A Burst of Spring from Lyn Bernatovich

Ready for fresh air, sunshine, new leaves, and flowers blooming? Well, the Dream Team is right there with you! Our challenge for the month of March is...coincidentally...Marching into Spring. Per usual, we'd love to have you play along with us, and link your own creations to the Inlinkz tool on at the bottom of this post. Play as many times as you'd like. Those of you who work Dreamweaver and/or Stampendous products into your projects receive bonus points, but everyone has an opportunity to be the winner who receives the stencil of their choice.

Pam here today, sharing a great mix of Dreamweaver and Stampendous fun...

This week's burst of springtime was created by Lyn Bernatovich. In her own words, here's the details:

I can't stop playing with the Stampendous Minuet Bird!  The card background was created with the fabulous Dreamweaver Swirl Dots (LX7029) stencil placed over a card stock panel and sprayed with Memory Mist Orange Juice.  I turned the paper and sprayed Blue Martini and let it drip down the paper.  Once dry, I stamped the Stampendous Minuet Bird in Versafine Black Onyx ink.  The bird is colored with acrylic paints from my stash.

From there, the card design took shape by tearing 3 different edges of Core'dination cardstock and layering them behind the bird panel that was also torn.  I embellished the right lower corner with Stampendous Glass Glitter.  I added the Dreamweaver fern die cut from my stash.  The 'nest' is created with May Arts mesh ribbon cut into circles and layered in three layers and held together with a brad.  I coated the mesh with Mod Podge for added stiffness.  The eggs are from my stash of Prima nests.  A double bow seam binding ribbon is tied at the top with a spring tag from Dreamweaver's Four Seasons (LJ875) that was stenciled with Splendor ink and a 1/8" stencil brush.

What has our "B" team been up to this week? Let's go see...

Dream It Up!

Louise Healy

Alison Heikkila

Kristine Reynolds

Pam Hornschu

Gill Wilson

Cindy Groh

An InLinkz Link-up

Not Too Frilly, But Truly Fabulous!

Break out the frou frou! For the month of February, the Dream Team are going Frilly and Fabulous! Vintage, retro, or modern, adding extra charm with fun Fran•tagé products from Stampendous, ribbons and lace from May Arts, buttons, crystals, charms, or even creating your own dimensional decor! A snippet or a pile, whatever your creative heart desires! Remember to link your creations using the Inlinkz tool on the Dream It Up! blog for a chance to win the stencil of your choice! Bonus points for using Dreamweaver and/or Stampendous product in your work of heart.)

Here's what I have to show you today:

Don't you just love this card created by our good friend, Elaine Benedict? She's created such a wonderful soft background using the Mission Roses stencil and soft ink colors. She cut a window from the front so that when you open the card, you see the entire Rose Tree design. The technique used was a one-step cloisonne:

1. Paste-emboss the stencil first using the regular embossing paste, remove the stencil and let the image dry.
2. Using small and medium stencil brushes, ink stencil the Rose Tree design on the inside of the card with pigment ink (Splendor by Tsukineko).
3. Cover inked surface with Deep Impressions Embossing Powder from Stampendous, and heat to melt. The picture below shows more of the shine and dimension from this technique.

That's it! For more depth, you can continue to layer on more ink, and more clear powder, heating in between. However, it's obvious that one step looks wonderful as well, and would be a great way to create several of these cards at a time with various sentiments for other occasions...birthday, Valentines, Mother's Day, Get Well, Sympathy...or Thinking of You as Elaine has done. Elaine has kept her frou frou simple by just adding a soft gingham ribbon from May Arts, so don't let the idea of added frills keep you from linking your own creations for the challenge this month!

Want some more inspiration? Here's the "B" team:

Dream It Up!

Lyn Bernatovich

Louise Healy

Alison Heikkila

Kristine Reynolds

Pam Hornschu

Gill Wilson

Cindy Groh

An InLinkz Link-up

 

Frilly and Fabulous! Week One/ + February's Challenge Winners

Break out the frou frou! For the month of February, the Dream Team are going Frilly and Fabulous! Vintage, retro, or modern, adding extra charm with fun Fran•tagé products from Stampendous, ribbons and lace from May Arts, buttons, crystals, charms, or even creating your own dimensional decor! A snippet or a pile, whatever your creative heart desires! Remember to link your creations using the Inlinkz tool on the Dream It Up! blog for a chance to win the stencil of your choice! Bonus points for using Dreamweaver and/or Stampendous product in your work of heart.)

Here's what I have to show you today:

Isn't this fabulous? One of our favorite designers, Jennifer Dove, created this for us with the Hexagons background having been paste-embossed in white, sprinkled with Stampendous Micro Crystal Glitter, and then she airbrushed with her Copic system over a torn panel of the background, as well as a length of beautiful May Arts cotton ribbon. The sentiment and the bees come from Stampendous, and the layers of glittery and cracked cardstock come from Core'dinations. The end result is something that really should be framed and hung on the wall!

Now, remember, this is an inspiration piece. We really want YOU to feel comfortable creating your own frilly and fabulous creations, and to link them for us to see (not to mention an opportunity to win!)

 

We have winners for last month's Birthday card Challenge

#50 Snazzy JJ

Rosemarie S.

These ladies both used Dreamweaver Stencils, so you need to pick your favorite stencil and then for that bonus you get to choose a second stencil (YEAH two stencils) then email me your choices at lynell@dreamweaverstencils.com

Our "A" team would love to share their ideas with you, so follow along:

Dream It Up!

Leadonna Kimmel

Louise Healy

Laura Drahozal

Lynn Mercurio

Pam Hornschu

Jamie Martin

An InLinkz Link-up

 

EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT: Truly Mixed Media!

SUPER EXCITING NEWS!!!

Yes, this was mentioned in yesterday's post, but we just feel the need to shout it out...

Dreamweaver Stencils

 has been purchased by

STAMPENDOUS!

Those of you that have followed us know that we've done some fabulous collaborations with Stampendous over the past few years. Both product lines are amazing together, so it should be no great surprise that this would be the next obvious step. All of us at Dreamweaver are thrilled to have access to all those yummy Stampendous images and accessories, and all of those, including Stampendous Owner Fran Seiford herself, at Stampendous are thrilled to play with Dreamweaver's stencils, embossing pastes, dies, etc. It's a match made in crafter's heaven!
Looking forward to continuing this blog over the next few months...Yours truly, Lynell Harlow!

*More details below post

Our monthly challenge for January is Birthday Wishes. We'd love for you to play along with us, and link your creations to the Inlinkz tool at the bottom of this post, or on the Dream It Up! blog, for a chance to win the stencil of your choice...and remember, using Dreamweaver products gets you bonus points towards an extra stencil!

Pam here with our wish for this week:

I thought this card would be appropriate as it is a great mix of both companies products, and the sentiment says it all! The background was paste-embossed in Regular Dreamweaver Paste using the Dreamweaver Splats stencil, and many of the wonderful hot colors of Stampendous Color Fragments were sprinkled on top. The background of the sentiment panel was done in the same fashion, and both were set aside to dry. The Stampendous Cling Life is Art sentiment was stamped and embossed in black on acetate (use an anti-static medium on both sides of acetate beforehand), and attached with a colorful paperclip. All panels, and a paint brush were adhered to a bright orange card base.

Those of you who may be new to Dreamweaver products may want to check out previous posts on this blog, as well as the team's links listed on the sidebar. We have always been a technique-driven company, and this will continue on as Stampendous has the same mindset. We've done many tutorials in the past which can be found on the Paper Craft Planet blog, and there will be many more to be found here, on the Stampendous! blog, YouTube, Pinterest, and Facebook!

So, follow along as we begin this new creative path! We'd love for you to join us!

Of course, more inspirations are coming your way from our "B" team:

Dream It Up!

Lyn Bernatovich

Louise Healy

Alison Heikkila

Kristine Reynolds

Pam Hornschu

Gill Wilson

Kristi Parker Van Doren

Cindy Groh

*There will be a two month transition as the two companies come under the Stampendous name. Purchasing of Dreamweaver products will continue for now as before...through our wonderful stores, as well as the Stencil with Style site.

(Thank you Pam, for the colorful post with products from both Stampendous and Dreamweaver... Lynell here-signing off until next week, please leave a comment for my dream team and then be sure to join the challenge....)

An InLinkz Link-up

SANDY Claus is Coming to Town - Final Day!

PLEASE NOTE...IF YOU ARE HERE FOR THE SMEARED AND SMUDGED 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN, DAY SEVENTEEN POST, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN. HOWEVER, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR HOLIDAY HOP AS WELL!

SANDY Claus is Coming to Town!

Yes...SANDY Claus! All of this week, the Stampendous and Dreamweaver teams have been playing with a mix of their products, along with some wonderful, SAND-ABLE papers from Core'dinations. We've sanded our way to the "core" of all things Christmas and the Holiday season. Of course, there are prizes, and we give away the best...this time with a mix of fun Core'dinations products as well. To be one of three prize package winners, follow the posted link lists from each day, leave comments, and winners will be selected from these comments at the beginning of next week.

Here is what you might win:

Here's our post for today:

Pam created this card with a retro yet elegant vibe. She paste-embossed the Dreamweaver Sleigh in Silver on an aqua panel of Core'dinations Essentials cardstock. The same card was used for the base, but machine-embossed with the Crusade Background design, and sanded with the handy Core'dinations sanding block.  A square of their vellum was stamped and embossed with the border from the Stampendous Poinsettia Jumbo set, and embossed in silver. The sentiment was also embossed in silver, using a sentiment from the Perfectly Clear Holiday Words set. A leftover scrap of the Stampendous Sweater Block design was embossed in Aqua, and cut to fit as a gift in the sleigh, complete with silver bow.

Leave a comment here, and head to the next on the list:

Dreamweaver:

Dream It Up!

Kristine Reynolds*

Lyn Bernatovich

Gill Wilson

Louise Healy

Kristi Parker Van Doren

Laura Drahozal

Jamie Martin*

Lea Kimmel*

Alison Heikkila

Lynn Mercurio

Pam Hornschu*

*On Stampendous team as well

Core'dinations:

(will not be posting on their company blog, but individual posts only)

Tami Mayberry

Head on over to the Stampendous blog for links to their posts:

STAMPENDOUS IMPRESSIONS

SANDY Claus is Coming to Town - Day Four

PLEASE NOTE...IF YOU ARE HERE FOR THE SMEARED AND SMUDGED 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN, DAY SIXTEEN POST, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN. HOWEVER, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR HOLIDAY HOP AS WELL!

SANDY Claus is Coming to Town!

Yes...SANDY Claus! All of this week, the Stampendous and Dreamweaver teams are playing with a mix of their products, along with some wonderful, SAND-ABLE papers from Core'dinations. Join us as we sand our way to the "core" of all things Christmas and the Holiday season. Of course, there will be prizes, and we give away the best...this time with a mix of fun Core'dinations products as well. To be one of three prize package winners, follow the posted link lists each day, leave a comment, and winners will be selected from these comments at the beginning of next week. Here is what you might win:

Here's our post for today:

Another card by Pam, this time in the theme of the reason for the season. The base of the card was created from Core'dinations Chalk Core, with the yellow core, machine-embossed with the Dreamweaver Crusade and Quatrafoil stencils, and sanded to reveal the design. That new Chalk Core paper is sooo cool! She has added a strip of the Core'dinations vellum, machine-embossed with the new Peace on Earth Embossing Folder. The design has trees on it as well, but she has torn those away. Finally, the focal point is this Stampendous Manger Family image that Pam has colored with Derwent Inktense Water-color Pencils and a wet brush.

This post also fits in with our challenge for the month of October..."Happy HallowThanksMas", which provides YOU the opportunity to link your own creations using the Inlinkz tool at the bottom of this post for a chance to win the stencil of your choice at the end of the month.

Please, leave a comment, and head to the next on the list:

Dreamweaver:

Dream It Up!

Laura Drahozal

Lea Kimmel*

Louise Healy

Pam Hornschu*

Alison Heikkila

*On Stampendous team as well

Core'dinations:

(will not be posting on their company blog, but individual posts only)

Suzanna Lee

Head on over to the Stampendous blog for links to their posts:

STAMPENDOUS IMPRESSIONS 

An InLinkz Link-up

SANDY Claus is Coming to Town - Day Two

PLEASE NOTE...IF YOU ARE HERE FOR THE SMEARED AND SMUDGED 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN, DAY FOURTEEN POST, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN. HOWEVER, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR HOLIDAY HOP AS WELL!

SANDY Claus is Coming to Town!

Yes...SANDY Claus! All of this week, the Stampendous and Dreamweaver teams are playing with a mix of their products, along with some wonderful, SAND-ABLE papers from Core'dinations. Join us as we sand our way to the "core" of all things Christmas and the Holiday season. Of course, there will be prizes, and we give away the best...this time with a mix of fun Core'dinations products as well. To be one of three prize package winners, follow the posted link lists each day, leave a comment, and winners will be selected from these comments at the beginning of next week. Here is what you might win:

Here's our post for today:

Peace on Earth by Pam Hornschu

Here's a deceptively simple card by Pam. Our new embossing folders along with Core'dinations aqua and teal cardstock provide a complete look all on their own...all it takes is a bit of sanding to reveal the design of the Peace on Earth folder. Now, add a stamped and embossed in Aged Teal Embossing Enamel Elegant Border and Ribbon Bird from Stampendous, along with a heavy sprinkling of Spoonful of Snow and a May Arts ribbon, and you've taken simple to the next level.


Leave a comment, and head to the next on the list:

Dreamweaver:

Dream It Up!

Jamie Martin*
Kristi Parker Van Doren

Lea Kimmel*

Louise Healy

Pam Hornschu* 

*On Stampendous team as well

Core'dinations:

(will not be posting on their company blog, but individual posts only)

Gini Cagle

Head on over to the Stampendous blog for links to their posts:

STAMPENDOUS IMPRESSIONS

SANDY Claus is Coming to Town - Day One

PLEASE NOTE...IF YOU ARE HERE FOR THE SMEARED AND SMUDGED 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN, DAY THIRTEEN POST, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN. HOWEVER, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR HOLIDAY HOP AS WELL!

SANDY Claus is Coming to Town!

Yes...SANDY Claus! All of this week, the Stampendous and Dreamweaver teams are playing with a mix of their products, along with some wonderful, SAND-ABLE papers from Core'dinations. Join us as we sand our way to the "core" of all things Christmas and the Holiday season. Of course, there will be prizes, and we give away the best...this time with a mix of fun Core'dinations products as well. To be one of three prize package winners, follow the posted link lists each day, leave a comment, and winners will be selected from these comments at the beginning of next week. Here is what you might win:

Here's our post for today:

Fireside Mouse by Pam Hornschu

Pam has used a great mix of stencils and stamps on this creation. The darling little House Mouse of "Gifts to Tie" from Stampendous is busy wrapping gifts by the light of our Stockings by the Fire stencil design, paste-embossed in Matte Black, and colored with Splendor ink and Metallic F/X powders. A bit of paper-piecing completed the stockings. The background of this glowing panel was machine embossed on Core'dinations' Glitter Silk cardstock with the Stone Wall pattern, and sanded to reveal the design. All of these elements were adhered over a layering of red, white, and green Core'dinations cardstock...the green cardstock having been machine-embossed with the Dreamweaver Plaid/Stripes stencil, and sanded to show off the pattern. Pam added this fun and amusing sentiment from Stampendous to finish it off.

Leave a comment, and head to the next on the list:

Dreamweaver:

Dream It Up!

Lyn Bernatovich

Alison Heikkila

Louise Healy

Pam Hornschu*
*On Stampendous team as well

Head on over to the Stampendous blog for links to their posts:

STAMPENDOUS IMPRESSIONS