Fall into Fall with Flair and Zva Creative

Good morning!! Today I am posting for Paper Craft Planet and Zva Creative Fall into Fall with Flair!!

The Paper Craft Planet Super Nova's have been given the opportunity to create fabulousness with wonderful Zva Creative products.

I recently bought a new home and I am already dreaming of my holiday decorating so I chose to "bling" up an old vase that I have had for years.

Stamping on glass with Stampendous Cling Jumbo stamps is cool and very simple to achieve. I applied Versamark Watermark onto the beautiful scroll included in the Cling Jumbo Dahlia Stamp set by Stampendous.

 Without using an acrylic stamp blog, I placed the stamp on the glass and pushed down by placing my fingers on the back of the stamp.  However, Versamark is slipperier on glass than it is on paper, so be careful not to push to hard, or the stamp with smear, BUT if is does, don't panic, wipe the Versamark off with a damp cloth, dry the area and start over.

I stamped and embossed around the bottom of the vase and added Aged Bronze Embossing Enamel to each image.  Once I sprinkled the enamels to the vase, I heat set if with my heat tool.

Zva Creative was really thinking when they decided to adhere their beautiful flourishes to acetate in the packaging.  It makes the process of WHERE to adhere the flourish easy.  I love being able to see exactly where I will be placing my bling!!

I love how this turned out.  I really wanted to be able to take a picture of my Thanksgiving table for this post, with my "new"  vase, but like I said before, I recently moved and all of my holiday decor has been placed in a pile in the garage.  Ugh.

I know that my table decor will knock the socks off of my guests...when the time comes.

 I was loving my Zva Creative bling and having such a ball, I decided to create a card as well.

 Lisa Somerville is hosting The Planet's Sketch Challenge this week, so I decided to create a card using her sketch, Zva Creative bling, Canvas Corp Handmade Paper and Stampendous stamps and Embossing Tinsel.

 I created a card base of kraft colored paper and stamped the Cling Queen Crown (CRP113) from Stampendous with Versafine Vintage Sepia ink onto the background.  With  a Versamark Pen, I added embossing ink to a few areas on the crown, sprinkled Vintage Mahogany Embossing Powder and heat set. I cut my Handmade Paper from Canvas Corp to the desired size with a mat, adhered over the stamped background of the card base.  I stamped my sentiment, Cling Cherish Family (CRQ164), added a bit of color around the edge with Distress Ink and adhered it to the card base.  Last but not least, I added a smaller Zva Creative flourish to the base.

 

  Zva Creative produces many beautiful color groupings of high quality pearls, flowers and crystal embellishments that can be used on scrapbooking, card making and mixed media projects. Visit Zva’s gallery or blog for great project ideas and to find a list of stores and online retailers that sell Zva click HERE. Want to win some Zva Creative  goodies of your own?  You can win the product featured here by leaving a comment on this post and we will pick one lucky winner at the end of the week.

Dreamweaver Stencils "Get Inky" September Challenge

Welcome to Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team Thursday!!!

This month the Dream Team is "Getting Inky" with our stencils!!!  Yep, any kind of ink, sprays, ink pads, markers, you name it, we are using it.

 I used a new stencil released in July from Dreamweaver Stencils called Steampunk Clock (LX7018).  I started by paste embossing the stencil first with Matte Black Embossing Paste and once that was dry ,replacing the clean, dry stencil over the dry paste and applying Crackle Paste over the top.

When the Crackle Paste was dry, I added layers of Distress Inks with a application tool.  The Crackle Paste dries white so the added color takes to it very well.  Again, I placed the clean, dry stencil over the dry paste and applied color over the top of the stencil, so only the embossed area would receive the color.

I recently bought a fun item at a local fiber artist at my local scrapbook store, The Scrapbook Hideaway.

The natural fibers are hand died.   I think they are just neat.
I was finally able to use them on a project I felt worthy of using them on!!
Here is a closer look...

The dimensions of my card are 4.75 x 5.75, so I can mail this in a 5 x 7 padded envelope.
Dreamweaver Stencils new LX stencils have revolutionized the size cards I create.


This month we will again choose two winners. One for best interpretation of the challenge and one for best usage of Dreamweaver Stencil products. And the prize will be any Dreamweaver Stencil of your choosing.

 Now please take the time to see what the rest of the team has been up to:


Pam Hornschu
Laura Drahozal
Cherylynn Moser
Louise Healy
Wendy Jordan  (you're here!!)
Cyndi Bundy
Terrece Siddoway
Kristi Van Doren
Georgia Sommers
Lee Kellogg
Liz Martin


Supplies:

Paper: kraft, white (Neenah), turquoise (Bazzill)

Stencil: Steampunk Clock (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Pastes: Matte Black, Crackle (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Inks: Fired Brick, Scattered Straw, Broken China, Walnut Stain Distress Inks (Ranger)

Fibers: local craft supply; Flowers: Wild Orchid; paper tape (Bazzill Basics)

Stampendous September Embossing Challenge!!

Happy Fall!!!  

This month Stampendous is hosting an Embossing challenge.  Stampendous has an enormous line of embossing powders, enamels and fabulous glitters for embossing fun!!.

Today I want to share a card I created by embossing on acetate.

I started by cutting my card base to 5.5 x 4.25 (A2 card) and a rectangle from the center with a die cut.  I cut a piece of acetate, just a bit bigger than the rectangle from the card base.  

On my craft mat, I placed a few drops of Color Solutions Alcohol Ink by Dreamweaver Stencils on my craft mat and laid my acetate in the ink and swirled it around.  The colors of ink I used were Lemoncello, Cosmo Pink, Pearl White, Mojito Green and Color Solutions Cleaner/Thinner.   I added more color where needed.  Once satisfied, I stamped the new Stampendous Follow Art stamp (CRH289) onto the (non-inked side) acetate with Versamark Watermark Ink, sprinkled Aged Black Embossing Enamel over the image and applied heat.  The enamel melted into a black image with shimmery gold flecks.

I rotated direction and ink colors around the border with the Stampendous Cling Scrolled Medallion (CRV268).

I would love if you played along.  Use the link tool at the bottom of this post to link your embossed creation to the Stampendous Challenge.  

We also have prizes....

Our prizes this month are, not surprisingly, some of our Exclusive Fran•táge Embossing Enamels. How about our newest colors??! We’ll choose three winners to receive some super hot Essentials.

FREG037 Aged Marine Embossing Enamel &FRG01C Silver Glass Glitter

FREG039 Aged Scarlet Embossing Enamel &FRG02C Champagne Glass Glitter

FREG040 Aged Wine Embossing Enamel &FRG08C Bronze Glass Glitter

Stampendous Handmade Christmas Blog Hop!!!

This week the Stampendous team has been sharing their Handmade Christmas Gifts made with Stampendous stamps!!!

I posted a cool re purposed tea tin on Monday and today I am sharing a group of cards I created.  The new Holiday stamps released this past July are awesome.  I hope your inspired by them....

Stamps: Cling Tinsel Tangle CRH288, CRW076 Cling Tree Trim Kiddo's (Stampendous

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Copic Sketch Markers

Glitter: Medium Silver Halo Glitter (Stampendous)

Stamps: Cling Special Delivery CRM269 (Stampendous)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Copic Sketch Markers

Border: Silhouette Cameo

Stamps: Cling Snowy Postcard CRR143 (Stampendous)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Copic Sketch Markers

Glitter: Cool Highlights Glitter Ritz (Elizabeth Crafts Designs)

Are you ready for some real Holiday eye candy?  Here ya go!!

Cyndi Bundy

Janelle Stollfus

Krissy Fossmeyer

Kristine Reynolds

Melinda Gleissner

Pam Hornschu

Tenia Nelson

Wendy Jordan (You are here!!)

Wendy Price

Jennifer Ingle (Jingle)

Lea Kimmel

AND don't forget our Saturday Challenge continues - We're sharing embossing techniques all month! Here's what we've been working on (most recent inspiration first):

Melinda Gleissner	Kristine Reynolds	Melinda Gleissner	Kristine Reynolds
Rhea Weigand	Jan Garber	Kristine Reynolds	Taylor Usry
Cyndi Bundy	Lea Kimmel	Taylor Usry	Tenia Nelson
Melinda Gleissner	Asia King

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Be sure to leave comments along the way, no hop is complete with out prizes from Stampendous!!!

Have a great weekend!

Dreamweaver Stencils "Get Inky" September Challenge

Good morning!!
It's Dream Team Thursday already.  Thursday's are the one day of the week that the Dreamweaver Stencils Design Team post their challenge creations for the current month.  This month our challenge is to GET INKY, which is really easy for me!!!

I recently bought the entire set of Tim Holtz Distress Markers.  They sat there and sat there, until the other day I thought I should watch one of Tim's video's and use these guys.

One white cardstock, I laid down the Long Stocking Stencil (LL499) and adhered it temporarily with removable tape.  I drew around the outline of the stencil with a Sepia Copic Multiliner and started coloring with the markers.  I chose Peeled Paint, Pine Needles, Barn Door, Fired Brick, Antique Linen, Old Paper and of course the water brush.  I started coloring with my darkest color to my lightest color in each area and when over all the color with the fine tipped water pen.

As you can see, the panel with the focal image looks a bit "distressed".  This is wasn't intentional.  As I was embossing the background panel, my beautifully colored focal image got stuck to the bottom of my Big Shot and when the platform came out of the machine, so did my crinkled image, BUT I wanted this  to be a "distressed" card, I mean I am using Distress Markers after all.  I flattened the panel as best as I could, added Antique Linen Distress Ink to the edges and rolled with it.  I think it turned out great.

As I started to tell you in the previous paragraph, the background panel was dry embossed with the Holly Flourish (LG731) stencil.  I dry embossed the paper with the Big Shot.  Here is how I layered my  "sandwich" to achieve the dry embossing: Big Shot Multi Purpose Platform base (first two tabs removed), stencil, card stock (with a few spritzes of rubbing alcohol on the back), rubber embossing mat ( I used Stamping Details Rubber Mat from Dreamweaver Stencils) and two acrylic plates.  That is the recipe to perfect dry embossed stencil images every time.

Once the dry embossing was complete,  I placed the Holly Flourish stencil over the embossed image again and added color with a stenciling brush and VersaMagic Gingerbread and Hint of Pesto chalk inks.  The holly berries and tassels on the stocking are Fired Brick Distress Stickles.

I hope you enjoyed my little step by step.  I hope you have a chance to "Get Inky" this month with Dreamweaver Stencils.  Share your original creation with us at the Dream It Up blog.  You can link your projects there for your chance to win one of two prizes that Dreamweaver gives away to challenge participants each month.

Ready for more "INKY" inspiration?  Check out this group of talented ladies....

Dream It Up! blog

Pam Hornschu   

Laura Drahozal 

Cherylynn Moser 

Louise Healy

Wendy Jordan   

Terrece Siddoway 

Kristi Van Doren 

Georgia Sommers 

Lee Kellogg 

Liz Martin

Cyndi Bundy 

Have a great day!!!

Stampendous Handmade Christmas

Good morning.
The team at Stampendous is loving the July 2012 Release of Christmas stamps, so we thought a great way for you to fall in love also would be a Blog Hop showcasing all of the Handmade goodness that can be made with these beauties.  You will find inspiration at each blog, something for every facet of crafting!!

If any of you have tried this tea from Barnes and Noble, you will understand why I have five or six of these empty tins in my craft room.   The tea is amazing, but so it the packaging.  I am glad that I finally am using this darling tin for a handmade gift!!!

I started with my item to alter (empty tea tin) and the Cling Jumbo Snow  set (CRS5042).
I trimmed a 12x12 piece of black cardstock to 3.5 x 12 (2), and a 10.5 x 5/8" piece of card stock.

I stamped the three snowflake images  in this set with Brilliance Starlite Silver pigment ink by Tsukineko,  on the 12 x 3.5 inch black cardstock and heat embossed with Winter Wonderland Embossing Powder (EP171).  I also stamped the beautiful shimmer dots and stars with Starlite Silver and heat embossed with Kaleidoscope Embossing Powder.  Photo's below.

I was just sent an amazing package of sticky goodness from Beacon Adhesives and I was given a product that I wasn't aware of, Fast Finish Decoupage.  I LOVE THIS PRODUCT.  It is as thin as water, and is applied with a bristle paint brush.  The finish goes on clear and stays clear.  Love that!!!

The glass bowl to the right is what I am using as my palette for the Fast Finish.  You can see it is clear.

The best part about Fast Finish is it adheres to ANYTHING and like the name indicates, it happens FAST.

I applied Fast Finish in small areas and adhered the cardstock down a small bit at a time, more for applying the embossed paper on straight then the Fast Finish drying quickly.

The completed project.  I applied Silver Crushed Glass Glitter, mixed with Silver Halo Glitter to double sided adhesive tape at the top of the tin and Recollections Bling on a Roll around the bottom and the top of the lid.

I applied Black, Steel Blue and Silver Crushed Glass Glitter to the top of the tin with Gem Tac from Beacon Adhesives.  Gem Tac is a permanent glue that you can embellish jeans, phones, purses, shoes, glasses and more.

This is view of the tin from the top.

I am going to fill this with MY favorite K Cups and give this to my Best Friend for Christmas.  We are both obsessed with finding delicious K Cups.  I am excited for her to get it.  

On the top of the tin is the two largest snowflakes of the set, heat embossed with Kaleidoscope Embossing Powder and cut out.  I placed them on top of each other and added a magnet on the back, so they can adhere to the tin or the refrigerator.

Thank you for stopping by today.  Please take a moment to see what my teammates made for  Hand Making from the Heart this week from Stampendous!

Stampendous Impressions

Janelle Stollfus

Be sure to leave comments on the teams posts each day this week for your chance to win prizes from Stampendous!!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: CRS5042 Cling Jumbo Snow (Stampendous)

Paper: Raven (Bazzill Basics Paper)

Essentials: Silver Halo Glitter;  Silver, Steel Blue and Black Crushed Glass Glitter (Stampendous)

Kaleidoscope and Winter Wonderland Embossing Powder (Stampendous)

Ink: Starlite Silver Brilliance Ink (Tsukineko)

Gems: Bling on a Roll (Recollections)

Extras: Fast Finish Decoupage, Gem Tac (Beacon Adhesives)

Dreamweaver Stencils September "Get Inky" Challenge

Good morning!

Today the Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team is bringing you a new challenge for September, Get Inky.  I am super excited for this month,  Dreamweaver Stencils has plenty of options for "getting inky",  Color Solutions Alcohol Ink, Memory Mists, Pigment Ink pads.  

My card today brings together Color Solutions Inks, Memory Mist, Embossing Paste and Metallic FX.  

Making a background with Color Solutions Alcohol Ink is so fun, and I love that each turns out different.  I started by dropping three drops  of Thistle and Creme Brûlée Color Solutions Alcohol Inks on a craft mat.  I had previously cut a glossy sheet of cardstock down to 4.25 x 5.5.  I then placed the glossy side down onto the craft mat on top of the inks.  I the swirled the paper around until all glossy areas were covered.

The cool thing about Color Solutions Alcohol Ink is that your creation doesn't have to be done here.  I lifted my paper up to see what I had come up with.  It was a beautiful combination of lavender and light blue, but I wanted a bit more, so I added Sizzling Silver to the craft mat and a few drops of Color Solutions Alcohol Thinner and Cleaner to the craft mat.  Again, I laid the glossy side of the card stock down and swirled it around.  I created two different backgrounds, as you can see from the image.  I also had a large piece of each color of background left over for another project.

Alcohol Inks dry quickly so I was able to move on right away.  I paste embossed LG744, Rose Tree with Metallic Silver Embossing Paste.  Before the paste has a change to dry, I sprinkled Purple Satin Metallic FX over the paste, set it aside to dry.  I repeated all of the steps above for the Thank You Sentiment (LS1009).

The background base of my card was even easier than that to achieve.  I placed Daisy Background (LX7014) stencil over the card base and spritzed Iridescent Memory Mist over the top of the stencil and the card.  The background is gorgeous.  I hope you can see the amazing shimmer in the photo.  It really picks up the blue and lavender from the alcohol inked backgrounds.   

Psst....The Iridescent Memory Mist is, in my opinion, THE BEST ON THE MARKET.  It blows all the competition AWAY!!  A must have for you shimmer lovers out there.

Our challenge to you this month is "Get Inky" with your creativity and then you have to share with us.  Link up your original creation to the Dream It Up Blog!!!  

Follow along with the Dream Team today to see how they answered the challenge!!

Dream It Up! blog

Pam Hornschu   

Laura Drahozal 

Cherylynn Moser 

Louise Healy

Wendy Jordan   

Terrece Siddoway 

Kristi Van Doren 

Georgia Sommers 

Lee Kellogg 

Liz Martin

 Cyndi Bundy 

We can't wait to see what you create!!

Have a great day!