Inspired by Grids

Happy September crafty friends!  Hard to believe another month is gone from this year!

I have had this Instagram photo in a “to be documented” pile and was inspired by the square format to use other grids and square shapes.april 2015_TCW_Sept 2015 border 2

I used the 3 stencils below with a combination of mixed media ink, spray mist, ink and modeling paste.

TCW549OblongTangledWebTCW504LifeTidbits

I started with the 12×12 Oblong Doodling Template on white cardstock and a mix of 3 different ColorBox Media Inx.april 2015_TCW_Sept 2015 (16)

I concentrated the teal color under the largest square, where I planned the photo to be and worked out from there.  After trimming the cardstock, I mounted the painted grid onto a couple different patterned papers.
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I had several tags, including a canvas one, that I stenciled distress ink using the Mini Life Tidbits calendar stencil.  I added another layer of gold modeling paste with the 2015 over the canvas tag.april 2015_TCW_Sept 2015 (8)

Wanting to add some color and texture under the photo, I misted some vellum with the 6×6 Tangled Web stencil.  I liked the combination of grungy grid with the larger irregular background.april 2015_TCW_Sept 2015 (1)After layering the vellum and stenciled tags, I added the photo with 3-dimensional adhesive onto the background. 021I cut a couple rectangles out of the background with a craft knife to let the patterned papers show.  I also used lots of stitching to secure the pieces down and add texture.020You can follow the links below to the stencils I used.

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Stencils used:

TCW549 – DOODLING TEMPLATE OBLONG

TCW535s – DOODLING TEMPLATE MINI TANGLED WEB

TCW504s – DOODLING TEMPLATE MINI LIFE TIDBITS

Thanks for stopping by the Blog and have an amazing day!

Jenni Calma

The Crafter’s Workshop Design Team Member

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