Showing posts with label CHA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CHA. Show all posts

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Dreamweaver February Challenge

Wow, I can't believe CHA is over and it's February already! I'm sorry I didn't post from the convention, but the hotel's network was down the whole time we were there, can you believe that!  But we had SOOOOO much fun and the Dream Team finally got to meet in person (all but poor Terrece, we missed you and hope you will be at the next show). We had a team dinner, and a little workshop to prepare us for what was going to happen on Monday during the Dreamweaver class. We had 50 people in class on Monday to learn all about embossing on metal, and working with the new Color Solution inks. I think everyone had a good time, I know I did! Here's a photo of Rebecca and Jennifer (they work for Lynell) getting the booth ready on Sunday morning.

We had a demo table to show various techniques, a make and take table where anyone who wanted could make a cute little teacup card using embossed metal and the Color Solutions inks. Magdalena Muldoon from MercArt USA joined us too, and demonstrated lots of techniques using stencils with metals. She is such an incredible artist!

But now it's time to get back to our Dreamweaver Stencils February challenge. This month the team is doing St. Patrick's Day/Green cards, meaning they can have either theme. I'm just not quite ready for St. Patrick's Day yet, and am crashing fast now that I'm home, so I decided to share a "green" card with you today. A while back Lynell released a stencil called Go Green (LX7000). This is something I created to represent a "green" card. You know the three R's right? Reduce, reuse, recycle (or something like that!).

This card was made from a page of a glossy Travel magazine that I was going to put in the recycle bin. I just tore out a pretty scenic page, embossed it with my Big Shot and the Go Green stencil,  and gently sanded it. You have to be careful because the magazine paper isn't as heavy as cardstock. Adhere the sanded image to the front of a card. I found another picture that worked with the background and mounted that on a blue mat and attached it to the front of my card. Voila! a "green card". (ok so this might be stretching the rules more than a little, but hey, rules are meant to be broken!) Here's another card I did with this stencil.

Now check out the rest of team blogs to see if they followed the rules or not!
 
Happy Creating,
Louise
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Friday, January 27, 2012

Final Sneak Peek

Well, the big show is finally here! I'm in Anaheim a little early to enjoy a day with my son who lives in the area, so it is an extra special trip! Here's my last sneak peek of the new Dreamweaver Stencils CHA release. It has been fun sharing these beautiful designs with you this week.
So for one last hurrah here's my design for today using Retro Standing Cat (LL3021), Kitty Words (LG741), and Pinwheel Checkerboard (LX7013). Enjoy!



Until Monday....

Happy creating,
Louise
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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Sneak Peeks Day 4!

Are you loving all the beautiful samples the Dream Team has come up with for the new stencils, I know I am! What a talented group. Keep watching to see what else we will be creating for the upcoming February Dreamweaver Stencils challenge.
Before I leave for the show, I wanted to share a card I created today. After I finished it, I realized that the center flowers form a little heart,  so just by changing the sentiment you could change it to a Valentine's card, or a wedding or anniversary card too.


This card features the fabulous Art Nouveau Flourish (LJ919) stenciled in each corner (just be sure to clean it before you flip it over to do the other corner), and six flowers from the Flower Quatrefoil stencil (LX7010). Three stenciled as flowers and three stenciled green for leaves. The new little thank you (LS1009) just nestled perfectly above the flowers.
Here are the links to the other team member blogs, enjoy the journey!


Even though I'll be out at the show by then, I'll still have one last sneak peek for you tomorrow.  I'll try to post some pictures from the show on Monday, so stay tuned!

Happy creating,
Louise
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Sneak Peeks Day 3

Wow, this week is flying by. I've been busy, busy, busy creating more samples with the beautiful new stencils from Dreamweaver Stencils. It has been so much fun and it will be great to finally meet up with the other team members at CHA to get more great ideas! Be sure to let your local store know you are anxiously awaiting the arrival of these fabulous designs!
Today I am featuring the new Tall Poppy stencil (LL3023). It have a retro feel to it , and lends itself well to many techniques. This one uses the Stampee Foils (purple and green), black Fun Flock, and crystal glitter. The new thank you stencil (LS1009) was the perfect finishing touch.  The Tall Poppy will be the featured stencil in my upcoming class at Stampology Chicago on February 18.


Speaking of upcoming classes, here are the cards we will be doing at The Cottage Stamper on February 7th.  This class is featuring two stencils,  LM136 Water Lily, and LS1006 Sm THANKS, both yours to take home after the class.




I hope you have the time to stop over at the rest of the team blogs to see more sneak peeks. We just love being able to share our ideas with you and always welcome your comments!


Happy Creating,
Louise
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Dreamweaver Sneak Peeks Day 2

I hope day 1 of our Dreamweaver Stencils sneak peeks got you excited for more great designs. Don't forget we will be posting new images everyday this week leading up to CHA. I can hardly wait to be there, it is so inspirational and really gets your creative juices flowing!
Today I want to share the beautiful new Cherry Blossom shape (LL3024). It is absolutely stunning!
Hope you like it.

As always, hop on over to the rest of the team blogs for more great peeks.

Have you finished your design for the contest yet? You still have until the end of the month to  join our January challenge for the chance to win a great prize. Just click on the DREAM it UP! link in the list above.
Happy Creating,
Louise
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Monday, January 23, 2012

Let the peeks begin!

As we promised last week, the Dream Team has put together some sneak peeks for you of the new stencils being released next week by Dreamweaver Stencils at CHA in Anaheim California. Follow the list below to hop to each blog and see some of the fabulous new designs. We will be posting something new each day this week so you will get a chance to see the 17, YES 17!! new designs.
Today I am excited to share the new Mushrooms stencil (LL3025). It is just adorable, and looks great in a variety of techniques. Here are a few ways I used it:




Did you wonder how I got the pattern on the purple mushrooms? Well that's another great new background stencil called Pinwheel Checkerboard (LX7013). And the big dots on the middle mushrooms are from the new Big Dots (LX7011) stencil (you'll see that again this week!). AND...that great new Paisleys (LX7009) background is fabulous too!! So you really got to see FOUR of the new stencils. Stayed tuned each day this week for more SNEAK PEEKS!
Now check out the rest of team blogs:

 











Last but not least, remember, there is still time to enter your creation in this month's contest over at Mr. Linky on the DREAM it UP! blog.  Just create a Valentine's card hopefully using Dreamweaver Stencil products (but that is not a requirement) and add a link to your card. You have until the end of the month, and you can enter multiple creations so your chances get better and better!

Happy Creating,
Louise
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