Monday, July 20, 2015

StencilGirl and Seth Apter Blog Hop

You know what I like about Seth Apter's stencils?
Lots of things really.....
but mainly the itty bitty parts,
the words,
the shapes, and
the versatility.
Those little parts - weird shapes, circles, squares, grids. Those parts are what I call "integrators". That probably isn't even a word, but I'm talking about design elements that can help pull your art together, be it a journal spread, a greeting card or a canvas. Tiny detail can work wonders to link up sections of the art and to help the piece flow.
And the Words, these are words for thinking people. The type of words that have a lot to say. Double meanings and prefixes and suffixes with lots of variety.
Here's a journal spread I recently completed using Seth's and also one of my new stencils.
Mary Beth Shaw journal spread with StencilGirl Products stencils.
 See Seth's new stencils on the StencilGirl Products WEBSITE:
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79 comments:

  1. Love your layout and colors!!! Nicie - ibarrax4 (at) sbcglobal (dot net)

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  2. They look very useful

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  3. Wonderful Integration of Seth's new stencils Mary Beth!

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  4. Love the depth and richness to your pages, Mary Beth!
    Always a delight seeing what you've created in your art journals!

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  5. Anonymous6:34 AM

    I also find myself pulling out Seth's "integrators" quite often in my creatings!! I have a few- NEED more!! �� I recognize your new stencil that we discovered at Art Journaling Live- ❤️ One of my favs!! aWink2u@hotmail.com

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  6. Seth's stencils are so versatile that one or two should be enough....so why do I want them all?

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  7. Such rich colours! I'd love to play with Seth's new stencils, too.

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  9. Looking forward to adding the Text and Texture stencils to my collection. elh1960@yahoo.com

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  10. The colors are so vibrant. They flow off the page to grab your attention.
    thanks for sharing a wonderful design.
    txmlhl@yahoo.com

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  11. Love your journal pages! They look bound in a unique way, too... I'd love to see more detail on that.

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  12. I DO like Seth's art! ellendacoop at gmail.com

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  13. Never knew stencils could look this good! I'm intrigued.

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  14. Gorgeous page, so vibrant. Thanks for your prompt about using the.little bitty parts of stencils to.pull a page together :)

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  17. Love these pages! Such fantastic colors and layers... so much to look at! Love the way your stencil works so perfectly with Seth's :D

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  18. Love the colors and how you incorporated Seth's stencils with yours :)

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  19. MaryBeth, your journal spread, as viewed in the small pic, looks like a view on the ocean, cuz to me the bottom torn papers look like waves. When i enlarge the view, it brings so much more to the eye to see and take in--it looks like buildings and maybe a map to somewhere, or nowhere, or an artistic view of what's going on in the mind--i love the layers and colors! And Seth's stencils mixed in with all the other goodness :) cowtown (at) cowtownstamps (dot com)

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  20. Love the journal layout! swlembke (at) gmail (dotcom)

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  21. Love the layout and colors

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  22. I always love the way you use color in your pieces.
    ckanejohnson(at)me(dot com)

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  23. Loved the videos with Seth, the cat hair and ending tickled me! I love these new stencils. SG is the best.

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  24. Nice use of Seth's stencils and your interesting expression.

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  25. Love the use of the stencils! So many fun details!

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  26. Beautiful page Mary Beth!

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  27. Great colors! Love Seth's new release.

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  28. Fabulously fun journal page with all of Seth's new stencils!! What fun you must've had!!

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  29. Love your idea of them being Integrators - that's exactly what they do.Nice use of them here too!
    lisa(at)horseconsulting(dot com)

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  30. Mmmm! Seth's stencils have infinite possibilities. I would love to try them. wnerman (at) Hotmail (dot com)

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  31. Anonymous1:05 PM

    So excited to have MORE Seth Apter Stencils from the Urban Outsiders line! Whoohoo!!
    jrholmes (at) Comcast (dot net)

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  32. Love your journal pages with these new stencils!
    cynnthea@gmail.com

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  33. Yes! Integrators is a real word, Webster says so! You are so right about Seth's stencils, they are awesome. I can't wait to get a chance to add some to my stencil stash. jessica(at)jleighdesigns(dot)com

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  34. These are awesome and I WILL BE INVESTING IN MASKING TAPE! lol

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  35. Great journal spread. Love the bold colours. Thx for showing how Seth's words ('uncertain") can be altered.

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  36. Lovely work with these
    stencils!
    Carla from Utah

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  37. I love these stencils!

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  38. Really love your journal page and the stencils are wonderful! Doreencars@gmail.com

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  40. WOW stamps and new stencils from Seth! Thank you so much for sharing your inspiration. They all look like so much fun. suzschultz23@aol.com

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  41. Like you MaryBeth- I love the small parts too- and I love your spread above.

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  42. Anonymous4:51 PM

    Cool stencils. Love your spread!

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  43. Nice journal pages.

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  44. Wonderful journal pages. So much to see in them. Great color and texture. Thanks for sharing your creativity with us.

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  45. Nice! My eyes wonder what kind of binding is that? Love anything +Seth Apter and Stencil Girl of course

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  46. Oops. Vickilou at me.com

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  47. Marybeth, thank you for sharing your creativity. Love the stamps and of course the stencils. Gonna have to get me some:)

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  48. These are great! Hope you will be at Stampaway and have plenty of stock! Thanks for the chance to win a GC!!!

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  49. Love your journal page and how you used Seth's stencils. gmarkley (at) cfl.rr (dot com).

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  50. Great stencils and a great way to use them!

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  51. Ohhh, this is amazing! Love the colors.

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  52. Like the new stencils.

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  53. Interesting journal spread, Mary-Beth! I'm really drawn to those squiggly lines on top of the black. I agree with you about those tiny details! You can really create an outstanding work of art just by using these stencils in various ways. Seth's stencil designs are awesome and so fun to play with! Thanks for the chance to win!
    msmith2illustration(at)gmail(dot)com

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  54. neon colours, and Seth's stencils - perfect combinations. ahsquire at hotmail dot com

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  55. I love the new Seth Apter stencils! The new stamps would work well alone and with the new stencils!

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  56. Love what you did with Seth's stencils! Fantastic colors too!

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  57. I'm with you. I love all the little bits and pieces on his stencils. bgm5419@gmail.com

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  58. Beautiful project!

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  59. wow! awesome stencils, really nice layout. sltresso (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  60. love these stencils.. totally drawn to your project.. the purples and bright colors speak to me.. :) tmcblogz at gmail dot com

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  61. Love your journal pages using these new stencils. Thanks for the chance to win.
    eternallybroken (at) gmail (dot com)

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  62. Exciting new stencils by Seth. Love what you've done MB.

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  63. So interesting and free! Thanks for the chance!

    Carmen L

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  64. I have most of Seth's stencils. Now to add more!!!

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  65. You certainly have used these stencils well...love the pages.

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  67. Love the texty fun ... smilynstef at aol dot com

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  68. I love these! Very useful.

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  69. excellent use of the new stencils ......jec0988 (at) shaw (dot ca)

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  70. Oh, boy! These go on my wish list!

    alhrobkin (at) aol (dot com)

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  71. really like the colours!
    the stencils add great "texture" to the pages.
    soozyb at telus dot net

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  72. Love the colors on your page too

    Thank you for this chance to win

    I want what 'everyone' wants

    I want them all, the whole set! - GwillisInc (at) gmail (dot com)

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  73. Really wonderful! Love the fabulous colors! Thanks so much for a chance to win!~kim
    blueroseblogger (at) gmail (dot com)

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  74. Thanks so much for the opportunity! Huntla1 {at} mac [dot] com

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  75. Just discovered you at the Crystal Neubauer webinar. Wow--you are so talented! I am a fan!

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  76. Gorgeous journal spread. Love the new stencils, particularly the text and texture. The new groove tool looks like a lot of fun.

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