Thursday, October 31, 2013

Happy Fall to one and all!

Although today is Halloween, instead of creepy and spooky, I have chosen to celebrate the Magic of Autumn Colors for my last Magical and Mysterious post. This is very timely because today in the beautiful Pacific NW, it is rainy, dreary and all the remaining leaves are disappearing from the trees. Soon it will be winter and the magical colors of autumn will be gone for another year.
  So today, before all the leaves are gone, I'd like to wish a Happy Fall to One and All!


 The background was created using Dreamweaver's ColorSolutions Alcohol Ink. I love these inks because the colors are so vivid. And since these are artist grade inks, they stay wet a bit longer than traditional alcohol inks so you have more opportunity for blending. The technique I used was dropping colors (Paprika Red, Gold Star, Aspen Leaf, Pumpkin and Citron) onto my nonstick craft sheet and then swirling and swiping a piece of coated cardstock over the puddled inks.

 I then overstenciled  the Leafless tree stencil (LX 7020) onto the sides with Distress Ink in Vintage Photo. Once that was heat set, I paste-embossed the Pumpkin stencil (LL 515) with Glossy Black paste and set it aside to dry. Once the paste had dried, I realigned the stencil and dabbed on Stewart Stamp-n-Stick glue, lightly heated it and then brushed on Metallic F/X (Kiwi, Ivy Garden, Forestry, Just Peachy, Amber Glow and Nouveau Orange and Eye of the Tiger).

 Remember, the products listed above and all of Dreamweaver products can be ordered through your local stamp store or online at Stencil with Style.

 Although the card is very simple (and quite easy to do), I love the warmth of the colors. It definitely is going to be one of those cards that I hang above my work table to help keep me warm as we move through the coming cold winter months.

Today concludes our entire month of Magical and Mysterious, and your final opportunity to link your own creepy creations to the Dream It Up! blog for an opportunity to win the stencil of your choice!

Now please, check out the rest of the team's creations, as well as our wonderful guest designer, Alison Heikkila. AND thanks so much to Alison for joining us for Spooktober!
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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Mysterious and Magical WeekTwo

Time again to be spooked, mystified and magically transported to the land of Halloween and holidays! Ride along on the Dream Team train as we journey through all things Mysterious and Magical throughout the entire month of October. Our guest "engineer" is Miss Eerie herself, Alison Heikkila. October promises to be a very bumpy ride...

But before we begiin this week's journey, did everyone happen to see Wendy Jordan's awesome tutorial last week on Paper Craft Planet? I love Wendy's work and her tutorials are always so well done. So be sure to check it out and get registered to win the stencil of your choosing!

Now on to this week's challenge creations. For this week's challenge I used two Dreamweaver stencils: LJ 816 Spider Web and LL3015 Raven. Remember, both of these stencils can be purchased at your local stamp store or online at Stencil with Style.


To begin, I first dry embossed the Spider Web on my  Big Shot. Then, with the stencil still in place, I misted over the openings with bleach. After heat setting (to speed up the drying), I sponged on Ranger Distress inks in Faded Jeans and Dusty Concord.

The Raven was first black embossed with pigment ink and then embossed with Black Diamond embossing powder.

The witches hat is a Spellbinders die cut out from Black Glitter cardstock.

If you haven't already been there, now its time to jump on your brooms and head on over to the other Dream Team members playing along with today's challenge:
Until next week, have a magical and mysterious week! 

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Thursday, October 3, 2013

Mysterious and Magical

Are you ready to be spooked, mystified and magically transported to the land of Halloween and holidays? Hop on board the Dream Team train as we journey through all things Mysterious and Magical through the month of October. Our guest "engineer" is Miss Eerie herself, Alison Heikkila. October promises to be a very bumpy ride...

Because of a crazy busy week, I do not have anything to share today. However, I am sure these talented ladies have some magical creations to share with you:

 
Until next week, I hope all your days are magical ones! 
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