Stampendous and Dreamweaver Stencils Blog Hop

Welcome to the Dreamweaver Stencils and Stampendous "Faces of Art" Blog Hop!  I hope you've enjoyed all the inspiration this week and that you've left loads of comments for a chance to win!

For my project today I've inverted a canvas and used the backside as my base.  The face from the Blossom Beauty stamp has been stamped in Archival ink onto Bazzill music paper and then painted with a wash of Distress ink and cut out.  I added  the flower stamp from the same set that was stamped onto a stenciled piece of pattern paper and then die-cut using the matching Blossom Beauty die.  My paper was stenciled with Mosaic Swirls in Distress paint.

The coral  pattern paper on the inside of the canvas was stenciled with more distress paint using the Damask stencil.

My edges were painted with Distress paint and then covered with crochet ribbon from May Arts.  The collar on my Beauty was created with Crochet trim from Petaloo.  I also added some painted flowers and butterfly from the new Burlap collection from Petaloo as well as a sentiment tag using the Dream Forever stamp.

Be sure to hop around to everyone's blogs today for a chance to win one of three prize packages:

 Stampendous Blog

Dream It Up! 

Rhea Weigand 

Jamie Martin 

Lynn Mercurio

Wendy Price

Alison Heikkila

Laura Drahozal

Lyn Bernatovich

Kristi Parker Van Doren

Terrece Siddoway

Kristine Fossmeyer 

Louise Healy

Cyndi Bundy

Leadonna Kimmel

Kristine Reynolds 

Pam Hornschu

Jennifer Dove

Suzanne Czosek 

Asia King 

Tenia Nelson

Stenciled Blossom Beauty

Stampendous and Dreamweaver Stencils have such a wonderful working relationship that we are collaborating again this week!  I hope you've been catching all the beautiful projects this week at the Stampendous blog and the Dreamweaver blog.  And don't forget to catch our blog hop tomorrow!

For today's project I've used the flower stamp from Blossom Beauty and the coordinating Blossom Beauty dies to create a dimensional flower.  After stamping the image thrice I used each of the three different dies and then layered my pieces with dimensional adhesive.  My images were stamped in Versamark ink and then embossed in Aged Win and Aged Teal Embossing Enamel.

My background was created using the Letterpress technique and the Large Scales stencil with Blue Martini Memories Mist.  I also added a leaf looking flourish with Art Nouveau Flourish stencil and Kiwi Metallic F/X powder.

Don't forget to go around and comment on everyone's posts all this week for a chance to win of one three prize packages!

Call Me

Its still March Madness at Dreamweaver Stencils and you can get in on our challenge for the next two weeks still!  Make it over the top, beyond the page or anything wild and fun!

Today I have a double glitter card technique for you...seems to be my favorite technique, right?  Its not really a hard technique but this stencil was a bit of a challenge!

The Telephone Stencil was pretty straightforward, just turquoise glitter then add the Clear after removing the stencil.  But the Pop Rectangles Stencil took me a bit of time, adding one color at a time to small sections then brushing that color off and moving to another section.  But the effect is so fun and well worth the time!  All Glitters are from Art Glitter.

Be sure to check the Dreamweaver Blog for links to more creations from the team!

March {Fishy} Madness

Its time for the March Madness challenge at Dreamweaver Stencils and that means anything goes!  But its also the more out of the box or just more is more!  For today I have a summery card for you, cause I'm itching to be rid of the snowy weather!

I used the Letterpress technique for the background using the Large Scales stencil, Blue Martini Memory Mist , and my cuttlebug.  Papers are from Graphic 45.

My Open Fish was stenciled with versamark ink and then I added Metallic f/x  mica powders.  I then cut this out and adhered it to my tag on the card base.

Have a fabulous day and thanks for topping in!

Dreamweaver Stencils Challenge

You still have 2 more weeks to play along with the DWS challenge this month...February Flutters!  A quick post from me...moving day was 2 days ago and I still can't find anything!

Today I'm sharing a card that I created with the new Zen Flower stencil.  I used the double glitter technique and Tim Holtz's dry stickles glitters.  Fast and easy card because thats how I wish my life were this week...easy...

February Flutters

Are you ready for a new challenge from Dreamweaver Stencils for this month?  How about February Flutters...its open wide to interpretation, anything that flutters: a heart, wings, something in the wind...

Head to the Dream It Up bog for all the details on entering and a chance to win!

My card this week is one that I never posted from the last release for some reason, LOL.  It uses one of the new fabulous dies that coordinate perfectly with the stencils!  I used the Apron die all on its own for this card, cutting it 4 times with 4 coordinating pattern papers.  All the edges were distressed with Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap distress ink (Ranger).  I then carefully pieced it back together.

So why an apron?  Well the strings flutter of course!

Now head over to see what my teammates have created for you:

Dream It Up! 

Laura Drahozal 

Lyn Bernatovich 

Pam Hornschu 

Heidi Erickson 

Louise Healy  

Cyndi Bundy

Dreamweaver Sneak Peek

Its Challenge day at Dreamweaver Stencils and this month has been all about loosing weight, or keeping your cards clean and simple.  I'm sharing a peek at a new stencil today called Crusade Background.  This is one of my new absolute favs!

I used the double glitter technique so its not totally simple.  The technique can be quite easy but I picked a detailed stencil so it was a bit more of a challenge, LOL, but the final result is still clean with not many layers.

I used Tim Holtz's Stickles Dry glitter along with Double sided mounting paper for this technique.  The sentiment was created the same way with the Merci Stencil.

Here's a list of everyone from the Dream Team who's posting today:

Dream It Up!

Louise Healy

Cyndi Bundy

Terrece Siddoway

Cherylynn Moser

Lyn Bernatovich

Pam Hornschu

Lea Kimmel

Dreamweaver Stencils CAS Challenge

Happy Thursday! I am back from an incredible week at CHA...lots of fun new products, loads of networking, and tons of hugs!  I helped out a bit at the DWS booth and we went out for a couple of dinners as well.  I have some shots of the booth on my FB page.

This month, if you recall, the challenge at Dreamweaver Stencils  is "Loose some weight, AKA Clean and Simple cards.  So today I am sharing one of the cards that I sent in for the booth using the Letterpress technique and one of the newest stencils released this week.

I sprayed the Pop Rectangles stencil with Blue Martini Memories Mist and then ran that through my Cuttlebug.  The result is a fun and easy letterpress background, the embossed areas remain white and the background areas pick up the color.  I added a couple of Tim Holtz Chit Chat stickers and some May Arts ribbon for a super fast card.

Happy Birthday Lynell!

We are having an early birthday celebration for our Queen of Stencils, Lynell Harlow!  Its also time for a new challnege for the month and this month is all about loosing weight...CAS cards!

My card for Lynell uses the new Corner Flowers stencil and the double glitter technique (using Stampendous' micro glitters)  The sentiment is from the Birthday Words stencil.

So happy birthday sweet girl!  I hope you have a fabulous day!

Heres the rest of the teammates playing this week:

Dream It Up!

Laura Drahozal

Lyn Bernatovich 

Pam Hornschu

Heidi Erickson

Louise Healy  

Cyndi Bundy

Lee Kellogg

Liz Martin

Terrece Siddoway

Lea Kimmel

Cherylynn Moser 

Kristi Parker Van Doren

Holidays in a Hurry

Its Thursday and time for another round of this month's Dreamweaver Stencils' Challenge: Holidays in a Hurry!  In between rushing around and wrapping why not do a bit of doodling while sitting with the family?  Here's a card that can be completed almost anywhere in no time at all:

I used the Jumbo Merry Christmas stencil on green ptterened paper and traced through it with a 0.3 Micron pen.  Then I removed the stencil and colored some letters with my Pitt pens and made some stripes with a 1.0 Micron pen.  Finally I added some accents with a Sharpie white paint pen.   Fast and simple!

Please go check out the rest of A Teams' creations for you today:

Laura Drahozal 
Lyn Bernatovich 
Pam Hornschu 
Heidi Erickson 
Louise Healy  
Cyndi Bundy

Joyeux Noel

Its the first Thursday of the month and time for a new challenge from Dreamweaver Stencils.  No one has a ton of extra time during the holiday season, yet we all find a few minutes here and there to create.  So this month we want to see "Holidays in a Hurry".  It could be a quick gift or gift wrap or even a fast card!

I have a quick card for you today using one of our newest dies, Leafless Tree.  I cut it out in brown cardstock and then gued that over the pre-pasted sister stencil Leafless Tree.  I've also added a touch of glitter to the tops of some of the branches.

Noel was stenciled in brown ink with the Joyeux Noel stencil masked off.

Here's the list of my teammates playing along today:

Dream It Up! 

Laura Drahozal 

Lyn Bernatovich 

Pam Hornschu 

Heidi Erickson 

Louise Healy  

Cyndi Bundy

Dreamweaver Stencils Gifts

 Its still Christmas and Holiday gift time at Dreamweaver Stencils so I created a little corkboard gift.  The Long Stocking was stenciled with Pearlescent Paste and then I added Metallic FX powders and heated it (Molten Magic technique)

Here's a closer look at the stocking:

I also added a small tag using Merry Christmas stencil with Distress ink.  The tag and the old fashioned May Arts bow were added using 3 in 1 adhesive from Beacon.

Dreamweaver Stencils with Tim Holtz Distress Paint

Good morning!  Today is the first Thursday of the month and time for a new challenge at Dreamweaver Stencils.  Its all about Holiday gift giving this month.  AND this week we are partnering with Ranger Ink using Tim Hotlz's Distress Paints.  We are also partnering with Beacon all this month.

Today I upcycled a Tazo Tea tin for a ready made gift box.  I painted the top of the tin with the Distress paint then set that aside to dry while I worked on the rest of the tin.

I pulled out my Gelli plate and brayered some Distress paint across that, laid down some stencils and transfered the monoprint onto sticky back canvas.

The ornament die was cut from Tim Holtz tissue paper that was adhered t mixed media paper using Fast Finish from Beacon then painted.

I added part of the Joyeux Noel stencil on top, stenciled onto painted canvas with Red Label paste.  This was then added to the front of the tin after tying some Tim Holtz Crinkle ribbon around the top of the ornament.

Supplies:

Joyeux Noel, Large Flourish, Big Dots stencils (Dreamweaver Stencils)
Red Label embossing Paste (Dreamweaver)

Mowed Lawn, Evergreen Bough, Pine Needles, Picked Raspberry, Festive Berries, Aged Mahogany Distress Paint (Ranger)

Claudine Helmuth Sticky back canvas (Ranger)

Tim Holtz Carved Ornaments die (Sizzix)

Gelli plate

Brayer

Tazo tea tin

Here's who's playing today, so be sure to go leave some love:

Dream It Up!

Linda Neff (GD)

Cyndi Bundy

Lyn Bernatovich

Terrece Siddoway

Wendy Jordan

Heidi Erickson

Cherylynn Moser

Laura Drahozal

Louise Healy

Stacey Rumsby

Pam Hornschu

Lea Kimmel

Mysterious and Magical

Its all about the magical and mysterious time of Halloween and Fall at Dreamweaver Stencils this month.   Have you joined our challenge?  You still have 2 weeks to enter to win!

I am pulling one from the archives for you today.  We have had a doozy of a virus go through our house.  I've been feeling better the last few days but I'm still seriously dragging and keep taking long naps after work.  Sigh.

This dragon card is from a long time back and still one of my favs.  And what's more magical than a dragon? I used the Dragon stencil and applied versamark ink then after removing the stencil I added red, orange, and gold embossing powders to him.

Here's today's list of players so go leave everyone some love!

Dream It Up! 

Alison Heikkila 

Laura Drahozal 

Lyn Bernatovich 

Pam Hornschu 

Heidi Erickson 

Louise Healy  

Beware!

Good morning!  I am back from a long weekend of fabulous classes from some of the best teachers/designers in the industry and I have photos to share another day.  But today being the first Thursday of the month means a new challenge unfolds at DWS!  This month our challenge at Dreamweaver Stencils is about everything magical and mystical.

I have created a simple Halloween card for you combing a relatively new stencil destined to become a classic and its matching new die.  I first pasted the Leafless Tree stencil with Matte Black Embossing Paste.  While that was drying I cut the matching Leafless Tree die with patterned paper.

After the paste is totally dry I adhered the tree diecut over the top and slightly off set which gives a wonderful shadow effect.

I also added a quick sentiment by cutting out a piece of coordinating paper.  Both papers are from We R Memory Keepers.

Be sure to see what our other designers on Team A (and our special October guest Alison) have created for you this week:

Dream It Up! 

Alison Heikkila 

Laura Drahozal 

Lyn Bernatovich 

Pam Hornschu 

Heidi Erickson 

Louise Healy 

Jessica Griffin 

Cyndi Bundy

Dreamweaver Stencils and Quietfire Design Blog Hop

It's blog hop day!  I hope you've enjoyed all the lovely samples this week from the Dreamweaver Stencils and Quietfire Design collaboration.  Don't forget we have prizes to be won as well, so leave tons of comments!

Today in keeping with our Awesome Autumn challenge theme of the month I created a simple card with some fall colors.  I used the Bare Trees Stencil which was sprayed with Amaretto Memories Mist  and then dry embossed onto pattern paper from Prima.

I added a touch of glitter for leaves using Hologram UF glitter from Art Glitter with a glue pen.  My sentiment was stamped with A Journey of a Thousand Miles.

Be sure to hop along today for more chances to win stamps and stencils:

Quietfire Design Members...

Sherry Cheaver

Holly Eastabrook

Yogi Grunwald

Robyn Josephs

Debbie Sherman

Teresa Horner

Terre Fry

Suzanne Cannon

and

Dream Team members...

Jessica Griffin

Cyndi Bundy

Wendy Jordan

Lyn Bernatovich

Louise Healy

Terrece Siddoway

Lea Kimmel

Heidi Erickson

Laura Drahozal

Cherylynn Moser

Pam Hornschu

and the

Dream It Up! blog

and

Quietfire Creations Blog

Dreamweaver Stencils and Quietfire Design

Get ready for an amazing week of Awesome in Autumn! This week we are playing with the Quietfire Design team, and are so excited to play with their amazing images and sentiments. In their beautiful calligraphic style, their quotes and thoughts are the perfect addition to our Dreamweaver designs. 

Follow along with us, and leave your comments for an opportunity to win one of two wonderful prize packages:

I've created an autumn card for you today in keeping with our Autumn challenge theme this month at Dreamweaver Stencils.  

My focal point is the large Pumpkin stencil which was done in Copper Paste with eye of the Tiger and Kiwi Metallic FX powders using the Molten Magic technique.  I pasted the pumpkin over a background of the music score stamp from the Crows stamp set.

And I added a crow from the Crows set as well:

My panel behind the pumpkin was created with the new Lace Rectangle stencil using versamark ink and more of the Metallic FX powders.

Be sure to hop around today and all week and leave comments for a chance to win!  Today's players:

Quietfire Design Members...

Sherry Cheever

Holly Eastabrook

and

Dream Team members...

Cherylynn Moser

Heidi Erickson

Louise Healy

Lyn Bernatovich

Cyndi Bundy

Pam Hornschu

Stacey Rumsby

and the

Dream It Up! blog

and

Quietfire Creations Blog

Fall Fun with Dreamweaver Stencils and Art Glitter

Ready to be sparkly? This month is our annual collaboration between Dreamweaver Stencils and Art Glitter, and we promise double the glitter and double the fun! Follow the trail of bling all of this month on the Art Glitter blog, and the Dream It Up! blog. Play along with the monthly challenge of "Awesome in Autumn" and link your creations to the linkytool on the Dream It Up! Thursday posts for a chance to win some stupendous stencils and glamorous glitter! As if that wasn't cool enough, Art Glitter is offering a 20% discount this month if you use the code DW20!

I went with a Halloween color theme this week and incorporated the adorable Open Owl stencil with one of our brand new Dreamweaver dies!  My Owl was done with the double glitter technique using Art Glitter Crystal as well as colors from the Court Jester and Glitter Garden kits.

Here's a closer look at the cute little Halloween Owl:

He's perched on a branch that I created by cutting the Large Leafless Tree die and then snipping off most of the branches so I could turn it sideways to make a branch.  I also added a touch more glitter to the branches with my Quickie Glue pen.

My background paper as well as the sticker words are from Echo Park's Chillingsworth Manor Collection.  (Note I managed to add some glitter to the stickers as well!)

Check out this week's awesomeness which includes our super sparkly guest designer and previous Dream Team member...

Kristi Parker

Dream It Up! 

Laura Drahozal 

Lyn Bernatovich 

Pam Hornschu 

Heidi Erickson 

Louise Healy  

Cyndi Bundy

Art Glitter 

Last week to play in Dreamweaver Stencils Christmas challenge

You have a few more days to play along with our Christmas in August challenge so don't be late!  Head to the Dreamweaver Stencils blog to find out all the details!

Today I created a card for you using the new adorable Dog Die that matches the Dog stencil!  I pasted the stencil with Matte Black paste and let that dry.  Then I cut my dog with pattern paper.  The pasted area then gives you the perfect foundation to paper piece you dog back together!

I added some paw prints from the Dog words stencil using an ultrafine black marker.  Then I stenciled the Merry Christmas stencil using the same marker.  Ribbon is from May Arts, Pattern paper from Bazzill, and Dotted cardstock from Bo Bunny.

I hope you'll join us this month!  Be sure to also visit all the team playing along this week and leave them some love :)

Dream It Up!

Cyndi Bundy

Louise Healy 

Heidi Erikson

Pam Hornschu

Lyn Bernatovich

Dreamweaver Stencils and Woodware Blog Hop

Welcome to the Woodware and  Dreamweaver Stencils Christmas in August Blog Hop!  I  hope you've enjoyed all the exciting holiday projects this week and that you've commented along the way for a chance to win a fabulous prize package!

In return for your comments, you'll be entered to randomly win one prize package for a UK commenter, and a second prize package for a US commenter, featuring products distributed in the UK by Woodware...including Dreamweaver and Stampendous!

Prize includes four stencils, one die, and two stamps, selection may vary.

For my card today I pulled out a favorite stencil from last year, Heart Ornaments, and paired it with the new Joyeaux Noel stencil.  The ornaments were stenciled over the Large Tile background stencil in Distress ink and then the tiles were embossed with Versamark and Clear Detail EP from Stampendous.

Here's a closer look at the embossed tiles:

You should be at the end of the hop today, so I hope you've enjoyed it and left comments for everyone along the way:)  Here's the list again in case you missed someone:

Dream It Up!

Woodware UK

Cherylynn Moser

Jessica Griffin

Jane Gill

Laura Drahozal

Terrece Siddoway

Dorothy Adam

Heidi Erickson

Louise Healy

Lyn Bernatovich

Lea Kimmel

Stacey Rumsby

Deb Frost

Wendy Jordan

Pam Hornschu

Cyndi Bundy