Black Cats Studios: Something new for 2012

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Something new for 2012

Welcome to the first posting of the Dreamweaver Stencils' Dream Team 2012 ! We're changing things up a bit for this year, and YOU can help. The first Thursday of every month will feature a new challenge that will extend throughout the entire month. This means that YOU have ALL month to play along with the one challenge, as many times as you want. Sometimes it will be a color challenge, sometimes a theme, and sometimes a technique. We are hoping that an entire month will give you plenty of time to be inspired, create, and link to the Dream It Up! blog . Each month we are offering TWO prizes . . . one for the most creative version of the challenge (does not have to be Dreamweaver Stencils' product, but we sure are happy when it is!), and the second for the best use of Dreamweaver Stencils' product in the challenge. This could be stencils (of course), Embossing Pastes , Metallic F/X , the new Color Solutions – anything you find on the Dreamweaver Stencils' web site, or in your local store. Don't know where your local store is? The list can be found on the web site. Not near any of the stores listed? There is an online site to purchase from, Stencil with Style!

For the month of January, we challenge you to create something for Valentine's Day! You have until January 31st, 11:59 PM EST, to post and link your creation(s) to the Dream It Up! Blog Mr. Linky. The winners will be announced February 2nd, along with the February challenge. Here is my version of this month's challenge:

I made a lot of single panel pocket cards for the holidays and decided to carry the theme through to Valentine's Day. I began by paste embossing the Heart Swirls stencil (LL567) on glossy card stock with Glossy White Embossing Paste. In order to make a top hinge so that you can open the heart and leave a love note, fold the glossy card stock and position the stencil so that the top of the design is at the edge of the fold. When the paste is dry, apply Winter Red and Gold Star Color Solutions using a felt square attached to your applicator tool. Carefully cut around the folded heart, punch a hole at the top and add ribbon. As an added touch, you could line the inside of your heart with pale pink paper or just ink the edge with whatever ink is left on your applicator tool moistened with a bit of blending solution. Using your favorite papers, cut two contrasting pieces: one 4.25" x 5.5" and one 4.25" x 3.25". I edged both pieces with a Krylon Pale Gold Leafing Pen before attaching them to a 4.25 x 5.5" card stock panel. And you're done!

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