Dreamweaver Stencils Black & White Challenge with a POP!!

Good morning!!

This is our final week of the Dreamweaver Black and White Challenge with a POP of color!!! 

I am so excited to show you two new stencils today, recently released by Dreamweaver!!

 

Happy Birthday LS1010

   

Electric Guitar LL3028

 

Finally…here is what I made

Using the new Electric Guitar, I Zentangled and added a bit of color to my doodles.

I pasted embossed with white paste on the front of the card panel with Happy Birthday.

I also love that I was able to use this snazzy ribbon on a masculine card. 

Please upload your Black and White with a POP of color card to Dream It Up!  Winners for the May challenge will be announced this week!!

If you need some inspiration from a widely talented group of ladies, check out these gals…

Cyndi Bundy

Cherylynn Moser

Georgia Sommers

Jessie Hurley

Kristi Van Doren

Laura Drahozal

Lee Kellogg

Liz Martin

Louise Healy

Lynell Harlow – Dream It Up

Pam Hornschu

Terrece Siddoway

Thank you for stopping by today!!

Have a great day!

Skipping Stones Designs Challenge #130 and a GIVEAWAY!!!!

Good morning!!  Today Skipping Stones Designs is hosting  a new challenge… A Color/Inspiration challenge.

Awww…this scene sure brings back some good memories….

I was inspired with the colors and the theme, to create….

I used Grapeful, the May release from Skipping Stones Designs, which is FULL of great sentiments.  This sentiment in particular really speaks to me “I’m outdoorsy, In that I like to get drunk on patio’s”.   Haha, cracks me up!!  I have plenty of girlfriends who will love this card.

I also used some fabulous papers from Canvas Corp and as beautiful ribbons from May Arts.

Please play along with our challenge this week and link your Inspiration challenge to the SSD blog.

AND

I am giving away Grapeful this week here on my blog!!  Please leave me a comment telling me which sentiment you like most from Grapeful and your entered to win your own set.  Please leave your comments by Sunday, June 3rd and the winner will be announced next Tuesday!!

Have a great day!!!

Supplies:

Paper: Vintage Cream (Papertray), blue chevron, ivory damask on cream (Canvas Corp);

Stamps: Grapeful (Skipping Stones Designs)

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko), marker (Tombow)

Ribbon: Turquoise Twill Stripe , Ivory Net (May Arts)

Dreamweaver Stencils Black & White Challenge with a *SPLASH* of color!

 

It's the very merry month of May now, and the Dreamweaver Stencils' Dream Team are playing with a new challenge, and we're hoping that YOU will play along! All of this month, we'll be creating for graduations and/or using black and white with a pop of color. May and June are typically the time for grads in the US, but to keep things even more interesting, you can choose to play with our colorway challenge instead.

 

 

I am in love with Art Nouveau Flourish Stencil.  To create this background, I pasted one side of the card panel with Dreamweaver Pearlescent Embossing Paste, allowed it to dry, turned the stencil around and pasted the other side of the card panel.  The sentiment, Dreamweaver Stencils Congratulations, was paste embossed with Pearlescent Embossing Paste also. 

The colorful mat was created by smooshing Dreamweaver Color Solutions Alcohol Inks together on glossy paper.  The colors used here are Thistle, Sizzling Silver and Color Solutions Thinner & Cleaner.

 

Obviously, to play along with us, you do not have to have a complicated creation, so pull out your supplies and have some fun! Link your creation to the Dream It Up! blog, or email pics of your creation to Lynell@dreamweaverstencils.com. We love to post your submissions on the blog as well as the Facebook page. Even more, we love to provide you the opportunity to win one of two sets of two stencils by playing along. You have all of May to link as many creations as you'd like! Sorry...winners must be from the US or Canada.

Check out the rest of the team for some fabulous inspiration…

Lynell Harlow

Pam Hornschu

Laura Drahozal

Kristi Van Doren

Lee Kellogg

Terrece Siddoway

Georgia Sommers

Liz Martin

Cyndi Bundy

Jessie Hurley

Cherylynn Moser

Louise Healy

Skipping Stones Designs Release Day & The Twinery Blog Hop!!

 

Welcome to Skipping Stones Designs Release of Grapeful!!  A super fun set filled with hilarious sentiments!!

 

This week, Skipping Stones Designs has teamed up with The Twinery for our New Release Blog Hop!!

The Twinery is kind enough to be giving away a Colorful Bunch Sampler Pack  for one lucky commenter.  All you have to do is follow the Hop in it entirety and leave a comment.

Skipping Stones Designs has prizes too.  Another lucky commenter will win our New Release Grapeful and another mystery set.  Two sets to one winner!!

The deadline for leaving comments is 11:59pm EDT, Friday May 25th.  Winner will be announced on The Twinery Blog, Sunday May 27th.

If you just arrived from Kellie Winnell’s blog, your on the right track!!

I had a great time making this darling little pom pom with my Lilac Twine…

In addition to Grapeful, I also used and older set of Skipping Stones Designs stamps called Frills.  I stamped a few borders above and below my patterned paper.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Ocean Tides (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Venice (7 Gypsies)

Stamps: Frills, Grapeful (Skipping Stones Designs)

Ink: Versamark Watermark Ink (Tsukineko)

Twine: Lilac (The Twinery)

Extras: Lavender Liquid Pearls (Ranger), doily (Wilton), Tanzanite PearLustre Embossing Powder (Stampendous)

Our fabulous sketch artist this month has given you another beauty to play along with.

Link your creation to Skipping Stones Designs blog and one random participant will win a free Stamp set next Wednesday!!  It could be you!!!

Ready for more Skipping Stones Designs and The Twinery Inspiration and two chances to win fabulous prizes from each of these companies?  Head over to Lauren Brewer’s blog.

Be sure to check out all the stops today.  If you just happened upon my blog, here is the entire list.  Start from the beginning and enjoy yourself!!

The Twinery
Skipping Stones Design
Tiffany DeGough
Heidi Van Laar
Ashley Bores
Karen Baker
Jen Carter
Stephanie Mino
Katarina Damm-Blomberg
Jennifer Rzasa
Stacy Rodriquez
Jamie Cripps
Stephanie Mino
Kellie Winnell
Wendy Jordan
Lauren Brewer
JoAnn Valderama

Skipping Stones Designs is having a sale!!!

The PMS Sale has been extended! Yup! You have more time to take advantage of this great Purchase More Stamps Opportunity! Here are the details for you, again!

Buy ONE set: Enter PMS1 for 5% off!
Buy TWO sets: Enter PMS2 for 10 % off!
Buy THREE sets: Enter PMS3 for 15% off!
Buy FOUR sets: Enter PMS4 for 20% off!
Buy FIVE sets: Enter PMS5 for 25% off!
Buy SIX or MORE sets: Enter PMS6 for 30% off!

Have a great day!

Sweet ‘N Sassy Stamps May Digi Release Blog Hop

 

Happy Friday to you!!

It is time for another Sweet `n Sassy Digi Challenge, but today we are very excited to add something more!

The Sweet `n Sassy Digi Challenge ladies are bringing you a Fun Blog Hop for our May Digi Release!!

While you're hopping, be sure to leave some love on each of the blog hop posts…One of the ladies below is a mystery blogger and she will be picking a random winner from the comments on her blog post!!

The winning prize will be the whole May Digi Release!! (The winner will be announced at SNS Digi Challenge Blog on Friday, May 25th.)

And now for today's challenge:

Recipe Challenge

One ribbon, Two gems and Three different colors (plus neutrals)

Just a few things to keep in mind as you play....

Please remember to use digital images ONLY for the challenge.

~You don't have to use SNS digi images to play along but we sure do love when you do!

~Please share a link to your creation using the Linky feature at the end of this post. If the link feature is down, please add a link with your comment.

~When uploading to online galleries, please use keyword SNSDC54.

 

Now, Here is the blog hop list for to see May Digi Release-Recipe Challenge creations...

• Cathy Wallington
• Ceal Pritchett
• Cyndi Bundy
• Makiko Jones
• Melinda Gleissner
• Meredith "Crafty Math Chick"
• Patricia Hays
• Stephanie Serrano
• Stephanie Wright
• Wendy Jordan

Every card you enter into our challenges throughout May, you will get one entry to be eligible for winning 3 digis of your choice from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps store. Plus, if your card is used SNSS digi stamps, it will be two entries!! Be sure to play along every week... The more you play and/or use SNS digis, the more chances you get to win!!

Sweet ‘N Sassy Stamps Digi Friday Challenge

Good morning! 

Welcome to Friday, which means a new Digi Challenge for you to play along with!!

This week’s challenge is to Create a feminine Card project!!

With Mother’s Day this Sunday, I had to create a Mother’s Day card.  I used the beautiful butterflies from Everyday Miracles Digi set and the Mother’s Day sentiments from Mother’s Day Digital Sentiment Set.

Coloring Sweet ‘N Sassy digital stamps is such a breeze.  They are illustrated beautifully and are for sure, my “Go-To” digi stamp!! 

We would love for you to play along with our Create a Feminine Card Project challenge.  Please link your original creation to the Sweet ‘N Sassy Stamps Digi challenge blog.

Take a peek at these gals and what they created for the SNSS Digi Challenge…

Cathy Wallington

Ceal Pritchett

Crafty Math Chick

Cyndi Bundy

Makiko Jones

Melinda Gleissner

Patricia Hays

Stephanie Serrano

Stephanie Wright

Have a great weekend and Happy Mother’s Day!!!

Dreamweaver Stencils Color way Challenge! Black and White with a splash of Color!

It's the very merry month of May now, and the Dreamweaver Stencils' Dream Team are playing with a new challenge, and we're hoping that YOU will play along! All of this month, we'll be creating for graduations and/or using black and white with a pop of color. May and June are typically the time for grads in the US, but to keep things even more interesting, you can choose to play with our color way challenge instead.

Today I have chosen a card for the season.  I have also used a *new* stencil that I will be sneak peeking….My background was misted with Iridescent Memory Mist from Dreamweaver's Stencils and I used Daisy Background LX7014.  Hopefully you can see it in the photo.

I used the Double Glitter technique with Happy Mother’s Day LM 227 stencil and a shimmery piece of lavender cardstock!!

Supplies:

Paper: Raven (Bazzill Basics Paper); Lavender Pearl (Cordinations)

Stencil: Happy Mother’s Day, Daisy Background (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Extras: border punch (Martha Stewart), Memory Mist Iridescent spray (Dreamweaver Stencils); glitter (Glitter Ritz)

Are you ready for some more Dreamweaver Inspiration?  Check out what these lovely gals have created for our challenge this month!

Cherylynn Moser

Cyndi Bundy

Georgia Sommers

Jessie Hurley

Kristi Van Doren

Laura Drahozal

Lee Kellogg

Liz Martin

Louise Healy

Lynell Harlow – Dream It Up

Pam Hornschu

Terrece Siddoway

Obviously, to play along with us, you do not have to have a complicated creation, so pull out your supplies and have some fun! Link your creation to the Dream It Up! blog, or email pics of your creation to Lynell@dreamweaverstencils.com. We love to post your submissions on the blog as well as the Facebook page. Even more, we love to provide you the opportunity to win one of two sets of two stencils by playing along. You have all of May to link as many creations as you'd like! Sorry...winners must be from the US or Canada.

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Skipping Stones Designs Tips & Trick Thursday…Stamping on Acetate

Good morning!

Today I am sharing a  not so secret, secret to stamping on acetate!!  It is really all in the ink!!!

Here are my supplies:

Acetate, Skipping Stones Designs Beautiful Botanicals stamp set, Color Solutions Alcohol Inks by Dreamweaever Stencils, Felt Applicator and protection for my stamped surface.

I cut a 2 by 3 rectangle of acetate.

I applied a few drops of  Color Solutions Iceberg Ink to my felt applicator and started adding color to one side of the acetate.

I added a few drops Color Solutions Aspen Leaf Alcohol Ink to the felt applicator and daubed under the first color.

For years I stamped on Acetate, to reveal a black smeared image that I was disappointed in.  I was told  Memories Ink by Stewart Superior  would not smear on Acetate and of course, I had to see it to believe it.

Before stamping on the acetate, you will want to stamp on the side of the acetate that doesn't have alcohol ink on it.

I added Memories Ink to my clear stamp and placed it on my Acetate surface.  Low and behold....NO SMEARING!!

♥happiest girl in the world♥

PERFECTO!!!

Using a rectangle nestabilities die, I cut a rectangle out of the front panel of my card and then another rectangle out of a piece of a bit smaller cardstock.  I adhered my stamped acetate in the open rectangle of the front panel.  To give the inside a finished look, I adhered the second window panel of cardstock over the edges of acetate.

The finished product....

Thanks for stopping by today!!!

See you next time!!

Stampendous Saturday ~ National Scrapbook Day!!!

Happy National Scrapbook Day!!

A day that scrapbooker look forward to all YEAR long!!!

A few of the Stampendous Design Team members created page layouts using beautiful Stampendous stamps!!

My Mom and I took a fabulous vacation to Maui in 2010 and I have pictures galore to scrapbook. 

The new Cling Jumbo Tropical Garden sure fit the bill for this page!!

I stamped the darling Plumeria border in each corner and colored with Copics.  I stamped the Hibiscus on a separate sheet of paper, colored it and cut it out.  I simply popped it up with dimensional adhesive at the corner of the photo for the perfect embellishment.  The patterned paper is from Island Paperie in Maui.

If your in love with the new April 2012 Cling Jumbo Tropical Garden set you’re in LUCK. 

We want YOU to play along with us!  Simply make a gift, gift set (could be cards, could be an altered item), or a gift card holder of some sort and add the direct link for your project to our collection at the end of this post (or on the Stampendous blog) no later than Thursday, May 31 at 11:59 PM EST .  You do not have to use Stampendous products, but we sure love it when you do!  As an extra incentive for playing along, one lucky crafter (drawn at random) will receive the fabulous new Cling Jumbo Tropical Garden stamp set.

Due to shipping restrictions, the winner must have a US address.  We hope you have a chance to play along with us (you an enter as many times as you'd like!) this month...Happy Crafting!

Sweet ‘N Sassy Stamps Digi Challenge

 

Welcome to Sweet ‘N Sassy Stamps Friday Challenge!!

This week we challenge you to make a card for your favorite holiday. 

Christmas is definitely my favorite holiday, I make enough cards for that holiday, just like everyone!!!

I love this Sweet ‘N Sassy stamps digital image, You Light Up My Life Snowman.  So fun to color.  Even though Christmas was just a few months ago, I am ready to get back into the Christmas Card mode. 

Link your card made for your Favorite Holiday to Sweet ‘N Sassy Stamps Digi Challenge Site! 

We would love for you to take a peek at these amazing ladies.

We also have a few new DESIGNERS….

Cathy Wallington  <---Welcome!!!

Ceal Pritchett

Crafty Math Chick <----Welcome!!!

Cyndi Bundy <----Welcome!!!

Makiko Jones

Melinda Gleissner  <----Welcome!!!

Patricia Hays  <-----Welcome!!!!

Stephanie Serrano

Stephanie Wright

Have a great weekend!!!

Dreamweaver Stencils May Black & White Challenge

It's the very merry month of May now, and the Dreamweaver Stencils' Dream Team are playing with a new challenge, and we're hoping that YOU will play along! All of this month, we'll be creating for graduations and/or using black and white with a pop of color. May and June are typically the time for grads in the US, but to keep things even more interesting, you can choose to play with our colorway challenge instead.

Obviously, to play along with us, you do not have to have a complicated creation, so pull out your supplies and have some fun! Link your creation to the Dream It Up! blog, or email pics of your creation to Lynell@dreamweaverstencils.com. We love to post your submissions on the blog as well as the Facebook page. Even more, we love to provide you the opportunity to win one of two sets of two stencils by playing along. You have all of May to link as many creations as you'd like! Sorry...winners must be from the US or Canada.

Today, I am posting a video tutorial using Dreamweaver Stencils with Copic Markers.

 

 

I hope you enjoy the tutorial. 

You can win a FREE stencil by visiting the Paper Craft Planet Blog and leave a comment on this tutorial!!

Good luck!!

Are you ready for more Dreamweaver Stencil inspiration??

Check out these talented gals…

Cherylynn Moser

Cyndy Bundy

Georgia Sommers

Jessie Hurley

Kristi Van Doren

Laura Drahozal

Liz Martin

Lee Kellogg

Louise Healy

Lynell Harlow – Dream It Up

Pam Hornschu

Terrece Siddoway

See you next week!!!