Stencil-Art is situated in Randburg, South Africa and have been trading since 2013. We specialize in mixed media arts and crafts supplies.
Our aim with this blog is to inspire you to create mixed media projects with products available from our shop. Visit www.stencil-art.co.za to browse our more than 8000 products available in our online and walk-in shops.
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Hi Everyone, I prefer making my own Art Journal as I can then choose my own paper, journal size and amount of pages.
I am not going into too much detail of stitching and binding the journal. Sea Lemon on Youtube has detailed instructions on any kind of bookbinding. I used this tutorial to bind my pages:
After I have bound my signatures I adhere Cotton Wrapping Plaster (from Dischem) to the spine.
How to make the flowers and leaves for the cover:
1. Sprinkle Brusho Crystals on the white Kraft-Tex and spray with water - Greens & Yellows for the leaves and Reds &Yellows for the flowers. Leave overnight to dry naturally.
2. Stamp Flowers & Leaves with permanent black ink onto the Kraft-Tex sheets.
3. Colour the flowers and leaves with colouring pencils.
4. Seal with Dorland's Wax Medium.
5. Cut out the flowers, and make stitching holes with a piercing tool. The Kraft-Tex is to thick to stitch directly. Stitch with embroidery thread and add beads.
6. Add a dot of Aleene's Quick Dry Tacky Glue in the middle of each flower and leave and again poke stitching holes around each one and stitch.
Faber-Castel Albrecht Dürer Watercolour pencils behave in the same way as classic watercolour paints. Depending on the paper being used, the pigments can be completely dissolved. It is available in 120 colours and is fast becoming one of my favourite pencils.
Head over to Stencil-Art Facebook Page, answer the question posted and stand a chance to win a set of 36 Faber-Castel Albrecht Dürer Watercolour pencils, Faber-Castel waterbrush and a pad of 12 pages of Daler-Rowney Aquafine Smooth Watercolour Paper to the value of R1540.
1. I am working in my Stencil-Art Art Journal with 200gsm Modigliani paper. Roughly sketch flowers and stems with 263 Caput Mortuum Violet.
2. Activate the pencil with Tim Holtz Detail Waterbrush filled with water. Tip: fill the
refillable squeeze writer bottle with water to refill the waterbrush - the long plastic nozzle
fits perfectly into the water chamber of the brush.
Add colour to stems using :
173 Olive Green Yellowish
165 Juniper Green
177 Walnut Brown
107 Cadmium Yellow
3. Add colour to the flowers using:
160 Manganese Violet
137 Blue Violet
140 Light Ultramarine
120 Ultramarine
119 Light Magenta
123 Fuchsia
191 Pompeian Red
111 Cadmium Orange
4. Add water to the centres of the flowers and use sandpaper to shave pigment from
175 Sepia.
5. Outline the petals and stems with Pigma Micron 03 black pen and add dots to the
centres of the flowers.
6. Use a pencil and softly write the quote making use of the Stencil-Art Typo Quotes 1
(STNL00805) stencil. Use the black Posca PC-1M paint marker to finish off the quote.
A great review comparing Albrecht Dürer & Goldfaber Aqua Watercolour pencils:
Join me today as I create this fun journal cover with Sculpey Polymer Clay. I love working with Polymer Clay as it is only cured when baked in your home oven. This means that there is no time frame to complete a project as with air-dry clay.
PRODUCT USED: (Click on the product name to view in the shop)
I get so many customers asking how to use Faber-Castell Gelatos. Faber-Castell Gelatos are acid-free pigment sticks that glide on creamy smooth for vibrant colour and coverage. It can be used with or without water.
Can you believe that February is almost gone? For some reason I am always more creative when the weather is slightly cooler. With the chill in the early mornings, autumn is definately on its way. The technique I am sharing today, is so simple! So simple that I decided to rather post a Youtube tutorial.
Products Used: Ranger Distress Inks Pads - Pumice Stone & Iced Spruce Ranger Distress Marker - Pumice Stone Altenew Cotton Comfort Stamp Set ALT1873 Ranger Archival Ink Pad - Jet Black Stencil-Art Stencil A5 stencil - Texture 1 STBP035
