{"id":18864,"date":"2015-08-03T08:01:48","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T07:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/?p=18864"},"modified":"2022-12-09T12:56:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T11:56:19","slug":"quirky-dutch-summer-8-guest-jessica-sporn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/quirky-dutch-summer-8-guest-jessica-sporn\/","title":{"rendered":"Quirky Dutch Summer #8 Guest: Jessica Sporn"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\nQuirky Dutch Summer
\n<\/strong>Do you have no idea what ‘Quirky Dutch Summer’ is all about? Read this post<\/a> first. All the posts – newest at the top, oldest down below – can be found here<\/a>. There is a Facebook group for sharing your QDS work here<\/a>.
\nQDS wil run from June 15 – August 17; 2015. There will be an inspiring quirky post up on this blog every Monday during the Summer.
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Guest blogger: Jessica Sporn
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\"bio\"<\/a>Jessica Sporn, former lawyer and actress – now artist and mother, has been drawing and painting for as long as she can remember.<\/p>\n

She is an accomplished, self-taught, mixed media artist whose style is colorful and ranges from whimsical to spiritual with a strong Folk Art influence. She hosts a successful Meet-Up group with monthly classes in her Montclair studio, and also teaches for The Ink Pad in New York City, and Art-Is-You Mixed Media Retreats. Her designs may be found world-wide on greeting cards, fabrics, and tabletop ceramics. Jessica is proud to design stencils for Stencil Girl Products<\/a> and stamps for Rubbermoon<\/a><\/p>\n

Jessica keeps an active blog<\/a> and is represented for licensing by Creative Connection, Inc.<\/a><\/p>\n

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QDS #8. Painterly Effects with Stamps and Stencils
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Hi \u2013 I am so thrilled to be part of this Quirky Dutch Summer! Thank you so much Marit for inviting me to be part of the wonderful group of artists participating this year.<\/p>\n

I design stamps for Rubbermoon, and stencils for Stencil Girl Products. So I thought I would share a tutorial showing some of the ways I use stamps and stencils. I can\u2019t wait to see what you create!<\/p>\n

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1. Pick out two or three colors close to each other on the color wheel. I used shades of red and yellow. Lay your stencil over your background, and pounce the colors. (Here, I\u2019m using the Dots and Dashes stencil<\/a> from Stencil Girl Products.) Instead of mixing the colors together on your palette, overlap them as you pounce the colors with your cosmetic sponge. (Stenciling tip: Dab your cosmetic puff into paint, and then dab the paint off onto your palette. Then pounce on your stencil using an up and down motion.)<\/p>\n

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2. Mix your lighter color (I used yellow), with equal parts glazing medium. (You can also water down your paint, but I prefer using a medium.) Glaze over your background, eliminating any white spots while letting your stencil pattern show through. Repeat steps 1 and 2 with another stencil. (Here, I used my Squares and Circles stencil<\/a> from Stencil Girl Products<\/em>.) Continue until you have a background that\u2019s pleasing to you.<\/p>\n

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3. Stamp your focal and other images onto tissue paper using black archival ink. Don\u2019t worry about getting a great impression; we are going to paint over these images. (I\u2019m using my Peacock Motif<\/a> and Ornate Leaf<\/a>\u00a0 stamps from Rubbermoon<\/em>.)<\/p>\n

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4. \u201cCut out\u201d your stamped images by painting around them with a thin brush dipped in water. Gently separate the images from tissue paper.<\/p>\n

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5. Using matte medium, adhere your tissue paper images onto your background. Make sure to put a layer of matte medium under the images, and then brush over them with the matte medium. The white parts of the tissue paper will \u201cdisappear\u201d as the matte medium dries, giving the illusion that you stamped directly onto your background.<\/p>\n

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6. Using contrasting colors, paint over the stamped images. Don\u2019t worry about following the outlines exactly. This is about adding your personal touch and making the stamped images your own. Adjust your background as desired.<\/p>\n

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7. Use a cap from a tube of toothpaste or a glue stick, bubble wrap, or other household items to add some white and\/or black marks over and around your images. Splatter with some paint, add dots, have fun!<\/p>\n

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8. Enjoy your creation \u2013 which will now look uniquely your own!<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s a fast forward video of my process making this piece. I have narrated it in English, but it follows the steps laid out here.<\/p>\n