week 16 for 365-2 (part 1)

April 14-20 - this is week 16 of my second year of 365 projects.....I'm feeling the need to get back to collages and have some ideas knocking around in my head....let's see if I can make time to do that -

#104 - made a birthday card for a friend - used gelli prints and my new envelope maker to customize her envelope too.

#105  - winner!  that's me......I am a lucky winner of some Stencil Girl stencils - I got 6 6-inch stencils.  With my "out" back (aching, aching), I didn't take time to be creative, just to try them out and document them. You'll be seeing much more of these!

I just inked these with a make up sponge dabbed in various stamp pads.  It actually worked pretty well - added a little micron pen enhancement.

#106 - playing in my journal.....the background is a smeary, streaky mess created with palette brush clean-off, covered in white acrylic around my sketchy drawing.

Hope you're having a fabulous week......thanks for stopping by.

I can't believe I forgot this.....

I'm a winner!  By leaving a comment on the fabulous blog of Diana Trout, I was eligible to win a set of stencils.  And by some miracle, I won! :)  I've been following Diana's blog for some time and love her style - she works in art journals, fabric, and does some bookmaking. She shares lots of info so if you're not familiar with her, be sure and visit.

This was all during my blackout period (no, not as in drinking, as in no blogging...) and while I did take a few minutes to try them all (how could I not!!), I totally spaced about sharing them.  When I went up to the art room to fling some glue and paint just now, there they are, sitting on my desk. Patiently. Enticingly. Encouragingly.

I did remember to thank Diana (and co-sponsor Sue Bleiweiss and Artist Cellar Stencils) for the 28, yes 28!, stencils (retail value $120) and here they are....used on my ICAD index cards because that's what was handy and I figured I could put them on a ring to remember what each one looked like.  They are packed 4 themed stencils to a set which I tried to scan together....

This last one actually made it onto a journal page....I love the start of this page.

It's almost too much of a good thing - which one do I try first?  How do I keep them accessible and remember to that I have this wealth of background-making, pattern-making goodies waiting?  I should have more such problems, right?  :)

Again, thanks to Diana and Sue - I see a big flurry of arty activity in my future!  :)