A Sweet, Sweet Smile

As children are going back to school, and parents are doing the "happy dance" after dropping them off, I thought I'd give one last salute to summer with my "Sweetie Pop" card. This week's challenge at Woodware was to "send a smile". Yep. This covers that base. Who can't smile at a ice pop treat? One of the challenges over at Split Coast Stampers was to post a summer treat theme...yeah, I got that one, too. And finally, another challenge at Split Coast Stampers (and I've got to wonder if they are on the same calendar as Woodware), is to create a card that makes you smile. Feeling pretty smug now.

I created this with the Stampendous Cling Ice Pop image, which I paper-pieced in strawberry, blue-raspberry, and lime flav...uh, I mean...colors. I used an embossed lime cardstock card, a crimped panel of polka dot paper, and a couple of stamped (Stampendous Perfectly Clear Hey There Cupcake) lolly sticks to back up my treat dude. To add to the icy feel, I added a couple of dew drops.

If you haven't already, head over to the Woodware UK blog to check out the links to all of this week's smiles. Remember you can purchase all of the products linked at your local store listed on the Woodware UK site, or in the US, you can purchase the Stampendous products from their website.

Have You Played with the New Dreamweaver Christmas Toys Yet?

Did you have fun with the Dreamweaver/Woodware UK hop last week? We sure did! Those WW girls are amazingly talented! Are you wondering if you won any of the great prize packages? Check this past Sunday's post on the Dream It Up! blog.This week we are finishing off our Christmas in August challenge, which means this will be your final week to send us links (or email pics) for them to be considered for the prize we are offering this month, the brand new Heart Ornaments stencil. More info on the Dream It Up! blog.

For my card today, I'm featuring last year's Ornate Christmas Tree along with this year's Christmas Borders (yes, they match!). I love the border patterns, very Scandinavian-inspired. I used the new Molten Magic technique on this, with one slight change. I did not sprinkle any Metallic F/X over the wet glossy pastes. So, when I went to heat the pastes with my heat tool, it bubbled wonderfully, but it also toned down the shine of the metallic copper on the background, and the glossy shine of the red paste on the front panel, giving it a burnished/aged look. The technique is very simple to do. I've posted previously with it HERE, or you can check out Laura Drahozal's tutorial with this technique on Paper Craft Planet HERE.

Do the run-around and check out what the rest of the team is playing with now:

Dream It Up!   

Laura Drahozal
Cherylynn Moser 

Louise Healy 

Cyndi Bundy  

Terrece Siddoway 

Kristi Van Doren 

Georgia Sommers 

Lee Kellogg

Liz Martin

You know you want that new Heart Ornaments stencil, so hurry and link your Christmas Dreamweaver creations to the mr. linky on the Dream It Up! blog, or email pics to lynell@dreamweaverstencils.com for an opportunity to win!

Christmas in August with Dreamweaver and Woodware UK

All of this week, the Dream Team and the Woodware UK teams have been celebrating the release of the new holiday designs from Dreamweaver Stencils. Of course, no celebration is complete without prizes...and there are some fabulous ones for those commenting on both sides of the "pond". 

Each team will be providing the opportunity to win four prize packages of stencil designs, perfect for the holidays. Just leave your comments each day on each players' post as well as the Dream It Up! and Woodware UK blogs, and the Dreamweaver and Woodware Facebook pages. Two random commentors  will be chosen from the batch of weekday posts, one each from the DW and WW Facebook pages, and from the big hop on Saturday...from each side of the pond!* That's a total of eight prize packages up for grabs! Here's what you could win:

Feeling the need for something frosty?

You can't get much frostier than this card without the help of dry ice! For this card, I paste-embossed the new Heart Ornaments on a panel of acetate with the Regular Paste. While wet, I sprinkled two shades of green glitter on the pine needles, and deep red into pink shades on the hearts. When completely dry I ink-stenciled over the branch with Splendor, and added dollops of the Regular Embossing Paste over the branch for snow. I used my EK Edger punch that "drips", and punched a piece of acetate. I used the reverse portion as a stencil to add "icy" drips of embossing paste on the hearts, too. Because there were several covered areas on the acetate, I was able to use foam tape to pop up the panel over a light blue panel that was machine-embossed with the Hills stencil. The sentiment was also pasted, and red and crystal glitters were added to continue the frosty theme.

Don't forget to leave me some holiday cheer as you move on to the other players for today:

Woodware UK  
Dream It Up!   
Lee Kellogg
 Cherylynn Moser
 Dorothy Adam
 Louise Healy
Debs Frost
   Laura Drahozal 
  Terrece Siddoway
 Cyndi Bundy
  Wendy Jordan
  Francoise Read
 Liz Martin
 Georgia Sommers
 Siobhan Fyffe 
  Pam Hornschu
 Kristi Van Doren
 

Remember to follow along with the challenges on the Dream It Up! and Woodware UK blogs for more prize opportunities, and more crafty inspiration, as well as "liking" DW and WW on Facebook.

*Winners selected must be from USA/Canada/UK only.

Dreamweaver and Woodware Day Five: Prince of Peace

All of this week, the Dream Team and the Woodware UK teams are celebrating the release of the new holiday designs from Dreamweaver Stencils. Of course, no celebration is complete without prizes...and there are some fabulous ones for those commenting on both sides of the "pond". 

Each team will be providing the opportunity to win four prize packages of stencil designs, perfect for the holidays. Just leave your comments each day on each players' post as well as the Dream It Up! and Woodware UK blogs, and the Dreamweaver and Woodware Facebook pages. Two random commentors  will be chosen from the batch of weekday posts, one each from the DW and WW Facebook pages, and from the big hop on Saturday...from each side of the pond!* That's a total of eight prize packages up for grabs! Here's what you could win:

And now for something completely different:

You have to admit this card is very different from my post yesterday! So you've seen The Zentangled version of the new Peace on Earth design, but this one is a bit different. I used the ink-transfer technique by spraying three Memories Mists inks (Blueberry Shake, Strawberry Daiquiri, and Mango Lemonade) directly onto the back of the Peace on Earth stencil. Placing this on the base plate of my Big Shot machine, I then layered on top: 1) ivory cardstock panel, 2) rubber embossing mat, 3) TWO clear plates...and ran it all through the machine to emboss the design into the cardstock as well as transfer the inked design.

Then I placed the Prince of Peace stencil over the panel, and using a large stencil brush, I applied Splendor Antique ochre ink over the original panel.

The final step was to paste-emboss in Copper the Peace on Earth portion of the stencil for more texture. The rest was just layering and adding some ribbon.

Don't forget to leave me some holiday cheer as you move on to the other players for today:

Dream It Up!

  Woodware UK

  Louise Healy

 Debs Frost 

  Lee Kellogg

  Terrece Siddoway 

Georgia Sommers

  Pam Hornschu 

 Cyndi Bundy

Remember to follow along with the challenges on the Dream It Up! and Woodware UK blogs for more prize opportunities, and more crafty inspiration, as well as "liking" DW and WW on Facebook.

*Winners selected must be from USA/Canada/UK only.

Dreamweaver and Woodware Day 4: Merry Mittens

All of this week, the Dream Team and the Woodware UK teams are celebrating the release of the new holiday designs from Dreamweaver Stencils. Of course, no celebration is complete without prizes...and there are some fabulous ones for those commenting on both sides of the "pond". 

Each team will be providing the opportunity to win four prize packages of stencil designs, perfect for the holidays. Just leave your comments each day on each players' post as well as the Dream It Up! and Woodware UK blogs, and the Dreamweaver and Woodware Facebook pages. Two random commentors  will be chosen from the batch of weekday posts, one each from the DW and WW Facebook pages, and from the big hop on Saturday...from each side of the pond!* That's a total of eight prize packages up for grabs! Here's what you could win:

Before you go on your merry way, see what I have to show today:

I am so in love with this new Mittens stencil! There are so many fun ways to play with it! If you've been to the Dream It Up! blog today, then you've seen how it can be pasted and Zentangled. Now, I'm showing how you can paper-piece it! This is a great way to use up scraps of papers, or break out those special new ones. All you have to do is trace the reversed stencil openings on the back of your papers and cut out. I generally like to machine emboss the panel that I will adhere the pieces to as it makes them stand out more. For my mittens, I used the dotted cardstock from BoBunny and the plaid from Pine Cone Press, and you'll never guess what I used for the cuffs. If any of you have taken a class from Lynell Harlow, you know that she highly recommends using Swiffer dusting cloths for cleaning up or off all the extra glitter from a project. I had one pretty much covered in Stampendous Crystal glitter sitting on my desk. The brain clicked, and I thought, "Why not?", so I cut it up for the fluffy cuffs. It's hard to tell in the pics, but they are sparkly, too! The card was finished with some Hemptique twine (love their stuff!), a big red button, and epoxy sentiment, and "hand-stitching" with a Sakura White Gel Pen.

Don't forget to leave me some holiday cheer as you move on to the other players for today:

Dream It Up!
  Woodware UK
Louise Healy
Laura Drahozal
Lee Kellogg
Terrece Siddoway
Pam Hornschu
Liz Martin
 Kristi Van Doren
Cyndi Bundy 

Remember to follow along with the challenges on the Dream It Up! and Woodware UK blogs for more prize opportunities, and more crafty inspiration, as well as "liking" DW and WW on Facebook.

*Winners selected must be from USA/Canada/UK only.

Dreamweaver and Woodware Day 3: Foiled for the Holidays

All of this week, the Dream Team and the Woodware UK teams are celebrating the release of the new holiday designs from Dreamweaver Stencils. Of course, no celebration is complete without prizes...and there are some fabulous ones for those commenting on both sides of the "pond". 

Each team will be providing the opportunity to win four prize packages of stencil designs, perfect for the holidays. Just leave your comments each day on each players' post as well as the Dream It Up! and Woodware UK blogs, and the Dreamweaver and Woodware Facebook pages. Two random commentors  will be chosen from the batch of weekday posts, one each from the DW and WW Facebook pages, and from the big hop on Saturday...from each side of the pond!* That's a total of eight prize packages up for grabs! Here's what you could win:

Here is my post for today:

This card features the new Christmas Borders design, and I've paired it with the Oval Ornament stencil. The background was paste-embossed in silver. When dry, individual strips of colored foils were placed over the surface. The entire panel was placed between a folded sheet of printed paper, and run through a hot laminator to adhere the foil perfectly. The torn away pieces of the carrier still had the reverse of the images, which of course, could not be wasted. These were laminated onto the oval ornament panel. Some purple crystals were added, some white EK edged borders, and a ribbon bow, finished off this card.

Don't forget to leave me some holiday cheer as you move on to the other players for today:

Woodware UK
Dream It Up!  
Louise Healy
Lee Kellogg
Jane Gill
Terrece Siddoway
Wendy Jordan
Pam Hornschu
Liz Martin 

Remember to follow along with the challenges on the Dream It Up! and Woodware UK blogs for more prize opportunities, and more crafty inspiration, as well as "liking" DW and WW on Facebook.

*Winners selected must be from USA/Canada/UK only.

Dreamweaver and Woodware Day 2: Molten and Merry

All of this week, the Dream Team and the Woodware UK teams are celebrating the release of the new holiday designs from Dreamweaver Stencils. Of course, no celebration is complete without prizes...and there are some fabulous ones for those commenting on both sides of the "pond". 

Each team will be providing the opportunity to win four prize packages of stencil designs, perfect for the holidays. Just leave your comments each day on each players' post as well as the Dream It Up! and Woodware UK blogs, and the Dreamweaver and Woodware Facebook pages. Two random commentors  will be chosen from the batch of weekday posts, one each from the DW and WW Facebook pages, and from the big hop on Saturday...from each side of the pond!* That's a total of eight prize packages up for grabs! Here's what you could win:

Here is my post for today:

The Dream Team have been playing with a brand new technique just in time for our newest designs...Molten Magic! So simple, and yet so cool in appearance. I used it on this card by doing these steps:

1) I paste-embossed the Heart Ornaments design with Metallic Gold Embossing Paste. (The technique works best with the glossier pastes.)

2) While still wet, sprinkle the surface with a few Metallic F/X powders.

3) Apply heat tool over the surface until it puffs up and bubbles.

4) Here's where you can do a couple different things:

          a. Let it cool for a bit, and then press with finger tips
for interesting texture.
          b. Ink a texture stamp with Versamark, and impress into puffed up surface. 
5) I followed the second process and impressed one of the Stampendous Perfectly Clear Elegant Borders into the surface.
I used the same border stamped with Versamark for borders on the focal panel on the card.

Note: Each of the products used can be purchased in the UK through stores listed HERE on the Woodware site.

Don't forget to leave me some holiday cheer as you move on to the other players for today:

Woodware UK
Dream It Up!
Louise Healy
Lee Kellogg
Francoise Read
Pam Hornschu
Liz Martin
Terrece Siddoway
Cherylynn Moser 

Remember to follow along with the challenges on the Dream It Up! and Woodware UK blogs for more prize opportunities, and more crafty inspiration, as well as "liking" DW and WW on Facebook.

*Winners selected must be from USA/Canada/UK only.