StencilGirl Creative Team 2017 - 2018 - Kiala Givehand -- LifeAlchemist

Stencils and a Colorful Giveaway

5/9/2017

I've been sitting on this WONDERFUL NEWS for a little over a month now and I'm excited to finally share it with you all!! I have been selected as a member of the 2017 - 2018 StencilGirl Creative Team!!!!!!

WHAAAATTTT????

I know!!!! It's kinda crazy. I've been sharing and talking about StencilGirl products since 2013 when I did the Book-in-a-Day Challenge, now, things feel like they have come full circle. Not only do I get to share my love for a female owned business, but I get to be in community with the amazing creatives who make up the larger StencilGirl family. Wanna meet the other members of the team? Head over to the StencilGirl blog.

What does all of this mean?

It means I'll be sharing my creative journey with you as I create demos, tutorials, and projects using the fabulous StencilGirl stencils. In other words, more handmade journals and fun artsy things to share.

It also means I get to finally use the more than 100 StencilGirl Stencils that I already own and a few new designs as they are released.

It means more giveaways, artsy meet-ups, blog posts, and YouTube videos.

Basically, it means more creative playtime.

Speaking of Giveaways

In celebration of making the team, I want to gift two of you a seat in SESSION ONE of my latest collaboration online course -- Hacking The Color Wheel. Not only does the class have some amazing teachers, but five of them are members of the StencilGirl Family in one way or another.

So, to enter the giveaway [GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED], leave a comment below telling me your favorite way to use stencils in your creative practice. If you don't use stencils, tell me your favorite colors to use in your creative experimenting. For an additional chance to win, head over to my Instagram feed, be sure you're following me, post a comment to the photo announcing my Creative Team membership. Last day to enter is May 15th.

I'll post the winners here next Tuesday, May 16th.

I can't wait to share some stencil love with all of you.
See you soon.

21 Comments

Guylaine Morin

5/9/2017 06:29:46 pm

I love to use big stencil as a background for my journal and I would be happy to learn differents ways to use them. Thanks for this opportunity to win.

Kiala Givehand link

5/14/2017 09:41:00 pm

Guylaine, I love using stencils for my backgrounds too. It's a great way to conquer the blank page. Thanks for commenting.

Jill McDowell

5/9/2017 09:14:45 pm

You can usually find a stencil somewhere in all of my mixed media projects, art journal pages, and encaustic work. Great jumping off point.

5/14/2017 09:53:49 pm

Jill!! Yes!!! Stencils are a wonderful jumping off point. I've not used them with encaustics before, so that sounds intriguing. I might have to give it a try. YAY!!!

5/10/2017 05:25:19 am

I would love to be part of this.

Jane Reiter link

5/10/2017 07:04:57 am

I like use spackling paste or gesso with a stencil--to give an underlying texture to a collage piece or a journal page. Also, CONGRATULATIONS to Kiala!

5/14/2017 10:02:58 pm

Thank you Jane!!! I'm truly excited and can't wait to share. I love using modeling paste with my stencils. I've not tried spackling paste, though. That sounds like I need to give it a whirl.

Shennita

5/10/2017 07:25:56 am

Congrats on your new journey with Stencil Girls! My favorite way to use stencils is to mix a little sand with gesso. Sometimes adding a color to it. My favorite colors are fall-like. Burnt orange, sage, deep reds, copper brown with some pops of bright colors as an accent. I know ...sounds like a lot...lol

5/14/2017 10:11:29 pm

Shennita, I love the sound of fall colors with pops of bright. Doesn't sound like a lot. I bet it's beautiful.

Susan N Schultheis

5/10/2017 07:15:59 pm

Stencils? I am addicted!! Love to make art journal pages with lots of colors and stencil designs.

5/14/2017 10:12:32 pm

Susan I'm totally addicted too. I love how they make it easy for us to create quickly and add layers and depth to our art.

Cheryl Johnsom

5/13/2017 07:04:37 pm

My favorite way to use stencils is with colored texture paste, however, I frequently use my stencils to make Gelli plate prints. There are so many ways to use my stencils, these are just my two favorites. Congrats on becoming apart of the StencilGirl team!

Monica Garcia

5/13/2017 11:12:55 pm

I'm so excited for you Kiala!! And I can't wait to see what you create!!

5/13/2017 11:15:31 pm

Ha! I forgot to write about stencils!! My favorite way to use stencils right now is with my gelli plate. I love to make layered prints with them!

5/14/2017 10:19:11 pm

Thank you dearest Monica. I am a HUGE gelli plate fan. I love the many way we can get beautiful prints using stencils and paint.

Kirsten Butler

5/14/2017 08:11:39 am

I am busy creating a "Book of Healing" that chronicles a journey through grief. It will be on display as part of a larger art project, I couldn't be more excited! I've used stencils as the main focus of 2 pages and am HIGHLY interested in what more they could bring to my pages. Looking forward to this new path of yours. And congratulations, Kiala!

Kathe Deck link

5/14/2017 01:31:40 pm

I'm new to stencils and StencilGirl, less than 12 months, but I love using stencils in my card making and art journaling, also new to me.

julie b

5/15/2017 03:37:55 pm

I love using stencils for backgrounds especially when making gift mini albums when you want to keep the layers to a minimum but gives a great punch to the page. Congratulations on making the creative design team.

5/25/2017 08:19:58 am

Julie!!!! You are the winner of the Hacking The Color Wheel Class. Please connect with me via the contact form here on the site. I need your email address!!! YAY. And CONGRATS!!!!

Michelle Remy link

5/15/2017 05:29:26 pm

I love using stencils in both my journaling and works on canvases...I also love that stencils are so easy to store...means I can get a a lot of them! lol Thank you for the opportunity to win a spot in this class...color wheels are another favorite tool!

Nancy G.

5/26/2017 05:16:40 am

Congratulations!

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