stencil hop and arty labels

The fabulous Jill Berry sent me a pack of her fabulous new stencils from Artistcellar and said: "Go and make something with them! And then give a set away."



I've been messing around with inked labels lately and thought these would add some terrific texture to them. It worked beautifully. Using my inkpad technique, I applied layers of color through the stencils on white Avery labels (I used the full sheets, though you could easily use the pre-cut.)


The best kinds of inkpads to use on the stencils are the thick, spongy kind so they can wedge themselves through the stencil to the paper. For these labels I applied two layers: the first through the stencil, and the second across the entire sheet to fill in the resist areas.


I chopped them up in random sizes with my paper cutter, then made them a bit more graceful by rounding the corners. (I love my corner rounder.)


They were perfect for pen and ink


and making gift tags for the little ones. I'll use them for shipping tags, too!

Jill designed these stencils from her own calligraphy in styles that she describes as Runes, Romans, Rivermap and Roadmap. For a chance to win your own set from Artistcellar, leave a comment (make sure you leave an e-mail address or a way to reach you) and I'll draw a winner on Friday. Bonus entry if you make up a four word phrase starting with all Rs. Show us the alliterative spirit! For a list of all the stops on the stencil blog hop, go here! And if you don't want to take your chances, you can pick up your own set at Artistcellar.

{And if you're looking for List it Tuesday, go here! This week is a don't miss; it's all about junk drawers.}