I've put together a quick video for you today sharing how to use simple paper masks to create beautiful heart prints.  

from the Balzer Designs Blog: Valentine's Week: Gelli Masked Prints #tutorial
I hope you enjoy the video:

Supplies

The Balzer Designs stencils I used aren't available yet (closer to the end of the month).  However, you can pre-order them HERE.

Here are the prints I made in the video:

from the Balzer Designs Blog: Valentine's Week: Gelli Masked Prints #tutorial
from the Balzer Designs Blog: Valentine's Week: Gelli Masked Prints #tutorial
from the Balzer Designs Blog: Valentine's Week: Gelli Masked Prints #tutorial
from the Balzer Designs Blog: Valentine's Week: Gelli Masked Prints #tutorial
from the Balzer Designs Blog: Valentine's Week: Gelli Masked Prints #tutorial
from the Balzer Designs Blog: Valentine's Week: Gelli Masked Prints #tutorial
from the Balzer Designs Blog: Valentine's Week: Gelli Masked Prints #tutorial
from the Balzer Designs Blog: Valentine's Week: Gelli Masked Prints #tutorial
from the Balzer Designs Blog: Valentine's Week: Gelli Masked Prints #tutorial
from the Balzer Designs Blog: Valentine's Week: Gelli Masked Prints #tutorial
from the Balzer Designs Blog: Valentine's Week: Gelli Masked Prints #tutorial
from the Balzer Designs Blog: Valentine's Week: Gelli Masked Prints #tutorial
from the Balzer Designs Blog: Valentine's Week: Gelli Masked Prints #tutorial
I hope you'll give this simple technique a try!  Thanks for stopping by!

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

Based outside of Boston, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is a mixed-media artist who constructs vibrant compositions. Passionate about connecting with and inspiring other artists, she shares her expertise through in-person workshops, her online classroom www.balzerdesigns.com, and through monthly membership at www.MyArtPractice.com.

144 thoughts on “Valentine’s Week: Gelli Masked Prints

  • Stunning, fabulous, inspiring! I could go on. Thanks Julie!!!

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  • Stunning, fabulous, inspiring! I could go on. Thanks Julie!!!

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  • Stunning, fabulous, inspiring! I could go on. Thanks Julie!!!

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  • Stunning, fabulous, inspiring! I could go on. Thanks Julie!!!

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  • Stunning, fabulous, inspiring! I could go on. Thanks Julie!!!

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  • Stunning, fabulous, inspiring! I could go on. Thanks Julie!!!

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  • Hi, Julie. I have a few questions. Is deli paper the heavy waxed paper that is folded in the middle that I can purchase at the big box warehouse type store? Also, the first stencil you used isn’t a Balzer Design. Whose is it? It has a sample of shapes that I am looking for.
    Thanks for your help! kren dot kurts at gmail dot com

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  • Hi, Julie. I have a few questions. Is deli paper the heavy waxed paper that is folded in the middle that I can purchase at the big box warehouse type store? Also, the first stencil you used isn’t a Balzer Design. Whose is it? It has a sample of shapes that I am looking for.
    Thanks for your help! kren dot kurts at gmail dot com

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  • Hi, Julie. I have a few questions. Is deli paper the heavy waxed paper that is folded in the middle that I can purchase at the big box warehouse type store? Also, the first stencil you used isn’t a Balzer Design. Whose is it? It has a sample of shapes that I am looking for.
    Thanks for your help! kren dot kurts at gmail dot com

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  • Hi, Julie. I have a few questions. Is deli paper the heavy waxed paper that is folded in the middle that I can purchase at the big box warehouse type store? Also, the first stencil you used isn’t a Balzer Design. Whose is it? It has a sample of shapes that I am looking for.
    Thanks for your help! kren dot kurts at gmail dot com

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  • Hi, Julie. I have a few questions. Is deli paper the heavy waxed paper that is folded in the middle that I can purchase at the big box warehouse type store? Also, the first stencil you used isn’t a Balzer Design. Whose is it? It has a sample of shapes that I am looking for.
    Thanks for your help! kren dot kurts at gmail dot com

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  • Hi, Julie. I have a few questions. Is deli paper the heavy waxed paper that is folded in the middle that I can purchase at the big box warehouse type store? Also, the first stencil you used isn’t a Balzer Design. Whose is it? It has a sample of shapes that I am looking for.
    Thanks for your help! kren dot kurts at gmail dot com

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  • Love this technique! Thank you so so much! I just love your videos,your style of teaching and your sense of fun and playfulness. Thanks for sharing!! A great way to start the day.

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  • Love this technique! Thank you so so much! I just love your videos,your style of teaching and your sense of fun and playfulness. Thanks for sharing!! A great way to start the day.

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  • Love this technique! Thank you so so much! I just love your videos,your style of teaching and your sense of fun and playfulness. Thanks for sharing!! A great way to start the day.

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  • Love this technique! Thank you so so much! I just love your videos,your style of teaching and your sense of fun and playfulness. Thanks for sharing!! A great way to start the day.

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  • Love this technique! Thank you so so much! I just love your videos,your style of teaching and your sense of fun and playfulness. Thanks for sharing!! A great way to start the day.

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  • Love this technique! Thank you so so much! I just love your videos,your style of teaching and your sense of fun and playfulness. Thanks for sharing!! A great way to start the day.

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  • Great video, love your style, energy and singing 😉
    These heart prints are swoon worthy!
    I’ll be doing this soon.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Peace,
    Donna

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  • Great video, love your style, energy and singing 😉
    These heart prints are swoon worthy!
    I’ll be doing this soon.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Peace,
    Donna

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  • Great video, love your style, energy and singing 😉
    These heart prints are swoon worthy!
    I’ll be doing this soon.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Peace,
    Donna

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  • Great video, love your style, energy and singing 😉
    These heart prints are swoon worthy!
    I’ll be doing this soon.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Peace,
    Donna

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  • Great video, love your style, energy and singing 😉
    These heart prints are swoon worthy!
    I’ll be doing this soon.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Peace,
    Donna

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  • Great video, love your style, energy and singing 😉
    These heart prints are swoon worthy!
    I’ll be doing this soon.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Peace,
    Donna

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  • Another amazing and informative video from the Great Julie!

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  • Another amazing and informative video from the Great Julie!

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  • Another amazing and informative video from the Great Julie!

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  • Another amazing and informative video from the Great Julie!

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  • Another amazing and informative video from the Great Julie!

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  • Another amazing and informative video from the Great Julie!

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  • Love this video! Can’t wait to try this.

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  • Love this video! Can’t wait to try this.

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  • Love this video! Can’t wait to try this.

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  • Love this video! Can’t wait to try this.

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  • Love this video! Can’t wait to try this.

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  • Love this video! Can’t wait to try this.

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  • This type of fun makes my heart happy! lol 🙂

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  • This type of fun makes my heart happy! lol 🙂

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  • This type of fun makes my heart happy! lol 🙂

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  • This type of fun makes my heart happy! lol 🙂

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  • This type of fun makes my heart happy! lol 🙂

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  • This type of fun makes my heart happy! lol 🙂

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  • I have a lifetime supply of partially painted deli paper – now I will take them all to the next level in preparation for masks on gelli plate. Yay! You are awesome! Thank you for being so generous with your tutorials.

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  • I have a lifetime supply of partially painted deli paper – now I will take them all to the next level in preparation for masks on gelli plate. Yay! You are awesome! Thank you for being so generous with your tutorials.

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  • I have a lifetime supply of partially painted deli paper – now I will take them all to the next level in preparation for masks on gelli plate. Yay! You are awesome! Thank you for being so generous with your tutorials.

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  • I have a lifetime supply of partially painted deli paper – now I will take them all to the next level in preparation for masks on gelli plate. Yay! You are awesome! Thank you for being so generous with your tutorials.

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  • I have a lifetime supply of partially painted deli paper – now I will take them all to the next level in preparation for masks on gelli plate. Yay! You are awesome! Thank you for being so generous with your tutorials.

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  • I have a lifetime supply of partially painted deli paper – now I will take them all to the next level in preparation for masks on gelli plate. Yay! You are awesome! Thank you for being so generous with your tutorials.

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  • What a great technique! Thank you, Julie!

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  • What a great technique! Thank you, Julie!

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  • What a great technique! Thank you, Julie!

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  • What a great technique! Thank you, Julie!

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  • What a great technique! Thank you, Julie!

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  • What a great technique! Thank you, Julie!

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  • I was planning on working on my altered book round robin this weekend…now I’m thinking that I may have to get out my gelli plate and play with that for a while as well.

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  • I was planning on working on my altered book round robin this weekend…now I’m thinking that I may have to get out my gelli plate and play with that for a while as well.

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  • I was planning on working on my altered book round robin this weekend…now I’m thinking that I may have to get out my gelli plate and play with that for a while as well.

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  • I was planning on working on my altered book round robin this weekend…now I’m thinking that I may have to get out my gelli plate and play with that for a while as well.

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  • I was planning on working on my altered book round robin this weekend…now I’m thinking that I may have to get out my gelli plate and play with that for a while as well.

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  • I was planning on working on my altered book round robin this weekend…now I’m thinking that I may have to get out my gelli plate and play with that for a while as well.

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  • Gorgeous and amazing! Love the idea! And it just so happens I need to make 15 Valentines tomorrow….hmmm.. Gelli, here I come!

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  • Gorgeous and amazing! Love the idea! And it just so happens I need to make 15 Valentines tomorrow….hmmm.. Gelli, here I come!

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  • Gorgeous and amazing! Love the idea! And it just so happens I need to make 15 Valentines tomorrow….hmmm.. Gelli, here I come!

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  • Gorgeous and amazing! Love the idea! And it just so happens I need to make 15 Valentines tomorrow….hmmm.. Gelli, here I come!

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  • Gorgeous and amazing! Love the idea! And it just so happens I need to make 15 Valentines tomorrow….hmmm.. Gelli, here I come!

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  • Gorgeous and amazing! Love the idea! And it just so happens I need to make 15 Valentines tomorrow….hmmm.. Gelli, here I come!

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  • Lovely! I finally got some real deli paper. Can’t wait to accumulate masses of messy papers!

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  • Lovely! I finally got some real deli paper. Can’t wait to accumulate masses of messy papers!

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  • Lovely! I finally got some real deli paper. Can’t wait to accumulate masses of messy papers!

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  • Lovely! I finally got some real deli paper. Can’t wait to accumulate masses of messy papers!

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  • Lovely! I finally got some real deli paper. Can’t wait to accumulate masses of messy papers!

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  • Lovely! I finally got some real deli paper. Can’t wait to accumulate masses of messy papers!

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  • I couldn’t help but post again – today is Art Day in our household – I play in my studio and my husband works on his O-Gauge Model Train Layout. I just completed 11 deli papers with background designs utilizing your pomegranate, NYC skyline, shattered circles and many more. I have never used so many different stencils all at once. What fun and I didn’t even get to my gelli plate yet.

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  • I couldn’t help but post again – today is Art Day in our household – I play in my studio and my husband works on his O-Gauge Model Train Layout. I just completed 11 deli papers with background designs utilizing your pomegranate, NYC skyline, shattered circles and many more. I have never used so many different stencils all at once. What fun and I didn’t even get to my gelli plate yet.

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  • I couldn’t help but post again – today is Art Day in our household – I play in my studio and my husband works on his O-Gauge Model Train Layout. I just completed 11 deli papers with background designs utilizing your pomegranate, NYC skyline, shattered circles and many more. I have never used so many different stencils all at once. What fun and I didn’t even get to my gelli plate yet.

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  • I couldn’t help but post again – today is Art Day in our household – I play in my studio and my husband works on his O-Gauge Model Train Layout. I just completed 11 deli papers with background designs utilizing your pomegranate, NYC skyline, shattered circles and many more. I have never used so many different stencils all at once. What fun and I didn’t even get to my gelli plate yet.

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  • I couldn’t help but post again – today is Art Day in our household – I play in my studio and my husband works on his O-Gauge Model Train Layout. I just completed 11 deli papers with background designs utilizing your pomegranate, NYC skyline, shattered circles and many more. I have never used so many different stencils all at once. What fun and I didn’t even get to my gelli plate yet.

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  • I couldn’t help but post again – today is Art Day in our household – I play in my studio and my husband works on his O-Gauge Model Train Layout. I just completed 11 deli papers with background designs utilizing your pomegranate, NYC skyline, shattered circles and many more. I have never used so many different stencils all at once. What fun and I didn’t even get to my gelli plate yet.

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  • AWESOME and INSPIRING as always. I look forward to you daily emails. You really make wonderful patterns, designs and colors. THANKS for all you do to keep us all exploring our creativity!

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  • AWESOME and INSPIRING as always. I look forward to you daily emails. You really make wonderful patterns, designs and colors. THANKS for all you do to keep us all exploring our creativity!

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  • AWESOME and INSPIRING as always. I look forward to you daily emails. You really make wonderful patterns, designs and colors. THANKS for all you do to keep us all exploring our creativity!

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  • AWESOME and INSPIRING as always. I look forward to you daily emails. You really make wonderful patterns, designs and colors. THANKS for all you do to keep us all exploring our creativity!

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  • AWESOME and INSPIRING as always. I look forward to you daily emails. You really make wonderful patterns, designs and colors. THANKS for all you do to keep us all exploring our creativity!

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  • AWESOME and INSPIRING as always. I look forward to you daily emails. You really make wonderful patterns, designs and colors. THANKS for all you do to keep us all exploring our creativity!

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  • So stinking fun!! Getting out my deli paper this weekend!

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  • So stinking fun!! Getting out my deli paper this weekend!

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  • So stinking fun!! Getting out my deli paper this weekend!

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  • So stinking fun!! Getting out my deli paper this weekend!

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  • So stinking fun!! Getting out my deli paper this weekend!

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  • So stinking fun!! Getting out my deli paper this weekend!

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  • Such a great video – thank you!

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  • Such a great video – thank you!

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  • Such a great video – thank you!

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  • Such a great video – thank you!

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  • Such a great video – thank you!

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  • Such a great video – thank you!

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  • I really wish i could be there playing with the paints, stencils and gelli plate along with you.

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  • I really wish i could be there playing with the paints, stencils and gelli plate along with you.

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  • I really wish i could be there playing with the paints, stencils and gelli plate along with you.

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  • I really wish i could be there playing with the paints, stencils and gelli plate along with you.

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  • I really wish i could be there playing with the paints, stencils and gelli plate along with you.

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  • I really wish i could be there playing with the paints, stencils and gelli plate along with you.

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  • I was thinking the same thing too about that rad stencil. I went to Blue Moon Scrapbooking and searched Balzer. It came up as a 4×6 on the second page. I bet they also make it in the bigger size. Hope this helps!

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  • I was thinking the same thing too about that rad stencil. I went to Blue Moon Scrapbooking and searched Balzer. It came up as a 4×6 on the second page. I bet they also make it in the bigger size. Hope this helps!

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  • I was thinking the same thing too about that rad stencil. I went to Blue Moon Scrapbooking and searched Balzer. It came up as a 4×6 on the second page. I bet they also make it in the bigger size. Hope this helps!

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  • I was thinking the same thing too about that rad stencil. I went to Blue Moon Scrapbooking and searched Balzer. It came up as a 4×6 on the second page. I bet they also make it in the bigger size. Hope this helps!

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  • I was thinking the same thing too about that rad stencil. I went to Blue Moon Scrapbooking and searched Balzer. It came up as a 4×6 on the second page. I bet they also make it in the bigger size. Hope this helps!

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  • I was thinking the same thing too about that rad stencil. I went to Blue Moon Scrapbooking and searched Balzer. It came up as a 4×6 on the second page. I bet they also make it in the bigger size. Hope this helps!

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  • Awesome! Thanks Julie

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  • Awesome! Thanks Julie

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  • Awesome! Thanks Julie

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  • Awesome! Thanks Julie

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  • Awesome! Thanks Julie

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  • Awesome! Thanks Julie

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  • Love these. THanks so much!! You make it look like so much fun! Happy New Year to you! Wishing you many blessings in 2017

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  • Love these. THanks so much!! You make it look like so much fun! Happy New Year to you! Wishing you many blessings in 2017

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  • Love these. THanks so much!! You make it look like so much fun! Happy New Year to you! Wishing you many blessings in 2017

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  • Love these. THanks so much!! You make it look like so much fun! Happy New Year to you! Wishing you many blessings in 2017

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  • Love these. THanks so much!! You make it look like so much fun! Happy New Year to you! Wishing you many blessings in 2017

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  • Love these. THanks so much!! You make it look like so much fun! Happy New Year to you! Wishing you many blessings in 2017

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  • Hi Julie,
    Thank you for excepting me, have just viewed your creativity, and WOW, very expressive indeed. Thank you for sharing, your work is fabulous, and love the picture of your little family, gorgeous.

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  • Hi Julie,
    Thank you for excepting me, have just viewed your creativity, and WOW, very expressive indeed. Thank you for sharing, your work is fabulous, and love the picture of your little family, gorgeous.

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  • Hi Julie,
    Thank you for excepting me, have just viewed your creativity, and WOW, very expressive indeed. Thank you for sharing, your work is fabulous, and love the picture of your little family, gorgeous.

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  • Hi Julie,
    Thank you for excepting me, have just viewed your creativity, and WOW, very expressive indeed. Thank you for sharing, your work is fabulous, and love the picture of your little family, gorgeous.

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  • Hi Julie,
    Thank you for excepting me, have just viewed your creativity, and WOW, very expressive indeed. Thank you for sharing, your work is fabulous, and love the picture of your little family, gorgeous.

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  • Hi Julie,
    Thank you for excepting me, have just viewed your creativity, and WOW, very expressive indeed. Thank you for sharing, your work is fabulous, and love the picture of your little family, gorgeous.

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  • Wow! I love this idea!!
    Your hearts l look
    fabulous. Can’t wait
    to try them!!

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  • Wow! I love this idea!!
    Your hearts l look
    fabulous. Can’t wait
    to try them!!

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  • Wow! I love this idea!!
    Your hearts l look
    fabulous. Can’t wait
    to try them!!

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  • Wow! I love this idea!!
    Your hearts l look
    fabulous. Can’t wait
    to try them!!

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  • Wow! I love this idea!!
    Your hearts l look
    fabulous. Can’t wait
    to try them!!

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  • Wow! I love this idea!!
    Your hearts l look
    fabulous. Can’t wait
    to try them!!

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  • Looks like so much fun! I just signed up for your email and found that the link for stencils you used is not working..can you tell me what they are and where I might find them/Are they your design?
    Thanks for sharing. I love your energy.

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  • Looks like so much fun! I just signed up for your email and found that the link for stencils you used is not working..can you tell me what they are and where I might find them/Are they your design?
    Thanks for sharing. I love your energy.

    Reply
  • Looks like so much fun! I just signed up for your email and found that the link for stencils you used is not working..can you tell me what they are and where I might find them/Are they your design?
    Thanks for sharing. I love your energy.

    Reply
  • Looks like so much fun! I just signed up for your email and found that the link for stencils you used is not working..can you tell me what they are and where I might find them/Are they your design?
    Thanks for sharing. I love your energy.

    Reply
  • Looks like so much fun! I just signed up for your email and found that the link for stencils you used is not working..can you tell me what they are and where I might find them/Are they your design?
    Thanks for sharing. I love your energy.

    Reply
  • Looks like so much fun! I just signed up for your email and found that the link for stencils you used is not working..can you tell me what they are and where I might find them/Are they your design?
    Thanks for sharing. I love your energy.

    Reply

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