Showing posts with label Quietfire. Show all posts
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Saturday, September 21, 2013

Dreamweaver & Quietfire Awesome in Autumn! Finale!


Our amazing week of Awesome in Autumn concludes today! This has been a wonderful week playing with the Quietfire Design team, and their amazing images and sentiments. Their beautiful calligraphic style, quotes and thoughts are the perfect addition to our Dreamweaver designs. We hope you have followed along with us, and have left your comments for an opportunity to win one of two wonderful prize packages:



Here's what I've created for today's post:
Yesterday I showed you one corner of the beautiful Fall borders (LJ874) stencil from Dreamweaver Stencils. Today, I have used the other corner along with the Leaf texture (LG616) stencil (did you notice those two little leaves in the lower corner of yesterday's design?), and the same beautiful saying "Every blade in the field" saying (#5820) from Quietfire Design.

  • Tape the pumpkin corner to the corner of Distress Antique Linen cardstock with removable tape
  • Use a palette knife and paste spreader to apply Matte Yellow Embossing Paste over the stencil
  • Remove the stencil and place in water for cleaning
  • Let the paste dry
  • Tape the Leaf texture stencil to the shiny side of a piece of freezer paper with removable tape
  • Use a palette knife and paste spreader to apply Matte Yellow Embossing Paste over the stencil
  • Remove the stencil and place in water for cleaning
  • Let the paste dry thoroughly
  • Stamp the saying on matching cardstock
  • Use a Deckle edge scissors to trim around the saying
  • Use Distress ink vintage photo around the edges of the saying, then edge a little darker with Distress ink walnut stain
  • Mount on a piece of Distress Frayed Burlap cardstock that has been edged with ink too, set aside
  • Place your clean, dry stencils back over the dry yellow paste and tape in place with removable tape
  • Use small stencil brushes to add color, I used Distress inks mustard seed, spiced marmalade, forest moss, vintage photo, and walnut stain, as well as just a touch of Brilliance Rocket Red
  • After the pumpkin corner is colored, Deckle the edge and ink with vintage photo and walnut stain
  • Mount on a frayed burlap card front
  • CAREFULLY peel different leaves off the freezer paper and arrange them along the bottom edge
  • Once you like the placement, gently lift an edge with a toothpick and add a dab of glue to secure them
  • Use foam mounting tape to adhere the saying
  • Add a leaf to the saying too
We hope you have enjoyed our designs this week and have been inspired to create your own Autumn Awesomeness!


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Happy Creating,
Louise
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Friday, September 20, 2013

Dreamweaver & Quietfire Awesome in Autumn Day 4!


Our amazing week of Awesome in Autumn continues! This week we are playing with the Quietfire Design team, and are so excited to play with their amazing images and sentiments. In their beautiful calligraphic style, their quotes and thoughts are the perfect addition to our Dreamweaver designs. Follow along with us, and leave your comments for an opportunity to win one of two wonderful prize packages:



Here's what I've created for today's post:

Autumn is my favorite time of year, so I just love this month's challenge of Awesome in Autumn! And with the month quickly coming to an end, I had to use Dreamweaver's beautiful Fall borders stencil (LJ874) . This versatile stencil has two corner designs that are so fabulous, you'll see the other corner tomorrow!
 Follow these easy steps:

  • Tape your stencil to the upper left corner of cream colored cardstock with removable tape (make sure you put some tape over the parts of the other corner design so you don't accidentally get ink where you don't want it!)
  • Use small stencil brushes and ink pads to color the image, I used Brilliance Sunshine Yellow, P. Orange, Rocket Red, P. Beige, and Coffee Bean
  • Use the Picasso (LL332) to help place color and to add a little vein to the leaves
  • Remove the stencil, and stamp the saying from Quietfire Design #5820 Every Blade in the Field with Brilliance Coffee Bean ink
  • Use a 3/4" stencil brush to brush in Distress Ink forest moss around the edge of images and around the edge of a background layer
  • Use a 3/4" stencil brush to add just a little Brilliance P. Orange to the background piece
  • Add a piece of beautiful ribbon from May Arts to the colored background piece, then assemble all the layers into an Awesome in Autumn card!
Tomorrow will be the final day of our hop with Quietfire, and the last chance to win a fabulous prize package, you won't want to miss it!


Check out today's awesomeness which includes...

Louise Healy (you are here)

Happy Creating,
Louise
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Thursday, September 19, 2013

Dreamweaver & Quietfire Awesome in Autumn Day 3!


Our amazing week of Awesome in Autumn continues! This week we are playing with the Quietfire Design team, and are so excited to play with their amazing images and sentiments. In their beautiful calligraphic style, their quotes and thoughts are the perfect addition to our Dreamweaver designs. Follow along with us, and leave your comments for an opportunity to win one of two wonderful prize packages:



Here's what I've created for today's post:
Dreamweaver LL517 - Cattails

Quietfire Design Quote Marks Friendship (6222)
I seem to be fixated this week with the Matte Black Embossing Paste, but it is so versatile and looks great with so many techniques that it is easy to make it your go to paste! Here's how I did it:

  • Lay the Cattails stencil (LL517) face down in a spray box
  • Spray the back of the stencil with a generous coating of Memories Mist Sprays (I used Amaretto and Wheatgrass)
  • Carefully remove the stencil (hold it only by the edges) and place it on a clean paper towel, ink side up
  • Lay a piece of glossy cardstock over the inked stencil and hold it in place while you gently rub the paper to the entire stencil
  • Peel the glossy paper off the stencil at a slight angle to get the best movement of the ink
  • Let it dry (the cattail part will be white and the background will have your color)
  • Clean and dry the stencil
  • Place the clean dry stencil over the white outline on the colored glossy paper and tape in place with removable tape
  • Spread Matte Black Embossing Paste over the stencil using a palette knife and paste spreader
  • Remove the stencil and let place in water for cleaning
  • Let the paste dry
  • While the paste is drying, place your clean dry stencil on the inside of the card and use small stencil brushes to stencil color on the image
  • Stamp the saying from Quietfire Design next to the stenciled image
  • Layer the front of the card, including the dry cattails
  • Add some glitter to the "pods" of the cattails for a little sparkle!
  • Use glue dots covered with glitter to accent the card

  Check out this week's awesomeness which includes...

Louise Healy (you are here)

Happy Creating,
Louise
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Dreamweaver & Quietfire Awesome in Autumn Day 2!


Happy 21st Birthday to my beautiful daughter Elizabeth! 


Our amazing week of Awesome in Autumn continues! This week we are playing with the Quietfire Design team, and are so excited to play with their amazing images and sentiments. In their beautiful calligraphic style, their quotes and thoughts are the perfect addition to our Dreamweaver designs. Follow along with us, and leave your comments for an opportunity to win one of two wonderful prize packages:



Here's what I've created for today's post:
Dreamweaver Stencil Leaf Icons (LL471) 
  •  Paste emboss the leaves with Matte Black Embossing Paste from Dreamweaver
  • Let dry about ten minutes, then carefully brush some Metallic F/X powders (also from Dreamweaver) over the drying paste 
  • Let paste dry thoroughly
  • Stamp the Quietfire Design Friendship Quote Marks (6222) saying on cream cardstock with Archival Jet Black Ink, punch out with an oval punch, and ink the edges with Distress Ink vintage photo
  • Mount the saying onto a black scalloped oval and put foam tape on the top and bottom edges on the back of the scalloped oval
  • Adhere the leaves to a black mat
  • Tie a beautiful ribbon from May Arts around the leaf layers and tie a bow near the left side
  • Add the saying, and mount to the front of a cream colored card 
This would be a wonderful birthday card for a friend with a fall birthday, or just to send a note to someone you're thinking about. We all love to receive handwritten notes!

 Check out this week's awesomeness which includes...
Louise Healy (you are here)

Happy Creating,
Louise
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