Day Three Dreamweaver Stencils' Sneak Peeks...Yippee!

 Day three of the sneak peek-a-thon for Dreamweaver Stencils. Today's post features my favorite new stencil to be released at CHA next week...the Retro Cat Sitting (yes, this means that there is also a Retro Cat Standing). I paste-embossed him in black and covered it with Stampendous black glitter before adding glowing rhinestone eyes and a jumpring collar.. The background is the new Waves and Dots stencil, which also has a very retro feel. I machine-embossed it on white cardstock, and while the stencil was still in place, I placed drops of the new Color Solutions alcohol inks in Iceberg Blue and Citron through the stencil. The embossing prevents a small amount of the color from oozing under, but I was happy with the end effect...sort of mod sixties. I used the same stencil to machine emboss my "lamp base" for my retro lamp,  added a curved dimensional shade with pom pom trim, a pull chain, and black rhinestones for embellishment.

Wait until you see what the rest of the Dream Team have done with the new Retro Cats! Maybe you'll be lucky and someone else is posting with them today...go check! The team list is at right.

Dreamweaver Stencils' Sneak Peek Day Two

Today's the second day of the Dreamweaver Stencil's Dream Team sneak peek. My card today features the new Cherry Blossom Shape stencil...so gorgeous! The stencil is the shape of the flower, and the center can be embossed to highlight the beautiful design. I machine embossed it off the edge at the bottom of the red panel, which would be stunning all on its own. But I used the flower once again on the black panel. I used double-sided tape to adhere the stencil temporarily to the black panel. Then I used a palette knife to spread the Translucent Embossing Paste onto the stencil and across the center portion. Afterwards, I took a flat brush to brush the paste away and towards the outside edges of the black panel. Once dry, the brush lines mimic the lines of the center of the flower. Pretty cool, huh? I also paste-embossed in black the Hope symbol stencil, matted the panels and adhered the layers along with a simple black satin ribbon.
Remember, the whole Dream Team are posting their sneak peeks this week, so be sure to check out who is playing each day. You can find the list at right.

Sneak Peeks with the Dream Team!

I'm so excited! Today is the beginning of a big week! All this week the Dreamweaver Stencils' Dream Team will be posting sneak peeks of the latest designs to be released on Sunday, January 29th, at CHA in Anaheim, CA.

My first posting features the new Festive Thank You and the Big Dots background. The card was created by machine embossing the Big Dots background on the yummy purple cardstock and adhered to the black card. A black and gold layered frame was Nestie die cut, and run through to machine emboss the Big Dots once again. It's subtle, but it's there! The frame was popped up over the top of the Festive Thank You which also was machine embossed. To add the shine, I applied Versamark ink over the embossed areas through the stencil, and embossed it with Stampee Stuck on You bonding powder. I placed a piece of Stampee gold foil face up over the surface, I ran it through my hot laminator to get a perfect covering of the foil over the sentiment. A fluffy bow, a purple embossing powder coated embellishment pin, and the card is complete.

Be sure to check the rest of the team to see what they've been creating with the new designs. Then start attacking your local store owners to purchase these. Trust me...you'll want them all!

Stampendous Sneak Peeks with Bling

Back again for the third week in the Stampendous January challenge to "Bling it On!" This week's card features another sneak peek of a new Jumbo Cling image, Hollyhock. The image was stamped in black twice...once on this gorgeous American Crafts, "Garden Cafe", and the second on a subtle polka dot print from Pebbles. The designs were colored and shaded with Copic Markers. Flowers were cut from the second image and popped up with foam tape over the first for dimension. The bling portion of this card is the sparkly about to be released Stampendous Fresh Green Crushed Glass Glitter adhered into the centers of the blossoms. A stamped tag with ribbon to match are added for fun. Did you know that you can shrivel the ribbon with a light sweep of a heat tool for more texture? To look for more fun tips and inspiration, check out the rest of our stupendous team:

Stampendous Impressions Blog

Cyndi Bundy

Wendy Price

Wendy Jordan

Taylor Usry

Suzanne Czosek

Kristine Reynolds

Pam Hornschu

Melinda Gleissner

Jennifer Ingle

Steph Lee

Janelle Stolfus

Come play along for an opportunity to win this fabulous Perfectly Clear Cherub Wishes set:



Just post a link to your own blingified (technical term) creation to the Stampendous linky here:

This Week's Recipe Calls for Martinis!

 Almost forgot my post for this week's Gourmet Rubber Stamps' Weekly Recipe #17. You can see the sketch above. My version of it features the Murray's Law image, "Martini", one of the great lines from Gourmet Rubber Stamps. When you need that extra touch of humor, Murray's Law will add the spice to your weekly recipe. This 'ol gal has been stamped, paper pieced, and Copic colored. Best of all her boobs have been given a necessary lift with the help of a few foam dots. Wish that it was that easy for me! Lol. With all those martinis, she needs to make sure she gets plenty of the fruits/vegetables portion of the food pyramid, so her olives are ready for her...toothpicks and all. Play along with the sketch and post your own creation to the Gourmet Rubber Stamps Facebook page. To buy this fun image, and many more, head on over to the GRS site.

Dreamweaver Stencils' Post

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A Little Late But Very Cool

 Oops. This post was supposed to go live four hours ago. Posting for a UK team keeps confusing me. I even mark in on my calendar the actual date that I need to post to match it up with the UK time. Still missed it. Sigh. Well, anyway, my post today for Woodware UK is my answer to this week's challenge...Cool Cool Winter. To see what the rest of the UK team has created with this challenge, check out the Woodware UK blog HERE.

My card features Dreamweaver Stencils' new Ice Skates paste-embossed in silver on cool blue cardstock. The background card is a variation of the Double-Glitter technique. I placed Double-sided Adhesive on a white cardstock panel. Then I wipe the back of the Rolling Hills stencil with Coconut Soap and place it onto the adhesive panel. (The Coconut Soap aids in removing the stencil from the adhesive without bending the stencil.) I poured Stampendous Crystal Glitter over and exposed adhesive areas, rubbing the glitter into the adhesive with my finger was heavy sparkle. After carefully removing the stencil (do this by placing the panel face down and pulling the paper off the stencil), I covered the remaining adhesive with Stampendous Fun Flock in Cotton Ball White. The background was adhered to an icy blue textured card with sparkly ribbon tied around the center of the card. The Ice Skates panel was matted and popped up with Woodware Mini Mounting Squares. For final embellishment, I added a Dreamweaver Stencils' embellishment pin and a metal sentiment.