All You Need Are Stamps and Ink!

This week we're celebrating the current neon trend with the folks at Imagine Crafts! Their new line of beautiful inks called are just exactly that! They positively glow with brilliant color. And they coordinate perfectly with our beautiful Frantâge Color Fragments The potential for splashes of incredible color are absolutely endless.  And you can win some, too!! We'll send three lucky winners 3 Radiant Neon Ink Pads and 3 jars of Color Fragments (we choose the colors). All you have to do to enter is to comment on as many of the blog posts this week as you can. You have until the end of Sunday, May 25th to comment. On Monday, May 26 we'll randomly choose three of the blog posts, then randomly choose a winner from each. You must have a U.S. Mailing Address to win, but we sure welcome comments from everyone. In case you missed yesterday's brilliant start to our Neon Blog Hop - Here is the link.

Today I'm sharing a clean and simple card that is pretty, full of color and easy to do, here is how it was made.
1.  Stamp background image from Brush Strokes set three times using  Imagine Crafts Radiant Neon inks in Electric Blue, Electric Green and Electric Pink.  I love these inks the are so pretty and vibrant!
2.  Stamp Live Creatively over the background stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento.
3.  Layer onto a pink card, add pink rhinestones and you're done!

Here's some inspiration for today from our terrific Design Teams! Go leave them some love!!

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Sylvia Blum

Tenia Nelson

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Floral Thank You

This month the May challenge is "Flora and Fauna" so today my card is using Flora.  This card is so pretty in person but I had a hard time capturing it in a picture so be sure to try making this card so you can see how stunning it is!

1.  Ink stencil LJ899 Petals Background with Shabby Shutters Distress Ink by rubbing the pad directly on the stencil, lightly spritz with water and place stencil on white card stock using removable tape to keep it in place. Run it through your embossing machine being sure to use the rubber embossing mat.
2.  Trim paper and mount to black and glue to a kraft color card.
3.  Place stencil LL548 Daisies on kraft card stock and emboss with translucent embossing paste. Remove stencil and let dry.
4.  When the paste is dry, replace stencil, lightly sponge on Palette Stamp and Stick Glue Pad and remove stencil.
5.  Rub on Variegated Gold Leaf and rub in and rub off any loose pieces.
6.  Outline image using a white Gelly Pen, layer onto white and black papers.
7.  Stencil Thank You using stencil LG691Thank Yous and Dreamweaver Stencils Metallic Copper Embossing Paste.
8.  Wrap with green cord and mount to card using 3D Foam Squares from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.
9.  Add clear rhinestones and you are done!

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May Challenge

 The Dream Team is challenging you this month to a "Flora and Fauna" theme! Considering most of the Dreamweaver designs incorporate both of these in the huge variety of stencils, you should have no problem playing along with our challenge this month! As usual, link your creations at the end of the Dream It Up! blog post, or at the end of our posts where it says, "Add Your Link". As the challenge gets underway, you'll see thumbnails of others who are playing along as inspirations for your own creations!

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Graduation Time

I can't believe it is graduation time already!  My son will be graduating in three days and will be off to college in three short months, the years sure do fly by.  Here is how this cute little graduation card was made.

Stamp Graduate on in black and color with pencils.

Stamp Graduation Background with Versamark and emboss with Shabby White Embossing Enamel.

Place Fran’s Sticky Panels on white cardstock, die cut 5 stars, apply Micro Glitters and glue above Mouse.

Ink only the Congratulations from the Graduations Background stamp with Versamark, stamp onto blue paper and emboss with white.  Cut out and apply Sunflower Micro Glitter to the star at the bottom.

To see a more elegant Graduation card that was posted a few months ago, you can click on this link Graduation Card.


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Welcome Baby Card

Today's card is a crisp and clean baby card using Gruffies Big Yawn and Baby Balloon clear set from Stampendous.  The image was colored with Prisma colored pencils and the sentiment stamped in black, die cut and layered.  I like keeping baby cards clean and simple because the images are so cute without any help!

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Flowers and Stencils

Hi and welcome to my first post as a member of the Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team!!!! I am so excited to be a part of this great company and to show you what you can do with stencils, so sit back with a tasty beverage and  here we go!

1.  Rub back of  LL549 Tall Daisies stencil with Dreamweaver Handmade Hawaiian Soap (so it will release from the sticky paper) and place on MPDS Double-sided Mounting Paper (this paper is sticky).

2.  Cut a straw in half diagonally to use as a sharp little spoon, this will be easier to get into the small areas and scoop yellow Micro Glitter, place in the center of the flowers and do the same with lavender, purple and lime glitters being careful to get glitters only where you want them.

3.  Turn upside down (over a trash can), tap on the back and remove stencil from sticker paper while still upside down.
4.  Now sprinkle the entire piece with multi glitter, rub and shake off the excess.
5.  Place LX7001 Tapestry stencil on purple paper and paste emboss with Dreamweaver Embossing Paste in Glossy Black. Remove stencil, let dry.
6.  Tie flower piece with sheer ribbon and attach as shown then quickly heat with a heat gun so it curls.
7.  Place  LG704 Birthday Words stencil on paper, spread with glossy black paste, remove and let dry.
8.  Punch the corners, sponge with purple ink, layer onto black and add Dot Sparklers in the corners then mount to card using foam tape.

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Stampendous-Micro Glitter in lime, purple, lavender, sunflower. Multi Ultra Fine Glittter and Dot Sparklers .

Random items-Green sheer ribbon, corner punch



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Blog Hop Winners!!!!

Our collaboration last week with Dreamweaver Stencils and Stampendous was definitely a huge success! Both teams had so much fun creating with the toys from both companies, and from the comments that you left, I'd say that you had fun as well! Our randomly selected winners from all of your comments are:

Kristine Reynold's Blog, Monday 21st:

HEATHER

Jamie Martin's Blog, Wednesday 23rd:

GRETA (From my Blog yay!!!)

Lea Kimmel's Blog, Friday 25th:

JADE PASSMORE

Please email phornschu@yahoo.com with your address, and your prize package will be shipped asap! Thanks to everyone who participated...team members and followers! 

We hope that all of you will continue to follow both teams, and to share with your friends regarding the fabulous products and projects that you viewed last week. Both teams continually post challenges and collaborations, and we'd love for you to play along! Here are the links to follow us:

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Stampendous & Dreamweaver Are Hopping!

Welcome to the last day of "Dream-Pendous" week of inspiration! The Stampendous team and the Dreamweaver team have beencollaborating once again with all the fun toys in both team's arsenal. Of course, as usual, there will be great prizes available for those who comment throughout this week. In face 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: All week you have seen the design teams color the face of Blossom Beauty in amazing artistic style that may have made you think "I can't do that."  Well you don't have to, she is beautiful without coloring, just stamp her on tan paper.

1.  Stamp Blossom Beauty on tan paper with black ink.  Color eyes and lips with Prisma colored pencils.
2.  Stamp flowers and butterfly from the Lovely Garden set on pink paper with Versamark ink and emboss with Champagne embossing powder and color with watercolor pencils in shades of purple.
3.  Use the matching Lovely Garden dies to cut them out and set aside.
4.  Place LJ896 Large Flourish in the corner of pink paper, stipple with Versamark ink, remove stencil and emboss with Aged Wine Embossing Enamel. Tear the paper and sponge with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.
5.  Randomly place the LM2006 Sm Fern Frond  on a tan card (8 1/2 x 11 folded in half), stipple with Versamark ink and emboss with Shabby Green Embossing Enamel.
6. Next stipple with Beige Brilliance several times and do not emboss.
7.  Stamp sentiment on tan paper, cut out using DD001 Nesting Frames but first rub the cutting side of the die with Versamark, cut then emboss with Pearlustre Champagne Embossing Powder.
8. Die cut leaf with DM2001 Petite Fern from green paper
9.  Assemble card as shown using Beacon Adhesives 3 in 1 Glue.

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