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April Dreamweaver Stencil Thursday

Greetings! 

Welcome to April, it's come awfully fast hasn't it?  Our theme for the month is May Flowers, but Easter is on Sunday so I had to make a card for that. 

 

I'm still into clean and simple, but then that style has always spoken to me. 

Here are the stencils I used:

LM 2008 Rabbit - this is the larger of the two rabbits

and I pulled the floral flourish from this stencil:

LJ902 Black Eyed Susan. I love this stencil for the vines. I have used them many times over the last couple of years. 

Ingredients

Dreamweaver Stencils: LJ902 and LM2008

Dreamweaver Black Embossing Paste, matte

Card stock from Paper Cut

Ranger Distress Ink

Stencil brush

 

Method

Position rabbit stencil in the window of the card so it shows as you would like it to. 

Tape the stencil down. 

Mask off the area around the stencil, you don't want paste on the card! I use the painter's brown masking paper, it is about three inches wide and has a tacky strip on one half of the back side. It sticks to the paper just enough to mask and not damage.

Spread the matt black paste onto the stencil.

Remove the stencil and clean it! 

Set the card aside to dry.

Once the card is dry we'll continue. 

Using tape, mask off the area of the Black Eyed Susan stencil that you area going to use.

Position the stencil in the lower right corner of the card.  

With Peeled Paint Distress Ink Pad and the stencil brush, color in the vines. 

Done!

Oooh, I love easy, good looking cards. 

Check out the other blogs to the right and be sure to use Mr. Linky on Lynell's blog to play along with us. 

Have fun, be creative and make art today!

 

Lee

Dreamweaver Stencils Dreaming and Scheming

Howdy!

 

I think Spring has arrived and maybe even summer. It's been so warm that my daffodils are out for one day then toast the next. Ah well, it was just winter a few short days ago!

Spring has inspired me this week and we are still on our clean and simple theme. Do check out Lynell's blog and post your clean and simple creation. Who knows, you might win some great stencils!

 

 

Ingredients

Dreamweaver Stencils LS94 bird on branch and LG734 Nest and sayings

Card stock by Paper Cut

Embossing Ink by Ranger

Ranger Foam Ink Blending tool

Embossing Powders by StampaMania

Method

Mask off the nest on the sayings stencil.

Tape down to front of card.

Ink the blending foam tool with the embossing ink.

Pounce the foam on the stencil. 

Coat with embossing powder. 

Heat to melt, until it is glossy. 

Position the bird stencil so it can be seen through the round window on the card. 

Tape down. 

Mask and pounce with the blending tool that has been inked with embossing ink.

Add embossing powders.

I used a fine scoop to add multiple colors. 

Heat until melted and glossy. 

Done!

Leave me note and thank you for visiting. Now check out the other blogs of the team and leave them notes too. We like notes. 

Have fun and be creative today!

Lee

 

 

Thursday Dreamweaver Clean and Simple Challenge

It's Spring!

Officially that is but that is depending on where you live. For some it's been spring for a while now, for others, it's still winter. 

On to the clean and simple tag today. 

Here are the stencils I used:

Ingredients

Dreamweaver Stencils LL517 Cat tails and LS56 Dragonfly

Ranger Distress Inks

Ranger Foam Ink Blending Tool

Dreamweaver Stencil Brushes

American Tag #8 size

Ribbon by May Arts

 

Method

Using the Ink Blending Tool and Ranger Distress Inks, smudge on ink around the edges of the tag.

Tap down the cattail stencil and color in with a stencil brush. 

Remove the stencil, clean it and tape off part of the cattail that you do not want to show up. 

Lay the stencil down and position the cattail to show up behind the ones you have already colored. 

Color in, using the same Distress Inks only use less ink to lighten up the color. 

Remove stencil and clean.

Position the dragonfly stencil on the tag.

Tape down and color in with stencil brushes. 

Remove the stencil and clean. 

Add ribbon and you are done!

Remember to check out the other great examples from the Dreamweaver Design Team. They are listed to the right. And-- you can still play along on Lynell's Blog. You might even win some stencils for you efforts!

Have fun and make art today!

Lee

Dreaming with Dreamweaver Stencils

Howdy Y'all!

Oh I am so ready for spring! Today I am visiting my Mom in Portland, Oregon where there are more signs of spring than in Santa Fe. It's nice to see everything all green and a few daffodils out. I just have to stay away from fun spring plants at the stores, they are really hard to take home on the airplane!

Since I am in such a flower mood, I did another clean and simple flower. Flowers seem to lend themselves to this mode easily. 

Our contest is still on, so get your Dreamweaver Stencil creation on Lynell's blog or link it with Mr. Linky on her blog to be entered in our monthly drawing. 

 

 

Ingredients

Dreamweaver Stencil LS45 Plumeria

Ranger Adirondack Dye Ink Pads

Ranger Foam Ink Blending Tool

Paper Cut three window card

Method

With the card open, position the stencil so you can see the design through the window. Tape down with removable tape. 

Using your first color, pick up ink by pouncing the blending tool on the ink pad. Be sure to use the L's or mask the stencil before you add color. 

Pounce the inked blending tool on the stencil. Do so until you are happy with the color. 

Move the stencil to the next window, repeat. Do so again for the third window. 

 

Done! Don't you love it?! I do. 

Have fun, visit the other Dreamweaver blogs to the right. Leave us a note so we know you stopped by. 

Make art today!

Lee

 

Girly Canvas

HI Y'all

Today's posting is a canvas I created as a birthday gift. 

 

Ingredients

6x6 x 3 canvas

Rubber stamp by StampaFe OM0700

Tim Holtz Kraft resist paper - the clothing pattern sheet

Ranger Distress Stain - Barn Door

Tim Holtz trinkets: corners, crown charm, crown and tissue tape

Graphic 45 clothes pin 

Flowers from Hero Arts

Stamps: Dylusions set DYR34452 Curious Corrin

Ranger Sticky Back Canvas

Ranger Matte Medium

Grunge Paper

Archival Black by Ranger 

Various acrylic inks- Golden and Ranger

Water Color Pencils

Stickles glitter glue

 

Method

Measure and cut paper for canvas

Glue to canvas using matte medium

Once the medium is dry stain the paper with the Distress Stain

Apply tissue tape around the edges

Stamp girl on grunge board and sticky back canvas with Archival Ink. I stamped the other pieces just on the sticky back canvas.

I used a combo of water color pencils and acrylic paints to paint in the parts of the main figure and the bits and pieces on the sides. 

Add stickles where you need bling. 

Cut out all your colored pieces and corresponding grunge board pieces. Stick the canvas to the matching grunge board piece. This will give it body. 

Adhere corners to the canvas, add the bits and pieces as you wish. I used matte medium to adhere all the pieces down. 

Stamp the saying on glossy paper with the Archival Ink, add wash to background. 

Allow to dry and you are done!

Have fun with this idea!

Make art to day too. 

 

Lee

Dreamweaver Stencils Thursday Dreaming

Hi Ya!
It's Thursday and it's time for another Dreamweaver Stencil Dreaming installment. We are doing Clean and Simple this month. I am back in action and love the clean and simple. It tends to be quick also, which I like!

Before I get on to the card making, don't forget to leave your blog link or send Lynell a photo of your creation using Dreamweaver Stencils. Her blog is at the right or just click on this link to get there! Remember, you might win some fun stencils by posting!  

Here is my card for the week:

and the stencils I used:

 

Ingredients

Dreamweaver Stencils: LL377 Long Tulip and LS8 Tulip small

Dreamweaver Oval window card

Ranger Distress Inks

Dreamweaver Stencil brushes

 

Method

On the inside of the card position the long tulip stencil so you can see the main part of the image through the window. 

Tape down the stencil.

I use two cardboard "L" that I have cut to mask the stencil as I work. This protects the card underneath and allows me to be flexible in what I mask or don't. 

Using the stencil brushes, color in the flowers and leaves. 

Remove the stencil.

Position the small tulip stencil on the lower right corner of the card. Tape down, mask with L's and color in. 

Boom! You are done. Don't you love it? So quick, easy and very clean!

Now check out the other blogs to the right, leave us a note if you wish, so we know you saw our work. 

Have fun, be creative and make art today!

 

Lee

Dreamweaver Dream Scheme Thursday

Greetings Crafters!

I am much much better this week- Hurah! 

It's March! Our theme for the month of March is Clean and Simple (CAS). This should be a fun month of card making. I am still very behind on my projects so this is another sample from the new stencil release at CHA. 

Do play along with us, leave your blog link on the Mr. Linky on Lynell's Blog and you will have a chance to win some of these fun stencils!

Another Thank You Card! Yes indeed! There were two new thank you stencils released, so I had fun with them. Here's how to make this card:

Ingredients

Dreamweaver Stencils: LX7009 Paisley Background, LS109 Thank You and LG732 Rooster

Dreamweaver Embossing Paste: Glossy Blue, Red and Matte White

Embossing Powders in various pearl and satin shades along with clear

Ranger Distress Ink - various colors

Card Stock

Twine by May Arts

Method

Using the Paisley Background Stencil, tape it down over the blue card stock. 

Fill with red stencil paste using the really cool paste spreader by Dreamweaver. 

Remove and wash the stencil while the paper is drying.

Tape down the Thank You and emboss with blue embossing paste.

Set aside and allow to dry. Clean the stencil. 

Next do the rooster on kraft paper. Tape the stencil down and emboss with the matte white embossing paste. 

Set aside to dry and clean the stencil.

Once the rooster is dry, replace the stencil over the embossing paste. 

With a stencil brush and Ranger Distress Ink, add in colors for the rooster.

Remove the stencil and sprinkle with clear embossing powder, heat until the powder is glossy. 

To enhance the color we are now going to use the satin and pearl embossing powders. 

With clear embossing ink, ink in the area that you will add the next color of embossing powder. 

Heat until glossy. 

Repeat until you are happy with the rooster.

Trim the pieces to fit your card, layer, add twine and adhere. 

There you have it!

Check out the other design team member's blogs - they are listed to the right. Leave us a note that you stopped by.  

Have fun and make art today! It's all about practicing!

Lee

Dreamweaver Stencils Thursday Dream Schemes

Hi Crafters!

I am home with the flu -- it's been nearly 18 years since I've been this sick and I am tired of it! Thus, I am going through my archives to see what I have that I haven't posted yet...

 

Ingredients

Dreamweaver Stencils: LX7012 Wave and Dots, LS1009 Thank You and LS3020 Retro Cat Sitting

Dreamweaver Matt Black Embossing Paste and Glossy Blue Embossing Paste

Dreamweaver Paste Spreader

Clear Embossing Ink and Clear Embossing Powder

Ranger Distress Stain - Broken China

Ranger Foam Ink Blending Tool

Kraft Card Stock

Card Stock for layering

Ribbon by May Arts

 

Method

Working with the kraft card stock first, tape down the waves and dots stencil. Using a foam ink blending tool and a pouncing motion, add embossing ink to the kraft sheet. 

When you have enough ink, remove the stencil (set aside and clean it) and sprinkle clear embossing powder on the kraft paper. Tap off the excess. Heat until the powder is clear. 

Using the Broken China Distress Stain, color the entire embossed area of the kraft paper. The clear embossed areas will act as a resist. With a paper towel, wipe off the excess stain on the embossed areas. 

Next tape and mask the Sitting Retro Cat stencil to the embossed and stained kraft paper. 

Use the Black Matt Embossing Paste and the paste spreader to fill the cat stencil. 

Remove the stencil and clean it ASAP. Set the embossed cat aside to dry. 

On a blue piece of card stock tape down the Thank You Stencil. 

Fill it with the blue embossing paste, set aside to dry. Clean your stencil!

Once the pasted images are dry, trim the paper and layer for your card. 

Wrap the blue ribbon and burlap string around the card. I like to use the 1/8" red line/wonder tape to adhere ribbons. 

Add the Thank You to the top of the ribbons and you are done! 

Have fun today, make art and leave me a note that you stopped by. Be sure to visit the other gals on the design team, they always have fun ideas and techniques sure to keep the creative juices flowing!

Lee

Dreamweaver Stencils Dreaming

Greetings -- it's Thursday in case you haven't noticed!

 

We are still doing the Green/St Patrick's challenge for the month on the Dreamweaver Design Team. I am St. Patrick's Day challenged but Green is never an issue. Though today I am being somewhat liberal with the definition. 

A Green Butterfly -- of sorts!

This is a fun double heat embossed card. Keep reading to learn how to do this!

Here are the two stencils I used:

Ingredients

Dreamweaver Stencils: LX7011 Big Dots and LG740 Open Butterfly

Embossing Ink

Embossing Powders from Stamp A Mania or Ranger Industries: Black and Turquoise Super Sparkle (Ranger it is called Holographic)

Foam Ink Applicator

Card stock

 

Method

On black card stock, tape down the big dots stencil using a hinge tape so the entire card is covered. 

Using the foam ink applicator, apply the embossing ink in a pouncing motion, covering the whole card. You should be able to flip open the stencil and check to see your coverage and return the stencil to the same position. 

When you are happy with the coverage of the ink, remove the stencil (Clean it!).

Working on a scrap piece of paper or tray, sprinkle the card stock with black embossing powder, tap off the excess and return the excess powder to the jar. Heat to melt the powder. The embossing powder will turn glossy and raised when it is melted. More heat is not better, you can over heat the embossing powder and it bubbles in unpleasant ways. 

Once the dots are cool to the touch, a few seconds, position the butterfly over the dots. Tape down and mask around the stencil so the embossing ink doesn't stray off into other parts of the card. 

Again, pounce on the embossing ink. Check to see if you have enough ink on the card. When you are happy with the coverage, remove the stencil. Clean it!

Sprinkle on the Turquoise Super Sparkle or Ranger Holographic embossing powder. Work on a scrap piece of paper so you can pour the extra back in the jar. 

Heat to melt the embossing powder. Here's the trick with this embossing powder: it changes colors the more heat you give it. So work carefully and watch how it changes colors. In addition, this powder works best on dark paper. 

Watch where you work with the heat gun, you don't want to re-melt the black dots any more than necessary. 

Layer up the black on card stock that you like and you are set. 

Thank you for stopping by, leave me a note that you came by and visit the other fine ladies of the design team that are listed to the right. Remember, you can link your blog to Lynell's at Dream it Up and you might win a prize!

Have fun and make art today.

Lee

 

Dreamweaver Stencils Thursday Dreaming

Hello Everyone!

Thank you all who are playing along with us! Remember, if you play along and link your blog to Lynell's you have a chance to win a stencil or two.

Here are the two stencils that will be given away:

  

 

Green is thins month's theme along with the upcoming Saint Patrick's Day. 

 

 

These are the three stencils that I used. Don't be put off by the image sizes, downloading photos sometimes does strange things to them. 

Ingredients

Dreamweaver Stencils: LS109 Thank you, LX7013 Pinwheel Checkerboard background and LL3025 Mushrooms

Dreamweaver Embossing Paste - white

Color Solutions Alcohol Inks and blending solution

Ranger Distress Inks - Pine Needle and Peeled Paint

Tag by American Tag

Glossy card stock

Ribbon by May Arts

 

Method

Taping the tag down - I use a loop of tape on the back so I don't leave a bare spot on the front of the card. 

Lay the Pinwheel Checkerboard stencil over the tag. Tap one side to make a hinge. You will need to be able to open and close the stencil while keeping the registration. 

With the stencil open tap the Pine Needles ink pad all over the stencil. You are aiming for good overall coverage of ink on the metal. Be sure to have a craft sheet or some other cleanable surface under the stencil. 

Once you have enough ink on the stencil, flip it closed so the inked side is on the tag. 

Take a foam ink applicator and pick up some Peeled Paint with it. Pounce the ink applicator all over the stencil. I like to hold the stencil down as I work. 

By pounce the lighter green ink on the stencil you accomplish two tasks at once: transferring the ink that is on the stencil and filling in the open areas of the stencil. 

When you are happy with your inking, it's time to paste. Clean the Pinwheel Checkerboard stencil and set it aside. 

Tape down and mask the mushroom stencil. With the white paste applied liberally on your paste spreader fill the stencil in. A 45 degree angle works well. You may find that you need to work left to right rather than top to bottom on the stencil. The thin lines of the stencil are best pasted in the direction they run. 

Set the tag aside for the paste to dry. Clean the stencil.

With the small Thank you face up and backwards -- so as you read the words they read backwards, put many drops of various Color Solutions Alcohol ink on the stencil. Add single drops of blending solution to the drops. If the ink isn't spreading use a felt from an alcohol ink applicator to spread the ink all over the stencil. 

Place the glossy paper over the stencil, glossy side down. You are transferring the ink to the paper. The alcohol ink will run if you try to pick it up and flip it over on the paper. 

Trim the thank you saying to fit your tag. 

Now to make the mushrooms green! 

Put the clean mushroom stencil, you did clean it, right, over the dry paste. Line up so the stencil fits over the dried paste.

Using a felt alcohol ink applicator and a green alcohol ink, I used Pine Bough here. Ink up the applicator and pounce it all over the mushrooms. 

Adhere the thank you to the card, add ribbon and you are done!

Visit the other blogs of the Design Team member's to see what inspirational crafty work they have done. Their blog links are to the right, click and away you go. Leave me a note that you stopped by. 

Have fun and make art today!

 

Lee