Close at Heart

Welcome

Meet today's card.

A simple one featuring this beautiful Nautilus stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.

It made such a great background to feature this lovely sentiment.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began by cutting a piece of white cardstock and laid the Nautilus stencil over that.  
• Starting from the center, I inked it up using some Broken China Distress Oxide ink, then some Peacock Feathers and finally some Blueprint Sketch around the outside edges.
• I splattered with lots of water to lift some of the ink and add interest, then set aside to dry.
• After it dried, I placed it into my Misti and stamped the sentiment from Impression Obsession with some black Versafine Clair ink.  It just worked perfectly over the stenciled bkg.
• Next, I cut my card front panel with a stitched die and cut a window opening to create a frame.
• I pop dotted the white frame over finished panel and glued that onto a piece of navy cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.
• I added 3 navy gems right under the sentiment to add more interest.

Here is the stencil I used:

Nautilus

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Double D- Beach Time

The Funkie Junkie Boutique- STENCIL MANIA

Supplies

Stamps- Side by Side (IO)

Inks- Versafine Clair, DOX

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Nautilus stencil (ACLD); TE Blending Brushes;

navy gems (Dollar Store); Stitched Frame (Memory Box)

Starburst

Welcome

Today's card features lots of stars using a recent purchase I made.

The Bokeh Stars from Taylored Expressions was a fun one to play with.  

It is a 3 part layering stencil and so easy to use.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I got out my stencil mat and placed the #1 stencil onto my cardstock and ink it up with some Carved Pumpkin and some Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink. The stencil mat has a bumper around the corner so it is easy to line up each consecutive stencil as you overlay them.
• I removed that stencil and replaced it with #2 and inked that up with some Peacock Feathers and some Blueprint Sketch DOX ink.
• Lastly came stencil #3 that I inked with some Cracked Pistachio DOX ink.  These inks layer so nicely over one another.
• Using my white Posca pen, I splattered all over the front and let dry. 
• When it was dry, I used this die cut combo and cut the outline piece right from the center of the stenciled panel.  I cut the sentiment from a piece of navy cardstock and glued them together.
• To assemble, I glued the star panel onto a piece of navy cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.  I pop dotted the sentiment back into place and then added 3 navy gems to finish it all off.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- CLEAN AND SIMPLE

Cupcake Inspirations- OH MY STARS

Dare 2B Artzy- MASCULINE

Supplies

Stamps- None

Inks- DOX

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Waffle Flower Stencil Mat; Bokeh Stars stencil (TE);

white Posca pen; TE inking brushes; blue gems (Dollar Store); Happy Birthday die (Amazon)

Simple Notecard For You

Welcome

Meet today's simple card using some of my favourite flowers stamps and some stenciling of course.

Just a fun one I made while playing with my supplies.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I cut a square panel of white cardstock that was 3 1/2".  I placed the Curved Sweep stencil from A Colorful Life Designs over my panel.
• Beginning at the top, I applied some Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink. Next, I added some Fossilized Amber and then finally some Kitsch Flamingo along the bottom.
• I removed the stencil and placed the square into my Misti to stamp the flowers along the bottom and then the small sentiment tucked right in beside.
• I splattered just over the flowers with my black Posca pen.
• When it was dry, I glued the inked panel onto a piece of black cardstock to help accentuate the flower silhouettes, then onto a piece of pink and finally, onto a square notecard that was 4 1/4". 

Here is the stencil I used:

Curved Sweep

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- CLEAN AND SIMPLE

2 Sisters on the Blog- GARDEN

Papercraft- FOR THE GIRLS

Supplies

Stamps- Nature Flowers (Art Journey); Life Handmade Sentiments (Scrapbook.com)

Inks- Versafine Clair, DOX

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- stencil (ACLD); TE Blending Brushes; Posca pen

Under the Sea

Hello and Welcome

Today's card is featuring this beautiful stencil called Big Seaweed.  

It is part of a series of stencils released this month featuring a beach/ocean theme.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I cut a white cardstock panel and laid the Big Seaweed stencil over my paper.
• I decided to ink it up using some Brusho, so I sprinkled a few onto a piece of acetate, sprayed with water to activate, then using a baby wipe, I inked over the stencil by dipping the wipe into the wet ink and pressing over the stencil.  The Brushos give such vibrant colours to anything.  Be sure not to use a lot as they go a long way.
• When the panel was dry, I used a blending brush to add some Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink and then I splattered with my black Posca pen.
• Next, I used a circle die and cut it from the center of the inked panel.
• I placed the circle into my Misti and stamped the sentiment near the bottom of the circle.
• I stamped the little fish from a set by Lawn Fawn, die cut them out and coloured them with the left over Brushos on the acetate sheet and a wet paintbrush.
• I glued the stenciled piece onto a heavy white card base, then pop dotted the circle back into place.
• I pop dotted the little fish over the sentiment as well.

Here is the stencil I used:

Big Seaweed

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on stencils and masks.

(affiliate with no extra cost to you)

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Time Out- TROPICAL 

Unicorn Challenge- MONOCHROMATIC

Simon Say Mon.- SOMETHING THAT STARTS WITH 'S' (seaweed)

Supplies

Stamps- Everyday Circle Tags (Avery Elle); Mermaid for You (Lawn Fawn)

Inks- Versafine Clair, Brushos, DOX

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- stencil (ACLD); Infinity Circle die (HA); Posca pen;

TE Blending Brushes