Stencilled Zentangle ATC's for Rebecca Baer

Good morning friends, Kim here today to share with you some fun Zentangle inspired ATC's.

 

 

I had lots of fun with this project, I love making ATC's and I have been practicing doing Zentangle for a while, and thought this might be a good and easy way to help others who are new to this type of art. I thought that using layered stencils would be a fun and easy way to get the look of Zentangle but not do all the work.

 

I started off with the Artist Tool stencil and my Faber Castel black Pitt Pen and I traced around the outline of the palette.  Next, I got out the Harlequin Damask stencil, and traced out a spot I liked on the stencil into the middle of the palette. In the photo on the bottom right you can see what it looked like.

 

 

Now its time for colour. I used some Hero Arts Inks and my water brush and moved the inks around on the paper. You can see on the photo below on the right how it came out.

 

 

 I also did a second one with a different part of the Harlequin Damask stencil to achieve a different pattern on the second one.  Once I had them both coloured it was time to start the Zentangle  process. Now I am no expert, but I love how this stencil technique cut my work down to fill in the palette. I just started to doodle and fill in the blank spaces with lines, dots, squiggles and waves.

 

 

I kept going until I was happy with the outcome.

 

 

 

I decided to fussy cut out one of the palettes, and glue it down to some black ATC matte board. I love the look of the black for the background. 

 

 

For the second one I just trimmed down the paper and then added some tiny gemstones and a sentiment from my ATC Stash.

 

 

You can see the difference in contrast from the black to the white backgrounds.

 

I added some white embossing paste to this one as well, using the Artist Tool Stencil once again to add texture and some images of the brushes.

 

I hope you will give this technique a try, I really enjoyed it, and I feel its good for a beginner Zentangl-er like me to use stencils to help the process along. Remember, it doesn't have to be perfect, just have fun!

 

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out Rebecca's Store and links below!

 

 

Rebecca Baer Products Used

Artist Tool Stencil

Harlequin Damask Stencil

Graceful Harmony Stencil

 

Other Products Used

Faber Castel Pitt Pen Black

Inks from Hero Arts

Pentel Water Brush

Rhinestones from my stash

Black ATC Cards from The ATC Store

Crescent Mixed Media collage ATC Cards

Ranger Multi Matte Medium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mixed Media Art Journal Page for RebeccaBaer.com

 

 

Hi friends, and happy Tuesday! Today I would like to share with you a fun and colourful art journal page I created using stencils from RebeccaBaer.com

 

I started off with some paint daubers and layered on some bright colours in the background. Once that was completed I used the "All you need is love" stamp from Rebecca's Store.  After that I took the Harlequin Damask stencil and some embossing paste and added it on top.

 

Next I got out the artist tool stencil and this is a layered stencil, so you get two pieces with it. I love that you can do the bottom layer and then ad the fine lines over top of the piece.

I chose black for the palette, and then used some texture paint to mimic paint splatters. I then got some white texture paste and used the top part of the stencil to create the lines on the brushes and palette.



I chose some fun chipboard and flowers to embellish. I used some metal pieces for unusual flower centers.  After they were all attached I got out my white sharpie pen and went around some of the lines from the stencils to highlight them.

I love to art journal, it is always a fun surprise when ever you start off with a blank page, you never know where you will end up!

Thanks for stopping by today, and don't forget to check out all the great items in Rebecca's Store.

 

Rebecca Baer Items Used

All You Need Is Love Stamp

Harlequin Damask Stencil

Artist Tool Stencil

 

 

Other Items Used

Chipboard from Gina's Designs Lasercuts

Metal and Clock Button from Kraftsupplies4U

Ranger Paint Daubers

Sharpie Paint Pen

Shimmerz Textures Paint