Where Has Summer Gone!

I cannot believe that it is already August 20th!! Where has the summer gone??? It seems like each year goes by faster and faster. It's a good thing I love Fall so much, it is less depressing to know we're headed into my favorite season.

The Stampendous design team is featuring Dreamweaver Stencils this week with a theme of Dreamweaver Double. We can interpret that however we want, so today I'm using not just two stencils (for a double, get it!), but three great stencil in my "Ode to a Summer Birthday".

The design team members were fortunate to receive a box of wonderful products from Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko a while back. Their inks are fabulous to work with and the colors are gorgeous!

The Neon inks just screamed summer to me, so I decided to start with those, but how to choose which colors, hmmm.  All of them, of course! LX7011 Big Dots was the perfect starting place, all of them fit!

"Ode to a Summer Birthday"

Steps:

• Tape stencil to white cardstock with removable tape
• Place a piece of removable tape on the column next to the first column (yellow)
• Use a 1/2" stencil brush to apply the first color down the first column
• Remove the tape from the second column and move it over to the third column
• Place a piece of removable tape over the column just colored
• Color the next column
• Keep moving the two pieces of tape over until you have all the colors!
• Clean stencil
• The colors are called Radiant Neon Electric Yellow, E. Orange, E. Coral, E. Pink, E. Purple, E. Blue, E. Green
• Tape the Tiger slippahs (LM246) to white cardstock, use 1/4" stencil brushes and the Picasso (LL332) to apply color
• Cut them out leaving a small white edge around
• Mount them on Bazzill Limeade cardstock, and cut around them again leaving a small green edge
• Color the happy birthday (LM248) with some of the colors
• Layer on a mat of Limeade and Pink
• Mat the dots on Limeade and Pink also
• Use foam tape to add the sentiment and sandals

You won't want to miss more Dreamweaver creations from these team members:

Stampendous Blog

Pam Hornschu

Amy Hurley-Purdie

Lyn Bernatovich

Louise Healy

Kristine Reynolds

Tenia Nelson

Alison Heikkila

Laura Drahozal

Happy Creating,

Louise

Mousey Mischief Finale!

It's been a mischief filled week as the Stampendous Design Team has shared their fun creations for our "Mousey Mischief" theme! We hope you have enjoyed them as much as we enjoyed sharing them with you.

This little Skateboard Witch looks like he's running, rather "skateboarding", away from some mischief he's been in, doesn't he!? Love this little guy, he makes me smile every time I look at him. The background is done with the fabulous circle swirl stamp from the Cling Brushstroke Set. I just love this stamp, it makes a wonderful background pattern.

Supplies
Stampendous
HMV22 Skateboard Witch
CRS7001 Cling Brush Strokes
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Plus
Bazzill Basics cardstock Lime
Bazzill Basics cardstock Lavender
Neenah Papers Classic Crest Cover Solar White 80#
Chameleon Color Tones - YG3, BR5, NU1, VO4, YO3, PK3, BR2, NU3, CG8
Brilliance Ink - Pearlescent Lime, Pearlescent Lavender
May Arts Ribbon
Beacon Adhesive Fabri-Tac
Double-sided tape
Foam Tape

Instructions

Step 1:  Fold a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of Lime cardstock in half to form an A2 card

Step 2:  Stamp a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of white cardstock with the circle from the Brush Strokes set, first using Brilliance P. Lime, clean the stamp, then stamp with Brilliance P. Lavender, edge all around with the lavender, let dry

Step 3:  Stamp the Skateboard Witch design on Mixed Media White Paper and color with Chameleon pens

Step 4:  Tape the Skateboard Witch to a Lavender mat, then a Lime Mat

Step 5:  Tape the stamped circles layer to the front of the card, then use Fabri-Tac to add a ribbon at a diagonal across the card

Step 6:  Use foam tape to attach the Skateboard Witch layer

Here's what our other mischief makers have created for you:

Stampendous Blog
Louise Healy
Amy Hurley-Purdie
Kristine Reynolds
Lyn Bernatovich
Lea Kimmel Fritts

Happy Creating,

Louise

Take the Plunge!

It's Dreamweaver Thursday for the Stampendous Design Team and we love to share techniques and ideas for using these beautiful stencils. Our theme this week is "Mousey Mischief", so some of us are combining our adorable House Mouse collection into our designs today. Enjoy!

Take the plunge!

Ok, I'm stretching the theme a little bit with this one, but this would be what one of my kids would have done after we spent hours raking! Mischievious? Well sort of, who's going to re-rake all those leaves! But boy is this little guy having a wonderful time with that leaf pile! The Dreamweaver Leafless Tree stencil is the perfect background too. I've used the "Spotlight" stamping technique with my Leafless Tree stencil.

Supplies
Stampendous
HMV23 Leaf Plunge Rubber Stamp
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Dreamweaver:

DWLX7020 Leafless Tree Stencil

DWLL332 Picasso Stencil

DWDMBP Matte Black Embossing Paste

DWNHB-12 1/2" Brush #12 Natural Handle

DWGHB-6 1/4" Brush #6 Gold Handle

DWDPK Dreamweaver Palette Knife

DWLM2010 Paste Spreader

Plus
Kraft cardstock
Neenah Papers Classic Crest Cover Natural #80
Chameleon Color Tones - YO3, OR4, BR2, OL3, YL2, NU1, RD4, CG8, CB
Distress Inks - mustard seed, spiced marmalade, crushed olive, forest moss
Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black, Bahama Blue
Removable tape
Double-sided tape
Foam Tape

Instructions

Step 1:  Fold a 7" x 10" piece of kraft cardstock in half to form a top-fold card

Step 2:  Tape the Leafless tree stencil along the left side of the card front with removable tape and use a 1/2" stencil brush to rouge black in through the openings, repeat near the right side of the card, clean and dry the stencil

Step 3:  Stamp the Leaf Plunge image on a  3" x 4" piece of white Multi media cardstock and color with Chameleon pens, use the Picasso stencil and the Bahama Blue ink to create some clouds in the background, mat on a  3 1/8" x 4 1/8" black mat

Step 4:  Use the tape ink transfer technique to create a background on a 4" x 5" piece of Natural cardstock. The tape ink transfer is done by taking a piece of 1" painters tape that is slightly longer than the width of your paper, running it sticky side down across your ink pad, then "transferring" the ink to your paper by laying the tape across it and pressing down gently then lifting off the tape, repeat down the paper with colors of your choice until the paper is how you want it. I used mustard seed near the top, spiced marmalade where it met the "ground", and crushed olive and forest moss at the bottom. Rouge the edges with the black ink. dry well

Step 5:  Tape the Leafless tree stencil near the left side of the background paper with removable tape

Step 6:  Use a palette knife and paste spreader to apply a coat of Matte Black Embossing Paste over the stencil, remove stencil and clean, let paste dry

Step 7:  Add 1/2" strips of black cardstock along the two sides of the pasted image, and adhere to the front of the card near the left side (Notice the "Spotlight" technique where the background image and colored image match up, I planned ahead so my tree images on the left side line up, I know, I'm crazy, but it looks nice!)

Step 8:  Use foam tape to add the mouse image to the card front

Stop over at these designer's blogs to see the mischief they've come up with for you!

Stampendous Blog

Pam Hornschu

Kristine Reynolds

Lyn Bernatovich

Alison Heikkila

Tenia Nelson

Pam Bray

Louise Healy

Laura Drahozal

Leadonna Quick Fritts

Happy Creating,
Louise

Fence Falling

Welcome to the Stampendous Design Team weekly challenge. This week our theme is "Mousey Mischief!". You'll see lots of great creations with our wonder House-Mouse Designs stamps all week long! These little mice are sure to make you smile.

My mischievous little mice are called "Fence Falling", and are featured in the July 2015 Stampendous Catalog.  If you haven't seen the new catalog yet, you can view it online at the Stampendous website, click here.  Don't they just look like they are having a ball playing this game! I colored them with Chameleon markers, then mounted them on a fall background that I created using the Creative Palette and acrylic paints.

Supplies
Stampendous
HMR42 Fence Falling
Creative Palette
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Plus
Bazzill cardstock Bitter Chocolate
Chameleon Color Tones - NU1, NU2, OL3, OR4, BR5, RD4, YL2, YO3, CG8, BK4, CB
Acrylic Paints - Yellow, Orange, Red, Olive Green
Brayer
Delicata Golden Glitz
May Arts Ribbon 368-15-16  1.5" green, and Jute SM10
Double-sided tape
Foam Tape

Instructions

Step 1:  Fold a 7" x 10" piece of dark brown cardstock in half to form a top-fold card

Step 2:  Use the Creative Palette, acrylic paints and a brayer to create a fall colored background on White Mixed Media paper, dry well, cut to 4 3/4" x 6 3/4", swipe the Delicata ink pad across the background, attach to the front of the card

Step 3:  Stamp the Fence Falling on a  4" x 5 7/8" piece of white cardstock and color with Chameleon pens, mat on a dark brown mat 4 1/8" x 6 1/8"

Step 4:  Add the green ribbon along the right side of the card, gather it in the middle with a small piece of Jute

Step 5:  Use foam tape to add the image to the card front


There's more mischief brewing over at these designer blogs:

Stampendous Blog

Louise Healy

Amy Hurley-Purdie

Alison Heikkila

Happy Creating,
Louise

Create Fall Finale!

This is our final day for our weekly theme of "Create Fall". We hope you've been inspired by all the creations you've seen this week from our team. Fall is right around the corner, and now is the perfect time to start making those Fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving cards.

Today I have a little tutorial for you featuring the beautiful Oak Leaf and Maple Leaf stencils.

Supplies:

Stampendous:

CP811 Creative Palette
NKCRS02 Cling Wired Set
SSH57 Jumbo Perfectly Clear™ Acrylic Handle

Dreamweaver:
DWLL3043 Oak Leaf Stencil
DWLL3044 Maple Leaf Stencil
DWCEP Crackle Embossing Paste
DWNHB-12 1/2" Brush
DWNHB-18 1/4" Brush
DWLL332 Picasso
DWDMBP Matte Black Embossing Paste
DWLX7024 Zen Flower
DWDPK Palette Knife
DWLM2010 Paste Spreader

Plus:

Memento Inks - Dandelion, Tangelo, Lady Bug, Rhubarb Stalk, Bamboo Leaves, Potter's Clay (to color the maple leaf)
Chameleon Color Tones Pens - YL2, OR4, RD4, OL3, CB (on the Crackle Paste)
Acrylic Paints
Core'dinations Tea Dye cardstock
Neenah Classic Linen Cover 80# Epic Black 08126 (to use with the Creative Palette)
Neenah Classic Crest Cover 80# Classic Cream 04594
Tonic Ticket corner punch
Brayer

Instructions:

1. Fold the Tea Dye card in half to form an A7 card.
2. Brayer acrylic paints on the Creative Palette and press the black cardstock over it, lay the Zen Flower stencil on the palette and gently brayer more paint over it, press the cardstock back over the stencil and paint, dry well.
3. Tape the Maple Leaf stencil to cream cardstock and use 1/4" stencil brushes to add color, use an edge of the Picasso tool to add "veins" to the leaf.
    
4. Lay the Oak Leaf stencil  near the opposite side and tape in place.
    
5. Apply Matte Black Embossing Paste using a Palette Knife and Paste Spreader.
   
6. Remove and clean the stencil, let the paste dry.
   
7. Place the clean, dry stencil back over the dry paste and skim a coat of Crackle Paste over the dry Black paste using a Palette Knife and Paste Spreader.
   
   
8. Remove and clean the stencil, let the paste dry, it will crackle as it dries.
    
9. Color the dry Crackle paste with  Chameleon Pens, use a 1/2" stencil brush to rouge some color around the edges, then stamp with the background stamp from the Wired set, ticket punch the corners and mount on a black mat, then the card front.
10. Create a fall colored background using the Creative Palette, acrylic paints and a brayer. The Zen Flower stencil was used too to add a pretty pattern to the background.

These designers are falling all over themselves with great ideas to share with you!

Stampendous Blog

Pam Bray

Louise Healy

Lyn Bernatovich

Kristine Reynolds

Lea Kimmel

Happy Creating,
Louise

Fall Borders

It's Dreamweaver Thursday for the Stampendous Design Team so today you'll be treated to a wonderful collection of Fall themed creations.  That's because our theme for this week is "Create Fall"! There are so many wonderful Stampendous stamps and stencils to choose from for this theme, it's easy to get inspired.

Today I have chosen the Fall Borders stencil (LJ874). It's a gorgeous stencil with two different corner images on one stencil.  You can use both of them, or one at a time. I just love the pumpkin corner, and paired with a great sentiment from the Friendship Assortment Set, it makes a wonderful Fall card.

Supplies:

Stampendous:SSC1116 Friendship Assortment Perfectly Clear Stamps™ Set

Dreamweaver:
DWLJ874 Fall Borders Stencil
DWLL332 Picasso stencil
DWDEP Regular Embossing Paste
DWGHB-6  1/4" Brush#6 Gold Handle
DWDPK Dreamweaver Palette Knife
DWLM2010 Paste Spreader

Plus:Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Neenah Papers Classic Crest Cover Classic Cream 80# 04594
Neenah Papers Classic Linen Cover Epic Black 80# 08126
Brilliance Inks - Sunshine Yellow, Pearlescent Orange, Pearlescent Thyme, Pearlescent Ivy, Coffee Bean
Versafine Olympia Green
ZipDry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives™
Foam Mounting Tape

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 5" x 10" green card in half to create a 5" x 5" card

Step 2:  Tape off the corner of the stencil across from the pumpkin, then tape the stencil to a piece of cream cardstock 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" lining up the pumpkin in the lower left corner

Step 3:  Paste emboss the image with Regular Embossing Paste using a Palette Knife and Paste Spreader, remove and clean the stencil, let paste dry

Step 4:  Return the clean, dry stencil over the dry paste, and use 1/4" stencil brushes and ink pads to add color to the design

Step 5:  Stamp the saying on a small piece of cardstock with VersaFine™ Olympia Green ink, layer on a small black mat

Step 6:  Layer the pumpkin on a black mat, then to the front of the card

Step 7:  Add the saying using foam tape for dimension

More Fall creations await at these designer blogs today!

Stampendous
Louise Healy 

Kristine Reynolds 

Pam Hornschu 

Lyn Bernatovich 

Laura Drahozal 

Lea Kimmel 

Amy Hurley-Purdie
Alison Heikkila

Happy Creating,
Louise

The Great Pumpkin

Fall is my FAVORITE time of the year! I love the crisp, cool air, sunny days, colors, you name it, Fall is fabulous! So when I heard the theme this week  for the Stampendous Design Team was Create Fall, I was thrilled! The team has been sharing lots of great samples for the Christmas season from the July 2015 Stampendous Catalog, so now we are turning to our Fall creations. We hope you enjoy them!

Today I'm sharing The Great Pumpkin stencil, with a combination of Chameleon markers, Dreamweaver Paste, and Stampendous fabulous Frantage Embossing Enamels.

Supplies:

Stampendous:

EJK07 Encrusted Jewel Bronze Kit
FREG023 Aged Silver Embossing Enamel
FREG025 Aged Copper Embossing Enamel
FREG026 Aged Black Embossing Enamel
EP102 Pirates Gold Embossing Powder
FRG08C  Bronze Glass Glitter
FRC05 Taupe Color Fragments
FRM04 Tea Stained Mica Fragments

Dreamweaver:
DWLL3036 The Great Pumpkin Stencil
DWDGP Gold Embossing Paste
DWDPK Palette Knife
DWLM2010 Paste Spreader

Plus:Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Classic® Epic Black & Classic Cream Linen Cover Stock by Neenah Paper®
French Country Collection Montage Paper by Graphic 45®
Chameleon™ Markers (YL2, YO3, OR4, OL3, BR5, CB, BK4)
Micron Pen (Black 02) by Sakura®
ZipDry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives™
Glue Dots
Heat Embossing Tool

Instructions:

1. Fold a 7" x 10" cream card in half to create an A7 card
2.  Tape patterned paper (3" x 7") near the top fold of the paper, and green (2" x 7") under near the bottom edge, place a small black strip (1/4" x 7") over the seam.
3. Place the stencil on the left edge of a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of cream cardstock and outline the openings of the stencil with a Black Micron Pen, move the stencil to the right side and trace another pumpkin along the right side.
4. Trace 6 extra leaves on cream paper.
5. Color the two pumpkins and the extra leaves with Chameleon Pens, cut out the extra leaves and edge with the black Chameleon.
6. Place the stencil in the middle of the two colored pumpkins and paste emboss the image with Gold Embossing Paste using a Palette Knife and Paste Spreader, remove the stencil and place in water for cleaning.
   
   
7. Sprinkle the wet paste with a combination of Chocolate, Aged Copper, Vintage Mahogany and Pirate Gold embossing powders, let dry, tap off extra powders, then heat emboss the powders.
   
   
8. Mount the pumpkins on a 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" black mat, then sprinkle the bottom area of the pumpkins with a combination of aged silver and aged black embossing powder topped with Bronze glass glitter, taupe color fragments, tea stained mica flakes and heat from underneath until the embossing powders melt and hold the texture items.
   
9. Mount the pumpkins to the card front, and add more powders and elements along the bottom and heat from below.
10. Use glue dots to add the extra leaves near the base of the pumpkins.

See more great Fall ideas at these team members:

Stampendous Blog

Louise Healy

Amy Hurley-Purdie

Happy Creating,
Louise