Many art journalers use stencils on their art journal pages. Since I recently revisited art journaling, I have purchased a number of these stencils myself. Granted, they can get pricey since new ones are always coming out. So I have created some of my own by using some diecut patterns and one of my diecut machines. I must admit that this has been very economical for me. Here are a few I have cut:
The great thing about these stencils is that they can be versatile. I recently used this one on a scrapbook layout. I used this pattern because the theme was set in a brick and mortar building.
Here is the layout:
I used Dylusions ink spray with some yellow cardstock. The die cuts were cut using my Silhouette and the images and title are from the online store.