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Lynn K and her new line of stencils, a Blog Hop!

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I am really happy to be a part of Lynn Krawczyk’s Blog Hop announcing her upcoming line of stencils called ‘Marked’ by Artistcellar. While I wish I could have found my own set of Lynn’s stencils to play around and make some samples for you, moving and time constraints have gotten the better of me.

What I can tell you is this, I have long admired Lynn and have both been able to support, mentor and be mentored by Lynn. You may also remember that I reviewed a copy of Lynn’s book, here. The fact that Lynn was able to get a line of stencils with her name on it does not surprise me. Lynn knows how to print and layer cloth effectively and having a line of stencils is an extension of her commitment to printing cloth as well as her love and exuberance in being a surface design artist.

When I want to Quilt Market this last May, Lynn and I met up several times, she made an appearance in this video, I am happy to say I was able to get a signed copy of Lynn’s book, Intentional Printing, as she was doing an author signing in the Interweave booth, but I am happier still that Lynn stopped by my Windham booth where I had set up a studio to print and entice folks to get to know me and how I went about designing Meadowlark.

Lynn and I spent time talking and Lynn printed with dye using my tools, while I printed with dye using her stencils. As you may know, Lynn’s preferred media is paint, so having her in my booth, using the media I know and love was a special treat for me. More than anything else, I love having friends use my tools. I can only imagine what it might be like for Lynn to be releasing a line of stencils, and wondering how you might use them…


The participants in this blog hop are listed by order of date posted and one lucky commenter on each post in the hop will win a set of Lynn’s stencils, so please post comments on every post possible! I will choose a winner from my blog hopping post one week from today on July 6.

June 28th – Lisa Cousineau – www.artistcellar.com/wp
June 29th – Melanie Testa  – https://melanietesta.com/blog/
June 30th – Lisa Chin – somethingcleveraboutnothing.blogspot.com
July 1st – Jen Osborn – http://identityseven.typepad.com/themessynest/
July 2nd – Belinda Spiwak http://alteredbelly.blogspot.com
July 3rd – Kristin LaFlamme – http://kristinlaflamme.com/musings
July 4th – Ingrid Dijkers – http://ingriddijkers.blogspot.com/
July 5th – Guadalupe Cabal – http://guadasartplace.blogspot.com/

July 6th – Lynn Krawczyk – http://smudgedtextilesstudio.com/blog/

June 29, 2014 By Melanie Tagged With: Blog Hop, Give Away, Lynn Krawczyk, Stencil

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Comments

  1. Annie Hamby

    June 29, 2014 at 11:05 am

    These stencils look so awesome! I’d love to win a set of them!

  2. Michele Bilyeu

    June 29, 2014 at 11:18 am

    Nothing better than artists sharing and supporting one another and this is the best! Love reading about market and seeing everyone you met and they met you..and now this wonderful collaboration and another blog hop! Awesome, I’m in, big time… and visiting and loving this one, as well! So much fun!!!

  3. Carole @ Fresh off the Frame

    June 29, 2014 at 11:23 am

    Her stencils look pretty awesome. Thanks for sharing links to those, and her book. They are right up my alley!

  4. Linda Hall

    June 29, 2014 at 11:59 am

    I would love some of Lynn’s stencils so I could be even more creative with the ideas in her wonderful book.

  5. Janelle Marks

    June 29, 2014 at 2:47 pm

    These stencils would add wonderful marks to cloth and paper art. I can’t wait to play with them.

  6. kathy

    June 29, 2014 at 5:54 pm

    I’m becoming quite the stencil junkie! These look great!

  7. Jeannie

    June 29, 2014 at 7:25 pm

    Wouldn’t it be fun to do a tag team event? Start off with a white piece of cloth, one person does her/his thing, then passes it off to the next – mixing media, techniques, ideas.

  8. Barbara Fox

    June 29, 2014 at 10:55 pm

    Lynn’s new stencils look awesome. Would love to win a set…

  9. Beth Grim

    June 29, 2014 at 11:43 pm

    I’ve long been an admirer of Lynn’s work. I’d love a chance to use her stencils!

  10. Tawney

    June 30, 2014 at 9:38 am

    I’ve just begun gelli printing and Lynn’s delightful (what else would they be?) stencils would be quite the treat.

  11. lacyquilter

    June 30, 2014 at 11:07 am

    Awesome stencils. You can never have too many!

  12. Sandy Gregg

    June 30, 2014 at 11:27 am

    Lynn’s stencils are great! I can’t wait to use them. Who doesn’t love x’s and o’s?

  13. Lissa

    June 30, 2014 at 11:56 am

    Stencil junkies unite!! These are fabulous!

  14. Sylvia

    June 30, 2014 at 12:02 pm

    I would love to have a set to play with! I am really into dyeing fabric and adding some surface design to the hand dyes! Thanks for the chance!

  15. Gillian Pearce

    June 30, 2014 at 12:37 pm

    I’d love to have a play around with this stencil set. I think they’d be perfect for using with acrylic mediums to add texture and also for layering on my Gelli plate.

  16. Jacki Young

    June 30, 2014 at 3:11 pm

    These stencils look like lots of fun!

  17. Dotti C

    June 30, 2014 at 3:19 pm

    Love these mark making tools which not only are a great fit with Lynn’s new book, but both of your books too Melanie, which I continue to use and enjoy!

  18. Jay Dodds

    June 30, 2014 at 3:57 pm

    What fun stencils! Great ideas to use with them!

  19. stephanie

    June 30, 2014 at 5:12 pm

    just checked out the stencils. they are fab!

  20. Micheline Lepine

    June 30, 2014 at 5:23 pm

    Once again Lynn shows us what a talented artist she is. Would love to use her stencils in my work!

  21. Denise Spillane

    June 30, 2014 at 10:53 pm

    Well, another wonderful hop! Love these stencils and Lynn’s book. I just got your book today Melly. Love it. Between the two books I should be able to plan some fun art projects. If only my sewing machine worked better!

  22. Corinne Loomer

    July 1, 2014 at 10:43 am

    Wow! Love those stencils! Thanks for being in this hop!

  23. Gill

    July 1, 2014 at 4:13 pm

    Fabulous stencils – I’d love to win some !

  24. Lynda

    July 1, 2014 at 4:43 pm

    Love these stencils. Thanks for the opportunity to win!

  25. Linda McLaughlin

    July 2, 2014 at 8:20 am

    Great stencils, I’d love to win some.

  26. ros

    July 2, 2014 at 1:28 pm

    love to win one of these stencils they look great fun

  27. sandy m

    July 2, 2014 at 4:57 pm

    The stencil designs will work wonderfully on fabric. Cannot wait to get my hands on some.

  28. Patty S

    July 2, 2014 at 8:56 pm

    I would love to win Lynn’s new stencils.

  29. Liz Lumsden

    July 2, 2014 at 9:11 pm

    I wish I could have seen what you would do with Lynn’s stencils! Maybe next time…

  30. Laney

    July 2, 2014 at 10:50 pm

    These stencils look so cool! Thanks for the opportunity to win a set.

  31. judy anderson

    July 3, 2014 at 9:45 am

    these stencils would be perfect for a project I just designed

  32. Carina

    July 4, 2014 at 10:12 am

    Hope you get everything settled after your move. It is hard living out of boxes.

  33. J. Ueno

    July 4, 2014 at 6:47 pm

    Love the versatility and range of projects I am seeing made with this new line of stencils. Hope to get my painty paws on a set!

  34. coco

    July 5, 2014 at 3:21 am

    Her stencils look really beautiful, thank you for speaking so well about your friend and introducing her and her great stencils. I’d love winning a set of them. 🙂 Have a lovely week-end, wishes from France, Coco

  35. manoraya

    July 5, 2014 at 4:21 am

    Thanks for the chance to win a set of these wonderful stencils!

  36. Barb

    July 5, 2014 at 11:15 am

    WOW love the set of Lynn Krawczyk’s “Marked” stencils, I hope your settled soon and can dive into using them. Thanks for the chance to win…. They are as cool as the fireworks I saw last night in Lacrosse. Wi….. Drove over fifty miles to get there, but was worth it. I have a baby moleskine calendar journal with fold in pages I added. The stencils would work great.

  37. Carolyn

    July 5, 2014 at 7:03 pm

    Lovin this hop. I am in the middle of painting some fabric. It would be fun to play with these stencils. Thanks for the chance to win

  38. Bev Langby

    July 5, 2014 at 8:04 pm

    Amazing what you did with these stencils and I love your blog too

  39. Mandy Fariello

    July 5, 2014 at 9:15 pm

    What awesome stencils! Thanks for the chance to win!

  40. Amy M

    July 6, 2014 at 8:09 pm

    The stencils are awesome. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

  41. Jax Garren

    July 6, 2014 at 11:31 pm

    How cool that you got to meet her! I always love things even more when I get a chance to talk to who created it and hear about their inspiration. Thanks for doing a giveaway!

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