Today I am going to share with you samples made with Dreamweaver Stencils, embossing paste, and their new crackle paste. If you have not used these products ever or in a while, I can guarantee that these new techniques will excite you and put your creativity and imagination in overdrive! I started working on these cards Sunday and couldn’t stop making them for three days! If you are interested in learning these techniques, please join me Saturday, September 5 (Labor Day weekend) for the class where I will be teaching them.
All these techniques are easy to do and even though the pastes must dry before you take the next step, in our low humidity and high heat, it usually means only about 30 to 60 minutes waiting time. I recommend paste embossing many samples at once so you have lots of samples to experiment with. Another note: I used Southwestern stencils for my samples, but I guarantee these techniques will look just as good on any stencil – think fall and Christmas!
First the crackle paste – OMG it is so cool! First emboss the stencil with black embossing paste and set aside to dry for about 30 minutes. Then apply the crackle paste on top of the black, applying a thick coat for large cracks or a thin coat for small cracks. The crackle paste takes about 60 minutes to completely crackle. The last step is to color the stenciled image with ink. If you could see these samples in person you’d see that they are very sparkly and shiny. The Crackled Iris sample is by Kathi Anderson.
The second technique I will teach in the class will be one that my sales rep Kathi Anderson created and taught me on a recent trip. I will keep it a secret for now –come to the class to find out. I can assure you that you have the product I used in your stamping supplies! This technique is quick, easy and I believe mistake proof! The results are so cool! The Buffalo sample above is by Kathi Anderson.
The third technique uses another common stamping product – mica powders – in combination with the stencils and embossing paste. Mica powders can be a little challenging simply because they are so fine they blow everywhere. A good fine tip brush helps.
Speaking of classes, this weekend’s classes promise to be informative and fun. Saturday morning I will teach many techniques using distress inks. A customer commented recently that she thought all distress inks were brown. Nothing could be further from the truth – distress inks come in a rainbow of colors! In the class we will combine ink colors to create backgrounds; learn a watercolor stamping technique; discover stamping with water; practice “splotching”; and make a background using the wrinkle-free distress resist technique. Take a look at the samples cards and join us to learn how to use these versatile inks.
Saturday afternoon I will be teaching the Basic Grey Lemonade card kit. You will make 8 cards all of which are bright and cheerful. Add some beautiful cards to your stash by coming to this class!
What’s New in the Store
Martha Stewart Halloween and Christmas punches
EK Success Halloween punches
Boo Edge Punch Cat and Witch hat mini punch set
Ghost and Jack-O-Lantern mini punch set Medium Ghost
Large Jack-O-Lantern
Tons of cute 2” x 2” Quickutz dies
New paper – Halloween, Christmas and other
New paper flowers and pears from KaiserCraft
New Copic marker colors
Ranger’s Adirondack Dimensional Pearls (paint) in 13 luscious colors!!!
Just Rite Stamper sets – just gorgeous!
Autumn Blessings Set Friendship Set
Preserves Set Witch Way to the Treats Set (class Aug. 22)
Expected Soon
New stamps from Hero Arts including the new clings and Christmas
New Christmas sets from Just Rite Stamper
Christmas Treasures Set Christmas Joy set
Old Fashioned Christmas set
Please stop in soon and see what’s new in the store. I had another grateful customer from out of town stop in twice this week to shop. She remarked on the wide choice of products in The Stamp Act. She lives in Colorado Springs but there is no store in either her city or Denver. Take advantage of this wonderful resource and stop in soon!
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see what’s new in the store. I had another grateful customer from out of town stop in twice this week to shop. She remarked on the wide choice of products in The Stamp Act. She lives in Colorado Springs but there is no store in either her
Posted by: Coach Purses | January 11, 2011 at 04:55 AM