Dreamweaver-Quietfire Awesome In Autumn Final Day!

Welcome!  Thank you for joining us for our Final Day.

 

Have you enjoyed Awesome in Autumn? This week we have partnered with the Dreamweaver Design Team and were so excited to play with their innovative stencils, pastes and glitters!  Don't forget to leave your comments on each blog for an opportunity to win one of two wonderful prize packages.

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

 

I know, I know!  I have a love affair with this tree! But I had a different plan this time. I wanted the look of vellum.  Well it didn't take long to find that when you apply embossing paste to vellum, it looks like it's taking a bath.  It gets all puckered up.  So, I scratched my head for a while, then for some reason I remembered I still had some Drafting Mylar (now available on the site, see links below) left over from the time I was a vendor for the international calligraphy conference. Denis Brown had wanted it for his class, so I got it in and had some left. Untouched until last week!  And it worked.  I could emboss, the paste dried and there was no puckering.  I fooled around with a few things and I really need to explore the Mylar more.  However, this is what I did for this card.

 

 

1. Use Translucent Embossing Paste with the Tree of Life stencil on a piece of 8x8" Drafting Mylar. Remove the stencil and allow the paste to dry for about 20 minutes.  Use Dreamweaver Metallic FX to gently dust the embossing paste with a soft brush (that doesn't shed....). I used Amber Glow and Eye of the Tiger.  Allow the paste to dry, then you can literally wash the excess powder off in the sink!
2. Use Spellbinders Elegant Labels Four to diecut Neenah 80lb Cardstock with "window".  Use the "window" die to cut a piece of off-white cardstock.  Trim the off-white to 1/8" larger than the Elegant Label Four.  Use glue dots to mat the white die cut to the off-white cardstock.  Trim the Drafting Mylar so that the tree is positioned in the middle of the "window" and use Glue Dots to adhere the Mylar to the back of the matted pieces.
3. Use VersaMagic Red Brick to stamp The Love We Give Away on a cardblank made from Neenah 110lb Solar White Cardstock.  "Float" the matted window over the quotation using Pop Dots.

All your stenciling needs and wants can be found at Stencil With Style!

 

Thanks for having a look!

Suzanne

Here are the thumbnail links to the products I used that are available in the Quietfire Design shop.



 

 

Prizes will be announced on Thursday! You have till midnight Sunday (Sept. 22) to leave your comments.


Saturday, September 21st: (visit these blogs today!)

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

The Complete List 

Check out this week's awesomeness which includes...

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: (visit these blogs today!)

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

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

CHA 2012 - Quietfire Style

I had no plans to make a video from my photos at CHA, but then somehow this just happened....  I think it helped me process the whole thing.  I'm still in recovery mode.

You can watch it here or on YouTube.  I hope you enjoy it!



If you watch it here, this is the little blurb:

Here are my very quick impressions of some things I saw at CHA. I took almost 100 photos on the floor and it wasn't nearly enough! (I didn't plan on making this video when I was there.)

The first part is a little two day vacation at Santa Monica and then on the CHA.

Why such fast music? It mirrors the event! Every time you turned around there was more eye candy. Amazing people, amazing displays, amazing talent.
A huge thanks to everyone who demonstrated their products for me, who put up with me taking their picture and who greeted me like a long lost friend!
See you next year!

P.S. You can stop the video any time if you need to see a photo for longer!

Burberry Baby Card - Chiara

Or Do-It-Yourself Plaid!

Chiara was born a few months ago to a family that loves Burberry! Chiara even had a little Burberry dress for her christening.
Here is the result of my efforts to create the Burberry tartan using the perfect tool for the job; the Dreamweaver Stripes stencil.  I think I know this tartan pretty well by now! (One day I'll get it perfectly!)



Card Synthesis

Handlettering on cardstock

Reagents:

Mitchell Roundhand Nib

Higgins Eternal Ink 

Spellbinders Grand Calibur

Spellbinders: Classic Ovals Small, Lacey Ovals

Dreamweaver stencil – stripes

Removable Tape

Gesso

Ink Blending tool

VersaMagic Dew Drops Midnight Black

Ranger Distress Aged Mahogany

Card Blanks

Burgundy Cardstock

Fawn coloured cardstock

ribbon

Sookwang Be Creative Double sided tape

Glue Dots and Pop Dots

Thanks for visiting!

Suzanne

Dreamweaver Stencils Update

Just as Becca Feeken introduced me to carrying Spellbinders, Design Team Member Deborah March introduced me to Dreamweaver Stencils.  I'm getting quite the selection in the stockroom!  Deborah is also on the Dreamweaver Design Team so is well acquainted with them!  She wrote a fabulous article a while ago which you can see here.

I was lucky enough to finally meet Lynell Harlow, creator of this oh-so-classy line of metal stencils at the CHA convention.

Below are the new stencils coming in soon.  The Stripes can be used as stripes or can be used a second time overtop of your stripes at 90 degrees to the original orientation and you'll have your very own plaid pattern! You can see that done in the photo to the left.  The Damask stencil comes in two sizes and we'll have both. 

You might want to visit the Dreamweaver Blog for more ideas - in today's entry you can email Lynell for a copy of her Double Glitter Techniques handout shown. (which is the technique shown on the left using the Rooster stencil and sounds a lot like the Burnished Velvet technique)

Happy Stenciling!

CHA - Sunday January 30, 2011

Day 3 at the CHA started a bit later than the other days. We spent about 3 hours on a sightseeing tour of Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. We found the stars on Hollywood Boulevard, cruised up to Universal Studios, had a fascinating climb via a twisting residential “street” up to Mulholland Drive and exclaimed at the mansions of Beverly Hills.

We drove out to Santa Monica to have a coffee and look at the beach and pier. Driving is pretty easy on Sunday mornings before noon in LA!

Back at the conference, I dragged my husband onto the exhibition floor where one of the first things we saw was the display at Die Cuts With a View was a real show stopper!

My husband hung around with me for a while absorbing the size of the show, watched me fumble through a demo and took note of the number of men attending.  Then he left me watching Tim Holtz to find some lunch!

Marie Browning was at the Tombow booth doing demonstrations – she has a new book hot off the press using Tombow markers. I revealed my klutziness during the creation of my make-and-take by gluing the wrong side of my paper. Marie "punished" me by sticking the ruined piece of paper to my shirt, which I completely forgot about and wore for most of the rest of the day....!  Great projects, great lady!
With a little bit of practice, I could become pretty adapt at using these markers.

The next stop was back at the Ranger booth. Oh! Look who was there! I was surprised Tim Holtz didn’t have a million women around him!  But if there were any more around, you couldn't have seen what he was doing.

I had been wondering about the formulation of the new Distress stains and I heard it right from Tim that they were basically fluid Distress Inks and are easy to spread.  Mix them on the paper when they're wet, and/or layer them over dry layers.

So I watched as Mr. Holtz wove his magic and took pictures and a short video, then I had to run off to grab some lunch before my classes.




I tend to love little things and instantly fell in love with his little ATC hangers! Watch for them on the site soon!

In the afternoon, I had two hours of business seminars – one was protecting your brand and the other was marketing for manufacturers. The first one was presented by a lawyer and was loaded with information and the second one might require more review to access how useful it was. Asleep yet?

After the seminars, I had a meeting with an advertising person at the Creative Crafts Group, publishers of Creating Keepsakes, Paper Crafts and Stamp It! Magazines. When I first tried to get near their booth, it was impossible..... Something about prizes and cake and a lot of women...   Sounded like heaven to me!

My meeting did finally happen and the information has been tucked away. Anyone buy these magazines? If not, maybe I need to advertise there!

I had a quick little visit with Simply Renee, makers of these very cool organizing tools. I love my spinning organizer and wanted to see what else they had. (One of our cats thinks this organizer is quite interesting, too, but has been fairly reserved about torturing the items on it.) 

I particularly like their swinging wall arm and think it would be a great asset when you are working on mulitple projects - just hang the items for that project together and swing the arm out of the way while you finish another project.  How many of us have more than one project on the go at a time?   Guilty as charged, Your Honour!

My last stop was at Dreamweaver Stencils where I met the lovely and talented Lynell Harlow. Unfortunately she got away before I could snap her picture, but I did get several demos from her assistants and will be getting a selection of her new stencils.

Laura really wanted to demo the rooster for me - and I have to say, she did an amazing job with Glitter Ritz and double-sided tape!

Dreamweaver demonstrator Laura playing with Glitter Ritz!

Another products I watched a demo for is Stampee's Stamping Transfer Foils technique.  Pretty cool stuff!  You can read about it on the Craft Critique site here.

All in all, it was an amazing trip and I didn't do too badly with my "game plan".  I just underestimated how easily it was to be pleasantly side-tracked!  Next time, I'll make sure to add another day to my visit when the exhibition floor is open!