfusion will now take place June 15-16 in the middle of the lovely city of Utrecht. Being a big railways junction in the Netherlands and only 45 minutes by train from Schiphol airport we think Utrecht is one of the best places we could have chosen.

The facility (Kade Ateliers) is a canal house at the Leidsekade 17, near the center of Utrecht where we have the availability of 2 lovely, light rooms. As we see it, we have all the ingredients for an amazing creative weekend on hand here.

Here are some pictures of the location:

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We also made some changes in the workshops. You will find the schedule, the workshops and prices below:

SATURDAY, JUNE 15:

9.30 – 13.00 – Season Canvas Workshop by Nathalie Kalbach

In this Workshop with Nathalie Kalbach, you will create a stunning and unique canvas that will be a wonderful home décor item.

Learn how to create dimension and texture with tissue paper, items of daily life, acrylic paint, lace, burlap, and gesso.

Learn how to reveal the interesting and eye-catching texture with acrylic paints and acrylic inks and add some fun stamping techniques on top.

We will be adding lots of layers and dimension to make this a spring, summer, fall or winter canvas… just as you like. All the techniques can easily be applied to future projects.

14.00 – 17.30 Embossing and Beyond Mini Album Workshop by Birgit Koopsen

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SUNDAY, JUNE 16:

10.00 – 12.30 Mixed Media Meets Scrapbooking, a layout workshop by Birgit Koopsen

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13.30 – 16.00 Chalk on The Wild Side Mini-Album Workshop by Nathalie Kalbach

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Artfusion – Early Bird Packages:

Sign up before May 15 -2013 and the packages will be as followed

Saturday Package: 2 Workshops including lunch, drinks and snacks – 85 EUR

(signing up after May 15 – 95 EUR)

Sunday Package: 2 Workshops including lunch, drinks and snacks – 85 EUR

(signing up after May 15 – 95 EUR)

Weekend Package: 4 Workshops (2 on Saturday/2 on Sunday) including lunch, drinks and snacks – 160 EUR

(signing up after May 15 – 190 EUR)

On Saturday evening we also have a room available for those of you who just can’t stop and want to crop for a couple of hours.

You can sign up by emailing Birgit to  info@birgitkoopsen.nl  She will sent you the information and the requirements. Until upon payment you are on a waiting list. Your space is secured once your payment was received.

We are very much looking forward to see you for some Artfusion :)

Birgit & Nat

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Only One Page or…Viva Las Vegas Stamps

Here is my second project as a guest designer for Viva Las Vegas Stamps. I created an Art Journal Page

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I totally fell in love with the Map Background stamp and when I created a transfer of a photo of Yosemite I thought that the Map Background would fit perfectly to the theme and that the roads itself would make perfect connections with the branches that transferred. I used the Bird Head to make connections and also because it had the same visual map feel to me.

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I stamped with black Ranger Distress Paint which generated a nice resist to the Watercolor and the Derwent Artbars and Inktense Blocks I used over it.

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Other Supplies Used: Liquitex Gel Medium, Liquitex Acrylic Ink, Deli Paper, Ranger Distress Paint, Derwent Artbars, Derwent Inktense Blocks, Schmincke Watercolors, Graphite Marker, Prima Canvas Letters, Markers

Have a wonderful day

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I have no time to be creative …or…Boredom Creativity

Something I hear often is that people say they have no time to be creative. “I wish I had as much time as you to be creative” …Really? Mhhh …ok- well…I am also doing this as my living…so I have to constantly actually make time to be creative. That is another argument though. I say there is always time for creativity if you really want to be creative.
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(above: boredom time at doctor’s waiting room…view out of the window…kind of ;) )

There is lot’s of times where I die of boredom…waiting at the doctor, waiting at the airport, waiting for the movie to continue during the advertisement block, maybe even during the movie, my traveling time, commuting time, being on hold on the phone…gosh there are so many examples…everybody has such boredom times. I figured these times are PERFECT times to be creative!  I take out my art journal or my iPad and just play drawing and painting. It is my Boredom Creativity.

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(above: boredom time in plane…actually there is nothing more boring when the blue and grey lufthansa interior in the airplane…unless you start playing with it painting)

Am I good at drawing? NO I am not.

Do I care? No I am not.

Do I enjoy playing around? Yes I do.

Do I learn stuff while doing this? Yes I do.

Do I make the best out of my time to be creative? Yes I am.

How do you spent Boredom Times?

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Space Age Bachelor Pad or…Art Journal Page

This is what happens when you sit in your mid century style (or in normal words: 50s influenced living room) listening to Esquivel while sketching in your Art Journal

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I played with my Derwent Inktense Blocks  to try some things with them and I used all colors in my 24 set…can you tell? LOL

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No other substances were involved…promised ;)

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Have an amazing day :)

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Enough Feathers Lost – Art Journal Page

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I got these amazing self carved feather stamps and stencils by the super talented Louise Nelson at CHA. Love her so much for this present and I am playing with them ever since like a happy little kid :)

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Enough Feathers Lost – Time to Take a Birds Bath . You always get your feathers ruffled in different stages of your life, right, but there is a point where you have to say ….and move on. chirp chirp ;)

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Playing with Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylic Paints, Derwent Artbars . I also put a bird on it …now it is trendy- LOL

I am still in Love with feathers. I just asked on Twitter a couple of days ago though which of the trends in craft/home decor and fashion you are tired of seeing?

For me it would be Washi Tape, Chevron and Sandal-Roman-Ancle Boots (if you love any of the three- please please don’t take it personally- when you use it, decorate it or wear it – I am sure it is awesome – take the statement as a tongue in cheek comment ;) !)

Have a gorgeous day

Nat

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