Chameleon Pens Review

Hello dear friends!  Today I'd like to introduce you to a new coloring system and to give you my views on the product.  First I will show you some of the cards I've done with them.

These are my cards so far and for this review!

I have found that the pens do have a learning curve as stated on their web site.  I watched all the company's learning videos before beginning even my first card!  I like them best when using them in medium spaces like flower petals.  My first card above may have been too difficult for my first try but as I learned just how long each "charge" would last I started picking more appropriate projects for learning.  The best image for using the pens in all their values was the Hydrangea.  I was able to color a multitude of petals with each charge from light to very dark. 

On the Tulips I learned to mix colors for more depth and realistic flower colors.  On the roses, I just pretty much stuck to the pink throughout and each petal was done from light to darker with one pen.  I did add a bit of another color to deepen the shadows and this is where I would love to have had another darker shade of pink for such times.  I would wish that as the company grows they would add a few "in-between" colors.  They have 3 greens, 3 blues, two yellows etc. I would like at least another pink (darker) and maybe another red, purple, etc. 

All in all I think that it has a very pleasant look to it and with the learning, of course, comes a more beautiful outcome.  Judging from comments I got in my gallery on Splitcoaststampers, people in general really like the look!

Don't buy them thinking they are like Copic Markers because they ARE NOT.  If you are proficient with Copics you WILL have to relearn with this system.

Don't get discouraged though.  Just like learning any new coloring system, you WILL get better at it!!

So these are my thoughts about the Chameleon Pens and I hope this has helped.

I have not refilled my pens yet so I can't really comment on the ease or difficulty of that part.

Robin

Stamp credits: Make It Crafty digi's, Power Poppy Digi, Our Daily Bread Designs, Inky Antics

ODBDSLC231-Religious Spring and Easter Inspiration

 Good morning!

Today is the start of our new challenge. See the photo below for the inspiration photo.

This week is Religious Spring and Easter Inspiration.

ODBD stamps used: Crocus 2, Hummingbird, Admit Three, Violet, Tulip Corner, Basket of Blessings

ODBD dies used: Mini Tags, Hummingbird, Beautiful Borders, Doily

ODBD paper used: Soulful Stitches Collection

Well, my card this week is a little Easter, a little inspirational and a whole lot spring.

My basket is 3-D and FULL of flowers!! I used a craft stick as a gift card holder (my gift card in this case is a ticket to invite you to God's priceless gift of salvation.). Easter is the time when we celebrate the risen Savior.  I also added a cross "charm" to the basket with the bow. The basket sits on a pretty crochet doily but it is still on an outside table that is why we have our friend, Mr. Hummer visiting! I used the top border to represent a trellis or lattice work. 

I used a lot of dimensionals on this card to pop up the basket, some flowers the hummer, and etc. I'm not sure how practical it would be to send in the mail but if you have a church friend or someone you can hand deliver it to, then it would be perfect!

Please visit my design team sisters for more inspiration.

Gracie, Paula, Robin, Diana, Elizabeth, Chris

To see all the projects created for ODBDSLC231 or to join the challenge click here. You have until March 29, 2015 at 8:00pm EDT to join us. By participating in the challenge, you have a chance to win a  $15 ODBD Gift Certificate good towards the purchase of stamps in the “stamps column” on the ODBD website, or to be spotlighted on the ODBD Blog at our next challenge. The random prize winner will be posted on our next challenge post. Please do not post on Flicker as many of us do not have the ability to comment on your cards nor can we spotlight your cards on the blog.

God's priceless gift...do you know what that is?  John 3:16 says that God so loved the world that He gave His only son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.

v. 17

For God did not send His son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

Saved from what you might say. Well no matter what the "world" tells you, there are consequences for wrong doing (sin). His word says that the wages of wrong doing is death.  But the gift God gives us eternal life (not death) by believing in His only son Jesus Christ and believing He died for us and rose again from the dead and we can live forever with Him in paradise. Romans 6:23.

Please read for yourself and check out what I've told you. You should never except what another says about God without checking His word for yourself.

I hope you have enjoyed this little devotional.  Thank you so much for stopping by!

Robin

DRS Challenge #166 Color

Good morning everyone!

Today starts a new challenge at DRS Designs-the COLOR challenge! 

This is one of my favorite challenges.

DRS stamps used:  1098M Butterfly Spray, 744F Three Butterflies, 717E Warms My Heart

Here is the picture of this week's colors, aren't they so pretty!

I also used Spellbinder Scalloped Border die, Cheery Lynn corner die, ribbon and acrylic baubles on this creation.  My image is colored with Copic Markers.

I kind of did this card different than it looks and if I had realized it would look the same either way, I would have chosen the easier route, let me explain:

I cut my butterfly panel with the border cut and then instead of cutting the purple panel with the plain version of the border die, I cut the sentiment panel with the die backward (having to line it up exactly). The purple panel is all one piece, the card base.  What would have been so much simpler would have been to cut the purple panel with the plain border die.  Good grief! Oh well., it's all good!

I ran the sheer ribbon top and bottom under the butterfly panel and on top of the sentiment panel just to add interest mostly to the sentiment panel then I added the little baubles to the bottom and cut out the butterfly for the top.  I added the wide and narrow ribbon bow to finish it off.

Please join us for this week's challenge by linking your own creation HERE.  You can also see all the other designer's cards at that location.

Chameleon Pens-Hydrangea

Good evening!

Today I have used Our Daily Bread Designs stamps and did the color challenge at Splitcoaststampers which was White, Slate and Wisteria, dessert is to use green because today is St. Patrick's Day.  I used ONE pen to do ALL the flowers in this bunch.  This is a perfect example of what the Chameleon Pens do.  You go from very light to very dark using the same pen.  My green are the same except I want to change the color a bit so I used two different greens.
For added flavor, I used  white Liquid Pearls for the dots and a few dots spread around.  I used gray lace and gray sheer ribbon.  The background is embossed with a Lifestyle embossing folder.

ODBD Happy Anniversary Blog Hop

Good morning!

Welcome to the Happy Anniversary Blog Hop!

Today we are celebrating the 7th Anniversary of Our Daily Bread Designs!!

ODBD has been offering Scripture and Inspirational stamps since it opened!  I am blessed to be part of the team!

Help us celebrate and you can win prizes!

Here is my first card using the new Anniversary God Verses set.

ODBD stamps: God Verses

ODBD dies used: Vintage Flourish Pattern, Beautiful Borders, Ornate Borders, Antique Labels and Borders , Flourish Star Pattern, Fancy Foliage, Quatrefoil Pattern
ODBD papers used: Shabby Rose Collection
        This is my second card for today's hop, using the God Quotes set.

ODBD stamps:God Quotes, Flourish Label Borders

ODBD dies: Elegant Ovals, Vintage Labels, Vintage Flourish Pattern,
Flourish Star Pattern, Asters & Leaves,

It is such a wonderful experience to design with these talented artist, my sister "breadsticks".

We are all part of the Bread Basket here at Our Daily Bread Designs!!

Robin

                                   ODBD Blog Hop Team

 Lori * Chris * Angie * Silke * Robin * Sabrina * Lisa * Grace * Gracie *

           Audrey* Wanda * Paula * Cathy * Diana * Dawn * Sandee

   

                                            Prize Information: -Seven randomly selected winners will each receive one of the new ODBD Anniversary stamp sets just for commenting on the Design Team cards!  You have until March 19, 2015 at 9:00 p.m. EDT to leave your comments on the Designers Blogs for a chance to win!  The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on March 20th, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

• Sale details - From now through Saturday, March 21, 2015, you can SAVE 25% on all Scripture Collection stamp sets, please see the ODBD Blog for more details.  

  

ODBD products used today:

Chameleon Pens-Tulips

Good evening everyone!

This is my third project using the Chameleon Pens.  I think I'm starting to get the hang of it.  I like the colored images better when I use multiple colors, hopefully you agree! I used the pink, Bisque, red and warm yellow on the tulips. Olive and spring grren on the leaves.
The dies are from Spellbinders and I dyed my ribbon to match the Bo Bunny double dot card stock.
The image is a digi by Power Poppies.
Leave a comment and tell me what you think.

ODBD Scripture Blog Hop

Good morning and welcome to the 7th Anniversary Celebration for Our Daily Bread Designs!  We are starting the celebration today with a Scripture Blog Hop!  There will be a special Anniversary Celebration on Tuesday the 17th, so keep an eye out for that as well, it will be featuring some new release sets.

ODBD stamps used: Scripture Collection 7

ODBD dies used: Ornate Borders & Flowers, Ornate Hearts, Gilded Gate
ODBD papers used: Shabby Rose Collection

                             This is my second card for the Scripture Hop.

ODBD stamps used: Scripture collection 9

ODBD dies: Elegant Ovals, Beautiful Borders

It was such a pleasure creating for this special anniversary blog hop! I feel honored to be among such artist as are on the design team (links below). I always love using God's Word on a card as it gives me the opportunity to share my faith. 
 Robin

Prize details: We would love to have you join us in sharing your projects using ODBD Scripture.  Whether it be a card with fun folds, CAS, cards using techniques, scrapbook pages or home decor items, we would love to see the projects you create.  To enter, simply create your project using an ODBD Scripture, then add it to the InLinkz found HERE,  you have until Saturday, March 20, 2015.  Seven random winners will be chosen from all entries to receive a $15 ODBD Gift Certificate to the ODBD web store, to be used toward the purchase of ODBD stamps (found in the Stamps column of the website).  Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on Sunday, March 21, 2015, so please be sure to check to see if you have won.

Sale details: From now through Saturday, March 21, 2015, you can save 25% on all Scripture Collection sets, please see the ODBD blog for more information.

  DT Permalinks: Lori * Chris * Angie * Silke * Robin * Sabrina * Grace 
                        Elizabeth * Audrey * Cathy * Dawn * Sandee * Gracie

Products used for the cards above:

  

Chameleon Roses

I've tried another image using the Chameleon Pens.  I think that practice makes a big difference.   This image is not as ornamental as the last one or as many colors but I think the process looks a bit more refined.  I did this card today for the inspiration challenge.  Wow! I have never seen such ornate cookies in my life!!
I got inspiration from a few different cookies:

They are from a pinterest board HERE.

Hope you enjoy!

Robin

DRS Challenge 165- Flowers

Good morning!

Today starts a new challenge at DRS.  Flowers

Flowers are what we all need right now, right?

DRS stamps used: 104P Daffodil Frame, 094D Sending you Sunshine
Miscellaneous items used: Embossing folder by LifeStyle Craft, Die cuts by Spellbinders and foam tape by 3M.
I used Copic Markers to color my image.
My daffodils are up and blooming right now!  They are so pretty all over our 3 acres.  I love spring bulbs!  Today is suppose to rain and I truly hope it pours!  We need rain so badly out here in Central Cali. Can you imagine Yosemite National Park without waterfalls?  Well, our snow pack is so low that the waterfalls will probably dry up early this summer (normally they never go dry but last summer we saw only a trickle out of the tallest of the falls, Yosemite Falls).
so to get back to the challenge, just make a card with flowers on it, simple! They can be stamped, punched, paper (pre-made) or whatever kind of flower you can find.  To see all the samples for this week's challenge from our wonderful design team, click HERE.  You can also enter your cards at the link as well!  Hope to see you there!

Robin

Chameleon Pens-Flower Girl

Hi every one and good morning to you all!

Today I am featuring a card I did for yesterday's Splitcoaststamper  color challenge.

I used a new pen (to me) called Chameleons.  When I started coloring I knew at once that it would take some practice to be good at it and I should have started with a large, more open image.  Oh well, next time!  I'm fairly happy with the way this turned out even though I was wondering for a while whether it would end up in the trash!  I love the intense color the pens give and I think over-all that helped with the image turning out fairly well.

I plan to do several more images with these pens of course, before deciding on them, because I know that when I first tried Copic Markers I hated them and now I love them!  So, I expect I will feel the same way about the Chameleon pens.

I can't really even comment on them yet as I need more practice.

For this card: I colored and then cut out and framed using Four different sets from Spellbinders ( Labels 39, Labels 39 Decorative Accents, 5X7 Elegant Labels 4, and Labels 4).  The "dessert" on the challenge was to use real (paper/silk, etc) flowers in the design.  I used some Prima roses and "unknown" paper flowers with pearls for centers. The silk butterfly is from Petaloo.  The leaf flourish die is by Our Daily Bread Designs.  I'm not sure about the pearl accents.

My digi image is:Oops, I couldn't find the name.  Sorry, If anyone knows please email me so that I can give credit to the right person!

ODBDSLC230-Sketch

Good morning!

Today starts a new challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs

It's the sketch challenge! I turned the sketch upside down.

ODBD stamps used: Blessed Easter, Basket of Blessings

ODBD dies used: Eggs dies, Beautiful Borders

ODBD papers: Shabby Rose Collection

The sketch

I stamped and cut out my basket then colored it with Copics.  I stamped the eggs in pastel colors and die cut them.  In this case I used all the same size eggs. I used the new Shabby Rose paper collection for my eggs...I love the new paper.

I mounted the (Spellbinders) die on another piece of Shabby Rose paper then Embossed another layer to put on top of it.  I die cut the Beautiful Border and glued it toward the bottom then added velvet ribbon with lace on top of the border cut. I foam mounted the basket on top of these layers and added my eggs and some yellow tulle (like Easter grass) between some of the eggs. I made a bow out of pink tulle to add to the basket handle.  I threaded a button with floss and glued it to the tulle bow.  Last touches were some decoration of a couple eggs with Liquid Pearls in pastel colors!

To see all the projects created for ODBDSLC230 or to join the challenge click HERE.  You have until March 22, 2015 at 8:00 pm EDT to join us.  By participating in the challenge, you have a chance to win a $15 ODBD Gift Certificate good towards the purchase of ODBD stamps on the ODBD web site., or to be spotlighted on the ODBD blog at our next challenge.  The random prize winner will be posted on our next challenge post.  Please do not post on Flickr as many of us do not have the ability to comment on your cards nor can we spotlight your cards on the blog.

Please visit my talented design team sister for more inspiration

Gracie * Paula * Elizabeth * Diana * Chris 

The Easter egg, besides being a symbol of spring and renewal, the egg has been used to try (with our finite minds) to explain the trinity.  Our God is one but He has three persons in the one. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The egg is one but it has a yoke, a white and a shell.  We won't really understand the three in one till we see Him face to face but I think the egg might be a good example for our poor minds to grasp it a little. 

 Easter is all about the risen Savior, Jesus Christ.  Because He rose again and defeated death and the grave, we can have new life in Him.  Our renewal is in Christ.
Romans 12:2
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
First we must accept Christ as our savior, He give us a new "heart" and cleanses us from all unrighteousness then read His Word.  We have our minds transformed by the reading of His Word and our faith is increased as well!  Reading His Word is the only way to really get to know our God. Praying (talking to Him) and reading what He has to say, you will draw close to Him.
Thank you for stopping by!!
Robin

DRS Challenge 164 Buttons

Good morning!

Our new challenge for this week is to use buttons.  I've used just one button

 but you can use as many as you'd like!

DRS stamps used: 326H Shamrock background, 281E Infinity Shamrock, 284F Four Leaf Clover Friends, 613P Woven Plaid.
Celtic border die by Cheery Lynn, Image die Decorative Labels 22 and mat Labels 22.
Embossing folder by Elizabeth Craft Designs.
I used the cut apart Woven Plaid stamp to make the background with various colors of green and then I used the shamrock background over that.  On plain white cardstock I stamped the Infinity Shamrock in green and then colored it with Copic Markers, I then stamped the sentiment on top of it with black and die cut it using the Decorative Labels 22.  The mat is Labels 22 embossed.  I used foam tape between each layer..  Before attaching it to my card base I wrapped my background with ribbon.  The Celtic border had to be cut down to fit before gluing to the background.  Once the ribbon was attached, I glued the background piece to the card base and foam taped my layers on top.
Lastly I made my bow, threaded the button with floss and glued them to the card!
To join this challenge and to see the other designers samples please click HERE.
Thanks for coming to visit today, I hope you will join in the challenge, there is a prize given each week!
Robin

ODBDSLC229-Pastel Colors

Good morning everyone!!

ODBD stamps used: The Shepherd 

ODBD dies used: Beautiful Borders, Doily, Fancy Foliage

I used blue, pink, lavender and yellow today.

I made my daffodils from purchased paper flower, scrunching the yellow ones to look cone like (as much as possible!)

Each color in the background has a different embossed design. I sewed around the edge of each colored panel as well, I did the Beautiful Border in yellow and then white and added some lace underneath.  Die cut my Doily from white and did a yellow border (which I pierced) around the image panel. I added ribbon and pearls for a finishing touch.

Please visit my talented design team sisters for more inspiration

Chris * Diana * Elizabeth

Gracie * Paula

To see all the projects created for ODBDSLC229 or to join the challenge click here.  You have until March 8, 2015 at 8:00 pm EDT to join us.  By participating in the challenge, you have a chance to win a $15 ODBD Gift Certificate good toward the purchase of stamps on the ODBD website, or to be spotlighted on the ODBD blog at our next challenge.  The random prize winner will be posted on our next challenge post. Please do not post on Flickr as many of us do not have the ability to comment on your cards nor can we spotlight your cards on the blog.

Bless the Lord, O my soul.  O Lord my God You are very great; You are clothed with honor and majesty.  You cover Yourself with light as with a garment; You stretch out the heavens like a curtain.  Psalm 104:1-2

God paints the sky like a canvas with colors of pinks, lavender, yellows, blues and orange creating a masterpiece each night for us to enjoy. Throughout creation is the signature of God! He is so good to us and has created so much.

Have you seen a time-lapse video of flowers blooming, opening, turning toward the sun then closing up at night? Have you seen one of the human body from conception to birth? Do you think the God who created each cell in your body can not also heal those cells?  Do you think He can not care for your needs?  Really, tonight look at the sky, think about the galaxies He has created, the planets, moons, suns, stars all  in complete order in their orbits and in their places.

Think of all the colors, smells, taste in everyday life, in flowers, trees, plants and animals...wow! That is all I can say! He is awesome!

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your path. (direct [yashar]: to be straight, right, upright, pleasing, good.) Proverbs 3:5-6

Have a wonderful week and trust God for your needs!  He is able!

Robin