Dreamweaver is Pinteresting, and Pinterest is for Dreamweaving

http://pinterest.com/pin/101542166571483124/

This week I was Dreamweaving a way to create the look of this gorgeous pottery pitcher created by Julia Galloway, that I spotted on Pinterest. Her website is full of amazing and inspiring pieces, but this one is my fave. Love the aqua/teal, the shimmery iridescence, the wonderful shape. Here is how it inspired me to CASE (copy and say everything) it:

Using the Dreamweaver Pitcher stencil, I paste embossed in Matte Black on a teal cardstock panel. Once it was dry, I replaced the stencil over the top and pasted once again, only this time with Crackle paste. As Lynell words it, "This paste is designed to fail", which creates all the lovely crackling...but white, and blah. Yes, I know that my inspiration piece is not crackled, but I was dying to use a new technique that I learned in the Dreamweaver Certification* class in May...Crackle Paste with Leafing:

1. With the stencil in place, apply Palette Glue ink with a sponge dauber over the pasted surface.
2. Use a heat tool for about 10-15 seconds over the surface to make it tacky.
3. Apply Metallic Leafing (I used Variegated Blue) over the tacky surface. Use a soft stencil brush to "rouge" the leafing into the surface, covering all of the area. (Don't forget to save all the bits and pieces of leafing for another project...and whatever you do, don't sneeze!)

What is awesome is how the leafing only attaches to the Crackle-pasted top, so all of the black pasted lines show through. Love that! To complete the card and the look of the inspiration piece, I pasted portions of the Flourishes stencil with Matte Black, and when dry, I brushed Navajo Sky and Forestry Green Metallic F/X over surface. I used this same technique on the sentiment of the card. Oh, and that background design? That was the Small Cathedral Window design ink-stenciled with Copper Brilliance ink. Highlighting the beautiful teal swirls, I added a ruffled ribbon from May Arts.

Everyone knows that I am addicted to Pinterest**, so I can hardly wait to see how all of my teammates are Pinspired this week. You can check them out here:

Dream It Up!

Jennifer Dove
Lea Kimmel
Louise Healy
Stacey Rumsby

Terrece Siddoway
Caroline Duncan
Pam Hornschu
Cherylynn Moser 

Cyndi Bundy

Jessica Griffin

 *If you are interested in becoming Dreamweaver Certified for teaching in your area, please contact Lynell at lynell@dreamweaverstencils.com, or Louise Healy at louisehealy@gmail.net, for a copy of the application, and for upcoming certifications. We still have a few openings in our Las Vegas Certification class in July, right before the CHA Create and Connect Convention.

**By the way, if you are interested in following the Dreamweaver Stencils Pinterest board, click HERE. If you are interested in following My Creations on Pinterest, click HERE!

Woodware UK Sketch 24: A Heart for the Tin Man

Life is sketchy once again for the Woodware UK team...as in Sketch 24! You can see the general layout to the left, and my version at the top. I chose to use the new Stampendous Tin Man Reader, designed by Lisa Hindsley for the focal panel. He was colored and shaded with markers, all in shades of gray, with a pop of purple for his bow tie. Chances are the Tin Man has a bunch of cogs and gears making up the majority of his insides, so I machine embossed a panel of Black Magic cardstock with the Dreamweavers Gears stencil, and sanded the surface a bit to reveal the color core. A thin strip of aluminum was also embossed with the Gears, and some Color Solutions inks were daubed over the surface (and over the die cut heart lock). A little sanding to remove  the color off of the top embossing, and a brush over of Black StazOn ink added more dimension. I didn't have nuts and bolts to attach on the card, but Woodware has these wonderful Screwhead brad fasteners which were the perfect embellishment. Since the Tin Man is reading up on how to take care of his new heart (written by Skip Tabeet...say it outloud quickly! Hee hee, that Lisa, she loves her puns!), I added a sweet sentiment from the Stampendous Clear Friendly Phrases set.

We'd love for you to play along and link your creation on the Woodware UK blog. Remember, one of us post each day, so be sure to sign up for email reminders on the Woodware UK blog.

Woodware UK and Crafty Cardmakers: Gearing Up for Father's Day

We are pleased to again be playing along with the CraftyCard Makers this week, the challenge will be open on their blog for two weeks. If you would like to play along with us please check the Crafty Card Maker rules then use the link on the Crafty Card Makers Blog to add your card or if you are not a blogger yet you can e-mail your card to Dorothy as usual Dorothy@woodware.co.uk  and she will post it and add it to the Crafty Card Makers Blog. 

 My card for this challenge is super simple to put together, with color and texture for added fun. Using the Stampendous Cling Patent Man as the focal point, stamped with Onyx Versafine on a cork panel, he is layered over a gears background (Stampendous Cling Clockwork Gears), with a gear border (Perfectly Clear Steampunk Gears), and the perfect sentiment (Stampendous Perfectly Clear Guys and Gears)!

What have you got planned for that special dad? Need more inspiration? Be sure to visit all of the blog links from the Woodware UK blog, as well as the Crafty Card Makers!

Dreamweaver Stencils June Challenge: PIN-spiration at It's Best

Welcome to week one of our June challenge...Pinterest Inspired! Each of our team members will be posting this month with creations inspired by links on Pinterest, which is so easy to do. Who doesn't become inspired by Pinterest? It can be a huge addiction, but also a great source of knowledge and ideas! I should know...I have 100 boards with almost 7,000 pins on them, including a board of "My Creations", all projects created by me. There is a Dreamweaver Stencils board as well...a group board where our design team posts their creations, and our followers can find inspiration and ideas as well. Feel free to Pin our projects to your boards, and/or to use them as your inspiration for this month's challenge. Be sure to link your creations to the linkytool on the Dream It Up! blog, or email pics to lynell@dreamweaverstencils.com.

For my project, I'm not going to share too much info, as it is the featured Dreamweaver tutorial on Paper Craft Planet for this week. All the supplies and instructions can be found HERE. I will, however, share with you the link where I became inspired to create this:

http://pinterest.com/pin/101542166571465946/

The Pinterest version uses stencils created from freezer paper using the computer die cutting systems. My version uses the Dreamweaver Stencils' Electric Guitar, Guitar Words, and Large Cathedral Window.

Check out how our Dream Team A gets inspired this week:

Dream It Up!

Jennifer Dove
Laura Drahozal
Lyn Bernatovich
Pam Hornschu
Heidi Erickson
Louise Healy
Jessica Griffin
Cyndi Bundy

Woodware UK: Backgrounds Come Front and Center!

 Backgrounds are the challenge for the Woodware girls this week, and mine is all about Fran•táging and Encrusting the Stampendous way!

I love this Vintage Piano Perfectly Clear set, and the opportunity to layer the images and papers, was only made more exciting by the chance to spritz all with coffee (yes, coffee!), and place little piles of Aged Bronze Embossing Enamels, mica flakes, and chunky glass glitter in various areas. You must heat this from underneath to prevent all of it from blowing over your workspace, but once it does, it creates an awesome effect of texture and glam! You can get a kit with all of the Fran•táging elements through Woodware UK, or on the Stampendous website.

Have you seen the other background creations from this week? If not, you definitely need to check them out on the Woodware UK blog!

Paper Craft Planet Sketch: CAS Ombré

This week at Paper Craft Planet, I was in charge of the Friday sketch challenge. I cheated a bit (once again) and created a sketch around a card I already had made, rather than the other way around.

Trending everywhere right now is the ombré effect...a gradient of color, so for this card that's the extra if you're up for the challenge. Layer your squares with an ombré effect. Be sure to post your creation to the Paper Craft Planet gallery with the tag SK053113!

My version features images from Stampendous, and scraps of cardstock from Bazzill!

Dreamweaver Stencils: Tiny Treat for That Special "Bookie"!

Today is the final posting of the "Tiny Treats" challenge for the Dream Team, and for YOU as well. Have you had the opportunity to link a fun little something for a special someone in your life yet? If not, today is your final day to do so! Just add your link to the linkytool on the Dream It Up! blog, or email pics to lynell@dreamweaverstencils.com, for your opportunity to be the randomly selected winner of the stencil of your choice!

My creation today is a simple bookmark. A perfect little something for the friend who loves to read (and refuses to give up their "real" books in favor of the various tablet readers). I "sten-tangled" two squares with the Plumeria design, and colored with a vibrant red. I also paste-embossed the plumeria and the Dream sentiment with Pearlescent paste on the black cardstock strip. Once dry, I used my Copic markers to add more rich color. All pieces were matted in red, and an Asian-inspired tassel was added to the top.

Most of both our "A" and "B" teams are posting today to provide that last boost of inspiration for you. During the entire month, our talented team has create some amazing ideas for little gifts, simple gifts, Mother's Day, Father's Day, weddings, baby showers, and just because. Check out their final pretties here:

Dream It Up!
Stacey Rumsby
Lea Kimmel
Louise Healy
Jessica Griffin
Terrece Siddoway
Lyn Bernatovich
Cyndi Bundy
Caroline Duncan
Heidi Erickson
Pam Hornschu (me!)

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