Mary Beth Shaw "Almost-Live" Video

 https://youtu.be/Oma9TNGtDKE

LONGWOOD FLORALS Mask L675

 I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the December 12 issue of StencilGirl Talk.  That post comes from a very gifted artist, Jane Bellante, who has made a video that features my 9" x 12" mask Longwood Florals L675   ... which looks like this:

If you have time during these busy December weeks, please check out the December 12 issue of StencilGirl Talk.  That's where you'll find the link to Jane's video. 

Christmas Cards -- for Place Settings or to Mail

Today's post brings 6" x 6" Christmas cards decked out with quick, easy collages assembled using cut-outs from my stencil- and mask-prints (StencilGirlProducts.com.)  Most of my Christmas cards have a traditional look; a few others go out on a limb, giving traditional Christmas colors a nod, yet veering away from traditional designs to employ abstract imagery.

The white "glow" circles around some of today's candle flames are laser-cut white paper doilies of the type that's available here as well as elsewhere.  The metallic stickers (stripes, stars, snowflakes, etc.) are from PaperWishes.com.

Above:  I printed this black-and-white background with 6" x 6" Swatton Grid stencil s077. Atop that background I've mounted a small sheet of metallic silver paper multi-printed using 9" x 12" mask L268 Twinship.  Topmost is a Christmas tree cut from textured red foil.  The star-like shape at bottom right, s well as the red stripes, are stickers from PaperWishes.com.

 

Above:  the pillar candle started as glossy black paper.  I sponged metallic green ink over the paper; when it dried, I used metallic red acrylic paint and my 6" x 6" mask Champagne s960 to make a mid-century modern-inspired print. This pillar candle is cut from that 6" x 6" print.

Above:  One of my Artist Trading Card-sized masks included in L769 ATC Mixup Swatton #2 is just the right size for making a print to become a pillar candle like the one above as well as the one below. 

Above: To print the pillar candle, I used 4" x 4" M051 Fern Fronds Silhouette Mini and green acrylic paint.

The next two cards feature pillar candles made from holographic giftwrap paper that I'd printed using 9" x 12" Facets L283.

Making the print for today's final Christmas card, above, I used  L769 ATC Mixup Swatton #2, one of 9 Artist Trading Card-sized stencils and masks that fill this 9" x 12" sheet of sturdy Mylar. I worked with pale gold metallic acrylic paint on a background of glossy black cardstock.

Flames in today's post were freehand-cut, but for anyone seeking  a flame shape already formed in a stencil or mask, Bulbs and Banners S955 is a 6" x 6" mask that has a sideways flame-like shape in its upper right.

6" x 6" fold-over style greeting card blanks are available here and here and possibly elsewhere.

There is a small surcharge for mailing 6" x 6" greeting cards.  Check with your local P.O.

Many thanks for visiting here today! To scroll thru the pages of my stencils and asks at StencilGirlProducts.com, please start here.