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