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Friday, August 9

Art Gone Wild! and Friends - Stencil + Stamp Love!

Hello and HAPPY Friday. It's been a crazy week here -- but I'm happy to say I have crossed some major things off of my to-do list -- including re-purposing an old buffet into a new studio work table -- working out every day AND finishing some art for a fund raiser next month. Phew, it feels good to be on top of the list looking down NOT under it and LOOKING up. 

I even managed to create some art using some of my new stamps and stencils -- which I am so over the moon -- in love with. 

Today I thought I would share a bright and happy page I created using the Clear Stencil Stamp Alphabet set and the Journal Flowers 9"x12" stencil. You can view the catalog by clicking on the image below!

Art Journal Page by Catherine Scanlon using Art Gone Wild! & Friends 9” x 12” Journal Flowers Stencil + Clear Set LC-2702 Alphabet
 I started out by laying the stencil over a piece of Strathmore 140 lb. Mixed Media Paper and spraying it with black Liquetex spray paint. I think it was the low-odor version because it didn't smell at all and I didn't get an instant headache when I sprayed in the house!
Art Journal Page by Catherine Scanlon using Art Gone Wild! & Friends 9” x 12” Journal Flowers Stencil + Clear Set LC-2702 Alphabet
When that was dry I used black Distress Paint to paint the two focal flowers completely black -- because I knew I wanted to stamp and write in white. I also used the stencil as a template to trace the other flowers using a pretty patterned paper and used Ultra Matte Medium (my newest crush) to collage them in place.
Art Journal Page by Catherine Scanlon using Art Gone Wild! & Friends 9” x 12” Journal Flowers Stencil + Clear Set LC-2702 Alphabet
 When all that was dry I added lots of color with watercolor paints, distress paints and watercolor crayons.
Art Journal Page by Catherine Scanlon using Art Gone Wild! & Friends 9” x 12” Journal Flowers Stencil + Clear Set LC-2702 Alphabet
 I also watered down the distress paint a little and splattered the black paint here and there.
Art Journal Page by Catherine Scanlon using Art Gone Wild! & Friends 9” x 12” Journal Flowers Stencil + Clear Set LC-2702 Alphabet
When all that was dry I used white stamping ink to stamp the words using the Stencil Alphabet Clear Stamp Set and added some journaling with a white Gelli Pen. I also used a the white marker from Faber Castell to outline the flowers for a final touch.

I'm so happy with the way it turned out -- the color really makes me happy!

Thanks for stopping by -- have a GREAT weekend and I'll be back next week with some more things using my line of stamps and stencils with Art Gone Wild!

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