Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Dreamweaver Free Week--An Upcoming Class

It's free week again. I hope that you are not all tired of seeing the metal projects that I have been making. I can't help it--I am addicted. This week, I am bringing you four cards. They are the ones that I will be teaching in my upcoming Dreamweaver Stencils and Metals Class. I am actually teaching specifically metals at two different stores--The Stamp Peddler in Northville, MI and My Craft Room in Troy, MI. These are from the first of the two classes, the Stamp Peddler class. I am teaching this one on Thursday, November 17th. These cards are very different than the ones from My Craft Room, which I will post at my next available time. Anyway, the top card that I featured (the skates card) was created with black coated aluminum and a Mercart metal tool kit. It was made with the LL 3016, Ice Skates stencil. After I pushed the metal through the stencil with the Mercart Teflon Tool and filled it with the Mercart Filling paste, I sanded it to bring out the details. The background is Core'dinations Cardstock that has been run through my Cuttlebug with the Snowflakes Background Stencil LJ 819.I then sanded it to show the snowflakes.
The candy cane card was also made with the Mercart Teflon Tool. I used red coated aluminum and debossed it into the LL 555 Candy Cane Stencil. I was very careful about this. I then sanded it to show the silver aluminum in the background.













The poinsettia card was made by machine embossing plain silver aluminum through my Revolution Machine with the Large Poinsettia Stencil LG 700. I then enhanced the embossing just a little with my teflon tool. I used alcohol inks generously over the metal with the stencil still in place. I then removed the stencil, cleaned it up a little, and added some green alcohol ink to the background.


The last card was made with the Season's Greetings LS stencil and the discontinued Mistletoe Stencil. Both were embossed using the Revolution. After removing the stencils, they were colored using alcohol inks. When the inks were dry (which took almost no time), they were sanded to bring out the embossing. How could you get a hold of one of these Mistletoe Stencils?




You could ask your LSS if they could order it for you--OR you could take my class if you live in Michigan. I will be giving this Mistletoe Stencil out for free at any of my stencil classes this November or December. Look me up and take a class. I would love to see you. Meanwhile, you should check out all of the other Dream Team members posts. Get inspired and try out for yourself. It has been a wonderful experience, which I highly recommend.

8 comments:

  1. These are wonderful! I especially like how the skates have a Van Gogh effect ....sort of like the holly design last week. And the mistletoe card is cool as well. Hope your classes go really well!

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  2. This is too much fun! And I never tire of seeing your metal projects. Great job, Laura.

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  3. Laura could anyone really get tired of seeing you metal creations. They are so wonderful, hope all your classes are going well.

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  4. Great cards Laura. Have fun with your classes.

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  5. Great class cards! Love the inks and patterns. On your skates card, I love the touch of the fluffy yarn...makes me think of curling up by the fire with a fluffy afghan and cocoa after a long day ice-skating (which I haven't done in like 30 years!)

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  6. You are amazing, these cards are wonderful! I really need to play with the metal more!

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  7. OK, trying again. LOVE allt he cards and you have outdone yourself once again. Ilove your work my friend!

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  8. You are rocking the metal. GREAT JOB Laura!!! I can't wait to see and talk to you again!!! I love hearing what you have to say!!!! Soon my friend!!!

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