March Clean and Simple Challenge

This week I tried to create something as simply as I could.
I started with LJ919 Art Nouveau Flourish
It reminded me of the fibers in mulberry paper. So I pasted the image on white mulberry paper with pearlescent paste. Let dry.
Wet the edges of the mulberry paper and gently pull to create the feathered edge.
Attach to paper with a jeweled brad. Layer on decorative paper. I started with mottled turquoise and layered that onto black lizard paper before attaching to card front.

Tah - dah! Quick, clean and simple.

Make sure to go through the other team blogs for more inspiration. Also don't forget to go to Dream it up for your chance to win stencils so you can create your own clean and simple designs.

Thank you to those who are participating in our challenge and posting your own creations! We love it!!

Almost missed it!!

Went to bed early and totally forgot to schedule my post!!

Thought I would do something a bit different for this weeks clean and simple.

Start with a piece of light weight wood (I used balsa) and spray paint white.

Then, set LJ 915 Opto checkerboard over the top of it and paste with black glossy paste.

Cut out two rectangles using the design as a guide. Punch holes in two opposite corners, add jewelry rings, hoop earring findings, a couple of beads and...............


Tah Dah!!!


Earrings!

Don't miss the rest of the designers take on Clean and Simple this week. Make sure to participate on the Dreamweaver blog to win fun product that you can use to create your own clean and simple masterpieces!!

Thank you to those who have already added their creations, your designs are inspiring!! Keep up the great work!!

More Clean & Simple

Welcome back!
We are keeping with the clean and simple theme.
When creating C&S cards, I like to use decorative papers to give the cards more color. So most of my cards this month will have decorative papers on them.

This week I'm using my favorite heart and my infamous green sludge paste.

After pasting, remove stencil and sprinkle a little glitter over it.
Then add shading with a dark green marker. Make sure to shade on the same side of each line. Pick either the right or the left, but try to stay consistent.

Add felt leaves behind the heart. Mount with 3-d foam tape onto small square then onto green square. Mount that to decorative paper with 3-d foam tape then decorative print onto front of card.


Done! Quick and clean and simple!

Check out the other team members for more ideas. And keep posting along with us. We love seeing what you come up with.

Until next week............

Happy March!!

Can you believe it's March already. Me either!!

This month the challenge: Spring Clean...and Simple.

I immediately thought of the new LM219 Plum Blossom Shape


The simplest way I could think to use it was to stencil color on it and around it.




I had an Asian decorative paper that reminded me of the image, so to tie them together I used Gold Encore pigment ink to color on and around the image. Remove the stencil and sprinkle clear embossing powder over it, tap off and heat.

The hardest part was cutting approximately 1/8 inch around the outside edge!




Once the image was cut out, simply, matt and layer with coordinating papers!



Clean and simple is one of my favorites!! Don't miss the rest of the blogs for more creative ideas. Also make sure to add comments and pictures at the Dreamweaver site to enter to win free stencils!!!

See you next week.............

Hope March brings more luck!!

Well I know this month was green for St. Patrick's Day, but the luck of the Irish is not with me today. Can't get my image to work. So stay tuned for the new challenge next month. I'll post what it is going to be this weekend.

Hope you followed the rest of the Design team......they came up with more incredible ideas.
Check them out if you haven't already!!

WOW!!

I went to bed on Tuesday and woke up it was Thursday. I don't know where my Wednesday went!!!
I'll have to get my post up tonight after work. Check back this evening. In the mean time, check out my sister designers, I'm sure they didn't loose a day like I did!!

Dream Scheme Thursday

Hey everyone,
This week I went a bit off subject. There's still green in it but.......I decided to do something REALLY simple.
First start out with the new Mushrooms Stencil LL3025

I started with a pre-embossed card, then outlined the stencil with a stylus to create a second embossed border. Emboss the image with a stylus and light box.
Next, stencil color onto the image with pigment ink and stencil brushes. Once finished, sprinkle gold embossing powder only on the tops of the mushrooms. I actually painted on some gold embossing ink over the tops and covered them with embossing powder, then brushed off what I didn't want.
So my green this week is in the grass. Check out the other blogs and make sure to participate so you can enter to win the stencils shown last week. We love seeing new ideas. Till next week............