Ready for one more new stencil? My new 9×12 inch Arabesque Stencil that I designed for StencilGirl Products is in the house :)
I love background stencils- and I wanted one that is swirly but also a bit grungy…and this is what I came up with.
I had lot’s of fun turning this into a little spanish themed art journal page while teaching in Madrid :)
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huge hugs
Nat
So excited about my new 9×121 inch stencil called Elephant March that I designed for StencilGirl Products (and yes- the art journal page is called elephant waltz ;) )
I do love elephants and I had such a blast creating this stencil. I also wanted the pattern of the elephant blanket to be possibly used just as is – so it is like a two in one stencil.
You can also get a peak at another stencil I just released in the background ;) but more about it later.
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I hope you like the Elephant March
huge hugs
Nat
Can’t wait to get my hands on this one!!!
Nat, this is one of my faves :) LOVE it!!! and I also LOVE what you did with it :)
love the blanket. I see this elephant will bring you luck. It has its trunk upwards!
I love love love elephants.
your stencil is fantastic.
Off to order them for the store!
Love this stencil and your page is gorgeous! They say if you touch an elephant you achieve enlightenment.
I can see the colors of India and smell the spices from the market…beautiful rendition of your new stencil….xox
Cool stencil, he (she?) looks like such a friendly elephant. And the journal page is gorgeous.
LOVE your new stencil and what you created with it!
It’s great that it’s like 2 stencils in 1!! :)
I am in LOVE with this Nat. My favorite part is the blanket on the elephant. I just draws me right in! Fabulous stencil!!!
I also love elephants – I really love the colors on that journal page. Lovely work!
Your art journal is so beautiful! I just love this Elephant & Arabesque stencils! Must have them!
I absolutely love this one! Even more than crackle, and that’s one I’ve been hoping for.
LOVE this stencil, Nat! The elephant is my very fave wild animal…..I spend a long time in the elephant sectio od any zoo! I can see me using this stencil for the animal and also just for the blanket. Great design!
I like how you have a mask in your supply list :) xxx
What a fun and wonderful stencil & Elephant waltz made me smile.
Thank you & peace,
Donna
Ooohh – love this!
Ooohh – love this!
How fantastic is this stencil. Just great…..
Love love love this elephant. After a quick glance I headed straight over to stencil girl and put my order in for that one and a few friends. I am a little mad that you MADE me do that but I really can’t wait to get him cuz he is just COOL with the total caps!
Wow, the stencil is soo cool! and the variations is many!
I do love the elephant march stencil. It has fun written all over it!!
Welcome to my third Stencil Blog Hop! This time I invited five wonderful artist friends to hop along with me and show case my Stencil Girl Products Crackle Stencil – size 9 x 12 inches.
And I give away one Crackle 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 six 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 August 13, 2013 – midnight EST.
Edited on August 14, 2013: The winner is Neija, Congratulations. Neija, please email me with your postal address so I can get this stencil sent out to you 
, Nat
Here are my friends joining me:
Carmen Sanchez – aka Cuchy : Cuchy who lives in Madrid and I have been organizing our Art Mesa Mixed Media event in Spain for the third year already and I do love her as a friend and super talented artist too.
Cat Scanlon : one of my oldest artist friends who has released lots of wonderful products lately and wrote two amazing books on Mixed Media in the past too.
Marjie Kemper : Who does stunning work and blew me away already last week when she posted her take on my Circuit Stencil
Louise Nelson : My friend from Australia who has a stunning style in scrapbooking – and who has a wonderful soul too!
Maria Mc Guire: super talented and an ongoing never ending source of ideas and inspiration who also runs the Stencil Girl Talk Blog .
When I was thinking about my stencil designs – I thought about the stencils that I would love to own – and the Crackle stencil idea has been in my head forever! I wanted the closest possible pattern to real crackle effects and also in smaller sized cracks or bigger ones- so that is why there the stencil is 9×12 inch – which gives you lots of options.
Check out some samples here:
Here is what I created for today:
I created these three canvases for the hallway of the place where my exhibition took place last week. The writing is from a German song by Hildegard Knef and it could be translated into:
“I need a change of scenery”, said the birch tree and set off at the crack of dawn
I used the Crackle stencil throughout those canvases in it’s most simple use – with some Liquitex Modeling Paste spread over.
I love the simple texture effect you can archive with it. I had used my What’s The Point Stencil underneath with some heavy gesso directly on the canvas, then spray painted with Liquitex Professional Spraypaint, added the texture with the Crackle Stencil and applied a birch tree panel, some moss and a sprayed tree branch to the canvases.
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 Fun
Nat
How very pretty they are
Hi Nat! The samples in your link are awesome. Thanks for the great ideas.
Anni
I love being inspired by new ideas. These 2 stencils are great. I make painted paper collages and these would be great stencils to use for my papers. I would be thrilled to win! Thanks for the opportunity.
Came back after the blog hop to let you know I love your stencils but this one is the BEST. Also, the other artists creations are such great inspirations. Would be honored to win this stencil!!
I love it!!!! Hoping to win!
Nat, I love this stencil….stencils are my latest addiction. Although I have been using them for years, the stencil market is very exciting right now with so many interesting and unique designs out there. Like many of us, I have a long list of art & craft supply wants and stencils make up the majority of that list. I’d love to win this stencil of yours so I’m keeping my fingers crossed!!
Cool stencil design, and projects. I love the added dimension.
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.
Have a wonderful day
Nat
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 :)
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
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
It was time to get some spring feeling into the house. Outside a constant freezing cold breeze alternating with snow flakes make it hard to believe that I am on track with the right date. I might have missed something…probably spring was just postponed this year ;)
I had a lot of fun playing around with some stuff I had at hands though…so that made up for the weather.
A different kind of texture…making me happy..I am just a dork when it comes to texture- LOL
Used: Liquitex Professional Spray Paints, Liquitex Acrylic Paints, Liquitex Professional Paint Markers, Liquitex Gel Medium, Signo Pen, Birch Panel, Norwegian Reindeer Moss, Eggs, Feathers, Branch
I am ready dear spring…VERY ready…
Wishing you a gorgeous sunny spring day :)
Nat
Comments (9)
Marjie Kemper
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Love it! A certain something arrived in my mail today, too. Grinning and eager to go!
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Cat Graves
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Great stencil,,,another must have!!
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Corrine
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Looks great on this spread Nathalie…..Your gal has just the right outfit too. xox
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Jean A Marmo
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OOHHH — I need this one!! LOVE the page you did!
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Gerd Andersson
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Love this stencil and your page is so beautiful!
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Kirsten Alicia
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LOVE this stencil, it’s going on my wish list right now. And that is a gorgeous page.
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Gunvor
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Oh, I really love the swirly background stencil! And your art piece is stunning, as always. Thanks for the inspiration!
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I love background stencils and yours is really great to give depth to your page. Great colour combo too!
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Laura Strack
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I think this one is my favorite! Love how you gave it a Spanish flair with a pretty Senorita!! Thanks for the stencil Hop. It was so fun :)
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