Walnut Hollow collaborates with StencilGirl Products

TWO PROJECTS!   Narrow Arrow Pallet with Encaustic + Stencil

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                                Card Box turns Travel Kit 

Narrow Arrow Pallet with Encaustic + Stencil:

I've painted and distressed Walnut Hollow's Narrow Rustic Arrow Pallet with encaustic paints and  StencilGirl's "Scribbles" stencil designed by Daniella Woolf.

As soon as I saw Walnut Hollow's WOOD selections, I jumped for joy!
Wood is the perfect substrate for encaustic painting.

I'm priming the surface of the pallet with two coats of encaustic medium,
 fusing with heat between layers.

I protected each neighboring slat with tape since I'm using a different color for each.

Can you see the bottom connecting piece that I painted black?
I had fun choosing the colors and deciding on different distressed looks.

The "Scribbles" stencil created a crackle look, which I like.

The final piece could hang by itself or in a grouping with other art pieces.
It could also serve as a signpost when hung horizontally.  Just add text.

Card Box turns Travel Kit:

This little Basswood Box by Walnut Hollow may have been designed to hold two decks of cards, but I've found it to be the perfect size for my StencilGirl travel stencils, ink pads, and applicator.

The first thing I did was paint the outside of the box with a base coat; I used a yellow ochre gesso.  After a light sanding, I painted over the ochre with titan buff (not pictured).

Once the second layer of paint was dry, I applied walnut ink to the surface to give it an aged look and let it dry.

Using gel medium, I transferred an ink-jet copy of an old slide to the lid of the box.  Simply spread a thin layer of gel medium right over the paper image, place face down on your desired surface and burnish to remove bubbles.  Carefully lift off after 30-45 seconds to reveal your image.  Let dry.

My little 4x4" stencils fit perfectly in the lid!  I fastened sticky-back Velcro to the inside of the lid (as shown) and made a 'strap' to keep the stencils in place when the lid is closed.  I covered the 'strap' section of Velcro with decorative tape.

I've got my stencils, ink pad, pan pastels and foam applicator all in one place.  I discovered that my little Altoid tin watercolor palette fits in this box too!  

I used my compass rose stencil and a couple of postage stamps to finish up.
I'm ready to go!  

 -Julie Snidle

Now it's your turn to hop on over to see what Jessica Sporn has on her blog.

Blog Hop Order

StencilGirl Talk/Judi Kauffman

Walnut Hollow

Mary Beth Shaw

Kirsten Reed

Carolyn Dube

Janet Joehlin

Linda Kittmer

Mary C. Nasser

Julie Snidle

Jessica Sporn

Judy Shea

Maria McGuire

• This is a progressive hop meaning that you can hop from blog to blog all in one day.
  
  
• There will be a giveaway consisting of StencilGirl and Walnut Hollow products. All comments on the hop are eligible for the giveaway. The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to win. Giveaway will close on Sunday, March 2nd at 11:59PM Central Time.
  
  
• Here is a link to the Walnut Hollow website. HERE is a link to the Walnut Hollow Blog where Chris and Sara will be posting. HERE is the link to the StencilGirl website.