Clean & Simple Attempt Deux!

For those of you just joining our little blog party, let me fill you in on this month's challenge.  You can create using any colour you like (last month was Going Green) but you have to keep it clean...and simple! Yep. We are challenging you to create with your Dreamweaver products in a CAS style. This is our way of encouraging you to begin your "Spring Cleaning" a little early, and far more fun than sorting cupboards and washing windows!

And I have to say, that this challenge is FAR more challenging than I ever thought it would be!  But I've looked into this strange idea labeled CAS and I think I get it.  Clean (lose the Distress Inks, Jessie) and Simple (put away the 500 products!) Okay, I'm ready to show you my version of CAS with this month's Fave stencil Waterlily Background LJ 861

So What do you think?  I Machine Embossed Silver Vellum using the Waterlily Background Stencil, and then matted it on Emerald Vellum, and then again on Emerald Cardstock.  

I stamped the sentiment "Thinking of You" as I've had a few people recently ask me to create Sympathy cards for them, and I like the idea of just simply saying "You are in my thoughts, during this difficult time" but that's a whole other stamp I Don't have, so this one fit!  I cut it out with my Quickutz Oval Cookie Cutter Die, and added the sheer Emerald ribbon.

I hope the shimmer shows up in the picture, but then again, cards always look better in person so you should try this CLEAN, SIMPLE and EASY technique on your own so you can admire it yourself!  And I know just where you can get this beautiful Stencil, tee hee.

So now you have the opportunity to play along. Create your own Clean and Simple design (preferably with Dreamweaver Stencils' products) and link it to the Dream It Up! blog from your own blog, online gallery, or just sent us an email (lynell@dreamweaverstencils.com) of your creation for us to show off on the blog. At the end of March, we will select two winners to win a set of these stencils each:

 LJ899-Lrg. Thinking of You

 LG742-Pointed Celtic Knot

 

 

     For more inspiration, please visit the Dream Team blogs...and leave comments, we love that!

And with that,

Stamp yourself Silly,

Shimmer til you drop

and Stencil like there's no tomorrow!

Jessie

Clean & Simple!

Uh Oh, the challenge this month is clean and simple...I'm not very good at clean (being a Vintage kind of gal) and I'm certainly not simple (maybe I'll add another layer...and another button, umm and another.....) you see how I can get into trouble!  

Now I just picked up a new Stencil (because I saw some Gorgeous samples at the CHA using it!) and I thought, "it's pretty enough on it's own, THAT'S how I'll stay Simple!"

Okay, so I didn't just stay with just the WaterLily Background Stencil LJ861, I added the Dragonfly LS 56, but you don't see any buttons do you!?

So to recreate this card, all you have to do is...

I machine embossed a white piece of cardstock using the Waterlily Background stencil.  Then without removing the stencil I added Tsukineko Rosebud Pink and Bamboo Leaves with my stencil brush, I brushed on the colour quickly, and didn't worry if I went "out of the lines", that may not constitute "clean" but it surely falls in the category of "simple".  Now I REALLY wanted to fill in the Blue water, but I held back and I'm SO glad that I did!  The white background is SO pretty!  

I then machine embossed the Dragonfly LS 56 on Vellum and using the stencil brushes again, coloured in the wings.  For a little extra sparkle (sorry, I couldn't help myself!) I added my favorite Sakura Stardust Clear pen on the Dragonfly's body.  I added the small sentiment, and popped up the Dragonfly with a titch of Foam tape.

Now I think this card is really pretty, and it's totally outside of my comfort zone!  But even if it isn't exactly CAS (Clean and Simple) I still have 4 weeks to practice!  And I'm hoping you guys will play along with the challenge and give me some inspiration!  AND if it wasn't enough to be MY inspiration, you can also link up to The Dream it Up! Blog, and win 2 Free Stencils this month!  I LOVE winning free stuff, don't you?  Well then, create a card, post it to your blog, or to Splitcoast Stampers and link that to Lynell and cross your fingers!  Good Luck!

And with that,

Create Cleanly

Stencil Simply

and Have Fun Playing!