My Funny Valentine with Studio Paints Background

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: Funny Valentine's Day Card with Painted background. Stamp Set Used: Ghastlie Gang from Blockheads For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

Chalk Attraction Challenge Blog-Hop

 Created by: Leigh Snaith-Brunton, Design Team Member

 Leigh's card "Let Love Take Flight" incorporates three different ways you can use this super fun technique!  It is an oldie but a goodie and it is one of Leigh's favourites and she's thrilled to bring this one back into the limelight for you all!

All stamps are exclusive to Blockheads Paper Arts:

Vintage Bird Illustrations

Verses Full Sheet

Whimsical Faerie Wings

Use any stamps for this challenge.  You are not limited to Blockheads stamps, but we always appreciate seeing great art using our stamps.

Blockheads Challenge: Chalk Attraction Technique Blog Hop

To Take our Challenge: Visit Blockheads' Chalk AttractionTechnique Page to see Leigh Snaith Brunton's steps for creating a card with VersaMark ink and chalks.  Then create your own out-of-the-box creation, create a blog post that includes the link code, which creates links to other participants, then submit your URL by clicking the button below.  Links will be removed that don't include the code.

The February 21st deadline for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate has passed.  Congratulations to Chrissie!  You are still welcome to join the blog hop.  Your link will still show up on all the bloggers' pages who posted links.

Code to Paste into the html code of your blog post:
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1. Birgit/Biggan (guestdesigner)  2. Leslie Turner  3. Karen McAlpine  4. Leigh Snaith-Brunton  5. Leigh Snaith-Brunton  6. SAMARA  7. trisha too  8. Val S.  9. Val Snaith  10. Chrissie  11. Electra  12. Cathy P

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Chalk Attraction Challenge - Royal Wishes

Created by: Stacey Dunning, Design Team Member Description: Royal Wishes card using Chalk Attraction Technique Stamp Set Used: I used the Feeling Regal stamp set on this card with a chalk technique Leigh Snaith Brunton illustrates in the tutorial mentioned above.

Blockheads Challenge: Chalk Attraction Technique Blog Hop

To Take our Challenge: Visit Blockheads' Chalk AttractionTechnique Page to see Leigh Snaith Brunton's steps for creating a card with VersaMark ink and chalks.  Then create your own out-of-the-box creation, create a blog post that includes the link code, which creates links to other participants, then submit your URL by clicking the button below.  Links will be removed that don't include the code.

The February 21st deadline for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate has passed.  Congratulations to Chrissie!  You are still welcome to join the blog hop.  Your link will still show up on all the bloggers' pages who posted links.

Code to Paste into the html code of your blog post:
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1. Birgit/Biggan (guestdesigner)  2. Leslie Turner  3. Karen McAlpine  4. Leigh Snaith-Brunton  5. Leigh Snaith-Brunton  6. SAMARA  7. trisha too  8. Val S.  9. Val Snaith  10. Chrissie  11. Electra  12. Cathy P

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"Let Love Take Flight" Chalk Attraction Technique Challenge Sneek Peek!

Created by: Leigh Snaith-Brunton, Design Team Member Here's a sneak peek at the next Technique Blog Hop Challenge!  I'm hosting this next one and I'm calling it the Chalk Attraction Challenge!  My card "Let Love Take Flight" incorporates three different ways you can use this super fun technique!  It is an oldie but a goodie and it is one of my favourites and I'm thrilled to bring this one back into the limelight for you all! All stamps are exclusive to Blockheads Paper Arts: Vintage Bird Illustrations Verses Full Sheet Whimsical Faerie Wings I will be demonstrating how to do all three methods of this technique and I will also be sharing the full tutorial on how to make my card!  So stay tuned for more details about when this Challenge starts and I look forward to seeing all your submissions :0) Happy Stamping! Leigh S-B The Sharpie Domino Queen

Vintage Portraits with Kaleidacolor Pad

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: Small Not Card  with images stamped with Kaleidacolor Ink Pads. Stamp Set Used: Vintage Portraits from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

Congratulations to Anna-Karin

Created by: Anna-Karin Challenge Participant Description: Out of the Box die technique Congratulations on your $25 gift voucher.  I hope you have fun shopping.  Nice work Visit Anna-Karin's blog here : Kajsas Mixture .

Created by: Trisha Neal Guest Designer Description: Anthropomorph Valentine's Day Card. Stamp Set Used: Miscellaneous Anthropomorphs from Lost Coast Designs. For step by step instructions for this card, visit her full blog post on easily amused, hard to offend.

Pre-Paid Valentine

Created by: Colleen Dietrich, Design Team Member Description: 4.5" square Valentine card. Stamp Set Used: Nature Medallions from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post at Dietrich Designs.

Love You So

Created by: Leslie Turner, Design Team Member Description: CAS card. Stamp Set Used: Lost Coast Designs Cubist Silhouette stamp For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Love To Scrap!

Take Flight

Created by: Leslie Turner, Design Team Member Description: Mixed-media distressed grunge card. Stamp Sets Used: (1) Blockheads Paper Arts 123 Backgrounds - Butterflies; (2) Blockheads Paper Arts Whimsical - Take Flight stamp set Also used Crafter's Workshop 6x6 Flower Frame template For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on  Love To Scrap!

4 Part Series on Using Claudine Hellumuth's Studio Paints by Ranger

Last Monday was our first tutorial in a four part series on using Claudine Hellmuth's Studio Paints, which showed step by step instructions on creating the Asian themed cards in upper left.  This coming Monday our Newsletter will include steps for making the backgrounds on these ATC's and stamping using Claudine Hellmuth's clear/foam stamp collections to create the trio of projects in the lower right corner.  We'll also include a link to the last newsletter in case you missed it.  Sign up for the Blockheads Newsletter.

Mini Note Card Set with Honey Bee Set

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: Mini Note Card Set (three cards) stamped with Adirondack and  Distress Ink. Stamp Sets Used: ATC Set -Honey Bee and Verse-Feel Better from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

Meet The Design Team!

Blockheads Paper Arts is pleased to announce The New Design Team!  

We have two new faces and two returning designers.  Lets start with our new members.  

Colleen Dietrich of Dietrich Designs

Leslie Turner of Love to Scrap

And, our returning designers:

Leigh  Snaith-Brunton of Leigh S-B Designs

Karen McAlpine of Dreaming and Creating

Read our Designers' Bios here.

We also decided to invite four marvelous Guest Designers to join the fun.  You will see their work on this blog and on their personal blogs.    Our Guest Designers are:

KimberlyRae Forde at Kreations by KimberlyRae

Samara Navi at If These Cards Could Talk

Trisha Neal at Easily Amused, Hard to Offend

Birgit Edblom at Report From A Desk

Get ready for lots of creativity and artistic projects from these fabulous designers!!  Pop over to the Designers blogs and leave them some love.  And, check out their new projects!!  

Karen-Design Team Coordinator

Honeycomb Valentine

Created by: Birgit Edblom, Guest Designer Description: Yellow Valentine Stamp Set Used: Honey Bees from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, Birgit's blog for close of up of the glittery gossamer wings Report from a Desk.  This link translates the post from Swedish to English.

Butterfly Trio

Created by: Colleen Dietrich, Design Team Member Description: Clean and simple card. Stamp Set Used: Butterflies by Lost Coast Designs from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dietrich Designs.

Template Tutorial And Lost Coast Design Stamps

Hello Blockheads!  I have posted a tutorial on my bog showing one way to use  a Crafter's Workshop Template.  I used Lost Coast Design stamps, which are available at Blockheads Paper Arts!!!!  Instructions will show how I made this card using the Crafter's Workshop Distressed Diamond template.

Click over to my blog, Dreaming and Creating for lots of Lost Coast Designs stamps and Template fun---HERE

Have a super great day!!

Karen McAlpine

Vintage Portrait Card with Stamped Flower Embellishments

Hi Blockheads!  Today I have a brightly colored card made using a stamp form the Vintage Portraits set.  I paper pieced the main image and added some stamped and cut-out flowers for embellishments.


For a complete materials list, instructions, and more pics, click over to my blog, Dreaming and Creating.  Have a great day!
Karen McAlpine

Out of the Box Die Cutting Challenge

Out of the Box die cutting can create some really interesting looks when the stamp image you want to cut around is larger than the die cut. Join us by submitting your examples.  This card was created with stamps from our Light and Form Stamp Set.

Blockheads Challenge: Out of the Box Die Cutting Technique Blog Hop

To Take our Challenge: Visit Blockheads' Out of the Box Die Cutting Technique Page and create your own out-of-the-box creation, create a blog post that includes the link code, which creates links to other participants, then submit your URL by clicking the button below.  Links will be removed that don't include the code.

Congratulations to Anna Karin, the Design Team's pick for the $25 gift certificate this month.  Feel free to submit to the challenge even though the deadline has passed.  You'll still be included in the blog-hop and readers would love to see your example.

Code to Paste into the html code of your blog post:
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1. Birgit/Biggan  2. Karen McAlpine  3. Colleen Dietrich  4. FrancineB  5. Anne Temple  6. Anna-Karin  7. Leigh Snaith-Brunton

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