This is my entry for the Stencil Girl Products & Lost Coast Designs Rubberstamps BLOG HOP … and is my first Vision Board. It just sort of happened … and was a lot of fun to create. I worked on it over several weeks … as I created the background and four different vision frames. Instructions and a list of the stencil and stamps used are shown below. My board makes me smile and I keep going back to look at it! Read the board as … I am soft and strong, I am lost and found, I am tall and small, I am ME all day long!
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Cherri Robb YOU ARE HERE! … please remember to leave a comment and THANKS FOR CHECKING OUT MY BLOG HOP ENTRY!
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Linda Kittmer
Carolyn Dube
Leslie B. Turner
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Karen McAlpine
Leslie Tucker Jenison
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Lindsay Weirich
Maria McGuire
Beginning Steps: My inspiration began with 2 stencils from Stencil Girl Products and several new stamps from Lost Coast Designs. So first I stamped all the images I thought I might use and cut them out. Then I played around with the stencils using several different color mediums. I love using cardboard as my foundation layer, and because the stencil was 12 inches wide, I cut a 13 inch square piece of cardboard. After I had laid the stencils and stamps out on the cardboard, I had the vision to create four windows into artful journey of who I am.
Board Background: Using a box cutter and straight edge, I cut cardboard from a box to 13 by 13 inches. Then I used an awl to pull off some of the top layer of paper and expose spots of ‘corrugated’ inside of the cardboard. I sprayed the cardboard with several different colors of Moon Glow’s Moon Shadow Mist. When dry the cardboard had warped, so I turned it over and sprayed it lightly with plain water, then weighed the corners with bottles of glue. It dried flat … so there!
Next, I stenciled the Swatton Borders #1 stencil using acrylic paint (Van Gogh Oxide Black) onto a 2 by 12 inch piece of yellow pot-a-dot cardstock. I cut around the curvy side of the stencil with scissors, and cut the other three sides with a deckled edge rotary cutter. I rubbed the edges of the cardstock with a black ink pad. Repeat for second bottom stencil section. Also cut two more pieces of 2 by 12 inch matching cardstock for left and right sides of vision board. Do not assemble.
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Vision Frame 1: Steps include (1) the “Head in Hands” image stamped in Memento tuxedo black ink on smooth surface off white cardstock; cheeks and lips colored with chalk pencils; (2) Sizzix “Frame, Decorative Rectangle” die cut, I edged the frame with ink so it doesn’t show white; (3) Words “soft & strong” stamped lettter-by-letter with Memento Rich Cocoa ink, then cut out as full words; (4) restamp “Head in Hands” with Memento Danube Blue ink and cut out butterfly only; (5) Distress edges of words and butterfly with Memento Rich Cocoa and Potters Clay inks; (6) sew button onto center of butterfly then mount butterfly with 3D glue dots onto full stamp image; (7) twist wire of three flowers together, wrap individual wires around awl to create coils; (8) mount image inside die cut frame; add paper flowers; do NOT add words at this time. Set aside.
Vision Frame 2: Repeat instructions above for “Time Flies” image including second stamping in blue, cut out full image and blue key hole. Also repeat stamping for words “Lost” and “Found. Next stamp “Rulers” background image and mount behind die cut frame. Distress and color image and key hole as shown in photo. Add brads to key hole, mount key hole to image with 3D glue dots. Mount “Time flies” to background with glue stick. Sew on key embellishment and a “corner” embellishment; do NOT add words at this time. Set aside.
Vision Frame 3: I made the background for this frame using the “Journal Notes” stencil by Stencil Girl Products. Instead of stippling with acrylic ink, on this one I used the Ranger/Tim Holtz “Distress Paint” dauber in walnut stain. Mount the stenciled background behind the die cut frame. Follow the same instructions above for stamping the image in rich cocoa and danube blue, cutting out the inside lines of the blue butterfly wings, coloring the face with chalk pens, and mounting the wings with glue dots. I mold the edges of cut out images around my fingers softly to add more shape and dimension. Affix the butterfly to frame/background with glue stick. I also used my own baby photo in an old slide mount frame for this window. Same instructions for words and it’s okay to mount these, because the do not overlap the outside stencil when assembled. Set aside.
Vision Frame 4: The last vision window uses the cardboard as its background. I purposefully stripped away the top layer of paper to reveal the corrugated inside in this area. Repeat same instructions for “Lady with Umbrella” and words. I had a die cut pear and stamped it with the “Joy” background stamp, then embellished with a grunge number five and sewn-on button. This one needs to be completely assembled later when it is put on the board. Set aside pieces.
Assembly: I further trimmed/cut around the bold outside curl of Swatton Border stencil both sides so I could tuck the frame up inside and show the stencil curl sitting on top of the frame (click on Vision Frame #1 photo to see this detail). Repeat for both top and bottom stencil,both sides. Place the four strips of yellow pot-a-dot cardstock upside down on the cardboard sized 1/4 inch inset on all sides; join with a glue stick on the corners only, making sure not to get the glue near the cut “curls” so I could still tuck the die cut frame inside. Next I used Tacky Glue on the backside of this outside border, all the way around, turned over and stuck to the cardboard. Double check quickly that there is no glue under the “curl”. Then I positioned each frame on the cardboard without glue, centering so there is a small gap in the middle for the letters “I AM”. One by one I lifted and glued the first three frames and their words. Lastly, I glued all the pieces of the “Lady with Umbrella” window directly onto the cardboard. The “I AM” letters are grunge board colored first with Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Stain in antique bronze. After they were dry, I rubbed the Danube Blue ink pad over the top to add color highlights; affix letters with Tacky Glue holding down for a moment to secure. Each of these four vision window designs could be made into a greeting card. Enjoy!
- STENCILS USED from Stencil Girl Products
- Swatton borders # 1 stencil
- Journal notes stencil
- STAMPS USED from Lost Coast Design Rubberstamps
- Head in hands
- Old Typewriter & Rustic Alphabet Sets
- Time Flies
- Rulers Background
- Butterfly face
- Silhouette Lady with Umbrella
- Joy (the background)
Wishing you an artful journey! Signing off … Cherri Robb
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Gorgeous project-thanks for sharing 🙂
Interesting idea for your page, quite unique. Thanks for a chance to win the giveaway.
You’re so talented. Thank you for this opportunity
Love the saying
What a wonderful vision board you created!
Awesome products!
Love this style, so vintage-y! TY for the chance to win as well!
Cool vision board’. Thanks for a chance to win! Have a great day
thanks for the inspiration love the vision board and thanks for the giveaway
Thanks for the chance to win! Your Vision Board entry is so interesting!
Love hopping around today and seeing all kinds of new inspiration. Thanks.
Love this!
Absolutely cool and lovely.
the work I am seeing is so beyond my work..amazing
wonderful project. I like that face in fact think I have her.
stamping sue
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I love this Vision board! Thanks so much for hopping with us.
What a great visual you have made for yourself! Thanks for hopping with StencilGIrl!
Thank you Maria … and thank you again for the stencils … and for the invite!! Cherri
I like the butterfly!
Love stencils!!! New ones would be Awesome!!!!
As much as I love Stencil Girl Stencils; I love Lost Coast Designs stamps just as much! The detail and variety of their stamps are just incredible! I own several but I’d certainly love to have more!!!
Sparking new ideas….thanks!
Amazing project!!
What a great giveaway.I would love to get to play with all of it.
A vision board…now that is a first for me. But intriguing all the same. Wonder what my windows would show?
Nice style, reminds me of Alice in Wonderland!
I love your compliment … thank YOU!
Amazing giveaway. Thanks for the chance to win!
thanks for the giveaway and blog hop!
Thank you for sharing your wonderful art.
Great choice of stamps. Love this board. Great hopping with you.
This is awesome! Your images are so wonderfully whimsical! TFS!
Great idea to make a vision board.
Love the vintage look
Love this board.
What a beautiful creation Cherri. I love your layout, stamps and embellishments. Wonderful craftsmanship!
Great idea.
fantastic board,so much work put into it!
I am so glad to be participating along your side in this Blog Hop! great fun!
Bibiana (DTM Lost Coast Designs)
Wonderful! Great vision!
Wow that is quite the page, with a lot going on.
great page. i really like the clockhead lady in the upper right. thanks for the opportunity to win goodieis.
Absolutely beautiful,it is really 4 artworks in one!
Cherri, I love the whole idea of your vision board! Now, I’m itching to make one too! Love it!
Love the complexity and plethora of textures in this!
So great to be an artist on this hop with you! 🙂
amazing talent!!! is a great job!!!
What an absolutely fabulous creation Cherri! Amazing details and fab execution!
Leigh … thank you SO MUCH for your compliment! Artfully yours, Cherri
Silhouette Lady with Umbrella is a must have stamp for me. I want it
great texturing and layering. thanks for the dual opportunity to be inspired and enter a giveaway!
Thanks for sharing!
Hi. While I couldn’t see the picture at the top, I loved reading about what you did and seeing your work. Nice job.
I just put up a cork board to use as a vision board,but it is still blank.
However you gave me some jumping off ideas. The stamps are wonderful. Thanks
Lovely! What a different idea, so detailed.
i absolutely love what you did with the stamps and stencils. loving both companies so much. thanks for the inspiration and chance to win. xox
This is really beautiful — worth every minute it took for its creation! I want to thank you for having chosen my stencil “Borders #1” for creating the border on this 3-dimensional artwork.
Cecilia hi! You are MOST WELCOME! I loved all your stencils, so it was hard to pick just one! And, thank YOU for your kind words too. Artfully yours, Cherri from Colorado.
Great vision board! So creative! And thank you for showing me a whole new media in the sprays! Wow, I love this blog hop!~ So many interesting and creative blogs to see!
I was just considering a vision board today…and then I saw this lovely piece. Thank you for sharing.
It’s great how it all fits together. Perfect.
Stamps and stencils, I’ll be hopping along blog to blog.
Beautiful board. Love the colors you used.
wow! tx for sharing and inspiring, aloha, angi in hana
Truly a work of art – loved the sentiment that made it all work!
I love your vision board. I have a dream board but would love to make a vision board. Your project piece has given me some inspiration. Love the stencils and stamps used. Thank You. Sue
This is so awesome – what a labor love! I’m so glad I re-visited this evening! Very happy for the opportunity to participate in this blog hop with you!
Hugs,
Leslie
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What a coincidence, I have been thinking about making a vision board. Hope mines comes out as nice as yours. 🙂
Very cool project, so much neat stuff going on. Love the letter stamps!
This is the first time I’ve heard of a vision board. Lovely!
Thanks for the chance to win such a wonderful prize!
Using the frames defines the stories but unites them as well. Quite interesting!
So steampunk!!!! You did a great job with this project!
Jan
How do you think of all those layers?! Love the steampunk pony.
I am so excited that I got to see your Vision Board Art in person – beautiful!
Love this idea of a vision board. Awesome!
Cherri, thanks so much for sharing your process. Beautiful!
I just loved your lay out with the 4 windows and the stencil was a great fit. I also was admiring those stamps that you chose when I was at Lost. Great combination.
This hop is a great way to see what different artist do with similar materials. Thanks for participating, you board art is beautiful.
Interesting use of supplies, love it.
Cherri, you’re vision board is amazing!!! You have chosen the perfect stamps for this project. Thanks for the blog hop and for the chance to win this awesome prize!
Wow- awesome piece Cheri!
Interesting job!!!
Very nice!
I love faces and this is so much fun.
Annie
What a great piece of art! Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
Inspiring piece of art. Love the idea.
Cherri, I’m not familiar with the term, vision board, but I love the picture you created, to me, it would also, look lovely as a wall hanging or journal page….
A thoughtful and fully satisfying vision board. I’ll have to check out LCDs stamps…these ones are awesome.
Great tutorial. The vision board idea is interesting. I am inspired to check into it!
superbe projet!
merci pour ce blog hop!
kisses
coc♥
Such an amazing project!
Thank you for such detailed instruction for your creative vision board. I’ve never been to your blog before. I’m going to have fun looking around.
I’m interested to know more about a vision board. I haven’t heard of them before.
Thanks for sharing such detailed explanations for how you created each lovely part of this! I’ve learned a lot from my visit to your blog.
Thank you for sharing your process in such wonderful detail. You’ve really helped to open up my imagination. I’m going to have to create a vision board for myself. There’s a lot to think about.
I would love to see your art in person.. Lovely indeed!!
Love the very vintage feel of your project! Great job!
Your board is so detailed! What a beautiful piece!
Great piece. So detailed.
Great project!
Wow! That was several weeks that were sooo worthwhile.
Very nice, love it.
You have inspired me to make a vision board using stamps and stencils. Yours is just beautiful!
I have never done a vision board….yours is inspiring. Maybe I should give it a try. Thanks for being part of the blog hop!
Great Board! Thanks!
Love it!! Rolling along….
This has so much to say – fantastic! Thanks for contributing to the blog hop – so many wonderful ideas!
Like the idea of the vision board
love your blog! you have great ideas! i have always wanted to do a vision board… you have inspired me, thanks. i would love to win some supplies i want to get back to making homemade for my loved ones and friends! they used to love getting handmade goodies from me. i love everything crafty, diy, creative, artistic,…. will be following you and keeping up with you too! thanks! – great blog and ideas thx
oh i i just adore angels!! arent they just the best!!! 🙂
first I’ve heard of vision board. lovely
Mixed media in the best sense of the word!
Lots of work and a very clever idea. Thanks!
This is wonderful!
I’ve never made a vision board before. All that detail. Awesome work!
TFS
Grandma Nancy
There is so much work in this piece – love it. I would never have considered using the the “Journal Notes” stencil in the way that you did – very creative
Your board is really cool. Thanks for sharing it.
Cool Vision Board! I love the mix of stamps and stencils!
Your project is really neat. I love the layers you did. It turned out beautiful.
Love your creation! Sort of vintage meets modern. Love this blog hop giveaway~
very cool. thanks for the inspiration
this is great!