Welcome to Stencil-a-Palooza! Several days a week for the next month or so I'll be featuring one of my eighteen stencil designs for The Crafter's Workshop! Each post comes with a giveaway. Leave a comment answering the question-of-the-day and you might be the winner of that day's featured stencil in both 6x6 and 12x12! Comments will remain open on this post for seventy-two hours. The winner will be announced after that. In the meantime, if you'd like to purchase any of the stencils there are many in-person and online shops to choose from (including my own little online shop). See a complete list here.
People are always saying very nice things about my handwriting, so I knew that I had to include some handwritten templates. Meet TCW217 Trust your heart:
This is a mask, rather than a stencil. What's the difference? Generally with a stencil the design is in the empty spaces and with a mask, the mask is the design. Jaime (the owner of The Crafter's Workshop) and I went back and forth about whether it should be a mask or a stencil. I think we made the right choice.
I used the 12x12 version on this scrapbook page with a kind of moiré background:
I love how the title is the background and the embellishment for the page. Just a story, some color, and a true sentiment!
And here I used the 6x6 version on a 12x12 canvas:
After spreading white paint over the top of the mask, I outlined the words with black paint. Loving how it turned out!
You can see the sunprinted version of this stencil on the right side of my apron.
And now here's a quick and easy gesso resist technique to make an artsy canvas in no time at all!
And here's a closer peek at the canvas:
Don't forget that you can use just part of the template! I used just the word "heart" to create the background for this layout:
And I loved the way that the background turned out so much that I made another one with slightly brighter colors!
Not sure what I'm going to do with it. I might trim it down to 8.5x11 and frame it. I think it's super pretty "as is."
To win both the 6x6 and 12x12 versions of the Trust Your Heart template, answer the Question of the Day:
What is a stencil design that you wish existed?
Just a reminder: To be eligible to win, you must post your comment in the comment section of this blog post. You cannot post on Facebook or by replying to the e-mail (if you subscribe) in your inbox. The reason for this is that I pick a winner via "random number generator" so I need a single list of comments.
Thanks for stopping by!
