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Stroll Through the Hood – September 2019

September 30, 2019

I am having a lot of fun exploring my new neighborhood. As you might have seen already in some of the previous posts there are a ton of gorgeous old houses. I do love the colors and intricate details on this Victorian house. Don’t you love when Nature fights back? This parking side has some … Continued

Stencilbop Challenge

Let your stencils bop with the Stencilbop Challenge! I love working with stencils and often we overlook just how versatile they are. In August 2019 I put together this month long challenge to delve deep into the magic that is stencils :) Play along and get inspired with 31 unique ways to use your stencils. … Continued

Art Stroll: Storm King

September 7, 2019

For my Birthday in July my husband surprised me with a trip to the Storm King Art Center in the Hudson Valley in New York State. It had been on my bucket list for a long time and gosh it was soooo cool! There is something so beautiful to walk around in Nature and look … Continued

Glimpse of the Future – Art Journal

September 2, 2019

“…She was excited to get a glimpse of her future…” I began stamping out a background with the Space Oddity stamp from my Hex Set Small rubber stamp set. Then I found the Beacon Positive stamp from that set looked pretty awesome filling in the negative space to make a star design. I went in … Continued

Stencilbop Challenge Prompt 30

August 30, 2019

Here is your recap for the Stencilbop Challenge prompt for today, August 30 – Kinda Blue While I love using my stencils in it’s entirety I also love looking at parts of the stencil that make up a shape or pattern.  I often use masking tape to define the area I want to stencil – … Continued

Stencilbop Challenge Prompts 27 & 28

August 28, 2019

Here is your recap for Stencilbop prompts 27 and 28: August 27 – Cut It’s so much fun to use Stencils as a cutting template in your art journal.  For this art journal spread I used my Star Struck  Stencil and traced it into my journal. Then I cut the openings out of the paper with … Continued

Stencilbop Challenge Prompts 17 & 18

August 18, 2019

Here is a recap of prompts 17 and 18: August 17 – Distress! I love the soft and chalky- kind of shabby chic ;)  look of white gesso. So I used white gesso on a sponge to dab through my Art Deco and Ornament Wallpaper Stencils. I also used some of my rubber stamps with white … Continued