sooo thrilled to be again part of the Blog Hop for Julie Fei-Fan Balzer …I just love her wonderful release of Crafter’s Workshop’s Julie Fei-Fan Balzer Stencils. Here is my work with the featured Stencil Circles in Squares:
Glow Canvas:
Somehow the Stencil gives me an 80’s flashback- so I wanted to do something that goes with the 80s for me…colorwise and pattern wise:
I glued down some book pages to a 12 x 12 canvas, put the Circles in Squares Stencil on top and used black Gesso over it. I applied quite a lot- so it actually covered the whole stencil and not just the areas without plastic. Then I lifted the stencil and used here and there a grid tool to add some LP-like patterns to it (for those young folks like my 11 year old god son: – those vinyl round thingies you find in your parents livingroom close to the dinosaur music hifi tower – they are not frisbees…oh wait…you might not know what frisbees are either…never mind ;) )
It is a bit hard to see in the photograph – so the first layer of the dark gesso has then the structure of the Stencil here and there included.
I waited then several hours until the Gesso was ALMOST dry – when I poked my tiny sausage fingers in and ripped the rubber like gesso here and there off. I pulled it up a bit too – so that it bend upwards and created little wholes revealing the book paper underneath. Because that is the coolest part- it dries in a way that it is not totally ruining the book paper underneath. So far as I tried it only works with the Golden Black Gesso – it is a matter of thickness and binding stuff in there :)
Then I sprayed some Inchworm Chalkboard over the wholes- nice neon color….pops even more on the black and goes very well with the 80s theme- LOL
Then I mixed some yellow and red acrylic paints and created a darker shade of orange and dabbed this first over the Circles in Squares Stencils, then just red and then just to get some contrast three circles in squares- with white gesso.
Some found objects…voila- done :)
Supplies:Crafters’ Workshop Circles in Squares Stencil, 12×12 Canvas, old book paper, Eco Green Crafts Artist Medium, Golden Black Gesso, Gerstäecker White Gesso, Eco Green Crafts and Golden Acrylic Paints, Tattered Angles Inchworm Chalkboard, Found Objects, Golden Heavy Gel Medium, Heidi Swapp Chipboard Letters.
I hope you like it :) Here is a picture of the used stencil:
check out the other ladies on this blog hop too :)
• Leslie Ashe: http://leslieashe.blogspot.com/
• Emily Pitts: http://emilypitts.blogspot.com/
• Lisa Pace: http://lisapace.com/
• Tammy Tutterow:http://tammytutterow.typepad.com/
• Nathalie Kalbach: well you are here :) – LOL
• Julie Fei-Fan Balzer: http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/2011/12/tcw224-circles-in-squares.html
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Nat
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Stine Maansen
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Thank you Nat for all the work you put into the swap every year!
-and THX Eeva for the sweet ornamet – I have it haging in my craftroom for inspiration everyday! :)
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Jan Hennings
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Nat…all such beautiful ornaments and I’m lovin’ the one you mailed to me :) Super fun swap :)
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JUlie Short
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What totally gorgeous ornament each participant has created. They are inspiring. I want to play next year!
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Michaela
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Thanks Nat for organizing! I look at my ornament every day and I really do like it a lot – THANK YOU Carmen!!
Merry Christmas to all of you!!
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Katja
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So many different and beautiful pieces of art!
Thank you, Nat, for organising the swap. It was my first time and I really enjoyed it!
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Linda Sloterdijk
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thank you Catharine I realy love the felt ornament I looked on your blog how you made it so cool.
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Karen Auld
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Can thanks to Nat for arranging for 5 years! I say we go for ten!
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Marja Seidemo
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Wow! So many, i´m impressed:) Merry Christmas:)
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Karen Auld
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I got mine! Thank you, Linda!!! I love it. I hope mine got to Katja!
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Katja
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I didn’t receive it yet, Karen. But love the look of it! Plus it’s mostly green. My favorite!! :-)
Really looking forward to getting my wee parcel.
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Katja
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Hi Karen
It arrived at my place on Christmas Eve, but I wasn’t in.
Then I had to work between the holidays, so I never made it to the post office in time to pick it up. So finally received your ornament on Saturday. (Sorry for not posting sooner)
So pretty! Thank you very much!
I will definitely hang it up next year.
Also lots of thanks for the cute card and the kisses! :)
Best wishes,
Katja
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Martha Richardson
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These are sooooo cool…love seeing all the different ornaments! It was a blast ;)
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stampingwitch
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wonderful pieces of art!
a special thanks to at Nat for organizing the Swaps and at Stine for the ornament :-)
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Stine Maansen
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:-) I hope you like it :)
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Sue Clarke
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I still enjoy gazing at my ornament from Stine from last year’s swap. It hangs in my kitchen since it is a wonderful purple tone. Wonderful to see the swap creations. Did I read “last” Nat…well, you do have a busy schedule for sure. Happy holidays to all!
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Stine Maansen
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Dear Sue – It puts a smile on my face to read your comment! Glad you’re still enjoying the ornament I sent you!
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