More Valentine Inspiration and Classes

Dreamweaver Stencils is still running the Valentine Card Challenge through the end of the month, so I am hoping that this post will give you a little extra inspiration. Don't forget, there are TWO prizes at stake, and you need to post your creation online and link it to the Dreamweaver Stencils blog by the end of the month. This post features the remaining cards from my upcoming classes. The two above are from the Stamp Peddler class in Northville, Michigan this Saturday. They employ a Metal Technique and a Double Glitter Technique. The metal card uses the stencil LL 540 Heartweave. The one on the top right, the glittered card, uses the LL 3010 Swooshy Heart Stencil. The card on the right is also from Saturday and features Shrink Plastic. I used Adirondack Pigment Ink and the LM 287 Heart Flourish Stencil. This class also features the purple and silver card from last week's post.

These next two cards will be taught on Saturday, February 4th at Altered Art Addicts in Jackson, Michigan. That class will also include the double glitter card from last week and a thistle card, that I won't be showing until February. The card on the left here also features that Heartweave and metals. The background was created by running plain cardstock through my Cuttlebug with the Plaid Stencil LX 7002. The card on the right features pasting, hand embossing and debossing. The stencil that I used is discontinued and only available as a free giveaway in this class.

The last class cards that I am showing are from the class on February 5th at Capture A Memory in Flint, Michigan. This class also includes the gray and black oil stick heart from last week.

This first card features metal embossing, both by machine and by hand. The background is created by machine and features the Snowflakes Stencil LJ 819. The single snowflake is the Antler Snowflake Stencil LL 399. It was hand embossed. Both were inked with alcohol inks and sanded. The next card is an altered version of the double glitter technique. I used double glitter with a transparent neutral Art Glitter color to fill in all of the words and shadowed areas. The rest was filled in with Crystal Art Glitter. I then used pigment ink to color in the individual hearts. I went right over the entire heart, including the shadow and the crystal glitter. This allowed the hearts to be individual colors while still seeing all of the detail. The stencil used on this one is discontinued and only available as a free giveaway for taking the class. The background is the Plaid stencil through the machine with cardstock. The last card that I feature here is pasted with Pearlescent Paste.I used one of my favorite heart stencils, LG 724 Heart Flower. After it was pasted and dried, I added a little glue to select areas and brushed on Metallic FX in Purple Satin, Ivy Garden and Kiwi . The rose itself was painted with Liquid Pearls watered down a little and brushed on.

I know that this post includes a LOT of pictures. All of these pictures were initially going to
be spread out to two different posts, but the Team is doing something a little different next week. Starting Monday, the Dreamweaver Design Team is posting CHA Sneek Peeks every day. That's right folks, EVERY day. There are a lot of gorgeous new stencils to see, so be sure to let your local store owners know which ones you like. Also, don't forget to enter the January Dreamweaver Challenge and win some great prizes! Look around at all the team's posts and get inspired. Come back and visit on Monday, okay?