Easy Bookmark

I just came back from the CKScrapbook show in Houston, Tx. We had 2 different “Make-it Take-it” projects to do in our booth. One of them was a Bookmark. This Bookmark was done in Pewter and using the Sizzix embossing Machine with a Cuttlebug Embossing Folder. I am not a huge fan of “machine” made…

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Stencil Pewter Frame

This is another project we did in the Chicago workshop. It was done in Pewter  using Dreamweaver Stencil  LG608. I decided to turn the design into a frame so I only embossed the outer side of the stencil. The main MercArt products used were: *Teflon D-01 *Teflon D-03 *Paper stump *Pewter *Pewter Patina June’s Blog Giveaway Winner:…

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Chicago Workshop

I was in Chicago this week teaching an amazing group of ladies formed of teachers, store owners and reps. We had fun working with metals and Stencils, provided by Lynell Harlow of Dreamweaver, who also attended the workshop. Pewter Necklace This was one of the projects done in Pewter. We used the background Mosaic stencil LJ901,…

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Mini Books

We had a booth at the Great American Scrapbook Convention in Arlington Tx. One of the projects for the Make-it Take-it we had this year were these mini composition books. We covered them with colored  aluminum. People were able to choose the color and the stencil (by Dreamweaver and Tessler)they wanted to use as a design.…

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Puzzle Sampler

We have been doing samplers like this for at least 15 years.  We usually make them tracing squares or rectangles (I recommend using the scor-it for that) for each texture. This time I decided to use a puzzle shape.  You can use Dreamweaver stencil for that. This particular sampler was done in pewter and I…

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Candle

This candle was covered with Pewter. The scrolls were done with the Cup and Ball #6 and outlined or cleaned with  the Teflon D-01.The lines and textures in the scrolls or leaves were done with the Refiner. The border was done using Decorative Wheel Horizontal. The background was done with the Refiner by scratching lines/squiggles…

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Moon and Sun

I just came back from a wonderful weekend retreat in Virginia where I had a great time teaching. My students were awesome!! A very talented and nice group of ladies. This is one of the projects they did in Pewter. The design is a stamp from Judikins. The MercArt tools used were: *Star Wheel to create…

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LOVE

I found these acrylic letters in my studio and I thought they would look great with some Color Aluminum. For letter “L” I used Red Aluminum and Dreamweaver Stencil LL599 Heart Whimsy.The background was done using Stencil LJ901 Mosaic Swirls. Letters “O” and “E” were done in Navy Blue Aluminum and our Embossing Background Plates…

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Mini Book

The embossed part of this project took me just a few minutes.  I used one of Tessler Stencils. It was done in Pewter. The tiny dots in the background were done with the Cup and Ball #1. The textures and lines of the leaves were done with the Refiner. The center of the flowers were…

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Lizard

I had so much fun doing this little project. I love how different the lizard looks using “Brown Latte” aluminum and Pewter. I used Dreamweaver’s Lizard Stencil LM2004 . In both cases I used a Fiskars embossing plate as a background. The border in the pewter project was done using the Big Wheel tool. I also used…

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