Today's Featured Artist: Lily Pad Cards (and multiple giveaways!)

Over the past couple of weeks, I have become obsessed with the fun challenges and video tutorials from Lily Pad Cards.  Though I am an avid scrapbooker, I've really gotten into card making lately, and it's always fun to see the many talented resources out there for inspiration.  This is one of those sites!

I actually used the video below to create a card for a challenge on another site.  It was super quick to make and the impact and texture of the card was great!  Thanks Lily Pad Cards!!

How to Video: Use Your Scraps
Welcome back to another Sunday video! A couple of weeks back I made a card for one of our Friday Challenges and I got many requests for a how-to video. So today I am making a similar card using my scraps. I used strips of cardstock paper, embossing and distressing to make the panels on this card:



I used my favorite color combinations for blending distress inks on each panel. Here they are listed from light to dark:
GREENS: Shabby Shutters,crushed olive,forest moss
ORANGE/REDS: spiced marmalade, barn door, fired brick
BLUES: tumbled glass, broken china, faded jeans
(scroll down at the bottom for a linked list of supplies)

and here is a closer look:

I am sure you’ve seen me using a pillow to wipe the cardstock before I emboss. For those of you new to embossing, this is called embossing pillow/buddy/pal/bag (linked in the supply list at the bottom). It actually helps embossing powder to stick only where it is supposed to. When you don’t use your embossing buddy you might get bad results like the bottom left corner on my card… check out that leaf … Well, the truth is that I used my embossing buddy BUT I was in a rush and I think I missed that spot.

I promise (well, I’ll try…)  to stay away  from my distress inks next Sunday! LOL! Lately I am obsessed with them!  You can enjoy the video here or on YouTube and then scroll down for a list of supplies. If you are inspired by the colors or the layout  then don’t forget to add you card over at Lily Pad Frickr Group using the tag LPCVideo13.




Supplies:

Lily Pad Cards has also graciously agreed to donate

FIVE (five!!!!!) giveaways 

to our very lucky readers.

AS for a prize, the are offering a 3-month InLinkz subscription. If you've ever posted creations for a challenge, then I'm sure you're familiar with the InLinks tool. 

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I think the idea of being able to add a sharing tool to your personal blogs is super cool.  Imagine all the co-sharing of ideas and tips you could do with your followers!  

What a generous donation!  

Comment below for a chance to win a 3 month subscription!  We'll announce the winners of the giveaway next Thursday morning!