Thursday, May 31, 2012

Last Post for Black and White and a Tease for the June Challenge

I can't believe it's the end of the month already.  Today is the last post for the Black and White Challenge and, while it was a lot of fun, it's time to move on.   There's something special in store for next month, but before I get to that, here's the last of the Black and White with a POP of color cards.

I used the double glitter technique on the Hot Air Balloon stencil LL3003.  Here's what to do:
Adhere one side of the double-sided mounting paper (MPDS) to card stock.  Leave the protective covering on the top side until you are ready to position your stencil.   Rub the back side of the stencil with Handmade Hawaiian Coconut Soap (DHHS), making sure to cover the entire stencil.  This will keep the stencil from making a tight bond with the adhesive.  Carefully brush the soap "crumbs" from the stencil openings, making sure not to bend the stencil.  Remove the protective paper from the double sided mounting paper and position your stencil, soap side down.

Now, here comes the fun part.  For this project, you will want to use a microfine or ultrafine glitter.  Cut a straw in to 3" pieces and then cut one end at an angle to make a little scoop.  This is perfect for getting into small areas.   Hold the stencil with the top of the balloon pointing down, apply black glitter and let the excess glitter fall on to a piece of paper.  Burnish the glitter with your finger and then tap the back of the card stock to remove any loose glitter.  Using the paper as a funnel, return the unused glitter to the jar.  Following the same steps,  add gold and turquoise glitters.  Then, turn the stencil right-side up and add more black glitter to the bottom of the balloon.

Place the glittered image, stencil side down, on a flat surface and begin removing the card stock.  Be sure to keep the stencil flat against your work surface, moving or "walking" your fingers along the stencil as you peel back the card stock so that the stencil always remains flat and does not bend.  Apply cool highlight glitter to the exposed areas and burnish.  Cut out the image and set it aside. 

For the background, I used Rolling Hills LJ910.  Tape the stencil to card stock and, with a large stencil brush, load black ink on to the brush and tap it lightly on to a paper towel to off-load some of the ink.  Drag the brush lightly over the stencil to create a soft shadow-y effect. 

 For a wrap-up of the Black and White with a POP of Color and/or Graduation challenge, be sure to visit the other Dream Team blogs and then link your project to the Dreamweaver blog, Dream it Up! using Mr. Linky.   But remember, today is the last day to enter and winners will be posted on Friday.

 
June's challenge will be all about glitter as we collaborate with Art Institute Glitter's design team.  They will be working with stencils and we'll be doing more of the double glitter technique, so you'll get plenty of practice and tons of ideas and inspiration.  
 
See you next week,
Liz 









10 comments:

  1. Wonderful card Liz and a great idea to make it an address change card! Very creative!

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  2. Wow, love this Liz and the contrast of the colours!

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  3. Wow, love this Liz and the contrast of the colours!

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  4. GREAT teaser and I love this!! It is so pretty!

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  5. Love this and want to say that the rolling hills stencil is a wonderful background for that hot air balloon! Looking forward to seeing what you have up your sleeve for the glitter month!

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  6. Liz, this is wonderful! Gorgeous color, and I love the way you tilted the balloon. Perfect with the hill background.

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  7. Awesome card LIz love the colors you used in the hot air balloon and love that rolling hills stencil as the background.

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  8. THIS is gorgeous!!! I love it Liz!!

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  9. Very beautiful. I hadn't noticed that it was glitter until I read the post. I bet that is really lovely in person, too. Thanks for the tip on the straw scoops, too. Although I use glitter and this technique all the time, I had not used straw scoops before!

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  10. Absolutely Gorgeous! I agree, thank you for the tip on the straws. Really love the way the balloon looks in glitter. The colors you used were perfect!

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