Dream Schemes-Grateful Hearts

Two more days until Christmas, and those of us in the Dreamweaver "Dream Team", still have itchy stencil fingers. So, we all decided not to take the week off of the "Thursday Dream Schemes". I did, however, choose to do a super-simple card for our open challenge this week. I love the Celtic look of this stencil, which I simply paste-embossed with Glossy Black paste on a textured paint chip sample from the local home store. It has kind of a sandy and slightly sparkly texture to it, which is kind of cool, and I picked up a handful of them in various colors. The rest of the card is simply velvet Damask Class A' Peel stickers and a sentiment sticker from Stampendous. I embellished with black rhinestone stickers at the corners of my Nestie die cut square, and two shades of pearl stickers on the design. I like the sentiment that I used. Simple, to the point, yet different than the usual "thank you". The holidays always remind me to be especially grateful for my life, my family, my friends, and how fortunate I am to be able to create something beautiful every day and share this with others who do the same. For more inspiration, be sure to visit the rest of the team's blogs. Please play along by linking your own creation to the Mr. Linky on the Dream It Up! blog. We are GRATEFUL to have YOU as well!
Pam

"Hearts Knot" from Dreamweaver Stencils (LL326)
Glossy Black Embossing Paste from Dreamweaver Stencils (DGKP)
Class A' Peels "Damask Leaves" from Stampendous (AC990VK)
Class A' Peels "Tiny Messages" from Stampendous (AC963K)
DCWV cardstock
textured paint chip
rhinestone and pearl stickers
Nestabilities Scalloped Squares

Fern and Flower Card

Here is the second of my Dreamweaver creation posts.  This one uses the jumbo "Fern Frond" stencil which was simply ink stenciled over the background of the card. The tiles were pre-punched and placed on a scrap paper using a bit of double sided tape to hold in place. The stencil was taped down over the top and the embossing paste was applied. The stencil was then removed (and cleaned immediately) and the paste was allowed to dry. When dry the stencil was placed over the surface again and the hardened paste surfaces were colored with chalks. The sentiment is a Class A' Peel sticker from Stampendous. The rest of the card was distressed with sponged ink. This card would work for many occasions and for men and women. I love that embossing paste! It is so easy to use and creates a wow look! So, break out those stencils and have some fun!
Pam

"Fern Frond" stencil from Dreamweaver (LJ829)
"Floral Pattern" stencil from Dreamweaver (LG631)
Embossing Paste from Dreamweaver (DEP)
Class A' Peel "Friendly Greetings" from Stampendous (AC961)
Decorating Chalks
Olympia Green Versafine ink from Tsukineko
Bazzill cardstock
brad fasteners
corner rounder

Monogram Swirl Card

This happens to be another one of those "perfect for any occasion" cards. Very simple in design and simple to create. Would be great made in sets as a Mother's Day gift, for a new bride, or just to have on hand. The white panel was stamped randomly with the black swirls, adhered to a colored panel and then to the card front. Cute little Class A' Peel borders were placed just under the edge for an added pop which comes back to the punched circle stamped and embossed in black with the frame and monogram. Originally this was designed as part of a wedding set that included invites, save-the-dates, thank yous, etc. So easy to match a specific color scheme. Happy stamping!
Pam

Perfectly Clear "Classic Frames" from Stampendous (SSC147)
Perfectly Clear "Elegant Monograms Large" from Stampendous (SSC145)
Perfectly Clear "Wedding Corners" from Stampendous (SSC173)
Class A' Peel "Girly Ribbon" stickers from Stampendous (AC708K)
Midnight Black embossing powder from Stampendous (EP111)
Bazzill cardstock
Onyx Versafine ink from Tsukineko
Black ColorBox ink from Clearsnap
ribbon
double-sided foam adhesive

Bee Trio Circles Card

This trio is my good friends, Hap-Bee, Jame-Bee, and of course, me, Pam-Bee! Aren't we cute? I used various Stampendous images over the circles and of course the bee trio which I used colored pencils instead of water-coloring this time. I like the color scheme with the black, red, white and yellow. Cute and simple. Would "bee" perfect for so many occasions including "Bee"-day!

Please "bee" my friend and "bee"come a follower and leave a comment. We "bees" need sugar (honey?) too!
Hap"Bee" stamping! (Okay...I'm done, now. You can stop groaning!)

"Bee Trio" from Stampendous
"Bee Message" from Stampendous
Prismacolor Pencils
White StazOn from Tsukineko
Onyx Versafine from Tsukineko
circle punches
double-sided foam adhesive
Bazzill Cardstock

Peacock Beauty Card

Peacocks are such a now thing and for good reason. What bird doesn't like to flaunt their assets (yes, there was a pun there) especially when those assets include such gorgeous plumage? I stamped this peacock and brushed it with Versamark before chalking the color on it. Then I added Dimensional Magic to the "eyes" of the feathers. The peacock was cut out and adhered over the ribbon and sentiment using double-sided foam adhesive. Once again, the focal image, the sentiment, and the frame all came from the same great set of clear stamps.
Pam

Perfectly Clear "Proud Peacocks" from Stampendous (SSC1076)
White embossing powder (EP100)
Frost White Colorbox from Clearsnap
Onyx Versafine from Tsukineko
Dimensional Magic from Plaid
Bazzill cardstock
print unknown
ribbon
double-sided foam adhesive

Loopy Blooms Pieced Flower Card

Yep. Here's another card using that great Stampendous "Loopy Blooms" set! This time I stamped and embossed the flower in white on the flap of the card front. I stamped the flower again on the same print paper that is on the inside and cut out the petals and adhered them to the flower. The velvety scalloped border, ribbon, hanging tag, and buttons take this card to another level. This is another great card to make and have on hand for almost any occasion. Happy spring stamping!
Pam

Perfectly Clear "Loopy Blooms" by Stampendous (SSC1069)
Class A' Peel "Dotted Scallop Border" by Stampendous (AC724VW)
White Embossing Powder by Stampendous (EP100)
Frost White ColorBox ink by Clearsnap
Bazzill cardstock
print unknown
Sizzix die cut tag
buttons, ribbon, jumpring

Peacock Beauty Card

Jumping over to the elegant side of stamping. Once again empha-sizing embossing. The focal image Peacock Feather by Stampendous is double embossed which is very similar to Fran's Painting with Powder technique. (Check out YouTube video on the Stampendous site!) The background on that small panel was inked with Versamark and sprinkled with various Pearlustre embossing powders before stamping the feather image and embossing on top. There is a tone on tone embossing on gold cardstock using absolute favorite Champagne Gold Pearlustre from Stampendous. This Perfectly Clear set comes with the focal image, messages, frame, and minis. Love those sets! More bang for your buck. You gotta love that!

Perfectly Clear "Proud Peacock" set from Stampendous (SSC1076)
Champagne (EP226), Emerald (EP217), and Sapphire (EP218) Pearlustre embossing powders from Stampendous
dimensional foam tape
Gold ColorBox ink from Clearsnap
ribbon
blue, metallic gold cardstock

Butterflies Tiled Card

I love stamps with a mostly solid image. They are so simple to create with. Just pretty colored inks, markers, or in this case, stamped and embossed. These lend themselves well to a tiled panel. Just punch out the amount of tiles you want, place them on scrap paper with a small piece of d-sided tape, stamp over all and emboss. Remove from scrap paper and adhere to larger panel leaving slight "grout" area. The background was stamped and embossed randomly with a tone-on-tone look. Add a couple of embellishments, and "voila" (say with cheesy french accent!), you have a perfect card for so many occasions. Set aside your watercolors and emboss for a change!
Pam

Perfectly Clear "Butterfly Beauties" by Stampendous (SSC195)
Perfectly Clear "Formal Frames" (message) by Stampendous (SSC197)
Class A' Peel "Flower Chain" by Stampendous (AC669HB)
White Embossing Powder by Stampendous (EP100)
Chocolate Embossing Powder by Stampendous (EP117)
Frost White ColorBox ink by Clearsnap
Versamark ink by Tsukineko
Bazzill cardstock
scalloped print

You're Tweet! Card

Okay, so the birdcages are just too much fun. Here's another simple, everyday card. Just stamp the bird, the perch, and the chain on card front. Stamp the cage on acetate (yes, just like the Fluffles card!), cut out, add cut out door if desired, and adhere to card. Tie a simple knotted ribbon and adhere at top. Stamp message at bottom and whatever you'd like to add inside. It could be a great Thank You card or just reminding someone that you care. So simple you can make packs of them in varied colors and give as gifts. What a "tweet" idea!
Pam

Perfectly Clear "Tweet Cages" from Stampendous (SSC1074)
Thermo Acetate from Stampendous (PC75)
Black StazOn ink from Tsukineko
Bazzill Cardstock
foam adhesive
ribbon

Catbird? Card

I promised you more cards using Stampendous' new Perfectly Clear birdcages. This one is really simple and because of that, very effective. I stamped Fluffles from an oldie-but-goodie set on the white panel and used watercolor pencils and a wet brush to add color. The cage was stamped on acetate and cut out with the addition of cutting a "door" on the cage before adhering to panel using strips of foam adhesive. The bird on top and the question mark added to the message creates the irony of the situation. Put this card up against the previous one and you begin to realize how versatile these stamps can be. How tweet!
Perfectly Clear "Tweet Cages" from Stampendous (SSC1074)
Perfectly Clear "Fluffles the Cat" set from Stampendous (SSC037)
Thermo Acetate from Stampendous (PC75)
Black StazOn ink from Tsukineko
Onyx Versafine ink from Tsukineko
foam adhesive
watercolor pencils
Bazzill cardstock
white cardstock

Garden Birdcage Card

When Stampendous first sent me their two new sets of Perfectly Clear stamps with birdcage images, I thought, "Birdcages? Seriously?", but in actuality I've had a lot of fun with them! This particular card has the cage stamped and embossed with white powder on a printed background along with other stamped elements from the set. I love sets of stamps because of their versatility. I accented with those velvety Class A' Peels again (love, love, love 'em!) and a silk flower for dimension. I sponged ink around the edges to distress and add that artsy thing that's still so popular. I'll be posting more with these sets as I've found them perfect for so many occasions and styles.

Perfectly Clear "Tweet Cages" from Stampendous (SSC1074)
Class A' Peel "Scrollwork Borders" in Velvet Olive from Stampendous (AC726VE)
White Embossing Powder from Stampendous (EP100)
Frost White ColorBox ink
Olive ColorBox Chalk ink
Bazzill cardstock
print unknown
silk flower
glitter brad fastener