Paint chip card in pictures

I thought I'd give a quick picture tutorial on how to make an easy paint chip card.

 

 Obtain a paint chip from the local hardware store.  This is a True Value brand paint chip card.

Look! How nice of them to tell you what color to use for the card base.  I chose Bravo Burgundy to match their suggested compliment color.

Assemble a sentiment (mine is from All Holidays), some embossing powder and VersaMark (you could just regular stamp the words too).  Grab a background stamp (Off the Grid) and matching ink.  Stamp and emboss the A2 card base as you please.

Punch out your butterflies (or whatever floats your boat) and adhere to the card with double-sided tape.

Not too bad for a quick card!  I did try stamping with Staz-On before punching the butterflies.  The Staz-on smeared and I had to sacrifice the whole paint chip card.  The paint chip cards are a bit shiny and are hard to stamp on so if you choose to stamp the butterflies out with Papillion Potpourri make sure you don't smear and let it completely dry before punching. Have fun! - Heidi

Background Basics

In keeping with the layout from my previous card - I thought I'd make a "Stampin' Up" version.  I am a demonstrator and I have several friends that are also demonstrators so I like to make cards that they could copy or get ideas from.

Card Size: 5 X 7

Cardstock: Always Artichoke and Crumb Cake.

Inks: Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Brocade Blue and Baked Brown Sugar.

Stamps: Backyard Basics, Gorgeous Grunge and Off the Grid.

Accessories: blender pen, paint brush, Backyard Basics die set.

- Heidi

Willow Leaf Card

Yesterday I spent a good deal of time messing around making this card.  I don't think it turned out half bad and I would have to say that it was out of my comfort zone.

This is a 5 X 7 card.  I had to go with a bigger size because the willow leaf stamp from PSX was so tall.  I used Handsome Hunter, Wild Wasabi, Old Olive inks.  The background uses Off the Grid and Gorgeous Grunge and the sentiment is Phrases 2 from Tim Holtz. Have a great day - Heidi

Petite Petals

Happy March!  It snowed a fair amount here last night - maybe about four inches.  I am ready for Spring and to see the grass again!  Here is a nice flowery card to help move things along - I wish!

Ingredients:

Cardstock: Pistachio Pudding, Summer Starfruit, Pool Party and Crisp Cantaloupe.

Paper: Sweet Sorbet DSP

Stamps: Petite Petals & Flower Shop

Punches: matching punches for Petite Petals & Flower Shop and EK Success Chinese Knot large edger punch.

Have a warm day! - Heidi

Paris Amour

I have this lotion lying around the house from Bath and Body works called Paris Amour. I borrowed a picture of it from the Internet.

Cool, right?  It has the Eiffel Tower, some flowers (I think they are tulips) and a bit of bokeh in the background.  That Eiffel Tower looks a lot like the one in the Stampin Up valentine set, Follow my Heart. I have that set, but I just couldn't use it.  I didn't like the Eiffel Tower with the heart in it.  So I turned to an oldie-but-goodie stamp set, Artistic Etchings.  That Eiffel Tower fit the bill nicely.  I used my Gorgeous Grunge set to put a little bokeh on the card as well.  I really love the way it turned out.  Finally an idea comes to paper correctly! - Heidi

Also uses Fifth Avenue Floral.  Rose Red and Baja Breeze cardstock.

October Afternoon

I have two retro-ish cards to share with you using products from October Afternoon.

I will post more info on them later - Heidi

World Card Making Day Thank You Blog Hop!

As a winner of Papercrafts magazine's World Card Making Day contest we are doing a Thank You blog hop. I am not sure how to do this and I worked third shift last night (YAWN), so bear with me.

The original Hop starts at Papercrafts Magazine just click HERE 

Hopefully you came here via Erin Lee Schreiner's blog.

Below is the card that I made for World Card Making Day

My "thank you card" is made with the stamp set and die combination I received from Lil Inker.  I am a tool junkie and I love a good stamp and die combo.  This card uses the Spot On set and the connected circles dies from Lil Inker.

Someone wrote in my comments that the above card was a nice CAS.  It may very well be and I apologize if it is.  I looked through my Lil Inker Pinterest board and found cards similar to the above card, but not the exact same thing.  Either way I would like to share two more cards that I made using products that I won in the World Card Making Day Contest.

I told you previously that I am a tool freak.  I love the
Sizzix Framelits Triple Circle Flip-its die.  

On the above card I used:

Spot On stamp set from Lil Inker (WCMD prize)

Daphne's Closet 6 X 6 paper pad from Lawn Fawn (WCMD prize).

For this card I also used the Sizzix Framelits Triple Circle Flip-its die.
The paper is Wonderful Day 6 X 6 paper pad from Fancy Pants (WCMD prize)
The stamps are from Tim Holtz and called Phrases 2.

Now onto Ilina Crouse's blog to see her beautiful cards.  Thank you for visiting and please come again!

Have a great day - Heidi