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!

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.

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.

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.

"Kensi Pram" Gift Bag by Leigh S-B

Created by: Leigh Snaith-Brunton aka The Sharpie Domino Queen and Design Team Member Today I'm sharing a super cute 3D die cut out and assembled pram gift bag I've made for a friend.  It is decorated with Blockheads rubber stamps using VersaMagic and Distress Inks.  I've still got more to add like dimensional pearl accents and a gift tag but I wanted to show you what I've done so far complete with a baggie of pink jelly beans for the new Mom. Stamp Sets Used:  Nature Medallions , Painted Butterflies, Verses (full sheet) For more info about this project please visit my blog, Leigh S-B Designs.

Dreaming of Far-a-way Places with Paper Artsy

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: Card created using Stamps, Crafters Workshop Template, spray inks, and Distress Ink. Stamp Set Used:  Nina and Maria Paper Artsy available from Blockheads and Willow single stamp. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

Dreamy images from Paper Artsy Stamps

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: Set of tags created with a background of reinkers and metallic stains; stamping onto the background with Onyx Black Versa Fine and Pistachio Memento ink. Size: 2 1/2 x 51/2" Stamp Set Used: Lynne Perrella Paper Artsy LPC013-Maria and LPC010-Nina available  in USA from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

Damask Background Valentine with Perfect Pearls

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: Valentine's Day card  created using stamping, distressing, custom made Perfect Pearls spray. Size: 4 1/2 x 5 3/4" Stamp Set Used: Large Damask; Love and Romance Set from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

Steampunk Owl with Ditress Embossing Powder

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: Tag created using Distress Embossing Powder, Distress inks, Distress Markers. Size: 3 1/4 x 6 1/4" Stamp Set Used: Fringe Folktales,Victorian Inventions, and Stargazer from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

"Painted Butterflies" Oversized Postage Stamp Card

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

Description: Butterflies are being featured this month and I had a ball playing with my new 8 x 10 Gelli Arts Printing Plate and created a beautiful Butterfly print by using up some old acrylic paints destined for the trash and Blockheads Paper Arts large Butterfly stamp!  Here's the card I made with my print, various Distress Inks, Distress Markers and other Blockheads stamps.

Stamp Sets Used:  Painted Butterflies,  Nature Medallions, ATC Years Ago, 123 Backgrounds.

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

Butterflies with Embossed Script

Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: Card and Tag set created using Heat embossing, Distress Ink and Collage style stamping on Ranger Pre-cut Tag and Cream CS. Size: Card- 4 1/2 x 5; Tag - 5 x 2 1/2" Stamp Set Used:  Lepidoptera Large, Medium, and Small; Script Background; and Travel Documents from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

Shadow Stamped Butterfly

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Created by: Karen McAlpine, Design Team Member Description: Card made with shadow stamping and Distress Ink. Size: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2" Stamp Set Used: Stencil Stamps and  Whimsical-Take Flight from Blockheads. For step by step instructions for this card, visit my full blog post on Dreaming and Creating.

are you making holiday gifts yet?

Here is a simple folder and set of cards--this would be a great
project to make in multiples, assembly line style, for lots of
Christmas gifting!

Stamp Sets: Victorian Invention, Architecture, Stargazer, and Grunge Collages

Inks:  Distress Inks in Victorian Velvet, Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, and Tea Dye.


Want more details?
Please stop by my BLOG
for more info.  
:)trisha

'Alice & Queen of Hearts' - Getting Arty with Paper Artsy

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

This week I had the pleasure of playing around with a great stamp image from the Paper Artsy by Lynne Perella collection now available at Blockheads Paper Arts!   I adore all things Alice, you might have even spotted her featured on my blog logo, and created these two paper art pieces for my studio wall ;0)

Stamp Set Used:  Paper Artsy Royalty LPC007

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

"Memory Fragments of A Lovely Day" featuring Artistic Outpost Stamps Part 2 by Leigh S-B

this is what the card colours truly look like

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

couldn't get the colours to show properly with a front view

 I'm having fun with Artistic Outpost stamps this week and I shared my "Touch of British" vintage grunge card on Wednesday and now I'm back today with my 2nd project titled "Memory Fragments of A Lovely Day".  I used Distress Inks and Distress Markers on this project.

  If you love the old world grunge style then you're going to want to check out these fab vintage stamps by Artistic Outpost over in the Blockheads Paper Arts store!

Stamp Sets Used: "A Lovely Day" by Artistic Outpost and Blockheads' exclusive Flowers full sheet set

For step by step instructions for this card, please visit my full blog post on Leigh S-B Designs.
Click on the title if you missed seeing my "Touch of British" card.

The Blockheads Design Team has been creating with Artistic Outpost stamps this week!  Check out our collection by clicking on the thumbnails in the inlinkz collection below.

A "Touch of British" featuring Artistic Outpost Stamps!

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

Well I had planned to make a Diamond Jubilee card in June while all the festivities were underway but I just didn't get around to it but now we've got the Olympic Games going on in the UK so here's a Diamond Jubilee slash British inspired card with a touch of vintage grunge!  If you love the old world grunge style then you're going to want to check out these fab vintage stamps by Artistic Outpost over in the Blockheads Paper Arts store!  This is the first of a few Artistic Outpost projects so check back again to see what else I've been up to ;0)

Stamp Set Used: "A Lovely Day" by Artistic Outpost.

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

The Blockheads Design Team has been creating with Artistic Outpost stamps this week!  Check out our collection by clicking on the thumbnails in the inlinkz collection below. 

"Chinese Medallion Card" Melt Art Texture Tread Series for Blockheads Part 3!

 Happy 4th of July Everyone!

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

I'm back with another Melt Art Texture Tread project and this time its an awesome Chinese inspired card featuring a gold UTEE medallion!

Stamp Sets Used:  Chinese Traditional Full Sheet #2, Backgrounds for All Occasions, Chinese Princess 

 

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