Dreamweaver Stencils Free Week Technique

A Dreamweaver Stencils' Dream Team free week is always the perfect opportunity to play with a new technique. This week, I decided to feature a card that I had done for CHA using a fun way to use the new holographic foils from Dreamweaver Stencils. The new Butterfly is the coolest stencil...the stencil is shaped as the entire butterfly, allowing you to do some unusual things. In my case, I wanted to show off the positive and the negative portions of the image. Using Versamark ink directly on the stencil and running it through the Big Shot with the aqua panel transfers the ink, acting almost as a stamp. This was then embossed with black EP. The same process was used on the harlequin paper, but with white EP. On this panel, I replaced the stencil over the embossed area and inked in the other areas, embossing with black EP. Once again, I replaced the stencil over both panels,  applied Versamark ink, and embossed with the Stampee bonding powder. Then I immediately placed the holo foil over the embossed surface face UP and ran them through my hot laminator. Once I peeled off the carrier, what was left over the surface was this shimmery, iridescent holographic foil to highlight the gorgeousness of the new Butterfly stencil. So cool to be able to run the foil through the laminator on top of the embossed surfaces. Very addictive and fun. Be sure to try it out! I wonder what the rest of the team has thought up this week...let's go visit and find out! Then check out the Dream It Up! blog before linking your own creation. BTW, you can see all the new release stencils HERE.

LJ916 Butterfly
LG734 Bird Words
Prism Holographic Foil
Stampee bonding powder
EP111 Black Embossing Powder
EP100 White Embossing Powder
Versamark ink
kraft, aqua Bazzill Dotted Swiss cardstock
Recollections harlequin paper
black pompom trim
rhinestone stickers

Skip, Skip, Skip to a Sketch!

I couldn't resist. I had to play along with Skipping Stones Design sketch challenge this week, created by Teri Anderson (of Paper Crafts Go-to-Gals fame). I've been playing with the two "boobies" sets from SSD in preparation for their annual "Blogs for Boobies" event which runs next week from August 15th -17th. All of the cards/projects from this hop will be auctioned and the proceeds sent to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Wow! How could a stamper not want to take part? On top of it all, SSD has the most fun line of stamps and sentiments...all guaranteed to put a smile on your face. I love the sketch that Teri did. Very simple, which you know if you've been following my blog, is always a challenge for me to keep it CAS. But, I tried on this one, really I did. I used the curved sentiment from "Bras #1" to mimic the circle shapes on the two corners. I stamped and embossed the bra image using Stampendous' new Bright Pink embossing powder. The sentiment went on a banner strip, embossed in Chocolate embossing powder. A scrap of velvet rick rack and a tiny pink rhinestone completed the card. It was hard to stop there, but I did! Aren't you proud of me? Be sure to visit the SSD blog to see what the other players and the SSD design team (including my good friend, Wendy Jordan) have done with this week's sketch. Happy stamping!

I'll Have an Old-Fashioned, Please!

If you are here for the Stampendous Saturday post with the opportunity to win blog candy once again, click HERE, or check out my quickie post featuring the just released in July, Cameo stencil from Dreamweaver Stencils. Simply paste-embossed on a Nestie cut panel with regular paste and sprinkled with Pastel Pink UF glitter from Stampendous. Layers of doily punched paper borders, pearls, ribbon bows, and a simple sentiment finish it off. Sweetly sentimental.
Hope you have a fabulous and creative Monday!

Blog Candy Winner and Another Spooky-Sweet Opportunity!

It's another Stampendous Saturday, and do you know what that means? Blog candy! Yep. From now until the end of August, most of the Stampendous design team will be offering blog candy on their Saturday posts. Make sure you hit the entire bunch, leaving comments along the way for optimizing this sweet opportunity.
Those playing this week are:

Taylor Usry

Wendy Price

Wendy Jordan

Cyndi Bundy

My post this week features the ghostest-with-the-mostest! No one knows candy like he does! He's lucky 'cuz he can eat all he wants and not gain an ounce. For this card, I kept it simple (for me) and stamped this fun Cling "Frightful Phrases" background on kraft cardstock in black. A distressed strip of patterned paper run through the Corrugator was attached across the center with a fine spider border from the Class A' Peel "Bat Chain" along the length of it. The Cling "Candy Spook" was Copic colored before getting a nice coat of Multi Ultra Fine Crystal Glitter over him to seal in his ecto plasma. This card is great just as a Halloween greeting, but would also make a great party invite. Stampendous has a whole line of "boo crew" images to decorate the party of your dreams (nightmares?)!

Speaking of parties...my blog candy this week is this fun set for birthdays, Perfectly Clear "Hey There Cupcake":

If you'd like to see some great samples created with this set, click HERE! For an opportunity to win this fun set, just leave a comment (hopefully filled with love and admiration,...or just say you like it?) between Saturday, August 6th, and Friday, August 12th by 6 pm PT.

Interested in knowing WHO won last week's candy on my blog? It was...

SUE D.

Congratulations! I'll be sending you an email to get your address. You will be having soooo much fun with your blog candy, the Cling Dragonfly Vine and the Cling Dream Forever.

Stampendous Blog Candy Opportunity Ends Friday

Friday at 6 pm PT is the close of this week's Stampendous blog candy opportunity. Have you taken advantage of it this week? No? Then click HERE or scroll down and enjoy my Dreamweaver Stencils' post along the way!

Dreamweaver Stencils' Sketch #9-Skating on Thin Paste!

 The Dream Team has a sketch challenge for this week which can be seen at left. My version is featuring the newly released Ice Skates stencil. I paper-pieced the boot portions of the skates using this cute plaid paper, but first I pasted the image on the plaid cardstock with Translucent Paste. This way the boots had a nice shine to them, but still were easy to see when cutting the pieces. I paste embossed them again with Metallic Silver on the blue Nestabilities panel. Following the sketch, I cut a large plaid panel into four and adhered it to the card. I punched slots at top and bottom of the skates panel to add a ribbon bow. The small circle became a jumbo brad fastener with a sentiment rub-on. So now is your opportunity to visit the rest of the team for more inspiration, play along, and post a link to your creation on the Dream It Up! blog. Be sure to come back for more fun with the Dreamweaver Stencils' new release.

 LL3016 Ice Skates
DEPT Translucent Paste
DSP Metallic Silver Paste
Nestabilities Jumbo Scalloped Ovals
Memory Box Valise "Bauble" paper
Bazzill Nautical Blue
ribbon
jumbo brad
TLC Quikwords Rub-ons

Who Doesn't Love a Quickie?

 Quickie post today featuring Dreamweaver Stencils' Maple Branch. Super easy technique: Apply various fall colors of ink (I used Memento) directly on stencil. Spritz with rubbing alcohol to break up colors.  Place cardstock panel on top of stencil, and run through Big Shot (or other embossing machine). Leaves will be embossed, and background will have transferred inks. Ink-stencil the sentiment and mount panel on card. Be sure to come back on Thursday for the Dream Team challenge post. If you haven't had the opportunity yet, scroll down to my Stampendous Saturday post, and comment to have an opportunity to win some fabulous blog candy. I'll be randomly choosing a name Friday night!