Thursday, August 7, 2014

August the Adjective

As we are heading towards back-to-school again, it is only appropriate that we break out our dictionary for this month's Dreamweaver challenge..."AUGUST as an ADJECTIVE"! 
 
Merriam-Webster defines august as, "marked by majestic dignity or grandeur", with synonyms such as, "dignified, distinguished, imposing, portly, solemn, staid, and stately". Now, I don't know just how dignified and stately the Dream Team can become for an entire month, but we are all going to give it a try! How about trying along with us, and linking YOUR creations to the inlinkz tool below for a chance to win the wildest stencil design your little heart is screaming for. 
Here's my creation for this week:
 
I know.  I used metal again.  When I thought of the word "august", it reminded me of all the grand old buildings in beautiful cities around the world.  Many contain beautiful masonry and carvings and some even have copper work.  So, naturally, my thoughts turned to copper and the old Verdi Gris patinas that come from their aging.  This is what became of that thought.
On this project, I used the following Dreamweaver stencils:  LJ 919 Art Nouveau Flourish, LL 3023 Tall Poppy, and LS 1006 Sm Thanks.  I used both copper and copper coated aluminum.  The copper was used for the flowers and the word.  The flowers were hand embossed with the tools in the Beginners Metal Tool Kit.  When I had it the way I liked it, I filled the back with Mercart Filling Paste.  The words and the background were both debossed with the help of a Cuttlebug machine and the Rubber Embossing Mat.  The words were done with copper and the background with aluminum.  I then sanded the background.  I used Color Solutions in Mojito Green, Aquarius and Pine Bough on the copper.  I dripped the solution and moved it around with Q Tips.  I removed a little of the excess with the Color Solution Thinner.  Then, I sanded over the rest.  It was easy to assemble with my 5" Xyron Machine, 3D Foam Squares and a little chipboard.
This is what the Color Solutions look like:
I am very pleased with the results.  Now, take a look at the other posts for this week, and don't forget to enter your own for a chance to win the stencil of your choice.  Oh, and check back again next week for a Holiday Blog Hop with our UK distributor, Woodware.
It is the "A" team this week:


12 comments:

  1. A striking design, beautiful coloured background.x

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  2. Great effect with the metal. Love the copper sentiment

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  3. You are the metal Queen! Beautiful :)

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  5. Your card is so artistic Laura! It is stunning with the metal sheets. Love how alcohol inks blend against the metal.

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  6. This past week we cleaned house at Dreamweaver and I found a very similar poppy I had done on metal...we are kindred spirits and I am going to try to relocate that piece and do something with it....you've inspired me today as per usual! Gorgeous creation and such wonderful elegant dignified colors!

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  7. Oooo, I love the elegant art deco feel of this card! Just beautiful, Laura! Very inspirational!

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  8. Truly beautiful and elegant, Laura! Love the mottled greens from the Color Solutions! You were right about your post today...fabulous!

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  9. I do love the Art Nouveau design of this card. It is so pretty.

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  10. Your metal work always amazes me Laura, and today is no exception! Beautiful!

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  11. Laura, that poppy stencil is the most beautiful ever!!! The problem is, I say that about a lot of these stencils...But I really do love this one. How elegant and beautiful!!! I LOVE your metal work.

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