Jane Davenport's New Face Stencils paired with StampCow Stamps

I just got my new Jane Davenport face stencils in the mail today.  WooHoo!  They are so cute and coy.  I had to play with one of them immediately.  Which means I am back to making faces.  I wanted a very quick effect for her hair so I used the very organic StampCow stamps.  They have almost a Zentangle effect so I can tangle part of the hair and stamp part of it.  This face ended up looking like a fairy in the forest.

The paper was a piece of scrap artist paper from Stampington, the kind they give away in the magazine every month, love that stuff.  Staz-On black ink and a PITT artist pen for the black portions.  The colors come from SMOOCH ink.  Some have a little more glitter than others which gives this a mystical feel.

Check out her new 6" by 6" face stencils when you get a chance, they're really fun.  Take care ~ Renee

AIRs Project/Artists Choice

My third project for IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Artists in Residence this month is my Choice!  I’ve been working with IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Brilliance™ Pigment Inks this month and have really come to love them!  So this card is made from scraps of my own paper made with their inks and some stencils.  First I made the paper using a Julie Fei-Fan Balzer stencil that has some stars on it.  I love the blue of IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Brilliance™ Pigment ink in the Pearlescent Sky Blue color.  It has a beautiful sheen to it.  I used that and a sponge from my little bag of IMAGINE Crafts® InkBlushers™ to lay down the blue color on some water color paper.

 

I heat set the blue ink and then took a Balzer stencil that looks like lace and sprayed IMAGINE Crafts®Fireworks!™ Craft Spray in the Tangelo color very liberally on to the paper.  I allowed this to dry and then I cut off pieces of the paper to make ATCs and cards.  This is my favorite card that I’d like to share.

   

The sentiment is by Northwoods Rubber Stamps and the tiny flowers are from StampCow.  I added some of the newest G45 paper and a few rhinestones to finish it off.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today; I always appreciate your visits.  I hope you had a terrific weekend.  Talk to you soon~ Renée

100 Faces in 100 Days using StampCow

When I am drawing my faces each day I try to make the hair out of different things.  At times I just use Distress Stain, Zentangle techniques are always a fast and fun option, too.  Today I decided to use a couple of different stamps from StampCow so it looked more "organic".  I ended up with a face of a Wood Nymph. 

Even her necklace has a little fairy on it!  I drew her using a Jane Davenport stencil as a guide.  The background is a piece of paper made with my Gelli Plate and acrylic paints.  All of the stamps are by StampCow.  We are heading into the weekend and hopefully some cooler weather!  Have a great weekend, thanks for stopping by. ~ Renee



And the Faces continue

Still sticking with my commitment of doing a face a day.  I won't bore you with all of them but I liked the Zentangle hair on this one!

The background is done with a Julie Fei-Fan Balzer stencil and some Dylusions Turquoise spray ink.  The stamps are by StampCow and the Zentangle designs are done with a Micron pen.  Her face is colored with Pan Pastels and Gelatos.  I started just to do a Zentangle page while watching TV and ended up with a face!  Go figure.

Thanks so much for stopping by, I'm off to take a class at Ink About It this morning.  Looking forward to learning something new!  Have a great weekend, talk to you soon. ~ Renee