StencilGirl® – Seth Apter IZINK Blog Hop
When the opportunity came up to participate in a StencilGirl® – Seth Apter IZINK Blog Hop to create with Seth Apter’s new Aladine Izink products and StencilGirl® Stencils, I was all over it!
Check out my video where I see how well these delicious products play with our beloved mixed media tools – gel plate, stencils, dip pens, and acrylic paints. Let me tell you I give them HUGE Thumbs up for playing well with our beloved Mixed Media staples.
Here’s a video I made of my experimenting!
GIVEAWAY
A $35 Gift Certificate to StencilGirl® Products
AND a $35 Gift Certificate to Seth Apter’s Shop!
Enter to win by leaving a comment below.
Then be sure to visit the other blogs in the hop and comment to win.
The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to WIN!
Two winners will be chosen at random from all blog comments!
(One comment per blog please.)
You have until Wednesday, June 3rd at 11:59 PM Central Time to leave your comments.
Winners will be announced on
StencilGirl® Product’s Facebook page and Seth Apter’s blog on Thursday, June 4th.
Debi Adams
Tina Walker
Mary Nasser
Mary Beth Shaw
Kristin Williams – you are here!
Now, GO PLAY!! OXOXXO KRISTIN
Patti Pitts
October 25, 2022 at 12:57 pmThere’s so much potential here for amazing mixed media. I love thi
Ann-Marie McIntire
June 4, 2020 at 12:08 amFacinating
Amanda Walden
June 3, 2020 at 11:27 pmOoh I love this project! I have one of those dip pens in my craft wall of shame. I need to bust it out and try it! Thanks for the inspiration!
Dorothy Green
June 3, 2020 at 4:46 pmStunning! Love the multiple layers and your color palette!
Denise Bryant
June 3, 2020 at 3:34 pmLove the effect! Great journal covers!
Colleen Gilgenbach
June 3, 2020 at 10:35 ambest one so far. the video was so helpful to see how it was used. thank you!
Kim Poulin
June 3, 2020 at 9:39 amOh my goodness!! I love the scratchiness from the dip pen!! I so want to play with that!
Kathy Scott
June 3, 2020 at 8:44 amVery creative and interesting
Vivian Little
June 3, 2020 at 7:16 amIt’s always nice to see how a piece is created. I loved your instructions, Beautiful pieces.
Stephanie Severin
June 3, 2020 at 7:03 amit’s so fun seeing all the different ways the designers used the products
Lisa Lopacinski
June 3, 2020 at 6:52 amYou know what goes well with StencilGirl stencils and Seth Apter products? A gel plate! This was wonderful, I always learn from others gel plate techniques and trials.
Debbie Smith
June 3, 2020 at 1:41 amFun play! I love those little books. I can’t wait to try out all of the new products!
Brenda Scherer
June 3, 2020 at 10:40 amLovely outcomes with all your techniques! I haven’t tried the Izink products yet, but the Ice and Inks look fabulous
Lindy Teresi
June 2, 2020 at 5:21 pmWow Kristan – I love your work. The ICE paint looks extremely glossy, like glass. The little books are great – do you sell these?
Thanks so much for sharing your process.
Lynda Stone
June 2, 2020 at 11:44 amLove these scribbled circles… could be free flying balloons!
Carol Ponsford
June 1, 2020 at 11:25 pmLove your playtime Kristin! Can’t wait to try the circle stencil with some Ice! Thanks for the inspiration.
Cecile Nichols
June 1, 2020 at 6:01 pmGreat ideas for gorgeous little journals! Thanks for sharing your ideas, Kristin!
SHANNA PAINE
June 1, 2020 at 1:12 pmLove, love, love! I received some of this products in my Sussie I ordered from you and I can’t wait to play with them! Thank you for sharing! I hope to meet you soon in one of your workshops in Paducah!
Jeannie Barnes
June 1, 2020 at 12:44 pmLots of great ideas! I’m going to have to get some ICE.
Andrea M Harris
June 1, 2020 at 11:07 amThank you for sharing your awesome work!
Kathe Hayden
June 1, 2020 at 8:06 amSo much wonderful creative inspiration
Dana Jones
June 1, 2020 at 2:56 amThis was an awesome video. I don’t have any of those supplies, so I’m actually left with questions. The one I will ask is about how you used the stencils. You began by using the plate, then switched to the stencils alone. Is there a particular rule, or reason, to choose one way over the other? Does it depend on what medium you use, or type of stencil? Beautiful outcomes, either way. I enjoyed watching you in action.
Olivia Joy StClaire
May 31, 2020 at 3:53 pmSo glad I discovered your blog! I’m a newbie!
Jill Brax
May 31, 2020 at 3:51 pmWhat fun materials! Thanks for demonstrating them.
Carole Carlson
May 31, 2020 at 10:09 amLoved what you did with the two colors of iZink ice and the stencil. Thanks for the demo.
Vicki Ross
May 30, 2020 at 11:08 pmLove those dip pen marks!
Nicole Luperini
May 30, 2020 at 10:12 pmI have to get me some iZink Ice. Love the two tone circle technique with the scribble. Thanks for sharing.
Theresa Tally
May 31, 2020 at 8:04 amLove your project.
Teri L pastorino
May 30, 2020 at 9:49 pmwhere are your kraft paper books from – or did you make them.
there are a great size would love to find some!
Allison Revetta
May 30, 2020 at 7:53 pmVery inspiring! Thanks Kristin
Catherine Lenoci
May 30, 2020 at 7:41 pmBeautiful projects! Great demonstration!
Gayle
May 30, 2020 at 7:13 pmOh that ICE through the stencils! Love it! All your things are beautiful.
Dana Smith
May 30, 2020 at 6:29 pmThanks Kristen for the inspiration!
Kathleen Hartley
May 30, 2020 at 6:14 pmLove your palette! I have the glazes and can’t wait to try them with the gelli plate.
Sheila Rovelstad
May 30, 2020 at 4:52 pmCan’t wait to try this!
Kathy Kurke
May 30, 2020 at 12:30 pmI love your work! And I can’t wait to try the inks!
rose
May 30, 2020 at 3:34 pmlove this and all the ideas
Kim R
May 30, 2020 at 11:46 amThanks for sharing art during these challenging times. It’s easy to lose hope, but finding things that take people away from the problems of the times restore it.
Suzanne Ford
May 30, 2020 at 12:17 pmLove your style! That was really worthwhile to watch! Do you carry those 6 X 6 journals in your store?
Mary L Hockett Thoma
May 30, 2020 at 10:30 amI’m with you I have really taken to the old school dip pens with my work, more reliable than felt tip and more environmentally friendly because you don’t toss out a plastic pen if you don’t get a refillable product. The work with the products is fantastic and I wish I was closer so I could come take a class with you at EP.
Kimberly C
May 30, 2020 at 9:35 amStencils and ICE are my new jam! I just love the covers! I love the use of the dip pen. It gives the piece A special look you couldn’t get with anything else!
Rosie Doscher
May 30, 2020 at 9:09 amThank You so much for making a video showing how to use the products! I didn’t know what the ice was, now I’m dying to try it! It’s beautiful! And I love the technique of using a pallet knife for the stencil with the paint, I’ve only use a pallet knife with texture paste and stencils. Really great information!!
Ronni Hunter
May 30, 2020 at 8:56 amThese book covers are so beautiful! I love the layers you created.
Sara Norris
May 30, 2020 at 8:53 amThis was so inspirational and I love the stencils you used
Jan T
May 30, 2020 at 8:11 amLove your ideas and use of Seth’s new products. Would love to know where to purchase those little booklets, they need to be in my stash!!!
Kristin Williams
May 30, 2020 at 8:46 amThanks, Jan! I got them from Amazon. Just search for Kraft paper mini journals and you’ll have lots of options pop up!
Bleubeard and Elizabeth
May 30, 2020 at 7:07 amBeautiful book covers. I loved how you created all those layers. I think I need to buy a dip pen!
Dee Spillane
May 30, 2020 at 1:48 amKristen these are so cool. I love your layers. I have been wanting to see these used and this is one of my faves. I am all setup to play tomorrow. Have to finish my minibool
Sherri Beeler
May 30, 2020 at 12:26 amThanks for the great video!
Jackie Anderson
May 29, 2020 at 10:56 pmOh what fun! Love the warm colors! Want the stencils!
Celeste Santin
May 29, 2020 at 9:37 pmInteresting and unique
Cheryl
May 29, 2020 at 8:45 pmYour book covers are fabulous! I love everything about them…great color choices, the texture you created through the stencils, the writing with drip pens, Thank you for this video. It’s so helpful to watch the process.
Barbara Greve
May 29, 2020 at 8:04 pmLoved your ideas with the stencils and geli plate using the Izink ice and sprays and also the dip pen with the pigment inks. Really cool results!+
Susan Jennings
May 29, 2020 at 7:45 pmThank you for such wonderful techniques and tips, the results are gorgeous!
Marlene Moore
May 29, 2020 at 7:38 pmGreat video Kristin. My favourite part was how you used the inks with the dip pen, need to go dig out my dip pen 🙂
Heather Goldsmith
May 29, 2020 at 7:16 pmOh, it’s taking ages to load, but I can’t wait, after reading just a few of the comments. Will come back when it’s fully open. Baited breath, here!
Lyn Wessell
May 29, 2020 at 7:11 pmLove all the different layers! Thanks for sharing.
Susan pratt
May 29, 2020 at 6:48 pmI have been trying to find these new wonderful products. Thanks for the info
Juliette Steinbach
May 29, 2020 at 6:14 pmI soooo enjoyed this, thank you. All of those colors but that licorice-YUM!
Tommy McDonell
May 29, 2020 at 5:51 pmI love this and got lots of good ideas. Thanks.
Glenda Barber Hoagland
May 29, 2020 at 5:29 pmKristin, your projects for book covers are amazing.
Becca Shuman
May 29, 2020 at 5:09 pmThanks so much for taking the time to demonstrate the new paints and inks!
Susan Warder
May 29, 2020 at 4:15 pmrat first glance, these appear to be skulls from da Vinci’s notebooks. Love the pen work
Marilyn Reitz
May 29, 2020 at 3:59 pmThis was great to see Kristin! Thank you
Debi Hawkins
May 29, 2020 at 3:34 pmGreat demo! I’m always looking for a wonderful opaque white. Did you use Titanium, Avalanche or Opal Frost? Thanks for sharing.
Cathy Costelle
May 29, 2020 at 8:22 pmLoved your play Kristin! Very informative with fabulous results. I am going to have to go play with mine more!
ck d
May 29, 2020 at 3:04 pmThank you for sharing your project. I love to see new products and how they are used.
Rita Perfater
May 29, 2020 at 3:04 pmDarn! I’m in the middle of thunderstorms so my Internet connection is not behaving. I am saving your video to watch later. I can hardly be patient about it either as all the supplies spread out make me sin with envy. It looks as though your art is right up there with what I like. Thank you for sharing a video, I am confident I am going to like it.
Pam Weiler
May 29, 2020 at 2:48 pmThank you for posting a video. It really helps to see how the products work. I loved all of your little books.
Julie Burger
May 29, 2020 at 2:42 pmYou have done two things in your piece of art that I typically stay away from. Use of “white space” and fountain pens. You make them both work so well and I will use your art as inspiration to go for it. I always have the tendency to splatter color in every spare spot and since I don’t like my handwriting, I do the minimal and avoid fountain pens entirely.
Mary C. Nasser
May 29, 2020 at 2:23 pmLOVE your video, Kristin! Made me feel like I was sitting in Ephemera Paducah’s studio again…which is a wonderful feeling! And I learned so much from watching your experimentation in this video! So happy you are on this hop!
Valerie Hayden
May 29, 2020 at 2:11 pmFun playing gotta head to the art room, thanks for the inspiration.
Deb Riddell
May 29, 2020 at 2:10 pmAbsolutely gorgeous, thanks so much for sharing your techniques, can’t wait to get some of Seth’s new products and play! Deb xo
Shari J Adkisson aka NM Creatrix
May 29, 2020 at 2:04 pmWOW! Love your aesthetic! and the products look wonderful!
Debi V.
May 29, 2020 at 1:35 pmI greatly appreciate your video, Kristin Williams! It is always so helpful to see products in action. Thanks so much!
Susan G. Engleman
May 29, 2020 at 1:26 pmI love the piece that is posted on Stencilgirl… so simple but so cool!
Kim Collister
May 29, 2020 at 1:16 pmGreat video! You have set my mind on a journey, so many ideas! I am truly looking forward to using many of these new products! So glad I made the blog hop!
Caroline Palmer
May 30, 2020 at 5:13 pmThat gold is luscious! Love the crazy circles stencil too
texile recycler
May 29, 2020 at 12:58 pmI really appreciate you making a video using Seths products. I like being able to see how a product will function so there is no unhappy surprise when I get something home. Everything you demoed flowed so smoothly and the effects were almost ethereal. Yum!
Laurie Silver
May 29, 2020 at 12:55 pmKristin, what fun! Great to see all the layers with the different products. I’m really enjoying playing with the Ice!
Camerin Ross
May 29, 2020 at 12:46 pmLove, love, love those colors! Thanks for the demo. Always gives me great ideas
Dinie Herbert
May 29, 2020 at 12:34 pmThose little books are great. I need to experiment with the ink sprays, just got a couple of bottles and also the Ice. I’m afraid I will be ordering more colors!
Ginnie Hebert
May 29, 2020 at 12:34 pmOooLaLa-Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.
Anne Marie Fowler
May 29, 2020 at 12:30 pmKristin ~
The journal at about the ten-minute mark looks almost like metal. Cool stuff!
Samantha harriman
May 29, 2020 at 12:26 pmLove the circle stencil and the gold spray is fab!
Kelly Burns
May 29, 2020 at 12:23 pmWow. I want to try this stuff. Thanks for the video!
Carol Lang
May 29, 2020 at 12:11 pmI just received my first order from Seth for beeswax embossing powder, the WOW embossing pad and lots of colors of Ice. Can’t wait to start playing today and these blog videos are a great source for ideas!
sue cortese
May 29, 2020 at 11:55 amlove your work, thanks for sharing your process. While I’m not a mixed media artist, you do want to make me play!
Janis Graham
May 29, 2020 at 11:48 amThanks. Kristin, for the great demo and ideas! Pics are great, but seeing you actually apply the products is worth a 1000 words!
melissa hines
May 29, 2020 at 11:42 amWell dang! Now I need a gelli plate… Those glazes are AMAZING! Love the wavy kind of texture as well. LOVe the creation!
Carol Lagrow
May 29, 2020 at 11:37 amWOW I am loving these stencils and this blog Thank you
Sarah Gardner
May 29, 2020 at 11:32 amBeautiful color combinations! So fun watching you play with these supplies playing together!
Linda Baker-Ashton
May 29, 2020 at 11:29 amLove your work! Thank you for sharing. I feel inspired.
Tracy Krueger
May 29, 2020 at 11:27 amLove!
Wilma DeGraffenreid
May 29, 2020 at 2:06 pmOh, I love these book covers! I’m going to have to get that stencil with the dots… love how you used it with the 2 colors of ICE and the mark making.
Geri Beam
May 29, 2020 at 11:27 amKristin – love the wonky circles stencil with scribbled lines. Really looks organic and wonderful with the new products
Susan Matthews
May 29, 2020 at 11:25 amThank you for sharing all those ideas with us. Loved them all. Where do you get those little notebooks? I would love to visit your store!
Verena Jones
May 29, 2020 at 11:19 amLove your videos and your site! So many things to see and learn! I so wish your store had been open when we were in Paducah last year! Now we’ll have to come all the way back again! Oh shucks! Can’t wait!
Denny Stein
May 29, 2020 at 11:12 amHi Kristen,
I’m a sucker for gold and the autumny colors. Learned a lot here. Thank you.
I have a link to Ephemera Paducah on the Fremont Art Association web site. We are encouraging purchases from small vendors.
http://www.fremontartassociation.org.
Denny Stein
Jill
May 29, 2020 at 11:06 amJust drooling over these new products. Love how you used them!
Thanks for the tutorial!
Carina Karlsson
May 29, 2020 at 10:47 amlooks like your mad scientist had some fantastic and productive fun.
wendy mcgowen
May 29, 2020 at 10:44 amAh-mazing! I can’t wait to try this out. Thank you for the video – I’m now subscribed and looking forward to more inspiration!
Dorcee Clarey
May 29, 2020 at 10:39 amBeautiful! I’ve never been to your blog before.
Caprice Paustian-Weinfurther
May 29, 2020 at 10:35 amI love all of these!!! And thanks to you I have most of Seth’s new products….so now I’m off to play! Thanks Kristin!
Jan Aughey
May 29, 2020 at 10:25 amGreat tutorial Kristin
Maggie Hanus
May 29, 2020 at 10:24 amWonderful little books! LOVE the colors. Thanks for the mini-lesson and the giveaway.
Debbie Price
May 29, 2020 at 10:13 amWish I had those products right now I am salivating to start playing with them
Gwen Loveless
May 29, 2020 at 10:13 amLove the color palette you choose!
Jean Wrightnour
May 29, 2020 at 10:07 amYour interpretation of this one stencil, with texture and ink, makes me want to go and create art!
Patsy J Lawrence
May 29, 2020 at 10:05 amThanks for the demo! I love the sparkly colors
Joyce Laux
May 29, 2020 at 9:58 amI like using circles, creating circles, cutting out circles, etc. Also, Sepia is one of my go to colors. Thanks for the ideas and the chance to win an amazing prize!
Kathy Snead
May 29, 2020 at 9:34 amSo many cool ideas for my journal Great motivation to get experimenting
MaryAnn Gross
May 29, 2020 at 9:28 amLove the neutral colors.
Terry ONeill
May 29, 2020 at 9:25 amGreat demo of these products, Kristin. I love your color palette, and the wonderful variations you achieved with the stencils and paint.
Amy Isabel Stone
May 29, 2020 at 9:22 amMy favorites combines…circles , sepia tones and mark making.
Jenn McCann
May 29, 2020 at 9:16 amCircles and w sepia tones!
Karla Archer
May 29, 2020 at 9:13 amI love circles and this is a gorgeous idea for adding them with texture!
Nancy Buzzard
May 29, 2020 at 9:06 amWOW! What a great video, loved your work! Loved your experimentation and results, fantastic results, thank you for sharing.❤️
Peggy Jo Farr
May 29, 2020 at 8:57 amWow! Thank you, Kristin, for all the information on how to in a short video! I learned a lot! With appreciation, Peg
Beth Broadway
May 29, 2020 at 8:48 amHoly Moly! This is fantastic. I love how this all came together. I look forward to visiting your shop soon once this crisis subsides.
Julia Slayton
May 29, 2020 at 8:46 amAlways love metallics, love the IZink inks. Any color named Whiskey works in Kentucky. Great little book covers.
Carlotta Holman
May 29, 2020 at 8:40 amGreat idea to use dip pens with the liquid pigments. It’s hard to tell from the video, how long is the open time of the ice glazed on the gel plate? Very informative demo, thank you.
Kathy Stutzman
May 29, 2020 at 8:10 amTotally unfamiliar with Izink ice. This was a great learning experience. I really liked the way that you used two colors on the circles. Great idea’
Ginger Pickett
May 29, 2020 at 8:06 amHi
Love my sussies… what motivation to play…Thxs
Donna Miller
May 29, 2020 at 7:44 amWhat a fun page! Thanks for the chance to win.
Seth Apter
May 29, 2020 at 7:43 amWoo hoo. So much fun watching you play and experiment and explore. Love the freedom you showed and here and those book covers are extra special. Thanks for being a part of this project with me!
Carol Hicks
May 29, 2020 at 7:40 amPlaying with these new paints and inks has completely rekindled my love of mixed media and derailed my metalsmithing for the moment! I can’t stop playing with all the colors. ❤️
Misty Mitcheson
May 29, 2020 at 7:40 amWhat yumminess! Love the gold. Great video Kristin
Donna Miller
May 29, 2020 at 7:39 amI have been following Seth Apter forever. Just love his work. Thanks for a chance at the giveaway.
Laura B.
May 29, 2020 at 7:39 amThis blog gave me some really fun ideas to try!! TFS
Wendy Baysa
May 29, 2020 at 7:31 amWhat a variety, but the circle one using Rae’s is my favorite but I am always drawn to circles. Great idea only putting the black on the bottom with the Whiskey prominent, really makes those unique. Great video, Kristin, thank you for sharing your talents. Got to get me some of those vintage pens and the products of course, lol.
Patty Donahue
May 29, 2020 at 7:20 amGreat little books Kristen! Love Seth’s new line!
Lisa Dobry
May 29, 2020 at 8:55 amLoved this! Now I have some ideas on how to use my new supplies.
ERIKA ERIKSSON
May 29, 2020 at 9:40 amJust gorgeous!
Aimee Batson
May 29, 2020 at 7:12 amGreat video Kristen!
Beth Houge
May 29, 2020 at 7:09 amLove all the inspiration!
Linda Plyler
May 29, 2020 at 6:57 amLove this!
Jean Marmo
May 29, 2020 at 6:56 amThese products are perfect together! Love what you did with all of the covers. Thank you for the inspiration!
Kathy Bernard
May 29, 2020 at 6:46 amCool. Love the colors you used. Great job Kristin!
Diane Scott
May 29, 2020 at 6:41 amWhat a fun demo of Aladine products and Stencil Girl stencils! Everything looks so juicy
Meritxell Busqueta
May 30, 2020 at 5:26 amESPECTACULAR
Carol Watson
May 29, 2020 at 6:36 amWow, thanks for the video. You mini book covers are beautiful!
ann barnes
May 29, 2020 at 6:33 amI have to admit, as soon as your video popped up in my YT feed I watched it, and boy was I impressed with your ideas and results! The journal covers look amazing, each one different than the next! The dip pen was one of my first thoughts when I saw those pigment inks and one you’ve proven beyond successful! Thank you for sharing your wonderful talents and inspiring me! Your work is awesome!
Nicole Valentine
May 29, 2020 at 5:21 amHow cool is this! I love blog hops!