tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736705388679795532024-03-15T07:32:09.258-07:00DREAM it UP !Inviting you to dream and createLynell Harlow / Dreamweaver Stencilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297706533426869072noreply@blogger.comBlogger521125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173670538867979553.post-36601535541807156932015-07-06T09:49:00.001-07:002015-07-06T10:18:53.201-07:00Zensdays: Summertime Color<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>This summer the diva, Laura Harms, is taking a break to spend some quality time with her young family and has turned over the responsibility of challenges to a others. So if you would like to follow her blog this summer click <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/2015/07/weekly-challenge-225-guest-blogger-jen.html"><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></a> to see what you may have to opportunity to attempt in the way of interesting Zentangle creations. This week, <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/2015/07/weekly-challenge-225-guest-blogger-jen.html"><span style="color: blue;">Jen Crutchfield</span></a> CZT, has challenged us to add color to our work. Her creation was done on white paper in red/white/blue inks but she is open to seeing how we interpret the challenge. Wayne and I are each using a watercolor paper which our daughter rendered hombré-style watercolor washes onto. As you can see I went a little wild and it was a great practice session working with the tangle pattern Mooka. Not every line as I wanted them but it was Zen and that's what this one was all about today.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Wayne's creation this week is also done on one of our daughter's watercolor wash papers, but he used <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.stencilwithstyle.com/accessories/basictools.html">Sakura's Moonlight set of gel pens</a> </span><a href="http://www.stencilwithstyle.com/accessories/basictools.html"><span style="color: blue;">(38716)</span></a>. The colors he used were hot pink, purple and the color that looks blue (to me anyway) was actually teal...then he used a white gel pen on the Akoya tangle beads for highlights.</b></span><br />
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Mom with pal: Sir Gawain and BTW when you order from Stencilwithstyle.com you are directed to the website she created on her own. Pretty great for someone almost 80. Yay!</div>
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Bachelor Buttons and the twenty-four fruit trees in the background which she nurtures for a bountiful harvest in the late summer.<br />
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Lynell Harlow / Dreamweaver Stencilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297706533426869072noreply@blogger.com114tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173670538867979553.post-11078385098375736112015-06-04T21:23:00.003-07:002015-06-04T22:54:42.461-07:00Zensdays...a bit tardy this week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>So this week has been wilder than last week and I am finally getting around to doing my post for <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/2015/06/weekly-challenge-220.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">the Diva's challenge</span></a>. </b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>This week the challenge is UMT (which stands for 'use my tangle') and Laura randomly chose <a href="http://www.thecreatorsleaf.com/2015/04/new-tangle-box-it-up-complete-post.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">Alice Hendon's tangle called, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">All Boxed Up</span>.</i></a> And on Alice's site she had done a wash of color with a very simple showing of her tangle. I loved it...well, you know how I am about color....soooo I really wanted to give it a go. But I didn't have time to play as much as I wanted, so Liz (daughter) did this pretty coloration on a watercolor paper that comes in a spiral pad by Strathmore and had just been taking up room in my stash. Then I attempted without much practice this new tangle. Not so bad if you don't look too closely. AND Liz and I had a great time collaborating, so you can't go wrong with that experience.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>So now I am off to see what everyone else has been up to...looking forward to seeing some beautiful work.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Here is my creation....with no shading, but I don't feel that every tangle I do needs that finished shaded look. I have a great idea for making it into a card, so although it's not totally finished yet it will eventually end up in someone's mailbox as a card.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>I'm off to a sluggish start this week on challenges. But I have my diva challenge done and will add more if I get them done. This week <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/2015/05/weekly-challenge-219.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Laura had an interesting idea</span></a>. Only use tangles with straight lines which I thought was a very clever challenge. Because there are oodles of straight lined tangles that if you take notice really have a curvy look to them just depending on how those lines come together. Paradox which I used as a border around Weben is one of those tangles. I have to admit I didn't put my thinking cap on to go down that road even more, but rather I wanted to try a new tangle (hence Weben) and then I vowed that my next opportunity I would utilize a tangle that I love to work with (hence Paradox). Paradox is done with all straight lines and this week I did the "columns" variety rather than the fans application of Paradox. I don't really make a habit of looking at the other <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/2015/05/weekly-challenge-219.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">challenge postings on the diva's site</span></a> until after I post my challenge, but I am thinking this time around it will be fascinating to see what others have done. So follow the link above and see what's happening there and do give it a go and join if you get the chance. Everyone seems to be so supportive, so if you don't get the chance to tangle this week at least leave a comment or two for those who like some encouragement. (Which BTW is most of us!)</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Also if you want an interesting read this week, stop by the <a href="http://toulaboula.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Toula Boula site</span></a>... Becky Robertson has some very thoughtful insights on her <a href="http://toulaboula.com/blog/2015/05/25/love-notes-week-4/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Monday's Muse</span></a> regarding creating. As a teacher I am always interested in knowing how others approach creating and the perception of perfection and how to deal with our own and our student's creative vicissitudes. This is week four of her Love Notes challenge and an opportunity to make a card for someone you care about. I hope to have the time to do a birthday card for a friend!</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>This technique is called one step cloisonné and is really quite simple to do. The feather stencil (<a href="http://stencilwithstyle.com/stenpurchase/LG%20Stencils/index9.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">LG760</span></a>) is paste-embossed the regular embossing paste (<a href="http://stencilwithstyle.com/accessories/paste.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">DEP</span></a>) onto a decorative paper. Then when it is dry the clean stencil was repostioned onto the feather and it was stenciled with aqua pigment ink. Leaving the feather stencil in position the spiral dots stencil (<a href="http://stencilwithstyle.com/stenpurchase/LX%20Stencils/index2.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">LX 7029</span></a>) was positioned on top of the aqua feather and stenciled with varying colors of purple pigment inks. (Remove the stencil at this time.) The advantage of the pigment ink is that is stays wet for awhile so now the Deep Impressions embossing powder was sprinkled on top and heated with a heat gun. Be sure to leave the paper flat and not hold it at an angle because thicker powders like this can slide while you are heating them and slip onto the paper. Repeat the process with the Hello stencil (<a href="http://stencilwithstyle.com/stenpurchase/LS%20Stencils/index5.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">LS96</span></a>). The feather and the hello are nice and shiny and thick on this beautiful background paper...you can see the shininess, especially on the shaft of the feather and the hello. Fun to do and lots of kudos from friends who receive this beauty in the mail.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>I'm posting this for two different challenges. <a href="http://www.dianeclancy.com/blog/2015/05/weekly-challenge-7-tangle-with-s-t-u/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">The Diane Clancy challenge for S-T-U of the ABCs challenge.</span></a> </b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>I also made this do double duty for <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/2015/05/weekly-challenge-218.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">the diva's #218 challenge of "White on Black"</span></a>. I used a Sakura white gel pen...it helps if you use a lighter pressure and keep moving, or the ink tends to puddle or blur. I used 80# card stock which is a black linen that I happened to have on hand. The diva, Laura Harms, is giving us the choice of doing the white on black or the opportunity to do a ZIA with a found object. Would love to do something with that, but not sure when I'll have time...it might not happen until next week. The tangles used were: Starmap, Ticking and Undling. Go to <a href="http://tanglepatterns.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">tanglepatterns.com</span></a> to find the step-by-step instructions from the creators of these patterns.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Also Becky Robertson at Toula Boula is giving a challenge to make a card for someone you love and post it on her Monday's Muse. This month her Monday's Muse is called "Love Notes". <a href="http://toulaboula.com/mondays-muse/love-notes-week-3/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Click HERE</span></a> if you are interested in knowing more, she has a beautiful website and blogs regularly, she often posts to the diva's challenges and has some interesting information on this that and the other, an enjoyable read because she really writes well. The card can be made with altered art, fine art, stencils, rubber stamps or pretty much any medium you want to use as long as it's a card for someone you care about. Mine is for a friend who's been going through a difficult time. The "friend" tag was done with shrink plastic. The <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><a href="http://stencilwithstyle.com/stenpurchase/LL%20Stencils/index8.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">daisy stencil (LL548</span></a>)</span> was done with the double glitter technique and <a href="http://stencilwithstyle.com/stenpurchase/LJ%20Stencils/index5.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">the raindrops stencil (LJ905</span></a>) was paste-embossed with <a href="http://stencilwithstyle.com/accessories/paste.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">pearlescent embossing paste (DPP</span></a>) on top of acetate then adhered over the top of the glittered card. If you are interested in the Double Glitter technique email me at <a href="mailto:lynell@dreamweaverstencils.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">lynell@dreamweaverstencils.com</span></a> and I will send you the instructions in a pdf format. The links for where to find the stencils in this paragraph go to my Mom's website <a href="http://stencilwithstyle.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">stencilwithstyle.com</span></a></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Finally getting around to doing my alphabet challenge this week for <a href="http://www.dianeclancy.com/blog/2015/05/weekly-challenge-6-tangle-with-p-q-r/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Diane Clancy and Zandypant's weekly challenge</span></a>. This week was PQR and I used Popsicles (the poppies), Quib (the greenery) and Riverstones.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>This card by Laura Drahozal, who has been on the Dreamweaver Stencils design team since it's beginnings, reminded me of a wonderful Emily Dickenson poem that often pops into my head whenever I hear or see the word "Frigate" (of course an old fashioned word for ship). Here's her poem:</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There is no frigate like a book</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To take us lands away</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nor any coursers like a page</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Without oppress of toll</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">How frugal is the chariot</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That bears the human soul</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Since I love this creation so much I asked my mom if she would offer the Frigate stencil and the Mermaid rubber stamp as a kit with some quality polyshrink plastic. The mermaid is of course much larger than you see on this piece of shrinkie. She did add a piece of shrink plastic to the kit that is high quality. I had purchased some at a local big box store recently and it was horrendous and shrunk in a very uneven wonky way. So she has added a piece that is much better and worth using. Go to her <a href="http://stencilwithstyle.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Stencil with Style site</span></a> if you are interested in the discounted kit. If you would like the step-by-step instructions <a href="http://www.rememberinglifesmoments.blogspot.com/2015/03/woodware-blog-hop_27.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">HERE</span></a> is a link to Laura Drahozal's post from a few weeks ago. Beautiful job Laura!</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>This week the diva's challenge is a duo-tangle using Dex and Bunzo. (I realize I spelled it wrong in my title, but won't fix it because it will mess with the URL for the linky tool...oops.) <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/2015/05/weekly-challenge-217.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Read Laura Harm's post</span></a> and join the fun on her blog. Yes, she chose two tangles which symbolize her 35th birthday. Hope you have the best ever Laura... I remember those 30s as being some of the most fun with my young daughter. And you certainly have a blessed family to celebrate life with, thanks for sharing their ups and downs with us. Glad Artoo is better.</b></span><br />
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<br />Lynell Harlow / Dreamweaver Stencilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297706533426869072noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173670538867979553.post-74402438686931605642015-05-11T12:16:00.002-07:002015-05-11T12:16:25.941-07:00Submissions: MNO-Challenge and Mooka Challenge<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Ah....last week was busy and I am just now getting my <a href="http://www.dianeclancy.com/blog/2015/05/weekly-challenge-5-tangle-with-m-n-o/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">ABC challenge done</span></a>. I worked on it this weekend and we were doing MNO last week. Better late than never is my motto:M is for MUMSY (which I thought was perfect for Mother's Day), N is for NAVAHO which seemed to make a nice background and OVY had such a nice feel for a unique "ribbon" for my card. I am also entering this card in <a href="http://toulaboula.com/mondays-muse/love-notes-week-1/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">a challenge by Becky at her ToulaBoula blog</span></a>. She is encouraging a "card" and I thought my MUMSY creation looked like a gift package and perfect creation for a card, so there you have it. </b></span><br />
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<br />Lynell Harlow / Dreamweaver Stencilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297706533426869072noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173670538867979553.post-28986629529616131822015-04-30T00:30:00.000-07:002015-04-30T03:13:58.819-07:00Showers of Thanks and Showers of Creativity!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>So it's the last day that the Dream it UP team is posting with me and that my blog is home to the team. But good things are in store for them as some of them continue on with the Stampendous team. Pam will be in touch and telling you all about how it will work. They have invited me to post with them if I want and of course I know that will happen occasionally too. Wayne and I will continue to stencil and Zentangle and post weekly as much as possible...maybe even two or three times a week if the mood moves us.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>I of course want to take time to thank all of the wonderful designers who helped me get started. Deborah March was our first leader and I learned so much from her. Pam joined the team and later headed or should I say "herded" this group of wonderful designers ever since. Thank you so much Pam for being that creative influence in all of our lives. Hope you are feeling better as I know you have had many struggles with a recent car accident...we are sending energy your way every day.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Today I am posting one of the first cards I did with a memorable technique called "Double Glitter". This is one of the first posts I ever did and if you would like to know how the card was made....click <a href="http://dreamweaverstencils.blogspot.com/2011/01/thursdays-dream-schemessketch.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">HERE</span></a> to know the step-by-step process of this technique from that post. These birds remind me of all the colorful personalities that have come together to make this team and blog work. Many of you have let me use your creations on my blog because running this business has meant that sometimes I have not had very much time to create. It has been fun to see your wonderful creativity shine each week. This is also a </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b> thank you to those who I've considered honorary members and have mailed or emailed me your card creations and instructions for posting. </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>My heartfelt appreciation also to those of you who have dropped by weekly to support stenciling technique...kudos to you all for making us part of your weekly routine. Thanks for your showers of creative spirit that has enriched my life.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>The past few years I have also been supported by <a href="http://stencilwithstyle.com/stencils.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Stencil with Style</span></a> owner, Shirley Parlin, who continues to sell each and every Dreamweaver Stencils product. (Also known as "Mom" to me). This is a bit of an early Mother's Day tribute, but want her to know she is the best and always the most supportive force in my life. Thanks Mom! If anyone needs that hard to find stencil, she can probably still find it for you. In fact she sells some of my favorite Stampendous stamps and products as well.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Also, Stampendous now has a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5yYqSMh6kNnOZkxpaj5U5A">Dreamweaver Stencils YouTube site</a> and many instructional videos are there showing you how to do the many many stencil techniques that are available with the varied products they now sell.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Be sure to stop by and see what the team is showering you with this week! </b></span><br />
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Lynell Harlow / Dreamweaver Stencilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297706533426869072noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173670538867979553.post-32648539413723204922015-04-28T21:45:00.002-07:002015-05-02T20:05:35.983-07:00Zensdays: Labyrinths Challenge Dedicated to Iona<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>This has been I wild week of Zentangle goodness. So many challenges and I still want to do something for Daniel's pokeroot challenge. He is a teenager who has embraced Zentangle and even has a weekly challenge on his blog. Stop by to support him if you get the chance. A most amazing young man and quite the tangler. Click <a href="http://thetanglecorner.blogspot.com/2015/04/diva-challenge-215-labyrinth.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">HERE</span></a> to visit his site. And here is my answer to the pokeroot challenge...with a few cockles and mussels and a smattering of paradox as well:</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Well, I am going to let you read Laura Harms' (the diva) challenge to us this week. It is quite a thought provoking idea for a zentangle challenge, I am still reading and learning more and more about labyrinths. Here is what she has to say: </b></span><br />
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font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.juliegibbons.com/" style="color: #b53a4e; text-decoration: none;">Julie Gibbons</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">, this is my third year exploring the Great Round of Mandala with her. And it just so happens that Stage Three (which corresponds with the month of March) involves labyrinths. I've been thinking about tangling a labyrinth ever since.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I had wondered how well a labyrinth would translate into a Zentangle challenge, and then in my online travels i found a website which said:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 22.1000003814697px;">A labyrinth is not a maze. Mazes are puzzles, designed to vex the mind, but labyrinths are contemplative designs, designed to focus the mind.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Draw-your-own-labyrinth./" style="color: #b53a4e; text-decoration: none;">source</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">and i thought, that sounds much like tangling to me! 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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000;">So take time to go to her </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/2015/04/weekly-challenge-215.html">site to see her creation</a>,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000;"> and see what others have been doing as well. You might even be inspired to join the fun.</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000;">My labyrinth shape is dedicated to a very dedicated commenter, Iona/Gail. The reason? She is from Norway and so is the labyrinth inspiration I have chosen today. Finnmark Norway. Besides Iona is very lovely about stopping by and cheering on the Dreamweaver Dream it UP team each Thursday. Thanks Iona! Have you been to Finnmark to see the labyrinths, Iona? Makes me want to stop by sometime to see these amazing stone structures. I know that sounds a bit simplistic, but who knows, I may travel to Norway yet. I've wanted to see Norway ever since I saw the "Song of Norway" when I was in high school. A biographical movie about Edvard Grieg. And Wow! what fabulous scenery! </span></b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000;">I actually did two labyrinth creations...the second one that I worked on I am actually showing first as that is the one I like the most. The first one I worked on was a lot of practice at shading and trying to make the path clear. And I have never done N'Zeppel (the background tangle on each one) and I clearly need to work on that some more. "Practice makes progress" is my motto. So I am planning </span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000;">on using this tangle more often because I really did enjoy the results. Also if you want to see a most amazing labyrinth created by the Wayne-meister go to </span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/83485167@N00/17297295635/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">his Flickr site</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000;"> to see his take on this challenge. He never ceases to amaze me...</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000;">I also joined </span><a href="http://www.dianeclancy.com/blog/2015/04/weekly-challenge-3-tangle-with-g-h-i/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Diane Clancy and Carolien's challenge</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000;"> for their next in the alphabet series..."G H I": The tangles I used are Grass Border, Hibred and Ixorus. Black card stock with a white gel pen and Ixorus was shaded with a white Prisma Color pencil.</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000;">One more tangle creation...in honor of my design team! This is the last month I will be officially posting with the Dream it UP team. I have been invited to post if I want but Stampendous will be taking a much bigger administrative role in organizing the team and putting it all together for a cohesive mix of their team and the Dream it Up designers. Thanks ladies for all you have done. This next tangle post was done by Louise Healy, a designer from the Chicago area who has been dedicated to stenciling and teaching everything and anything that you can do with Dreamweaver Stencils, including tangling. And she has been on the team from it's inception. This card front is one she tangled a couple years ago and it is so wonderful...thanks Louise for all your support for our team over the years. Pam and I have appreciated your consistent work and dedication to the team. Thanks again for all the wonderful Zentangle ZIA pieces you've contributed.</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000;">The beauty of this is hard to see ...because it is done in 3-D. Louise tangled the </span><a href="http://stencilwithstyle.com/stenpurchase/LJ%20Stencils/index5.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">rolling hills stencil (LJ910</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4e0000;">) and then photo copied it, colored it with inks, pens etc. and then cut the pieces out and popped them up with foam tape. It really reminds me of the heartland of our country ...maybe even Illinois, where Louise is from or South Dakota (my old stomping grounds).</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>For the month of April, the <a href="http://www.dreamweaverstencils.blogspot.com/">Dream Team</a> designers are featuring "Showers of Showers" as our theme. Showers could mean actual rains, mists or cloudy days. It could mean a physical element of your design (like a shower of embossing powder), or it could be showers of flowers, bouquets or candy and of course the obvious ...like a baby shower or wedding shower or even a retirement shower (I'm sure there is such a thing). As usual, we'd love for you to play along. Just link your creation on the <a href="http://www.dreamweaverstencils.blogspot.com/">Dream It Up! </a>blog
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incorporating Dreamweaver and/or Stampendous in your design. Here's what
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Yes, I went with the obvious this week...a wedding is coming and I need a special card. Wayne made this one using the <a href="http://stencilwithstyle.com/stenpurchase/LJ%20Stencils/index6.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">bride stencil (LJ924</span></a>). He traced the design with an 01 Micron Pen and used the following tangles: Florz for the outside of the skirt, Shattuck was the border of the skirt, Yincut for the center of the skirt, and Printemps for the bouquet and her hair. If you want to know more about how the tangles are drawn step-by-step go to Linda Farmer's site <a href="http://www.tanglepatterns.com/">www.tanglepatterns.com</a>. If you want to purchase stencils and micron pens go to <a href="http://www.stencilwithstyle.com/">www.stencilwithstyle.com</a>.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Last week I was in Oregon and we had a baby shower for our daughter. So I am sharing a card that I made for her shower. Sad to say it wasn't with stencils or stamps, but I enjoyed the process non-the-less and purchased paper and stickers at a local discount store to make it happen. I used what was at hand while traveling and was tickled with the results, so decided to share it with you:</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>This first picture is of the outside of the card. I had seen this on pinterest some time ago and tried to find it again to give credit, but when I did there were so many similar cards made and 'pinned' as baby cards that I couldn't figure out who to give credit to. So if you are the originator of this card I apologize. When I make a card which has a distinctive design inspiration I like to CASE appropriately. CASE means "copy and say everything", in other words please give credit. So whoever came up with this idea I want you to know I really enjoyed the process. The easiest thing about this card is that it didn't require much for equipment and materials other than paper, a trimmer to cut the paper and a few stickers. Wayne helped me out by cutting the base of the chest by drawing a "bracket" or parenthesis symbol and then cutting through two layers of paper using an X-acto knife. You might also be able to use a frame die that you have in your stash. He also printed out the sentiment on the inside on a piece of vellum and I added a few more stickers around the words and again on the outside of the envelope.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>My mom said she's never liked the portion of the saying, "puppy dog tails" in the little poem about "what boys are made of", so we changed it to "salamander tails" to go along with the appropriate sticker of a salamander or gecko or lizard or whatever that critter is to the left of the sentiment. Yes, the sentiment is a bit sexist and of course could be made for a little girl as well. I have a college degree in Biology and loved entomology, ichthyology, herpetology, and all those other "ologies" so of course it could be what a little girl is made of too. The white card in the background is actually the front of the envelope. </b></span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Diva's Challenge #214 is all about tangling something in honor of Earth Day (or in Chewie's world "Amanda Day")...go to <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/2015/04/weekly-challenge-214.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Laura Harms site</span></a> to learn her fun story, I think this is the fourth year that Earth Day has been celebrated on her site and take time to see what others have created as well. For my string I used the <a href="http://stencilwithstyle.com/stenpurchase/LG%20Stencils/index8.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">treeline stencil (LG745</span></a>). The sun was a combination of Floatfest and the Diva's Dance, the tree leaves were Tipple, the tree trunks were Hached, the garden was a combo of Zinger and Flux. The clouds were stenciled using the rounded end of the <a href="http://stencilwithstyle.com/stenpurchase/LL%20Stencils/index2.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Picasso stencil shield (LL332</span></a>) and a pigment ink pad. I colored the leaves and sun with my Prisma Color pencils. For another perspective take a look at <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/83485167@N00/17030508770/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Wayne's creation on his Flickr site</span></a>...I think he has done all four Earth Day Challenges that Laura has posted.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I joined another challenge this week and I tangled two very similar tiles. Just couldn't decide which one to post....there has been some discussion on people's blogs about going ahead and uploading the challenge creations you are not so satisfied with... and, I can't see anything wrong with that philosophy. However I do quite a bit of practicing just to get a bit better at the tangles I am working on and felt that if I put everything up that I worked on it might be a bit tedious, both for me and for anyone taking a look. Here are the two tiles I am entering in <a href="http://www.dianeclancy.com/blog/2015/04/weekly-challenge-2-tangle-with-d-e-f/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Diane and Carolein's challenge</span></a> of using three tangles which start with the letters D-E-F this week. (Last week they got their challenge going with ABC.)</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The second tile I used the pattern Hached as well, so technically this first tile done on a light brown card stock is the one for the challenge. </span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Remember the Dream it UP team will be doing Showers of showers on Thursday ....they'll be using Stampendous products which also includes Dreamweaver stencils and I'll be doing a separate post for that. As many of you know Pam Hornschu, head of our design team, was in an accident and she is now posting again. She tells us her hands and feet work, but is fighting very painful broken ribs, so we are thankful she is mending.</span></b>Lynell Harlow / Dreamweaver Stencilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297706533426869072noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173670538867979553.post-35741085353624244682015-04-16T00:30:00.000-07:002015-04-16T07:00:39.774-07:00Showers of showers: Week #3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b>For the month of April, the Dream Team are featuring "Showers of Showers" as our theme. As usual, we'd love for you to play along. Just link your creation on the Dream It Up! blog for a chance to win the stencil of your choice...bonus chances for incorporating Dreamweaver and/or Stampendous in your design. Here's what I'm showering you with this week... LOOK closely for the raindrops (translucent embossing paste on acetate....see how)</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>We were in Oregon last week and the pink dogwoods were in full bloom! Wow! (I really enjoyed the cooler weather, because here in Southern California we have had more than our fair share of heat this spring.) Here is a picture we took while in Oregon...and it was such a beautiful tree. It inspired me to use the dogwood stencil (<a href="http://www.stencilwithstyle.com/stenpurchase/LG%20Stencils/index3.html"><span style="color: magenta;">LG668</span></a>) seen above. To give it a springtime shower effect the raindrop stencil (<a href="http://www.stencilwithstyle.com/stenpurchase/LJ%20Stencils/index5.html"><span style="color: magenta;">LJ905</span></a>) was used on acetate. Well, I'm getting ahead of myself, first the dogwood stencil design was used through an embossing machine... using the letterpress technique. With this particular technique you spray the stencil with ink and then place your card stock on top of the wet ink and run it through the embossing machine. The stacking method for my big shot or cuttlebug is: thick white plate, wet stencil, card stock, thick rubber mat (<a href="http://www.stencilwithstyle.com/accessories/basictools.html"><span style="color: magenta;">REM</span></a>), two acrylic plates (if it's the cuttlebug machine that you have...this means use the two "B" plates). This made the blue speckled background behind the dogwoods (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://stencilwithstyle.com/accessories/leafsprays.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">the Blue Lagoon color of the Memories Mist spray</span></a> MM120</span> was used) and of course the flowers were the white from the embossed paper. The paper is dry immediately so you can reposition the stencil on the flowers and use a variety of pigment inks and small stencil brushes.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Because I wanted the raindrops to be clear and show up on the embossed and stenciled image of the dogwood flowers I paste-embossed a piece of clear acetate with the Translucent embossing paste (<a href="http://www.stencilwithstyle.com/accessories/paste.html"><span style="color: magenta;">DEPT</span></a>). On the left is the acetate with the translucent paste and the raindrop stencil on the right. The translucent embossing paste appears white when you first use it, but it dries clear like you see on the card that is finished...shown above. After it dried I turned it over and paste embossed the sentiment "when it rains it pours" stencil (<a href="http://www.stencilwithstyle.com/stenpurchase/LG%20Stencils/index8.html"><span style="color: magenta;">LG738</span></a>) on the side without the embossed rain, this way I had a smooth surface to paste-emboss. </b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For the sentiment I used gold embossing paste (<a href="http://www.stencilwithstyle.com/accessories/paste.html"><span style="color: magenta;">DGP</span></a>). AND because it didn't POP quite as much as I wanted, I traced just a bit of a shadow with a black micron pen under the letters. I</b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">t's hard to see the effect of the letters on the "rain spattered" acetate, but it really is a fun technique to be able to have the paste embossed sentiment on top of the clear raindrops which is really on the other side of the acetate. Looking forward to seeing how you might translate the challenge this month</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>. And in the meantime please take time to let our Dream it UP team know that you are loving their creations. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>This week I am joining <a href="http://www.dianeclancy.com/blog/2015/04/weekly-challenge-1-tangle-with-a-b-c/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">the new challenge of Diane</span></a> and Carolien...they have put forth the challenge to use three tangles ...choosing patterns that start with the first three letters of the alphabet. I think I had a lot of fun just making a decision of what patterns to use. And of course since I am not very accomplished with the entire process I had to do quite a bit of practicing the ones I chose. The middle pattern called B'Twined was actually the most enjoyable to do and the arched pattern was the hardest. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I stacked Archer on top of B'Twined and then at the bottom did Chard. It sort of reminded me of a church door. (I think it was those arches.) You can go to <a href="http://www.tanglepatterns.com/">www.tanglepatterns.com</a> to know how these tangles are drawn and more about the people who created them. They were not hard at all and really well rendered with detailed instructions. Wayne was kind enough to walk me through the nuances of shading. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The diva's challenge #213 this week is to use unique objects to create a string. If you have time, go to her site <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.com/">iamthedivaczt.com</a> and see what she has done. She also suggested using a stencil for a string and since this month our dream it up challenge is showers of showers I thought this umbrella Wayne did was fun. I stenciled the umbrella (<a href="http://stencilwithstyle.com/stenpurchase/LG%20Stencils/index8.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">LG737</span></a>) with blue ink and then he tangled it with crusade (his tangle...far right), cubine (one of my favorites...middle design) and the heart looking one is a variation he did of leaflet.(I think...on the left). He also traced it with the yellow florescent pen from the moonlight set (<a href="http://stencilwithstyle.com/accessories/basictools.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">#38176</span></a>) by Sakura (it's one I love to add some color with) if you are having a hard time finding it to purchase <a href="http://stencilwithstyle.com/accessories/basictools.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">here is a source</span></a>.</b></span></div>
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Lynell Harlow / Dreamweaver Stencilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297706533426869072noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173670538867979553.post-76872080005107144632015-04-12T23:15:00.003-07:002015-04-12T23:16:57.339-07:00We have three Zensdays random winners:<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Last Zensday I gave commenters the opportunity to win a discontinued metal stencil of an Arts and Crafts tile stencil design ...all you had to do was comment and say, "I'm IN" at the end. Here are the three winners:</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>Jean Chaney</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>Christine Springer</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>lynell@dreamweaverstencils.com</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>(I won't have time to ship it until the end of this week.)</i></span></div>
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Ever use the expression, "When it rains, it pours"? This does not have
to be a bad thing, does it? For the month of April, the Dream Team are
featuring "Showers of Showers" as our theme. As usual, we'd love for you
to play along. Just link your creation on the Dream It Up! blog for a
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Pam here, with a simply elegant card perfect for a bridal shower. The main panel has been created using the letterpress technique of spritzing the <a href="http://www.stencilwithstyle.com/stenpurchase/LJ%20Stencils/pages/LJ924.html"><b>Bride stencil</b></a> itself with <a href="http://www.stencilwithstyle.com/accessories/leafsprays.html"><b>Memories Mist Silver</b></a>, placing the white cardstock panel on top, and running through the embossing machine to transfer the ink and emboss the design at the same time. A flourish of self-adhesive pearls completes the panel, of which has been adhered on a black linen card with a panel of letterpress white cardstrip using the <a href="http://www.stencilwithstyle.com/stenpurchase/LJ%20Stencils/pages/page_84.html"><b>Damask</b></a> stencil and silver spray. The completing sentiment is from <a href="http://www.stampendous.com/"><b>Stampendous</b></a>. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>This week's diva challenge is UMT which stands for Use My Tangle ...Laura Harms randomly chooses someone's tangle and we incorporate it into our tile. This week's tangle is "FANZ" by Susan Goetter and click <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/2015/04/weekly-challenge-212.html"><span style="color: #674ea7;">HERE</span></a> to find out more about the diva's challenge and find the links for Susan's fan design. Wayne used it on a portion of the leaves on our creation.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>This week I did a stenciling tutorial and Wayne did the tangle creation afterwards. We actually did this in black and white last week, but when I saw the challenge for this week I thought it would be fun to do the design in color by stenciling the flower. See below to see how it was done. Just need to let you know that the stencil was discontinued several years ago. It is an arts and crafts tile design called Chrysanthemum and Dreamweaver had it as a brass stencil design in 2003. I have a handful of them left and if you are interested in having one I am having a random drawing from those commenters on my blog who indicate they want the stencil. All you have to do is at the end of your comment write..."I'm IN"! And...I will ship overseas.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>First I traced the design with an <a href="http://www.stencilwithstyle.com/accessories/basictools.html"><span style="color: #674ea7;">01 Micron pen by Sakura</span></a>. One thing you need to be aware of ...is this stencil is made out of brass and as such can create havoc with your pens if you are heavy handed. Be sure to hold the pen perpendicular to your paper surface as shown here and don't angle it, otherwise you can slice the nib of the pen with the pressure against the metal stencil edge. I tend to be pretty hard on pens and using a light touch doesn't come easy to me. I have had to practice and pay attention to not pressing too hard when tracing the design of these intricate stencils. If you are aware of this it will be much easier to make it through the tracing process without ruining a pen. In fact using an 005 pen is even better because some of the openings of the stencil are really tiny and minute...so as you get better using this finer tipped pen makes it easier to achieve the detail you want.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I am using pigment ink...dye ink works better for this because it is less likely to clog your micron pens but it was all I had at the time. The paper towel is for off-loading the excess ink into, don't be afraid to push hard. This moves the ink up into your bristles and keeps the brush "dry" ...hence the term dry-brush technique. If you practice this a bit on scrap paper first you can get an idea how wet your ink pad is and how much wetness you need to work out of your brush. First I laid a base of yellow and then worked with green shading it into the yellow, and to dull the colors I next used red so the colors ended up a bit dull and more authentic to the Arts and Crafts time period.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Now remove the stencil for this next step. The process of blacking in the background started by using an 03 Micron pen. This pen has a slightly thicker nib and then in the next step use a marker type of nib. I know some people even use "Sharpie" pens to do lots of blacking so they can preserve their finer pens, but as you can see in the picture below I used a Micron "Graphic 1".</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I actually like the image just stenciled without any of the tangle work. I did a couple of these and tested my skills with the "FANZ" challenge tangle, but alas I was running out of time and I wanted to get this up for you to see, so Wayne saved me on this one and did the tangle work. He's a CZT and rarely tells anyone, but he is a fabulous teacher and is very encouraging. He usually cheers me on, but on this occasion he buckled to my need for getting the job done and did a great job. But I have to say the real masterpiece is the one <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/83485167@N00/17072344451/"><span style="color: #674ea7;">he did on his Flickr site</span></a>, you can interpret it a couple of ways, but I saw a sunflower in his finished piece. So take a minute to see the work he did for the challenge this week and leave a comment if you have time. Don't forget to write "I'm IN!" if you want to join the random drawing for this stencil. I will announce the winners by Sunday evening.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Our challenge this month is all kinds of showers! WOW...this could be interpreted in a myriad of ways. The obvious and one that many of us are involved in each year are showers for weddings and babies! YAYA! Then as we move into April it could be about mists, rains and downpours which of course bring flowers. Today I am going off the grid a bit by making my creation a shower of embossing powder. I just taught what I called a designer class in Roseville CA. And this was one of the cards I demonstrated by designer Marj Marion. You know how it is though...even when you CASE a card you end up making it your own creation. Thanks Marj for the wonderful inspiration. I know it is different from Marj's original, but the class absolutely loved this process for the spider mum stencil we used.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The embossing powder that was used in this shower was a thick type...the Stampendous brand is "Deep Impressions". I first paste-embossed the <a href="http://www.stencilwithstyle.com/stenpurchase/LJ%20Stencils/index4.html"><span style="color: magenta;">spider mum stencil (LJ892</span></a>) with the original <a href="http://www.stencilwithstyle.com/accessories/paste.html"><span style="color: magenta;">embossing paste (DEP</span></a>) and let it dry. Next, without the stencil in place and my <a href="http://www.stencilwithstyle.com/accessories/basictools.html"><span style="color: magenta;">largest stencil brush (NHB-3/4"</span></a>) I rouged color all over the outer area of the image...then placed the stencil on the design and stenciled the outer edges of the flowers and all of the leaf area. Now it's time to remove the stencil and sprinkle the card with the thick embossing powder...but remember don't overdo it. Just a light shower or "mist" of powder. Heat this with a heat gun, (I always start with the gun under the paper to get things going and so that the particles of powder won't blow away, but keep the gun in motion.) Now I place the stencil back on the embossed image and stencil the leaves greens and blues and the mum blossoms pinks and purples. I remove the stencil and use <a href="http://www.stencilwithstyle.com/accessories/basictools.html"><span style="color: magenta;">a 1/2 stencil brush (NHB 1/2"</span></a>) and rouge the pink or fuchsia pigment ink color all around the edges. Take a soft t-shirt cloth and wipe away the excess ink from the powder and the particles show through yellow (remember the first color you used?)....so this is the resist technique, so simple. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Now if you want to do it again you can sprinkle the powder again at the edges and heat that layer...then stencil on top of the heated layer with dark purple or blue (or both) and wipe the excess off and the second pink color of particles (or rain droplets) will show through. Each time you add another layer you need to add a color that is darker. Here is a close up of my shower of embossing powder droplets...(I realize this is a bit overkill with the size but it's nice to be able to see it up close and personal). </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Now...just want to get down to the business of having you visit the rest of the team. For a bit Pam Hornschu will be taking some time to heal. Unfortunately she was in a car accident and although she is now home ...she's very very uncomfortable. We wish her a fast recuperation ...we hate it when our fearless leader is under the weather. You can send any encouraging comments her way here on the Dream it UP blog.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://ink-positive.blogspot.com/2015/04/welcome-to-stampendous-dreamweaver.html">Lea Kimmel</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Laura's diva challenge this week, #211, was slowed down just a bit by a much more important challenge in her life...the necessity of taking care of her littlest one. After a very stressful trip on the way to a routine doc appointment for Artoo her dear one ended up sick in the ER in Calgary...many miles from home. In spite of this she has taken time to give us the challenge to do either Rick's version of flux or Maria's version of the same tangle. Read more about these founder's of Zentangle and their information regarding this original tangle and how it has evolved by clicking <a href="http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=0e6eae11-a47a-4b63-968f-22a8c61f646b&c=fbb6d100-e88a-11e3-8e2a-d4ae52754dbc&ch=fbbb16c0-e88a-11e3-8e2a-d4ae52754dbc"><span style="color: red;">HERE</span></a>. If you would like to join the challenge click <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/2015/03/no-challenge-this-week.html"><span style="color: red;">HERE</span></a> to find out more and link your creation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I chose Rick's version of the tangle FLUX...somehow it just seemed to click for me. Adding a few zingers and the Florz background seems to bring it all together. I am just now noticing that "one of these leaves is not like the others...one of these leaves is just not the same"(humming the song), however I'm not too worried, because in light of our special friends' weekend visits to the hospital, in the grand scheme of things ...it's a picky thing and really doesn't matter. BTW to see Wayne's cool creation on his Flickr site click <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/83485167@N00/16809793769/"><span style="color: red;">HERE</span></a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For those of you who know Pam H., the head of the Dreamweaver Stencils design team, please send some love her way in the form of a comment on her latest blog <a href="http://1pamperedstamper.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: red;">HERE</span></a>. She was in a nasty car accident last Friday and is in a load of pain. She is now home after two nights in the hospital. Thinking of you, Pammie, and Artoo as you both heal.</span>Lynell Harlow / Dreamweaver Stencilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297706533426869072noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173670538867979553.post-53427535702784014792015-03-31T19:17:00.001-07:002015-03-31T19:17:54.597-07:00Dreamweaver, Stampendous, and Woodware...a Trio of Texture: Winners!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Lynell Harlow / Dreamweaver Stencilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297706533426869072noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173670538867979553.post-8404815072850581522015-03-27T00:00:00.000-07:002015-03-27T00:00:11.454-07:00Dreamweaver, Stampendous, and Woodware...a Trio of Texture: Grand Finale<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmDUbhyphenhyphenQwIUssUDn8cE_XJGYy0xfSPwpcvIejcneD4du8gHn_4ITaFMULm2UtAPPdwiTSLBzuv6OEnJKTQqQAtJtTAIs0GY_9aTR6yIDzwjcaD97QYHC_Wr_dpwZHqJy-xo71C4R-E6A9/s1600/WOODWARE_DW_STM_HOP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmDUbhyphenhyphenQwIUssUDn8cE_XJGYy0xfSPwpcvIejcneD4du8gHn_4ITaFMULm2UtAPPdwiTSLBzuv6OEnJKTQqQAtJtTAIs0GY_9aTR6yIDzwjcaD97QYHC_Wr_dpwZHqJy-xo71C4R-E6A9/s1600/WOODWARE_DW_STM_HOP.jpg" height="157" width="400" /></a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426180199220_5246"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426180199220_5245"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426180199220_5244">We have a different sort of collaboration for you! </span></span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">All this week we've been celebrating with the awesome <a href="http://woodware.co.uk/blog/"><b>Woodware Design Team</b></a> and the <a href="http://dreamweaverstencils.blogspot.com/"><b>Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team</b></a> all of the the great
Stampendous and Dreamweaver Stencils products that <a href="http://woodware.co.uk/"><b>Woodware</b></a> makes
available to the UK market. This is good news for our crafty friends in
the UK because we’re offering prizes and our UK friends are eligible
to win!! We’re offering three prizes in the UK and three in the US.
Each prize package will consist of <b>Nathalie Kalbach’s</b> terrific <a href="http://woodware.co.uk/search01.php?search=NK+Studio&button=Search"><b>Grunge Mixed Media Cling Rubber Stamp Sets</b></a> and the beautiful <a href="http://woodware.co.uk/search01.php?search=zen+butterfly&button=Search"><b>Zen Butterfly Dreamweaver Stencil</b></a>! Both products are ideal for adding texture and
backgrounds to your projects!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Deadline to comment is <b>Sunday, March 29th, Pacific Time</b>. Winners will be picked using <b><span class="skimlinks-unlinked">random.org</span></b> and announced <b>Tuesday, March 31st</b>, in the afternoon.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And that’s our theme!! Making Texture. We hope you’ve been enjoying the
wonderful inspiration that three talented teams have brought you this
week! Be sure to visit all the blog links listed and leave your
comments! Each comment will count as an entry towards one of the
terrific prize packages.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here's the links to the designers that are playing today:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://wp.me/psmPc-3l5" target="_blank">Stampendous Blog</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://stampthis.blogspot.com/2015/03/lollipop-party.html" target="_blank">Jamie Martin</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://amyhurley.typepad.com/my_weblog/2015/03/stampendous-and-woodware-blog-hop-day-2.html" target="_blank">Amy Hurley-Purdie</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://rainpuddlesdesign.blogspot.com/2015/03/big-blog-hop-today.html" target="_blank">Janelle Stollfus</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://1pamperedstamper.blogspot.com/2015/03/texturize-it-with-stampendous_27.html" target="_blank">Pam Hornschu</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://stampingandscrapingincalifornia.blogspot.com/2015/03/birthdays-are-more-fun-with-donuts.html" target="_blank">Kristine Reynolds</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://underacreativespell.blogspot.com/2015/03/anniversary-pop-up-bouquet-woodware-and.html" target="_blank">Asia King</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://paperinkandsmiles.blogspot.com/2015/03/stampendous-and-woodware-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">Wendy Price</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://ink-positive.blogspot.com/2015/03/bear-y-happy-birthday.html" target="_blank">Lea Kimmel</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.woodware.co.uk/blog" target="_blank">Woodware Craft Collection Blog</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://recoveringstampaholic.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Siobhan Fyffe</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://dreamweaverstencils.blogspot.com/2015/03/dreamweaver-stampendous-and-woodwarea_27.html" target="_blank">Dreamweaver Stencils Blog</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lynspaperpetunia.com/" target="_blank">Lyn Bernatovich</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://cre8ivecindy.blogspot.com/2015/03/dreamweaverstampendous-blog-hop-day-5.html" target="_blank">Cindy Groh</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://gillwil1957.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Gill Wilson</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://rememberinglifesmoments.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Laura Drahozal</a></span></span></h2>
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</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://artfullyarticulate.blogspot.com/2015/03/making-texture-blog-hop-day-5.html" target="_blank">Louise Healy</a></span></span></h2>
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</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.stamperosity.com/" target="_blank"> Lynn Mercurio</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://alisonsrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2015/03/textured-feather-with-dreamweaver.html" target="_blank"> Alison Heikkila</a></span></span></h2>
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Lynell Harlow / Dreamweaver Stencilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297706533426869072noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173670538867979553.post-66381172528704212015-03-26T00:00:00.000-07:002015-03-26T17:46:48.232-07:00Dreamweaver, Stampendous, and Woodware...a Trio of Texture: Day Four<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you are here for the Dreamweaver monthly challenge, please scroll down to the end of the post to access the inlinkz tool! This month's winners will be announced on next week's post!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmDUbhyphenhyphenQwIUssUDn8cE_XJGYy0xfSPwpcvIejcneD4du8gHn_4ITaFMULm2UtAPPdwiTSLBzuv6OEnJKTQqQAtJtTAIs0GY_9aTR6yIDzwjcaD97QYHC_Wr_dpwZHqJy-xo71C4R-E6A9/s1600/WOODWARE_DW_STM_HOP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmDUbhyphenhyphenQwIUssUDn8cE_XJGYy0xfSPwpcvIejcneD4du8gHn_4ITaFMULm2UtAPPdwiTSLBzuv6OEnJKTQqQAtJtTAIs0GY_9aTR6yIDzwjcaD97QYHC_Wr_dpwZHqJy-xo71C4R-E6A9/s1600/WOODWARE_DW_STM_HOP.jpg" height="157" width="400" /></a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426180199220_5246"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426180199220_5245"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426180199220_5244">We have a different sort of collaboration for you! </span></span></span></span></span></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This week we’re going to celebrate with the awesome <a href="http://woodware.co.uk/blog/"><b>Woodware Design Team</b></a> and the <a href="http://dreamweaverstencils.blogspot.com/"><b>Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team</b></a> all of the the great
Stampendous and Dreamweaver Stencils products that <a href="http://woodware.co.uk/"><b>Woodware</b></a> makes
available to the UK market. This is good news for our crafty friends in
the UK because we’ll be offering prizes and our UK friends are eligible
to win!! We’ll be offering three prizes in the UK and three in the US.
Each prize package will consist of <b>Nathalie Kalbach’s</b> terrific <a href="http://woodware.co.uk/search01.php?search=NK+Studio&button=Search"><b>Grunge Mixed Media Cling Rubber Stamp Sets</b></a> and the beautiful <a href="http://woodware.co.uk/search01.php?search=zen+butterfly&button=Search"><b>Zen Butterfly Dreamweaver Stencil</b></a>! Both products are ideal for adding texture and
backgrounds to your projects!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Deadline to comment is <b>Sunday, March 29th, Pacific Time</b>. Winners will be picked using <b><span class="skimlinks-unlinked">random.org</span></b> and announced <b>Tuesday, March 31st</b>, in the afternoon.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And that’s our theme!! Making Texture. We hope you’ll enjoy the
wonderful inspiration that three talented teams will bring you this
week! Be sure to visit all the blog links listed and leave your
comments! Each comment will count as an entry towards one of the
terrific prize packages.</span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here's the links to the designers that are playing today:</span></span><br />
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://wp.me/psmPc-3l3" target="_blank">Stampendous Blog</a></span></span></h2>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://1pamperedstamper.blogspot.com/2015/03/texturize-it-with-stampendous_26.html" target="_blank">Pam Hornschu</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://stampingandscrapingincalifornia.blogspot.com/2015/03/spring-birthday.html" target="_blank">Kristine Reynolds</a></span></span></h2>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://ink-positive.blogspot.com/2015/03/texturize-this.html" target="_blank">Lea Kimmel</a></span></span></h2>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.woodware.co.uk/blog" target="_blank">Woodware Craft Collection Blog</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://debfs.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Debs Frost</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://dreamweaverstencils.blogspot.com/2015/03/dreamweaver-stampendous-and-woodwarea_26.html" target="_blank">Dreamweaver Stencils Blog</a></span></span></h2>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.lynspaperpetunia.com/home/dreamweaverstampendouswoodware-blog-hop-day-4" target="_blank">Lyn Bernatovich</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://gillwil1957.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Gill Wilson</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://rememberinglifesmoments.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Laura Drahozal</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://artfullyarticulate.blogspot.com/2015/03/marching-into-spring-week-4.html" target="_blank">Louise Healy</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.stamperosity.com/" target="_blank">Lynn Mercurio</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://new.inlinkz.com/luwpview.php?id=500365" rel="nofollow" title="click to view in an external page.">An InLinkz Link-up</a> </span></span></h2>
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