Today is the Last Sale Day at StencilGirl !

Today --  Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Save 20% off all* stencils!
Use code: cyber20 

Sale ends at 11:59 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time) USA.
10% off 6 stencils of the same size discount, FREE stencil(s), and Bonus still apply.

*Stencils only. Does not apply to DVDs, books, tools, wholesale orders, StencilClub, or gift certificates. The StencilClub exclusive monthly member discount does not apply. 


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Today ends this sale at StencilGirl!

Nov. 29 ...1-Day Sale at Pixels.com/Fine Art America

November 29th, 2018
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25% Off Tote Bags, Weekender Tote Bags, and Zip Pouches

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You Can Still Save Money at StencilGirl -- Today & Tomorrow Only!

Before the sale announcement, here are two new Christmas cards--

Both of the cards above were quick and easy to make, using cut-outs from prints made with my 6" x 6" stencil Sprigs.

Sprigs itself looks like this --

Now for the sales news!

Today and Wednesday--

Save 20% off all* stencils!
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Today, November 27, 2017, and tomorrow, November 28, 2018.
Sale ends at 11:59 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time) USA.
10% off 6 stencils of the same size discount, FREE stencil(s), and Bonus still apply.

*Stencils only. Does not apply to DVDs, books, tools, wholesale orders, StencilClub, or gift certificates. The StencilClub exclusive monthly member discount does not apply. 

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StencilGirl Sale Continues! And Eye-Catching Ornaments from Judi Kauffman with 9" x 12" CLUSTERED LEAVES stencil

Artist Judi Kauffman gave me a great idea for making my Christmas tree ornaments this year!

Below are two of her stunning ornaments, all of which were made with gorgeous stencils from the wide selection available at StencilGirlProducts.com.

To my delight, among the other StencilGirl stencils Judi chose, she included my 9"x 12" stencil Clustered Leaves.  That's the stencil used to make the two stars above.  The stencil itself looks like this:

Is it any wonder I want to make my Christmas tree ornaments now that I've seen these?

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The sale continues!  

Sunday and Cyber Monday
Save 25% off all* stencils!
Use code: cyber25 
Sunday and Monday, November 25 & 26, 2018
from midnight until 11:59 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time) USA

PLUS 10% discount when you buy 6 stencils of the same size!

Choose 1 FREE large stencil for every $100 spent (after discounts are applied). You MUST specify your choice(s) by L### (such as L048) in the comments section of the cart when you check out or it will be StencilGirl's choice. Sorry, no exceptions.
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Coming up-- Tuesday & Wednesday, Nov. 27-28 
Save 20% off all* stencils
Use code: cyber20 

Sale ends at 11:59 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time) USA
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StencilGirl Cyber Sale -- Today and Monday!

My stencils are on sale!

Save 25% off all* stencils
Use code: cyber25 
Sunday and Monday, November 25 and 26, 2018
from midnight until 11:59 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time) USA...

PLUS 10% discount when you buy 6 stencils of the same size!

Choose 1 FREE large stencil for every $100 spent (after discounts are applied). You MUST specify your choice(s) by L### (such as L048) in the comments section of the cart when you check out or it will be StencilGirl's choice. Sorry, no exceptions.

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You can click on any image below to enlarge it and better see details --

Coming up--

Save 20% off all* stencils!
Use code: cyber20 
Tuesday, November 27, 2017, and Wednesday, November 28, 2018.
Sale ends at 11:59 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time) USA.
10% off 6 stencils of the same size discount, FREE stencil(s), and Bonus still apply.

*Stencils only. Does not apply to DVDs, books, tools, wholesale orders, StencilClub, or gift certificates. The StencilClub exclusive monthly member discount does not apply. 

StencilGirl Cyber Monday Sale -- Very Soon!

Sunday and Cyber Monday
Save 25% off all* stencils!
Use code: cyber25 
Sunday and Monday, November 25 & 26, 2018
from midnight until 11:59 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time) USA.

PLUS 10% discount when you buy 6 stencils of the same size!

Choose 1 FREE large stencil for every $100 spent (after discounts are applied). You MUST specify your choice(s) by L### (such as L048) in the comments section of the cart when you check out or it will be StencilGirl's choice. Sorry, no exceptions.

Tuesday & Wednesday
Save 20% off all* stencils!
Use code: cyber20
Tuesday, November 27, 2017, & Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Sale ends at 11:59 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time) USA
10% off 6 stencils of the same size discount, FREE stencil(s), and Bonus still apply.
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FANTASIA -- and Other 9" x 12" Stencils from StencilGirl -- Soon to be on Sale at StencilGirl!

My 9" x 12" stencil Fantasia looks like when you buy it ... 

... but every artist has an individual way of using stencils (as well as every other kind of tool.) 

Above:  Here, I've cut the central part of the stencil free from the edges that it comes with.

Above:  To make this print, I've used the entire stencil.

Above:  I've used a cut-away part of Fantasia with acrylic paint to make the bottom-most layer; over that, I used part of my 9" x 12" stencil Blooming Where Planted.  And, in the lowest one-third part of the image, I've added a print made with Prayer Flags (also 9" x 12".)

Above:  Here, I've used Fantasia over an earlier print that had been made with Wrought Iron Gate, which also measures 9" x 12".

Above:  To make this print, I've used the entire stencil.

Above: Wrought Iron Gate Stencil  (9" x 12")

Blooming Where Planted Stencil (9" x 12")

Prayer Flags Stencil (9" x 12")

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The sale starts soon!

Sunday and Cyber Monday
Save 25% off all* stencils
Use code: cyber25 
Sunday and Monday, November 25 & 26, 2018
from midnight until 11:59 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time) USA

PLUS 10% discount when you buy 6 stencils of the same size!

Choose 1 FREE large stencil for every $100 spent (after discounts are applied). You MUST specify your choice(s) by L### (such as L048) in the comments section of the cart when you check out or it will be StencilGirl's choice. Sorry, no exceptions.

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And there's more ....

Tuesday & Wednesday
Save 20% off all* stencils!
Use code: cyber20
Tuesday, November 27, 2017, & Wednesday, November 28, 2018.
Sale ends at 11:59 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time) USA.
10% off 6 stencils of the same size discount, FREE stencil(s), and Bonus still apply.

*Stencils only. Does not apply to DVDs, books, tools, wholesale orders, StencilClub, or gift certificates. The StencilClub exclusive monthly member discount does not apply. 

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Nov. 22 - 26 ... A Special at Pixels.com/Fine Art America

November 22nd - November 26th
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Free Ground Shipping on All U.S. Orders

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Super Sale Sunday and Monday are Getting Closer at StencilGirl!

Save 25% off all* stencils!
Use code: cyber25 
Sunday and Monday, November 25 & 26, 2018
from midnight until 11:59 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time) USA

PLUS 10% discount when you buy 6 stencils of the same size!

Choose 1 FREE large stencil for every $100 spent (after discounts are applied). You MUST specify your choice(s) by L### (such as L048) in the comments section of the cart when you check out or it will be StencilGirl's choice. Sorry, no exceptions.


Tuesday & Wednesday
Save 20% off all* stencils!
Use code: cyber20
Tuesday, November 27, 2017, & Wednesday, November 28, 2018.
Sale ends at 11:59 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time) USA
10% off 6 stencils of the same size discount, FREE stencil(s), and Bonus still apply.

*Stencils only. Does not apply to DVDs, books, tools, wholesale orders, StencilClub, or gift certificates. The StencilClub exclusive monthly member discount does not apply. 

StencilGirl's CYBER MONDAY SALE ANNOUNCEMENT & Christmas Cards -- Quick and Easy with Stencils!

StencilGirl Cyber Monday is on its way!

Please scroll thru the pages of my StencilGirl stencils starting here.

Meanwhile, waiting for Cyber Sunday and Monday, I'm re-running a post because quick and easy greeting-card-making has special appeal for me at this time of year!

The Christmas trees above were cut from a thick gold foil printed with several layered paint applications using my 9"X 12" Mimosa stencil and another favorite of mine, Feathers and Lattice by Daniella Woolf.

First, I used Mimosa to sponge in a red print; and after that print dried, I used the same stencil to make a green print.  For the first print, I faced the stencil in one direction; for the second print, I faced the stencil in the opposite direction.  This way, the green print and the red print crisscross each other. 

From that sheet, I cut 6 tall triangles and 6 narrow rectangles.    Then I assembled the trees atop a 6"x 6" white greeting card blank (JamPaper.com.)

The 9"x 12" Mimosa stencil itself looks like this --

 More Christmas card ideas follow ....

Above:  My 9" x 12" stencil Swatton Borders #1 was used to create the base of this candle.

Above:  My 9" x 12" stencil Vintage Script was used to create this candle.

Above:  My 9" x 12" stencil Swatton Borders #1 was used to create the base of this candle.

Above: My 4" x 4" stencil Fern Fronds Silhouette Mini was used to create this column candle.

The two parts of each flame can be cut out by hand, as I did, or they can be created by tracing inside the openings of stencils like Cornish Petals Stencil Large by Lizzie Mayne and/or Cascading Feathers Stencil by Jessica Sporn.

Swatton Borders #1 in its entirety looks like this --

-- and it is one of three 9" x 12" borders stencils that I've designed.

Vintage Script stencil (also 9" x 12") looks like this in its entirety:

The Postal Service has a surcharge for 6"x 6" envelopes.  So I make things easy on myself by just using two Forever stamps.
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The sale continues today!  To scroll thru the pages of all my StencilGirl stencils, please start here.  See details below...

Sunday and Cyber Monday
Save 25% off all* stencils
Use code: cyber25 

Sunday and Monday, November 25 & 26, 2018

from midnight until 11:59 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time) USA

PLUS 10% discount when you buy 6 stencils of the same size!

Choose 1 FREE large stencil for every $100 spent (after discounts are applied). You MUST specify your choice(s) by L### (such as L048) in the comments section of the cart when you check out or it will be StencilGirl's choice. Sorry, no exceptions.
Tuesday & Wednesday
Save 20% off all* stencils
Use code: cyber20
Tuesday, November 27, 2017, & Wednesday, November 28, 2018.
Sale ends at 11:59 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time) USA.
10% off 6 stencils of the same size discount, FREE stencil(s), and Bonus still apply.

*Stencils only. Does not apply to DVDs, books, tools, wholesale orders, StencilClub, or gift certificates. The StencilClub exclusive monthly member discount does not apply. 

Nov. 20 ... A 1-Day Sale at Pixels.com/Fine Art America

November 20th, 2018
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More Christmas Card Ideas with Stencils

It was a challenge to scan this Christmas card in a way that really shows the gleam of the textured silver acrylic paint and the red glitter that outlines the leaves; I did the best I could, and you'll just have to trust me that the original looks a lot better!

In making the above card, I used a sponge to apply the textured silver paint thru my 6"x 6" stencil Pressed Leaves, working on red background paper.  After that paint had dried, I cut off some edges around the leaves and glued the print onto a green greeting card blank.  My last touch was to outline the silver leaves with a red glitter pen.

Another Christmas card is below --

This time, I used my 4"x 4" stencil Fern Fronds Silhouette Mini. 

My first step was to secure the stencil to the 6"x6" greeting card blank, using masking tape.  Then, with an old credit card, I spread heavy-body silver metallic acrylic paint across the stencil.  

Once I lifted the stencil, I saw areas that weren't up to par.  So after the heavy-body silver paint had dried, I added glitter glue to some of the individual fronds (clicking on the image above, you can enlarge it to better see those areas.)  I also added squiggles in red glitter glue, creating a frame.  

Again I have to say that the original card looks a lot better than the scanned image above; it's indeed a challenge for me to capture the gleam of metallic paints, foils, etc.! 

Regarding the second greeting card above ... Because its deep bronze metallic cardstock is very dark, I lined the inside of the card with lightweight paper, cut to fit -- 

Above is what the inside of my cards looks like, after the light paper is added.

Other artists would probably skip that step and, instead, use white markers or pens to fill out the inside of these greeting cards.  (The blanks come from JAMPaper.com.) 

Check with the Postal Service before mailing 6"x 6" greeting cards -- there is a non-machinable surcharge for sending mail of these dimensions.  I make things easy for myself by simply using two Forever stamps.

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Yes, Dorothy, Thanksgiving Greeting Cards Still Exist!

Hardly anyone sends Thanksgiving Day cards, but I have one dear friend who does.  So I made one of my own to send the same warm greetings back to her.

I started with a greeting card blank from JAMPaper.com; this one measures just shy of 6" x 6" and comes in bronze-metallic cardstock that I like, for its sturdiness.  

On the left, I used a glue stick to add some marbled paper.  On the right, I added a strip of crumpled paper in fall colors.  And in the center I placed a print (made on a colorful old map) that I had created using my 4" x 4" Fern Fronds Silhouette Mini stencil.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a blessed Thanksgiving!

Christmas Angel Cards

I still make many of my own Christmas cards and always will.  The two cards shown below are nearly identical, but not quite.

I wouldn't have thought of a design created this way -- from prints made with my 6" x 6" stencil Sprigs -- if it hadn't been for a StencilGirl StencilClub member.  When this stencil first came out, she saw the angel right away.  It took me a while longer to see it!

Once I'd found it, however, I knew what I wanted to do:  Make prints using traditional Christmas colors, one of which would be the background for my 5.75" x 5.75 " greeting card blanks (from JAMPaper.com); and from the second print, cut out the angel shape.

Above:  Altho a Gelli Plate could be used in making these prints, I opted instead to use a sponge brayer (not pictured) and Hooker Green mixed with heavy gel medium.  For me, the best brayered results come from using heavy-bodied paint.  And if I decide to add gel, as I did here, I use heavy-bodied gel as well.

Above:  On the left is the Sprigs stencil.  On the right, the sponge brayer has been run across the paint mixture.  Because Hookers Green is so dark, it appears almost black here.  My substrate is a white glossy paper that's been faintly marbled with gold.

Above:  On the upper right, you can see the first print, now that the brayer has been run across the stencil, followed by the stencil being lifted (it's on the lower right.)  After making several green prints, I used the same technique to make red prints.

Above:  Having faintly outlined the angel-shape on the print, the next step is to cut it out.  I used fine-detail scissors by Fiskar.

Above:  Two angels have been cut out.

Above:  With the same scissors, I rounded the outer edges of the wings.

Above; lower left:  I was careful to align the green angel with its matching lines on the red-printed background.  Lower right:  Fiskars Paper Edger scissors that I used to cut out the red-printed backgrounds.

Above:  You may want to click on this image, enlarging it to better see details.  In the lower left, an angel has been turned upside down and dimensional self-adhesives are being added.  I have several kinds of dimensional self-adhesives; they are shown in the upper left and mid-top.  On the far right is the Pioneer-brand Embellishment Glue Stick that I used to adhere the red background prints to the faces of the greeting cards. 

Using the dimensional self-adhesives to attach the angels to the card fronts created a 3-D effect, as shown in the card samples at the top of this post.

After adding the angels, I used gold glitter glue to give them halos.

I went thru somewhat similar steps in making other angel Christmas cards --

Above:  Instead of adding another angel of a different color, I used the red-and-white print itself.  With glitter, I added a halo and lined the angel's body, following the lines the stencil had created.  I painted the wings with iridescent translucent acrylic paint.

Above:  Again I used a single print made with red acrylic paint.  I outlined the angel with silver metallic paint that allowed some of the original print to remain visible as a textured background.  Using glitter glue, I outlined the angel's body, body patterns and wings; also I used it to add a halo. 

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