Blog Hop with StencilGirl and RubberMoon Art Stamps!

HEY LOOK!  I MADE A SUPER COLORFUL UPCYCLED JOURNAL COVER!

with Stencils & RubberMoon Art Stamps!!

Hi, it's me, Kae Pea from RubberMoon Art Stamps! I am SO OVER THE MOON excited to be here hopping with all of these fantastic artists from the StencilGirl Creative Team. AND so happy, too, that you are here joining in the fun!
I am really thrilled that we could come together to make projects using my stencil designs and RubberMoon Art Stamps to create and share all of this artsy goodness! How is that for winning combination? Pretty darn good if you ask me! But then I DO love all things paper art-ish!! How about you? Well, of course you do. That is why you are here!! Soooo anyway...
I know I had a blast creating this journal and I am hoping that it will inspire you to make one of your own. I hope you are so inspired that you can barely wait to run to your creative spot and break out your stamps and stencils!! Oh but wait...PLEASE DO finish hopping and make sure to leave lots of lovely comments so you can be entered to WIN a set of kae pea stencils from StencilGirl and a $20.00 gift certificate from RubberMoon Art Stamps. (Yeah baby...seriously good stuff!)

And now without further delay, here is my new journal to bring in the New Year...

This is just a pre-made journal I purchased at a craft store....the cover was not "me" and it was sorta flimsy so I decided to give it a make over!

BEFORE I got my hands on it with stencil and stamps!

AFTER my stencil and stamp makeover!!

So here are the materials and products I used to create my journal cover makeover:
1) a store bought journal (with a flimsy, ugly cover!)
2) Celestial Grove Stencil 
3) rubber stamps from RubberMoon
  * stamps used: mk9197f-moon face  kp5152h-ink splatter  kp5129d-zen garden  mk169aa-itty heart
4) assorted acrylic craft paints in neon rainbow colors
5) white gesso
6) white glue (I use ppa or pva)
7) black acrylic spray paint
8) paintbrushes
9) The Ultimate Red Rubber Palette ( there are many uses for this but for this project I simply used it as a palette and as a "stamp pad") 
10) baby wipes (not pictured) 
11) permanent black inpad 

Here are the products and stuff I used

spray black & a little green through stencil onto a piece of white paper

glue that snazzy paper onto the cover of your journal

trim away the edges if it overhangs

ooh rainbow colors on the rubber palette

brush on your purdy neon rainbow colors 

wipe and blend with a baby wipe this will wipe off the paint from over the black

continue painting, blending and wiping all the puuurdy colors!

spread out some gesso very thin on your red rubber palette & use it as your "stamp pad"... cool huh?

stamp the border with white gesso and this cool zen garden stamp

stamp the face in the open "moon" area with black perm ink

paint and add depth to the face (i used all the same colors that I used for the background)

VOILA! A new journal for a New Year!

Before you leave, be sure to enter the stencil giveaway!!
One lucky winner will receive these 6” x 6”  StencilGirl Midcentury Modern Elements  designed by Kae Pea...

And a $20 GIFT CERTIFICATE from RubberMoon Art Stamps!

All you have to do is leave a comment below (hopefully something nice!!)
by Friday, January 10th at 11:59PM Central Time.
The more blogs you comment on in the blog hop, the more chances you have of winning!

                                            Thank you and GOOD LUCK!

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