Julie Fei Fan Balzer has a new line of stencils out and that equals Blog Hop! I played with Stars and Circles with an unexpected result.
I started out by laying the larger-sized stencil on the page and spraying it with inks. A couple of different warm colors (yellow and red). I just went with the next thing that occured to me which was some portfolio smearing and then some gesso down the center of the page.
Adding a bit of marker and pencil defines some of the stenciled areas. Before I knew it, triangles began to "spin off" of the main imagery. I created the spinning wheel by tracing around the stencil with a waterproof pen onto a piece of watercolor paper, then drew out from the center of the stencil with more black pen.
A bit of brainstorming for activities to fill in the wheel, then watercolor and more pen.
Spin Off: a game to play when you are feeling lost for ideas. Spin the wheel, follow the activity, another spin and add more, etc.
For more Stencil Hop fun, look at these links today!
Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/2012/05/stencil-hop-stars-circles.html
Karen Grunberg
http://www.karenika.com/archives/23569
Christine Urias
http://scraptime.ca/blogpage/
May Flaum
http://mayflaum.com/
Ali Edwards
http://aliedwards.com/blog
Alisa Burke
http://alisaburke.blogspot.com/
Cool page!
Posted by: Kirsten Alicia | 05/31/2012 at 06:02 AM
I love the idea of spinning the wheel when you need some inspiration, very clever!
Posted by: Cynthia | 05/31/2012 at 07:03 AM
Your page looks great. I love it. Thanks for sharing,
Posted by: Johanne L. | 05/31/2012 at 08:18 AM
what a fun idea! great job with the spin off!
Posted by: Paula McLane Jennings | 05/31/2012 at 08:53 AM
Love the Spin Off!! I also love your book!
Posted by: Christine | 05/31/2012 at 09:15 AM
What fun! I'm tired of the 'draw-a-prompt-from-the-hat' game this will be a great game for the summer!
Posted by: Lori Wostl | 05/31/2012 at 09:39 AM
Fabulous idea! We are game makers in my family and this so speaks to me. Your book was the first I ever bought about art journaling. I've only bought two more. Yours has been so helpful.
Posted by: Madeline Rains | 05/31/2012 at 09:55 AM
Spin off speaks to me I love the idea of creative prompts. Just the perfect creative page which took on a life of it's own!
Posted by: Renee L. | 05/31/2012 at 10:03 AM
GREAT journal page and GREAT game idea! What a fun way to get yourself jumpstarted when you are stuck. Love it!
Posted by: Miriam Prantner | 05/31/2012 at 10:20 AM
Oh, I love it! I like the idea of an idea spinner.
Posted by: Laura Mooney | 05/31/2012 at 10:24 AM
Bright, sunny project. Really like this stencil.
Posted by: Flo | 05/31/2012 at 12:19 PM
This projects is so cool! Love it!
Posted by: rhonda nickol | 05/31/2012 at 02:01 PM
Fabulous colors and love the words within the large star.
Posted by: Farley Cross | 05/31/2012 at 02:21 PM
Cool idea for a "spinner" for creativity. Talk about the luck of the draw! Love the two pages.
Aloha, Kate
Posted by: Aloha Kate | 05/31/2012 at 02:45 PM
Beautiful journal pages...what a great idea! Thanx for sharing. :)
Posted by: KimMJ | 05/31/2012 at 03:33 PM
What fun your project turned out to be, love this idea. The colors you used are beautiful, love this!!
Posted by: dawn | 05/31/2012 at 07:46 PM
Love your take on this!
Posted by: Lauren | 05/31/2012 at 09:37 PM
A fabulous idea!
Posted by: Carol Mc | 06/01/2012 at 12:01 AM
fantastic spread Diana!! So YOU, too-I'm such a fan of your journal spilling-thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Linda K | 06/01/2012 at 12:56 PM
Thanks for visiting and commenting, Kristen
Posted by: Diana Trout | 06/01/2012 at 09:09 PM
Its a fun game! I think it will be great with my classes
Posted by: Diana Trout | 06/01/2012 at 09:10 PM
Thanks for commenting, Johanne!
Posted by: Diana Trout | 06/01/2012 at 09:10 PM
Thanks Paula! Now Im thinking about Twister ....
Posted by: Diana Trout | 06/01/2012 at 09:11 PM
Thanks so much, Christine! Maybe Spin Off will be the title of my next book ;)
Posted by: Diana Trout | 06/01/2012 at 09:12 PM
Indeed. Fun for all ages ;)
Posted by: Diana Trout | 06/01/2012 at 09:12 PM
So nice of you to comment, Paula. Thank you. Im glad you are enjoying Journal Spilling. Board games are fun to make - we made (or revised) a bunch when my kids were young.
Posted by: Diana Trout | 06/01/2012 at 09:19 PM
Thanks for your comment, Renee! It is really fun when your artwork unfolds in front of you, isnt it?
Posted by: Diana Trout | 06/01/2012 at 09:20 PM
Or, really ... just for fun to take a spin. I like the idea of layering the different prompts on the same page! Thanks for your comment, Miriam
Posted by: Diana Trout | 06/01/2012 at 09:20 PM
Ha! Spinning like a top! Thanks for commenting, Laura
Posted by: Diana Trout | 06/01/2012 at 09:21 PM
Loads of ways to get inspired by Julies stencils. Thanks for commenting, Flo!
Posted by: Diana Trout | 06/01/2012 at 09:21 PM
Thanks Rhonda! Thanks for visiting and commenting
Posted by: Diana Trout | 06/01/2012 at 09:53 PM
Glad you enjoyed it, Farley. Thanks for visiting and commenting
Posted by: Diana Trout | 06/01/2012 at 09:53 PM
Aloha Kate! Glad you enjoyed this project. Thank you for visiting and commenting
Posted by: Diana Trout | 06/01/2012 at 09:54 PM
So glad you enjoyed this, Kim. Thanks for visiting and commenting
Posted by: Diana Trout | 06/01/2012 at 09:54 PM
Love those warm colors, Dawn! Thanks for visiting and commenting.
Posted by: Diana Trout | 06/01/2012 at 09:55 PM
Thanks Lauren and thanks for visiting and commenting!
Posted by: Diana Trout | 06/01/2012 at 09:55 PM
Glad you enjoyed it Carol. Thanks for visiting and taking the time to comment!
Posted by: Diana Trout | 06/01/2012 at 09:56 PM
Thank YOU for visiting and leaving a lovely comment, Linda. Enjoy your weekend!
Posted by: Diana Trout | 06/01/2012 at 09:56 PM
What a great idea to have a spinner to jump start your creativity. Love it.
Posted by: lacyquilter | 06/02/2012 at 11:50 PM
Thanks! It would be a fun game to play with a group too
Posted by: Diana Trout | 06/04/2012 at 09:21 AM