Cards using paint chips

DIY PAINT CHIP CHRISTMAS TREE CARDS - I have always loved receiving handmade cards. Learn how to make these using free paint chips.

I just love this card that my sister Kaylana made for a card swap group in Utah. She was looking at paint chips at Lowes and decid...

Have you ever gone to pick out new paint colors and ended up with a handful of paint chips or paint samples? You can normally get these for free, and even the stores that do

Have some old paint samples? Craft them into brightly colored trees with this fun DIY Christmas card tutorial. #christmas #holiday #ideas #inspiration #gift #design #diy

Here are a few ideas on what to do with those free paint sample cards.

As seen in the Aug/Sept 2008 issue of Paper Crafts magazine! Yep! That's right folks! It's yet another card made from a Paint Chip! This time I thought I would stay away from the Christmas theme and go with something a little more generic. I created this to be an anniversary card, but it could easily work as a wedding or birthday card with just a few minor changes. I began by cutting off the sides containing the text and rounded corners of my Behr 5"x6" paint chip. Next I trimmed off the…

March Inspirational Card Challenge - Sketch

I have always wanted to use paint chips in the ombre style, and with a new hardware opened up just around the block, what's a girl to do? When I saw those paint chip samples, well... I guiltily took several in different colors...I tried to make up for it by purchasing some containers for my craft room :) So after trimming the paint chips, just layered them down one side, added a die cut prim poppy & a greeting...DONE. Very fast card, and I love the neutrals for a change.

Monday, April 11, 2016 Remember last week I posted this Pinterest find: I couldn't wait to give it a try with my Stampin' Up! punches and some paint chip samples I picked up while out paint

Hey there! Well, the girls over at CASology are really keeping me on my toes. This week the cue word is PAINT. Great, I thought, as I rummaged around for an old tray of watercolours. But, after 2 hours in my craft room, all I emerged with was a bin full of soggy paper. I guess that's why the watercolours were put away last time! This morning I went for a different approach and used colour swatches from a paint brochure. I cut out each colour swatch and added them to a strip of card with foam…