Welcome to my 7th Stencil Blog Hop! This time I invited 4 wonderful artist friends to hop along with me and show case my StencilGirl Products Elephant March Stencil. It is a 9×12 inch stencil.
And I give away one Elephant March Stencil! Comment here for an entry into this giveaway! And if you also comment on all the other listed blogs I will give you an entry into the giveaway for each blog you comment on–how cool is that! You have five chances to win it. Leave a comment on each of the listed blogs and on my blog and let us know how you like the projects and I will pick randomly one lucky winner. You have time to comment till September 18, 2013 – midnight EST.
Edited on September 23,2013: Congratulations Sharon Johnson – you win the Elephant March Stencil. Please contact me by October 10th, 2013 with your snail mail addy. -Nat
Here are my friends joining me this time :
Carolyn Dube wonderful artist and Stencil addict…give her a stencil and she does magic
Maria McGuire rocks the StencilGirl Talk blog and all kinds of beautiful projects
Marsha Valk Marsha my sweet and talented friend from the Netherlands
Jessica Sporn an amazing Mixed Media Artist and Illustrator who is soon an almost neighbor of mine ;)
WHY an elephant Stencil? I love elephants and we have a lot of family connections with elephants! My uncle Gerd used to work as a zoo keeper at the zoo in Wuppertal. His stories of the elephants always fascinated me the most. And as a little child my grandaunt Margot used to tell me the story of the Tuffi a female circus elephant who jumped out the famous monorail in Wuppertal into the river in 1950 (no elephant seriously hurt!). And I loved all kinds of stories elephant related…and Elephants can be represent so many things..memory, strength, mental strength, fun, intelligence. Need more reasons or an elephant stencil? Nope- LOL- ok…let’s continue on
Check out some samples here:
Here is what I created for today:
Loved working on this big canvas and applying layered stencils and collage elements and then spray paint – there is a lot of texture on this canvas.
So much fun how different all the elephants turned out
They make me really happy
Here are the supplies I used:
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Now hop on over to my friends and check what they did and comment for some changes to win the stencil :)
Have a wonderful day
hugs
nat
Comments (71)
Darlene K Campbell
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Hi! You’ve used the elephant stencil in some amazing ways…makes me think of how I’d like to use it. Hope I win this fab stencil. He’s so cute.
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Jackie
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Oh I would love to win! This is one of my favorite stencils!!!
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Susie C.
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Wonderful elephant stencil. Hope I win!
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sharon
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love what you did with the stencil, wow, so unique! Thank for the chance to win!
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Seth
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Just beautiful and joyous. Vibrant colors, great contrast between the elephants and the background, some cool grungy splatters and those gears!!
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Jan W in TX
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Love the elephant! Your canvas work is just beautiful, such bright fun colors. A “Happy” art.
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Kate
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I love love love this stencil. So Asian! I love the color combo on all your elements.
Kate
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Jo Murray
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The layering is gorgeous, and I love the sentiment. An elly stencil would make me very happy.
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Teresa R
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What a delightful elephant stencil! So many ways to use it
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linda trapp
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THIS STENCILS ABSOLUTELY ROCKS! Love all the samples:0)
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Monica Lowrance
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You’re just making us all fall in love with elephants! I love the textures and the gears!
I think it’s interesting your connection with elephants.
I checked out your other two samples.love them!!
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Sharon Johnson
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Great projects and the elephant stencil is food for the imagination! and inspires fantastic colors!
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nathalie-kalbach
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Congratulations Sharon – you win the Elephant Stencil! Please contact me with your snail mail addy. Nat
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lacyquilter
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What fun. All the projects are wonderful.
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Cuchy
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Beautiful stencil and the silhouettes you made out of it. The texture and colors are awesome. Love it
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Sue Clarke
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Funny, I’m not much of an elephant fan, but this one is cool.
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Erica Hersh
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I love what you did with everything! Looks fantastic! <3
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muriel
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I agree on the richness of the colours, I like the contrast too. I have never thought of myself as an elephant fan but your stencil is really inspiring.
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Nadine
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I just stumbled upon your website and WOW your art and stencils are fabulous. I love your story about the elephants and need that stencil! Your canvas is amazing …I wish I knew how you did it ..maybe an online tutorial sometime?
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Nadine P
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I just stumbled upon your website and OMG your art and stencils are fantastic. I also love your story about elephants and really need to get some of your stencils…I just need to know how you did this, hopefully a tutorial or online class exists. Thanks for the inspiration
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Marjie Kemper
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Love it! The stencil and the page itself – such rich colors and textures.
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Jane
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Looks like so much fun.. love the stencil.
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Sandy Lane
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love the elephant & your uses
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sudan reiser
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Love, lobe , love it! I love elephants. Last year I bought an elephant stamp and been in love since. Your work is amazing.I’d love a chance at the stencil giveaway. Tnsnks!
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Linda on the Prairie
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The colors are so vibrant and I love the elephantine size of the canvas as well. This stencil invites rich colors and texture.
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yvonne Mathie
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I think this elephant stencil is fantastic and I love how you have used it in each of your canvases, especially the layers of colour and the red and yellow stripes ( how do you get that effect?) on the elephants. I love elephants too – your design is my new favourite!
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