Playing along with the
Dream Team this month can definitely add to your
stash of Christmas cards for the upcoming holiday season, as well as
provide the opportunity to win some new stencils for yourself! Just in
case you thought your cards would have to be complicated to have a
chance to win...well, you're wrong! The best Christmas cards are the
simple ones that are easy to reproduce in mass quantities.
My
card this week is a perfect example of this. Both the red panel and the
smaller green panel were simply machine-embossed. Just be careful with
the "sandwich" layering to protect your stencils! Here's how Dreamweaver
recommends that you do it:
1) Base plate for whatever machine you have (Big Shot, Big Shot Pro, Cuttlebug, Vagabond, etc.)
2) Stencil facing down (find the item number on the edge and face that down on the base plate).
3) Cardstock face down on top.
4)
Embossing Mat (Dreamweaver carries a slightly larger one to cover the LX size stencils).
5)
TWO clear plates on top. Make sure these are not warped from previous
die cutting. We recommend that you have a designated set of plates for
just your stencils. TWO plates on top keep your stencil flat. NEVER have
the stencil on the top of the sandwich.
For the red
panel, I used the newly-released
Christmas Borders background (btw, this
matches the
Ornate tree from last year!) I spritzed the back of the
panel with some isopropyl alcohol (aka rubbing alcohol) for a deeper
impress, but not absolutely necessary.
For the smaller
green panel, I used the
Small Xmas Tree, and followed the same process.
When both panels were embossed, I brushed
Galaxy Gold Brilliance ink
over the surface to highlight the embossed design. I finished the card
by adhering the layers on a kraft card and adding a jute woven trim from
May Arts Ribbon and a star brad.
Please play along
with the team this month. We love to see what YOU come up
with...remember, inspiration can go both ways! Just link your creations
to the
Dream It Up! blog link, or email pics of your creations to
lynell@dreamweaverstencils.com. Using predominantly Dreamweaver product
gives you the added bonus of having your creation featured on the
Dream It Up! blog and/or the
Dreamweaver Facebook page. Go check it out, and
while you're there...
LIKE us! Here is the fabulous newly-released
stencil that we are giving away for the August challenge winner:
Here's the list of Dream Team members playing along this week. I bet at least one of them will be using this new stencil design!
Quickie post featuring a card created for two of the challenges at Split Coast Stampers this week...the CAS sketch designed by Stampendous team-mate, Tenia Nelson, and the Color Combo for this week...to use turquoise, pacific blue, and navy. I gathered up the appropriate papers, and because of the color selection, I went with a couple of the Stampendous' sea images...the Cling Mermaid, and the Bubbles Background, with a sentiment from one of the Perfectly Clear sets. To keep the watery feel, I used Lyra Aquacolors...kind of like crayons, but when you brush water over them, they develop a lovely watercolor look.
