Stampendous: Dreaming of Flowers

Being up to your armpits in snow is the perfect time to dream! Wouldn't you love to trade places with this darling Gruffy Bear from House Mouse Designs®? Warm, sunny day. Green grass. Charming sunflower stalks. Ahhhhhh.

Gruffy has been stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento, and colored with Copic markers. This focal panel has then been adhered over an orange card, which has the Black Eyed Susans ink-stenciled using a dark orange pigment pad by Tsukineko, with a large stencil brush from Dreamweaver. The other panel is a section of Core'dinations Chalk Core in yellow, machine-embossed with the Dreamweaver Hexagons stencil before being sanded to reveal the yellow core.

The sentiment is one of the many appropriate for all House Mouse Designs® images, the Perfectly Clear Berry Nice Sayings set from Stampendous.

Stampendous is having a bit of a floral celebration all of this week, so if you've missed any so far, be sure to  check the Stampendous blog.

Dreamweaver: A Change of Bloomin' Plans

My original intention for this final week of our "Bloomin' Spring" challenge, was to post completed pictures of a larger project that I started working on this week. Those of you who follow Dreamweaver on Facebook (and LIKE us...you really LIKE us!), have seen a few behind-the-scenes pics (including the one at left) of this process. However, it's taking a bit longer than I expected. For some reason LIFE keeps interrupting my creative time. Geesh! What's with that?

So, I decided to show off a pretty card that I had done with the same Nouveau Wisteria stencil about a year ago, just to show the dramatic difference you can achieve with every Dreamweaver stencil and technique! Now I haven't finished deciding on the final steps of this vase, so I'd appreciate any and all suggestions either in your comments on this post, or on the Dreamweaver Stencil's Facebook page.

I can pretty much guarantee that the end result will be nothing like this card in color or technique. This card was created using various Dreamweaver Memories Mists (Mango Lemonade, Strawberry Daiquiri, Blue Lagoon, Teal, and Green), including the background which was letterpressed with an ink-misted Cathedral Window design. Some wonderful May Arts ribbons and trims were the perfect finishing touch...as always!

Be sure to visit the rest of our team in their final hurrah as the 2012 team. Our 2013 team will begin posting next week, so be sure to come back and bolster their egos with lots of ooohs and aaaahs!

Dream it UP 

Laura Drahozal  

Louise Healy  

Terrece Siddoway 

Georgia Sommers 

Lee Kellogg 

Liz Martin

Cherylynn Moser (posting late on 3/28/13)

Kristi Van Doren

Pam Hornschu (me)

Flowers are Poppy-ing Up at Woodware UK

Not only is the Dream Team going floral for the month of March, but this week the Woodware UK team is blooming with spring as well. It doesn't matter that they are up to their eyeballs in rain and snow across the pond, they are still charged up for some happy flowers. And who can blame them? Especially, when you have such a wonderful selection of floral supplies as Woodware carries!

It was a tough decision, but I chose to work with this beautiful, whimsical Poppies Field Clear Magic set, designed by Francoisé Read for Woodware UK. It's been a while since I've done any form of watercolor, so I broke out my Aquarel Watercolor Pencils and my Sakura Koi Waterbrush, and colored madly in and out of the lines created by embossing the design with Stampendous Shabby Pink Embossing Enamel. I added a bit of a Fran•táge flair with a spattering of Shabby Green Embossing Enamel as well, heated from underneath to not lose all the bits. A wonderful slender sentiment comes with this clear design, and stamped with StazOn ink on vellum, was a pretty overlay over the Woodware UK Self-adhesive White Lace. And of course a little bling from Mark Richards Crystal stickers.

Have you seen what the rest of the Woodware UK girls have been up to this week? You can check out each day's post on the Woodware UK blog.

Remember, all of these products can be purchased at the stores listed on the Woodware UK website. In the USA, both Shabby Enamels can be purchased through the Stampendous website as well. So...get shopping!

The Dream Team is in Full Bloom for April!

Welcome to April, and a new monthly challenge from Dreamweaver Stencils..."Bring May Flowers". Yeah, we're skipping the April showers portion of the rhyme, and jumping to the flowers...'cuz we LOVE flowers! You will, too, when you see what a fabulous selection of flowers that Dreamweaver Stencils has to offer.

My post today features a card that was also featured in today's new Dreamweaver Stencils' Thursday Tutorials at Paper Craft Planet. Being a "Supernova" (oh, yeah, that's right!) at PCP, provided me with the opportunity to share my love of Dreamweaver Stencils with he other team members, as well as the members there.

Each week either a "Supernova" or a "Dream Teamer" will host the tutorial for the week, and each week one lucky commenter will receive their choice of stencil prize. There is a catch, but you'll have to go read about it on the Planet.

The flowers that I chose for this card were the Blossom Shape and the new Cherry Blossom Shape, and the background is the new Quatrefoil design, which is also kind of a floral pattern. Each section was machine embossed on my Big Shot Pro, layered and/or cut out, and adhered to create a striking graphic card that definitely would have qualified for the CAS challenge last month as well!

Play along with the team for an opportunity to win one of two stencil prizes. The prizes for this month's challenge are two sets of the  Flower Heart and the Thank You Script:

For more inspiration, please visit the rest of our "dreamy" paper-crafters, leave them some love along the way, create your own floral extravaganza, and link it to the Dream It Up! blog, or email a pic to Lynell@dreamweaverstencils.com! We are super-excited to see what you do!

Dream It Up! blog
Pam Hornschu   

Laura Drahozal  

Louise Healy  

Wendy Jordan  

Terrece Siddoway 

Kristi Van Doren 

Georgia Sommers 

Lee Kellogg 

Liz Martin

 Cyndi Bundy 

Cherylynn Moser 

Jessie Hurley

Bee and Bouquet Mother's Day card

It's that time of year again to honor the hardest working individuals on the planet...moms. Here is a truly special card for doing just that. Takes a bit of time, but still simple to do and you know she'll plop it in a place of honor in her home and brag about her creative child! Just stamp and emboss any of the great Stampendous flowers in white on yellow cardstock and cut out. Add shading with chalk, and embellish the centers with brads. Stamp and emboss the "Mom" panel from "Feminine Friends" on the front of the card and cut slits at top and bottom to insert stems through. Add shadowing with chalk once again. Stamp the background with some of the great mini stamps that come in this set using Versamark ink. Attach your blossoms and stems to each other and insert through slit. Add an extra flower along with a stamped, embossed, and cut out bee and a ribbon tie.
To all you moms out there...milk it for all it's worth!
Pam

Perfectly Clear "Feminine Friends" from Stampendous (SSC092)
Any flowers from Stampendous
Any bee from the "Bee Happy Collection" from Stampendous
White embossing powder (EP100)
Frost White Colorbox ink from Clearsnap
Versamark ink from Tsukineko
Bazzill cardstock
chalks
brads
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

Loopy Blooms Window Card

Here's another thank you card using the Stampendous "Loopy Blooms" Perfectly Clear set. Very simple...cut out a window using whatever template/cutting system works for you. Stamp and emboss in white the flower and sentiment on white panel. Use a inkpad as a stamp to ink over the top, let dry, wipe residual ink from embossed areas. If you like the effect of the bubbles, sprinkle a few grains of kosher salt on the image before stamping with pad. (Be sure to remove any grains from inkpad afterwards.) Stamp and emboss the cute scallop border on the front of card and add a Class A' Peel message. Embellish with a ribbon tie and Sparkler stickers.
The creativity with this set is limitless, so keep checking back for more inspiration!
Pam

Perfectly Clear "Loopy Blooms" by Stampendous (SSC1069)
Class A' Peel "Friendly Greetings" by Stampendous (AC961)
Class A' Peel "Dot Sparklers" by Stampendous (AC672HSS)
White Embossing Powder by Stampendous (EP100)
Frost White ColorBox ink by Clearsnap
Tangerine ColorBox Chalk ink by Clearsnap
Bazzill "Limeade" cardstock
white cardstock
ribbon

STMC1- Poppy Chalk Card

So here is my answer to the first week of Stampendous' new sketch challenge as discussed in the previous post. I stamped and embossed in white one of Fran's great scenic designs, "Poppy Scene". Then I rubbed Versamark ink over the top and using fine-tipped cotton swabs, I colored in the image using chalks. It helps to go slightly over the lines because when you are through chalking, you will wipe over the surface with a clean paper towel to remove color from the embossed surfaces so that they will stand out. My two circles were stamped and embossed on a coral cardstock panel using the "Formal Frames" set. Punched and added two lime circles for a little extra pop, a cute swirl clip with a metal message and ribbon attached. It's amazing how you can take one sketch and come up with so many variations. Check them all out at the sites mentioned in the last post.
Pam

Cling Poppy Scene by Stampendous (CRM234)
Perfectly Clear "Formal Frames" by Stampendous (SSC197)
White Embossing Powder (EP100)
Frost White ColorBox ink by Clearsnap
Versamark ink by Tsukineko
Decorative Chalks
Bazzill and Wassau cardstock
double sided foam adhesive
swirl clip, metal message, ribbon

Loopy Blooms Tiled Card

You can never have too many thank you cards on hand. This one is cute and fairly easy to make multiples of. Just punch out and stamp lots of squares from solids or prints, ink the edges if desired, and adhere to a panel. Attach panel to card, embellish with rick rack, ribbon, tabs, flowers. It looks more involved than it really is. It's also helpful that all these cute flowers and messages come together along with a scalloped border and tiny garden bugs in another one of Stampendous' Perfectly Clear sets. I'll be posting more cute cards using this same set over the next week or two, so check back!
Have a sunny spring break!
Pam

Perfectly Clear "Loopy Blooms" by Stampendous (SSC1069)
"Promenade -Curly Q" by WeRMemory Keepers
Bazzill cardstock
Vintage Sepia Versafine by Tsukineko
ribbon, rick rack, flower
tab clip from Staples

Sunflower Bouquet card

Perfect for Spring! This sunflower bouquet is another set perfect for so many occasions or no occasion at all. Stamped and water-colored, cut out with an oval template and framed with an additional oval. This set comes with a couple phrases, various groupings of flowers, a cute argyle-style border. Included is also a cute little frame to highlight your message.
Hope you have a bright, sunny day!
Pam

Perfectly Clear "Sunflower Bouquet" from Stampendous (SSC1071)
Bazzill Cardstock
Onyx Versafine ink from Tsukineko
Tangerine and Blue Lagoon ColorBox Chalk ink from Clearsnap
brad fasteners
foam adhesive

Happy Flower card

Okay, just getting started finally with this blogging thing. Set this up over six months ago and it's still not quite where I want it to be. Please be patient with me. I'm actually quite computer savvy, but this has been frustrating for me.

This is a great card which can be used for guys or gals as the muted color scheme does not scream "girly". The clear set that was used has many great messages for creating everyday cards.

Have a happy day!
Pam

Stampendous Perfectly Clear April Shower Flowers (SSC170)
Bazzill cardstock
print (unknown)
brad fasteners
Versafine Vintage Sepia ink
ColorBox Frost White ink
ColorBox Olive Chalk ink