Dreamweaver + Ranger = A GLITTERY DAY!!!

The Dream Team has a big day today! Not only are we into week three of our Pinterest Inspired challenge, we are also playing with Ranger's Stickles Dry Glitter in the mix! We've had so much fun playing with jars of sparkly goodness, that we want to share the fun with two lucky crafters! 

 

For my Pinspiration creation today, I thought I'd make me a new piece of jewelry to wear this summer. Everyone who knows me knows I just love to create little accessories to wear for the different seasons. In the past I have created several pendants using Dreamweaver stencils with polymer clay. So today I thought I'd change it up a bit and go a little bit more "artsy" and create something a little more colorful for the summer.

My inspiration piece came from here. I  knew I wanted to do a watch piece because I had bought Tim Holtz's watch frame awhile back and it was begging to be used and so I searched on "pocket watches" and was I surprised at how many hits came up.

Supplies used:

• Dreamweaver LS94 Bird on a Branch stencil
• Dreamweaver LL405 imagine inspire believe stencils
• Dreamweaver Black Matte Embossing Paste
• Dreamweaver Color Solutions Alcohol Ink in Black Pearl and Citron
• Ranger Black Diamond Stickles Dry Glitter
• Ranger Distress Ink in Tumbled Glass and Shabby Shutters
• Ranger Ink Blending Tool with Foam and Felt Pads
• Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black
• Tim Holtz Idea-ology Watch Frame
• Black Ball chain
• Swarovski crystals
• Shrink Plastic

First off, let me say I love glitter and own tons of it! But I have never found a black glitter that I really loved until I found Ranger's Black Diamond Dry Glitter. Too many times in the past, the black glitter has been almost matte in color and didn't really reflect and add shimmer. Not the case with the Black Diamond glitter. I love the full spectrum of colors you get in the sparkle. Trust me, this is one glitter for your must have list!

This was fairly easy to create. First off using the Blending tool and foam pad, color a piece of white cardstock with the Distress ink. Once dry, paste emboss the bird stencil and sprinkle with the Black Diamond glitter. (For more detailed info on how to paste emboss, please go to PaperCraft Planet's blog (www.papercraftplanet.com) and check out the Dreamweaver tutorials.

While the paste dried, stencil "imagine" onto a piece of clear shrink plastic with the Archival ink. Remove stencil and "shrink"the plastic with a heat gun. Once cooled, add color to the back side of the plastic using Dreamweaver's Color Solutions in Citron.

Since the watch is a antiqued pewter color and I really wanted mine to be black to match the chain, I simply colored the watch with Dreamweaver's Black Pearl alcohol ink. How cool is that?!

Assemble, embellish with the crystals and there you have it! A fun and somewhat artsy, somewhat whimsical necklace perfect for the summer.

Now on to the important stuff! WINNING FREE PRODUCT!!! To win the fabulous prize shown above, just visit everyone on the list below, and leave comments for everyone. Two winners* will be randomly selected and announced Thursday, July 4th...what a great day for a celebration! Each prize package includes a mix of five Ranger Stickles Dry Glitter, a mix of six Dreamweaver Stencils, and jar of Dreamweaver Translucent Paste, and a Palette Knife for spreading. If you want to add to the fun, play along with our Pinterest challenge and link your own creation to the linkytool on the Dream It Up! blog before July 1st for a chance to win this month's stencil prize. Here's the list of sparkly-Pinteresting players:

Dream It Up!

Cherylynn Moser

Leadonna Kimmel

Laura Drahozal

Louise Healy

Jessica Griffin

Caroline Duncan

Stacey Rumsby

Pam Hornschu

Heidi Erickson

Cyndi Bundy

Terrece Siddoway

Lyn Bernatovich

Jennifer Dove

The Ranger Blog

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Thanks for stopping by. Until next time, may the bluebird of happiness be shining upon you today and everyday!

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