A Little Globecraft Cross Necklace

Today, I have created a cute little Globecraft Cross Charm.  The technique was very simple and a lot of fun!

MATERIALS
Piccolo Holy Cross Charm Set (you will be using the smaller charm)
Piccolo Enamel/Embossing Powder Adhesive
Piccolo Enchanted Aubergine Embossing Powder
Heat Tool
Piccolo Easy Grip Tweezers
Globecraft UV Resin
Globecraft Silver Bail
Globecraft Black Satin-Like Necklace
Rhinestones (1 small purple flower, 4 small, 5 extra small)
Brush
Manicure UV Light or Sunlight


DIRECTIONS
1)  Dab the adhesive on the charm.

2)  Pour the embossing powder over the adhesive.

3)  Heat Set

4)  Repeat steps 1-3, alternating to the front and back, until there are two coats on each side.  Keep in mind that while you heat the charm, starting with the first time you heat the back, you will need to hold it with tweezers to avoid marring the other side.

5)  Place self adhesive rhinestones where you want them.

6)  Squeeze some of the UV Resin onto the charm.

7)  Use a brush to spread the UV Resin across the charm.  Go right over the rhinestones.

8)  Either use the manicure UV light for 3 minutes or direct sunlight to set the UV Resin.

9)  Repeat steps 6-8, alternating the front and back until you have at least two coats on each side.  Be sure to use an even amount on both sides.  

10)  Attach to necklace with the silver bail.

The more resin you use, the stronger the project will be when it is done.  The amount you use is up to you.  I used two coats on each side.

I hope you enjoyed this project today.  I have another new project on the Globecraft Blog today.  It is a scrapbook page.

Check out the post HERE, if you would like to learn how to make something like it!

A Shower of Blessings

This month our challenge is Mists, Drizzles and Showers.  It does not have to be a literal shower.  You can follow the theme by using Memory Mists or something like them, too.  If you create a "misty" project, don't forget to email a picture to Lynell@Dreamweaverstencils.com for your chance to be published on the blog and possibly win a prize! 

Here in Michigan, it has been doing almost nothing this April EXCEPT showering--oh yes, and SNOWING (but we won't discuss that here).

MATERIALS:

Dreamweaver Rain Stencil LJ 905

Dreamweaver Umbrella Stencil LG 737

Dreamweaver Rain Words Stencil LG 738

Stamping Details Rubber Embossing Mat

Embossing Tool (large or small)

Small Stencil Brush (Blue Handled or Gold Handled)

Micron Pen in Dark Blue

Versamarker Pen

Stampendous Aged Silver Embossing Enamel

Art Glitter Designer Dries Clear Adhesive with Ultrafine Metal Tip

Art Glitter Ultrafine Transparent 270 Chesapeake Glitter

Inkssentials Surfaces Shrink Plastic

Manual Die Cut Machine

Heat Gun

Big Bite

Scissors

Sandpaper

Colorbox Chalk Cat's Eye in Ocean and Popcorn

Orange Twine by American Crafts
Graphic 45 Secret Garden Collection Patterned Paper
Card Stock
Adhesive

DIRECTIONS:
1)  Run the Rain Stencil through your die cut machine with the blue card stock and the Stamping Details Mat in place.  For the Cuttlebug, the sandwich is A Plate, stencil face down, card stock, rubber mat and the two B Plates.  For extra depth, spritz the back of your card stock with a little rubbing alcohol before you set it on the stencil.
2)  Position the Umbrella Stencil where you would like it.  Working from the back and "feeling" you way, hand emboss using the embossing tool.
3)  Flip the card stock and stencil over.  Use the Versamarker on the handle, tips and top.
4)  Remove the stencil and cover the Versamarker sections with the embossing enamel.  You can flick off all the extra powder before heating if you like, but I sort of liked the little flecks of black that were in the Stampendous enamel.  They reminded me of "splash back" from the rain on the umbrella.
5)  Heat set the powders.
6)  Place the Umbrella Stencil on the patterned paper and trace the outline with a Micro Pen.  Cut out.
7)  Use the fine tip and glue to select embossed rain drops to glitter.
8)  Glue the cut out umbrella to the embossed one.
9)  Sand both sides of the shrink plastic.
10)  Cover one side of the shrink plastic with Popcorn Chalk Ink.
11)  Use the Rain Words Stencil to create a saying on the other side of the shrink plastic.  Use the stencil brush and the Ocean Chalk Ink.
12)  Cut a shape around the words.  Punch a large hole with the Big Bite.
13)  Outline the words with your Micron Pen.  Please note that the color will NOT be permanent until the plastic is shrunk.
14)  Use the heat gun to shrink the plastic.
15)  Attach tag with twine and assemble card.

The paper piecing here was inspired by what I saw on another blog last time.  It is so easy to become inspired by some of my talented fellow team members, that perhaps you should check them out before you create your own entry:

Dream It Up!

Alison Heikkila

Laura Drahozal 

Lyn Bernatovich 

Pam Hornschu 

Heidi Erickson 

Louise Healy 

Jessica Griffin 

Cyndi Bundy

He's Her Hunny!

Even though the new Dreamweaver Design Team is posting every other week, I am still in the habit of posting every Thursday.  Of course, without a theme to follow, I can chose whatever I want to work on.  This week, I chose to feature a scrapbook page about my darling cousin.  She has loved Winnie the Pooh ever since she was a baby!

This is her shopping experience on a recent trip to Walt Disney World.  She made a very special purchase at the shop next to the Winnie the Pooh ride!
This page was made with the Dreamweaver Stencil LJ806 Honeeycomb and Globecraft & Piccolo 3D Enamel Gels in Bright Yellow.  For a complete photo tutorial and the chance to WIN a stencil, see the Paper Craft Planet Blog post HERE.

My First Post on the New Dreamweaver Team!

Welcome to a new year with Dreamweaver Stencils!  I am proud to say that I am carrying over my term as a  Design Team Member for another year.  This year, the commitment requires only alternate week posts, so I may not be posting every week.  Then again, I am used to the old schedule, so I might continue to post weekly......
Anyway, this month our challenge is Mists, Drizzles and Showers.  If you can come up with a project that fits, don't forget to email a picture to Lynell@Dreamweaverstencils.com for your chance to be published on the blog and possibly win a prize!  You don't HAVE to make a card.  As an example, here is my project this week:

I got the sketch from Disneyscrappers.  It was the February challenge, and was created by Susan Stringfellow.

MATERIALS for the whole project:
Dreamweaver Stencil LJ 905 Rain
Dreamweaver Stencil LJ 908 Umbrella Background
Dreamweaver Stencil LG 737 Umbrella
Medium Blue Mercart Metal
Double Sided Mounting Paper
Stamping Details Rubber Embossing Mat
Manual Die Cut Machine (I used the Cuttlebug)
Manual Alphabet Dies (I used Lifestyle Crafts Oatmeal)
Patterned Paper (Mine was from the DCWV Old World Stack)
Card Stock
Vellum
Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Stormy Weather and Salty Ocean
Non Stick Craft Sheet
Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink in Sail Boat Blue and Pebble
Tim Holtz Ink Blender with One Felt and Two Foam Pads
Vellum Writer Pen
Xyron Machine with Permanent Adhesive
Mickey Head Punch
Sandpaper
Scissors
Adhesive

DIRECTIONS for the metal portions only:
I am only including the metal parts in the directions.  You can probably decide how to put together a scrapbook page, based on the photo and materials list.

1)  Use the manual die cut machine to add texture to the metals.  The "sandwich" for the Cuttlebug is A Plate, stencil face down, metal, rubber embossing mat and the two B Plates.  You will need to use the Rain stencil once, with the metal in the sandwich blue side down.  The Umbrella will use the metal blue side up, and the Umbrella Background will be run twice, with the blue side up.  To run the stencil twice, simply run it and scoot the metal down so that the Umbrella Background will be above the previous one.  Just make sure that the rubber embossing mat does not cover the already embossed area.  There will be a slight flat area in between, that is what the pink card stock strip is for......

2)  Cut the Double Sided Mounting Paper into a 1" strip and a 1/4" strip.  Also, use the Mickey punch on the mounting paper.

3)  Use the scissors to cut strips from the rain metal and attach to one side of the mounting paper.

4)  Attach one side of the Mickey head to the back of the rain metal.

5)  Cut the rest of the rain metal in half and attach to the mounting paper, half blue side up, half silver side up.

6)  Attach the umbrella background metal and the umbrella metal to Double Sided Mounting Paper, silver side up.

7)  Put three drops of Sail Boat Blue Alcohol Ink and two drops of Pebble Alcohol Ink on a felt pad and "pounce" the color on the umbrella and umbrella background metals.

8)  Use the scissors to cut scallops on the bottom of the 1" strip.  I cut around the raindrops.

9)  Cut several raindrops out of the extra metal on the adhesive sheets.

10)  Sand all the metal.

Assemble the page.  With the mounting paper on the back, it is easy to adhere the metal to the page!
I hope you feel inspired.  Check out the rest of this week's blogs, including our guest blogger, Alison Heikkila!  You will be glad you did.

Dream It Up!

Alison Heikkila

Laura Drahozal

Lyn Bernatovich

Pam Hornschu

Heidi Erickson

Louise Healy

Jessica Griffin

Cyndi Bundy