by Jill Holmes | Jul 8, 2015 | Backgrounds, Creative Techniques, Stencils, Tips
Yesterday I posted about getting all of the inky goodness out of your stencils that have been spayed with inks. Today I want to talk about a second method of “reusing” your sprayed stencils. Below is an original spray of a stencil (Urban Outsiders Stencil...
by Jill Holmes | Jul 7, 2015 | Creative Techniques, Journal Pages, Planner Pages, Stencils
I have been working on learning better uses for my stencils. One of the most popular techniques right now is using dye-based sprays with them. I haven’t done so well with this yet but I’m sure with a little practice I will finally get the right touch to...
by Jill Holmes | Jul 6, 2015 | Backgrounds, Documented Life, Journal Pages, Stencils
Unfortunately–or fortunately, I really should say–I have a job to return to today. I have so enjoyed my vacation from the daily grind and I really don’t want to return today but life goes on and I need to make more money for more vacations and more...
by Jill Holmes | Jul 5, 2015 | Backgrounds, Stencils
As mentioned in a previous post, I have really been enjoying Dina Wakley and her freedom in art journaling. I have been spending a lot of time with her and Julie Fei-Fan Blazer on-line, in books and through videos to learn how to use all the stencils that I could not...
by Jill Holmes | Jul 3, 2015 | Family, Journal Pages, Online Class, Stencils, Vacation, Watercolor
It has been a busy couple of months with some BIG deadlines both at work and personally at church and some other areas of my life. I am going home today but I have spent the last week with family at a rental home on the beach on Hilton Head Island, SC. It has been a...
