Not just for cardstock!

Hello and welcome to the last week of Dreamweaver's "April Showers Bring May Flowers" Challenge! You only have until Monday, April 30 to link your creation to the Dreamweaver blog or email a photo to Lynell so don't delay. You know you want to win some free stencils!!!

For my last post of  April, I thought I'd share something other than a card.

This is a polymer clay pendant I made using Dreamweaver's LS75 Rose stencil:

It was so very easy to do and something that gets a LOT of ooh's when I wear it.

I simply conditioned some black polymer clay, and then ran my stencil over the clay, trimmed it to fit into my Amate Studio's square pendant.

With the stencil still in place, I dabbed on some Versamark ink and then brushed on Dreamweaver Metallic F/X.

After baking the clay, I added a couple layers of polymer clay clear glaze to give it that glossy finish.

Very easy, inexpensive and makes a great gift! And it proves that Dreamweaver stencils are not just for cards and cardstock!

I hope you've enjoyed this month of April Showers and May Flowers! Don't forget to check out the rest of the Design Team's creations this week.

I won't be back until next Thursday. Too much to do with the relocating of my craft space.

A Faux Cloisonne Rose

Welcome back! I have to admit I've msised blogging the past few days. I hate it when life gets in the way of my creating!

For the next few weeks I will be working with a limited amount of supplies. Suffice it to say, things are again in transition for me. This time though its all really good.

So bear with me while I stay in CAS (clean and simple) mode.

Today I want to share with you a card I made using the "Faux Cloisonne" technique and a beautiful Dreamweaver stencil, LG625 Flower and Leaves. This stencil is a great example of how timeless Dreamweaver stencils are. It is one of the "older" stencils, introduced around 2000-2001, yet it still is quite impressive over a decade later. I definitely have gotten my money's worth from this stencil.

I began by first embossing the stencil with original white matte paste. Once that was dry, I added color using my Shiva Paintstiks. I love the creaminess of these stiks. Again, another huge value since I probably bought them the same time I bought the stencil and I still have several years of use left with them!

Since the Paintstiks are oil-based, they take a bit longer to dry so after adding color, all I did was dip my project into my "vat" of ultra thick embossing powder and heated from behind. Because several layers of embossing powder work best for this technique, I then repositioned my stencil and tapped by Versamark pad over the embossed image and again applied UTEE. I repeated this a third time and ended up with this thick, glossy rich faux cloisonne look. I absolutely loved it.

I originally designed this card to have a beautiful designer paper for the background. However after the rose was finished and I went to assemble, the papers just distracted from the rose so I kept it very clean and simple and let the rose speak for itself. Why ruin a good think just because you can?

Please leave me so love and then go check out with the other Dreamweaver Designers have created for your viewing pleasure. And don't forget you only have a couple of weeks to create your own piece of floral love and link it up to the DW blog site in hopes of winning the great prizes for April.

Lynell Harlow
Pam Hornschu
Wendy Jordan
Laura Drahozal
Liz Martin
Georgia Sommers
Lee Kellogg
Cyndi Bundy
Kristi Van Doren
Jessie Hurley
Louise Healy
Terrece Siddoway

Thanks so much for stopping by. I'll be back on Monday, April 23 with something else I created out of the remaining unpacked items!

Until Monday, take time to stop and smell the roses!

Cherylynn

Cue the Fireworks!

As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end and so must this incredibly creative collaboration between the design teams for Stampendous and Dreamweaver.

What a fun and inspiring week this Blog Hop has been. I, for one, was in awe each day as I hopped from blog to blog.


This card was a lot of fun to make because, again, it used a lot of techniques, which I LOVE!

Dreamweaver Stencils: LX7001 Large Damask, Amber Glow Metallic F/X'
Embossing Paste: Black Matte and Crackle;
Stampendous: Phone Lady and Phone Gent stamps
Aged Ivory Embossing Enamel and Chiffon Color Fragments

1. First paste emboss the LX7001 Large Damask with black matte paste and set aside to dry. (20 minutes on warm heat on my pancake griddle!)

2. Overpaste with Crackle paste  and set aside to dry. (Crackle takes a little longer so plan on 30 minutes!)

3. Reposition stencil over cured paste and dab with Stewart Stamp n Stick Glue pad. Remove stencil and heat until tacky (about 10-15 seconds). Brush with Amber Glow Metallix F/X. Trim to 2" squares.

4. Stamp and emboss both images with black embossing paste onto copper card squares.

5. Machine emboss Black Magic cardstock with Damask stencil, sand to reveal ivory interior.

6. Using a Versamark marker, edge with embossing ink and sprinkle with Embossing Enamel. While heating from the backside, sprinkle some fragments into embossing powder to secure.

7. Layer as shown. Pretty easy. Lots of fun.

Leave me some love so you can be entered to win some great product and then head on over to the rest of the Design Team blogs. Everyone's participating, so grab a coffee and be ready to be WOW-ed! I know I will be.

Dream It Up!
Stampendous Impressions!
Kristine Reynolds
Cherylynn Moser
Susie Moore
Lynn Mercurio
Laura Drahozal
Pam Hornschu
Terrece Siddoway
Wendy Price
Liz Martin
Taylor Usry
Jessie Hurley
Krissy Fossmeyer
Cyndi Bundy
Jennifer Ingle
Georgia Sommers
Melinda Gleissner
Kristi Van Doren
Stephanie Lee
Wendy Jordan
Suzanne Czosek
Lee Kellogg
Janelle Stollfus
Louise Healy
Jennifer Dove

I've had a lot of fun this week and hope you've had fun and found some inspiration as well!

Have a great weekend, see you next weekend!

Cherylynn

Check out these blogs!

I know I usually post a new Dreamweaver project every Thursday. However today I want to send you away from here and over to the amazing projects being created as part of the Dreamweaver/Stampendous Blog Hop Week. I'll be back on Saturday with my final creation for this fun-filled "event"!

Dream It Up!
Stampendous Impressions!
Cyndi Bundy
Kristi Van Doren
Jennifer Ingle
Pam Hornschu
Louise Healy
Wendy Jordan
Jennifer Dove

See you Saturday!

Another "Dreampendous" Creation

Welcome to the THIRD DAY of the Dreamweaver/Stampendous Blog Hop! I hope you've been enjoying this as much as I have.

All of this week the Dreamweaver Stencils' Dream Team and the Stampendous Design Teams will be providing some "Dream-pendous" inspiration for you, with multiple opportunities to win some fabulous prizes from both companies.

Each day this week, you will be directed from both the Stampendous Impressions' blog or the Dream It Up! blog to the players du jour for your oohing and aaahing pleasure. Everyone will be playing on Saturday, the 14th with our final hop for the week. This is your opportunity to see how to mix and mingle your creativity...if you are a stenciler, you will be fascinated at combining stamps with your first love. If you are a stamper, you will be wowed at how stencils can add to your impressions.

This card was a lot of fun to make and surprisingly it went together fairly quickly. Here's a quick summary:

1. Using Dreamweaver's LJ820 Floral Lace and the double-glitter technique, create the glitter lace piece.

2. Using the same stencil, machine emboss onto vanilla cardstock and ink with Victorian Velvet Distress sink

3. Using Dreamweaver's LJ836 Doily stencil, tap Versamark ink over the stencil openings. Remove stencil and sprinkle and heat emboss with Stampendous Aged Ivory Embossing Enamel. Cut out with Oval Die.

4. Stamp NEW Stampendous Phone Lady CRV263 with Black ink onto Mauve cardstock. Cut out with oval die.

The rest is just laying and embellishing. Pretty straightforward.

Be sure to leave comments as you tour the blogs (with your email addy!) for a chance to win* one of three combined sets of these Dreamweaver and Stampendous goodies:

*For shipping and handling purposes, USA/APO/FPO/Canada winners only

Leave me some love before you "gear up" for the next player:

Stampendous Impressions!
Dream It Up!
Melinda Gleissner
Cherylynn Moser
Suzanne Czosek
Jessie Hurley
Louise Healy

I'll be back again on Saturday with yet another installment of this fun combined blog hop! See you then.

Let's start hopping!

Get ready to be inked, pasted, encrusted, stenciled and stamped!

All of this week the Dreamweaver Stencils' Dream Team and the Stampendous Design Teams will be providing some "Dream-pendous" inspiration for you, with multiple opportunities to win some fabulous prizes from both companies. Each day this week, you will be directed from both the Stampendous Impressions' blog or the Dream It Up! blog to the players du jour for your oohing and aaahing pleasure. Everyone will be playing on Saturday, the 14th with our final hop for the week. This is your opportunity to see how to mix and mingle your creativity...if you are a stenciler, you will be fascinated at combining stamps with your first love. If you are a stamper, you will be wowed at how stencils can add to your impressions.



 

*For shipping and handling purposes, USA/APO/FPO/Canada winners only

Leave me some love before you "gear up" for the next player:

Stampendous Impressions!
Dream It Up!
Cherylynn Moser
Lynn Mercurio
Laura Drahozal
Kristine Reynolds
Pam Hornschu
Taylor Usry

I'll be back Wednesday with yet another creation for this fun blog hop! Hope you'll stop by and say hi!

Dreamweaver LJ882 Diamond Grid stencil with Black Matte Paste
Stampendous NEW Phone Gent Cling Stamp CRV264
and Frantage Vintage Glitter

Stamp Phone Gent with Black Ink onto white cardstock; heat set.
Using a small Versamark pad, ink edges of white cardstock and sprinkle on silver embossing powder (DO NOT HEAT, YET!); sprinkle over the embossing powder Silver Vintage Glitter. NOW heat from behind until the embossing powder melts and incorporates the Vintage Glitter into it.
Layer onto black cardstock and red mat.

Using REMOVABLE TAPE (Scotch brand works the best); adhere LJ882 Diamond Grid stencil over red cardstock. Completely tape around all four sides of the stencil. Using Dreamweaver's Paste Spreader and Black Matte paste, pull a light layer of stencil paste over the stencil (NOTE: let gravity do most of the work don't push or press with the spreader or you'll end up pushing paste under the fine bridgework of the stencil.). Set aside to dry (or use a griddle on WARM heat).

Once dry, trim to desired size and layer onto white cardstock.

Cardstock is Coredinations Vintage from my "stash" as is the button.

CAS but I think really emphasizes this fun new stamp from Stampendous!

UPDATE: Click here to find a retailer that carries this BRAND NEW Phone Gentleman stamp: http://www.stampendous.com/dealers


Be sure to leave comments as you tour the blogs (with your email addy!) for a chance to win* one of three combined sets of these Dreamweaver and Stampendous goodies:

It's a Blog Hop!!!

All next week, April 9-14, the design teams for both Dreamweaver Stencils and Stampendous are teaming up together for a blog hop! This is definitely something you won't want to miss.

So go have yourself a wonderful and blessed Easter weekend and come on back on Monday when I'll share more details, including links, scheduleds and opportunities to win FREE product!

See you Monday!!!

What do April Showers Bring?

Happy Thursday! I love spring, I love flowers. The rain, not so much...BUT APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS so...

And that just happens to be what Dreamweaver's April Challenge is. Again, it is so versatile. Do you like the rain? Umbrellas? Or are you more of a flower person? Or both? Whatever you choose, you've got a lot of options in creating your entry for the challenge (and thus, no excuses for not participating!)

I know Alison Heikkila and Joy Hauck are glad they entered the March challenge! Allison won for the Best Interpretation and Joy won for Best Use of a Dreamweaver product. And did you know that the very GENEROUS LYNELL HARLOW, Owner of Dreamweaver Stencils, sent a FREE stencil to everyone who participated?!

So to get you inspired, I thought I'd do both a shower and a flower card, all-in-one!



Dreamweaver stencils: LG737 Umbrella and LJ905 Raindrops;
Silver Embossing Paste: Blue Rain Glitter by Art Glitter;
Stamp is Penny Black and DP is My MInd's Eye

Now why don't you head over to the other Dreamweaver Design Team blogs (links on the right) and see what inspiration they have cooked up for you.

Please come back tomorrow as I have a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT to share with all of you.

Same stencil, different day

Yesterday I went bright and sunny with the Dreamweaver Plumeria stencil, pigment inks, translucent paste and glitter.

 

So today I thought I would show you another card that uses the same Plumeria stencil but skips the paste and glitter:

This card is not only clean and simple, it is also really FAST to make. Need a 10 minute card, this is it!

I first machine-embossed the LX7001 Plaid stencil on white cardstock for the background. Then I machine-embossed the Plumeria stencil, also on white cardstock. With the stencil in place and with the help of my trusty Picasso stencil, I rouged pigment inks onto the embossed image.

There you have it, a clean and simple, all occasion card!

Hope you'll join me tomorrow for the reveal of this month's Dreamweaver challenge!

Cherylynn



A Bright and Sunny Way to Start the Day

Sometimes the old tried and true is just what the Dr. ordered. And this card is the perfect example of that! One of the first techniques I ever learned using Dreamweaver product is to color the image with pigment ink and then layer on Translucent paste and sprinkle with Crystal/Prisma glitter. Its very much like the first time you used a heat gun for heat embossing, the WOW factor is amazing!

Here is a card that uses that technique that we made at  Saturday's Spring Fling and that we'll also be making at Stacy's Scrap Shack in Lincoln City, OR on May 5.

It is so bright and sunny. Such a great way to start a morning!

April Showers

HAPPY APRIL!

A couple of weeks ago I shared this card:

I had so many positive emails and requests to teach this card that I felt obligated. But I wasn't completely happy with the results above, so with a little tweaking, this is what I changed to:

They both are very similar, just a slight change of color and popping the sentiment! Which one do you prefer?