Dream Schemes-Lesson Learned

Fortunately for me, this week for the Dreamweaver Stencil's Thursday Dream Scheme, is a free-choice week. Since I am going to be helping my MIL for awhile, it helped that I had a card on my computer that I hadn't posted as yet. It also helps that you cardmakers are moving into Valentine mode, which this card would obviously work for, or for a wedding, anniversary, or some other smoochy celebration. Now, here is where I have to admit that I made a big boo-boo when I created this card. I was attempting to use a version of the "Double Glitter" technique made popular by Dreamweaver Stencils, but I did a man thing...I didn't read the directions first! So, before attempting that technique, I HIGHLY recommend that you follow the instructions. Instead of using glitter, I used flock and embossing powder. This was NOT the boo-boo. Hmmm...I guess I'll tell you what I SHOULD have done, and then I'll tell you my mistake. First of all, you place a piece of double-sided adhesive on your cardstock panel (in this case, bright pink). Remove the top carrier sheet. Rub a high-fat content bar of soap over the back of the stencil (Dreamweaver sells the perfect bar from Hawaii with coconut oil...smells yummy!), and place the stencil on the adhesive surface. Now you pour your flock over the entire surface,pressing into the adhesive. Pour off the excess, and brush off any loose bits. Then carefully remove the stencil. Now you have exposed areas that you will fill with, in the case of this card, black embossing powder. Shake and snap off any excess powder. Heat the powder until it melts. And that's it! I did cut the panel into several pieces and adhered them to a black cardstock panel with space in between, reminiscent of mosaic. It looks really pretty, don't you think? You want to know where the goof was, right? If you think it was the embossing powder and that the adhesive reacted to the heat...nope, that was fine. Where I goofed was that I did NOT apply soap to the back of the stencil before placing it on the adhesive. Therefore, when I went to remove it from the extremely sticky surface, it didn't want to let go. Fortunately, I didn't rip the panel that I just carefully created, but the stencil is not looking so great now...quite bent out of shape. This made me a little bent out of shape as well! Lesson learned! So please leave me a nice sympathetic comment, hop on over to see what the rest of the instruction-reading team has been up to this week (as listed at right), leave them some love as well, and over to the Dream It Up! blog for inspiration from the stencil guru, Lynell! Post your own creations with a link so we can see what you've been up to as well.
"Long Heart" from Dreamweaver Stencils (LL311)
Double Sided Mounting Paper from Dreamweaver Stencils (MPDS)
Handmade Hawaiian Soap from Dreamweaver Stencils (DHHS)
Midnight Black Embossing Powder from Stampendous (EP111)
Pixie Pink Fun Flock from Stampendous (FL803)
Rouge Chalk ink from Clearsnap
bright pink and black cardstock
EK Success print paper
silver heart charm, ribbon, jumpring