Spectrum Noir Spring Challenge

Have you joined the March/April Spring Challenge over at the Spectrum Noir blog yet?  You still have time!  You can see all the details at THIS post.  I have had this Easter Art Journal page on my mind for a while now and finally got it done.

                                         

My background started with a coat of gesso then I added white acrylic paint when that was dry.  While the paint was stil wet I dropped some Spectrum Noir alcohol reinker onto the page and let it drip.  My colors were IB3, LG5, and LV2.  When that was partially dry I sprayed Calypso Teal Dylusions ink over the whole thing and blotted to blend a bit.

I also added some collaged bits of paper from Bo Bunny, sprayed some Dylusions Calypso Teal through a stencil, and then muted parts with more white gesso.

I used with the Bunny Girl digi stamp  from The Octopode Factory and blew her up a bit.  She and the Egg Plants (also TOF) are  colored with my species (colored listed below) then cut out.

Final touches on the page were washi tape and some doodling with Sharpie paint pens.

Spectrum Noir colors used for coloring:

IB3, IB2, IB1

LG5, LG4, CG3

GB5, GB4, CT4, CT2

GB10, GB8, EB5

LV3, LV2, LV1

FS9, FS4, FS2

Dreamweaver Stencils meets Tim Holtz

I'm up again this week with another Dreamweaver Stencils Tutorial on the Paper Craft Planet blog!    Its also still our Spring Challenge at DWS so this week DWS meets some Tim Holtz Distress on an Easter tag!  Here's the tag that I created for you:

(Tag inspired by Tim's 12 Tags of 2013 March)

And here's a pic of the supplies that I used:

                                         

For the full tutorial on how I created this tag please visit Paper Craft Planet.

Here's a closeup of the eggs when they are layered together.

And finally an extra element that I couldn't resist adding to the tag is this Butterfly from Tim Holtz's Easter Blueprints stamp set.

I hope you enjoy!  Have a wonderful Thursday!

The Dream Team:

Pam Hornschu   

Laura Drahozal  

Louise Healy  

Wendy Jordan  

Terrece Siddoway 

Kristi Van Doren 

Georgia Sommers 

Lee Kellogg 

Liz Martin

 Cyndi Bundy 

Cherylynn Moser 

Paper Craft Planet Sketch Challenge and NEWS!!

Good morning!  I have a card for this week's sketch challenge over at Paper Craft Planet that's a wee bit different for me.  I wanted to play with my stencils from The Crafter's Workshop and use the fun backgrounds that I've been creating in a card format.  And this sketch was perfect and  super fun because its a 4x9 card!

But, wait, you want to hear my news??  Guess who one of the two newest Supernovas is?  Yep, that's ME!!  I'll be joining the Design Team at Paper Craft Planet!  How totally cool is that??  I've been following various groups there for years and have a full on Gallery if you want to check it out.  I am beyond excited!  Thanks to Susanna Boyd for inviting me onboard and thanks to Pam Hornschu for telling me to apply!

So, on to the card for today...  I started with some pieces of Bristol board (really thick cardstock like you would find in an art journal).  On one piece I sprayed Funky Fuchsia and Crushed Grape Dylusions ink sprays through Echos and Layered Beads stencils (both from The Crafter's Workshop).  On top of this I stamped Life is Art sentiment, new from Stampendous, in Archival Black ink.

On the opposite panel I used Dirty Martini Dylusions ink spray with Vine Stencil (TCW).  I added some Black and white washi tape and Bo Bunny ribbon for the elements shown on the sketch and voila,  Its a finished stenciled long size card!  Super easy and fast.

OK, so that's it for me today :)  Having a great morning after lots of awesome crafty news this week!  I was also featured on The Crafter's Workshop blog this week!  Check it out!!  Plus there's happy mail on the way from Crafter's Companion!

A Blooming Spring

It may still be cold outside be we are ready for a blooming spring at Dreamweaver Stencils!  Come join us for this months challenge and show us your Spring, Easter, or St Patty's day creations and your name could be drawn to win a FREE stencil of your choosing!

I decided to take my card in a slightly different springy direction this morning by simply using some spring colors with this adorable new Open Owl Stencil.  He was stenciled with Pearlescent Embossing Paste and then sprinkled with Eye of the Tiger, Sapphire, and Glacier Lake Metallic FX Powders.  I then heated the paste to see the magic pop up (Molten Magic Technique).

My background papers are new from Bo Bunny, ribbon by May Arts, and Dream Stencil is from DWS stenciled in Walnut Stain distress ink.

Please be sure to visit my teammates' blogs this week and leave them some love, and we hope to see you play along with our challenge!

Pam Hornschu   

Laura Drahozal  

Louise Healy  

Wendy Jordan  

Terrece Siddoway 

Kristi Van Doren 

Georgia Sommers 

Lee Kellogg 

Liz Martin

 Cyndi Bundy 

Cherylynn Moser 

Skull Couture

Sunday was the monthly dylus-a-thon at Betty's store and I ended up being quite productive.  I was in a slump when I arrived due to kid issues, general stress, etc.  But as usual an afternoon spent journaling with the girls was just what the doctor ordered!

So I created this page from start to finish in no time that day.  I started by placing my masks for Man About Town and Walk in the Park (both new sets from Dylusions)  on my page slightly overlapped then I added some Funky Fuchsia,  Crushed Grapes, and After Midnight Dylusions ink sprays, added some stenciling with White Linen.

While the masks were still in place I stamped a border in white and some heats in black.

Next I removed the masks one at a time and stamped the images over the masked areas.  These were then colored with more Funky Fuchsia, Dirty Martini, and London Blue.

I was trying to figure out what it needed and then I remembered Dyan's skull stamps and went, DUH!  Even skeletons can wear couture :)

Hope you enjoy!  Later dudettes... Cyndi

Scrapbook Sunday with Stampendous

Good morning crafty peeps!  I haven't done Scrapbook Sunday in a while so I thought I'd share a layout today that I created for the Stampendous January CHA booth.

The middle strip was sprayed with Dylusions ink and then stamped with the new Wine Labels background stamp repeatedly.  And to perfectly coordinate with the background stamp our fabulous Fran created the new Grape Label stamp which I used as my main embellishment.  The grapes were colored with my Spectrum Noir markers (JG1, LG5, LG2, PL4, PL2, PL1) and then I fran'taged the edges with Aged Wine Embossing Enamel, Vintage Plum Embossing Tinsel,  and Amethyst Color Fragments.

The border was stamped with the border stamp in Jumbo Spring Bouquet.  Alphabet die cut from Lifestyle Crafts' Splendid Alphabet. #10 Kraft tag, distress ink, and Dylusions by Ranger.

I haven't played along in our new March challenge yet, but don't miss out...March is all about using the new Templates that come FREE with the newest Jumbo stamps!  You can see all the details HERE!  I will be playing soon once I finish my new catty samples this weekend :)

Peace out peeps.  Have a fantabulous Sunday!  -Cyndi

Fun with Dyan Reaveley's new Couture Stamps

Just a quickie post for you today with an Art Journal page I did last week... I got to play with one of the new Dylusions Couture sets...this is Man About Town.

I stamped him them masked him off using Tim Holtz's masking sheets.  Then I sprayed fabby NEW Dylusions colors Funky Fuchsia and Dirty Martini along with some London Blue...LOVE it!

Added some texture with White Linen spray and Dylusions stencil then added some stamping over the masked man.  He was then colored with my Dylusions inks in waterbrushes.

Found this fabulous quote on pinterest and it was perfect :)

OK, I'm back to the stamp room to work on more Top Secret Stampendous projects!  See ya!

Ring me up

Are you ready for another edition of Love and Friendship from Dreamweaver Stencils?  What a fun and versatile challenge theme we have had this month!  Plus you still have one week to play along with our February challenge for a chance to win a new stencil!

My card today is a bit neon, but oh so my favorite colors...lime and teal!  And add a little black for some pop and you can never go wrong :)  This new adorable and retro Telephone stencil from DWS was the first of the newest stencils that I couldn't wait to play with!

I used the Double Glitter technique for this one with Tim Holtz Dry Stickles glitter in Turquoise, Lime Green, and Stardust.  I just happened to have some Best Creations Glitter paper that coordinated!

The cute little Hello from the Birthday Words stencil is the perfect companion for the phone!

Please visit my teammate's blogs this week and see what they've been up to!

Pam Hornschu   

Laura Drahozal  

Louise Healy  

Wendy Jordan  

Terrece Siddoway 

Kristi Van Doren 

Georgia Sommers 

Lee Kellogg 

Liz Martin

 Cyndi Bundy 

Cherylynn Moser 

Stampendous Love is in the Air Challenge

 Have you played along with the February challenge from Stampendous yet?  The theme this month is "Love is in the Air" and you can get all the details HERE.

For this card that I sent to the CHA booth I stamped Ruffled Corset in Aged Rose Embossing Enamel onto white cardstock and then colored the flowers with Spectrum Noir markers.

The die cut background was created using powders, glitters, and mica from the Pink Encrusted Jewel 5 Jar Kit (which includes Aged Rose and Shabby Pink Enamels, Champagne Glass Glitter, Rose Color Fragments and Pearlized Mica Fragments)  Sentiment is the new Married Monograms.

I hope you'll play along with us this month!  Have a great week :)

Courage is being yourself...

Have you played with the new Tim Holtz Distress paints yet? Oooo.  And mixing them with Dylusions spray inks...fabby!  PLUS I ordered a lot of the newest stencils from The Crafter's Workshop and I am in serious love!  But I'm getting ahead of myself...

  I am mile high in Stampendous catalog samples for the new April catalog so I've been a tad busy the last few days.  But I have an Art Journal page that I created last week to share with you today.

My page uses lots of the new stencils from The Crafter's Workshop, mostly from Julie Fei-Fan Balzer.  I met her at CHA and she is a hoot!  Totally talented and so full of personality!

I began my page by playing around with my new Tim Holtz Distress Paints, and oh my goodness are they fun!  I simply used the dauber to create some large circles then sprayed on lots of water to see all kinds of fabulous dripage!!  Next (while that layer was still wet) I sprayed some Dylusions inks through a couple of TCW background stencils.

See???? Pretty fun colors and drips and mixing!  The dylusions and distress paints work beautifully together!!  After that was all dry I used the new Corn Flowers Stencil by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer from The Crafter's Workshop and applied Adirondack Pitch Black Acrylic Paint (its actually in a dauber bottle too but I just poured some out on my craft mat)  through the holes using a makeup sponge.  This stencil is just gorgeous.  I only got the 6x6 so far but now I need the 12x12 version of it too!  Did you know that all TCW stencils come in both sizes?

There's more of the Adirondack paint around the edges of the page then I sprayed new White Linen Dylusions Ink Spray through Tiny Circles over parts of the black.

This new sentiment from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous set Way with Words was a perfect addition to my page.  These stamps aren't yet available in stores til next week, but I got lucky at CHA during a Facebook giveaway!

Well, as you can tell I had a blast working on this page.  In fact I will be doing a class at The Stamping and Scrapbooking Room in NC on art journaling.  It will be full of ideas on mixing in paint, gesso, embossing pastes and cremes with your sprays!  Email me if you're local for class details TBA.

Products used:

Tim Holtz Distress Paint: Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade

Dylusions Ink Sprays: Funky Fuchsia, Squeezed Orange, White Linen

Adirondack Pitch Black Acrylic Paint Dauber

The Crafters Workshop stencils: Tiny Circles, Corn Flowers, Aboriginal, Layered Beads

Tim Holtz Way with Words stamp set

Sharpie White paint pen

Dylusions Art Journal