"Believe in Christmas" CAS #2 for Blockheads Paper Arts!

Hello Everyone!

Christmas is fast approaching and if you say every year that you want to make all your cards months in advance and end up rushing at the last minute then here's the perfect solution for you!  Create some Clean and Simple cards that are quick to make, super fun and very elegant too!

 Here's my second Clean and Simple project for Blockheads Paper Arts current Technique Challenge!
 If you missed my first CAS card, which is the taller one, you can click on the photo above to go to that post.

"Believe in Christmas" CAS #2

31 Days of Halloween with DominoART and Smeared and Smudged and the start of Blockheads Paper Arts October Technique Challenge!

Hello Everyone!

'Tis the start of the Haunting Season and Best Witches to you all!

 I'm super excited coz it's Day 1 of my 2nd annual 31 Days of Halloween over on my DominoART Blog!  It's going to be a grand spooktacular event with 31 gloriously scary altered domino creations for you to feast your greedy eyes on!

DominoART's Wicked Players list is located in the left hand side bar.  Each Day links directly to a petrifying project so you can browse them all to your hearts content!  The links will be added periodically.

I've two fabulous companies sponsoring 3 wicked cool prizes! 
Blockheads Paper Arts
is sponsoring the 
Grand Prize of a $50 Gift Certificate!

and

SkyBluePink
  is sponsoring two 
$13 Gift Certificates 
for the 2nd and 3rd place prizes! 

Cool Stuff for Non-Fancy Prices

 All of DominoART's Wicked Players are in the running for some scary good prizes plus there will be some sneaky prizes provided by me throughout October too!  I might pick a random winner from DominoART's followers or from everyone who visits and leaves a comment each day!  I might hide a DominoART Treat that you have to find...who knows, anything could happen!

But the fun doesn't end there, keep reading!

Are you being inspired by all the wicked DominoART eye candy and would like to share your own creations with us?  Then I'd like to invite you to link up your Halloween altered game art in the Readers' Art Gallery!  Add your project URL to the inlinkz collection on the 31 Days of Halloween Readers' Art Gallery page and you never know, I might just award a DominoART Treat to my favourite entry ;0)

You'll have to haunt us all month long to see if you're a winner of any of the prizes up for grabs ;0)

But wait...there's more!

Just in case spooktacular DominoART Eye Candy and Treats galore aren't enough for you, DominoART is taking part as a Wicked Blogger in the 4th annual Smeared and Smudged 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop!  Woohoo!!



You can participate as a Horrifying Hopper or as a Sinister Lurker for the chance to win even more prizes from Smeared and Smudged!  You don't have to be a member of their forum to play either!
Also keep your eyes peeled coz one day when you least expect it DominoART will be hiding their Scavenger Hunt pic for you all to find!  When you see it you must email them to be included in the drawing for that day :0)

The Smeared and Smudged Blog Hop roll is located on DominoART's right hand side bar!  For all the gorey details on how to play in their Blog Hop please visit Terra's blog which is the first one on the list! 

Oh I'm not done yet, this post is just packed with frightfully good news ;0)

Here's a peek at my spooktacular domino creation for
Day 1 of 31 Days of Halloween!
which is also the first project I'm sharing for Blockheads Paper Arts October Technique Challenge hosted by me called

Precious Metals - A Compendium of Leafing Techniques

This project features one of 6 techniques demoed and shows you how to create a plaid design using various widths of double sided tape with gold and silver Leafing applied.

Pop on over to DominoART to see my full project (Oct 1st post)!

Then hop on over to Blockheads for all the gorey details and take the Precious Metals challenge for a chance to win even more prizes!  There are two prizes up for grabs via their Blog and Facebook page!  Challenge starts Oct 1 and ends on Oct 21.

You will see examples featuring the various techniques by the Blockheads Design Team and all the challenge entries in the inlinkz collection below!

Phew, there's a lot going on this October with plenty of ways for you to get your freak on!

  Enjoy ;0)

Happy Haunting!

 THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

I design for Blockheads Paper Arts * Third Coast Rubber Stamps * About Art Accents

Emboss Resist Dragon Pendant made Top 3 at the Craft Room!

Happy Friday Everyone!
Woohoo!!  My Emboss Resist Dragon Pendant made Top 3 in the Emboss It Craft Room Challenge!
Click on the photo of my project if you missed seeing it!

Thanks for the great challenge :0)

Happy Stamping!

 THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

I design for Blockheads Paper Arts * Third Coast Rubber Stamps * About Art Accents

"Dragon D'ART" Altered Domino Emboss Resist Technique!

Hi Everyone!

DominoART News

May's DMT ~ DominoART's Monthly Technique, is also Emboss Resist!
The link takes you to the tutorial demoed by Colleen where she uses the technique on paper but as always I like to put the DominoART spin on things and now I challenge you to alter your favourite game tiles using this technique too!  You can enter the Blockheads Challenge with a paper project or a game tile project, that's totally up to you but I would LOVE to see some game art so what do you say...up for it?

Pop on over to the DominoART Blog for my take on the Emboss Resist technique...DominoART style!

The Chinese dragon I used is available at Blockheads on their Chinese Princess set or you can get it on its own...ppsst, the Chinese Princess set is currently on sale so dash over quick ;0)
 

Did you see my altered microscope slide magnets using the same technique?  Those were super fun to create too!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope my two variations on the Emboss Resist Technique have inspired you to try your hand it and enter the challenge too!  See below for more details on the challenge and Good Luck :0)

Happy Stamping!

 THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

I design for Blockheads Paper Arts * Third Coast Rubber Stamps * About Art Accents

Faux Metal Peacock Feather Card - Blockheads' Magic Metals Technique Challenge

Howzit Everyone!

Here's my 2nd design team sample for the new challenge over at Blockheads Paper Arts called Magic Metals!  This time I created a faux embossed peacock feather embellishment for my card!

Faux Metal Peacock Feather

It's technique challenge time again at Blockheads Paper Arts and Karen is hosting the challenge this month and she has an awesome tutorial and technique sample for you to check out over at Blockheads Paper Arts where you will find all the challenge details.  Also check out my first project featuring faux gold embossed postage stamps!

Here's my card I made using Blockheads' latest stamp set - Proud As A Peacock and a sentiment from the Verses full sheet.

Faux Metal Postage Stamps Card for Blockheads' Magic Metals Technique Challenge!

Howzit Everyone!

It's technique challenge time again at Blockheads Paper Arts and this one is called Magic Metals!  Karen is hosting the challenge this month and she has an awesome tutorial and technique sample for you to check out over at Blockheads Paper Arts.

Faux Metal Postage Stamps

 

I've been having a ball and my studio has been more like a witch's den or whatever you call the place where witches concoct spells and potions.  I've been creating with embossing powder flying everywhere with a lot of "a sprinkle of this and what would happen if I add a sprinkle of that" going on ;0)

Here's my first design team creation for the Magic Metals technique challenge with more to follow so don't go anywhere!  I created these faux embossed metal postage stamp embellishments for my card with embossing powder.  I'm a stamp collector of the other kind too and I was inspired by my gold plated metal commemorative stamps and this is the result and I hope you like them!

All the stamps used are exclusive to Blockheads Paper Arts.  I used sections of the Botanical Silhouettes stamps to create my faux metal postage stamps and cut outs, the French Script from Backgrounds for All Occasions and the Postcard stamp from the Vintage Light and Form set to create my faux vintage ledger paper background.

"Let Love Take Flight" Chalk Attraction Technique Valentine's Card

Hello Everyone!
I meant to get around to sharing my Chalk Attraction Valentine's Day card with you sooner but I've been down with a cold for a few days but I'm getting over it now and ready to share ;0)

So quick recap - I'm hosting the Chalk Attraction Technique Challenge Blog Hop over at
Blockheads Paper Arts!

To take our Challenge...visit Blockheads' Chalk AttractionTechnique page to see my tutorial on how to do this Technique with step-by-step instructions and photos!  Then create your own Chalk Attraction creation, create a blog post that includes the link code, which creates links to other participants in the blog hop, then submit your URL via the inlinkz button.  Links will be removed that don't include the code.  Join the Blog Hop by February 21st for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate.  The winner is selected by me and my fellow design team mates.  You can use any stamps for this challenge - you are not limited to Blockheads stamps, but we always appreciate seeing great art using our stamps!

A summary of the Challenge info including the html code you need to use can be found at the end of this post or here!

Now for my Valentine's Day card  
"Let Love Take Flight"

I used the following supplies:
 All stamps are exclusive to Blockheads Paper Arts:

Vintage Bird Illustrations

Verses Full Sheet

Whimsical Faerie Wings

Versamark Watermark ink pad

Memento Ink Pads:  Rich Cocoa and Rhubarb Stalk

Decorative Chalks or Pebbles Chalks

Spellbinders Dies:   Labels 8 and Circle Hearts

Cuttlebug Embossing Folders:  Victoria and Tiny Bubbles

Various Chalk applicators:  Daubers, Fantastix, Eye Shadow Brushes

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mini Pin

Black ultra fine Sharpie marker

Brown ultra fine Sharpie marker

White Gel Pen

Red Glitter Pen

Ribbon

Stamp Positioner

White, Russet Brown and Red cardstock

Double sided tape

Pop dots and Glue dots

Eraser
 

Blockheads' Chalk Attraction Challenge Blog-Hop Starts Now!

Hello Everyone!

It's time for our new Technique Blog Hop Challenge over at Blockheads Paper Arts!

I'm hosting this one and I'm calling it the Chalk Attraction Challenge!

The Chalk Attraction Technique is perfect for those of you who like to have instant results without a lot of work or a lot of specialized supplies. I like to call this technique Chalk Attraction because I think it best describes what the technique is about but most of you probably know it as Poppin' Pastels!  Basically the technique involves stamping an image with a clear Versamark Watermark ink pad and the wet ink attracts the powdered chalk making the stamped image pop out from the cardstock.

My card "Let Love Take Flight" incorporates three different ways you can use this super fun technique!  This is definitely one of my favourite techniques!  It's an oldie but a goodie and I'm pleased to bring it back into the limelight for you all whether you are newbie stampers or have been stamping for years!  It's quite a versatile technique that can be adapted to suit any of your projects and I provide some examples in my tutorial of what you can do with it and also check out the examples created by the Blockheads design team along your blog hop!

To Take our Challenge: Visit Blockheads' Chalk AttractionTechnique page to see my tutorial on how to do this Technique with step-by-step instructions and photos!  Then create your own Chalk Attraction creation, create a blog post that includes the link code (below), 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.

Join the Blog Hop with your example by February 21st for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate.  The winner is selected by me and my fellow design team mates.

Design team members and guest designers are not eligible to win.

All stamps used on my card are exclusive to Blockheads Paper Arts:
Vintage Bird Illustrations
Verses Full Sheet
Whimsical Faerie Wings

You can use any stamps for this challenge, you are not limited to Blockheads stamps, but we always appreciate seeing great art using our stamps!

I will also be sharing my tutorial on how I made my Valentine's Day card so you can see how I combined all of the various Chalk Attraction elements into my design!

 Stay tuned for my Valentine's Day card tutorial and I look forward to seeing all your submissions :0)

Happy Stamping!

 THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

I design for Blockheads Paper Arts * Third Coast Rubber Stamps * About Art Accents