Thursday, February 27, 2014

February Flutters - week 4

Are you ready for more of the Dreamweaver challenge for February? It will be a short month of posts for the Dream Team, but we're pretty excited to share with you our versions of "February Flutters", meaning anything that flutters. Heart flutters, wings that flutter, breezes, sails, etc. So, come along for the ride and link your own "flutterings" to the Dream It Up! blog for a chance to win the stencil of your choice. Meanwhile, here's my "fluttering" for the week:
 
This week I used two stencils to create what makes my heart flutter.

First LG747 Ruffled Heart




Second LS1011 Merci
 
 
Paste with Red Glossy Paste, let dry.  Place Merci over the red heart and paste with White Glossy Paste
 
 
 
Matt onto metallic paper and you'll make someone else's heart flutter!
 
 
Quick and easy!!
Thanks for stopping by..........
 






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Thursday, February 13, 2014

February Flutters

 
Are you ready for the new Dreamweaver challenge for the month of February? It will be a short month of posts for the Dream Team, but we're pretty excited to share with you our versions of "February Flutters", meaning anything that flutters. Heart flutters, wings that flutter, breezes, sails, etc. So, come along for the ride and link your own "flutterings" to the Dream It Up! blog for a chance to win the stencil of your choice. Meanwhile, here's my "fluttering" for the week:
 
This week I used LJ887 to create my flutters.
 
 
 
Paste with Black matte paste, let dry.  Use Glue Pad and Mica powders to add color.
 
Matt onto decorative paper and watch your flutterbys take flight.
 
Quick and easy!!
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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Lose some weight!! Also known as CAS (Clean and Simple) week 5

This week I'm featuring another new stencil that was introduced at CHA this month.
 
First I dry embossed LL3037 the Butterfly.  Then added color by using the Embossed Strie' technique.
 
Then I dry embossed the new LX7025 background and brushed color on it. 
 
Finally I put the butterfly stencil back over the embossed image and placed the background stencil over the top of it.  Stencil color over both stencils to create the pattern.
 
 
Make sure to visit the rest of the group for less "weighty" ideas!!
 
 
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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Lose Some Weight! Also Known As CAS (Clean and Simple)

This weeks CAS is also featuring one of the new stencil images from CHA.

I started with the new giant flower LX7024.  Use Pearlescent stencil paste and Pearlescent paper.  LM2010.  Paste the image using the LM2010 Paste Spreader.

FYI - This is the most fantastic invention for giant stencils.  It really makes spreading paste SO much
easier.

Then heat from underneath the paper.  This makes the paste bubble in a more uniform way.  Rather than having paste that looks like popcorn, you will get a much more smooth effect.   Both are gorgeous, but for this project I like the result from heating underneath.




 Don't miss any of the CAS samples from the group this week!  See you next week.
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Thursday, January 9, 2014

CHA Release!!


Welcome to Dreamweaver's CHA Release Week! This week and next the Dream Teams will be posting sneak peeks of our newest designs...STENCILS AND DIES! The teams have had so much fun stretching their creativity to show you the most inspiring ways to use these new products. If you just can't stand to wait until your local stores get these in, you can order online from Stencil with Style!
 

Today I used the new elephant stencil, and the Embossed Strie technique.  Darken the eye with a black marker and highlight the tusk with a white pen and done.
Quick, simple and with all the cuteness needed for a 2 year olds birthday card!

Check out the rest of the teams sites.  One or more have a sneek peek at what is to come during CHA this week!!


 
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Thursday, January 2, 2014

Happy Birthday Lynell!!

Did you know that we're celebrating the Queen's birthday this week? Well...the Queen of Stencils, Lynell Harlow, that is. Actually, her birthday is on Saturday, but we're surprising her by posting birthday cards in her honor today. Nothing like making you feel OLD sooner than necessary, right Lynell? You'll even see a few familiar names in our lineup, as some of the teaching team are whooping it up for her as well.
  
In addition to our birthday party, we are also beginning a new year and a new monthly challenge. In honor of all those resolutions we hope to achieve, our challenge is "Losing the Weight...AKA Clean and Simple (CAS)". If we all try really hard to simplify our design-work without losing our creativity, we can all say at the end of the month that we've lost some weight! Maybe not off of our waistlines, but at least off of our cards! Gotta start somewhere!

To celebrate Lynell's happy day and keeping with the CAS theme this month, this is what I came up with: 
Start with the Jumbo Happy Birthday Stencil, LJ920.
 
 
Paste with Matte White paste on black paper.  Remove stencil, cover with Ranger Distress Powders.   Tap off excess.  Heat.  The paste will bubble first, then as it heats the powder will melt and become dull and shiny at the same time.

Matt onto burlap that has been frayed at the edges.  And quick and easy, clean and simply finished!

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY LYNELL!!!!
 
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Thursday, December 26, 2013

Holidays in a hurry!

Sorry about my last week's post.......I forgot to hit publish (it's a blonde thing)

This week I am sharing an accident that turned out better than the original idea.

On a heavier cardstock, paste LX7016 Season of Joy:
with Pearl paste.

Sprinkle a bit of crystal glitter on the star, trees, and verse.

This is where the mistake came in; I was in a hurry to finish my moms birthday card.  Did the same steps as above, but with a flowered stencil.  Do to my rush I started heating it from underneath.  What I found was the paste bubble more evenly through the thicker cardstock than it did from above or from beneath a standard cardstock weight.

So heat from underneath.  Watch it rise, I love it!!

(The picture does not do it justice.  It's much prettier in person)
 
 

Matt and done!  This stencil can be power stenciled if you use the LM 2010 Paste Spreader.
I can usually get four or five before I have to clean my stencil.  For the size of stencil, I thought that was pretty good.

Continue on to see more quick ideas (and sometimes not so quick).


MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS & Happy Holidays to you and yours! 

Looking forward to 2014.



 
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