Thursday, April 14, 2016

A Stampendous, Dreamweaver, and Graphic 45 Voyage

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I hope you've hopped aboard our Voyage Beneath the Sea each day this week! We've had a whale of a good time playing with all of our Stampendous and Dreamweaver ocean-themed products mixed with Graphic 45's wonderful collection of papers. Remember to leave comments on all posts this week for the chance to win one of three whopping prize packages. Details can be found on the Stampendous Impressions blog.

Here's what I'm sharing for today...


I've created a window on the world beneath the sea, which includes a bit of unexpected ocean delights like mermaids and steampunk octopi! There are two sides to this sea world...the first featuring a large worded image and teal paper from Graphic 45, along with stamped, colored, and die cut shells from the Stampendous Cling Seashells collection.


On this panel is also a Matte Black Embossing-pasted "Oi Oi" fish, which has been covered in Stampendous Aged Teal Embossing Enamel, and the same paste for the Dreamweaver "Under the Sea" stencil design.


There is also an acetate insert on which the sea weed stencil/template from the stamp set was used to paste-emboss the design with a mix of Dreamweaver Pearlescent Paste with Tsukineko® Radiant Neon green and blue re-inkers. Once pasted, these panels were covered in clear glass tiny beads.


On the second side, I've used the panel of paper featuring the Graphic 45 mermaid, on which I've paste-embossed in black the Dreamweaver Jellyfish and Sea Turtle. These have been covered in Aged Teal and Aged Hunter EE and heated as well, along with a sprinkle of Aged Black speckles.

 
This side also has a panel of the same pasted seaweed, and the glass on the outside has been paste-embossed with the Dreamweaver Starfish, Small Scallop, and the Nautilus design. All of these used Metallic Gold Embossing Paste, and Aged Ochre EE on the first two, and a bit of Aged Gold and Rose Gold Embossing Enamel on the nautilus.

 
 
I used Beacon Adhesives' Dazzle Tac to adhere the double-sided panel to the center of the glass block (Pittsburgh Corning®). On either side of the panel, clear glass marbles were added for the bubble effect, and to keep everything in place.


Here's the rest of the crew on board for today...


28 comments:

Your Minnesota Gal, Rachel said...

What a cool idea! Great job!

Unknown said...

What an intricate and gorgeous design. I am amazed at all the techniques you used to create this beautiful piece.

Ina Good said...

Beautiful window beneath the sea!!!!!

Dee said...

Your voyage beneath the sea is awesome! it captures the beuty and wonder like lookin through a submarine port hole!

Late Blooming said...

Oh my.. to take all of this in. Beautiful design.

P Beatty said...

What a great idea!!!!!

Sabrina said...

WOW!!! Extremely breathtakingly gorgeous!!!! Outstanding and wonderful! I am going to pick my jaw up off the floor now.

barbara macaskill said...

W O W ! ! ! This is so pretty! I love all the layers and textures!! TFS!

Unknown said...

Love all of the layering on your glass block. Looks great!

Sue D said...

Fabulous idea--love both sides.

Stampendous said...

WOWZERS! What an incredible project! It is such a beautiful seascape all the way around! Amazing job, thank you for sharing!

Diane said...

Oh wow Pam, this is fantastic !!

Mary Holshouser said...

these would make fantastic decorations for the lake house.
Using large glass blocks and adding some weight - you'd
had a wonderful door stop.
thanks for sharing a great idea.

Linsey R said...

What a marvelous creation!! It looks real--like water and all the magical stuff under the sea!! And I love it so much!!!

Carolina Kathy said...

What a fantastic piece of art!! Very creative!! TFS

Anonymous said...

Fantastic creation - love all the layers creating the super dimension ! Thanks for such great inspiration for using these new products !!!

Viki Banaszak said...

Wowzers!!! This is so fabulous! I love that it is 2 sided. So creative.

Becca Yahrling said...

You are so talented and creative, you blow my mind every time I see a piece of art from you. This is gorgeous!

Judy said...

Super fun project. I love your imagination and how you totally think outside the box with your designs. Thanks for sharing with us.

Salnclts said...

I love your dimensional project- it looks real! :)

LaChelle Unger said...

I love how you used the glass block to make it 3 dimensional! It's fantastic!

Rea' said...

OMG ... such intricate detail ... your window is gorgeous; both sides are fabulous !
Must try techniques here , so much inspiration !

Lynell Harlow / Dreamweaver Stencils said...

Stunning work! You are always so clever with your creations, Pam.

Jean said...

What an amazing project! Love this!

BethW said...

I am awestruck by your creation. I love working with anything clear but would never come up with something this beautiful. Your talent is amazing.

mikosspot.blogspot.com said...

totally in awe of your project!! wow wow wowww

D.Ann C said...

Oh, I have a glass block waiting on me to do a scene like this and I'm so glad I haven't started it yet... that acetate seaweed layer and putting some on the front are terrific ideas for giving it depth like yours... Thanks for the fabulous inspiration!!

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

Beautiful project with great layers and texture!