This week I have been playing around with homemade stencils and a few paint techniques.
Whilst on my recent hols I was lucky enough to take a class with the talented Dyan Reavely from Art from the heart. I was so inspired that one day home and I cracked out the sprays.
One of Dy’s top tips was using old chipboard waste to make your own stencils. I have a thing for chipboard alpha’s and I knew there was a reason why I just couldn’t throw out that waste. So gather them up and give it a go.
Materials Required
- Various chipboard waste, especially alphabets. I used old basic grey, Grungeboard and rusty pickle alphabet waste and the waste from a set of cork embellishments from Pink Paisley. You can use sequin waste, garden mesh as well for alternative designs.
- Gel medium
- Old paintbrush
- Heat gun
- Heatproof mat
- Spray inks such as Cosmic shimmerz, Tim Holtz stains in a mister, Dylusionals, Tattered Angels, Maya road
- Water
- Mini Misters
- Masks
- Kitchen roll
Instructions
This is the tedious bit. You will need to cover all your waste with gel medium. Use a good gel medium and a brush to paint over the waste. Dry with a heat gun if too impatient to wait. But you will need to give each stencil lots of coats, minimum of 4. You will need to do the backs as well. Basically you need to make the stencils water proof. I would leave a day or two before using.
Once ready, away you go.
There are lots of videos on you tube for the stencil technique. But basically, place half the stencil on the card and spray. Because you have waterproofed the stencil, the ink will sit on the stencil. Flip the stencil and press down on the card. So you have a positive and negative image on your card. Choose a smaller stencil, alpha or shapes and a second colour and repeat the process.
Next technique is ghosting. This is similar to basic stencilling but you begin with a prepared inked card and spray water through the stencil. Dyan made a cool video earlier in the year showing the ghosting technique. Check it out below.
Once your cards are dry, use in Journals, cards, ATCS.
And here is what I did to a folder my mum made by recycling an old A4 folder.
She was very brave to let me get my inky hands on it, lol.
Check back next week when I will show you my own folder made with her instructions and the paint techniques mentiioned today.
TFL
Sarah
