Using Stencils for Layout and Design

A few months back I purchased a Cameo Silhouette die cutting machine for stencil cutting. I started with some basic shapes to get the hang of it all. So of course my beloved pear found its way in. I used it for this page of my art journal. I used the stencil to map out the basic shapes and layout, then I did my own sketchy/collagey thing.

I used left over fabric paints, pencil, Golden Fluid Acrylics, old postage stamps, a few pieces from my written journal and some snippets of paper I found nestled in with the postage stamps.

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