Catalog Preview--An Ornate Heart

The next Stampendous catalog is coming soon--and WOW! is it ever filled with gorgeous things!  This week, the team is featuring a preview of these products.  My card features a beautiful new heart stencil.  Here it is:

This is how it was made:

MATERIALS:

FMS4060 Ornate Heart Metal Stencil

Glossy White Embossing Paste

Dreamweaver Palette Knife

Paste Spreader

Multi Ultra Fine Glitter

Large Stencil Brush

Removable Tape

Zip Dry

Dark Mauve and White Card Stock

Patterned Paper

Creative Impressions Ribbon in ¾” Pearl Crepe

Foam Square

DIRECTIONS:

1)    Fold a piece of 8 ½” by 5 ½” white card stock so that the fold is on the side.

2)    Tape the Ornate Heart stencil face up on the pink card stock. Use one large piece across the top of the stencil initially.  It will be a hinge later.  Tape all the way around.

3)    Remove the embossing paste from the container with the palette knife and place on the paste spreader.

4)    Place the paste spreader on the top of the stencil and pull down towards you, filling the holes and keeping contact with the stencil at all times.

5)    Replace any extra paste into the container.

6)    Remove the tape from the bottom and sides of the stencil.

7)    Using the taped top as a hinge, carefully remove the stencil.

8)    While the paste is still wet, sprinkle with the glitter.

9)     Let the paste dry.

10)                     Brush the excess glitter off of the heart.

11)                     Assemble the card, using the foam squares to lift the heart above the background.

I hope you are as excited about the new catalog as I am!  Thanks for stopping by.  Check out the other catalog sneak peeks for today:

Stampendous Blog

Pam Bray

Kristine Reynolds

Wish Shoe Were Here!

This week's Stampendous theme is "Wish Shoe Were Here", in honor of Fran's cute new shoe stamps and stencils.  Of course, you know I love my stencils, but I enjoy my stamps, too, so I used both.  Here is my project:

Shoe Fits

MATERIALS:

FMS4022 Stiletto Metal Stencil

DWLL332 Picasso Shield/Stencil

R257 Shoes Galore

SSC1247 Shoe Sense Perfectly Clear Stamp Set

Acrylic Handle

Versamark Ink Pad

Clear Lavender Embossing Powder

Amethyst Pearl Lustre Embossing Powder

Micro Glitter in Silver and Purple

White Pearl Glitter

Lavender Ultra Fine Glitter

Royal Purple Glass Glitter

DCP1005 Fitted Frames A

Embossing Heat Tool

Large Stencil Brush

Double Sided Mounting Paper

Zip Dry

Scrapbook Adhesive Foam Squares

My Colors Card Stock in White Suede, Plum and Lilac Mist

Manual Die Cut Machine

DIRECTIONS:

1)    Fold a piece of 5 ½ ” by 8 ½ ” card stock so that the fold is on the side.

2)    Stamp some lilac mist card stock with the Shoes Galore Background, using Versamark Ink.

3)    Pour the Clear Lavender Embossing Powder over the top and shake of the excess.

4)    Heat Set.

5)    Use the manual die cut machine and the Fitted Frames dies to cut out two sizes of frames.

6)    Stamp the phrase in the smaller frame with the Versamark Ink.

7)    Cover with the Amethyst Embossing Powder and shake off the excess.

8)    Heat emboss.

9)    Glue the smaller frame onto the larger one.

10)                     Trace just inside the smaller frame with glue.  Glitter with the micro silver.  Let dry.

11)                     When the silver is dry, glitter the outer frame with the glass glitter.

12)                     Use the Versamark Ink pad all over the back of the stiletto stencil to create a resist.

13)                     Remove one side of the double sided mounting paper and place the stiletto stencil, inked side down, on the exposed adhesive.

14)                     Use the Picasso Stencil to isolate the areas that you would like to glitter.  Place glitter in the various sections.  Remember that you are “painting” the image.  I used glass glitter on the heel.  If you are planning on using the glass glitter on the image, be sure to also add a little of the micro glitter to fill in the areas that do not completely fill, due to the large piece size of the glass.

15)                     Brush off some of the excess glitter.

16)                     Set the project upside down on a smooth flat surface and carefully pull off the mounting paper.

17)                     Cover the project with the white pearl glitter and rub in.

18)                     Remove the backing of the mounting paper and adhere the project to the white card stock.

19)                     Trim the stiletto close to the image.

20)                     Adhere the background to the card, layering with a plum mat.

21)                     Use the foam squares to raise the shoe and the sentiment.

Thanks for checking out my post today.  Here are the rest of the today's posters, who all "Wish You Were Here":

Stampendous Blog

Laura Drahozal

Kristine Reynolds

Louise Healy

The Faces of Stampendous

This week, the Stampendous Design Team is showing you the Faces of Stampendous.  Here is my contribution, which also features a Dreamweaver Stencil:

Materials:
Beautiful Braid Rubber Stamp
You Are Amazing Rubber Stamp
Fitted Frames B Die Set
Quatrefoil Stencil DWLX7027
Large Stencil Brush
Mixed Media White Paper
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad
Brilliance Pigment Pad in Pearlescent Sky Blue
Prismacolor Pencils in Deco Peach, Deco Pink,. Blush Pink, Light Peach, Beige, Cream, White, Cool Grey 10%, Hot Pink, Carmine Red, Scarlet Lake, Chartruese, Grass Green , Marine Green, Dark Green, Burnt Ochre, Sepia, Light Umber, Dark Umber, Goldenrod, and Warm Grey 70%
Manual Die Cut Machine
Copy Paper
Scissors
My Colors Cardstock in Winter Lake and Loveable
Permanent Adhesive
Repositionable Adhesive
Paper Towel
3D Dots
May Arts Ribbon

Directions:
1) Stamp the images with Memento on the Mixed Media Paper.  Stamp the face an extra time on the copy paper.
2)  Use the die cut machine and the Fitted Frames dies to cut out the text and the frame.
3)  Color the face image on the Mixed Media Paper with the Prismacolor Pencils.
4)  Cut out the face image that is on the copy paper.
5)  Adhere the cut out image over the top of the colored one with the repositionable adhesive.
6)  Place the quatrefoil stencil over the top of the image and hold down.
7)  Load the stencil brush with the Brilliance Ink and rub a little off on a piece of paper towel.
8)  Rub the stencil brush over the top of the image, making gentle circles to color in the image.
9)  Remove the stencil and the copy paper mask.
10)  Assemble the card.

Thanks for stopping by to see my card today.  Leave a comment if you have a minute.

Here are the rest of the links for today:

Stampendous Blog

Lea Fritts

Pam Hornschu

Louise Healy

Dreamweaver Double Days

This week, the Stampendous theme is Dreamweaver Doubles.  We are supposed to use one stencil two ways or two stencils one way.
 I can tell how much I adore a stencil by the number of different ways I have used it.   There are certain stencils that I just LOVE. The LL 3004 Falling Leaves stencil is definitely versatile.  Let me show it to you not one, but five ways:

This one was very easy.  I simply ran the stencil through my Cuttlebug with the Stamping Details Rubber Embossing Mat.  Then, with the stencil still on, I used my stencil brush and pigment inks to add color.

This one used the Double Glitter Technique.

 This one was created with the Molten Magic Technique.  I used Gold Metallic Embossing Paste, dropped some Metallic FX mica powders in it while the paste was very wet, and then heated the whole thing with my embossing heat gun until it bubbled up and dried.

 This was simply Red Glossy Embossing Paste with some embossing powders through in while the paste was still wet.  You could use any color embossing paste for this one, as long as it was glossy.  The glossy is tackier.

This was teal coated aluminum run through my Cuttlebug with the Stamping Details Mat.  Then, I added some alcohol inks with a cotton swab on the leaves.  Finally, I sanded it.

Here are the other Double Days posts for the day:

Stampendous Blog

Pam Hornschu

Amy Hurley-Purdie

Lyn Bernatovich

Louise Healy

Kristine Reynolds

Tenia Nelson

Alison Heikkila

Doodlie Doo

This week, the designers for Stampendous have a doodling (Zentangle) challenge.  For my post, I have decided to use one stencil in two, slightly different ways.  I traced the Open Fish Stencil lightly, with a pencil, on white card stock.  I traced it a second time, but flipped the stencil.

I created the doodles with my Faber Castell Pitt Pens in black.  I used all four of the pens.  The brush pen was used only for the thickest lines.  As the lines get thinner, the doodling gets a little lighter.  After I was done with the doodling, I thought it needed a little color.  I used the Aquarelle Pencils in the Yellow Set for all of the coloring on the fish.  For the background, I pasted on turquoise paper with the Pearlescent Embossing Paste.  I used the LJ 901 Mosaic Swirls Stencil for this background.  Of course, I needed the removable tape and the Paste Spreader for this.  

I hope you enjoyed my posts for this theme.  Check out the rest of today's links for more doodle goodness:

Stampendous Blog

Pam Hornschu

Kristine Reynolds

Kristine Reynolds (Thursday Post)

Lyn Bernatovich (Thursday)

Lyn Bernatovich

Louise Healy (Thursday Post)

Louise Healy

Tenia Nelson

Wendy Price

Pam Bray

Lea Kimmel

Laura Drahozal (Thursday Post)

Laura Drahozal

OH--and join us next week for a wonderful hop--complete with prizes!

Stentangle?

This week at Stampendous, we have a Zentangle theme.  I am really inexperienced with the intricacies of Zentangle, but I do know how to doodle.  I use my stencil and a regular pencil (lightly) to create an outline to doodle in.  I have heard someone refer to this use of a stencil in Zentangling as "Stentangle" and I like it.  So here is my Stentangle:

I used the Open Butterfly Stencil for the outline.  For the doodles, I used my new Fabercastell Pitt Pens in the black set.  I actually used all of the markers in the set.  As a rule, the smaller tips make the lighter doodled areas.  Proving once again that I am not a traditionalist, I could not stand the lack of color.  I used my Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils in the Yellow Set for the butterfly and the Blue Set for the background.  A cute double-sided May Arts ribbon completed the look on the card. 

Check out the other team members posts today for more Stentangle inspiration.

Stampendous Blog

Kristine Reynolds

Louise Healy

Pam Hornschu 

Alison Heikkila

Laura Drahozal
Lyn Bernatovich
Lea Kimmel
Tenia Nelson

Frou Frou Fairy

Break out the frou frou! For the month of February, the Dream Team are going Frilly and Fabulous! Vintage, retro, or modern, adding extra charm with funFran•tagé products from Stampendous, ribbons and lace from May Arts, buttons, crystals, charms, or even creating your own dimensional decor! A snippet or a pile, whatever your creative heart desires! Remember to link your creations using the Inlinkz tool on the Dream It Up! blog for a chance to win the stencil of your choice! Bonus points for using Dreamweaver and/or Stampendous product in your work of heart.
Here is my project for the week:

 

I was trying to create something that was definitely frou frou, but not Valentine's Day, as it is past the 14th.  I love this new LG762 Fairy Stencil .  I used it by "debossing" the card stock into the stencil.  The metal of the stencil is the raised outline on the fairy.  I filled the spaces with a variety of materials--Stampendous Glass Glitter in Fresh Green, Stampendous Purple Pearlustre Embossing Powder, Stampendous Kaleidoscope Embossing Powder, Stampendous Detail Black Embossing Powder, and Water Soluble Colored Pencils.  The background was created by embossing textured card stock with the LJ849 Bare Trees Stencil and coloring the branches with colored pencil.  The LJ905 Rain Stencil was paste embossed with Pearlescent Embossing Paste on acetate. While the paste was wet, it was sprinkled with Metallic FX Powders in Glacier Lake.  The pink card stock was first stenciled with the LJ899 Petals Background Stencil.  Then it was stamped with the Stampendous Cling Blossom Beauty Stamp and colored with colored pencils.  I made two of them and cut some petals out of one and raised them with foam dots.  The ribbon was, of course, May Arts.

 

For more frilly fun, visit the "A" team:

Dream It Up!

Leadonna Kimmel

Louise Healy

Laura Drahozal

Lynn Mercurio

Pam Hornschu

Jamie Martin

An InLinkz Link-up

Dreamweaver and Stampendous Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the last day of our Dreamweaver and Stampendous week of inspiration! Of course, there will be great prizes available for those who comment this week.  In fact, there will be three prize packages available to win. Each will have a great selection of Dreamweaver Stencils and Stampendous images and dies...one of which being the new "Blossom Beauty" face image as shown on the badge above.

Here is my project for today:

 It is a very simple altered journal.

MATERIALS:
Dreamweaver Large Damask Stencil LX 7001
Dreamweaver Damask Stencil LJ 907
Dreamweaver Petals Background Stencil LJ 899
Dreamweaver Pearlescent Embossing Paste
Dreamweaver Palette Knife
Dreamweaver LM 2010 Paste Spreader
Removable Tape
Stencil Brush
Splendor Circus Ink Pad
Stampendous Blossom Beauty Stamp Set
Archival Ink Pad in Plum
Adirondack Lights in Cloudy Blue
Pink Card Stock
Prismacolor Colored Pencils
Small Rhinestones
Tweezers
Journal

 

 

 DIRECTIONS:

1)  Stamp two blossoms with plum ink on pink card stock.

2)  Stencil with petals stencil, stencil brush and pink ink from Splendor pad.

3)  Color flowers with pencils and cut out.

 

 

4)  Use removable tape on the binding of the journal to block out the edge.

 

 

5)  Tape down the large damask stencil.

 

6)  Use the palette knife to place paste on the tape above the stencil.
7)  Use the LM 2010 paste spreader to pull the paste over the damask stencil.

 

 8)  Remove the stencil.

9)  Place the flowers over the paste when it is wet.  It will hold them in place with no need for glue.

10)  Use tweezers to place the rhinestones on the paste when it is wet. 

 

 

11)  Decorate the top and bottom of the journal with rhinestones.

 

12)  When the journal top is dry, decorate the papers if desired by stamping with cloudy blue ink.

13)  You can stencil inside the journal with the smaller damask stamp and stencil brush.



 

 

 

Thanks for checking out my blog today.  Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win!  Also, be sure and stop by the blogs of everyone else playing today.


Stampendous Blog

Dream It Up! 

Rhea Weigand 

Jamie Martin 

Lynn Mercurio

Wendy Price

Alison Heikkila

Laura Drahozal

Lyn Bernatovich

Kristi Parker Van Doren

Terrrece Siddoway

Kristine Fossmeyer 

Louise Healy

Leadonna Kimmel

Kristine Reynolds 

Pam Hornschu

 Asia King 

 Suzanne Czosek

Cyndi Bundy

Jennifer Dove