BloP Hogging for Glob Candy can be Fun!

...well you know what I mean, this blog hopping is not for the faint of heart, whew, lots of work for our fearless blog hop leader, Deborah March...so a very special thank you to her! And thanks to those of you who visited our blog hop and left such lovely compliments. Then hugs to the Dream Team designers who spent many hours making these lovely creations. Each creation is sooo unique... (the cards were unique too)!!! Today I am off to Buena Park to try to convince the retailers in So Cal that they can't live without our stencils in their stores, so I will be back in the evening to discover who has won and work out the details of getting the product to you. My email is on my web-site, www.dreamweaverstencils.com ...so to those of you who have won, please feel free to email me any questions you may have ...about your winnings, where you would like your goodies shipped etc. Each design team member will post the winner on their site by midnight on October 4 (some have already posted, but others may be traveling etc.) and I will have some winners to post as well when I arrive back in the office. Then you will have another 24 hours to contact me with your mailing information, so we can get your Blog candy mailed to you ASAP.

For those of you who are interested in purchasing other products or stencils... you can find information on "Where to Buy" listed now on our website. Also for those of you that hopped to Lee Kellogg's blog, she has a store in Santa Fe and is happy to sell to you as well. She is listed on our Where to Buy list on the site. Some of our designers work or teach in stores all the way from California to Nova Scotia...and some of you discovered that Kim teaches classes on line. So there are many resources out there for learning about stenciling, and we are here to answer questions as well, feel free to leave comments or ask questions at any time. A special welcome to those of you who have joined as "followers" to my blog. Thanks again!!! Here is my email: lynell@dreamweaverstencils.com

LAST DAY TO HOP

I can tell that you hoppers are getting into the groove. To win the blog candy ...you need to tell us your favorite stencil, your favorite embossing paste and your favorite metallic f/x. If you don't you will end up getting my favorite choices for you. Each Dream Team member will be awarding this little kit randomly, so it pays to visit every designer's blog on the route. Today is the last day and you will have the opportunity to visit Pam's, Terrece's, and Wendy's blog sites. Then tomorrow after midnight October 4 each designer will post the winner. Be sure to check back ...if you do not claim your candy within 24 hours a different winner will be selected.

Aren't these sleighs that I have been posting unbelievable? All except one were done by the design team. It goes to show that you can take one stencil design and do it numerous ways. If you want to know how some of them were done just visit the designer's blogs and dig into their older posts. Most of these sleighs have been posted with a bit of description on how to make them. Enjoy hopping!

Remember if you are just starting be sure to visit the first and second days designer's postings as well. Gives you more chances to win and for one more opportunity sign up to be a follower on my blog and your name will be chosen randomly for another chance to win.

Here is the SCHEDULE again:

OCT 1ST

Deborah

Georgia

Kim

Kristi

OCT 2ND

Laura

Lee

Liz

Louise

OCT 3RD

Pam

Terrece

Wendy

OCTOBER 2nd...THE FOUR L's

It's the second day of our blog hop and here is another sleigh from one of the Dream Team members...could one of the Four L's have designed this gorgeous sleigh for Santa? Yep, today you are going to travel to see Laura, Lee, Liz and Louise's Blogs. Don't forget to comment on each blog as this will give you the chance to win big ...because each designer is randomly picking a winner from those who leave comments on their blog. Choose your favorite stencil (giving me the stencil number is helpful...because if you just say bamboo stencil that will confuse me because we have 3 different bamboo stencils , at least, so be sure to go to my web site www.dreamweaverstencils.com to find the actual # of what you like). Choose your favorite embossing paste...(we have more than 10 kinds...for instance we have both glossy white and our original matte white), so be specific because if you're not, you might get my favorite kind. LOL! Then choose your favorite Metallic F/X color ...there are 18 to choose from! This type of Blog Candy is low in calories, but yummy too, so enjoy! And if you are just getting started with us today...after you visit the 4 L's whose links are above...do Deborah, Georgia, Kim and Kristi. Their links are listed on the right. They were the start yesterday, but we want you to hop there too for more opportunities to win.

Last Minute Instructions for the BLOG HOP

Please make sure you comment on each and every blog all along the way, from the first (the Dream it Up blog) to the last! Each design team member will be giving away a blog candy kit...so if you only comment on the first blog you have decreased your chances of winning on the subsequent ones.

If you sign up to be a follower on the Dream it UP Blog...let us know in a separate posting to ensure another chance of winning.

If you are interested in purchasing Dreamweaver Stencils there is a "Where to Buy" button on the Dreamweaver Stencils site that will inform you of the online stores and brick and mortar stores closest to you!

Refer to yesterday's posting for the posting schedule of the Blog...start with Deborah and you are on your way! Enjoy...

BLOG HOP scheduled...October 1-3

BLOG HOP INFO

We want you to have the chance to win YOUR favorite stencil, embossing paste and Metallic F/X color... for each time you post along the hop, you need to leave a comment on the site where the newest creation is offered, then go to the Dreamweaver site here http://www.dreamweaverstencils.com/, choose the stencil you like best, identify it to us, tell us why it's your favorite, and how you think you'd use it. Just be sure you comment on each blog along the hop..make sure your comments count for winning! Information today...then October 1st you hop!

BLOG CANDY... HOW TO GET IT!

For each time you comment on different blogs, you need to choose a different stencil as a favorite, your favorite paste and your favorite Metallic F/X color...just in case you win more than once! At the end of the three days,each member of the Dream Team will choose a random entry to win and post it on their site by midnight of the next day October 4.

ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR CANDY

Hoppers are encouraged to comment once on each designer's blog throughout the blog hop. Each time you do so will give you one opportunity to win what's on offer at that blog. For an additional entry, you're invited to sign up to be followers of the Dream it Up Blog, right here. So, with eleven designers, this gives you the potential of twenty-two chances to win! All winners will be selected by Random.org, and posted on each designer's blog by midnight Monday.

BLOG HOP SCHEDULE

It is not imperative to follow this schedule, but different designers will be posting their creations on different days, so take one last look on Sunday to make sure you've taken advantage for all the opportunities to win blog candy ...now enjoy these designer's "treats", and here is their schedule:

OCT 1ST

Deborah

Georgia

Kim

Kristi

OCT 2ND

Laura

Lee

Liz

Louise

OCT 3RD

Pam

Terrece

Wendy

An Open Sleigh

So I bet you are wondering who has created all these beautiful sleighs and how they were done....well this weekend we are having a blog hop and you have the opportunity to hop to all of the designers blogs and leave comments so you can be eligible to win your favorite Dreamweaver Stencil...your favorite jar of Dreamweaver Embossing Paste and your favorite color of Metallic F/X. You could win this wonderful blog candy just by visiting each site and leaving your comments!

Check back here for more information soon

Fall is in the Air

The weather here has been horrendous (90s and 100s for a couple of weeks straight), but today I woke up to a soft rain and I don't think it got over 78 degrees, even though the sun came out in the late afternoon. Just wonderful to smell the air this evening and my thoughts are turning toward the autumn indian summer days ahead. Since my mind was on fall I decided to showcase this beautiful warm and whimsical feeling card by Dream Team member Georgia Sommers.

She paste embossed the falling leaves stencil (LL3004) with the yellow embossing paste and when they were dry she stenciled them with, green and red pigment inks and I love how she gently rouged just a bit of burnt sienna and warm green inks on the edges of the cardstock as well. One nice thing about using the yellow paste as a base is that you don't have to basecoat with yellow ink to achieve this wonderful warm look. The "inspire" stencil (LL405) is one of 3 small stencils that come in a set, each stencil has one word on it. This particular set says, "imagine inspire believe". She paste embossed "inspire" with the yellow paste and then added pigment ink after she repositioned the stencil on the dry design. I love the texture of the paper she worked on...it is one of Hanko Designs beautiful Edo Kosome papers from Japan. You have to hold them in your hands to really appreciate them.