Thursday, June 16, 2016

Clearsnap and CardMaker Blog Hop


Hello!  I'm so excited to be sharing a couple projects for today's blog hop with Clearsnap and the CardMaker teams.  A big thank you to Clearsnap for sending me a selection of chalk inks to use today.  I appreciate their generosity!



I love the properties of chalk inks.  The colors are so vibrant and dry to a lovely, matte finish.  Clearsnap has such a great variety of colors in this range too.

You should have arrived from Chana Malkah Harris's blog.  I've posted the full list below for all the participants, in case you've missed any stops along the way.


Lisa Silver *** You are HERE ***

Without further ado, here are my projects.

Many Thanks



I had gratitude in mind today with both of my cards!

I think this card came together in about 15 minutes.  I used Lipstick Red, Cheeky (pink), Chive (green), and Splash (a light turquoise blue color) to stamp this card.  These colors are so cheerful together!

I lightly marked in pencil on a panel of solar white cardstock where I wanted my sentiment to be.  The easiest way to do this is to set the clear sentiment in place without the acrylic block.  The reason I did this was to ensure the sentiment was going to be on top of any flowers added around it.

I stamped the flowers to frame this area and allowed to completely dry.  I then stamped the sentiment.  The quick addition of the leaves and a few dots of Splash ink finishes the card.  It's a fast design that would be also be perfect if you have multiples to make.  You could also swap out the sentiment for a great birthday or anniversary card.

One thing to note is how well these inks work with clear stamps.  Sometimes larger, "flat" images can stamp mottled or unevenly with some inks.  This is just not the case with Clearsnap's chalk inks.  The impression is solid and crisp.  I just love how well they worked!


thanks




This card has a colorful background created from multiple small images.  I used Lipstick Red, Cheeky, and Splash again.  I just LOVE this color combination!  These chalk inks stamp so cleanly and with great saturation of color.

The finished background reminded me of doodles in a notebook, not that I was ever inattentive at school.  ;)

To keep with the school theme, I used an old EK Success punch to add a bit of notebook edge flair.  The bubble letter sentiment seemed like the thing to do and was colored with a Prismacolor Pink (PC929) pencil.

These colors just make me smile!!!

I'd love it if you'd hop along to Kymona Tracey.  To add to the fun, Clearsnap is hosting a giveaway of $50 worth of ColorBox products, so be sure to comment along the way for a chance to win.

Thank you for visiting,
Lisa

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Supplies:

Inks: ColorBox Fluid Chalk inks in Lipstick Red, Cheeky, Splash, and Blackbird by Clearsnap
Stamps: Many Thanks and Hello Friends by Simon Says Stamp
Other: Pink Prismacolor pencil (PC929), EK Success Notebook punch


27 comments:

  1. Beautiful cards! I love the scalloped edge and stitch lines! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  2. Great card, Lisa! Nicely done and so inspirational!
    Hugz,
    Chana

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  3. Love how the sentiment is stamped on top of the flowers, and the stamped doodled background on the second card is so fun!

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  4. Florals on cards, yes please. Love the little notebook piece too, cute addition.

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  5. Great colors - your cards are quite eye catching!

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  6. Beautiful cards! I love the colors you used.

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  7. Great cards, details, and great tips. Just lovely.

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  8. Love your notebook addition! Thank you for the step by step instructions they make it sound so easy to do.

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  9. Love your cards! Your second card gives me some good ideas for some of my larger scraps.

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  10. Your cards are great, so loving the color combos!

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  11. These, a fantastic job! cards are both beautiful Lisa

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  12. Great colors and your designs are so inspired.

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  13. Both cards are lovely. I especially like the second one. You used my favorite color combination! Well done. I pinned it too.

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  14. Sweet cards. I particularly like the second one.

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  15. DELIGHTFUL cards Lisa!!!
    LOVE them BOTH, especially the colours and design of your first one!!!
    THANK YOU for sharing your INKY INSPIRATION :)

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  16. Cute card designs and great colors.

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  17. Your cards are simply adorable!! TFS!

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  18. Beautiful cards - the colors are so bright and vivid !!

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  19. Love those pretty flowers and the colors you used! Beautiful cards!

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  20. Love the bright and clean look!!! Beautifully done.
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

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