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I can't believe its the beginning of July already.  

That means there is a new release from A Colorful Life Designs.

This card is featuring the Striped Balls stencil.  I decided to pair it up with New Foliage stencil from the May release.  

They worked so well together.

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

• I got out my Stencil Mat and positioned the New Foliage stencil over some white cardstock into the corner.  I laid the Striped Balls over that and inked it all up with some Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide ink.  
• To add more interest, I went over some areas with some Rustic Wilderness just to highlight.
• I removed the stencil for the reveal but there were still a lot of open areas, so using just the New Foliage stencil, I went back in and randomly added them in the open areas to better fill the panel.
• I pressed the Rustic Wilderness pad directly onto my non-stick craft mat, diluted it with some water and splattered the panel with a paint brush.  I let that dry completely before moving on to the next steps.
• When it was dry, I die cut a circle right from the center of the panel, then a white circle a bit larger and glued them together.
• I placed the circle into my Misti and stamped the sentiment with some black Versamark Clair.
• I glued the finished panel onto a white card base, then popped the circle die cut back into place matching it up.

Here are the stencils I used:

Striped Balls

New Foliage

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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

Use Your Stuff- PLANT/FLOWERS

The Paper Players- GREEN THUMB

Supplies

Stamp- No Distance (IO- not available)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- stencils (ACLD); Stencil Mat (Waffle Flower); TE Blending Brushes;

Infinity Circle die (HA)