T is for Tuesday-Picasso, Perrier and Pottery

Happy 1st Anniversary. B and B invited us to bring back a fav post, and I've only been joining you for a few weeks, so I am sharing my favorite post of today!

I left a comment on the Dreamweaver Stencil FB page, and won a free stencil! I didn't even know I had entered a contest!

I had been wanting the Picasso stencil, that is more of a tool- as Dreamweaver put it in their lovely note to me( the REJOICE card) It's the tool you won't know how you lived without it!-so here I am on the porch, messing about with the tool and sending thanks.

The Fill 'r up Thanks and Thank you  stamps are  Quietfire Design.

The lovely mug is another made by my DD, and the Perrier

(which brings us to T is for Tuesday- do go check it out!)

is by Andy Warhol! ????

I hung out with that Factory crowd many moons ago.

Did Andy design labels for Perrier?

No other fizzy water quite does it for me on these long summer afternoons!

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Quietfire Design and Dreamweaver: Awesome in Autumn,Day 5

It's been an amazing week of Awesome in Autumn!

This week we partnered with  the Dreamweaver Design Team and had so much fun playing with their innovative stencils, pastes and glitters!

It's not too late to go back and leave your comments on each blog,as well as todays, for an opportunity to win one of two wonderful prize packages!

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

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

We got some comments on the Christmas Blog Hop, that the creations were too complicated and required expensive equipment, so this is my response .

Quick and easy and not too glittery or girly to give to the men in our lives.

Aside from the stencil-Dreamweaver Bare Trees LJ 849 and the stamp-Quiefire Give me the splendid silent  sun, all you need as some paper and ink or paint, and you can create without limits!

I started with black 80 lb card stock, taped the stencil at the top as a hinge and applied VersaMagic cloud white chalk ink with a stencil brush, lifted off the stencil, washed the stencil and let the ink and stencil dry well.

Replacing the stencil as carefully as possible and taping again at the top, using a foam sponge dauber I colored the stencil with Distress paints -spun sugar, raspberry, broken china, forest moss, peeled paint and mowed grass, mixed with some pickett fence to keep them pastel.

While it was wet I fairy dusted the whole panel with Dreamweaver Mettalic F/X  Moonstone with a soft brush.

The quote is stamped with VersaFine Onyx Black on tracing paper and thermal embossed clear, the back colored with Distress inks with the same colors. Attach the paper with Glossy Accents to keep it transparent.  It's not as bright in real life and much more sparkly!

The mat was edged with Perfect Medium, Ranger sticky embossing powder, heated and the F/X moonstone burnished on with my finger.

Simple and quick and fun!

Please leave a comment to win prizes, and it's not to late to go back and see the full week of inspiration along with the rest of todays hop!

Comments and questions appreciated and always welcomed.

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

Tuesday, September 17th:

Quietfire Design Members...

Sherry Cheever

Holly Estabrook

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 Estabrook

Yogi Grunwald

Robyn Josephs -YOU ARE HERE!

Teresa Horner

Suzanne Cannon

and

Dream Team members...

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

Remember to leave a comment to win prizes!

Quietfire and Dreamweaver : Awesome In Autumn, Day 2

Get ready for an amazing week of Awesome in Autumn!
This week we are partnering with the Dreamweaver Design Team and are so excited to be playing 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's what I have created for todays post:

The biggest challenge was accurately capturing the metallic and glitter elements of this card.

The card began with stenciling the stems of  Dreamweaver Gingko Bough Stencil LJ839 with VersaFine Olympia green ink, and the leaves with  Dreamweaver Metallic Gold embossing paste , on a base of K and Company Designer paper.
 Differing pressure on the pallet knife created texture in the paste to make the leaves life like.

There is a bit of magic watching the paste transform from a dull mustard color to a brilliant metallic gold as it dries.

I used post it notes as a mask while stamping the chickadees from the Quietfire Design Woods set. Peaking out among the leaves, the birds are colored with Distress Paint, with a touch of Dreamweaver Metallic F/X Moonstone for added glimmer.

The quote also from the Woods set, is stamped on tracing paper with VersaFine Onyx Black and thermal embossed clear. Distress ink evergreen bough and peeled paint was applied to the back and the panel was glued on with Glossy Accents to make it transparent .
The gold matte layer is 80lb Neenah Solar White card stock, edged in VersaMark, Ranger Sticky embossing powder and Dreamweaver Metallic F/X Goldfinch.
Burnish the powder with your finger for  a super luxe metallic finish.

Quietfire Design Rubber Stamps and digital files and Dreamweaver Metal Stencils are hand drawn and lettered and manufactured to the highest standards to create lifetime tools for your crafting and fine art enjoyment.

I hope this Blog Hop will encourage you to use our tools and look forward to seeing your creations.
Please post them on our Facebook pages, or leave a link in a comment.
Quietfire Design
Dreamweaver Stencils

Many Dreamweaver Stencils and Accessories are also available at Quietfire Design here.

So much more to come this week , and I'll be back again on Saturday with a final post.
Comments and questions always welcomed! and today comments=prizes!

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:

Quietfire Design Members...

Debbie Sherman

Robyn Josephs (you are here!)

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

Remember to leave a comment to win one of the fab prizes!