Skipping Stones Design Sketch Challenge

Good morning!  Just a quick post today as I've been OOT for a couple of days with the hubby.  We went down to Hilton Head SC so he could golf with some friends and I started my Christmas shopping!

So for today we are up to sketch challenge #153 at Skipping Stones Design and in my hurry to get packed to leave I used the wrong sketch!!!   Aaaackkk!!  But its kinda close LOL

For my card I had decided to keep it CAS.  I started by spraying my white cs with some Dylusions ink sprays then after that was dry I stamped the large floral silhouette from Beautiful Botanicals in Archival black ink.

Anyway, here's the correct sketch if you want to play!  You could win free stamps!!

Spectrum Noir Flowers Challenge

 Good morning!  Today I'm playing along with this months challenge at the Spectrum Noir blog: Flowers!  You can use flowers in any way but just be sure to color your image with your speccies!

I inked up my little nymph from the Buddle Toreads set from Crafter's Companion and colored her to match my Basic Grey Konnichiwa papers.   She has little berries in her basket, but with all the leaves she's wearing I started thinking abut flowers for the challenge!   (The sentiment is from another adorable Toreads set, Sky.  My flower embellishment is also from the same Basic Grey collection.  Here's a closer shot at Buddle:

She's been colored with the following Spectrum Noir markers:

C11, C7, C4, PP3

FS9, FS1  TN5, TN3

CG2, CG1, DG3, DG1

GB8, GB6, GB2

OR3, OR2, BT1

Challenge List:

Spectrum Noir: Flowers  (DT)

Cute Card Thursday: fairies and angels

Make It Monday: anything goes

Party time Tuesday: anything goes

Distressed Christmas

Still feeling festive? We hope so! Dreamweaver and Ranger still have two weeks left of our Festively Distressed collaboration, and we are full of distressing ideas...Tim Holtz' Distress Powder ideas, that is. Mixed with our fabulous line of stencil designs and exciting products, your creativity will know no bounds! If you missed the first two weeks, start HERE and HERE!

For our postings this week and next, we are offering you the opportunity to win one of two prize packages, perfectly coordinated for your holiday crafting. Simply leave a comment on each of our Dream Team's posts, and YOU could be one of two randomly selected winners!

The Dream Team have been challenged for the month of November to create something CAS (clean and simple) for the holidays. The extra challenge is mixing the Distress Powders in for the collaboration with Ranger. Think that it's possible? Well...let's see...

Here's what I came up with

I began by creating my focal image using the Double Glitter technique using Tim Holtz's Distress Embossing powders and the Long Stocking stencil.  After the powders are all added to the Double sticky paper you simply heat the image using your Heat Tool as you woud with regular embossing.  I used Fired Brick, Peeled Paint, Antique Linen, and Broken China powders.

The sentiment was created by using the Long Merry Christmas stencil and masking off the parts that I didn't want.  I sponged through the stencil using Fired Brick Distress ink and a Ranger foam applicator.

The green Core'dinations mat was die cut with Tim Holtz's Baroque die from Sizzix and I edged my papers with Tim's distress inks in Peeled Paint and Antique Linen.

So tell me what you think in your comment below before heading over to the rest of the Dream Team posts:

Dream It Up!

Ranger Ink Blog

Pam Hornschu

Louise Healy

Kristi Van Doren

Laura Drahozal

Terrece Siddoway

Lee Kellogg

Liz Martin

Cherylynn Moser 

Wendy Jordan

The Ranger blog is offering another amazing prize opportunity, just for playing along with the Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Powders and Dreamweaver Stencils and linking your creation on the Ranger blog. You can find more details HERE.

We hope that you have been inspired by our creations, and will continue to follow the Dream Team through the Dream It Up! blog as well as to like us on our Facebook page. We really encourage you to play along with our monthly challenges for more prize opportunities and creative fun!

Stampendous New Release Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Stampendous October Catalog new release Blog Hop!  We hope you've enjoyed this week of peeks of all the fun new stamps!  Be sure to hop around to all the Design Team's blogs today and leave comments for a chance to win a brand new stamp!

For today I wanted to share an art journal page that I completed using a couple of the newest stamps.  I began by covering my page with gesso then let that dry.  Next I sprayed on some Dylusions ink sprays.  (The sprays over the gesso will give a lovely pastel color)

I then stamped the new Hydrangea Bunch 3 times in Archival Black ink.  I painted these in using Claudine Helmuth's acrylic paints watered down a bit ...not really neatly, just adding color.

                                        

Next I added a few of the Leaf Sprigs stamp, also in Archival black.  I added some paint and Gelatos around the edges of the flowers and the edge of the page in slightly darker colors.

I then took my Music Score background stamp and inked that with black then rolled it onto my page (holding it in my hand and not using a stamp block) to give partial images randomly over the page.

Next I added some more white gesso throughDylusions Diamond of a Border stencil to add some texture and then did a bit of doodling with my white sharpie pen.

                                           

The last steps were adding a folded tag and sentiments to the inside and out.  I used the Life is Art stamp, and inked part for the fron tof the tag and part for the inside.  This was adhered using Fast Finish Decoupage from Beacon.  Then I added a strip of Teal Dot Washi tape from Bella Blvd down the side of my journal page right up to the spine.

 OK, so now its time to hop on and see the rest of the fabulous inspiration for today!

 Annette Witherspoon 

Asia King 

Barb Turpin 

Cyndi Bundy  (you are here)

Janelle Stollfus  

Jennifer Ingle 

Jennifer Dove 

Kristine Reynolds

Lea Kimmel 

Mary Dawn Quirindongo 

Melinda Gleissner  

Pam Hornschu 

Rhea Weigard

Suzanne Czosek

Taylor Usry

Tenia Nelson

Tobi Crawford

Wenday Jordan

Wendy Price 

Yana Smakula 

More Tim Holtz and Dreamweaver stencils

Welcome back to week two of our amazing collaboration between Ranger's Tim Holtz line of Distress Powders, and our beautiful Dreamweaver Stencils & Products! If you missed last week's event, start HERE.

Last week, we were totally blown away by the awesome response we received from those of you who hopped over from Tim Holtz's blog and the Ranger blog to check us out! We've been doing the "happy dance" ever since! Hopefully, you will continue to check us out, especially over the next few weeks as we continue our play-time in Tim's sandbox. (It is rather an appropriate metaphor considering the cool texture of his Distress Powders.)

Apparently, Tim and the wonderful people at Ranger were also excited by the response, and they've decided to "up the ante" in the form of an additional prize package(s) which will include TWELVE Distress Powders each, and a handful of Dreamweaver Stencils to go with! Wow! Just one teeny-tiny detail...to win one of these packages from their blog, you need to create something with Tim Holtz's Distress Powders and Dreamweaver Stencils and attach it to the inlinkz on the Ranger blog. Winners will be selected randomly. For more details, head over to the Ranger blog.

Once again, this week we are offering another fall prize package as shown here. Just leave us all some love as you visit, for an opportunity to be the one random winner we select. Curious as to who won from last week? It could be YOU! Visit the Dream It Up! blog for the announcement of the lucky commenter.

I was inspired by Christmas cards Tim used for his classes at a recent trade show and used the basic idea of a tag on  long card but changed all the rest!  My background card is made from Tim Holtz Kraft Core Nostalgic Collection cardstock by Core'dinations.  The edges were sanded then I added a plain black mat to the center of this.

For my tag I used Tim Holtz Peeled Paint and Seedless Preserves Distress Ink swiped on my craft mat along with new Brushed Pewter Distress Stain.  I then swiped my tag through the puddle until it was covered then dried the tag with my Heat Tool.  The tinsel twine on the tag is new in Tim's Ideology line.

Next I added my stenciled piece using Waves and Dots Stencil from Dreamweaver Stencils.  This was placed on Double sided sticky paper and then I added Spiced Marmalade and Concord Grape distress Embossing Powders through the openings.  When that was finished I added Black Soot Distress Powder to the background.

My cat is die cut from the Raven and Scaredy Cat Sizzix alterations die by Tim Holtz and then embossed with more Black Soot distress powder.   

The metal piece at the top is a sheet of aluminum from Dreamweaver Stencils that was dry embossed using the Halloween Night Texture Fade by Tim Holtz for Sizzix.  I then added Color  Solutions alcohol inks (from  DWS) in Aspen Leaf, Citron, and Sugarplum.  After that dried for a minute I sanded the top then swiped my Archival Black ink pad over the raised areas.

The last little bit, "Cool Cat", was paste embossed with Kitty words stencil using Matte Black paste.  while the paste was still wet I added Paprika Dry Stickles glitter from Ranger.

Aren't you excited to see what's next? Check out the Dream Team players for today:

Ranger Blog

Dream It Up!

Wendy Jordan

Kristi Van Doren

Louise Healy

Lee Kellogg

Georgia Sommers

Liz Martin

Laura Drahozal

Terrece Siddoway

Cherylynn Moser

Pam Hornschu

Cyndi Bundy

You already know where to find Ranger's/Tim Holtz' products, but if you are having difficulty finding Dreamweaver, encourage your local stamp/paper-craft store to carry the line of fabulous stencil designs, pastes, and other products to mix with all of your stash of Tim's crafty goodness. You can also purchase our products on-line at Stencil with Style.

We'd love to see you come back regularly and play along with our monthly challenges (and more opportunities to win stencils) by linking your creations to the mr. linky on the Dream It Up! blog, or emailing pics of your creations to lynell@dreamweaverstencils.com. Since you're on the computer already, head on over and like us on Facebook as well. Just another location for dreamy and distressed inspiration!

Stampendous! October New Release Peeks

Good  morning!  Its finally release peek week at Stampendous!  Check in at the Stampendous Blog every day this week for links to the DT members showcasing new releases and we will be ending with a Blog Hop and prizes this Saturday!

Today I am showing you a card that made the back cover of the new October Stampendous Catalog with a couple of adorable new stamps.

I started with one of the new Vintage Kids stamps, Kids on Wheels and colored it with my Spectrum Noir markers to match this vintage paper from My Mind's Eye.  I also added a bit of distressing with my Old Paper Tim Holtz pad to age the white cs a bit.

And the new Life is a Circus stamp was the perfect sentiment to go along with these adorable children. (There's also a new range of Vintage Circus stamps so go check those out too!)  All of these stamps should be showing up in your local stamp stores soon so be on the lookout!

OK, so do yu want some more inspiration?  Here's the list of the DT playing today:

Cyndi Bundy (me!)

Jennifer Dove

Melinda Gleissner 

Pam Hornschu

Wendy Jordan

Wendy Price

Tobi Crawford 

Wendy Jordan

Stenciling Tim Holtz Style

Welcome to our first post this month in the Dreamweaver Stencils and Ranger Ink  Collaboration!  We will be featuring the Dreamweaver stencils and Ranger Distress Embossing Powder for the next 4 weeks each Thursday!

I created a large tag for you today in Tim Holtz style!  I began by inking my #10 Manilla tag with Tim Holtz Distress ink in Dried Marigold, Dusty Concord, and Peeled Paint using my Ink Blending Tool.  Then I placed my Mosaic Swirls stencil stencil over the tag and applied Antiqued Bronze Distress Stain.

Next I stamped the maple leaf from Tim Holtz Autumn Collection repeatedly in Archival Black ink.

For my leaves I inked some scraps of Manilla cardstock in the same distress inks as above.  I used the same Mosaic Swirls Stencil but this time I applied Embossing ink with a large sponge dauber then added Vintage Photo Distress Embossing Powder and heated.

I then die cut 3 maple leaves from this piece and went back in with more of the distress ink to darken the leaves.  I love the way the distress EP feels so grungy like sandpaper!

I needed something to place behind my leaves so I die cut the Tim Holtz Alterations Hanging Sign from a piece of Tim Holtz Ideology Grunge paper and then embossed that with Scattered Straw Distress EP.  This gave me a lighter foundation to adhere my leaves to.  I also added a bit of Purple Tinsel Twine and an "m" for maple charm from the Tim Holtz Findings Halloween Muse Tokens.

My final touches were to sprinkle some Scattered Straw Distress EP onto my tag randomly and heat from underneath to bring out the paler yellow color of my mat.  I also used my blending tool to add some Barn Door  Distress ink to parts of the tag and around the edges and also some Archival Black to the edges.

This was such a fun project to create and I got to play with so many of my favorite Ranger products including some that were new to me!

I hope you'll visit my teammate's blogs and leave them all some love!  PLUS, there are prizes to be had this month!  AND finally, don't forget that you still have 2 weeks to enter the Fall challenge at DWS.

Dream It Up!

Wendy Jordan

Liz Martin

Kristi Van Doren

Lee Kellogg

Pam Hornschu

Cherylynn Moser

Louise Healy

Laura Drahozal

Cyndi Bundy

Georgia Summers

Terrece Siddoway

And here's the Fall prize!

Go Jingle Your Own Bells

Oh goodness, I haven't blogged since Saturday!  I have been hiding and stamping and teaching classes :)  Today I want to share a tag I created a couple of weeks ago then promptly lost, bwahahaaa!

Its totally Dylusions from top to bottom.  I started by spraying Dylusions ink sprays on the background then stamped the stars from Christmas Backgrounds in Mowed Lawn Distress ink.  I also randomly added some circles with Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls mist using the lid to transfer the ink from my craft mat.

I stamped a border from Further Around the Edge down one side.  The dots are colored with Dylusions ink and a water pen.  I then added some doodling in my white Signo gel pen.

I stamped Pondering Petunia on a separate sheet of Manilla then colored her with water pens and Dylusions inks.  (I also gave her a hat from the Christmas Accessories set)

The ornaments are from Christmas Borders and the sentiment from Christmas Words.

Dylusions ink sprays used: Fresh Lime, Cut Grass, Vibrant Turquoise, Bubblegum Pink & Squeezed Orange

Stampendous and Core'dinations Blog Hop

Its Blog Hop day for Stampendous and Core'dinations!  If you hopped here from Annette's blog then you are right on track...if not start back at the beginning at the Stampendous blog so you don't miss any of the fun!

I created a layout for you today with some photos my parents just took of my little guy picking out pumpkins last week.  I began with the back side (kraft) of a Tim Holtz Distress collection of Core'dinations for my base and  stamped a few Fall Tendril images on one corner in Walnut Stain distress ink.  My main photo mat is a piece of Red Core'dinations that I simply sanded and then barely inked the edges with the ink.

I added a few strips to the left side of the page:  pieces of Orange and Brown  Kraft Core from the Tim Holtz Distress collecton pack and a strip of leaves Acorn Hollow pp from Little Yellow Bicycle.  The orange I sanded and inked with more Walnut Stain, the Brown I embossed with a leafy branch folder then sanded.

I also cut a couple of circle die cuts and embossed those with a Sizzix embossing folder.  Those were sanded and partially inked.  I then layered some pieces from the Acorn Hollow Paper flowers kit to these.

And lastly in the bottom corner I added a tag....first stamped on Kraft with the Large Tag stamp, then layered onto sanded Red Kraft Core.  I then stamped my Hayride Kiddos stamp on Kraft and colored that with my Spectrum Noir markers.

OK, sorry to be so long winded! Time to move on in the hop:

Stampendous Blog

Core'dinations Blog

April Derrick

Annette Witherspoon

Cyndi Bundy  (you are here)

Janelle Stollfus

Jennifer Ingle

Krissy Fossmeyer

Kristine Reynolds

Lea Kimmel

Mary Dawn Quirindongo

Rhea Weigand

Stephanie Lee (Arty Carty)

Suzanne Czosek

Tenia Nelson

Wendy Jordan

Wendy Price

Feature Friday with Skipping Stones

Good morning!  Its my turn for Feature Friday over at Skipping Stones Design!  And since its Breast Cancer Awareness Month I thought I'd pull out my Bra's Volume 3 set for today.  Yes, there are 3 sets of these adorable bras and each has multiple bras plus funny and inspirational sayings.

I paper pieced my bra with paper from Echo Park's For the Record 2 Tailored collection and added a bitty bow to the front.  Easy peasy card just to showcase the adorable bra!

Thanks for popping in today!  Don't forget our challenge this week which you can enter HERE through Monday night!