Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
What can you do if you get air bubbles on your gel plate? There are two different ways I deal with them- especially when Bubble-palooza happens to my plates! If you've found this video helpful then I bet you'll enjoy my gel printing workshops too acolorfuljourney.com/workshops-2
The Best Way to Store Your Gel Plate video: youtu.be/KxYNJw3nFAk
I’m Carolyn Dube - a mixed media art adventurer who takes the intimidation out of supplies so that you can find freedom through creativity. Play with every color of the rainbow, avoid rules whenever possible, and let the little kid inside of you free through art.
Want to play? Want to know specific ways to let go and have fun? Join the fun in my free mixed media workshop Permission to Play acolorfuljourney.com/permission-play-free-workshop
You can find me designing stencils for StencilGirl Products, teaching in person and online workshops and sharing the message of O.O.P.S. here on YouTube and on the blog, aColorfulJourney.com
What does O.O.P.S. stand for? It stands for Outstanding Opportunities Presenting Suddenly.
Those “failures” and “mistakes” that we so harshly criticized ourselves about actually became true gifts as soon as you start saying O.O.P.S. Try saying Oops in an angry tone. It makes it even more silly!
I just can’t take myself seriously when I say Oops which is just what I needed to play. I began to play, to have fun, and to embrace all of my “mistakes”.
Want to play? Want to know specific ways to let go and have fun? Join the fun in my free mixed media workshop Permission to Play acolorfuljourney.com/permission-play-free-workshop
Blog: acolorfuljourney.com
Free Workshop acolorfuljourney.com/permission-play-free-workshop
Newsletter bit.ly/1bVsMYI
YouTube youtube.com/channel/UCdXS_Br77vmmJTlHQFL0rNQ
Instagram instagram.com/carolyn_dube
Facebook at facebook.com/aColorfulJourney
Pinterest pinterest.com/cdube
What can you do if you get air bubbles on your gel plate? There are two different ways I deal with them- especially when Bubble-palooza happens to my plates! If you've found this video helpful then I bet you'll enjoy my gel printing workshops too acolorfuljourney.com/workshops-2
The Best Way to Store Your Gel Plate video: youtu.be/KxYNJw3nFAk
I’m Carolyn Dube - a mixed media art adventurer who takes the intimidation out of supplies so that you can find freedom through creativity. Play with every color of the rainbow, avoid rules whenever possible, and let the little kid inside of you free through art.
Want to play? Want to know specific ways to let go and have fun? Join the fun in my free mixed media workshop Permission to Play acolorfuljourney.com/permission-play-free-workshop
You can find me designing stencils for StencilGirl Products, teaching in person and online workshops and sharing the message of O.O.P.S. here on YouTube and on the blog, aColorfulJourney.com
What does O.O.P.S. stand for? It stands for Outstanding Opportunities Presenting Suddenly.
Those “failures” and “mistakes” that we so harshly criticized ourselves about actually became true gifts as soon as you start saying O.O.P.S. Try saying Oops in an angry tone. It makes it even more silly!
I just can’t take myself seriously when I say Oops which is just what I needed to play. I began to play, to have fun, and to embrace all of my “mistakes”.
Want to play? Want to know specific ways to let go and have fun? Join the fun in my free mixed media workshop Permission to Play acolorfuljourney.com/permission-play-free-workshop
Blog: acolorfuljourney.com
Free Workshop acolorfuljourney.com/permission-play-free-workshop
Newsletter bit.ly/1bVsMYI
YouTube youtube.com/channel/UCdXS_Br77vmmJTlHQFL0rNQ
Instagram instagram.com/carolyn_dube
Facebook at facebook.com/aColorfulJourney
Pinterest pinterest.com/cdube

![New Word Stencils and Ways to Use Them!
http://bit.ly/2GfHKvM This collection includes random phrases, sayings, sentences, and miscellaneous words. So I bet you can see why this is called the Random Thoughts collection! I love how versatile words are when creating from adding meaning, to creating a mysterious grungy layer, to being a source of inspiration. See how these stencils do all that in the video! And there are even more ideas for how to use these over on the blog at https://acolorfuljourney.com/?p=34425
SUPPLIES
Here are the supplies used. Some of these links may be affiliate links which means I get a small percentage and it doesn’t cost you anything extra! And you get a really good feeling knowing that you are helping keep the free tutorials coming!
Random Thoughts collection at StencilGirl http://bit.ly/2GfHKvM
Trena Brannons Couture Stencils at StencilGirlhttps://bit.ly/3BUcC5a
Tissue paper I love to use with stenciling:
——— https://ldli.co/e/m5ek4em [ Blick Art Materials ]
Black heavy body paint:
——— https://amzn.to/2NxjhLh [ Amazon US ]
——— https://ldli.co/e/3o9lr3g [ Blick Art Materials ]
Some of these links may be affiliate links which means I get a small percentage and it doesn’t cost you anything extra! And you get a really good feeling knowing that you are helping keep the free tutorials coming!
I’m Carolyn Dube, a self taught mixed media art adventurer who found freedom through play exploring the colors of the rainbow, avoiding rules whenever possible, and letting the little kid inside free.
Get signed up for my weekly newsletter for weekly inspiration, creative encouragement and a new free download every week! http://bit.ly/1bVsMYI
Want to play? Want to know specific ways to let go and have fun? Join the fun in my free mixed media workshop Permission to Play https://acolorfuljourney.com/permission-play-free-workshop/
You can find me designing stencils for StencilGirl Products, teaching in person and online workshops and sharing the message of O.O.P.S. here on YouTube and on the blog, aColorfulJourney.com
What does O.O.P.S. stand for? It stands for Outstanding Opportunities Presenting Suddenly.
Those “failures” and “mistakes” that we so harshly criticized ourselves about actually became true gifts as soon as you start saying O.O.P.S. Try saying Oops in an angry tone. It makes it even more silly!
I just can’t take myself seriously when I say Oops which is just what I needed to play. I began to play, to have fun, and to embrace all of my “mistakes”.
Where you can find me playing:
http://acolorfuljourney.com/
On Instagram https://instagram.com/carolyn_dube/
Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/cdube/ New Word Stencils and Ways to Use Them!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CfEbhFGfC4U/mqdefault.jpg)
![Unplanned Choices in My Art Journal
See the entire page from beginning to end as I start with with the fastest way to stencil (hint with a Gel Press plate) all the way through to writing on the wet paint & glue. All stencils used are from StencilGirl Products. Full blog post at https://acolorfuljourney.com/?p=31749
Video showing how the orange tag was gel printed using trash: https://youtu.be/qf76o6sIJ2s
Video of the play where the black paper circle leftover happened: https://youtu.be/Oe7G4HAsugs
Some of these links are affiliate links which means I get a small percentage. It doesn’t cost you anything extra and you get a really good feeling knowing that you are helping keep the free tutorials coming!
——— S U P P L I E S ———
• Emotions and Feelings 3 Stencil
——— https://ldli.co/e/zz9kr7 [ stencilgirlproducts.com ]
• Emotions and Feelings 1 Stencil
——— https://ldli.co/e/9jnkdk [ stencilgirlproducts.com ]
• Emotions and Feelings 2 Stencil
——— https://ldli.co/e/k6ozqp [ stencilgirlproducts.com ]
• Blick Pure White Tissue Paper
——— https://ldli.co/e/7ekz6y [ Blick Art Materials ]
• Art Nouveau stencil
——— https://ldli.co/e/n4g7qp [ stencilgirlproducts.com ]
• Gel Press Plate 8X10
——— https://amzn.to/3cVdxmF [ Amazon US ]
——— https://ldli.co/e/6o9dl9 [ Blick Art Materials ]
• Pencil used to write on the damp paint/glue
——— https://ldli.co/e/g9dlq7 [ Blick Art Materials ]
• Clear Acrylic Gel Plate Mount
——— https://ldli.co/e/0gmy7l [ joggles.com ]
•Black paint
——— https://amzn.to/38QDnt4 [ Amazon US ]
• Yellow Paint
——— https://amzn.to/2r8ZOFE [ Amazon US ]
• Orange Paint
——— https://amzn.to/2Iw7Te7 [ Amazon US ]
• Cobalt Teal Hue Americana Premium Acrylic Paint Tube...
——— https://amzn.to/2IEtuRI [ Amazon US ]
•White Paint
——— https://amzn.to/2ExC7Kw [ Amazon US ]
•Glue spreading tool
——— https://ldli.co/e/45dx35 [ Blick Art Materials ]
• 2 double sided tape
——— https://amzn.to/3rZeAth [ Amazon US ]
• Liquitex gel medium matte
——— https://amzn.to/2FPOgKX [ Amazon US ]
——— https://ldli.co/e/24xy69 [ Blick Art Materials ]
• Uhu glue stick
——— https://amzn.to/2PAwJdm [ Amazon US ]
——— https://ldli.co/e/53z1yk [ Blick Art Materials ]
• Tape Gun
——— https://amzn.to/3lCiwOB [ Amazon US ]
• Black Ink Thai Mulberry Beehive Paper
——— https://ldli.co/e/321log [ Blick Art Materials ]
I’m Carolyn Dube - a mixed media art adventurer who takes the intimidation out of supplies so that you can find freedom through creativity. Play with every color of the rainbow, avoid rules whenever possible, and let the little kid inside of you free through art.
Want to play? Want to know specific ways to let go and have fun? Join the fun in my free mixed media workshop Permission to Play http://bit.ly/2sdGx2j
You can find me designing stencils for StencilGirl Products, teaching in person and online workshops and sharing the message of O.O.P.S. here on YouTube and on the blog, aColorfulJourney.com
What does O.O.P.S. stand for? It stands for Outstanding Opportunities Presenting Suddenly.
Those “failures” and “mistakes” that we so harshly criticized ourselves about actually became true gifts as soon as you start saying O.O.P.S. Try saying Oops in an angry tone. It makes it even more silly!
I just can’t take myself seriously when I say Oops which is just what I needed to play. I began to play, to have fun, and to embrace all of my “mistakes”.
Want to play? Want to know specific ways to let go and have fun? Join the fun in my free mixed media workshop Permission to Play http://bit.ly/2sdGx2j
Blog: http://acolorfuljourney.com/
Free Workshop https://acolorfuljourney.com/permission-to-play/
Newsletter http://bit.ly/1bVsMYI
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdXS_Br77vmmJTlHQFL0rNQ
Instagram https://instagram.com/carolyn_dube/
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/aColorfulJourney/
Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/cdube/ Unplanned Choices in My Art Journal](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/D5SVYq38I-Q/mqdefault.jpg)
![The Stencil Controversy and DIY Tape
https://acolorfuljourney.com/?p=34922 I never expected my latest stencil release to stir up so much controversy. But it did. I suspect that once everybody understands whats going on with this word, they wont be quite so triggered. As a side note, it also created quite a few kind emails with helpful intentions! All this led to todays play, colorful DIY tape with stenciled words! Im playing with the Random Thoughts collection from StencilGirlProducts https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencils-carolyn-dube-s/1861.htm
The Joy of Stenciling workshop https://acolorfuljourney.com/joy-stenciling-workshop-acj/
——— S U P P L I E S ———
Some of these links may be affiliate links which means I get a small percentage and it doesn’t cost you anything extra! And you get a really good feeling knowing that you are helping keep the free tutorials coming!
• Random Thoughts #2 Stencil
——— https://ldli.co/e/07rxxr6 [ stencilgirlproducts.com ]
• Random Thoughts #3 Stencil
——— https://ldli.co/e/43r99r6 [ stencilgirlproducts.com ]
• Random Thoughts #1 Stencil
——— https://ldli.co/e/26rddry [ stencilgirlproducts.com ]
• 1/2 Artist tape White
——— https://ldli.co/e/5y7kk7q [ Blick Art Materials ]
• 3/4 Artist tape White
——— https://ldli.co/e/3o9zz9e [ Blick Art Materials ]
Teflon Sheet
——— https://amzn.to/3TBvSKv [ Amazon US ]
• Marabu Art Crayons
——— https://ldli.co/e/m5eqqep [ Blick Art Materials ]
——— https://amzn.to/2JKI9ZM [ Amazon US ]
• Magneta Marabu Alcohol Ink
——— https://ldli.co/e/e21gg1x [ Blick Art Materials ]
• Blue Marabu Alcohol Ink
——— https://ldli.co/e/qymllme [ Blick Art Materials ]
• Pearlescent Liquid Acrylic Artists Ink
——— https://ldli.co/e/ye1nn1d [ Blick Art Materials ]
• Neocolor II Artists Crayons
——— https://ldli.co/e/p3oppoz [ Blick Art Materials ]
• Dina Wakley spray gloss
——— https://amzn.to/3GnmAvu [ Amazon US ]
• Heavy Body black paint
——— https://ldli.co/e/rn3xx3x [ Blick Art Materials ]
——— https://amzn.to/2NxjhLh [ Amazon US ]
I’m Carolyn Dube, a self taught mixed media art adventurer who found freedom through play exploring the colors of the rainbow, avoiding rules whenever possible, and letting the little kid inside free.
Get signed up for my weekly newsletter for weekly inspiration, creative encouragement and a new free download every week! http://bit.ly/1bVsMYI
Want to play? Want to know specific ways to let go and have fun? Join the fun in my free mixed media workshop Permission to Play https://acolorfuljourney.com/permission-play-free-workshop/
You can find me designing stencils for StencilGirl Products, teaching in person and online workshops and sharing the message of O.O.P.S. here on YouTube and on the blog, aColorfulJourney.com
What does O.O.P.S. stand for? It stands for Outstanding Opportunities Presenting Suddenly.
Those “failures” and “mistakes” that we so harshly criticized ourselves about actually became true gifts as soon as you start saying O.O.P.S. Try saying Oops in an angry tone. It makes it even more silly!
I just can’t take myself seriously when I say Oops which is just what I needed to play. I began to play, to have fun, and to embrace all of my “mistakes”.
Where you can find me playing:
http://acolorfuljourney.com/
On Instagram https://instagram.com/carolyn_dube/
Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/cdube/ The Stencil Controversy and DIY Tape](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DnO1pwjFm0g/mqdefault.jpg)






