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Giveaway and Dreamweaver Thursday Tutorial: Gesso Tricks
Welcome to another Dreamweaver challenge and tutorial! I fell in love with this stencil as it is all you need for the basis of creating a card! The rest is just layers and adding a few embellishments. Add some gems right onto the script for some pretties! The flowers were hand cut and mounted with foam tape. They were sanded and bent to create dimension. Basic Grey’s Lucille were the papers I used.
Here’s how I created the awesome script using the LL565 stencil:
I used white Gesso and evenly troweled it using the LM2010 Dreamweaver Embossing Paste Spreader over the stencil. The stencil was held in place with sticky notes.
Carefully remove the sticky notes and lift off the stencil. Let the Gesso dry on its own or heat set.
The same technique was done to create the polka dot ‘photo corners.’
See how nice and smooth the Gesso has been spread over the stencil?
Remove the sticky notes and stencil and there’s all those cute little polka dots! I accidentally smeared it with my finger but I knew I’d just be punching out areas so I didn’t freak out about it.
But wait! Don’t go washing that stencil yet! Lay it on a second sheet and burnish it evenly with your hand or another piece of paper. This will be used for another project.
All that’s left is assembling the card. The dimensions of the finished card are 7-1/4 x 4 inches and will fit in a #10 legal-size envelope nicely. Stop by Friday’s Sketch Challenge on January 11th and check out the template I designed for this card as well as what I did with the positive and negative polka dots!
If you’re looking for more information and tutorials on working with Dreamweavers Stencils, be sure to visit the Dream It Up! blog for monthly challenges and more opportunities to win! LIKE us on Dreamweavers Facebook page too! Their Design Team creates some amazing work!
The winner from Kristi Van Doren’s tutorial is Glennis F., who would love to have the Big Dots stencil. Glennis, be sure to email Pam at phornschu@yahoo.com with your address.
Head on over to Stencil with Style site and choose a favorite stencil you’d love to win. Be sure to mention your stencil choice HERE in the comment section on the Dreamweavers Challenge page. You have two weeks in which to comment for a chance to win from this post!
Now let’s see a frenzy of comments for a chance to win a fabby stencil!
Happy paper crafting!
Lyn
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Comment by Glennis Farrell on January 21, 2013 at 1:07pm -
Another great tutorial - I am amazed at the variety. My choice would be LJ806 Hexagons
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Comment by disneylisa on January 21, 2013 at 10:43am
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Still hoping to win LG 613 - Koi. Love seeing the inspiration each week though.
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Comment by Erika Martin - Stampin' Mama on January 20, 2013 at 2:29pm -
Gorgeous, Lynn!!
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Comment by Cathy Peper on January 18, 2013 at 10:21pm -
Pretty card. If I were the winner I would pick LJ 901 Mosaic swirls .
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Comment by Else de Groot on January 18, 2013 at 9:04pm -
Thank you so much for sharing this tutorial. I only have liquid Gesso so I will have to invest in some paste Gesso next time I go out shopping.
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Comment by cottagerca on January 18, 2013 at 8:33pm -
thanks for sharing the love of the art. appreciated dream weaver. i think i could use the LM135 waterlily stencil.. so hard to just choose one.
ava g
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Comment by Sheryl Hengen on January 18, 2013 at 7:50pm
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I will have to give the gesso a try with my stencils. The thank you stencil is dramatic enough to stand alone. I have lots of stencils on my wish list but I would choose the LL549 Tall Daisies.
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Comment by Diana Barnes on January 18, 2013 at 7:03pm
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Great card and love using stencils and gesso. Hard to pick just one fave.
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Comment by Pam Nutting on January 18, 2013 at 6:53pm
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Great project, Lyn! They always are. LM272, Dangling Hearts, would be my choice.
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Comment by Golda Peterson on January 18, 2013 at 6:35pm
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What a fun and simple project! Love it! I would really like the LJ849 Bare Trees stencil.
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