Stampendous and May Arts...Ribbon Love

 

Welcome to the grand finale of our hop with the May Arts Ribbon Design Team! Today we have several talented members from both teams posting their creations for this fun week. If you've missed any of the days this week, head on back to the Monday post on the Stampendous blog for links to everyone. As per usual, leave comments on every post for the chance to win one of three prize packages shown in the banner below. See Stampendous Official Contest Rules for details.

I created this "key to passion" (whatever that means! Sounds good, though, doesn't it?), using a wood key shape that I picked up in the big box store near me. I painted it with black acrylic paint, and then proceeded to "Fran•tagé" it! I dabbed Dreamweaver Silver Embossing Paste randomly over the surface, sprinkled liberally with both Aged Silver and Aged Black Embossing Enamels, and heated it all to bubble and melt and texturize.

I stamped the Cling Passion Heart image from Stampendous three times on red Mini Dot My Colors Cardstock from MME using Onyx VersaFine by Tsukineko®. I cut one out whole. The second was just the flowers. And the third one was just the center "frills" of the flowers. The edges of the "frills" and the outside edge of the whole heart were dabbed with VersaMark ink by Tsukineko®, and embossed with the Aged Silver EE.

Rhinestones on floral wires were inserted in the centers, and adhered from behind the flowers with foam tape for sparkle and dimension. The completed heart was adhered to the "handle" of the key with large craft glue dots. A sentiment from the "Love Always" Perfectly Clear set was stamped on a tiny "Fitted Frame" die cut, and adhered to the heart.

The finishing touch was a double loopy bow created from May Arts' black silk ribbon and the brown, red, and black Solid/Satin Stitches ribbon, tied in the center with 1/4" sheer red organza, and the addition of an old monogrammed button. A loop of the black silk was inserted at the top of the key for hanging display purposes.

• Perfectly Clear "Love Always"• Frantagé Aged Silver and Black EE • Cling Passion Heart •

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Jamie Martin

Wendy Price

Laura Drahozal

Kristine Reynolds

Pam Bray

Louise Healy

Amy Hurley-Purdie

Janelle Stollfus

Rhea Weigand

Lea Fritts

Pam Hornschu (you're here)

Tenia Nelson

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Dreamweaver Thursday: Love Squared

Well...maybe not mathematically, but this project speaks love in volumes! And so simple to recreate!

Using a 6 inch square canvas, with thick sides, I covered the it entirely in VersaMark ink by Tsukineko, and heated the pink embossing powder from the Spring Sparkle Kit all over it. (Be careful! It gets hot, so you may want to do it in sections.) Once cooled, I placed the Dreamweaver Swirly Heart on the surface, and taped it on all four sides with removable tape. Then I spread Glossy Black Embossing Paste over the stencil, and set it aside to dry.

Once dry, I stamped the sentiment from the Perfectly Clear Love Always set in Black StazOn ink in the bottom right corner. If necessary, you can touch up the sentiment with a fine tipped black pen.

I smudged some VersaMark over the surface, and sprinkled a bit of Shabby Pink Embossing Enamel, heating it to melt in patches and specks.

The finishing touch was to wrap and tie a May Arts black ribbon bow around the four sides.

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Stampendous Blog

Kristine Reynolds (DW, Be Mine)

Jamie Martin (DW, Be Mine)

Alison Heikkila (DW)

Pam Hornschu (DW)

Louise Healy