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Whatevers Round 2 #5 or Good Advice

Are you ready for the 5th photo of the Second Round of Whatevers? If you missed what the Whatevers is all about or want to see all the past photos and takes…check it out here.

Click here to see what Cat, Vicki, Martha and Cuchy made out of the photo and which story they tell.

Here is my take:

Journaling: Mother told them to be proud of their legacy! Being born into a circus family was special and most of the time people would be very interested in them and their life. But sometimes they were treated like outcasts. Mother said: “Chin up, straight look, shoulders up and onward…Leave them behind.” It was good advice!

Loved using Liquitex Heavy Paints and Spray Paints as well as my Elephant March Stencil for StencilGirl Products.

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

Here is how it works

Vicki, Cat, Cuchy (Carmen), Martha and I 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 to download and show us your version of The Whatevers. The photo will be posted at the end of our blogposts- not on Facebook!
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 artform you choose – it can be a scrapbook layout, an altered art project, an artjournal page – WHATEVER
Here is a rule though: if you take the photo you have to link back to us and show 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 we’ll have a linky list for each Whatever Post.
You can also join our The Whatevers -Facebook Page

thank you :)

Nat

Comments (7)

cuchy

November 15, 2013 at 1:03 pm | #

the stencil, the perfect fit.
A good advice indeed. Clever, mother Esmeralda LOL

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Gerd Andersson

November 15, 2013 at 12:12 pm | #

Your art journal is so beautiful and both the Elephant and the Arabesque stencils are so suitable for your story!

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Laura

November 15, 2013 at 9:53 am | #

Love this as a journaling piece.
Having spent a bit of time with a traveling show, I can relate.

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Catherine

November 15, 2013 at 9:00 am | #

Love the bright colors and how you incorporated the stencil into the story — super cool!

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Martha Richardson

November 15, 2013 at 8:02 am | #

Perfect stencil for a great story & life lesson!

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Jean A Marmo

November 15, 2013 at 7:53 am | #

I just love your story! And that stencil is perfect!

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scrapinsue

November 15, 2013 at 7:07 am | #

Perfect story for using your elephant stencil Nat.

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Do More of What Makes You Happy or….The InkPad Workshop

Art Journal New York City Stencil Workshops

I taught a class called Über*Media Backgrounds at The Ink Pad in New York City. It was a bit different in format as I did this class in two parts- the first part was at the end of October and the second yesterday.

The first part was dedicated to creating with all kinds of background techniques and making your own paper for an later art journal. It was loads of fun.

We used lot’s of different media

and played a lot with my StencilGirl Product stencils

the second part was about layering and taking the backgrounds even further and of course finally using them – in this case for an art journal

I had a blast and loved the colorful creations of the girls. I also like the concept of an ongoing class – it gives you so many possibilities and is a great way for everyone to deepen the learned stuff and then take it further. And on top- I met “my girls” again . This might be something I will be doing again ;) – who knows ;)

What kind of classes do you prefer: One time and in person, on-going and in-person, online and just a short block or an ongoing online class?

Have a gorgeous day

Nat

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Jackie

November 18, 2013 at 7:27 pm | #

WOW! What fun Nat! It would be So Cool to be able to create with you- therefore I’d like an ongoing face to face! When can we schedule it for?!! LOL Wish we had somewhere around us that you could come teach at- no privately owned stamp/scrapbook stores within 75 miles from me :(
Seriously, I would prefer face to face with instructor, on-going for sure or ongoing online. Thanks for sharing with us! hugs xo

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Sue turchick

November 17, 2013 at 9:40 am | #

Definitely in person! Love connecting with everyone elses’s energy and creativity. Nice meeting you, Nathalie!

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Madeline Rains

November 15, 2013 at 10:10 pm | #

I like both online and in person. I’ve only had in person once! It was a few weeks ago in Charlotte when Julie taught there. I loved doing it live with the teacher’s inspiration right there. But there is something to be said for taking your time in your own studio, pausing when you need to and rewatching when necessary. I’d love an ongoing class.

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petyvic

November 14, 2013 at 8:33 pm | #

I prefer online classes as i can enter the classroom whenever i want to check and/or refresh forgotten details. There are so many techs, that is impossible to remember all!…Thanks for your time, Nat!

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Jean A Marmo

November 14, 2013 at 7:34 am | #

How fun!

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Sue Clarke

November 14, 2013 at 7:33 am | #

I really like in person and have never had ongoing but might like it.
That being said, online means that I can go back and look over tuts again.

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Ursula

November 14, 2013 at 7:05 am | #

Beim schmaddern bist du in deinem Element *lol* Aber die Ergbnisse gefallen selbst clean&simple Anhängern wie mir ;)) Und die Adresse von diesem “vielversprechenden” Laden ist natürlich schon gespeichert – ich muss zu ggbner Zeit ja auch irgendwo shoppen gehen ;)
LG Ursula

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Denise spillane

November 14, 2013 at 4:22 am | #

Looks like fun

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Amante del Papel

November 13, 2013 at 8:53 pm | #

awesome!!!

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Rob

November 13, 2013 at 3:59 pm | #

The classes sound great Nat. Love the concept of ongoing classes. It gives people the chance to explore what they do in the first class before moving on to the next step. I’d love to have that stamp shop near me, LOVE all of those wood mounted stamps in the background.

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Seth

November 13, 2013 at 1:23 pm | #

Looks like it was a ton of fun Nat!

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No Elevator…or…Stair Decor

Home Decor Stencil

Our new apartment is spread out on two floors and my studio is actually located on the second floor. The stairs itself are not that bad – given the fact we used to live on the 6th floor in Hamburg with no elevator but those stairs are pretty step and remind me a bit of Amsterdam.

I do love this saying ” There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs” and I think it is also a very fitting one to be on our stairs climbing up to my studio. And it makes the very clean and a bit boring stairs more ours. Here are some tips in case you want to try this yourself on your stairs:

1. don’t be scared – keep in mind the worst thing that can happen is that you have to paint white over it again. We will have to paint this when we move out- so what…in the meantime we have something we like as a decor.

2. Use a cosmetic sponge to apply the paint. Less is more – dab on…dab off…so that not too much goes underneath your stencil. I used acrylic paint.

3. It is ok if it doesn’t look perfect – it is hand stenciled!

4. here is how you can do the spacing easily:

Prepare each word you want to apply – I used the spacing that the stencils provided. I applied a piece of masking tape throughout the whole length of the word on the bottom and on the top.

Prepare and measure how much spacing you want from the bottom of the stair to the letters – and prepare a cardboard piece or sturdy panel that has that height. I was lucky and the green ruler in the picture was exactly what I needed. Flip the stencil word over and apply the spacer to the bottom masking tape making sure it lines up right to the edge of the letters.

Put the spacing tool centered onto the bottom of your stair and apply the top masking tap – make sure it is nicely and evenly pressed down. Then you can easily remove the space-helper and press down the bottom masking tape- and voila an even and right spacing :)

Then apply masking tape to the left and the right of the word- so that everything is nicely and flat attached to the wall. And then you can start. :) The taping work takes the most time for this project- take your time with it.

5. Have fun and enjoy your new stair decoration

Cannot wait to see how our visitors will like it :)

Here are the supplies I used

Cardboard Stencils

Liquitex Basics Acrylic Paints

Masking Tape

Cosmetic Sponges

InLinkz.com

Have an amazing day
hugs

Nat

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Minna

November 14, 2013 at 7:49 am | #

Wau! I would love to do something like this to our home!

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muriel

October 28, 2013 at 8:53 am | #

I love your stairs; more generally I love decorated or customized stairs. I have stairs in my house and I have been wanting to customize them for…….years! But I know the day will come.

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Lura Brown

October 26, 2013 at 1:18 am | #

i just love what you did with the stairs cant wait to see the rest of the apt. and studio. please???? xoxo

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Laura

October 25, 2013 at 4:55 pm | #

I love this project.

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Amante del Papel

October 25, 2013 at 11:39 am | #

I need stairs! jajajja Love this!

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Melisa

October 25, 2013 at 10:23 am | #

Wow this is such a great idea!!!!! Now I wish I had a stairway in my home lol thank you so much for sharing this idea with us:)

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Naomi

October 25, 2013 at 9:59 am | #

Just fabulous!! Now I almost wish I had steps in my house.

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Jean A Marmo

October 25, 2013 at 7:58 am | #

LOVE this!

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Sue Clarke

October 25, 2013 at 7:07 am | #

Very cool and the quote is perfect for on the way up to your studio.

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Madeline Rains

October 25, 2013 at 6:57 am | #

I absolutely love this. I am going to pin it.

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Jennifer Palmer

October 25, 2013 at 5:26 am | #

Nat
You are just brillant

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Irma

October 25, 2013 at 5:23 am | #

Love your stairway to succes!!!
Have agreat start in the weekend – Irma

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Stencil Test Drive Cascading Frames or…Picture Me Happy

Art Journal Stencil Stencil Girl Products

So thrilled to be part again of the Stencil Test Drive featuring Jessica Sporn‘s Frames Stencil for StencilGirl Products.

Today along with some others I show you what I created using her Frames Stencil.

Here is my art journal page

And here is how I created this

I used some Glue N’ Seal over my What’s The Point and while it was drying

I used spray paints through the frame stencil on book paper that I had just as a left over from a different project.

I added some Ink to the top of the artjournal page and let it run down

I cut out the frames out of the book paper

and adhered them with a glue stick

and then I sprayed through the frames stencil again – quite a lot- I wanted to have a more runny and non perfect image

to tone down the book paper a bit I used some distress stain on it

and then I used some Distress Ink to pop the What’s the Point Bits and the frames out a bit more :)

Now go see what the other artists did with the Frames stencil! But before you do, be sure to leave a comment by midnight EST 10/13here because Jessica is giving away a Frame stencil to one lucky winner, and EVERY comment in the test drive will be eligible to win. The more times you comment, the more chances you have to win!

Linda Kunsman: http://heartfullyinspired.blogspot.com/

Maria McGuire: http://www.stencilgirltalk.com/

Kristin Van Valkenburgh: www.TwinkleTwinkleLikeAStar.blogspot.com

Anita Houston: http://www.artfulmaven.net

Janet Joehlin: http://jjhappyreminders.blogspot.com/

Jessica Sporn: http://www.jessicasporn.blogspot.com

And for those of you who want a complete list of supplies- here you go:

Frames Stencil	Whats the point Stencil	Ranger Glue n Seal	Glue Stick	Dylusions Ink Spray Bubblegum Pink	Dylusions Ink Spray Squeezed Orange
Dylusions Ink Spray Calypso Teak	Ranger Distress Stain Picket Fence	Distress Ink Pad Mustard Seed	Liquitex Acrylic Inks	Honey Bee Non Stick Scissors	Ink Blending Tool
Wooden Alphabet Stamps	Dylusions Creative Journal/Art Journal

InLinkz.com

have a wonderful day
Nat

Nat

Comments (32)

Jessica Sporn

October 16, 2013 at 2:09 pm | #

sorry I am getting to you so late Nat… Love your drippy, colorful journal page. Thank you for sharing the step out photos and participating in the test drive. With everything you have going on, I am especially honored that you said yes! xo

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Maria McGuire

October 15, 2013 at 11:58 pm | #

LOVE your bright HAPPY colors Nat! FUN FUN journal page :)

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Debbie House

October 13, 2013 at 10:45 pm | #

So glad I pulled up your blog today. Loved the frames page you did. So many possibilities and it makes me want to work in my art journal again after an extended period away. I NEED to play.

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Stephanie C

October 13, 2013 at 5:10 pm | #

I really like your page!

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Kristin Van Valkenburgh

October 13, 2013 at 4:52 pm | #

Just lovely! I’m loving the bright colors and inky goodness :) xo

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Nancy Sapp

October 12, 2013 at 9:45 pm | #

Always enjoy your blog & love your great ideas with the frames!
Wish you could pick my name for the frame stencils. I’d love to win them.
Thanks for the chance,
Grandma Nancy

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Jackie

October 12, 2013 at 9:29 am | #

You are so talented Nat! Love love your bright colors!

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Heel Porsche or…Put an Elephant on it

Liquitex Professional Paint Markers Liquitex Professional Spraypaints Stencil Stencil Girl Products

Let me introduce you to my newest little helper…my Heel Porsche :)

That is actually the nickname of those shopping bags literally translated from German. I love my new Heel Porsche. We don’t own a car and the next bigger supermarket is a couple blocks away- close enough to walk but for bigger shopping trips long enough to make my arms feel miserable carrying stuff. I did a lot of research on these rolling shopping bags and finally I fell in love with this Rolser Bag because it folds easily and you can carry it on your shoulder and it also unfolds like a charm. It comes in all kinds of patterns and colors but I chose it so that I could add my own little twist to it.

I used Liquitex Professional Markers and Liquitex Professional Spraypaints with my Arabesque and Elephant March Stencil on the flap and on the bottom. Here you see it folded together.

and from the other side- which is the bottom

It was such a fun and quick project and it also works like perfect – 6 big bottles of Water, a Gallon of Milk, 2 Gallons of Orange juice, and a lot of other stuff…and I had no problem rolling this thing back home on uneven pavement.

In Germany a Heel Porsche is really uncool- but hey…I think even in Germany that one would work – and actually …I guess with 40 I am kind of over that being uncool-problem anyway ;)

What image would you put on a Heel Porsche?

Have a wonderful day!

Huge hugs

nat

Nat

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Rolser

October 14, 2013 at 9:29 am | #

Hi Nat!

I contact you from Rolser, the company that produce your shopping trolley and we are glad with the success that the trolleys have in the US.
Nat, we are very happy to help you on your day-to-day task!
Regards ;)

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Stencil Blog Hop – Arabesque Stencil

Art Journal Stencil Stencil Girl Products Stencils

Welcome to my 8th Stencil Blog Hop! This time I invited 4 wonderful artist friends to hop along with me and show case my Arabesque Stencil designed for StencilGirl Products. It is a 9×12 inch stencil.

And I give away one Arabesque 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 24, 2013 – midnight EST.

Edited : Congratulations

AMante del Papel you won the stencil- please contact me with your shipping information.

Here are my sweet talented friends joining me this time :

Arabesque Stencil was born actually the same night as my Elephant March Stencil – I wanted a nice background stencil to go with it and I so love how the bigger pattern of the swirl gives you the opportunity to get the coolest layered results peaking through :)

Check out some samples here:

Here is what I created for today:

I layered the stencil on top of a crazily painted background and sprayed over it with some Liquitex Spray Paint.

On one of my studio walls I had a couple wall tatoos which I had to take off and then I was a bit sad that I would loose them with the move and then the brain functioned and I added them to my art journal. So love that I could include them in a new function and that I will not loose them :)

Here are the supplies I used:

Arabesque Stencil

Liquitex Professional Spray Paint

Liquitex Basics Acrylic Paints

Liquitex Acrylic Paint Marker

Cosmetic Sponges

Spray Paint Mask

InLinkz.com

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

Nat

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Jo Murray

September 21, 2013 at 9:16 pm | #

That’s so cool Natalie…love the colours. Arabesque is such a great stencil…for a million uses.

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Gunvor

September 21, 2013 at 7:17 am | #

I love what you created with the stecil – so colourful and cheerful! And I love tis stencil – soo versatile! I can se some Christmas cards created using that.

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Andrene

September 21, 2013 at 1:44 am | #

Your page is adorable and this is a fantastic background stencil – thanks for a chance to win!!

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Janelle Rourke

September 20, 2013 at 10:09 pm | #

I had noticed this stencil in your creations and wondered which one it was. One thing I don’t have is a great all over background stencil, and this one fits the bill! It has so many possibilities and the layering! wow. Another great stencil design, thanks for sharing, and the chance to win one! Janelle R

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Kirsten Alicia

September 20, 2013 at 9:17 pm | #

Great stencil & I love your page. The trees look fab against the background.

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Jackie

September 20, 2013 at 7:45 pm | #

What a neat layout Nat! Your stencils are great!

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Mary Ann

September 20, 2013 at 5:20 pm | #

Awesome stencils and love the finished product!

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MichaelaBM

September 20, 2013 at 10:30 am | #

dieser Stencil ist wunderschön, ich denke mal, den brauche ich auch unbedingt….
Eine schöne Seite hast Du damit gestaltet!
LG Michaela

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Stephanie Schütze

September 20, 2013 at 10:19 am | #

Ich hatte das grosse Vergnügen mit diesem besonderen stencil zu arbeiten und habe es noch. Bin ganz verliebt in ihn und benutze ihn gerade sehr sehr oft :-) Lieben Dank einmal mehr, dass ich dabei sein durfte!!! LG, Stephanie

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Carmen Lucero

September 20, 2013 at 9:05 am | #

Good idea about thinking about a stencil to go with your elephant – they go together great!

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muriel

September 20, 2013 at 7:30 am | #

This is such a great background stencil. I’d love to add it to my already quite big collection. Thanks for the chance to win.

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lacyquilter

September 20, 2013 at 7:20 am | #

What a great stencil!

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SusanJane

September 20, 2013 at 6:24 am | #

Am I the only one who sees an ornate wrought iron or brass grate? To me this is mysterious and exotic. I seriously covet this stencil!

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Maria McGuire

September 20, 2013 at 3:17 am | #

I love how you got to keep a little piece of your wall in your journal! Awesome page that you will remember forever!

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Laura Strack

September 20, 2013 at 2:44 am | #

Every time I see one of your new stencils, I say, “This one is my favorite! ” But then you present another cool stencil. I am pretty sure this one IS my fave!! Love the Arabesque.

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Martha Richardson

September 20, 2013 at 2:20 am | #

Love your journal page…the colors are soooo happy. Thanks for asking me to play along…your stencils are the bomb…now I need the elephant ;)

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Jackie claes

September 20, 2013 at 1:53 am | #

Nathalie, I love this arabesque stencil. It has such an elegant feel to it. Jackie

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Suzanne

September 20, 2013 at 12:32 am | #

Can never have enough stencils especially one as beautiful as this one. Great for backgrounds.

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Jean

September 19, 2013 at 11:43 pm | #

Love your new stencil. I would love to win one!

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Susan

September 19, 2013 at 10:54 pm | #

I always love your stuff. You get such wonderful layers! I love the stencil and would love to add it to my collection.

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Denise S

September 19, 2013 at 7:03 pm | #

Love this stencil and the journal page. And of course all the hops. Thank you!

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Sandy Lane

September 19, 2013 at 6:42 pm | #

love swirls great stencil

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Maggie M

September 19, 2013 at 6:30 pm | #

Oh, what beautiful art I could make if I won this fabulous stencil! Actually, I love both the Elephant March AND the Arabesque stencils! Great stencils, Nat!

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Juliette

September 19, 2013 at 6:23 pm | #

This stencil looks awesome, especially on your pages! Thanks for the opportunity!

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Claudine

September 19, 2013 at 5:40 pm | #

Came about your blog from Marjie’s. This is a beautiful stencil and your projects are amazing. Thanks for the chance to win.

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Whatevers Round 2 #3 or Sharing

Art Journal Stencil

Sorry: This was scheduled for the 15th – but somehow it didn’t work – but now here it is! :)

Are you ready for the 3rd photo of the Second Round of Whatevers? If you missed what the Whatevers is all about or want to see all the past photos and takes…check it out here.

Click here to see what Cat, Vicki, Martha and Cuchy made out of the photo and which story they tell.

Here is my take:

Journaling:

They shared the same parents, passion for music and liked the same woman. No wonder they also shared how much they disliked each other!

I used Luminarte Silk Paints and Liquitex Spray Paints to create the background and used my StandUp Bass Stencil designed for StencilGirl Products. Love how it pops out.

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

Here is how it works

Vicki, Cat, Cuchy (Carmen), Martha and I 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 to download and show us your version of The Whatevers. The photo will be posted at the end of our blogposts- not on Facebook!
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 artform you choose – it can be a scrapbook layout, an altered art project, an artjournal page – WHATEVER
Here is a rule though: if you take the photo you have to link back to us and show 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 we’ll have a linky list for each Whatever Post.
You can also join our The Whatevers -Facebook Page

Don’t forget the Discount for my Moving Celebration is only valid one more day!

Offer valid till September 16, 2013 11.59 pm CET. Coupon code must be entered exactly as shown at checkout and is case-sensitive. Final discounts will be displayed within the cart.

To take advantage of this rebate on online-workshop orders with a total over 10USD , here’s what you have to do:

Click on “Online Workshops” in the menu for “Workshops” or on the main Workshops page.
Find the workshops you want to purchase and add them to the cart.
Click on “Cart” when you want to check out.
Enter the code “natmoves” and click “Apply Coupon” to get 15% off on all orders total over 10USD

Nat

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Stencil Blog Hop – Elephant March Stencil

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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:

Elephant March Stencil	Whats the point Stencil	Crackle Stencil L169	Circuit Stencil L161	Liquitex Professional Spray Paint	Liquitex Acrylic Inks
Liquitex Super Heavy Gesso	Liquitex Gel Medium Gloss	Liquitex Acrylic Paint Marker	Liquitex Heavy Body Artist Acrylic Paint	Liquitex Pouring Medium	Sizzix – Tim Holtz – Bigz Die – Alterations Collection – Die Cutting Template – Gadget Gears
Sizzix Big Kick Die Cut Machine	Cheese Cloth	Alphabet Stencils	Spray Paint Mask	Princeton Catalyst Wedges and Contours	Nat’s Stash…old/vintage/fleamarket
Prima Crystals	Eco Green Crafts Glass Glintz	Ranger Heating Gun

InLinkz.com

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

Nat

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Darlene K Campbell

September 13, 2013 at 3:58 pm | #

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

September 13, 2013 at 1:40 pm | #

Oh I would love to win! This is one of my favorite stencils!!!

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Susie C.

September 13, 2013 at 6:10 am | #

Wonderful elephant stencil. Hope I win!

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sharon

September 13, 2013 at 4:51 am | #

love what you did with the stencil, wow, so unique! Thank for the chance to win!

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Seth

September 13, 2013 at 3:18 am | #

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

September 13, 2013 at 3:04 am | #

Love the elephant! Your canvas work is just beautiful, such bright fun colors. A “Happy” art.

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Kate

September 13, 2013 at 2:32 am | #

I love love love this stencil. So Asian! I love the color combo on all your elements.
Kate

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Jo Murray

September 13, 2013 at 1:38 am | #

The layering is gorgeous, and I love the sentiment. An elly stencil would make me very happy.

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Teresa R

September 13, 2013 at 1:28 am | #

What a delightful elephant stencil! So many ways to use it

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linda trapp

September 13, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

THIS STENCILS ABSOLUTELY ROCKS! Love all the samples:0)

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Monica Lowrance

September 12, 2013 at 10:21 pm | #

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

September 12, 2013 at 10:09 pm | #

Great projects and the elephant stencil is food for the imagination! and inspires fantastic colors!

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- nathalie-kalbach
  
  September 23, 2013 at 2:20 pm | #
  
  Congratulations Sharon – you win the Elephant Stencil! Please contact me with your snail mail addy. Nat
  
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lacyquilter

September 12, 2013 at 9:54 pm | #

What fun. All the projects are wonderful.

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Cuchy

September 12, 2013 at 9:32 pm | #

Beautiful stencil and the silhouettes you made out of it. The texture and colors are awesome. Love it

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Sue Clarke

September 12, 2013 at 9:25 pm | #

Funny, I’m not much of an elephant fan, but this one is cool.

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Erica Hersh

September 12, 2013 at 9:02 pm | #

I love what you did with everything! Looks fantastic! <3

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muriel

September 12, 2013 at 8:47 pm | #

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

September 12, 2013 at 8:38 pm | #

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

September 12, 2013 at 8:25 pm | #

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

September 12, 2013 at 8:16 pm | #

Love it! The stencil and the page itself – such rich colors and textures.

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Jane

September 12, 2013 at 8:09 pm | #

Looks like so much fun.. love the stencil.

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Sandy Lane

September 12, 2013 at 6:50 pm | #

love the elephant & your uses

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sudan reiser

September 12, 2013 at 6:35 pm | #

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

September 12, 2013 at 6:28 pm | #

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

September 12, 2013 at 5:48 pm | #

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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I played a bit with collaging the background and using my Elephant and Arabesque Stencil.

I love how much texture and interesting effects the collaged flowers, die cuts, Fragments, Aged Embossing Powder and other elements added to my spray painted background and elephant.

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AMante del Papel you won the stencil- please contact me with your shipping information.

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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

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