Paint Chip Cards

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Okay, confession time again. I occasionally swipe paint chips cards. But only the ones with cute names.


The whole "paint chip" craze kinda came and went in the paper craft world a couple of years ago, but occasionally, I'll still use them on cards. I was asked to do invitations to our ward's enrichment evening and the whole theme was "What do you do when life hands you lemons?" so I snagged a bunch of paint swatches with names that had lemon in them (some of the paint chip even had 2 colors on the same strip that I could use). They turned out very cute.

Here are a few other cards I have done with paint chips:




The one at the bottom is one my mom made with wonderful baking names that turned out so cute.

Just a couple of things I have learned when crafting with paint chips. One, it is impossible to print on them without smearing the ink, no matter how long you allow them to dry. So when I want to print on them (like I did with the enrichment invites), I paint them with a thin layer of Mod Podge, allow it to dry, and then print on them. Then I brush on another light layer of Mod Podge to finish it off. That being said, pigment ink and rub-ons work great.

And just because this photo is too cute not to share, this is Josh with my new "niece." My sister Megan and her new dog Molly came to visit this past weekend and we had a blast just hanging out, going to Silverwood, watching movies and just because it is what we ALWAYS do when Megs visits, we tried this new recipe. Divine.