StencilGirl Blog Hop featuring Andrea Matus deMeng

Today I'm creating a little piece using Andrea Matus DeMeng's Rose stencil, a new release from StencilGirl Products.

I've chosen to work on a 6 x 6" claybord, a smooth carvable panel from Ampersand.
  I've added dabs of titanium white, paynes gray, and quinacridone nickel azo gold acrylic paint to the stark white surface.

I scraped the paint with a cardboard shim to achieve an interesting green background.

I wanted to create a raised image so I applied Golden's crackle paste through the stencil with a palette knife.
I added a swoop of crackle paste at the bottom, too, and wrote in it with a skewer.

Once the crackle paste was completely dry, I diluted some different inks with water and
applied them loosely with a small brush.

These are the inks I used.

I sprayed the final piece with a matte acrylic protective coating to keep the inks intact.

Thank you for hopping onto my blog today.  If you're hopping in order, Maria McGuire is next.
-Julie Snidle

Blog Hop Order

StencilGirl Talk

Andrea Matus deMeng

Mary Beth Shaw

Mary C. Nasser

Linda Kittmer

Carolyn Dube

Paula Phillips

Janet Joehlin

Kirsten Reed

Judy Shea

Julie Snidle

Maria McGuire

• This is a progressive hop which means you can hop from blog to blog all in one day but will have the entire week to comment for the giveaway.
  
  
• We will have a giveaway on StencilGirl Talk consisting of Andrea's new designs. Giveaway = Two winners-one will receive a set of the new 6"x 6" stencils and one will receive a set of the new 9" x 12". 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, April 6th at 11:59PM Central Time.
  
  
• Andrea will be hopping with us (YAY!) and has 12 new stencils that are being released during the hop. If you would like a little more info about Andrea you can see her profile on StencilGirl Products HERE and HERE is a link to her website.

Live Links

L251 Abigail, A Timeless Woman

http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/timeless-woman-stencil-andrea-matus-demeng-p/l251.htm

L252 Eve, A Modern Womanhttp://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/modern-woman-stencil-andrea-matus-demeng-p/l252.htm

L253 Dia de los Muetos Mask Stencilhttp://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/dia-de-los-muertos-skull-mask-andrea-matus-demeng-p/l253.htm

L254 It's All in Your Headdress

http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/headdress-stencil-andrea-matus-demeng-p/l254.htm

L256 Doris, A Vintage Woman, Light Plate

http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/vintage-woman-stencil-1-andrea-matus-demeng-p/l256.htm

L257 Doris, a Vintage Woman, Dark Plate

http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/vintage-woman-stencil-2-andrea-matus-demeng-p/l257.htm

S201

A Rose by Any Other Name

http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/rose-stencil-andrea-matus-demeng-p/s201.htm

S202 Precocious Peony

http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/peony-stencil-andrea-matus-demeng-p/s202.htm

S203

Thanks a Lotus Stencil

http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/lotus-stencil-andrea-matus-demeng-p/s203.htm

S204 Fowl Play Stencil

http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/birds-fowl-play-stencil-andrea-matus-demeng-p/s204.htm

S205 A Little Birdie Told Me

http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/bird-flying-stencil-andrea-matus-demeng-p/s205.htm