March Days

I am so so happy it is March! It definitely roared in like a lion (we had snow storms last week!) and today it was over 70 degrees. I love March so much, I made an art journal page for it :)…

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I had fun creating this quick art journal spread. I used a lot of techniques I learned from a class I took a couple years ago with TCW designer Julie Balzer. I remember being so shocked and terrified that Julie covered up so much of her pages with dark paint! But I had to give it a try myself! Here’s how I made this page…

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I started with the Overlapping Stripes stencil and some texture paste. Once it dried I painted my entire page pink and purple. Then I used white paint with the new Poppy Field stencil, and teal paint with the Corncob Etching stencil.

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I added some more background layers with lime green paint over parts of the Doodled Patterns stencil. I love these types of stencils because there are so many different uses out of just one stencil!

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Now I begin to cover it all up! I used the Painted Lady stencil and began painting the entire page in a dark navy paint.

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I love how the background comes through, even in the thin lines of the butterfly stencil.

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Finally I added a quote from one of my favorite books of all time: Great Expectations.

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“It was one of those March days where the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light and winter in the shade.”

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I hope you’re having a beautiful March day where ever you are!

Rachel Kleinman

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The Crafter’s Workshop Design Team Member

The Crafter’s Workshop Certified Educator

Here is a complete list of the stencils I used today… by the way, every stencil is BRAND NEW from The Crafter’s Workshop! (some links may be affiliate links).

TCW 600 – Overlapping Stripes

TCW 619 – Corncob Etching

TCW 601 – Poppy Fields

TCW 593 – Doodled Pattern

TCW 602 – Painted Lady

6 thoughts on “March Days

  1. Oh so fun and sooooooooooooooooooo lovely Rachel. Wow – so fun to watch how this came together. Love how you used the stencil to achieve such a beautiful design. j.

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