Stay True

I LOVE stenciling. It's one of my go-to techniques when I start a page, when I get stuck or when I just need a final finishing touch. I recently taught a stencil technique class (share that with you at a slightly later date) and worked my demo straight into my current altered art journal. This is what I ended up with by the end of the night : 

Though there had been no plan, I immediately saw a face shape on the left page and sketched her with my black Stabilo All watersoluble pencil

I knew I wanted to hide that bold writing with some darker stenciling with the intention of adding a lovely mandala stencil over the top 

At this point I am loving her, but the spread still needed a couple of days before I was led to add some words

and some more gold stencils for the finish

So happy with the final result.