Celebrate BIG!

Welcome

Today's card features a new for May stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called Meteorites.

Just a fun little stencil to play with that I used to create a border.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock for my front panel.  I laid that onto my Make Art Station and positioned the Meteorites stencil over the first edge.  It is a smaller size stencil so easy to move around without having to mask.  I inked that up with some Mustard Seed Distress Oxide ink.
• I moved the stencil around to another side of my card front panel and inked with more of the Mustard Seed until all the edges were inked.
• I cleaned my stencil off and repeated that whole process again using some Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide ink.
• Lastly, I went all around the edges with some Picked Raspberry DOX ink to finish it off.
• I die cut the white frame, placed it into my Misti and stamped the sentiment onto the center area.  It was the perfect fit.
• I glued the stenciled panel onto a piece of orange cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card panel.
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment right into the center of the panel.

Here is the stencil I used:

Meteorites

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies

Stamp- Celebrate (IO- retired)

Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (ACLD); Make Art Station (Ranger); 

Braided Oval Frame die (Pinkfresh)

Torn Paper Stenciling- Shine Bright

 

Hello and Welcome.

I have the pleasure of hosting the TLC Challenge (Technique Lovers) over at Splitcoast Stampers.
So today, I decided to pair up the Star Stretch stencil from A Colorful Life Designs with some torn paper.

It's a fun technique to use to get a totally different look from your stencils.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and using some scraps of paper, I tore strips that I would use as masks with the Star Stretch stencil.
• I laid the the torn pieces of scrap paper over the white cardstock, then placed the stencil over that and inked it up with some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink. 
• I removed the stencil and the masks and roughly repositioned them over the areas already inked, matched up the stencil to the pattern already laid down and inked over that with some Uncharted Mariner DOX ink.
• I repeated the above steps and lastly, inked with some Blueprint Sketch DOX ink.  I think using the torn pieces of paper gave the stencil a very unique look.
• I removed all the masks and the stencil and splattered with my white Posca pen.
• I stamped the sentiment onto a piece of white cardstock and fussy cut it out.
• I inked up another scrap of white paper with some Blueprint Sketch DOX ink, splattered with the white again and die cut a star from that.  I did outline the edges with my white Posca pen to help it be a bit more visible over the background.
• I glued the stenciled piece onto some navy cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to mount the star in the corner and glued the sentiment onto that.

Here is the stencil I used:

Star Stretch

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on your entire order *

(Affiliate with no extra cost to you) 

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ADD A SENTIMENT

Addicted to Stamps and More- MAKE YOUR MARK

Dragonfly Dreams- MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

Supplies

Stamp- Smile, Shine, Sparkle (Sizzix)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

Accessories and Tools- stencil (ACLD); star die (Scrapbook.com); white Posca pen;

TE Blending Brushes; scraps of paper for masking; foam tape

Near or Far

Good Morning

Today's card features a new stencil called Classic Travel from A Colorful Life Designs.

This stencil set includes 3 different images on one sheet.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and inked it up with some Broken China Distress Oxide ink.
• I placed the inked cardstock into my Misti and stamped the map image with some black Versafine Clair ink.
• I splattered with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
• I took another piece of white cardstock and placed it onto my Make Art Station.  I put the compass image from the Classic Travel stencil over my paper and inked it up with some more Broken China DOX ink.
• To help it look more like a compass, I covered it with some Nuvo Crystal Glaze. It takes awhile for the Glaze to dry, but when it was, I fussy cut it out.  Sorry, the picture doesn't do it justice, I just kept getting a glare.
• I glued the map background to an A2 sized card base and then I glued the black flourish die cut over that.  A friend gifted me a package of these die cut flourishes and I thought one of them would work well on this card.  I glued the compass shape onto the center of flourish. 

Here is the stencil I used:

Classic Travel

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on your entire order *

(Affiliate with no extra cost to you) 

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Make My Monday- MASCULINE

Crazy is Our Fame- Stencils are Our Game- ANYTHING GOES= OPTION FLOWERS

The Crafty Addicts- ANYTHING GOES

Craft Rocket- FOR THE BOYS

Supplies

Stamps- Un Voyage Autour de Monde (Carabelle Studios)

Inks- Versafine Clair, DOX

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

Accessories and Tools- stencil (ACLD); Make Art Station (Ranger); white Posca pen;

Nuvo Crystal Glaze; flourish die (??gift from a friend); Misti

Celebrate in a Big Way

Good Morning.

Today's card features some stencil layering using 2 new stencils for May from A Colorful Life Designs called 

Star Stretch and Contrails.

Layering your stencils can give you a whole different look.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and placed it onto my Make Art Station.  I put the Contrails stencil over my paper and inked it up with some Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide ink.
• Leaving that stencil in place, I positioned the Star Stretch stencil over that and inked it up with some Evergreen Bough DOX ink. By leaving the first stencil in place and inking over, it allowed the white areas of the first stencil to still show through.
• I removed both stencils and splattered the whole panel with my white Posca pen.
• Next, I placed the inked panel into my Abstract Rounds embossing folder and ran it through my machine to emboss it.
• I took the Evergreen Bough ink pad and keeping it flat, I dragged it across the panel, depositing ink just over the raised areas created by the embossing folder.
• I die cut the sentiment from the center of the panel and set aside.  I wanted a shadow and this die does not come with a shadow, so I made my own.  I traced around the outside edge of the die onto some white cardstock and fussy cut it out, then glued the sentiment onto it.
• I glued the stenciled panel onto a piece of dark green cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment into place over the background and finally, added some green gems around the sentiment.

Here are the stencils I used:

Star Stretch

Contrails

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on your entire order *

(Affiliate with no extra cost to you) 

Thanks a lot for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ADD A SENTIMENT

Paper Minutes- EMBOSSING

The Paper Funday- EMBOSS IT

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

Accessories and Tools- stencils (ACLD); Make Art Station (Ranger); TE Blending Brushes;

white Posca pen; Abstract Rounds EB folder (Sizzix); Celebrate die (MFT)

Oh So Happy!

Welcome

Meet today's card featuring the new for May Night Sky stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.

Also, we have another great stamp set as well called Happy Thoughts.

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

• I began with a piece of white cardstock and got out my salad spinner.  To see how to use the salad spinner go HERE.
• I placed the white cardstock into the salad spinner, gave a big spray of Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink right into the center, placed the lid on and spun away.
• I removed the cardstock from the spinner and let dry, then laid the Night Sky stencil over the inked background and inked it up with some Peacock Feathers DOX ink.
• I splattered with my white Posca pen and let it dry.
• I stamped the sentiment from the Happy Thoughts set, then die cut it into a circle.  I rubbed some Peacock Feathers DOX ink just around the edges.
• I die cut another circle, slightly larger from white cardstock and glued the 2 circles together.
• I glued the main panel onto a piece of white cardstock and then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I popped the circle into the center using foam tape.

Here is the stencil and stamp set I used:

Night Sky

Happy Thoughts

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

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(Affiliate with no extra cost to you) 

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Use Your Stuff- USE A TECHNIQUE

Make My Monday- MASCULINE

Everybody Art Challenge- DIE

Supplies

Stamp- Happy Thoughts (ACLD)

Inks- DOX spray and ink; Versafine Clair

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

Accessories and Tools- stencil (ACLD); Misti; Salad spinner (Dollar Store);

TE Blending Brushes; white Posca pen; foam tape; Infinity Circle dies (Hero Arts)

Just Imagine- Use Your Stencil as a Stamp

Welcome

Today's card features the newly released Star Stretch stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.

I tried a new technique for this card and was pleased with the results as it gave a muted background.

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

• I got out a piece of white cardstock and my Star Stretch stencil.  I also got out a solid background stamp from Hero Arts called Paint Swatches.  You have to use a solid stamp for this technique.
• Next, I inked up the solid stamp with some Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide ink and pressed the stamp onto the Star Stretch stencil to pick up the pattern and stamped that onto my white cardstock.
• I repeated that process until the whole panel was covered.
• I placed the stenciled panel into my Misti and stamped the flowers to one side and the sentiment near the top.  I did heat emboss them to help make them pop.
• I glued the finished panel onto a piece of black cardstock, then onto blue and then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I added 3 black gems around the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

Star Stretch

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on your entire order *

(Affiliate with no extra cost to you) 

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Stamping Sensations- STENCIL AND STAMPING

Cardz 4 Galz- BACKGROUNDS

Bastel-traum- PLANTS/FLOWERS

Supplies

Stamps- Just Be Happy (Visible Image); Clover Silhouette (Magenta); Paint Swatches (HA)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

Accessories and Tools- stencil- ACLD; Make Art station (Ranger); Misti (My Sweet Petunia);

clear EB powder

Wanted to say Hello

 

Good Morning

Today's card was a fun one using a new stencil for May called Orbits and combined with an older stencil called Dotted Wreath.  

It made for a Clean and Simple card.

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

• I placed a piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station and positioned one part of the Orbits stencil over my paper, centering it.  I inked it up with some Uncharted Mariners Distress Oxide ink.
• I moved the stencil and added one of the smaller rings and inked that up with some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink right into the center part.
• Next, I removed the Orbits stencil and I placed the Dotted Wreath stencil over the background and inked that up with some more Peacock Feathers DOX ink.
• I die cut the "Hello' from some blue cardstock and the shadow of the die from white and glued them together, then popped that into the center of the circles.
• I glued the panel onto a piece of matching blue cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.

Here are the stencils I used:

Orbits

Dotted Wreath

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on your entire order *

(Affiliate with no extra cost to you) 

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Crafty Addicts- ANYTHING GOES

Addicted to CAS- MONOCHROME

Challenge Up Your Life= CLEAN AND SIMPLE

Supplies

Stamp- none

Ink- DOX

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

Accessories and Tools- stencils (ACLD); Make Art Station (Ranger); 

TE Blending Brushes; Hello die (SSS); foam tape

I Will Be With You

Good Morning

Meet today's card featuring this exciting new Layered Squares Mandela stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  

It sure is a fun one to play with and comes with 3 layering stencils to use together or by themselves...so many possibilities.  I decided to use just 2 of the stencils together for my card.

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

• I placed a piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station and positioned the Layered Squares Mandela stencil Part #1 over my cardstock and inked that up with some Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide ink.
• I removed that stencil and replaced it with Stencil #2 of that set but this time, I used a baby wipe and some Villainous Potion DOX ink to apply the colour.  Just rub some ink onto a piece of acetate and pick up the colour with the wipe.  It gives such a different effect and look to the inking.
• Next, I removed the stencil and to add more interest, I splattered with my white Posca pen.
• I placed the stenciled panel into my Misti and stamped the sentiment into the corner and clear heat embossed it.
• I glued the piece onto some pale purple cardstock, then onto and A2 card base.

Here is the stencil I used:

Layered Squares Mandela

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

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(Affiliate with no extra cost to you) 

Thanks so very much for the visit.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- STENCIL IT

Crazy is Our Fame- Stencils are our Game- STENCIL with option FLOWERS

Paper Minutes- STARS

Supplies

Stamp- Darkness Stars (Impression Obsession RETIRED)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

Accessories and Tools- stencils (ACLD); Make Art Station (Ranger); baby wipes;

Misti, white Posca pen; clear embossing powder; TE Blending Brushes

Star Points

Welcome

Meet today's card using one of the new May released stencils called Star Points from A Colorful Life Designs.

I created an overall pattern by doing some stencil shifting.

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

• I placed the Star Points stencil over a piece of white cardstock on my Make Art Station and then inked it up with some Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink.
• I cleaned off the stencil and moved it over to an open area and inked again with some Mustard Seed DOX ink.  
• I repeated the above process again and inked lastly with some Ripe Persimmon DOX ink.
• To help fill the panel and make the pattern look a bit more cohesive, I used an eraser on the end of a pencil, to fill in the open areas using the same colours I used on the stars.  
• I took the panel and cut out a star from the center.
• I cut another star from some white cardstock, placed it into my Misti and stamped the sentiment.
• I glued the stenciled panel onto a piece of orange cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I popped the star back into place, matching up the patterns with some foam tape.
• Finally, I glued the smaller white star on top of the larger one.

Here is the stencil I used:

Star Points

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 taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Say Wed.- STENCIL

We Love Stamping- ANYTHING STAMPED-OPTION< IN THE GARDEN

Stamping Sensations- ANYTHING STAMPED- OPTION STENCIL

Supplies

Stamp- Everyday Circle Tags (Avery Elle)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

Accessories and Tools- stencil (ACLD); Make Art Station (Ranger); 

TE Blending Brushes; pencil eraser

Split Circle

 

Good Morning

Meet the May newly released Split Circle stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.

Lots of different ways to use this one.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and positioned the Split Circle stencil over that on my Make Art Station, tilting the whole stencil to one side.  I inked up over the stencil with some Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide ink.
• Next, leaving the stencil in place, I positioned the Spring Foliage stencil over that and inked with some Villainous Potion DOX ink.  Layering the 2 stencils gave such a fun looking background.
• I splattered with my white Posca pen and let dry.
• When the panel was dry, I placed it into my Misti to stamp the sentiment from Hero Arts.
• I glued the piece onto some white cardstock, then purple, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I added 3 black gems around the sentiment.

Here are the stencils I used:

Split Circle

Spring Foliage

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:

Simon Says Stamp- STENCIL IT

My Time to Craft- MONOCHROMATIC

Addicted to Stamps and More- DIE CUTS and/or STENCIL

Supplies

Stamp- Huge Hugs (HA)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

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

Make Art Station (Ranger); Misti (My Sweet Petunia)

Sending Happy Thoughts Your Way

Good Morning and Happy Saturday!

Today, I'm playing with 2 new stencils from A Colorful Life Designs called Air Jaunt and Classic Travel.

I paired these 2 stencils with each other to create a simple CAS card.

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

• I placed a piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station and positioned one of the elements of the Classic Travel stencil over my paper, centering it.  This stencil has 3 different element on it as you can see below.
• Next, I inked it up with some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink and a hint of some Uncharted Mariner DOX ink to add some shadowing.
• I removed that stencil and positioned the Air Jaunt stencil around the earth image and inked that with some more Uncharted Mariners DOX ink.
• I removed the stencil and placed the panel into my Misti to stamp the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp.
• I glued the panel onto a piece of blue cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.

Here are the stencils I used:

Classic Travel

Air Jaunt

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on your entire order *

(Affiliate with no extra cost to you) 

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- CAS

Simon Says Wed.- NO PATTERNED PAPER

AAA Cards- PICK A SIDE- HOT OR COLD COLOR SCHEME

(cold)

Supplies

Stamp=Happy Thoughts (SSS)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

Accessories and Tools- stencils (ACLD); Misti; TE Blending Brushes

Layered Solar System

Welcome

How about some space fun using the newly released Layered Solar System stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.

I guess it's Star Wars Day today so perfect timing for my card.

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

• I began by placing a piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station. I positioned Part #1 of the Layered Solar System stencil over my cardstock and inked it up with some Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide ink.
• I removed that stencil and positioned the Part #2 stencil (this adds the details to the planets) and inked that up with some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink.  I wanted to add a bit of shading to the planets, so I inked over them in places with some Salvaged Patina DOX ink.
• I removed the stencil and splattered with my white Posca pen.
• When it was all dry, I stamped the sentiment into the middle area.
• I glued the finished panel onto a piece of blue cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.

Here is the 2-Part stencil I used:

Layered Solar System

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on your entire order *

(Affiliate with no extra cost to you) 

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- NO PATTERNED PAPER

The Crafty Addicts- ANYTHING GOES

Addicted to Stamps and More- DIE CUTS and/or STENCILS

Supplies

Stamp- The Sky is the Limit (SU)

Inks- Versafine Clair, DOX

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

Accessories and Tools- stencils (ACLD); TE Blending Brushes; Make Art Station (Ranger);

white Posca pen; Misti (My Sweet Petunia)