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New Face Stencils!!!!

So excited to announce my new line of stencils with StencilGirl. I have loved seeing the incredible creations that people have come up with using my last series of stencil designs, and I can't wait to see what you all come up with next! Most of these designs came right out of my sketchbook and are heavily influenced by my love of both faces and street art. Here's a quick overview of what they look like: These are the 7 new designs for 6X6 stencils...(click on any of the designs to be taken to the product page)

....and one more 9"X12" design to add to the collection:

 

I'll start off by showing you a few examples of what I've done with these in my journals and my artwork and then link you to a tutorial I designed for these stencils as well as a few workshop links where you can find out ALL of my stencil secrets. 

 

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Yes, it's true I have Stencils! ...and a bloghop ...and a give away

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It was an absolute thrill to be invited by Mary Beth Shaw to join her tremendous StencilGirl team of designers and today I’m delighted to share those designs with you!

You know I love lots of richly detailed layers….and especially layers over faces, so it was important for me to have stencils that work the way I work….in layers. With that in mind almost every stencil overlays and works with the faces. The stencils work in a myriad of ways, whether you are creating journal pages or large canvas compositions. If you scroll down you'll get a look at what I did with a few of them, of course I know some of you are anxious to get "hopping" along with the SGP Design Team blogs, so I've put those links for you next. I'll be blog hopping along with you because I can’t wait to see what everyone did and I thank them for their creativity and participation!!  So without further ado….

StencilGirl has a giveaway! 

THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!
Congratulations to Linda Storey and Terrie Purkey!

All comments left on the hop are eligible for the giveaway so
the more blogs you comment on, the more chances you will have to win. 

Have fun and GOOD LUCK!

Blog Hop Order

StencilGirl Talk
Andrea Matus deMeng  <<you are here>>
Mary Beth Shaw
Mary C. Nasser
Linda Kittmer
Carolyn Dube
Paula Phillips
Janet Joehlin
Kirsten Reed
Judy Shea
Julie Snidle
Maria McGuire

Here's a bit of what I did with the stencils.

Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win! ...and thanks for stopping by :)


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