Chalk Attraction Technique Blog Hop Challenge with Blockheads

Hello again!
It is time for the new Technique Challenge with Blockheads!!   The new challenge is to use the Technique that Design Team Member, Leigh,  calls  Chalk Attraction. 
The challenge/blog hop runs thru Feb 21st.  The Design Team will pick one winner to receive a $25 gift certificate to Blockheads Paper Arts.

I used the Romeo and Juliet stamp from the Grunge Collages Set  It is also available as individual stamp.

I was very pleasantly surprised at how my Chalk project turned out.  I was afraid I would end up with a chalky mess.  But, I followed the Tutorial and my image turned out great!!

Materials List:

Stamps: Grunge Collages; Sentiment from Flowers-Daisies

Ink: VersaMark

Chalks

Cardstock: White, pink, blue. brown

Pearls

Ribbon

Dabbers 

Orange Bag (in photo below)

Brush (in photo below)

Stamp the main image with VersaMark ink and apply the chalk as shown in the tutorial.  I wanted to use the technique for my background too.  I used an usual item to make the background; an orange bag.  You know, the mesh type bag that the fruit comes in (shown above).

I laid  a piece of the bag on pink CS.  I pounched the VersaMark pad over the bag as shown in the photo below.

I used the large brush in the photo above to add the chalk to the background piece.  I came back with the dabbers to add more chalk in some spots to add darker coloring.  Here is a close up of the main image.

Have fun with this Technique Challenge!!  Have a great day!!  Love ya.

Karen

Love Notes from The Stampsmith

Hello and Happy Monday!
I am still working on Valentines's Day cards!  I have two cards to share today that I made with The Stampsmith's set called Love Notes Valentines.  This is the whole set.

I stamped with Archival Ink from Ranger on glossy white CS.  I found that this ink is really great for photo stamps.  I picked up a couple pads from Blockheads Paper Arts.  The ink on the first card is Coffee.

I added some Vintage Photo and Tattered roses Distress ink.  The sentiment is also from The Stampsmith's set called Paris.  Her is a close up.  I also stamped the hearts across the top.

And, the inside looks like this.  I stamped the hearts again and a Sentiment from My Sentiments Exactly.

The second card was stamped with Sienna Archival Ink. from Ranger.   I used some papers from K & Company.

I added Vintage Photo Distress ink to the image and one layer of the dp which was dry embossed.  This sentiment is also from the Paris set.   Here is a close up.

Stayed tuned for more cards made with this set!!  Follow me to see them all.   

Hope you had a great weekend.  Love ya!

Karen

Who's Your Valentine?

Hello!
Here we go again with more of the Valentine's Day Cards I made for St. Jude.   I used the Stampin' Up Owl punch for all of these cards.  I used lots of different DP's, die cuts, and embossing folders too.

There are still more cards to come.  Stayed tuned tomorrow for another batch of Owl Punch cards.   I hope you are not tired of Valentine's yet!  I share some baby cards after Valentine's Day.  Have a great weekend! Love ya.
Karen

Valentine's Day Bunnies

Hi Everyone!
More Valentine's Day Cards for St Jude.  The first and second bunny is made with a digital  image from Sweet N'  Sassy stamps.

This cute little bunny is a digital image from The Prairie Fairy.

Challenges:
CardMad Fairy: Ribbons and bows
Card Making Mamas: something old - the dp on the last card is about 2 years old.
Simon Say Stamp: anything goes

I will have lots of Valentine's Day cards  over the next couple weeks.   I will post all the cards I made for St Jude and the ones I made for my friends and family.  Tomorrow I will have a bunch of Owl Valentine's made with the Stampin' Up Owl Punch.  See you then!   I hope you are having a great day!!   Love ya.
Karen

More Valentine's Day Cards for St. Jude

Hi Everyone,

I have a few more of the Valentine's Day cards that I sent to Winter for her St. Jude Card drive.    I used some fun digital images for the cards.  The first card is made with a sweet owl image from Michelle Perkett.  

The image is colored with markers and I used some dry embossing folders to add texture.  

This image is also colored with markers.   The heart is cut with a Spellbinders die.   The next card is made with a cute little bird image from the Doodle Pantry.  I used markers to color.  

The sentiments on this card are from My Sentiments Exactly.  Pretty cool that the sentiments rhyme!  I'm a poet and don't know it.  LOL  Here is a peek at the inside.

Challenges for my Children's Valentine's Day Cards:
Simon Says Stamp: Anything goes
Aud Sentiments: use the word love
Crafty Purple Frog: Valentine's
Craft Us Crazy: Valentine's
Digi Doodles: Anything goes
DRS Designs: Valentine's
Cooking it Up with Katie: Recipe: hearts, punches, embossing

Hope you are having a great day!  Love ya.
Karen

Vintage Valentine's Day Card with The Stampsmith

Hello All,
Are you getting any Valentine's Day cards  made?  I finished up all the cards for St. Jude's (see Winter's post here).  So, now I am on to Valentine's for my friends and family.  I decided to go romantic for some of my cards.  And what better stamps to use when you want romance than The Stampsmith??!!  I used two different sets to make this card:  Belinda and Friends; Love Notes Valentine.

I choose my color scheme from the ribbon.  I picked out the reds and blues from the ribbon.  CS: Cherry Cobbler(SU) and Blues are from Bazzill.    The images are stamped on glossy white CS.  I found another ink that works great for The Stampsmith's photos!!!!  It is Ranger's Archival Ink!!  I picked up a couple pads from Blockheads Paper Arts.   I used Coffee on this card.

I stamped the "love" image and cut out the hearts.  They are layered on blue CS.    I added a great big bow with this fabulous ribbon.

Vintage Valentine is also entered in:
Simon Says Stamp: Anything goes

Hope you are having a super fun day!!  Love ya.
Karen

Blockheads Give-a-Way

Hello Everyone!
Blockheads Paper Arts is  having a give-a-way tonight starting at 9:00pm.
Go to the Give-a-Way post.  Just  Like Blockheads  on Facebook.  Click on the Like button and that's it!  You will be entered in a drawing to win your choice of  4x5 cling stamp set or a 8x5 untrimmed rubber stamp set.
One set will be drawn for every 15 people that Like Blockheads Paper Arts.
And, since you are here, I decided to post  two photos of a card I made using two of the sets that could be chosen for your prize.  Vintage Portraits and Verses-Special Delivery

I stamped a simple sentiment on the inside:

 The stamping is done with Kaleidacolor Ink Pads.  And, they are on sale right now at Blockheads Paper Arts.   Have a great weekend!!  Love ya.
Karen