Monday, May 14, 2018

Stencils and Infusions Tutorial

Hi friends!! I hope you had a lovely weekend! Here, Thursday was a public holiday and the kids didn't have school on Friday, so we had a nice long weekend. My parents visited and we did three really great outings. The sun is shining and it is summer weather at the moment. 



This week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog we have a Stencil It challenge. I love stencils, not only are they very versatile, but they also take very little space. Don't miss the gorgeous project by our May guest designer Alison Bomber.

Layers of ink - Stencils and Infusions Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with stencils by StencilGirl and Paper Artsy Infusions

I made another art journaling page in my Dina Wakley Media Journal this week, working on one of the cotton-rag watercolor pages. I wanted to play around with stencils together with Paper Artsy's Infusions. I used stencils by StencilGirl and the focal stencil is Finding Your Tribe by Carolyn Dube. This page was such fun to make and came together quite quickly. You can easily use the same techniques on a card or a scrapbooking layout.


I wanted to work quickly before everything dried, which is why there is only one step photo for the first couple of steps. Place the Finding Your Tribe stencil on the background and mask off the designs close to the three women with masking tape or paper. Mist with water. Sprinkle A Bit Jaded Infusions on top. You only need a little. Carefully add a little more water to blend. Remove the stencil. I wanted less of a perfect edge to the women silhouettes and misted a tiny bit of water here and there to make the edges run slightly. 

Repeat with the Clouds stencil by Kathy Nichols, to form something meant to look a little like clouds. Mist some more water here and there, and at the lower part of the page and sprinkle Golden Sands and Olive Tree on top. 

Layers of ink - Stencils and Infusions Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with stencils by StencilGirl and Paper Artsy Infusions

When dry, use the Finding Your Tribes stencil again to add words to the page. I used the Night acrylic paint by Dina Wakley, which is not quite black, but more a really dark shade of purple.

Layers of ink - Stencils and Infusions Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with stencils by StencilGirl and Paper Artsy Infusions

I also sponged some Night paint through the Mini Starlight Stencil by Lesley Riley.

Layers of ink - Stencils and Infusions Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with stencils by StencilGirl and Paper Artsy Infusions

I die cut circles with the SSS Circle Loops die, from Glimmery Sunshine paper. Finally, I also added some rub-ons here and there.
 Layers of ink - Stencils and Infusions Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with stencils by StencilGirl and Paper Artsy Infusions

I really like this joyful stencil by Carolyn Dube, and especially the different women silhouettes on the stencil. If you want to see another example, have a look at my Old Nonsense art journal page.

Layers of ink - Stencils and Infusions Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with stencils by StencilGirl and Paper Artsy Infusions

True friends make everything more fun, and some star rub-ons.

Layers of ink - Stencils and Infusions Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with stencils by StencilGirl and Paper Artsy Infusions

The glimmery paper adds a nice touch to the page. You can also buy the SSS Glimmery Cardstock in a sample pack.

Layers of ink - Stencils and Infusions Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with stencils by StencilGirl and Paper Artsy Infusions

Using stencils together with Infusions is lots of fun and very easy. If you want words or fine details to be clearly visible, it is better to add those with acrylic paint instead of Infusions.

I hope you will join us this week in our Stencil It challenge. As always, you have a chance to win a $50 gift voucher to do some fun shopping at Simon Says Stamp. You have until next Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.







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Thank you for taking the time to stop by my blog today!  

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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17 comments:

  1. Gorgeous journal page Anna-Karin :-) the girls are fabulous and I love the background and details, the infusions give everything such a lovely 'artsy' look! LOVE it :-)

    luv
    Lols x x x

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  2. Fantastic art journal page Anna-Karin. I have never heard of Cotton Rag w/c paper, what great texture this and the Infusions give to the over all look of the page. Love this.

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  3. Hello Ana-Karin,
    Great page and tutorial as usual!!!
    And I enjoy reading that you have a nice summer weather at the moment, with the chance to take a bit of holiday with your parents and kids! :)
    Sending love and hugs,
    Corinne

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  4. Love this page Anna-Karin! Love the way you created it and love the message behind it!

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  5. As always, your techniques impress me and I really like how you used Infusions. Such a great shimmery watery look to this piece. It reminded me of the perfect day at the beach!

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  6. Wow, you got amazing results using their infusions with a stencil! I would have thought you would have needed some kind of light tacky film along the edges of the images that you stenciled to get such clean lines! I would love to give this a try, thank you so much!

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  7. Oh, there is a SSS craft tacky glue on your supply list, did you use that on the back of your stencil? Thanks so much!

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    1. Thank you so much for your kind comment Kate! I could have used some kind of low tack / temporary glue at the back of the stencil, and I think it might be necessary if you use a more detailed stencil. I was in a bit of a hurry, and decided to just try it anyway and it worked fine luckily. I don't think the SSS craft glue would not work so well, unless you let it dry almost completely, but then you might struggle to remove it from the stencil. Something like a repositional temporary spray glue would probably work the best. Have fun!! / Anna-Karin

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  8. Wow - those women are just stunning - the inky wildness of the Infusions contained by the sharp outline of the silhouette is such a cool look. A beautiful and powerful page.
    Alison x

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  9. Super cool stenciling, Anna-Karin! I love this tribute to awesome gals - and the colors and textures rock!

    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp!

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  10. Wow... the colors are amazing on this art journal page, Anna-Karin. Love your fantastic design! :)

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  11. Love this Anna-Karin! Awesome use of white space, and you have a dab hand with those infusions!! Truly a stunning piece!! xx Maura

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  12. The colours on this page are fabulous, Anna-Karin and I love the message behind this project, it's just perfect and works so well with the imagery! :)

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  13. amazing project using stencils and Infusions Ann-Karin, hugs kath xxx

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  14. Wow! This is really lovely! And I have never used Infusions through a stencil, what a great effect! Love the soft washed out colors and the girls as a focal point! Hugs, Macarena

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  15. Fabulous page, Anna-Karin. love the colors of infusions, and that you can see the silhouettes still! Need to try Infusions with stencils too! Hugs, Sandra

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  16. Stunning piece Anna-Karin! Infusions and stencil is brilliant! Great idea, wonderful result! Barbara

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