Stencil mania !

Hello ! It's Sue here and today I'm sharing a journal page that fed my need to stencil ! I love stencils, so I thought I would indulge myself and take you along for the ride too !

I started by using some Tissue Wrap and Glue 'n' Seal and covered most of the page. I didn't want alot of white space and my thoughts at this stage were to that I wanted the text show.

 

I started to build up the layers of chalk acrylic paint using the combination of a paint brush and a baby wipe. The Glue 'n' Seal makes it really easy to use acrylic paints as it protects the paper and also creates a smooth surface to work on. 

I moved onto to darker paint but kept it to the sides leaving the centre paler. I decided that I wantd the large butterfly on the Tissue Wrap to be seen.

I then started to stencil ! I used a Donna Downey stencil on opposite corners and used the 'bumping' technique to create a shadow. Then I used the Chevron stencil making sure I didn't stencil over the top of the large butterfly.

I carried on stencilling but neglected to get more step by step photos ! Apologies ! The smaller butterflies have been stamped with black Archival ink and then I've painted them with chalk acrylic paint. The centre piece is a chipboard shape that I've painted and rubbed some Onyxite Treasure Gold around the edge.

The poppies are die cut and I've then painted them, I had California Poppies in mind at this point! The sentiment is a Wendy Vecchi stamp, which you can just about see !

This is, I think, the finished page. I say I think as I'm wondering if there's something else that needs adding. I will have to live with it and see what comes to mind !

I hope you've enjoyed my indulgence in stencils today !

Sue
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