Live, Laugh and Love: Journal Flowers Stencil by Catherine Scanlon

Hello everyone, Catherine Scanlon back again for my last Guest Designer post for eclectic Paperie -- first I want to mention that Kim now has my stamps and stencil in the store, you can find them here.

For the art journal page I'm sharing today I used the 9 x 12 Journal Flowers Stencil and the Clear Stencil Alphabet.

 

I really love this stencil and the fun things that can be created with it. This particular stencil was inspired by a piece of art I created in one my classes over at My Creative Classroom and the stamps -- well they just make me happy! I've been using the plastic lettering templates for years to help me with my hand writing and having them as stamps is another way I can get amazing looks on my art journal pages, cards and any project I need a block alphabet for.

To create this art journal page I used Liquitex Black Spray Paint with the stencil on mixed media paper. Then I used the stencil as a template to cut some scraps of patterned papers and glued them in place here and there -- but I left the two center flowers black so I could add some stamping and journaling with white ink and pen.

For color I used my watercolor palette, watercolor crayons and distress paint to get some beautiful colors. The white around the edge of the flowers is a White Faber Castell Marker. I sanded the black flowers ever so slightly to give the black spray paint a bit of a distressed look before I added the stamping and journaling. The journaling was written using a white Gelli Pen from Sakura.

There you have it, a simple yet colorful and balanced art journal page to add to my stash of pages I've created with my stamps and stencils. I love the way this turned out.

THANK you all for joining me this month for my guest design posts at eclectic paperie. I hope you'll come on over and visit me on my new website and blog. Have a great day!