Fran's Metal Stencils--Be Our Guest!

This week's Stampendous Theme is Fran's Metal Stencils.  I have to tell you that when I first saw the silverware stencil, I immediately thought of my trip to the Be Our Guest restaurant at Walt Disney World.  In fact, this card was inspired by that restaurant.  I am planning on using both of these stencils on a scrap book page of that experience one day.  I will make several pastings of the silverware and have them "dance" up a border.  Meanwhile, I will probably use the Fleur De Lis Stencil around all the edges.  I guess I will have to wait and see.....But, I digress.  This is the card I made for today:

Here is how I made it:

MATERIALS:

FMS4023 Silverware Metal Stencil

DWLJ841 Fleur De Lis Stencil

Metallic Silver Embossing Paste

DCP1006 Fitted Frames B

Versamark Ink Pad

Clear Embossing Powder

Palette Knife

Paste Spreader
Embossing Heat Tool

Removable Tape
Stamping Details Rubber Mat

Scrapbook Adhesives E-Z Runner

Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares

My Colors Card Stock in Black Suede, Caribbean Sea and Sea Foam

May Arts Ribbon

Manual Die Cut Machine

DIRECTIONS:

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

2)     Tape the Silverware stencil face up on the black 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.  Let the paste dry.

8)    While the paste dries, tap the entire back of the Fleur De Lis stencil with the Versamark Ink Pad.  Then put the stencil, inked side up, on the bottom plate of your manual die cut machine.  Place the Caribbean Sea card stock, face down, over the top of the stencil.

9)    Cover the card stock with the Stamping Details mat and then the upper cutting mat on top.

10)                      Run the project through the die cut machine.

11)                     Pour clear embossing powder over the top of the embossed card stock and shake off the excess.

12)                     Heat set the embossing powder.

13)                     Use the Fitted Frames Die and your manual die cut machine to cut out some seafoam card stock.

14)                     Cut out the embossed silverware, trimming close to the images, but leaving a little black.

15)                     Trim the embossed card stock and adhere to a 5 ½” x 4 ½” piece of Caribbean Sea card stock.

16)                     Adhere the background to the folded card.

17)                     Stack and adhere the silverware, and attach it to the frame.

18)                     Tie the May Arts Ribbon around the silverware and frame.

19)                     Use the foam squares to raise the silverware above the rest of the project.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Here are the rest of the posts for today:

Stampendous Blog

Laura Drahozal

Kristine Reynolds

Tenia Nelson

Beach Basics--Shells on the Shore

This week's theme is Beach Basics, and I made a VERY beachy card for you:

Shells on the Shore

MATERIALS:

DWLS06 Small Scallop Stencil

DWLM209 Starfish Stencil

DWLL332 Picasso Shield/Stencil

SSC1246 Ocean Wisdom Perfectly Clear Stamp Set

Acrylic Handle

Versamark Ink Pad

Beach Embossing Kit (I used colors Golden Sand, Baby Blue Pastel, Pacific Blue and Sky Blue)

Opaque Embossing Powders in Ivory and Nutmeg

Regular Embossing Paste

Dreamweaver Palette Knife

DCP1005 Fitted Frames A

Embossing Heat Tool

Removable Tape

White Pearl Gems

DecoArt Media Paint in Yellow Oxide and Quinacridone Gold

Zip Dry

Scrapbook Adhesive Foam Squares

My Colors Card Stock in Spearmint, Tropical Splash, Sweetie Pie and Madarin.

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)    Use the manual die cut machine and the Fitted Frames dies to cut out two sizes of frames—the larger from tropical splash and the smaller from spearmint.

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

4)    Cover with the Pacific Blue Embossing Powder and shake off the excess.

5)    Heat emboss.

6)    Glue the smaller frame onto the larger one.

7)    Tape the small scallop stencil on the sweetie pie card stock.

8)    Tap the Versamark Ink over the stencil, being sure to get the small areas.

9)    Remove the stencil.

10)                     Pour Ivory embossing glitter over the top and shake off the excess.

11)                     Heat emboss using the tool.

12)                     Cut closely to the image.

13)                     Repeat steps 7-12 three times.

14)                     Repeat steps 7-12 with the starfish stencil, mandarin card stock and Nutmeg Embossing Powder.

15)                     Cut a 4 ¼” by 5 ½” piece of the spearmint card stock.

16)                     Place the large wavy end of the Picasso stencil up in the left corner.

17)                     Rub the Versamark Ink pad on the card stock in the upper left hand corner and up onto the stencil.

18)                     Remove the stencil, and pour a color of blue embossing powder over the ink.

19)                     Heat set using the embossing tool.

20)                     Repeat steps 16-19, moving the stencil down, starting the ink under the last color, and changing colors each time, until you reach about halfway down the card stock.  This does not have to be perfect.

21)                     Adhere a couple of the shells and the pearls in the area that will be the beach.

22)                     Color some of the embossing paste with the DecoArt paint until it looks like sand.  Use the palette knife to mix.

23)                     “Frost” the card with your palette knife.

24)                     Add the rest of the shells and the starfish while the project is still wet.  You can place them partially in the sand.

25)                     WHILE IT IS STILL WET, sprinkle some of the Golden Sand Embossing powder all over the “sand”.  Do not emboss.

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

27)                     Glue the top to the card.

Thanks for stopping by.  Here are the other links in the theme for the day:

Stampendous Blog

Louise Healy

Laura Drahozal

Kristine Reynolds

House Mouse Designs and Passionate Paper Creations

Welcome to a really fun weekend of House Mouse designs--and an opportunity to win!  If you post to the FB Group "Passionate Paper Creations", HERE, you will be entered to win a $20 Rewards Card (in the US or Canada) or the sponsors choice of 2 stamps (in the UK/Australia).  No purchase is necessary to enter.  The winner will be chosen by Random.org. 

MATERIALS:

HMR65 Castle Construction

White Mixed media Paper

Versamark Pen

Opaque Embossing Powder in Golden Sand

Frantage Pearlized Mica Fragments

Heat Embossing Tool

Momento Tuxedo Black Ink

Prismacolor Pencils in French Gray 20% and 70% , Warm Gray 50%,  Cool Gray 10%, 20%, 30%, 50%, 70% and 90%, White, Blush Pink, Metallic Silver, Spring Green, Apple Green, Dark Umber, Light Umber, Sand,  Jasmine, Canary Yellow, Goldenrod, and Deco Blue.

Zip Dry

My Colors Card Stock in Black Suede and Sky

Raffia

DIRECTIONS:

1)    Fold a piece of 10” by  5 ½ ” card stock so that the fold is on the top.

2)    Stamp the Castle Construction image onto the mixed media paper.

3)    Color the image with the pencils.

4)    Adhere the image to a thin black mat and then to the background sky card stock.

5)    Use the Versamark Pen to color areas that you want to enhance with embossing paste.  Do small sections at a time.

6)    Cover the colored areas with embossing paste, tap off excess and heat emboss.

7)    While the embossing powder is still warm, you can add mica, or you can glue it into place after you finish the powders.

8)    Tie raffia ribbon in place.

9)    Attach the image to the card.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Here are the other Stampendous Designers who are posting for this event today: (Just in case you need more inspiration)

PAM HORNSCHU

KRISTINE REYNOLDS

JAMIE MARTIN

May Arts Ribbon and Dreamweaver Stencils Together on a Spring Bird Card

Thanks for joining me during this wonderful Stampendous and May Arts collaboration Blog Hop!

It’s a blog hop this week and so we have prizes!

Comment to win on of three prize packages that include:

• CRR247 Cling Beautiful Braid Rubber Stamp
• SSC1220 Sisters Perfectly Clear Stamps
• Assortment of May Arts Ribbon

See Stampendous Official Contest Rules for details.

Here is my project for today:

Materials:

Bird and Blossoms Stencil DWLG 646

Cherry Blossoms Stencil DWLG 644

Quatrefoil Stencil DWLX 7027

Nest Flourish Stencil  DWLL 587

Regular Embossing Paste

Paste Spreader

Palette Knife

Versamark Pen

Summer Shine Embossing Kit—Clear Lavender, Clear Turquoise, ClearLime, Clear Pink, Clear Lemon

Detail Black Embossing Powder

Clear Embossing Powder

Fitted Frames A and B Die Cut Sets

Mixed Media Paper

May Arts Ribbon

Removable Tape

Chameleon Pens in BR2 Hot Cocoa and BR5 Bark

Paper Trimmer

Adhesive

Scissors

Distress Ink in Vintage Photo

Heat Tool

Glue Dots

My Colors Card Stock in Winter Lake, Sandy Beach, Coral Rose and Café Ole

Paper Towel

Directions:

1)      The card base is 6 ½” by 11’ folded on the side.

2)      Tape the Cherry Blossom Stencil over the Winter Lake card stock.  Be sure to start taping with one full strip of tape adhering the top edge of the stencil.  It will act as a hinge.

3)      Use the palette knife to place Embossing Paste on the edge of the Paste Spreader.

4)      Place the paste spreader on the top edge of the stencil and pull towards you, leaving the spreader on the stencil, like a squeegee and depositing paste into all of the wells of the stencil.

5)      Replace unused paste into the container.

6)      Remove the stencil, pulling the tape from the bottom and the sides and tilting the stencil up, using the top piece as a hinge.  You will lastly remove that top piece with the stencil.

7)      Repeat steps 2-6 with the other two stencils, using the Nest Flourish Stencil upside down.  Let all the paste dry.

8)      Color the twigs and the nest with the brown markers.

9)      Use Versamark Pens to color over the pasted image in small sections, covering it with the color of embossing ink you wish to use and heating to create an enameled look.  Work on one color at a time.

10) Tape the Quatrefoil Stencil over the pink card stock.  Rub the stencil brush over the Versamark Ink Pad and rub a little off on a piece of paper towel.  Use circular motions with the brush to appy the clear ink over the stencil and onto the card stock.

11)  Remove the stencil.  Cover the card stock with the clear embossing powder and pour off the excess.

12 Heat the embossing powder with the heat tool.

13)  Cut the fancy frames out of the Mixed media Paper and the Café Ole card stock using the Fitted Frames A and B die sets and your manual die cut machine.

14)  Use the craft sheet, blending tool and Distress Ink to age the pieces.

15)  Assemble the card.

Thanks for stopping by to see my project today.  Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win!  Here are all the posts for today:

Stampendous Blog

Laura Drahozal (DW and May Arts)

Pam Bray (DW and May Arts)

Louise Healy (DW and May Arts)

Lea Fritts (DW and May Arts)

Alison Heikkila (May Arts)

Tenia Nelson (May Arts)

Kristine Reynolds

Pam Hornschu

The Ribbon Resource Blog

A Dragonfly Birthday Card

Materials:

Dragonfly Stencil  DWLM 193

Mosaic Swirls Stencil DWLJ 901

Happy Birthday Stencil  DWLS 1010
Stencil Brush
Aged Aqua Embossing Enamel

Detail Black Embossing Powder

White Pearl Glitter
Micro Glitter in Black

Crystal Multi Glitter

Small Embossing Tool
Handmade Hawaiian Soap or Versamark

Double Sided Mounting Paper

My Colors Card Stock in Cloak GreyHeidi Swapp Minc Foil in Holographic and Teal

Tombow Foam Tape
Heat Embossing Tool

Instructions:
1)  Fold your base 5 ½” by 8 ½ ” card stock, creating a top fold card.
2)  Either soap the back of all three stencils or cover them with Versamark.  You need to create a light film across the back that makes the stencils easy to remove from the adhesive on the mounting paper.

3)  Cut the mounting paper to match the sizes of each of the stencils.
4)  Remove one side of the coverings on the double sided mounting paper and place the stencils, soap or Versamark side down, on the paper.
5)  For the Happy Birthday and the Dragonfly stencils, place the Minc foil, dull side down, over the open places on the stencils and rub lightly.
6)  Use the embossing tool to rub over the top of the foil, pressing it down into the wells of the stencils.
7)  Remove the foil, and rub a little of the Micro Black Glitter over the foiled sections.
8)  Use the stencil brush to brush off the excess glitter.  Do this thoroughly.
9)  Place the foiled projects upside down on a flat surface and carefully peel the mounting paper off of the stencil.
10)  Cover the newly revealed sticky paper with Crystal Multi Glitter.
11)  Push the Aged Aqua Embossing Enamel into the wells on the Mosaic Swirls Stencil.  Do not brush off the excess.
12)  Carefully place the project upside down on a flat surface and remove the double sided mounting paper.
13)  Use the heat gun to emboss the Aqua Enamel.
14)  After the embossing has cooled, pour the Detail Black Embossing Powder over the exposed sticky surfaces.
15)  Heat Emboss
16)  Assemble the card, using the Tombow Tape to raise the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed my card.

Check out the rest of the posts for today:

Louise Healy

Alison Heikkila

Kristine Reynolds

Pam Hornschu

Stampendous Blog

Amplify Your Work With Imagine Crafts! A Dimensional Dreamweaver Butterfly Card

Welcome to a really fun, and full week at Stampendous!  This week, we are featuring an Imagine Crafts blog hop AND our new CHA catalog images.  

OF COURSE, we have prizes......

Three lucky commenters will receive a prize package that includes:

• 1 Radiant Neon Ink Pad and Ink Refill
• 1 Color Fragments Jar
• a Creative Palette Rectangles Set

See Official Contest Rules for details.

The image I chose is not from the new catalog, but I will feature one from that tomorrow.....

Materials:
Emerald Pearl Embossing Powder
Detail Black Embossing Powder
Tiger Lily Pearl Glitter
Versamarker

DWLL591 Three Butterflies
Dreamweaver Regular Embossing Paste
Paste Spreader
Dreamweaver Palette Knife

Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Core'dinations Card Stock
Medium Glue Dots
Amplify in Purple and Black
White Glue
Scotch by 3M 1/2" Adhesive
May Arts Ric Rack
Removable Tape
Buttons by Buttons Galore
Embossing Heat Gun
Paper Trimmer

Instructions:

1. Cut the base card stock 8 1/2" by 5 1/2" and fold on the side.
2. Tape the Three Butterflies Stencil over brown card stock with removable tape.  Use a tape strip all the way across the top of the stencil that will act as a hinge later.  Then tape both of the sides and bottom.
3. Use the palette knife to remove the Regular Embossing Paste from the container and place on the paste spreader.  Place a strip of paste on the spreader that is as wide as the butterflies image.
4. Set the paste spreader on the stop of the stencil and pull it towards you, maintaining contact with the stencil, and filling in all the wells.
5. Carefully remove the tape from the bottom and sides of the stencil.
6. Using the top tape as a hinge, lift the bottom of the butterflies stencil carefully up and then away from the project.  Let dry completely.
7. Use the Versamarker on the leaves and pour on the Emerald Embossing Powder, heating it to create a smooth shiny look.
8. Use the Versamarker on the edges of the butterflies and apply Detail Black Embossing Powder.  Heat it with your embossing gun.
9. Use the white glue on the butterflies to apply the Tiger Lily Glitter.
10. Squeeze the black Amplify onto the center of the butterflies to create the bodies, and the purple Amplify on the flowers.
11. Heat the Amplify with the embossing heat gun until it puffs up.
12. Assemble the card, including the ric rack.
13. Attach the buttons onto the card with the Glue Dots.

We have a lot going on this week.  I have included all of the other posts in my list for today.  Some are Dreamweaver, some feature Imagine Crafts and others are new products (which I will feature tomorrow.  Check them out, and don't forget to comment for your chance to win those prizes!

Louise Healy

Laura Sobran Drahozal 

Leadonna Quick Fritts 

Pam Bray

Amy Osburn Purdie

Alison Heikkila

Pam Hornschu