Embossed Stenciling

Good Morning.

It's my turn to host the TLC Challenge (Technique Lovers) over at Splitcoast Stampers.

I'm calling this technique

Embossed Stenciling

It's a fun and easy technique to do and adds such great texture and interest to your card front.

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

• I began by dry embossing a piece of white cardstock with a Houndstooth embossing folder.  
• I placed the embossed piece onto my Make Art Station and placed the Snowflake Net stencil over that.  
• I rubbed some Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide ink over the snowflakes and then added some Broken China DOX ink to the rest of the open area. 
• Next, I stamped the little skater onto a piece of scrap white cardstock, coloured it with my Copic markers and die cut it into a circle.  I rubbed some of the Broken China DOX ink that was still on my brush, along the edges of the circle.
• I stamped the sentiment with some Uncharted Mariner and cut it into a strip.
• I glued the card front panel onto a piece of blue cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to add the little skater image to one side and the sentiment to the other side.
• Finally, I added some silver gems to finish my card off.

Here is the stencil I used:

Snowflake Net

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ADD TEXTURE

Just Us Girls- ANYTHING GOES STENCIL WEEK

CRAFT- WINTER

Supplies

Stamps- Wonderful Winterland (SU); Christmas (Dollar Tree)

Inks- Versafine Clair, DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Houndstooth EB Folder (Provo Craft);

TE Blending Brushes, silver gems; Infinity Circle Dies (Hero Arts)

Stenciled Die Cuts

Good Morning

Today's card is a simple one as I wanted to play with a new die that I just got along with the newly released stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called

Not Quite Stripes

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 laid the Not Quite Stripes stencil over that and inked it up with some Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide ink.
• I lifted the stencil off, cleaned it and turned it around and put it back over my first stenciling.  I inked again with some Rustic Wilderness DOX ink.
• I took the stenciled panel and used the Eclectic Tree Outlines die to cut it out.  Be sure and keep all the little pieces when you die cut.  It helps to put some low tack tape across the back of your cardstock before die cutting it out to help hold all the little pieces in place.
• I glued the panel onto a piece of white cardstock, then glued the little die cut pieces back into place over the panel.
• I glued the panel onto a piece of green cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I use some foam tape to add the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

Not Quite Stripes

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- NBUS

Just Us Girls- ANYTHING GOES STENCIL WEEK

Cut it Up- THIS MAKES ME HAPPY

Supplies

Stamps- TE Sentiment Strips

Ink- Versafine Clair; DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Make Art Station (Ranger);

TE Blending Brushes; Eclectic Tree Outlines die (SSS)

Dramatic Blooms

 

Good Morning

This new stencil from A Colorful Life Designs is a real eye catching design.

It is called:

Dramatic Blooms

I decided to create a monochromatic card using some shades of pink and red.

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

• I placed a piece of white cardstock on my Make Art Station and added the Dramatic Blooms stencil over that.  
• I inked it up with some Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink and then blended some Lumberjack Plaid just into the center of the flower.
• I repeated that process again on another piece of white cardstock, splattered both with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
• When they were dry, I fussy cut out both flowers.
• I glued one of the cut out flowers along the top edge of a piece of white cardstock, and the other one I had cut out was placed along the bottom with some foam tape to pop it up, overlapping the top one a bit.
• I die cut the sentiment words from a piece of cardstock that I had inked up with some more Picked Raspberry DOX ink and splattered that, again with my white Posca pen.  I die cut the shadow part of the sentiment from some white cardstock, then glued them both together.
• I glued the card front onto a piece of pink cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to add the sentiment along the top edge of the card front.

Here is the stencil I used:

Dramatic Blooms

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 very much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- NBUS

My Time to Craft- HOBBIES (gardening)

Just Us Girls- STENCIL

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); white Posca pen;

Make Art Station (Ranger); TE Blending Brushes; foam tape; 

sentiment die (SSS)

Mid Century Rainbows

Welcome

Meet today's card.  

A simple CAS thank-you card.

A fun one using 2 new stencils from A Colorful Life Designs called

Mid Century Rainbows and Not Quite Stripes

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

• I placed a piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station and placed the Mid Century Rainbows stencil over it.  
• I inked up the whole stencil with some Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink.
• Leaving that stencil in place, I put the Not Quite Stripes stencil over it and inked it up with some Villainous Potion DOX ink.  It gave the whole overall pattern a lot of interest.
• Next, I stamped the sentiment in my Misti and die cut it out.
• I glued the stenciled panel onto a piece of purple cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment into the corner.

Here are the stencils I used:

Mid Century Rainbows

Not Quite Stripes

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:

Die Cut Divas- NBUS

Colorful Options- BLUE LAGOON

Crazy is Our Fame, Stencils are Our Game- ANYTHING GOES-option: Birds

Supplies

Stamps- Big and Bold Sentiments (SSS)

Inks- DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- stencils (A Colorful Life Designs); Make Art Station (Ranger);

TE Blending Brushes

Layered Mixed Flowers

Good Morning.

I just love this new stencil for January from A Colorful Life Designs called 

Layered Mixed Flowers

Layered stencils are great and you can easily add multiple colours to your designs without having to mask areas off.  This is a 4 part stencil.

This stencil reminds me that Spring will eventually get here!

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

• I placed a piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station and put #1 Layered Mixed Flowers stencil over my paper.  I inked that stencil with some Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide ink.
• I positioned stencil #2 over the first inking and used some Picked Raspberry DOX ink to ink again.
• I placed stencil #3 into place and inked the leaves with some Rustic Wilderness DOX ink.
• Last, but not least I added the flower centers with stencil #4 with some Black Soot DOX ink.
• Next, I inked up a scrap of white cardstock with the Rustic Wilderness DOX ink and die cut the sentiment from that. I die cut the sentiment shadow right from the card front and then glued the sentiment over that.
• I glued the stenciled panel onto an A2 sized card base, then used some foam tape to pop the sentiment back into place, matching up the flower pattern.

Here is the stencil set I used:

Layered Mixed Flower

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 very much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- SENTIMENTAL YOU

Simon Says Wed.- LET'S HAVE SOME FUN

Inkspirational- USE STENCILS

Die Cut Divas- NBUS

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- stencils (A Colorful Life Designs); TE Blending Brushes;

Make Art Station (Ranger); Oh What Fun die (A Pocket Full of Happiness)

Happiest Birthday Wishes

Good Morning

I can't believe how quickly January is going by.

Today's card features one of the new stencils from A Colorful Life Designs called

Scrawled Pen

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

• I took a piece of white cardstock and dry embossed it using an Alphabet folder.
• I laid that embossed panel onto my Make Art Station. I put the Scrawled Pen stencil over that and inked it up with some Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide ink.
• I removed the stencil and rubbed some Cracked Pistachio over the whole panel (although in the photo it looks blue) I placed the ink pad directly, laying it flat on the paper and rubbing over the raised areas.
• While that dried, I die cut the sentiment 3 times with some more white cardstock and glued them together.
• I glued the stenciled/embossed panel onto a piece of white cardstock, then onto some polka dot patterned paper, then onto and A2 sized card base.
• I glued the Happy Birthday sentiment into the middle of my card and added some silver gems around it to finish it off.

Here is the stencil I used:

Scrawled Pen

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- SENTIMENTAL YOU

Seize the Birthday- EMBOSSING/DRY OR WET

Simon Says Wed.- LET'S HAVE SOME FUN

Supplies

Stamps- None

Inks- DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Make Art Station (Ranger);

EB Folder (Carabelle Studios); TE Blending Brushes; Happy Birthday die (Amazon);

silver gems (Dollar Store)

Heart Path

Good Morning

Today's card features the new for January stencil called 

Heart Path 

from A Colorful Life Designs.

Perfect for creating some cards for Valentine's Day.

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

• I began by cutting 2 pieces of white cardstock as I wanted to do an Cover Plate Eclipse.  Go here to see how to do that technique.
• I placed one of the pieces of cardstock onto my Make Art Station and placed the Heart Path stencil over that.  I inked it up with some Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink.
• I cleaned the stencil off and then I placed the second piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station with the stencil over it and inked again with some Lumberjack Plaid DOX ink.
• Next, I took the piece I had inked with the red and die cut it using a Polka Dots die.
• I glued the die cut panel over the first stenciled panel, matching up the pattern.
• I glued the finished panel onto a piece of white cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I die cut the sentiment from some pink cardstock and glued it onto the white shadow word die.
• I used some foam tape to add the sentiment over the center of my card.

Here is the stencil I used:

Heart Path

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- SENTIMENTAL YOU

Simon Says Wed.- LET'S HAVE SOME FUN

Ellibelle's Corner- HEARTS and or ROSES

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Make Art Station (Ranger);

TE Blending Brushes; Polka Dot die (WR Memory Makers); 

Warm Hugs die (Heffy Doodle)

My Thanks

Welcome

Today's card was a fun one as I combined 2 new stencil releases for January from A Colorful Life Designs called

Not Quite Strips and Mid Century Rainbows

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

• I placed a piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station and then put the Not Quite Stripes stencil over that.  
• I inked over the stencil with some Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide ink.
• I wanted to add extra interest to the stripes, so leaving the stencil in place, I put the Mid Century Rainbows stencil right over it and inked with some Lumberjack Plaid DOX ink.
• I used a die to cut the circle right from the middle of the panel.
• I stamped the sentiment in my Misti and then glued it onto an orange die cut circle.
• I glued the panel onto another piece of orange cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop the circle back into place, matching up the stenciled pattern.
• Finally, I added some bling around the sentiment.

Here are the stencils I used:

Mid Century Rainbows

Not Quite Stripes

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:

Die Cut Divas- NBUS

(Hemstitch circle die, stencils)

Crafts Galore Encore- ANYTHING GOES

Love to Craft- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Sending You (Avery Elle)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- stencils and card bling (A Colorful Life Designs); Make Art Station (Ranger);

Infinity Circle die (Hero Arts); Hemstitch Circle Die (Spellbinders)

Lacy Edge Thanks

Good Morning

Today's card has such a happy, fun look to it!

I used the newly released stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called

Lacy Edge

It's a large format stencil for those of you that are Scrapbookers.

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 positioned the Lacy Edge stencil over the cardstock.  
• Beginning at the top, I inked it up with some Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide ink.
• I continued to ink my way down the stencil using some Picked Raspberry DOX ink next, then some Peacock Feathers DOX ink to finish off the bottom edge.
• Next, I decided to fussy cut the stencil out along the scalloped edge.
• I placed the stenciled panel into my Misti to stamp the sentiment along the edge and then clear heat embossed it to help make it pop against the colourful background.
• I used some foam tape to secure the cut out stenciled panel to a piece of white cardstock and then added that to an A2 sized card base.

Here is the stencil I used:

Lacy Edge

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:

Classic Designs- ANYTHING GOES

CRAFT- ANYTHING GOES

Creative Inspiration- NEW

Supplies

Stamps- Pretty Phrases (retired- Paper Smooches)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Make Art Station (Ranger);

TE Blending Brushes; foam tape; clear EB powder

Big Love

Hello and Welcome

Meet the new for January

BIG LOVE

stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  

Just in time for making some Valentine cards.

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

• I began by rubbing some Broken China Distress Oxide ink onto this Embossing Folder and then ran it through my die cutting machine.  It transferred all the ink to the raised area and I was left with a fun, embossed piece for my card front.
• I took that embossed panel and placed it onto my Make Art Station.
• I laid the Big Love stencil over that and inked it up with some Uncharted Mariner DOX ink.
• Next, I rubbed some Broken China DOX ink onto a white scrap of cardstock, splattered it with my white Posca pen and die cut the heart.
• I glued the stenciled/embossed panel onto an white A2 sized card base and used some foam tape to pop the heart over the 'O'.

Here is the stencil I used:

Big Love

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:

Word Power- WORDS THE MAIN FOCUS

Moving Along with the Times- NEW CRAFT ITEM

Craft Rocket- EMBOSSING

Time Out- NEW

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Make Art Station (Ranger);

Circle EB folder (???); Heart die (HA); white Posca pen

A Little Birdie Told Me

Welcome

Today's card was a fun one using one of the new stencils from A Colorful Life Designs called 

A Bunch of Birds

I have to say that I really miss seeing and hearing the birds in the winter as they are few and far between.

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

• I began by cutting a piece of white cardstock and I dry embossed it with a Masonry Wall folder.  It gave such nice texture to the panel.
• Next, I placed the embossed piece onto my Make Art Station and placed A Bunch of Birds stencil over that. 
• I decided to give each bird their own unique colours, so I masked off the first one, inked and then moved the mask to the next.  The colours I used were:  Peacock Feathers, Uncharted Mariner, Cracked Pistachio and some Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide ink.
• After all the birds were stenciled, I added a black dot for the eyes and set aside to dry.
• I stamped the sentiment with some Blueprint Sketch DOX ink and then clear heat embossed it. I cut it into a flag shape and then added a bit of light blue ink along the edges.
• I glued the stenciled panel onto a piece of navy cardstock and then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment along the bottom.

Here is the stencil I used:

A Bunch of Birds

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- WHAT'S NEW

Simon Says Wed.- SOMETHING NEW

Colorful Options- BLUE LAGOON

We Love Stamping- SOMETHING NEW

Supplies

Stamp- A Little Bird Told Me (Dawn Houser)

Inks- DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Masonry Wall EB Folder (Altenew);

Black Posca pen; clear eb powder

Get Cozy

Welcome

I love how today's card turned out.  

It reminds me of a warm, cozy sweater.

I'm using the newly released stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called

Scrawled Pen

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

• I placed a piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station and put the Scrawled Pen stencil over that.  
• I inked up the middle area with some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink and the bottom and top edges with some Uncharted Mariner DOX ink.
• I turned the stencil around and inked again as mentioned above.
• It's hard to see in the photo, but next I used the Pierced Christmas Background to add texture and interest to the panel.
• I splattered with my white Posca pen and let dry completely.
• I die cut the sentiment from the center of the card panel, then die cut the sentiment shadow with some white cardstock and glued them together.
• I glued the card front onto a piece of white cardstock, then onto a piece of navy and finally, onto an A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment over the background.

Here is the stencil I used:

Scrawled Pen

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- WHAT'S NEW

Simon Says Wed.- SOMETHING NEW

Time Out- NEW

Word Power- SENTIMENT IS THE FOCUS

Color Hues- LIGHT BLUE AND NAVY

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); TE Blending Brushes;

white Posca pen; Pierced Christmas Bkg (A Pocket Full of Happiness);

Let it Snow die (Photoplay)