Playing with Paint Chips

Hello everyone ~
A few weeks ago, my sweet and talented friend, Virginia challenged her blog followers to create a card using paint chips. If you haven’t seen her gorgeous cards using them, please check out Her Blog ~ you’ll be amazed! 
So, I finally made a trip to Home Depot to pick up some paint chips, then perused her blog for some ideas, and decided to CASE this card!

I love how Virginia used the negative die cuts from her alphabet dies, so I pulled out my PTI lower case dies, and created a Christmas card. I think this may be the first time I ever made a card without using stamps! Here is my card:

I had a lot of fun playing with paint chips, too! I used 'Behr' brand, and I was a bit surprised at the really high quality of the cardstock they use to make these paint samples!

My 2nd card is for 2 challenges: 
CASology ~ Our cue card this week is ribbon, but instead of using something from my ‘mega’ ribbon collection, I decided to use a die to represent a ribbon and bow. And, for the Addicted to Stamps & More challenge, where our theme for this week is to create a 'Clean and Simple' card.

 

I hope everyone is having a great week! Thank you all so much for stopping by!
Barb

Paint Chip Card:
Cardstock: MFT - Sno Cone; Paint Chips from Home Depot
Dies: Papertrey Ink - Lower case alphabets
Glitter: Tim Holtz Distress Glitter - Clear Rock Candy
Sequins: Lawn Fawn - Snowflake Sequins

Deck the Halls ~ CASology Challenge:
Stamps: MFT - Cheerful Christmas Greetings
Ink: Versamark
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink - Aqua Mist; DCWV - Foil Cardstock, Glitter Cardstock
Embossing Powder: Ranger - Fine Silver
Dies: Memory Box Crisp Bows, Classic Ornament; Poppy Stamps - Delicate Chain
Sequins: Kelly Purkey - Gray

Hello everyone ~ I’m really loving my new Hero Arts stamps, so I created another card with the tiny flags background stamp and the heart butterfly. I wanted to create an ombre pattern with my blue embossing powders, so I used 3 colors for the flag pattern, and after collecting the 2 lighter colors, I mixed them together and embossed the butterfly. I wanted to keep it simple, so I added a sentiment from my 'Memories' stamp set and a few sequins!

 

 

 

My 2nd card is for this week’s Muse Card Challenge. Laurie Willison is our Muse this week, and I was inspired by her Ampersand. I just recently bought Paper Smooches stamps and dies called 'We Connect’, which has 3 really fun ampersand images. So, I chose one to place between the speech bubbles, stamped and colored my cute little Mr. and Mrs. Claus, and the card was done! 

 

 

I hope everyone is having a great week! Thank you all so much for stopping by!
Barb

 
Memories 
Stamps: Hero Arts - Tiny Flags, Heart Butterfly, Memories (sentiment)
Ink: Versamark; Hero Arts - Navy
Cardstock: Neenah Solar White; Bazzill - Icy Mint
Embossing Powder: American Crafts Zing - Navy, Wave, Powder
Sequins: Ellen Hutson - Iridescent Water

Merry & Bright
Stamps: Mama Elephant - Cozy Christmas; Paper Smooches - We Connect; MFT - Cheerful Christmas Greetings
Ink: Memento -  Tuxedo Black; Versafine - Onyx Black
Cardstock: Neenah -  Solar White
Dies: Paper Smooches - We Connect; Mama Elephant - Femme Frames; Simon Says Stamp - Speech Bubbles
Markers: Copics

A Few of my Favorite Things

Hello Blog Friends ~ 

Today is the last day for the Hero Arts Holiday Challenge  so I created this card for the category ‘A few of my favorite things’, which is heat embossing...I don’t know why, but watching an image transform while heat embossing it, is always magical to me!
 
So, I heat embossed the tree using Hero Arts white embossing powder on to dark green cardstock, and paired it with my sweet bird image for fun. It’s hard to see on screen, but I used my Wink of Stella pen on the swirls and snowflakes, which was stamped with soft pool ink.
I would also like to enter this card into this week’s Wednesday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp for the theme ‘Anything Goes’  and for for this week’s challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More  with the theme: ‘Holidays’.

I hope everyone had a great weekend, and that the coming week is filled with crafty time! Take care ~
Barb

Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts - Pen & Ink Christmas Tree, Sweet Bird, Merry Christmas Writing (sentiment), Holiday Sayings (snowflakes)
Ink: Versamark; Memento Tuxedo Black; Hero Arts Shadow Ink - Soft Sky
Cardstock: Neenah Solar White; Hero Arts - Pine Layering Papers, Grenadine Layering Papers
Embossing Powder: Hero Arts - White
Dies: MFT Die-namics - Pierced Circle Stax
Markers: Copics - R22, R24, R27, Y02
Gems: Hero Arts - Red

Double Stamping Technique

Hello everyone!
Last week, Jennifer McGuire demonstrated her ‘Double Stamping Technique’ for Simon Says Stamp using some of the newest Hero Arts stamps and dies. Since they were available at SSS, and I was getting ready to place an order, I decided to add them to my basket.
My order arrived on Wednesday, so I got busy right away ~ 

For my first card, I used 2 shades of shadow inks to stamp the background, created a thin strip with Pale Tomato ink so it would match perfectly, then colored the butterfly, die cut that and popped it up on a circle die cut. 
I would like to enter this card into this week’s Wednesday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp for the theme ‘Anything Goes’ . 

My 2nd card was created for this week’s challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More  This is actually my 2nd submission for this challenge, and the theme is ‘Holidays’. First, I die cut the tree on white cardstock, then I glued and stacked the positive pieces of patterned paper with 2 layers of white cardstock so that when I laid the pieces into the negative openings, they would be raised up off the front panel. I hope that makes sense - lol!

Here is a close up of the layers, which adds dimension to this card:

 If you're wondering where I found all the sparkle for the background on my 2nd card, I used the overlay feature at Pic Monkey called 'Sparkle Stars'...I think it adds a fun effect!

Well, that's it for me! I hope everyone is having a fun weekend, and maybe catching some of the amazing sales that are going on...I am!
Until next time...Take care,
Barb

Have a Fabulous Day
Stamps: Hero Arts - Butterfly and Flower, Tiny Flags
Ink: Memento - Hero Arts - Fresh Peach, Pale Tomato; Tuxedo Black; Versafine - Onyx Black
Cardstock: Neenah Solar White
Dies: Hero Arts - Butterfly and Flower
Markers: Copics - R39, R32, R35
Sequins: Kelly Purkey - Silver
Other: Artistic Wire

Merry & Bright
Stamps: My Favorite Things - Cheerful Christmas Greetings
Ink: Versafine - Onyx Black
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink - Stamper’s Select White, Soft Stone; Recollections - Silver Glitter Paper
Patterned Paper: Doodlebug - Home for the Holidays
Die: Papertrey Ink - Polka Dot Parade #9

Sequins: Simon Says Stamp December Card Kit - Clear Sparkly Sequins

You're Special

Hello everyone! 
Before I get started, I just wanted to give everyone a 'Heads Up' ~ Paper Smooches is having their November DT Blog Hop! If you're interested, head on over there for a chance to win a $25.00 gift card to their online store!

 

I have a few challenge cards to share today...no surprise, right? For this week’s challenge at Less is More, we are being asked to create a card using a ‘Bird’, and for the challenge at  Addicted to Stamps and More ~ the theme is 'Holiday'. So, how could I resist playing with this adorable Lawn Fawn stamp and die set called Winter Sparrows! I also created a mask and used embossing paste to add the branches for the birds to sit on and added a few gems to represent berries!

I needed a cute card to put into a ‘Care Package’ for my step-granddaughter, who is a freshman in college, so I used my digi stamp called “Mac and Flowers” from the Digi Stamp Boutique. It’s a little tricky to color fur with Copics, so I ran a search on You Tube, and watched a few videos to get some ideas. I colored everything to look 'furry' except his belly...Hope she likes it! I am entering this card for this week’s challenge at Addicted to CAS. Our code word is ‘Pet’ ~

And, here is a close-up of the sparkle on the flowers...I’m completely addicted to my new Wink of Stella pen ~

 

I’ll be baking pies for the rest of the day, and may not have time to visit blogland as much as usual. So, I’m sending my best wishes to all of my  U.S. friends for a very Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone has safe travels and a great time with friends and family! 

As a new blogger, one of the things I am so grateful for, is the love and support I have received from everyone who takes the time to stop by my blog to leave a sweet comment...Thank you, from the bottom of my heart!

Until next time...Take care,
Barb

 

Season’s Tweetings
Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Winter Sparrows
Ink: Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black
Cardstock: MFT - Steel Gray
Embossing Paste: Wendy Vecchi - White
Dies: Lawn Fawn - Winter Sparrows; Memory Box - Branch
Gems: Kaisercraft - Red

You’re Special
Stamps: Digi Stamp Boutique - Mac and Flowers; Paper Smooches - Sentiment Sampler
Ink: Versafine - Onyx Black
Cardstock: X-Press It - Blending Card; Papertrey Ink - Sweet Blush
Die: Lil Inkers - Stitched Mat Rectangles
Markers: Copics
Misc: Enamel Accents - White; Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen

Chalkboard Technique

Hello everyone! I love creating cards with the chalkboard technique! It takes me back to my Catholic school days when my friends and I would sign up to stay after school to clean the black boards...of course, not before we had a chance to draw all over them first :-) So, I’ve used the chalkboard technique again, and created this card for 2 challenges:
 
Muse Card Club Challenge #44

For the Muse challenge, I was inspired by Marion Vagg’s chalkboard technique and how she added a pop of color on her card. So I inked up my new fave Hero Arts Christmas tree and added some sparkly presents from the Mama Elephant Cozy Christmas stamp set. Plain and simple...but definitely not ‘Clean’!

And this is my 2nd entry for the Designed to Color Challenge  ~ ‘Christmas/Winter’

I hope everyone is has a wonderful week ahead...Thanks so much for stopping by!
Barb



Stamps: Hero Arts - Pen & Ink Christmas Tree, Merry Christmas Trees (sentiment); Mama Elephant - Cozy Christmas (gifts)
Ink: Versamark; Memories - Unicorn;
Cardstock: MFT - Steel Gray; Recollections - Silver Glitter Paper
Embossing Powder: Hero Arts - White
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Large Holiday Shapes (star)
Gems: Neat & Tangled - Crystal Clear