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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Dreamweaver Stencils CAS March Challenge!!

Good morning and welcome to Dreamweaver's Dream Scheme Thursday!!

Our team is so excited to bring you the Clean and Simple March Challenge!!

We ask you to play along for your change to win a few FABBULOUS stencils from Dreamweaver Stencils!!

Here is a stenciled card that I made for the January 2012 Release!

I used the Double Glitter Technique for this card. If your interested in the Double Glitter Technique in PDF version, please ask in the comments and leave your email address.

The stencils I used were released at Winter CHA.

LX7011 Big Dots

LS1009 thank you

Cover the backside of your stencil with Hawaiian Coconut Soap. I make sure that there is a good coating of soap on the stencil. If there isn’t enough soap on the back of the stencil, your stencil will stick to the Double Sided Mounting Paper. Once a good amount of soap has been placed on stencil, remove one side of the protective backing from the Double Sided Mounting Paper and adhere stencil to sticky side.

At this time, I like to take the backing from the Double Sided Mounting Paper and put the waxy side down and burnish the stencil onto the sticky paper. With this accomplished, glitter will not get underneath the stencil and make your image blurry.

Your ready to start layering your glitter. This certain project used six colors of glitter, plus a black and a transparent.

Once all of your glitter is in place, I shake off excess and also go over the entire project with a Glitter Magnet, which is similar to a tacky cloth. It is important to to get the excess glitter off, when you peel your stencil away from the sticky paper, the glitter that isn’t adhered, will fly in the areas of the sticky paper that won’t give you a crisp image.

Remove your stencil from your Double Sided Mounting Paper, and sprinkle your white or transparent glitter over the rest of the open/sticky area. Repeat process for sentiment.

Supplies:

Stencils: Big Dots, thank you (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Paper: Blackberry (Bazzill Paper Co.); Double Sided Mounting Paper (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Glitter: Black, Liberty Blue, Light Copper, Fire Red, Orange, Sea Green, Lilac, Yellow (Glitter Ritz); Multi Crystal Transparent (Stampendous)

Now you have the opportunity to play along. Create your own Clean and Simple design (preferably with Dreamweaver Stencils' products) and link it to the Dream It Up! blog from your own blog, online gallery, or just sent us an email (lynell@dreamweaverstencils.com) of your creation for us to show off on the blog. At the end of March, we will select two winners to win a set of these stencils each:

LJ899-Lrg. Thinking of You

LG742-Pointed Celtic Knot

For more inspiration, please visit the Dream Team blogs...and leave comments, we love that!

Jessie Hurley

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Skipping Stones Designs Blog Hop with Scor-Pal!!!

Hello, friends! Today Skipping Stones Design is excited to be releasing another BEAUTIFUL stamp set! It is called Beautiful Botanicals and it is a must have!!! And, even better, Skipping Stones has joined up with the fabulous Scor-Pal team for an amazing blog hop! The hop will begins at the Scor-Pal blog and will finish off at the Skipping Stones blog! If you came from *Steph's* blog you are already on track! If no, you may want to hop on back to Scor-Pal to join in on ALL the fun! Don't forget to leave comments! Skipping Stones Design will be giving away one stamp set to a lucky winner and Scor-Pal is giving away a Scor-Buddy, so there is lots to win!

Now it's YOUR turn! Join in the sketch challenge this week by creating a card using the featured sketch and link up to the Skipping Stones site for your chance to win FREE stamps! You don't have to use Skipping Stones Stamps, but we love when you do! Do you have a Scor-Pal or Scor-Buddy? We would love to see you rocking those, too!!! We ask that you don't combine the challenge with more than five total in your post (including SSD) and please link back here! Have fun! Your next stop on the hop is *Tami's* blog! A HUGE thank you to Scor-Pal for providing Scor-Buddies to the Skipping Stones Design Team! We LOVE THEM!!!! Here is the complete hop order for you, just in case!

Lindsay Amrhein

Skipping Stones Design Blog

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Stampendous Saturday Shaped Card March Challenge!!

Have you checked out the new challenge with the Stampendous team this month! Each Saturday in March, we'll be challenging ourselves (and you!) to make a shaped card or project - something other than the traditional square or rectangular card. Doesn't that sound like fun?

I had a bit of fun with my Copic Airbrush Compressor this week. I was trying to simulate a sea feeling behind this By The Sea stamp! I really do like the end result. I also couldn’t stop with the the sea green color. I had to add in some “treasure”, Fran*tage style. Click here is a video that Fran created, using the Encrusted Jewel technique.

Supplies:

Stamps: Cling By The Sea CRW068 (Stampendous)

Paper: Mohawk Bright White (Kelly Paper Company

Ink: Copic Sketch Markers BG15, BG13, BG11 (Imagination International); Versafine Vintage Sepia (Tsukineko)

Extras: Airbrush Compressor (Imagination International); Aged Bronze Embossing Enamel, Shaved Ice, Blue Glass Glitter, Green Glass Glitter, Gold Halo Glitter (Stampendous); Die Cuts (Spellbinders)

Here is a list of the Stampendous team members playing along today:

Stampendous Impressions

Jennifer Ingle
Taylor Usry

We want YOU to play along with us! Just add your direct link to your shaped card or project to the linky tool below my signature (or on the Stampendous blog) no later than April 5, 2012 at 11:00 PM EST. You do not have to use Stampendous products to play along, but we sure love it when you do! And as an extra incentive for playing, one lucky person (drawn at random from all the entries) will receive this gorgeous Cling Jumbo Hollyhock Stamp Set:

Due to shipping restrictions, the winner must have a US address. We hope you get a chance to play along with us - happy crafting!

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Dreamweaver Stencils March Challenge!! Clean & Simple!

After the Dreamweaver Stencils' February challenge of St. Pat's or Green, are you a little tired of green? Then this month provides the opportunity of doing any color you wish...including green. However, you have to keep it clean...and simple! Yep. We are challenging you to create with your Dreamweaver products in a CAS style. This is our way of encouraging you to begin your "Spring Cleaning" a little early, and far more fun than sorting cupboards and washing windows!

I love Crackle Paste! I paste embossed the Handled Vase Stencil (LG707) with Matte Black Embossing Paste. Once the Matte Black paste was dry, I layered Crackle Paste over the top. I set it aside to dry. The dry time for the Crackle Paste over the Matte paste is about two hours in my area. Once the Crackle was dry and beautifully crackled, I replaced, my clean and dry Vase stencil and added a bit of ink to the image. While the Vase stencil was still in place, I layered the Tall Poppy (LL3023) over the top and applied Black Brilliance Ink through the Poppy stencil.

My background was cut out successfully with my Cricut Expression, thanks to my wonderful Stampendous Design Team. They walked me through a “difficult Cricut moment” yesterday!!!

LJ899-Lrg. Thinking of You

LG742-Pointed Celtic Knot

For more inspiration, please visit the Dream Team blogs...and leave comments, we love that!

Jessie Hurley

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

A ♥BIG♥ Skipping Stones Welcome!!!!

Good morning!! Welcome to Skipping Stones Designs Sketch Challenge #118 AND two NEW designers as well as our sketch artist, Angi Barrs and our March Guests, AJ Otto and Amy Tsuruta!!

Angi brought us this fabulous sketch…

For my card this week, I am *sneak peeking* Heartsong 2, to be released in April.

I included some pretty die cuts from Spellbinders!

We’d love for you to play along this week. Follow Angi’s sketch and link it up at the Skipping Stones Designs blog, for your chance to win a FREE stamp set!!!

Check out these gals for more Skipping Stones Designs inspiration…

Our Guests…

Our Designers…

Katie Gehring…Yep, Moxie Fabber of the Week!

Pamela Young…NEW DESIGNER…WELCOME!

Lindsay Amrhein….NEW DESIGNER…WELCOME!

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Dreamweaver Stencils Clean & Simple Challenge (CAS) for March!!!

I love creating Clean & Simple cards with Dreamweaver Stencils!!

This card was simply achieved by pasting Bird on Branch (LS94) with Glossy Black Embossing Paste. The sentiment is a stamped. Very Simple!

This is the perfect challenge for beginners. I can’t wait to see your creations!

LJ899-Lrg. Thinking of You

LG742-Pointed Celtic Knot

For more inspiration, please visit the Dream Team blogs...and leave comments, we love that!

Jessie Hurley

Curious as to the winners of last month's challenge? Anne Temple won for the best version of the challenge, and Sue Petersen won for the best use of Dreamweaver Stencils' product for the challenge! Congrats, ladies! Thanks for playing with us, and we hope to see more from all of our previous players!

Supplies:

Paper: Kraft (Bazzill Basics Paper)

Stencils: Bird on Branch (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Stamps: Tweet Cages (Stampendous)

Ink: Versafine Black Onyx (Tsukineko)

Extras: Glossy Black Paste (Dreameaver Stencils)

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Skipping Stones Designs Sketch Challenge #117

Welcome to Skipping Stones Designs Sketch Challenge #117!!!

We have another fabulous sketch from Kazan Clark!

I couldn’t wait to use this new set!! This is a small sneak peek for March’s, Beautiful Botanicals!!

Here is Kazan’s fabulous sketch!

Would you like to win a Skipping Stones Designs stamp set??

Play along with this week’s sketch and link it to Skipping Stones Designs blog, and we will announce a winner next Wednesday!!

Do you need more SSD inspiration?? Check out the rest of the team projects this week!!!

and our guests

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Stampendous Saturday!! Last week to play with our Texture Challenge!!

It's time again for another Stampendous Saturday - this month we are challenging ourselves (and you!) to create projects with texture on them. You can emboss, distress, add color fragments or glitter....the possibilities are endless!

Cling Medieval Unicorn

Stamp focal image, Cling Medieval Unicorn, on white cardstock and color with desired medium. Cut patterned paper and card base. Die cut doily die. Distress edges of all cardstock and patterned paper. Layer as desired with focal image on the top.

Supplies:

Stamps: Cling Medieval Unicorn CRM266

Paper: Mohawk White (Kelly Paper); Black (provided); Chap Mark (American Crafts)

Ink: E42, E43, E44, E47, Y32, Y35, C0, C02 (Copic Sketch Markers); Frayed Burlap (Distress Ink Ranger)

Extras: Nautical Wheeler Die (Cheery Lynn Designs); Pearl (Recollections)

Here is a list of the Stampendous team members playing along today:

Stampendous Impressions

We want YOU to play along with us! Just add your direct link to your card (make sure you've loaded it up with tons of TEXTURE) to the linky tool below my signature (or on the Stampendous blog) no later than March 1, 2012 at 11:00 PM EST. You do not have to use Stampendous products to play along, but we sure love it when you do! And as an extra incentive for playing, one lucky person (drawn at random from all the entries) will receive this gorgeous Corset Ladies Perfectly Clear Stamp Set:

Due to shipping restrictions, the winner must have a US address. We hope you get a chance to play along with us - happy stamping!

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Stampendous Saturday Texture Challenge!!!

Welcome to Stampendous Saturday!! All month long we are featuring, texture on our creations.

Here is a card I made for the Stampendous January 2012 catalog…

I stamped Cling Jumbo Hollyhock and colored with Copic Sketch Markers. I added Lavender, Green and Silver Glass Glitter.

I stamped the fabulous flourish in the Cling Jumbo Hollyhock on either side of the card and embossed with Aged Rose Embossing Powder.

Supplies:

Paper: Razzleberry Dark (Bazzill Basics) & White (Kelly Paper Co.)

Stamps: Cling Jumbo Hollyhock (Stampendous)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black(Tsukineko), YG21, YG23, YG25, RV63, RV66, RV69, RV21, RV23, RV25, G02, G03, G05 Sketch Markers (Copic)

Extras: Silver, Lavender, Green Glass Glitter (Stampendous)

Here is a list of the Stampendous team members playing along today:

Stampendous Impressions

Melinda Gleissner

Due to shipping restrictions, the winner must have a US address. We hope you get a chance to play along with us - happy stamping!

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Dream Team Thursday Green Challenge!!!

Welcome to Thursday!!!

The Dreamweaver Stencil Dream Team is showcasing some fabulous projects created with their stencils!!

This month we are having a “green” challenge! You can perceive that any way you wish, St. Patrick's Day, up cycled or color!

I am currently teaching a five week Adult Education course on stenciling. Each week the class learns a new technique, we started with basic pasting and continued each week with the Double Glitter Technique, Zentangling, Dry Embossing, Gold Leafing and we will end with Faux Cloisonne.

These are two cards I created as examples of the Double Glitter Technique.

Love Knot (LL520)

I started by applying Hawaiian Coconut soap all over the back of my metal stencil. The soap aids in releasing the metal stencil from the adhesive mounting paper that it will stick too.

Once the soap is applied in a generous manner, remove one side of the Double Sided Mounting paper backing and place stencil on the adhesive paper, soap side down. Now it is time to start placing your colored glitter in the desired areas. Once your satisfied with your glitter coverage, use a Glitter Magnet and remove any access glitter from the top of the stencil. Removing all of the excess glitter will keep the clean, crisp image. Turn your stencil, with the adhesive paper, upside down and peel your adhesive paper off of the stencil. Cover the rest of the exposed adhesive with a crystal glitter.

Now for the real fun!! Dreamweaver is offering two prizes this month for playing in their “Green” Challenge. Green can mean, whatever it means to you, recycling, color, St. Patrick’s Day. The prizes are Long Lilies (LL542)

Cherry Blossom Crest (LL490)

These stencils will come in handy for future challenges!!!

We can’t wait to see your fabulous creations. Please link your creations to Dream It Up, Dreamweaver Stencil blog.

Check out the entire team’s blogs today for more Dreamweaver inspirations.

Thanks for stopping by!! Have a great day!!!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Skipping Stones Designs Sketch Challenge and “Tweetheart” Sale continues!!

Welcome to Sketch Challenge 115 and the release of Sassy Cats 2! If you just came from Skipping Stones Design’s blog, you are in the right place. If you just happened along my blog today, start at the beginning of the hop at Skipping Stones Design. The entire hop order is there and you can hop from blog to blog with ease.

Be sure to hop along and leave comments on all the fabulous designers’ blogs. This month we are welcoming Cyndi Bundy and Barb Turpin to our team as Guest Designers! Kazan Clark will be providing all the fabulous sketch inspiration this month including the sketch we're using in today's hop!

Head over to Karen's blog for some more Skipping Stones Design inspiration!

Wendy J.
Karen
Kazan
Shannan
Cyndi
Taylor
Kandi
Barb
Wendy P.
Stephanie
Jingle
JoAnn
Katie

Skipping Stones Designs is also have an AMAZING sale and a chance to get Heartsong Two, which won’t be released until April!! Buy three sets and get Heartsong Two FOR FREE!!! Check out how amazing the images are…

We can’t wait to see what your going to create with Kazan’s sketch. Please link your creation to Skipping Stones Designs!!!

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Stampendous Saturday Blog HOP!!!!!

This Saturday the Stampendous team has something extra special planned for you...we have combined our regular monthly challenge with a blog hop showcasing some of the great new products released at CHA last month! Pull up a chair, grab a warm beverage and yummy snack, and get ready to be wowed! Be sure to scroll through my whole post; links to other hoppers, prize pack photos, and details on how to win are included below!

I love the new Stampendous Color Fragments. Once you start adding the color to embossing powders and adhesives, it is easy to grab for the jars each time you’re creating a project.

The above card was inspired by Fran herself at CHA. I stamped the Jumbo Cling Hollyhock on black cardstock with Aged Gold Embossing Enamel. I stamped a second image on scrap paper and cut out the image to make a mask of the Hollyhock stamp. I placed the second Hollyhock image over the embossed image and applied Versamark Watermark Ink to the left side of the cardstock. Once I had desired coverage, I applied Aged Black Embossing Enamel to the Versamark Ink, before I heated the embossing enamel, I sprinkled Sage, Rose and Powder Blue Color Fragments to the dry enamel.

Here is a close up of the Color Fragments.

Below is another example applying Color Fragments to embossing powder and melting the powder from underneath the paper. The Fragments will melt into the powder.

I am currently in love with this Stampendous CHA release Cling Botanical Daffodil!

Here is a better look at the Color Fragments.

If you have not checked out this month's great texture challenge, you can read all the details on the Stampendous blog. Now, check out the whole list of fabulousness for today:

Stampendous Impressions

As you hop from blog to blog, being wowed by all the amazing new goodies we are showing off, be sure to leave some love (and your contact email) for the designers, as well as on the Stampendous blog. The more you comment, the better your chances are to win one of these five fantastic prize packs. Each one includes a brand new stamp set and bottle of color fragments from Stampendous:

Winners will be randomly selected from all comments left on blogs, so the more you comment the better your chances are to win one!! You have until Sunday, February 12 th at 8:00 PM EST to leave a comment on each blog; winners will be announced on Monday, February 13th. Due to shipping restrictions, all winners must have a US/APO/FPO mailing address.

And don't forget....We want YOU to play along with us in our monthly challenge! Just add your direct link to your card (make sure you've loaded it up with tons of TEXTURE) to the linky tool below my signature (or on the Stampendous blog) no later than March 1, 2012 at 11:00 PM EST. You do not have to use Stampendous products to play along, but we sure love it when you do! And as an extra incentive for playing, one lucky person (drawn at random from all the entries) will receive the gorgeous Corset Ladies Perfectly Clear Stamp Set.

Video Tutorials

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Dreamweaver Stencils CAS March Challenge!!

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Skipping Stones Designs Blog Hop with Scor-Pal!!!

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Stampendous Saturday Shaped Card March Challenge!!

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Dreamweaver Stencils March Challenge!! Clean & Simple!

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

A ♥BIG♥ Skipping Stones Welcome!!!!

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Dreamweaver Stencils Clean & Simple Challenge (CAS) for March!!!

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Skipping Stones Designs Sketch Challenge #117

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Stampendous Saturday!! Last week to play with our Texture Challenge!!

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Stampendous Saturday Texture Challenge!!!

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Dream Team Thursday Green Challenge!!!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Skipping Stones Designs Sketch Challenge and “Tweetheart” Sale continues!!

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Stampendous Saturday Blog HOP!!!!!

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