Woodware UK Goes to the Third Dimension

Come with the Woodware UK team to another dimension...a third dimension. No flat cards here, just opportunity to take your crafting a thicker, more substantial level. Yep. The challenge this week is to go 3D. My project features an unfinished wood frame on which I used the Stampendous Antique Embossing technique:

1) Paint the entire frame with black acrylic paint and let dry.
2) Stamp the Stampendous Cling Jumbo Rose with Versamark, and emboss with Deep Impressions Embossing Powder.
3) Paint two or three other colors of acrylic paint over the surface.
4) While paint is damp, use damp terry toweling and rub away paint from the embossed areas.
5) Apply Metallic Rub-ons for added sheen.

After this part was completed, I took Stampendous Damask Leaf Peel Offs, turned them over and applied Chocolate Latte Fun Flock to the adhesive side before adhering them to the frame. I stamped a sentiment on a banner die, coated it with Versamark, and embossed with the Deep Impressions powder. A beautiful satin rose, crinkled ribbon, and leaves trim, along with a vintage photo finish off this dimensional beauty.
Be sure to visit the Woodware UK blog daily to see what the team has been creating with the latest challenges.

Last Chance to Bling It On With Stampendous!

The Stampendous design team is finishing off the last week of the January "Bling it On!" challenge. My card is giving you a peek at some more new images being introduced this weekend at CHA in Anaheim, CA. The background Cling Calligraphy Sampler was stamped in London Fog Memento ink, and over-stamped with the Cling Medieval Unicorn. I added some shading and detail to the Unicorn with Copic markers before applying Versamarker to the collar and embossing in Aged Silver Embossing Enamel and adding the requisite bling...bright pink rhinestones. I used the same Calligraphy Sampler on the main card, added a stamped and embossed in Shabby Pink border to the card, over-lapping an EK Edger punched border embossed in Shabby Pink as well. Some layering, distressing, a ribbon and a Class A' Peel Damask Leaf embossed in Shabby Pink, finish off my slightly blinged out card.  You know you have to check out what the rest of the team has done to finish off this sparkly month, so here's the list:

Stampendous Impressions Blog

Cyndi Bundy

Wendy Jordan

Taylor Usry

Suzanne Czosek

Kristine Reynolds
Jennifer Dove

Pam Hornschu

Melinda Gleissner

Janelle Stolfus

 Remember, by playing along with the challenge by Feb. 1st, and linking your creation(s) to the link below, you have the opportunity to win this fabulous Perfectly Clear Cherub Wishes set:

Final Sneak Peek Before CHA

Today a few of us from the Dream Team will be helping Lynell and Jennifer set up the Dreamweaver Stencils' booth for CHA. So exciting! I can hardly wait to see what all the attendees think about the new stencil designs, and new products to use with them! I'll try to post pics as the show begins on Sunday. Meanwhile, here's another sneak peek for you, featuring the new Open Butterfly stencil. I machine embossed the design on a panel of black linen cardstock before inking the antennae and thorax of the butterfly with Versamark ink, and embossing in shiny silver embossing powder. I paper-pieced the wings with this subtle gray patterned paper, which I also used in the background of the card. Finally, I paste-embossed in black the Thank You Words stencil. Easy peasy! Now, grab a cup of coffee or tea, and visit the rest of the Dream Team blogs and the Dream It Up! blog for more sneak peeks!

Final Week of January Challenge and Day Four Sneak Peek!

Dreamweaver Stencils' sneak peek day four, and I'm going with an Asian influence today. I machine embossed the Art Nouveau Flourish on the Bazzill pink card. Then I used Versamark ink through the new Thank You and embossed with Stampendous Vintage Olive Tinsel EP. This EP matches quite well with the Sea Green Glitter background of the new Cherry Blossom Shape stencil which I used with the Double-glitter technique. To accomplish this simple technique, just follow a few easy steps:

1) Apply Double-sided Mounting Adhesive to a cardstock panel.
2) Rub Coconut Soap over the back of the Cherry Blossom Shape stencil. Brush away soap in the crevices. Place stencil on adhesive.
3) Apply green glitter to background, rubbing thoroughly into the adhesive. Brush away ALL excess glitter.
4) Carefully remove stencil (the soap helps with this).
5) Sprinkle pink glitter around edges of design. Pour Multi Crystal glitter to cover all existing adhesive areas, rubbing into the surface. Pour off excess.

Adhere the panel to the card. Embellish with a few rhinestones.

Be sure to check out the posts from the rest of the Dream Team this week:

Dream It Up! blog 

Laura Drahozal  

Louise Healy  

Wendy Jordan  

Terrece Siddoway 

Kristi Van Doren 

Georgia Sommers 

Lee Kellogg 

Liz Martin

 Cyndi Bundy 

Cherylynn Moser 

Jessie Hurley

Don't forget...this is the last week of the January Valentine challenge! Be sure to post and link your creation(s) on the Dream It Up! blog with the Mr. Linky at the bottom of the page by midnight, Feb. 1st. We will select TWO winners of stencil prizes!

Woodware UK Works With Tempting Templates

Sometimes life hands you a challenge. You can freak out and run away, or you can push up your sleeves and tackle it head on. This week's Woodware UK challenge was like that for me. This week we were to work with Artemio's templates, and one that I was given was for a Mini Scrapbook. I have apparently become lazy in my crafting career, as I am so used to dies that cut every little thing for you, so I felt a bit like I was going back in time to the land of templates. This was not the templates fault...this was mine. In my head I made it much more difficult than it actually was. This template has a few cool aspects to it. First, you have a section to trace, cut out and fold that creates the accordion folded pages for your mini book. Secondly, you have a section that creates a folding cover with a tab and slot closure. Thirdly, you have a wide variety of areas to trace to create windows (like I used), triangles, and multiple-sized squares. All of these can be used for cutouts or for shaped photos to be placed in your mini book.  Once I traced, cut out, and folded my cover and one section for accordion folded pages out of the kraft cardstock, I stamped and colored with markers a white cardstock insert with the Stampendous Cling Tree Swing to fit behind the window. I folded that section in three and adhered it to the outside of the cover. The fold gave my window more dimension as well. Now for the insert. I cut two sections of the three-fold pages from denim and plaid papers and adhered them back-to-back. I stamped some fun images from the Stampendous Perfectly Clear Summer Tree Fun set, as well as the Stampendous Cling Instant Vacation with Onyx Versafine ink, and then added some pics of my kid from many moons ago. A little ink distressing around all the edges, a Striped String bow and WW Earth-toned button complete the project. The end result made me realize that templates CAN be tempting. They are less expensive to purchase, there are a huge variety of these Artemio designs to purchase, and they take up very little space in your art studio! Give them a try! To check out what the rest of the Woodware UK team has been up to with these templates, visit the blog HERE.

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Gourmet Rubber Stamps New Diner's Club Release...It's Magical!

Wow! This has been a serious week of sneak peeks! Today's post features the latest Diner's Club set from Gourmet Rubber Stamps, "Abracadabra". Full of magical and vintage images, with a lucky sprinkle of leprechauns, pots o' gold, and rainbows, this set is a surprising variety of fun and imagination. My imagination took me off to visit Houdini and his magic show. With a little extra distressing...the poster, gentleman, top hat, tickets and sentiments take you back in time...back to a bygone era where there was less scientific data to destroy your illusions...POOF! You're there!
Check the rest of our team "chefs" to see what magic they've come up with. No hocus pocus, you can easily order your own Diner's Club set by clicking HERE!