Monday, April 9, 2012

Gearing Up With Dreamweaver and Stampendous...Day One



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.



Does this card look familiar? Well, while this card was still in bits and pieces, my son, Bryan, used those to put together the blinkie for this week's event. The end result of this card was a bit over the top, but I was having so much fun playing with the various elements from both companies. I edged with Aged Gold Embossing Enamel, I pasted the black panel with Matte Black Embossing Paste and then covered that with Aged Silver, Aged Gold, and Aged Copper Embossing Enamels. I covered the back of the acetate panel with Dreamweaver Color Solutions in Iceberg, Citron, and Sizzling Silver. When dry I spread Ranger Glossy Accents over the back and applied a crumpled piece of the backing tissue that the acetate came with. When dry, I stamped the new Patent Man image on the front with Black StazOn, applied more Glossy Accents and sprinkled Pearlized and Bronze Mica Flakes. The Dream panel was a piece of copper colored aluminum first run through my Big Shot with the Gears Stencil, then run through again to emboss the word. My extra "gears" are one piece of aluminum cut from an embossed piece with the same Gears Stencils, and one gear from the Gears background stamp, punched out and embossed in Aged Gold Embossing Enamel. I guess the end result is truly some "heavy metal", but I was pleased to be "rockin'" the DW/STM goodies.

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:





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



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


34 comments:

Lynn Mercurio said...

This is amazing, Pam. You did a fabulous job with your Frantage technique and it all goes so well with these images and distressing. Incredible creation!

Scrappychick said...

Wow! I can't even tell you how amazing this is with the metal and encrustedness it's awesome!

Steph Lee (Arty Carty) said...

This card is over the top awesome Pam!! you can't where metal ends and where encrusting starts!! Incredible! and your son did an amazing job with the blinkie!

Suzanne C said...

Fab steampunk card! Love the effects especially your metal details!

Joy H said...

I don't know how you are all going to top this Monday start - what a work of art Pam!

Unknown said...

Amazing! I love the layering and steampunk look.

Miriam Prantner said...

What a neat card! Love the vintage/steampunk look to it and all the layers and glitz!

Jan Garber said...

Terrific! And, over the top? Never! Not when you use such gorgeous elements and materials! Amazing!

Louise said...

This is incredible Pam! You are amazing! Love the combination of products and techniques, it turned out perfect!

Summite said...

OMG your card is amazing.... What a inspiration.... Congrat and thank you......

LizL said...

I really like the Dream panel. I like the idea of double embossing.

Kimmy said...

Wow I just love all these elements together. The color combos are perfect.

Kristine Reynolds said...

Love, Love, Love this card! Not too surprising since you are the queen of stencils and the queen of Stampendous...shhhh...don't tell Laura I made you Queen...she thinks she is :)

Anne Temple said...

This is an awesome card. Love all the elements and how you combined them.

silvia said...

Fabulousness at it's best!! I LOVE everything about this card!!

silvia
sillyscrap at aol dot com

Caroline D. said...

Wow! Fantastic card and I love all the layers and textures!!!

StampendousGraphics said...

Your piece is so wonderful, Pam...the very definition of Steampunk! What a great use of both company's products! Bravo.

Carol said...

Beautiful project! Thanks for the inspiration!

Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

Cherylynn said...

Pam, your creations never cease to amaze me!!!

Billie Dee said...

WOW! Beautiful card! Great inspiration for the Stampendous & Dreamweaver give-away. Shoot - great inspiration without the give-away *grin*

craftymom205 said...

Interesting card.

craftymom205 at yahoo dot com

Vickster said...

I love how you created a multi-layered piece that pulls me in. Excellent!

marilync said...

Wow! Great card. Great masculine card

Colleen said...

Great creation for a manly card
ColleenB.
Texas

scrappybetty said...

Everyone has said this,but it is truly amazing.

Bernie said...

AWESOME masculine card!
Hugs
berniescraftcloset at gmail dot com

Deborah said...

Amazing steampunk card with all those layers. It's not a card; it's a work of art. I appreciated learning that I could stamp on top of the paste when dry.

Karenladd said...

OH my goodness...this is beautiful! I love the distressed Steampunk look of your card and all the texture! And yes, I did recognize some of those elements in the hop blinkie!!!

Jennifer Dove said...

wow...can i have this card...awesome!

jennifer at kickman dot com

Sue D said...

Cool card--I like all the products you used.
slrdowney at hotmail dot com

rlovew said...

Very cool card! rlovew1976@yahoo.com

rose s. said...

fantastic steampunk look!

sommrstamping said...

Over the top ...YOU. LOve this card and all it's parts you did a great job incorporating different techniques and materials. It really is awesome.

Terrece said...

I love the way all the parts came together. Your color choices were perfect. Beautiful!