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I'm on the Dream Team!!!

Hello! I can finally tell you!!! I am now officially a part of the Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team!!! I am beyond thrilled! I have wanted to be a part of this amazing team for quite some time, and I am so honored that I am now.
This month, the challenge theme is April Inspirations. So you've got to find something that inspires you to make a project. Easy...especially if you are as obsessed with Pinterest as I am. Here's my inspiration photo.

Isn't this beautiful? You can check out the Etsy shop this photo came from HERE. Here's my project.

I used the gorgeous Butterfly stencil to make a Shrinky Dink charm. Let me show you the stencil size with the finished pendant.

I started by using a pre-sanded Shrinky Dink sheet, and I traced the entire butterfly with a skinny Sharpie Marker. It kind of ruined the tip of my marker, so I recommend trying a marker that has a metal tip. But do a test first to be sure it will work on the shrunken Shrinky Dinks.

Then I colored the image using Crayola colored pencils. My daughter was coloring then too, so we shared her pencils. I punched a hole in 1 wing, and then I shrunk the butterfly using my embossing gun. It's a pretty simple process that looks fantastic when the light hits it.
I hope that  you will visit the other posting members of the Dream Team. Their links are below. Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!
and our "newbies":

Comments

Suzi McKenzie saidā€¦
Massive congratulations hunni, so very happy for you, I know this is a dream post for you. They are very lucky to have you showcase their products with your awesome projects, you rock <3 xxx
Irish Cherokee saidā€¦
Beautiful! You did an excellent job. Love butterflies.
Lynn Mercurio saidā€¦
Wow...what a beautiful butterfly, so full of color. Fabulous job, and I wanted to say how thrilled I am to be on a team with you. Your creativity is amazing!
Wendy saidā€¦
Congrats Alison...the Dream Team is lucky to have you! I've seen some of your artwork using the stencils and it is dynamite. Good luck and have FUN!!!
Lea saidā€¦
Yay!!!!!! I'm so glad you're on the team with us!!!!! I love your butterfly, if you made another one, that would be some cool earrings! Gorgeous!
Louise saidā€¦
What a beautiful charm you created with that butterfly stencil! Love the colors. Welcome to the team!
Janeen saidā€¦
Congrats to you on your DW designer position. That butterfly is my all time favorite DW stencil. I have never shrinky dinked anything and i am glad you had fun.
Pam Hornschu saidā€¦
So bright and colorful! Did you use the clear or white Shrinky Dink? Btw, welcome to the team!
Alison saidā€¦
Thank you, Pam! It's clear Shrinky Dinks.
Jamie Martin saidā€¦
What a great idea and so pretty! I will have to try that, shrinky dink is so much fun to play with :)
Lyn Bernatovich saidā€¦
I love how you went out of the box with this Alison! You've given us another way to create with our stencils. What a beautiful butterfly. Welcome to the team and I look forward to seeing your work!
~Heidi~ saidā€¦
I never thought of using a stencil on shrinky dink. What a cool idea and what a beautiful butterfly you made! I'm going to need to try that sometime. Congrats on joining the Design Team!
rose s. saidā€¦
what a great idea!! thanks for the tutorial and can't wait to see what you have for us next :) welcome
Anonymous saidā€¦
pretty nice blog, following :)

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