Soul-Mending Mixed Media Layout for StencilGirl®

Hello,

Today we’re sharing our project inspired by the Stencil Poetry theme on StencilGirl ® Blog. Poetry and art for us always go hand in hand. Many times, we either create an art project and then write about it or vice versa.

We’ve created a mixed media layout and we were inspired by Aditi’s poem ‘Soul-Mending’ from her recent book ‘On The Other Side’. For the project, a newer version of the poem was written and then we created this layout. We’ll share the two poems below as well:)!

Here’s a look at the layout:

Check the post on StencilGirl® Blog for the process.

Here’s the poem and how we were inspired by it.

Soul-Mending Project Version 1.1

Fixing broken pieces of your soul,

is not like joining pieces of a puzzle.

The same pieces that once fit together,

may no longer do so.

Sometimes you need to hurt,

to take it all in.

And, some pieces need to be discarded,

when sifting through them.

Once you’re done hurting,

pick them up piece by piece

and mend your soul.

Sew them and stitch them back again.

The threads you use will remind you,

of how you patched it all together.

It won’t be the same,

The scars will be there,

But you’ll been one again.

We were inspired by the idea of the soul being fragments (our different patterned hexagons) and puzzle pieces. When you mend them, they do leave gaps, and necessarily don’t fit back together. We used thread to stitch them together, with varying patterns as it’s never the same. The Deer spirit reminds us to be gentle and kind with ourselves through this process. The flowers remind us about the idea of blooming and then drying, falling, yet the seeds blossom into a flower again. The colour palette we used- Teal, Greens, Mustard(Gold) all speaks to us of soul renewal, of spring, of fixing. 

Here are a few close-ups:

 

 

 

 

Supply List-

• Lindy’s sprays – Bayou Boogie Gold, Grab a Guy Gold, Golden Sleigh Bells, Time Travel Teal, Lucky Shamrock Green, Cathedral Pines Green
• Art Alchemy Metallique- Gold Amber, Ginger Magic Sparks, Dark Forest
• Art Alchemy Metallique Waxes- Mint Sparkle, Peacock, Firebird
• Dusty Attic and Kora Chipboards
• Fantasy die – FD 779
• Stencil Girl Stencils-  L 708 (Mod City Country Abstract by Cynthia Silveri), L 726 (It’s Time to Play by Carolyn Dube), L 712 (Lattice Medallion by Kristie Taylor)., L 698 (Hexagons Mini Printmaking by Ann Butler)
• Sequins
• Thread
• Flowers, Feathers
• Distress Ink- Fossilised Amber

Fill it with circles- StencilGirl- Layout

Hello,

Hope you’ve had a fantastic start to 2020. Today we’re on the StencilGirl® blog sharing a mixed media layout using our StencilGirl Stencils. This month, we’re inspired by the theme- Fill it with circles.

Here’s a look at our layout

Check out the blog for the process!

 

 

 

StencilGirl Stencils used:

• L 714, Tapestry by KristieTaylor.
• L 238, Spheres by Michelle Ward
• L577, Pomegranate Seeds Grape and Apple by Valerie Sjodin  

Lindy’s Sprays used:

• Rudolph’s Nose Red
• Marigold Yellow orange
• Poinciana Red Flame
• Hag’s Wart Orange
• Yellow Roses of Texas

 

Dress it or Wear it

Today we are on the StencilGirl® Talk Blog with a fun post! The theme this month is to ‘Dress it or Wear it’ and we decided to dress up a skirt that can be worn. We have a step by step pictorial too!

StencilGirl Gift-worthy Blog Hop KP

We have a blog hop and the theme is ‘Gift worthy’. It’s interesting to see what each creative team member from StencilGirl® has created.

We’ve made a basket weave gift box. We first created papers using Stencils, Acrylics and Gel Press. We then made our basket box base using chipboard. We cut the paper up into strips and stuck it onto the base on the top, bottom and sides to replicate a weave pattern. We added a crochet border for more details. We then embossed some elements using stencils and finished up the cover.

It makes for a great gift box. One could fill it up with a mini-album, use it to hold art supplies while travelling, gift chocolates or trinkets; anything and everything!

HOP DETAILS

Be sure to hop over to each fantastic project and leave a comment for the artist!

The more comments, the more chances you’ll have to win $50 worth of StencilGirl® stencils! Good luck!

Sue Plumb’s Cookie Jar and Art Bag

Claudia Neubacher’s Tote Bag

Sunila & Aditi Mahajan’s Treasure Box – *****YOU ARE HERE*****

Peg Robinson’s Necklace

Shel C’s Journal Set

Jennifer Gallagher’s Paper Mache Gift Box

Linda Edkins Wyatt’s Beach Memories Painting

Jill McDowell’s Twisted Treasure Pouches

Carol Baxter’s Advent Calendar

Contest closes 10-8-19 at 11:59 p.m. CST.  Winner notified by email 10-9-19.

More Pictures of our project

Mixed Media Moon Chime

Today I’ve created a Mixed Media home decor piece inspired by two challenges. I was invited by Mixed Media Academy to guest design for their August Challenge. The challenge is to create something inspired by the colour palette and a Zodiac Sign.

I combined this with the Nomadic Soul Diaries August Challenge.

Here’s my project: Inspired by MMA- The colour palette works for me very well because these are my go-to colours. I’ve used a crescent moon idea and created my interpretation of the universe. I believe my purpose is to heal, inspire and spread light. The Virgo Symbol is of a maiden carrying s shaft of wheat. In my interpretation, I’ve used it as a fairy carrying this light to illuminate the world. I’ve also depicted the universe from the Moon’s perspective, which means space seems white and the moon and stars have the colour:)! This to me is a metaphorical representation of how others perspective and point of view is so important for me. The phrases I’ve used are lines from a poem that I’ve written and talked about this idea. 

NSD- I’ve created a home decor hanging, used crystals and as for mosaic I’ve interpreted it as assorted patterns that make a whole and used a stencil and mandala to represent it.

Here’s a tutorial:

 

Some close-ups:

 

 

Mark Making and Texture for StencilGirl®

This month, the theme at StencilGirl® Blog is  ‘Texture it or Make Marks On It’. As mixed media artists, we love doing both of these. We find solace and creative freedom in this form of art.

Today we decided to play in our journal with minimal supplies, create marks and textures on our page, but keep our layers flat. Which means, no foam tape, no added embellishments, just luscious and vibrant layers.

Here’s a look at what we accomplished:

Here are some close-ups:

 

 

 

We’ve used the following stencils:

ATC Mixup Dube Stencil by Carolyn Dube (L657)

Pixels by Rae Missigman (S509)

ATC Mixup- K Taylor Stencil(L665)

Self-Discovery- A mixed media layout

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Today we’re guest designing for More Than Words Challenge Blog. Here’s a look at their challenge for this month:

I (Aditi) was inspired by the word inspiration and based my layout on that. ‘Discover’ to me spoke of my own discovery and hence I decided to scrap myself in this Layout. The layout is a collection of many moments from my time in Spain. The background is created using watercolour inks and lindy’s magical shakers. I’ve incorporated a technique I discovered during my time at the Art School. I’ve used Scrapbox Chipboard and dies for the embellishments (that I’d bought during my travels and went hiding in my stash). These to me speak of directions. I’ve used lace, doodling pens and a resin frame as well from my old stash as a part of the creative challenge. The colours used are also symbolic to this journey.

I’ve also written a poem on this:

Sometimes, you ought to isolate,

in order to find yourself.

In solitude, I found

my laughter, my joy, my peace.

And then I

discovered me!

Life has its ways,

and if you surrender

healing is magical.

Sometimes, you ought to move,

in different directions

to find the light within.

It’s circular and spiral,

not linear, this journey

called life.

And freedom lies in

flowing like a stream

and swaying with the wind.

And when that happened,

my heart opened up,

sunshine warmed-up my soul,

and love gushed in every cell.

With a new passion and gratitude

my entire being blossomed.

Here are a few close-ups:

Fantasy Call

It’s always good to take up new challenges and join new teams. It’s a way of not only showcasing your skills but also learning and growing. It’s an exchange of skills, talents, ideas and much more and that adds value to lives. We’ve been a part of the Fantasy team this past term, and have enjoyed our tenure. We wish to continue and inspire people with our creations using their fabulous knives and chipboards.

We are Sunila & Aditi (mother & daughter, aka Dots to Lines) and we live in Bangalore, India. We have been mixed media artists and scrapbookers professionally for about 5 years. We are into paper-crafting, Mixed Media Layouts, Art Journaling, Albums making, Altered Art and Scrapbooking. Our style of art and craft is a fusion of techniques and use of vibrant colours. We aim to spread joy. Every creation of ours, speaks a story and we enjoy sharing this with people. We keep learning and try to incorporate variety in our creations.  We keep ourselves updated and upgrade our skills timely.

We would like to re-apply and continue our term with Fantasy. We are huge fans of Fantasy Dies and chipboards. We would love to be a part of the Team, to showcase creative ways of using Fantasy Dies/Chipboards. We have a great standing and viewership as artists/crafters in the Indian Market, and we would be able to contribute to the growth of the brand, reaching a newer market like India. We have many interested crafters/artists who love using dies and chipboards in their creations, and with us showcasing the product, it would sure help the brand enter this vast art world in India. With our versatility, we’d love to showcase them across projects- journals, cards, layouts, altered projects, etc. Also, it would be a great opportunity for us to work with a team of mixed artists, share, and learn together. We’re punctual and hence timely project submission is a plus! We are into blogging and have experience being Design Team Members. We are active on social media platforms. We regularly also participate in various blog challenges. Documenting memories, especially through mixed media art and scrapbooking makes us happy.

Along with an International Artist Nuneka, Aditi has an Instagram Challenge for 2019 by the name of Nomadic Soul Diaries.  Through this, we aim to encourage people to express their creativity. We have 50 international designers and various brands associated with us for this. And the response so far has been magnificent. 

 

We have also been a part of various Blog Hops and YouTube Hops with International Artists. We have a few upcoming events as well. We enjoy video tutorials and have an active YouTube channel.

 

We are also teaching at Art Walk Alchemy, a class each, this year. Here’s a link- https://www.mysticspringstudios.com/art-walk-alchemy/.  Apart from this, we do take workshops.

Contact Names– Sunila Mahajan and Aditi Mahajan (aka Dots to Lines)

E-mail- dotstolines9@gmail.com

Blog– https://dotstolinesblog.wordpress.com/

Instagram name– https://www.instagram.com/addi.mahajan/ ; https://www.instagram.com/sunilamahajan/

Pinterest– https://in.pinterest.com/dotstolines9/

Youtube channel– https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwszntdj-PoYCn9fdU1-kPA/videos?sort=dd&view=0&shelf_id=0

Facebook Accounts- https://www.facebook.com/aditi.mahajan ; 

https://www.facebook.com/sunila.mahajan.3

Here are some of our latest works. We have chosen different ones, to showcase our versatility (Cards, Tags, Layouts, Journal Page, Home Decor).

      

      

      

Thank you!

Memories Documented

Today we’re sharing a mixed media layout we’ve created for Fantasy using their amazing Dies. We have a pictorial on their blog. Apart from that, we’ve used Bo Bunny Paper and Lindy’s Sprays- Time Travel Teal, Green With Envy Green, Tweedle Dee Denim, Dark Chocolate Truffle, Bachelor Button Blue; Embossing Powder- Guten Tag Teal.

Here’s the layout:

We are submitting this for:

More Than Words May Challenge– We’ve used multiple photos and documented about the weekend – which is typically monkeying around :)!

Here are some more pictures:

Paradise Found

Today we have a mixed media layout made for #scrapyourheartout2019 Event. We have used Kaisercraft Misty Mountain Collection; Art Alchemy Paints- Antique Dark Velvet, Royal Blue, Ice Queen, Butterfly Spell Sparks, Midnight Sky, Crocus Fields; Lindy’s Sprays- Delphinium Turquoise, Tea Pot Purple, Grab a Guy Gold, Bayou Boogie Gold, French Lilac Violet, Tilt a Wheel Teal, Poppin’ Pink; Prima Marketing Flowers; Micro Beads; Dusty Attic Chipboards.

Here’s a look at it:

Here’s the video link:

We’re submitting this for:

Dusty Attic May Challenge– Inspired by the colour palette

Mixed Media Place April Challenge– Inspired by the blues, purple combination and nature.

Lindy’s May Challenge– Inspired by the colours

Here are some close-up pictures:

 

 

StencilGirl Squared-Off Swap Hop

Hello and welcome! You have arrived at the StencilGirl® Creative Team’s Spectacular Squared-Off Swap Hop.

We have two projects we created for this hop with the collage pieces we received.

The first one is a layout. We used one of the collage pieces as our focal element and the rest to build our layers. Here is a look at it.

Our second project is a journal page using mixed media techniques and layering the collage pieces. Here is a look at it.

The more blogs you comment on the more chances you have a chance to win one of four $25 gift certificates for stencils from StencilGirl® Products. Comment by May 3, 2019. Winner notified by email May 6^th.

 

Dots2Lines, Aditi & Sunila Mahajan *** YOU ARE HERE***

 

Natalie May 

 

Trena Brannon

 

Sandee Setliff

 

Kristin Peterson

 

Tina Walker

 

Claudia Neubacher

 

Katie Lamb

 

Jill McDowell

 

Kristin Williams

 

Debi Adams

 

Silvia Souza

 

Cheetarah Cheeda

 

Louise Nelson

Here’s a look at all the projects in this hop.

Altered Record for StencilGirl®

Today we are on the StencilGirl Blog with a fun project.

We have created this keeping in mind the theme of Stencil Poetry and What’s Old is New Again.

Combining these, we wrote a small poem that forms the focal of our project. We have altered a Vinyl Record with mixed media techniques.

Here’s our poem:

Old. New. Renew.

Time. Passes.

Change. is. constant.

The only constant.

That. gives me solace.

And yet.

The fragments of the Old.

Stay.

Pieces of a broken record.

As though.

Playing. together.

To be. A. whole.

A. new. again.

Another form.

Another song.

Again.

Old. new. renew.

Here’s the completed record:

Here’s the tutorial:

We are submitting this for:

Dusty Attic April Challenge– Inspired by the colour palette

Here are some close-ups:

We have used Stencil Girl Stencils- L477, L592, L475
Lindy’s Sprays- Chateau Rose, Open Arms Amethyst, Marigold Yellow Orange, Bodacious Blush, Mission Bells Brown, Moonlit Mulberry, Bougainvillea Fuchsia
Mintay Paper- Dear Diary