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Shel C is a collage and mixed media artist living in the beautiful Sonoran Desert. She is a self-taught artist who comes from a large family of ‘makers.’ She has been doing arts and crafts her entire life. She attributes her creativity to always having art materials available to her from the minute she could grasp them.

Shel’s very favorite art form is mixed media collage. Specifically, a paper painting style of collage where tiny torn bits of paper replace paint strokes to create pieces on canvas or wood panels. A side effect of this love is making collage paper. Favorite techniques for making collage fodder are using gel plates and well-designed stencils with all types of media or doodling abstract forms, mark making and resist techniques.

Shel’s main form of artistic sharing is her active YouTube channel. She feels that she is contributing to the health and well-being of her audience by teaching them and encouraging them to be creative in their daily lives. She also occasionally teaches classes in person. She shares management of an art community online as well with monthly and daily challenges offered. She does weekly art livestreams about art topics on a shared live channel. See what Shel shares with art inclined people:


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Cactus Stencil by Shel C Cactus

The Cactus Stencil by Shel C depicts a barrel cactus, a prickly pear, and an agave. This stencil was inspired by plants from Shel C’s back garden. Shel feels that everywhere you look in the beautiful Sonoran Desert you see interesting shapes in plants - spiky triangles, sinuous long teardrops, lots of circles, ovals, and even the occasional heart shape - that you will want to bring to your art. Use the Cactus Stencil to make beautiful art journal pages or cards with this desert plant-inspired design.
Check out the large Saguaro Scene (L862) and Cactus Garden (L861) stencils.

Product Details:
  • 6" x 6"
  • 7 mil mylar is thick enough to be durable, yet thin enough for a seamless look in your art
  • Made in the USA


Our Price: $7.00
Cactus Garden Stencil by Shel C Cactus Garden

The Cactus Garden Stencil designed by Shel C has lots of desert-loving plants to add amazing patterns to your art. Everything from the towering and endangered saguaro cactus to fun and spiky ocotillos. There are prickly pear growing wild and barrel cactus blooming out in front. There are even some succulents like agave and aloe are in the design. You can use the cactuses individually or all together with your watercolor paints, pastels, or gel plate.
Check out the large Saguaro Scene (L862) and small Cactus (S886) stencils.

Product Details:
  • 9" x 12"
  • 7 mil mylar is thick enough to be durable, yet thin enough for a seamless look in your art
  • Made in the USA

Our Price: $14.00
Saguaro Scene Stencil by Shel C Saguaro Scene

The Saguaro Scene Stencil by Shel C was inspired by a hike she went on in the Catalina mountains. Shel came upon a trail meandering to the left with a line of saguaros going along the edge of the ridge. There was a bench at the top to sit and take in the sun rising over the mountains creating beautiful warm colors. It was something to recreate in her art and she hopes you will use this Saguaro Stencil to create something beautiful in your art journaling and mixed media painting.

Check out the large Cactus Garden (L861) and small Cactus (S886) stencils.

Product Details:
  • 9" x 12"
  • 7 mil mylar is thick enough to be durable, yet thin enough for a seamless look in your art
  • Made in the USA

Our Price: $14.00
ATC Mixup Desert Sights Stencil by Shel C ATC Mixup Shel C Desert Sights

Shel C’s Desert Sights ATC Mixup Stencil was inspired by the beautiful shapes in the sights she sees around her desert home – great rock formations like the Coyote Buttes on the Arizona border, the gorgeous sandstone monoliths at Sedona, and the totem cactus, ocotillo, and blooming agave in her backyard.

Use this stencil to make ATCs, greeting cards, notecards, background patterns, a deck of desert cards, and more.

Product Details:

  • 9" x 12"
  • 7 mil mylar is thick enough to be durable, yet thin enough for a seamless look in your art
  • Made in the USA

Our Price: $14.00