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Remember or…Excited for the roads to be traveled

Played a bit around in my art journal using my new Oldtimer Stencil and Liquitex Acrylic Inks. I collaged a bit on the background and tried some new stamps I found in a junk yard kinda store in the neighbor hood and then sprayed with Liquitex Spray inks over the oldtimer stencil and then rubbed over the Acrylic Inks-

Love how intense the colors got and how the spray painted areas got so much dimension.

Oldtimer Stencil S122	Crackle Stencil L169	Prima Resist Canvas Alphabet	Liquitex Acrylic Inks	Liquitex Professional Spray Paint	Signo White Uniball Pen
Liquitex Gel Medium Gloss	7Dots Studio Sticker

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Hope you have some time for creating today!

Huge hugs

nat

My new Oldtimer Stencil with Stencil Girl Products (nathaliesstudio.com)
Take a Shower Art Journal Page…or Negative Circuit Stencil (nathaliesstudio.com)
Zipper Moments with the Crackle Stencil (nathaliesstudio.com)
My Favorite Mixed Media Essentials: 6. Spray Paints (nathaliesstudio.com)

Nat

Comments (3)

Sue Clarke

May 30, 2013 at 2:48 pm | #

I love the colors you used for this Nat. My day goes so much nicer if I make time to create (even for just 15 minutes).

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Marjie Kemper

May 30, 2013 at 2:40 pm | #

Gorgeous colors! Loving how you’ve used the car stencil…. just spied the second one!

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selena

May 30, 2013 at 12:07 pm | #

j’adore toutes ces belles couleurs

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Relaxed or…Art Journal Page with Photos

Art Journal Baltic Sea Mixed Media Stencil Stencil Girl Products

Thank you all for your amazing and wonderful words about my move to the U.S. As some of you stated, it is a scary yet pretty exciting thing ahead. I have been a bit tense the last couple weeks as there is just so much to organize and do for the move, and one of the things that totally relaxed me for a couple of days was my workshop event at the Baltic Sea. Walking at the beach in the morning for a couple of hours was one fo the best things I have done for just calming down and actually also getting my mantra back into my head “Everything will work out perfectly” .

The crazy background is a result of several things that I was showing in classes or where I tried things out in my art journal page. Lot’s of layers and different paint media and materials, tied together with my new Circuit Stencil and Crackle Stencil :)

I usually do not use photos in my art journal- but somehow this was telling me I should because the photos in this case would speak more to me then the background or the journaling and remind me on how relaxing this all was :)

Are you using photos in your art journals?

Have a gorgeous day

Nat

Take a Shower Art Journal Page…or Negative Circuit Stencil (nathaliesstudio.com)
Baltic Sea / Ostsee Scrap Event – Photos (nathaliesstudio.com)

Nat

Comments (7)

Cat Graves

May 26, 2013 at 7:16 pm | #

I have done quite a few mixed media pieces with photos of our dogs. I usually start by painting out the background on the photo but have been known to cut my subject out of the photo. These pieces make a wonderful remembrance of dearly departed pets.

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Jean Marmo

May 23, 2013 at 8:38 pm | #

I don’t do this enough!

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andrenesmith

May 23, 2013 at 2:37 am | #

I havent used photos yet….or scrapbooked any in a long time either….need to get it together huh?! BTW – I am in love with your stencils and want them in my stash NOW!!

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elderscrapper

May 22, 2013 at 11:14 pm | #

All of the time. I finish and then boom I see a photo that just belongs on the page.

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Sue Clarke

May 22, 2013 at 1:22 pm | #

Funny you should ask. I just did last night. I do from time to time if I don’t feel like doing a 12X12 LO and want to have some fun with the techniques. I really must post my Whatevers LO from two times ago. It was tons of fun to play with the stories (before deciding on just one).

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Barb USA

May 22, 2013 at 9:15 am | #

You are going to be so happy living in New York. You are a seasoned professional who will now be going to teach in many countries but, your home will be in New York.
I am excited for you. Enjoy the ride!!!!!!

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Stephanie Coulombe

May 22, 2013 at 6:46 am | #

Sometime I do use pictures in my mini journal. Often I modify the original and maybe do a weird collage with them. I love to play with my pictures but most often it is on scrapbook pages, not as much in my art journal. Good luck with your move!!

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My new Oldtimer Stencil with Stencil Girl Products

Dylusion Ink Sprays Oldtimer Scrapbooking Stencil Stencil Girl Products

This Oldtimer Stencil makes the third stencil with Stencil Girl Products out by me :) The stencil is actually 6×6 inches big- and on my layout you see the bigger version- which we decided not to use- I like it smaller better. But nonetheless this is the design :)

I did a layout using the stencil with Dylusion Spraypaints.

I love oldtimer cars and I love how you can use it also for more male oriented layouts as well as on art journal pages in the background. Especially when it is the 6×6 size. I will show more samples as soon.

I used the photo before. It totally cracks me up. My great-uncle Hans is in the background, in the front is a friend of him and my aunt Margot with a fishing rod and then…hahahahahah- I tell you what- I didn’t even notice last time I used the photo …my aunt is sitting in the car!

So why would you take a photo of two dudes on a fishing trip, the car placed in the picture and have the wife sit in the car? LOL. Makes me crack up!

Hope you like it :) Here is what I used for the layout:

Oldtimer Stencil S122	Dylusions Ink Spray Calypso Teak	Dylusions Ink Spray Melted Chocolate	SAby3L Permanent Dots Adhesives	Prima Engraver Calligraphy	Teresa Collins Vintage Finds
Ranger Distress Stain Picket Fence	Global Art Tags	Prima Resist Canvas Alphabet	SAby3L – Black Foam Tape	Nat’s Stash…old/vintage/fleamarket	Liquitex Acrylic Paint Marker

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Huge hugs and have an amazing day

Nat

My new Crackle Stencil with Stencil Girl Products (nathaliesstudio.com)
I am soooo excited…and I just can’t hide it or Stencil Girl Products (nathaliesstudio.com)
Take a Shower Art Journal Page…or Negative Circuit Stencil (nathaliesstudio.com)
Family Moments with the Circuit Stencil (nathaliesstudio.com)

Nat

Comments (10)

Jessica Sporn

May 21, 2013 at 11:44 pm | #

love it!

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Daniela Rogall

May 21, 2013 at 10:46 am | #

Ein schönes Layout, ein tolle Schablone.
Great Layout, wonderful stencil

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mjmarmo

May 21, 2013 at 3:22 am | #

This is soooooo cool!

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Enikö

May 20, 2013 at 8:42 pm | #

fabulous, Nathalie!

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elderscrapperAmi

May 20, 2013 at 7:11 pm | #

Nathalie,

I love old cars too, most especially the coups from the 30’s made by Ford. Love this stencil.

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Kathy P

May 20, 2013 at 4:57 pm | #

R E A L L Y awesome stencil, Nat, and great page!

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Lea Kimmel

May 20, 2013 at 1:39 pm | #

Nathalie, I love, love, love this stencil! I have a love for old cars, too! And, I have a 2002 Beetle that is my sweet baby. She’s green so I call her my baby lima bean! Anyway, I love your page! If you ever find out why your aunt chose to sit in the car, let us know. That really is too funny! Hugs!

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- Nathalie Kalbach
  
  May 21, 2013 at 12:24 pm | #
  
  Love Beetles!!! Fun!!! And I love the name- LOL. I will try to find out why auntie was in the car…I am not sure though she recalls but I can try ;) Maybe the photo triggers her memory.
  hugs, Nat
  
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Sue Clarke

May 20, 2013 at 1:07 pm | #

I love the tag with the check list on it Nat. I assume that you made it yourself as the options are not ones that you would normally see on a scrappy tag (especially the wife sitting in the car). Priceless!

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muriel

May 20, 2013 at 8:34 am | #

Totally love your car! So good, indeed, for male project. And the photo is great,, I especially love the seriousness on your uncle’s friend’s face and the rest of him. I’m sure it must have been a good day.

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Whatevers #11 or Times Are Changing

Art Journal Whatevers

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

This photo is actually indeed a family photo and I even know who those people are…but I do not know the story behind the photo …so..well…I gave it out to see what everyone comes up with as a story ;)

Times Are Changing

Grandfather was always non approving. Him and grandma had just no patience for the young people. “Too young and full of nonsense”. But grandpa was loosing his fearful influence – Matthias and George didn’t care that he thought the new car was a useless purchase. Their business thrived. So clowning around with the bottle of wine at the family shoot was just their way showing grandpa that his say was over.

Their names: Matthias and Georg – Wilhelms grandsons

I played with my new Oldtimer Stencil :) and Spraypaints and Markers.

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

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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have a wonderful day
Nat

Whatevers #10 or The Herblady (nathaliesstudio.com)

Nat

Comments (7)

Milagros

May 19, 2013 at 3:41 pm | #

My page is finished, y ut in the link.
Hughs

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Milagros

May 15, 2013 at 11:59 pm | #

I love it, precious page!! and vibrant colours. Hugs

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Jean Marmo

May 15, 2013 at 10:39 pm | #

Love these each month!

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ziro1970

May 15, 2013 at 7:09 pm | #

This is awesome Nat! I just love the vibrant blue colour in contrast to the old black and white photo!

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NY

May 15, 2013 at 6:03 pm | #

Great concept and design!

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Vicki Dunn Chrisman

May 15, 2013 at 5:42 pm | #

hahahah love it Nat! I have been waiting for this photo. I just think everything about it is so fun! Your layout techniques and colors used… amazing as always!!!

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Sue Clarke

May 15, 2013 at 1:17 pm | #

Nat, I love how you incorporated the Old Timer stencil. This reminds me that I din’t do my LO from the last Whatevers. Oh no. There are so many wonderful and scandalous stories to make with this new photo.

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My new Crackle Stencil with Stencil Girl Products

Acrylic paint Art Journal Paint Stencil Stencil Girl Products

Yeahhhh – my next two stencils are out with Stencil Girl Products. Let me show you the one I am the most excited about- it is my dream stencil- the one I always wanted to have – my Crackle Stencil

Here is an art journal page using the stencil with light modeling paste

It dries quick and it is a great way to apply the crackle effect to all kinds of surfaces and not just acrylic painted surfaces.

The stencil is 9×12 inches and I love that you can use it the size as is or just parts as I did to add some texture and a layer here and there.

I so hope you like it too :) Here is what I used to create the art journal spread:

Crackle Stencil L169	Dylusions Creative Journal/Art Journal	Liquitex Cadmium Yellow Light Hue Acrylic Paint	Liquitex Cadmium Red Medium Hue Acrylic Paint	Liquitex Cadmium Orange Acrylic Paint	Liquitex Raw Sienna Acrylic Paint
Brayer	Reflection Numbers Stamp	Archival Ink Black	Prima Canvas Alphabet	Liquitex Light Modeling Paste	Liquitex Ultra Matte Gel Medium
Liquitex Acrylic Paint Marker	Nat’s Stash…old/vintage/fleamarket

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Thank you for letting me share my crazy excitement. Huge hugs and a wonderful day – I cannot wait to show you more!

Nat

Take a Shower Art Journal Page…or Negative Circuit Stencil (nathaliesstudio.com)
I am soooo excited…and I just can’t hide it or Stencil Girl Products (nathaliesstudio.com)
Family Moments with the Circuit Stencil (nathaliesstudio.com)

Nat

Comments (26)

kromacrackle

May 10, 2013 at 6:38 pm | #

Nice crackle pattern, instant effect, very clever! I thought something mysterious was going on in the shower …

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- Nathalie Kalbach
  
  May 10, 2013 at 6:40 pm | #
  
  Thank you Helen! :) Your kroma crackle is still my fave :) It is the not knowing and the surprise that makes it the best- plus of course..nothing can replace real crackles!!!
  
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marja

May 7, 2013 at 4:52 pm | #

Wow your pages are wonderful and your stencil fabulous. Love it
lovely greet
Marja

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Linda Kittmer

May 7, 2013 at 4:39 pm | #

Congrats Nat! It’s a great stencil and the page you did with it is fabulous!

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Mary C. Nasser

May 7, 2013 at 3:55 pm | #

This is great! Congratulations!
I really want to try this one in my map paintings!!

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Jessica Sporn

May 7, 2013 at 3:18 pm | #

So cool! LOVE this stencil and LOVE the fairy tale page!

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Judy Shea

May 7, 2013 at 3:08 pm | #

This is just beautiful. So glad someone finally came up with a great crackle stencil.

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julie

May 7, 2013 at 3:01 pm | #

Awesome – this is on my list to buy!

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mjmarmo

May 7, 2013 at 2:28 pm | #

Wonderful stencil!

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muriel

May 7, 2013 at 1:09 pm | #

Aaaaaaaaah! Great! I want it too. I am waiting for all your stencils to have been released to order them.

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- Nathalie Kalbach
  
  May 8, 2013 at 10:17 am | #
  
  Thank you Muriel :) It will now take about 1 or 2 months before we release the next :)
  
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Laura

May 7, 2013 at 10:54 am | #

Aargh! I want it!!
:)

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Michaela

May 7, 2013 at 9:12 am | #

wunderschön!!Kommt direkt auf meine “haben-will-Liste”
LG Michaela

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- Nathalie Kalbach
  
  May 8, 2013 at 10:17 am | #
  
  Oh ich freue mich :) Ganz liebe Grüße in den Süden! Nat
  
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Riikka

May 7, 2013 at 7:39 am | #

Great stencil indeed! :)

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weevon

May 7, 2013 at 3:46 am | #

What a great stencil. Love it! Totally crackles me up. LOL I really enjoyed the way it looked on your page.

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- Nathalie Kalbach
  
  May 8, 2013 at 10:18 am | #
  
  LOL- I love the ” crackles me up ” :)
  
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Sue Clarke

May 7, 2013 at 3:25 am | #

I do believe that I must have this one in my stencil collection. It can keep Julie’s stencils company.

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Nurse Ratchet

May 7, 2013 at 2:18 am | #

Loooooooooooooooooooooove this stencil!!!!!

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- Nathalie Kalbach
  
  May 8, 2013 at 10:18 am | #
  
  And you spied it on the “Shower” page a couple days ago :))) Good eye!
  
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Suzanne Bouchard

May 7, 2013 at 12:28 am | #

WOW! Absolutely fabulous and just when I told myself that I should stop buying stencils!!!!

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Cathy Augros

May 7, 2013 at 12:23 am | #

Wow! This is gorgeous! Love the stencil and the colors! That stencil is sooo detailed; it must gave taken you forever :-). Where did you get the cut-outs of Red and the Wolf? Or did you draw these? Yikes….

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Marjolaine Walker

May 6, 2013 at 11:25 pm | #

Love it!!! Can’t wait to have it!

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Kathy P

May 6, 2013 at 11:22 pm | #

Well, you know we are all going to want that one, Nat…and the next one…and the next one……LOVE how it looks on your pages! Congrats on creating a great new design in a product so many of us love!

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M. Carmen - Cuchy

May 6, 2013 at 11:18 pm | #

A new fave, until you release another one hehehe. That looks like real crackles. Great!
The page is absolutely stunning, Nat. Awesome background and love the text hahaha.
Bring them all in june!!! muacks!

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- Nathalie Kalbach
  
  May 8, 2013 at 10:19 am | #
  
  Besos my sweet girl! And yes I will bring them in June for Art Mesa :)
  
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Stencil Test Drive Cascading Leaves or…Forget Perfection

Acrylic paint Art Journal Letterpress printing Liquitex Professional Spray Paints Mixed Media Paint Stencil Stencil Girl Products

Jessica Sporn asked me and some other artists to be part of her Stencil Test Drive featuring her amazing new stencils for Stencil Girl Products.

Today along with some others I will show you the use of the Cascading Leaves Stencil. I love this stencil. You can either use it as it is in whole or use little parts of it here and there or even make a frame.

In my art journal spread I used it for the background several times layered up with acrylic spray paints and I loved how beautifully the stencil created a deep dimensional feel. I touched it up with some letterpress images, oil based inks and markers. Then I used the stencil for framing the spread.

Have No Fear Of Perfection. You’ll Never Reach It

Salvador Dali.

Supplies: Stencil Girl Productions Cascading Leaves Stencil, Letterpress Blocks, Tissue Paper, Liquitex Acrylic Paint, Liquitex Professional Spray Paints, Liquitex Professional Paint Markers, Louise Nelson Feather Stamp, Speedball Oil Base Block Print Ink.

Don’t forget to check what all the other artists created with the stencil and also get the chance to win a giveaway on Jessica’s Blog.

Jessica Sporn

Michelle La Point Rydell

Judy Shea

Roben-Marie Smith

Have a wonderful day

Nat

I am soooo excited…and I just can’t hide it or Stencil Girl Products (nathaliesstudio.com)
Take a Shower Art Journal Page…or Negative Circuit Stencil (nathaliesstudio.com)

Nat

Comments (17)

Gunvor

May 4, 2013 at 7:02 am | #

Oh, I really love this spread! It “ooooozes” with life! I think I have to get this stencil (too),

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Lynn Cohen

May 2, 2013 at 8:31 pm | #

Another lovely page! Hey to Jessica for awesome leaves!

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wandahentges

May 2, 2013 at 7:26 pm | #

Wonderful spread!!!!

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wandahentges

May 2, 2013 at 7:25 pm | #

Wonderful spread!!!

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Maria McGuire

May 2, 2013 at 6:25 pm | #

Really love how you used the stencil as a border–beautiful spread!

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Kay Wallace

May 2, 2013 at 5:38 pm | #

And excellent way to “drive” this stencil, Nathalie! Love the border that you have created to frame this brilliant quote! Way to go!

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Linda K

May 2, 2013 at 4:09 pm | #

love the effect you achieved by using the spray paint-fabulous!

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marjiekemper

May 2, 2013 at 3:31 pm | #

Love the stencil, and what a great quote!

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Carolyn Dube

May 2, 2013 at 3:18 pm | #

What a forest of joy you’ve created! You’ve created such depth with this stencil!

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Gina Sismilich

May 2, 2013 at 2:55 pm | #

Beautiful pages. I am really loving those leaves in black. They make a neat frame.

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Jessica Sporn

May 2, 2013 at 1:58 pm | #

This is really great Nat – love all the dimension, the colors, the border, and the quote. Beautiful!

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Julie Tucker-Wolek

May 2, 2013 at 1:47 pm | #

This is absolutely gorgeous Nat!! I love it!!!

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Sue Clarke

May 2, 2013 at 1:40 pm | #

The stencil works great as a border Nat. The quote of course is “prefect” (ha ha).

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Judy Shea

May 2, 2013 at 1:30 pm | #

I love how you used this as a border. So many ways to use it and I love what you did here.

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Jean Marmo

May 2, 2013 at 1:28 pm | #

Awesome stencil!!

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Martha Richardson

May 2, 2013 at 12:59 pm | #

Fab page…need this stencil!

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Michelle LaPoint Rydell

May 2, 2013 at 7:11 am | #

Hi Nat! I LOVE LOVE LOVE what you did with the stencil! Those colors are totally awesome, and the leaves border makes the page feel like a jungle I could walk right into. Beautiful work!

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Inspired by Shane Koyczan or…for the bullied and beautiful

Art Art Journal Mixed Media Poetry Shane Koyczan Spoken word TED

I saw this TED talk by Shane Koyczan. I think it is amazing. Shane Koyczan makes spoken-word poetry and music. This video is powerful and touching!

From “To This Day”

“…and if you can’t see anything beautiful about yourself
get a better mirror
look a little closer
stare a little longer
because there’s something inside you
that made you keep trying
despite everyone who told you to quit…”

[ted id=1687]

And he said something else on his website which I loved so much that it inspired me to this art journal page.

“Don’t let your luggage define your travels, each life unravels differently.”

So true!

Thank you Shane for this amazing inspiration and for being such an enrichment and encouragement to other people’s life through your art!

Have a wonderful day!
huge hugs
Nat

Space Age Bachelor Pad or…Art Journal Page (nathaliesstudio.com)

Nat

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Martha Richardson

April 30, 2013 at 12:56 pm | #

TFS…I needed THAT message today! Love the page…but…it’s the quote that really grabs me <3

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Sue Clarke

April 30, 2013 at 12:51 pm | #

I continue to love the TED videos that you post Nat. The woman on this page just grabs me. Maybe I can relate to her doing the dishes. Wonderful and different from what you usually share with your fans.

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Michelle Guest

April 30, 2013 at 9:56 am | #

I just listened to his ted talk… It is very good… Your art is beautiful!

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muriel

April 30, 2013 at 8:45 am | #

How I love your page, the colours, the building and what inspired you. Thanks for the link to the talk. I came upon TED two years ago and was so pleased I did; they have such great talks by amazing people.

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Take a Shower Art Journal Page…or Negative Circuit Stencil

Art Journal art journal techniques Dylusion Ink Sprays Liquitex Professional Spraypaints Stencil

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

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

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.

Which can then result in something like this

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.

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

Circuit Stencil L161	Liquitex Professional Spray Paint	Dylusions Ink Spray Funky Fuchsia	Dylusions Ink Spray Bubblegum Pink	Dylusions Ink Spray Squeezed Orange	Dylusions Ink Spray Cherry Pie
Liquitex Basics Acrylic Paints	Brayer	Prima Lyric Stamps	Archival Ink Black	Dylusions Creative Journal/Art Journal	Liquitex Ultra Matte Gel Medium
Liquitex Light Modeling Paste	Signo White Uniball Pen	Crafty Power Tape	SAby3L 3D Foam Squares White	Teresa Collins Vintage Finds	Honey Bee Non Stick Scissors
Ranger Heating Gun	Nat’s Stash…old/vintage/fleamarket	Liquitex Acrylic Paint Marker

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Have a wonderful day!
huge hugs
Nat

I am soooo excited…and I just can’t hide it or Stencil Girl Products (nathaliesstudio.com)
Family Moments with the Circuit Stencil (nathaliesstudio.com)

Nat

Comments (12)

PyssligaSara / Sara Önneby

May 12, 2013 at 9:22 am | #

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
  
  May 12, 2013 at 4:49 pm | #
  
  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
    
    May 12, 2013 at 7:39 pm | #
    
    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

April 26, 2013 at 3:33 am | #

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

April 25, 2013 at 3:28 pm | #

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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- Nathalie Kalbach
  
  April 26, 2013 at 11:02 am | #
  
  I love those bathing suits too!!!
  
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Rhonda H (rhoz)

April 25, 2013 at 2:42 pm | #

Love how that turned out!

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Cyndi

April 25, 2013 at 2:17 pm | #

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

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Jean Marmo

April 25, 2013 at 12:56 pm | #

Love how you do that with the stencil!

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Marjie Kemper

April 25, 2013 at 12:19 pm | #

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

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Nurse Ratchet

April 25, 2013 at 12:00 pm | #

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

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Michelle Guest

April 25, 2013 at 8:01 am | #

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

Art Journal Circuit Stencil Liquitex Professional Spray Paints Mixed Media Stencil Stencil Girl Products

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.

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 :)

My Circuit Stencil

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

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

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

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

Comments (46)

Jessica Sporn

April 23, 2013 at 5:43 pm | #

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

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Riikka

April 22, 2013 at 8:03 pm | #

Congratulations Nat! Great news! :)

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Kelly Belton

April 20, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

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

April 19, 2013 at 8:14 pm | #

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

April 19, 2013 at 6:57 pm | #

Congrats — that is amazing news!

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Jenny Palmer

April 19, 2013 at 10:58 am | #

Congratulations Nat that is wonderful news

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Sara Jansen

April 19, 2013 at 7:00 am | #

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

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andrenesmith

April 19, 2013 at 6:56 am | #

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

April 19, 2013 at 4:14 am | #

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

April 19, 2013 at 12:22 am | #

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

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- downunderdale
  
  April 26, 2013 at 4:33 am | #
  
  we are very happy to be stocking Stencil Girls stencils they are fabulous
  
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  - Nathalie Kalbach
    
    April 26, 2013 at 9:16 am | #
    
    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

April 18, 2013 at 11:42 pm | #

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

April 18, 2013 at 11:31 pm | #

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

April 18, 2013 at 10:42 pm | #

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

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Kathy P

April 18, 2013 at 10:33 pm | #

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

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belle2create

April 18, 2013 at 8:51 pm | #

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

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marjiekemper

April 18, 2013 at 8:16 pm | #

How exciting, Nat! Congratulations!!!

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