Stampendous Saturday Color Challenge!!

Merry Christmas Eve!!!

The Stampendous Team is back again to showcase some more fabulous creations using the wonderful Stampendous images and three of these four colors, pink, brown, cream and gold. 

In my creation this week I used all four.

I had a great time coloring my Stampendous Cling Tweet Top Hat (CRV226).  I also stamped Cling Season’s Post (CRM259) on patterned paper.

I adhered my stamped patterned paper to my card base and added a Liquid Pearls to the top and the bottom.  I tied the beautiful May Arts ribbon around the card base and adhered the focal image to the front of the card with dimensionals and added more Liquid Pearls around the edge.

Supplies:

Stamps: Cling Tweet Top Hat, Cling Season’s Post (Stampendous)

Paper: Heaven Sent (Pebbles); Confetti Cream (Bazzill)

Ribbon: May Arts

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Vintage Sepia (Tsukineko); E25, E23, E21, E99, E97, E95, E53, E51, E50, RV00, RV000, RV02, YG97, YG96, YG93 (Copic Sketch Markers); Gold, Pink Spica Glitter Pens (Imagination International)

Extras: Liquid Pearls

Please play along with our Color Challenge this month.  Link up your creation at the Stampendous Impressions blog for your chance to win Stampendous Perfectly Clear Amore Frame…

Take the time to run by these team members blogs and see how they used the color challenge this week!!!

Taylor Usry

Pam Hornschu

Janelle Stollfus

Kristine Reynolds

Merry Christmas to you all!!!  I hope you have a blessed day with lots of family and friends!!!

Merry Christmas from Dreamweaver Stencils

Merry Christmas!!

Just a few more days until Christmas!! 

I have a super quick and easy card to share with you this morning.

Our Dream Team Color Challenge this week is Burgundy and Gold! 

I have been super busy with the holiday season and I needed to make this one last card in a lurch, so I spritzed Bright Gold Memory Mist onto Burgundy cardstock and placed the Merry Christmas stencil (LL386) over the top of the mist.  I pasted with Metallic Gold Embossing Paste and set aside to dry.  When the gold paste was wet, it was a nice goldy, opaque color, when it was dry, it had dried a beautiful gold color, but not quite the color I needed for this project.  When dry, the Gold Memory Mist and the Gold Metallic paste were almost the same color and hard to see.  To solve the problem, I colored over the Metallic Paste with Copic Sketch marker R59.  I love the result.  The color of the sentiment is beautiful in person.

I hope you have a very Merry Holiday Season!!

Stampendous Saturday Color Challenge

It's the second Saturday of December, and the Stampendous team is playing along with a color challenge…to use pink, cream, gold, and/or brown in a card or project. The colors can be by way of papers, coloring implements, inks, and/or any of the fabulous Stampendous Essentials. If you've been stuck in a traditional holiday color mode, this is your opportunity to think outside the Christmas crayon box! Please join us in our challenge this month, and link your creation(s) to the InLinkz located on the Stampendous Impressions' blog (or any team member's blog post that has the collection at the bottom). You don't have to use Stampendous images and/or products on your designs…but we sure love it when you do! You have until January 5, 2012 at 11:59 PM EST to enter your creation, for the opportunity to be the one lucky random winner to receive this fabulous Stampendous prize, the Amore Frames Perfectly Clear set…

Today I chose to share a creation from the Stampendous Perfectly Clear Stamp Set Damask Chair and Elegant Borders.

To start, cut a card base and stamped the 1/2 inch scroll border with Versamark around the edge.  Sprinkle Detail Gold Embossing Powder over the stamped image and heat set with a heat tool.  Stamp your focal image on cream cardstock with Versamark and sprinkle Stampendous Vintage Mahogany Embossing Powder over the top.  Heat with a heat tool.

I tied a seam binding ribbon with a vintage button, pearls in the corners. 

Supplies:

Paper: Mauve Ice, Simply Smooth Ivory, Kraft (Bazzill Basics)

Stamps: Perfectly Clear Damask Chair, Elegant Borders (Stampendous)

Extras: Detail Gold Embossing Powder, Vintage Mahogany Embossing Powder (Stampendous); seam binding, button (craft supply); pearls (Creative Impressions)

The rest of the team has been working hard on their pink, cream, brown and gold creations.  They would love for your to check out their blogs and a lot of the team is offering Stampendous Blog Candy.  You want to throw your name in the hat for that.

Stampendous Impressions
Taylor Usry  (blog candy)
Pam Hornschu (blog candy)
Wendy Jordan

Jenn Dove  (blog candy)
Melinda Gleissner
Suzanne Czosek (blog candy)
Cyndi Bundy (blog candy)
Kristine Reynolds

Janelle Stollfus

Jennifer Ingle

Wendy Price

Jennie Lin Eiger Black

We can’t wait to see what you create with our challenge.  Please link up your blog post to Stampendous Impresssion!!

Have a great day!!!

Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team Color Challenge

Good morning!!

Welcome to Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team Color Challenge!!

Today the Dreamweaver Team is playing around with Black and White!! 

I created a card using Dreamweaver Pearlescent Embossing Paste and the Nativity (LL554) stencil.

Using removable tape, I adhered the metal stencil to cardstock and applied paste with a Palette Knife.

I smoothed the Pearlescent Paste with a Paste Spreader (LM2010).  Once the paste was dry (about 30 minutes), I stamped the sentiment, corner punched the cardstock and added some pearls.

Paste embossing is such a fun and easy technique.  If you’re interested in a PDF version of this technique, please email me (wendyjo72@gmail.com) and I would be happy to send it over to you.

This simple technique can be used with any metal stencil.   An easy technique for you to try while trying out for Dreamweaver Stencil’s Dream Team DT Call.  You can get all the details HERE.

Be sure to take a look at all the Designer’s blogs today.  You can see the full Blog Roll at the right of this post.  While your at it, run over to Facebook and “like” our new page.

Dreamweaver Stencil Color Challenge with the Dream Team!!

Good morning!!

Today the Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team is creating with my FAVORITE color combination!!!  Pink & Black!!  Love it…anyway you try it!!

Here is my card….

I had a great time with my Fleur Di Lis (LS66) and Thank You (LG691) stencils.

I started by paste embossing the Dreamweaver Stencils Fleur Di Lis Stencil with Glossy Black Embossing Paste on the left panel of the card.  I then paste embossed the Fleur Di Lis stencil with Dreamweaver Stencils Glossy White Embossing Paste and sprinkled Dreamweaver Stencils Pixie Blush Metallic F/X on the paste while it was still wet.  I set all my embossed images to dry.

When the white paste was dry, I then paste embossed “thank you” with Glossy White embossing paste. 

Once I assembled the layers, I trimmed the edges with Black Diamond and Pink Stickles.  The Fleur Di Lis stencil was edged with Silver Liquid Pearls.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Pink Pirouette (Stampin’ Up); Black (CTMH)

Stencils: Fleur Di Lis, Thank You (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Extras: Embossing Paste (Dreamweaver Stencils); die cut (Spellbinders), Liquid Pearls, Stickles (Ranger)

Please take the time to visit the rest of the Dream Team today and see how they used Pink & Black.

There is a full blog roll on the right of this post.

Have a great day!!!

Dreamweaver Stencils Color Challenge~Gray & Lime Green

Good morning!! 

Last week I briefly mentioned that I had a GREAT idea for Dreamweaver’s new Gear (LJ911) stencil and this challenge.

I won’t tell any fibs about how GREAT my project turned out.  I actually lost the little sketch that I had made myself.  All I could recollect was that I wanted to use acrylic paint on my project and the colors were going to be Lime & Gray.  So here is how it went….

I ran the Gears stencil through my Vagabond machine with gray cardstock.  After my paper was embossed, I applied a nice layer of Eco Green Crafts Lime acrylic paint over the top of my paper and stencil with a brayer.  I really wanted a good coat so I applied heavily, you can see where there was some seeping, I wasn’t too worried about that. 

I paste embossed a light green piece of cardstock with the Silver Metallic Embossing paste and set it aside to dry.

Once all my components were dry, I cut the painted piece of cardstock in that funky shape and matted it with black cardstock.  I also matted my lime cardstock with black.  The card base is gray.  I stamped the sentiment twice, once with Versafine Black Onyx on lime cardstock and one with Versamark Watermark Ink on black cardstock and heat embossed with lime embossing powder.  I then cut out just “dreams” and adhered it to the other sentiment. 

I adhered the focal panel with dimensionals. 

I need your opinion, do you think this could be a card for a man still?  Or is the lime green to girly?? 

Thanks for stopping by to see my creation today.  Please take the time to visit the rest of the Dream Team today.  You can find a complete blog roll on the right of this post, in the sidebar.

Supplies:

Paper: Certainly Celery, Basic Black, Going Gray (Stampin’ Up)

Stamps: Words of Wisdom (Verve Stamps)

Stencil: Gears LJ911 (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Extras: Lettuce Embossing Powder (Stampendous); Silver Metallic Embossing Paste (Dreamweaver Stencils) Lime Acrylic Paint (Eco Green Crafts); Vagabond die cutting machine (Sizzix)

Dream Scheme Thursday Colorway Challenge

Good morning!!

This morning, the Dreamweaver Stencil Design Team and I are bringing you beautiful monochromatic creations using Dreamweaver Stencils.

I chose one of Dreamweaver Stencils new release images from Summer CHA.

I love the simplicity of the card.  The look is very easy to achieve.

First I embossed black aluminum with the Cameo stencil in a die cutting machine.  The machine gives the image such a crisp look.  I then sanded the color away from the embossed area.  I then cut the image out.

I die cut the Italian Lace Flourish Doily out in chrome paper and adhered the cameo to the center.  I applied some Glitter Dots and called it “pretty”.

Supplies:

Stencil: Cameo (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Die Cut: Italian Lace Flourish (Cheery Lynn Designs)

Paper: cardstock(Coordinations), Chrome paper (The Paper Company)

Metal: Black Aluminum (MercArt USA)

Extras: Glitter Dots (Stampendous), sanding block (Tim Holtz)

Thank  you so much for taking the time today to stop by.  Please play along with our color challenge and upload your creations to Dream It Up, Lynell Harlow’s blog.

Have a great day!

Dreamweaver Stencil Dream Scheme Thursday Color way Challenge!

Good morning!!!  Welcome to Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Scheme Thursday!  Today we have a beautiful color challenge by my friend Pam Hornschu.  Lavender and Gray.  Beeeeutiful!!!

Here is my card…

I started by creating a Scalloped Circle Easel card base.  Fun in itself.  I die cut a circle to fit inside of the card and one for the outside of the card.  The outside of the card, I stamped with Timeless Textures (Skipping Stones Design) and then pasted on top of the stamping with Dreamweaver Stencil’s Treble Clef (LM226).  The paste is a beautiful pearly lavender color that I easily made by mixing Pearlescent Paste and Purple Satin Metallic FX, also by Dreamweaver Stencils.

The inside of the card was simply stamped with the Cling Wavy Music Stamp (Stampendous) and the sentiment.

The outer rims of the card were decorated with Pewter and Lavender Liquid Pearls by Ranger.

I hope you would take the time to see what the other members of the Dream Team are up to this morning.  You can find a list of their blogs to the right of this post!!! 

I hope you have a super day!!

Color Throwdown & Viva La Verve July Week One!

Hello out there....Today I wanted to share a card that I was inspired by two different challenges. The Color Throwdown Challenge, and the Viva La Verve July Week One at Splitcoast Stampers.

First of all, the sketch this week at the Verve Forum is great. The challenge is posted every Friday and you have all month to play along. There is a prize at the end of the month, that is totally worth taking the time to ink up some paper.

The next challenge was one that I stumbled upon yesterday for the first time. Yesterday was the 100th, Color Challenge. The colors are awesome!!! Certainly Celery, Real Red, Baja Breeze and Regal Rose. I love all the light colors in that palette, but never would have thought of the red. Nice job Color Throwdown. Here is my card:

Here is are the supplies I used to make the card:

Card Dimensions: 4.25x5.5

Card Stock: Certainly Celery, Real Red, Regal Rose, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Labels #5 (Waltzing Mouse Stamps); Fringed Phrases (Close To My Heart); Rockstar (Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection)

Ink: Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze, Real Red, Regal Rose (Stampin' Up)

Embossing Folders: Stars & Scroll Work (Cuttlebug)

Dies: Label #5 Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Bird & Butterfly Punch (Stampin' Up)

Extras: Liquid Pearls (Ranger), Ribbon (Stampin' Up); Rhinestones (Joann's)

Thank you for stopping by today and taking a peek at my card. You should take the time to partcipate in each of these challenges. There are great prizes to be one for each!!!

Have a super day!!!