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Stampendous/Dreamweaver - Week 1

5/6/2015

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The theme this week at Stampendous is PATRIOTIC and the first color pallet we think of is red, white and blue, of course!  As I was thinking about how I would create a Dreamweaver card using this theme, I had an idea that started something like, "hmmmm, I wonder if this would work."  Basically, I was flying blind, but I took a few work-in-progress photos anyway just in case my idea worked.  I usually don't take progress photos when I'm creating something totally new to me, as I think it's bad mojo, but I wanted you to see the process in case things did work for this card.  

I'm happy to say that this technique worked and here is my card for today:
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Here's the pasted stencil before I removed it from Neenah Solar White cardstock.  Amazingly, I only had to pull the paste once, which is how I got such clean color divisions.
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Fireworks (Lj886)
To achieve a crisp red, white and blue pasted image without smudging (that's another technique), I lined up the Dreamweaver Glossy Red, Glossy White and Glossy Blue pastes evenly along the edge of the Paste Spreader (LM2010) using the Pallet Knife (1385).  Wish you could see this in person as it is colorful, bright and sparkly.
Notice the pastes are barely touching.  In hindsight, this was way too much paste, so rather than toss it or throw it in a 'sludge pot,' I kept pasting other stencils until I used it all.  Stay tuned for those results!
While the paste was still wet, I sprinkled crystal ultra fine glitter from my stash.  The stars were punched with Marvey punches from glitter paper (craft store) and the tag was punch with a McGill punch and a scrap of red cardstock from my stash.  It was stamped with the Stampendous Perfectly Clear Stamps Birthday Assortment (SSC1115) set.  I dry embossed the tag using the Dreamweaver Swirls Stencil (LJ863) to give it some texture.  

Here's a cool design tip:  When there is a busy background as on this card, ignore it when adding embellishments.  The background can interfere with our desire to add dimensional pieces, so pretend the background is plain.  It's a neat trick that I teach and it takes the stress out of to add or not to add embellishments.   The silver star is mounted with an Action Wobble Spring.

Here is the Design Team list for today.  I'd love your comment before you go!

Stampendous
Lyn Bernatovich (That's me!)
Louise Healy
Alison Heikkila
Pam Hornschu
Laura Drahozal
9 Comments
Pam Hornschu link
5/7/2015 02:54:26 am

Great tips! I'm stunned that you got that pasted in one swipe! Beautiful design, Lyn.

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barb macaskill
5/7/2015 05:08:37 am

Oh my stars! This is simply magnificent!! I love that you were able to get it all in one swipe and that it came out so clean!! I would have red in blue and both red and blue in the white if I tried this!! I am definitely getting this stencil and am going to give this a try!! I am thinking it would also look quite stunning in gold, silver and copper or bronze or even black and white on a silver or gold sheet of cardstock! The possibilities are endless! Off to order the stencil now before I forget!!! TFS!

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Lyn Bernatovich link
5/7/2015 09:59:35 am

Barb, I love your out-of-the-box color ideas for this stencil!!!

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barb macaskill
5/7/2015 05:15:43 am

What is the name or number of the fireworks stencil that you used? I have been searching for it and can't seem to locate it anywhere. Would love to get my hands on it. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer me!

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Lyn Bernatovich link
5/7/2015 05:56:43 am

The stencil is Fireworks (LJ886). I'll go and edit my post to include that info.

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Stampendous Stamps link
5/7/2015 06:48:43 am

Amazing work, Lyn. Gorgeous results with the tri-color paste and that wobbly star must be a fun addition to see in person. Thank you for sharing your talent and tip on the tri-color paste method.

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Pam
5/7/2015 08:13:44 am

This is fabulous, Lyn! What a fantastic job with the stenciling paste. Love this.

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Louise Healy
5/7/2015 03:23:33 pm

Wonderful card Lyn! You did a great job with the three colors, and I look forward to seeing what you do with the "sludge"!

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Victoria Banaszak
5/10/2015 04:44:42 am

WOW! That turned out so great! I love the wobble star.

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