Dreamweaver - Quietfire Blog Hop - Day 4

 

Are you enjoying this amazing week of Awesome in Autumn! We are partnering with the Dreamweaver Design Team and so excited to play with their innovative stencils, pastes and glitters!  Follow along with us and leave your comments on each blog for an opportunity to win one of two wonderful prize packages.

Here is what I've created for today's post:

I simply adore this tree stencil.  I've been doing this technique for some time, but not everyone may have seen it.

 Using 140lb Arches HP paper, I stamped Don't Let Yesterday with Brilliance Galaxy Gold, then thermal embossed with Queen's Gold.

I centered the Tree of Life stencil above the quotation and taped it in place with Removable tape. Add some extra protection if you're worried about going over the edge of the stencil and tape.  In place of embossing paste I used Jones Tones Plexi glue. 

Who me paranoid about messing up the watercolour paper with the glue??

Calligraphers have a thing for raised gilding and this is a fun way to get the effect without the classical torture!  Although I've used composition leaf here, you can use real leaf (gold, silver, copper, aluminum) or transfer foil.  The great thing about the Jones Tones plexi is that it dries sticky and is thick enough that it has body when it dries.  Thus, raised gilding. 

Before you add the variegated leaf to the tree, feel around the surface of the watercolour paper.  The Removable Tape may have left some residue.  If so, rub it off with your finger or you will have a rim of gold where the edge of the stencil was!  Ask me how I know this. I created a paper mask to help avoid it and an eraser can help if there is still any errant leaf.

If your leaf is variegated, pick and choose your pieces and press it into place with your fingers.  Give it a little rub - the softness of your fingers will help press the leaf onto the edges of the glue and not just the top.  Composition leaf is easier to handle than the real thing.

 

When you have your tree completely covered in leaf, use a soft stencil brush and make circular motions over the top of the tree to remove the excess leaf.  There will be some places you will have to scrub more vigorously.  Just be careful not to remove the leaf on the glue.

 

 

Nice, huh?

I decided to leave it there. Sometimes less is more....  I trimmed the watercolour paper and simply mounted it with brads onto a piece of coordinated cardstock.

I hope you've enjoyed this!  Thanks for looking!
To see a variation on this technique, visit the Quietfire Creations blog today.

Here are the thumbnail links on the Quietfire Design site to the products I've used.  The Tree of Life stencil may be found on the Stencil with Style website here.

  

Visit these blogs today:
Friday, September 20th:

Quietfire Design Members...

Yogi Grunwald

Suzanne Cannon (you are here!)

and

Dream Team members...

Wendy Jordan

Louise Healy

Terrece Siddoway

Lea Kimmel

Pam Hornschu

and the

Dream It Up! blog

and

Quietfire Creations Blog 

Check out this week's awesomeness which includes...The Complete List 

Tuesday, September 17th:

 

Quietfire Design Members...

Sherry Cheever

Holly Eastabrook

and

Dream Team members...

Cherylynn Moser

Heidi Erickson

Louise Healy

Lyn Bernatovich

Cyndi Bundy

Pam Hornschu

and the

Dream It Up! blog

and

Quietfire Creations Blog 

 

Wednesday, September 18th:

Quietfire Design Members...

Debbie Sherman

Robyn Josephs

and

Dream Team members...

Jessica Griffin

Louise Healy

Terrece Siddoway

Wendy Jordan

Pam Hornschu

and the

Dream It Up! blog

and

Quietfire Creations Blog 

Thursday, September 19th:

Quietfire Design Members...

Teresa Horner

Terre Fry

and

Dream Team members...

Cherylynn Moser

Louise Healy

Lyn Bernatovich

Lea Kimmel

Laura Drahozal

Pam Hornschu

and the

Dream It Up! blog

and

Quietfire Creations Blog

Friday, September 20th:

Quietfire Design Members...

Yogi Grunwald

Suzanne Cannon

and

Dream Team members...

Wendy Jordan

Louise Healy

Terrece Siddoway

Lea Kimmel

Pam Hornschu

and the

Dream It Up! blog

and

Quietfire Creations Blog

Saturday, September 21st:

Quietfire Design Members...

Sherry Cheever

Holly Eastabrook

Yogi Grunwald

Robyn Josephs

Teresa Horner

Suzanne Cannon

and

Dream Team members...

Stacey Rumsby

Jessica Griffin

Cyndi Bundy

Wendy Jordan

Lyn Bernatovich

Louise Healy

Terrece Siddoway

Lea Kimmel

Heidi Erickson

Laura Drahozal

Cherylynn Moser

Pam Hornschu

and the

Dream It Up! blog

and

Quietfire Creations Blog