Silhouette Portrait of a Lady Trio of Vintage Cards

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: Trio of vintage cards with stamping, dry embossing, faux linen tech. Stamp Set Used:Silhouette Portrait  from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

Artist Trading Cards with Carnival Girl

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: Artist Trading Cards made with Archival ink, spray inks, and dye inks. Stamp Set Used: Carnival Girl from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

Summer Fun With Hearth Mice

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: Two cards stamped with black dye ink and colored with Copic Markers. Stamp Set Used: Hearth Mice Full Sheet from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

Wedding Cards for that Special Occasion

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: Pair of Wedding cards stamped and colored with Copic Markers. Stamp Set Used: Love and Romance from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

                             

Ancient Ornaments Vintage Card

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: Vintage Card created using stamps, a recycled potato bag and Distress Ink. Size:4.25 x 5.50" Stamp Set Used: Ancient Ornaments from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

"Wonderland Tea Party" Steampunk Top Hat by Leigh S-B!

 Created by: Leigh Snaith-Brunton - The Sharpie Domino Queen and Design Team Member

 Description:  Another day in Wonderland at another Tea Party all depicted on a mini Steampunk Top Hat.  All the Steampunk animals are from Blockheads' Fringe Folktails stamp set.  Stamped onto Neenah Solar White cardstock with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and coloured with Copic Sketch markers.   The gears and cogs are Tim Holtz Alterations Bigz and Movers and Shapers dies die cut out of Grungeboard and coloured with all 3 of the metallic Distress Stains.

For step by step instructions for my project please visit my full blog post on Leigh S-B Designs.

Shabby Chic Circles

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: Shabby Chic Card made with Stamps that coordinate with Spellbinders dies. Stamp Set Used: Classic Circles, Small and Verses: Special Delivery from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

Regally Shabby Chic

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: Card created using Crafters Workshop Template and Distress Ink. Stamp Set Used: Feeling Regal and Grunge It Up  from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

Vintage Shabby Mini Cards by Leigh S-B

Created by Leigh Snaith-Brunton aka The Sharpie Domino Queen and Design Team Member

Last week I shared a vintage shabby chic swing card I created using a Distress Ink watercolouring technique with just one ink pad and today I'm sharing two mini note cards (4.5"x 3") I made by combining more than one ink pad to create the watercolour effect.  I used Fired Brick and Peacock Feathers Distress Ink pads on the Chinese Dragon card and Pumice Stone, Tea Dye and Walnut Stain on the Imagine the Possibilities card.

Stamp Sets Used: Chinese Princess and Architecture

For step by step instructions for these cards please visit my full blog post on Leigh SB Designs.

Shabby Chic Butterfly

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: Shabby Chic card  created using Memento Ink, monochromatic color scheme, and distressing. Stamp Set Used: Painted Butterflies and Feeling Regal from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

Vintage Note Cards

Created by: Leslie Turner, Design Team Member

Description: Set of 4 heavily distressed vintage note cards created for our Blockheads DT showcase of vintage/shabby chic projects during the month of May

Stamp Sets Used: Blockheads Up In The Attic Full Sheet and Verses-Feel Better

For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Love To Scrap!

Graduation card!

Created by: Trisha Neal, Design Team Member Description: graduation card with a Perfect Pearl Mist  background Stamp Set Used:Greco-Roman, Full Sheet and Verses, Full Sheet   It's that time of year--graduations and weddings are EVERYWHERE. That Verses sheet--it always has my back, no matter what the card emergency may be! (You will find two more graduation cards, using the infamous Party Cat, on my blog at easily amused, hard to offend.) Have a great Sunday, everyone!  :)

Shabby Chic Travel Swing Card by Leigh S-B

Created by: Leigh Snaith-Brunton aka The Sharpie Domino Queen and Design Team Member Description: A double sided shabby chic swing card with a vintage travel theme created using a Distress Ink watercolour technique,  4.5" x 6.25". Stamp Sets Used: Vintage Travel  Flowers-Daisies, Feeling Regal. For step by step instructions for this card please visit my full blog post on Leigh SB Designs.  Have an awesome weekend!

Vintage "Italian Tile" Card

Created by: Barb Black, Design Team Member

Description: "Italian Tile" Card created using Liquid Pearls White Opal, embossing powder, and Metallic Distress Stain.

Stamp Set Used: Blockheads Flower Vignette

For step by step instructions for this card, please visit my full blog post on The Workshop at Black Ink Pad Designs.

Blockheads Stamps Re-Deux

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: I am in the process of re-doing my studio and simply cannot get in there and make anything!  I hope you will enjoy taking a second look at some of my favorite past projects. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

feel better soon

Created by: Leslie Turner, Design Team Member

Description: Vintage 'feel better' card created with shadow stamping technique for the Blockheads DT showcase of vintage/shabby chic projects during the month of May

Stamp Set Used: Blockheads Flourished Bird Cage and Verses-Special Delivery stamp set

For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Love To Scrap!

Shabby Chic Mother's Day Cards

Created by: Leigh Snaith-Brunton, The Sharpie Domino Queen and Design Team Member

Today I'm sharing two 5 x 6.5 inch shabby chic vintage style Mother's Day cards created with Copic markers, Memento, Distress and VersaMagic inks.

Stamp Sets Used: Flowers full sheet,  Daisy Verses sentiments and Geco-Roman

For step by step instructions for these cards please visit my full blog post on Leigh S-B Designs.

Lamp Post CAS Card

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: CAS Card  created using Distress Ink. Size: 4 x 5.5" Stamp Set Used: Architecture Half Sheet from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

make-your-own stamped, shabby chic fabric roses

Created by:  Trisha Neal, Design Team member Description:  stamped, shabby chic fabric rose embellishments Stuff I Used:  Stamp Set--Greco-Roman, Full Sheet, Tattered Rose Distress Ink, Rich Cocoa Memento Ink, and Fireworks spray in Angel Pink For step by step instructions for these versatile embellishments, visit my full blog post at easily amused, hard to offend. Happy Sunday! :)trisha

Beaded Grungeboard Earrings

Created by: Leslie Turner, Design Team Member

Description: Pair of beaded earrings created with Grungeboard, VersaMagic inks and Glossy Accents for Blockheads DT showcase of Grungeboard projects during the month of April

Stamp Set Used: Blockheads 123 Backgrounds-Butterflies (spotted background stamp)

For step by step instructions for this project, visit my full blog post on Love To Scrap!

"Serenity of the Sea" Asymmetrical Asian Amulet

Created by: Leigh Snaith-Brunton - The Sharpie Domino Queen and Design Team Member

 Description: Asymmetrical Asian-water themed Necklace created with Blockheads stamps, Jet Black StazOn ink, Grungeboard Shapes - Stripes, Perfect Pearls, Magic Transparent White Viva Pearl Pen and jewelry supplies.

Stamp Sets Used: Waves and Chinese text from the Chinese Princess set and the Seahorse from the Seashells with Round Sand Frame set

For step by step instructions for this necklace please visit my full blog post on Leigh SB Designs.

Memory Page with Grungeboard Letters

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: Memory Page created using Grungeboard letters/shapes, Crafters Workshop Template, spray inks, and Distress Ink. Size: 6 x 9 Inches Stamp Set Used: Whimsical-Take Flight from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

Monogrammed Note Card

Created by: Leslie Turner, Design Team Member

Description: Monogrammed Note Card created with Grungeboard for our Blockheads DT showcase of Grungeboard projects during the month of April

Stamp Set Used: Blockheads Grunge It Up

For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on  Love To Scrap!

Grungeboard Earrings

Created by: Barb Black, Design Team Member

Description: Earrings created using Grungeboard Shapes - Stripes, Brushed Pewter Distress Stain, Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint, and Broken China Distress Ink.

For step by step instructions for this project, please visit my full blog post on The Workshop at Black Ink Pad Designs.

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: card created using heat embossing, distress stains,  Distress Ink and fussy cutting. Size: 4.50 x 5.75" Stamp Set Used: Pacific Queen Paper Artsy and  Verses full Sheet from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating

Yes! Congrats Card

Created by: Leslie Turner, Design Team Member

Description: Patchwork card created for our Blockheads DT showcase of Grungeboard projects during the month of April. In addition to the Grungeboard, I used up scraps of cardstock (some stamped pieces from previous projects using the Gelli Plate and some stamped specifically for this project), lots of ink, stamps and UTEE. This was too much fun! ;)

Stamp Sets Used: Blockheads Backgrounds For All Occasions, Botanical Silhouettes, Honey Bees ATC set and Verses Full Sheet.

For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Love To Scrap!

Love U

Created by: Leslie Turner, Design Team Member

Description: Mixed media card created for our Blockheads DT showcase of Grungeboard projects during the month of April. In addition to the Grungeboard, I used sticky back canvas, lots of ink, the Gelli Plate, Blockheads Dot Stippler, several stamps and UTEE. Fun, fun, fun!

Stamp Sets Used: Blockheads Backgrounds For All Occasions, Grunge It Up and Verses Full Sheet.

For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Love To Scrap!

butterfly pendant with Grungeboard

Created by: Trisha Neal, Design Team Member Description: a stamped butterfly pendant with a Grungeboard base, edged with  micro beads in  medium pink Stamp Set Used: Nature Medallion from Blockheads. For more information about this simple spring pendant, please stop by and say hi at my blog:  easily amused, hard to offend. Happy Sunday, everyone! :)trisha

Coffee Break Frame

Created by: Barb Black, Design Team Member

Description: Coffee frame created using Grungeboard and Distress Ink and Stains, and Distress Stickles.

Stamp Set Used: Blockheads Coffee-Tea

For step by step instructions for this project, please visit my full blog post on The Workshop at Black Ink Pad Designs.

"Bird Wings" Window Hanging

Created by: Leigh Snaith-Brunton, Design Team Member

This week I've been playing with Grungeboard Alphabets, Distress Stains and Crackle Paint, StazOn ink, Blockheads stamps and acetate!

My "Bird Wings" window hanging is sort of along the lines of sun catcher except it is more of an art piece that allows you to still view the nature out the window through the acetate frame!

Stamp Set Used:  Frogs and Birds

For step by step instructions for this project please visit my full blog post on Leigh S-B Designs.

Rusty Grungeboard Flowers

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: Cards and tags made with Rusty Grungeboard flowers: use Distress Embossing Powder, Grungeboard cut outs, and Distress Ink. Size: Card - 41/4 x 51/2;  Tags - 2 3/8 x 5 Stamp Set Used: Happy Birthday (Verses Full Sheet or as a single) and For You (Daisies Half Sheet) from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

a tiny book with "leather" hinges

Created by: Trisha Neal, Design Team Member Description: ATC sized book with stitched ephemera pages and "leather" hinges Stamp Set Used: Grunge Collages stamped in VersaFine Okay, seriously, don't those binding tabs look like leather???  But they're not--it's Grungeboard!! It even feels like leather, after it's all inked up like that--lots of Pink Grapefruit VersaMagic edged with Turquoise Gem. Wanna see more?  Come see at easily amused, hard  to offend.   :)trisha

To Oz!

Created by: Barb Black, Design Team Member

Description: 4.25 x 5.5 card created using Grungeboard, Distress Stain, Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint, and Distress Ink.

Stamp Set Used: Artistic Outpost's French Flight from Blockheads.

For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on The Workshop at Black Ink Pad Designs.

Industrial Grunge Photo Frame with Grungeboard Scraps

 Created by: Leigh Snaith-Brunton - The Sharpie Domino Queen and Design Team Member

 Description:  I've created an Industrial Grunge style photo frame with a faux scrap metal look using scraps of Grungeboard and metallic Distress Stains.  

The photo above shows the finished frame after I antiqued it with black antiquing gel and more metallic Distress Stains brushed on to add more of the metallic shine.  The photo below shows the frame with all the pieces treated with the metallic Distress Stains before I antiqued it.  Both work equally well, which look do you prefer?

For step by step instructions for this project and more photos please visit my full blog post on Leigh S-B Designs.

Grungeboard Pins

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: Pins created using Grungeboard, UTTE, and Distress Ink. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

Seahorse Card with Template Background

Created by: Barb Black, Design Team Member

Description: 4.25 x 5.5" card created using Crafter's Workshop Templates and Distress Ink.

Stamp Sets Used: Seashell - Round Frame and Grunge It Up from Blockheads.

For step by step instructions for this card, please visit my full blog post on The Workshop at Black Ink Pad Designs.

Delft Blue Bunny by Leigh S-B

Created by: Leigh Snaith-Brunton, Design Team Member

Description: As a ceramic artist I love to paint in the Delft Blue style Holland is famous for.  I thoroughly enjoy translating the style over to my paper art as well and today I'm sharing an Easter/Spring card with a matching envelope created with Memento Ink and Copic markers.  It's a square card measuring 5 x 5 inches. 

Stamp Sets Used:  Easter Full Sheet and Love and Romance.

For step by step instructions for this card please visit my full blog post on Leigh S-B Designs.

Have an egg-tastic Easter! 

Leigh S-B

The Sharpie Domino Queen

Ready For Take Off -Steampunk Owl

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: Steampunk style card made with Versa Fine ink, Distress Stains, watercolor  pencils and Distress Ink. Size: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 " Stamp Set Used: Fringe Folktales,Victorian Inventions, and Retro Shapes from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

1st Class Boston Note Cards

Created by: Leslie Turner, Design Team Member

Description: Set of 4 note cards created with Gelli Plate and ink for the Blockheads DT showcase of travel themed cards during the month of March

Stamp Sets Used: Vintage Railway, Backgrounds For All Occasions, Grunge It Up

For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Love To Scrap!