Try It On Tuesdays

Welcome

Today, I have the pleasure of being the guest designer at the 

Try it on Tuesday (tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com)

The theme is a fun one:

EMBOSS IT

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and beginning at the top of the paper, I blended these Distress Oxide colours together: Fossilized Amber/ Ripe Persimmon/ Picked Raspberry/ Cracked Pistachio/ Peacock Feathers.
• Next, I embossed the panel with a 3D Burlap folder.  Using a sanding block, I gently sanded over the embossing to add a bit more interest and reveal a bit of the white cardstock.
• I laid the Dot Circle  Dot Circle stencil (one of my favs) over the embossed panel and inked with the same colours as mentioned above.
• I die cut out the little paint brushes and glued them together.
• I stamped the sentiment in my Misti and then die cut it out.
• I glued the embossed panel onto a piece of white, then pink cardstock and finally onto an A2 sized card base.
• I glued the little paint brushes onto the card front and used some foam tape to add the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

Dot Circle Stencil - A Colorful Life Designs

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

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) 

Supplies

Stamps- With All My Art (TE)

Inks- DOX; Versafine Clair

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); 3D Burlap EB Folder (Honey Bee);

Paint the Town dies (TE); foam tape; sanding block

Rockin' Out

 

Good Morning

Today's card is more on the masculine side featuring the newly released for May stencil from 

A Colorful Life Designs called:

Right Angles

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 Right Angles stencil over that. I inked with some Black Soot Distress Oxide ink.
• I lifted the stencil off and then repositioned it and then inked again creating this fun pattern.
• I splattered with my black Posca pen and set aside to dry.
• While that dried, I die cut the guitar and the Burlap Texture die with some red cardstock.
• I stamped the sentiment with some black and then glued it onto a piece of red cardstock.
• Next, I glued the stenciled panel onto a piece of red cardstock and then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I glued the Burlap die cut onto the panel, then added the guitar over that.  
• Lastly, I used some foam tape to add the sentiment across the bottom.

Here is the stencil I used:

Right Angles

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:

Dragonfly Dreams- USE A STENCIL

SAS4Kids- CARD FOR DAD/SPECIAL GUYS

Just Us Girls- ANYTHING GOES STENCIL WEEK

Supplies

Stamps- Rock On (High Hopes)

Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Large Guitar die (Paper Rose);

Burlap Texture (Altenew); foam tape; black Posca pen

Sweet New Baby

Welcome

Meet today's card.

It features 3 stencils in total, 2 are new and the other is an older one and all from A Colorful Life Designs.

So meet the new stencils called 

Dotted Lines and Blazing Stars

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

• I began by inking up my Gel Plate with some Worn Lipstick and some Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide ink.
• I placed the Puzzle Pieces stencil onto the plate and rubbed a piece of white cardstock over the plate to lift the print.
• Next, I placed the Dotted Lines stencil over the gel plate print and inked that up with some more Worn Lipstick DOX ink.
• I removed that stencil and replaced it with the Blazing Stars stencil and inked that one with some Picked Raspberry DOX ink.  I splattered over that stencil with my white Posca pen so just the stars would have the splatters.
• After the panel was dry, I added the sentiment along the bottom in my Misti.
• I glued the finished card front onto a piece of white, then pink cardstock and then onto an A2 sized card base.

Here are the 3 stencils I used:

Blazing Stars

Dotted Lines

Puzzle Pieces

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 taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Just Us Girls- ANYTHING GOES WITH STENCILS

Unicorn Challenge Blog: Challenge #98 - for the Girls

Supplies

Stamps- Welcome Sweet Little One (Impression Obsession)

Inks- DOX, Verafine Clair

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

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

Gel Plate; Speedball Brayer; TE Blending Brushes

Meow

Welcome

Meet the newly released stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called

Two Cat Meow

Lots of cats and dogs in this new release, perfect for the pet owners 

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and placed the Two Cat Meow stencil over that and inked up with some black Versaclair black ink.
• I cleaned the stencil off and then masked off one of the cat faces on the stencil.  I used that to stencil the rest of the cat faces all over my panel.  The colours I used were Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers and some Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide ink.
• I glued the stenciled card front onto a piece of purple cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• Lastly, I added the sentiment along the bottom with some foam tape.

Here is the stencil I used:

Two Cat Meow

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.

Supplies

Stamps- Simple Strips (TE)

Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair

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

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

sentiment strip die (TE); foam tape

Gate Wide Open

Good Morning

Today's card is a fun one.

It features 2 new stencils from A Colorful Life Designs called

Gate Wide Open and Classic Circus

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 Gate Wide Open stencil over that.  
• I inked the dog with some Rusty Hinge Distress Oxide ink and a bit of the Black Soot and splattered the dog with my white Posca pen.
• This stencil comes with a mask for the dog, so I first removed the stencil and placed the mask over the dog before adding the next stencil I wanted for the background.
• I placed the Classic Circus stencil over top of the dog and then inked with some Cracked Pistachio, Broken China and some Shaded Lilac DOX ink.
• I removed that stencil and placed the Gate Wide Open stencil back in place to add the sentiment with some Black Soot DOX ink.
• I added a white dot to the middle of the circles on the card front with my white Posca pen.
• I glued the dried panel onto a piece of blue cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.

Here are the stencils I used:

Gate Wide Open

Classic Circus

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:

Time Out- ALPHABET MAGNET DAY

CRAFT- ANYTHING GOES

My Time to Craft- SUPER CUTE

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

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

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

white Posca pen; TE Blending Brushes

Paper Piercing with Stencils

Good Morning

A Colorful Life Designs has just released some great new stencils for May and when I saw this one, I knew right away what I wanted to do to create with it.

Meet the new stencil called:

Airy Swirls

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

• I cut a piece of black cardstock and placed the Airy Swirls over my paper.
• Next, instead of inking up the stencil, I got out my paper piercing tool and I poked holes through the stencil onto my cardstock.  Just another way to get more mileage using your stencils.
• I removed the stencil and glued the black cardstock onto a white A2 card base.
• I die cut the sentiment in black and the word shadow in white and glued them together.
• I added the sentiment to the card front with some foam tape and then added 3 silver gems.

Here is the stencil I used:

Airy Swirls

*THIS STENCIL IS ON SALE FOR ONE WEEK ONLY FROM $6.99 down to $4.00*

(you can also use my code for even more of a discount)

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.- USE DIE CUTS

Crazy is Our Fame- Stencils are Our Game- ANYTHING GOES

(option: Girly)

Daisy Chain- BOYS/MEN

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- none

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); piercing tool; 

Just Saying dies (Concord and 9th); silver gems

Two Card Designs, One Stencil

Good Morning.

I've got 2 cards to show you today.

They both use the same stencil and same colours, but the background design looks totally different.

So, meet the newly released stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called 

Chunky Chevron 

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

• I placed the Chunky Chevrons stencil over a piece of white cardstock and inked it up with some Picked Raspberry and some Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide ink.
• I wiped the stencil off, flipped it upside down and inked again with the same colours in the same areas.  It made a fun, patterned background.
• I placed the stenciled panel into my Misti and stamped the flowers and the sentiment.
• I splattered over the flowers with my black Posca pen.
• I glued the finished piece onto some white cardstock, then orange and then onto an A2 sized card base.

So now onto CARD #2

• I cut another piece of white cardstock and placed the Chunky Chevrons stencil onto the paper and inked with some Picked Raspberry and some Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide ink.
• I lifted the stencil off but to get a different look then the card above, I flipped the stencil upside down and then tried to match up the chevrons instead of off setting them and inked with the same colours again.
• I placed the panel into my Misti and stamped the flowers to one side and added the sentiment to the side.  
• I used my black Posca pen to splatter just around the flowers.
• I glued the dried piece onto some pink cardstock and then onto an A2 sized card base.

Here is the stencil I used for both cards:

Chunky Chevrons

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.

Little Red Wagon- CREATE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND

Crafts Galore Encore- ANYTHING GOES

Sparkles- APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS

Dragonfly Dreams- USE A STENCIL

Supplies

Stamps- CARD #1- Star Burst (Lavinia), Just Be Happy (Visible Image)

CARD #2- Noteworthy (STAMPlorations); Insightful Meadow (Unity)

Inks- Verafine Clair, DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Misti (My Sweet Petunia); 

black Posca pen

Oh Boy, It's Your Birthday!

Welcome

I really enjoy making masculine cards and when I saw this newly released stencil from A Colorful Life Designs, I knew what I wanted to do.  Love how it turned out!

So meet the new for May stencil called 

Right Angles

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and placed the Right Angles stencil over that.  I inked the whole panel with some Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink.
• I removed the stencil, cleaned it off and repositioned it again.  This time I inked with some Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.
• Next, I stamped the running shoes with more of the black, then die cut them out.  
• I stamped the sentiment with some more of the Salty Ocean DOX ink and die cut that out too.
• I glued the stenciled panel onto a piece of black cardstock, then onto and A2 sized card base.
• To help bring attention to my sentiment, I cut a strip of black cardstock and added the sentiment over that with some foam tape.
• Finally, I used some more foam tape to add the running shoes under the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

Right Angles

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- CREATE YOUR OWN BKG

Simon Says Wed.- USE DIE CUTS

Fab 'n' Funky- FOR A CHILD, BABY or TEEN

Supplies

Stamps- Sock Hop (Catherine Pooler); Big and Bold Sentiment and die (SSS)

Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Misti (My Sweet Petunia)

Enjoy Your Moments

Good Morning

Spring is in the air so I decided to use this new stencil from A Colorful Life Designs to create a fun background and add some spring-like flowers.

The new stencil is called:

Classic Circus

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

• I placed the Classic Circus stencil over a piece of white cardstock and beginning at the top and moving my way down, I inked with some Fossilized Amber, Ripe Persimmon and some Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide inks.
• To create a bit of a different look to the background, I tore the stenciled cardstock into 3 pieces and glued them onto another piece of white cardstock.
• I searched through my scrap box for a piece of inked cardstock that had the colours of my background in it.  (I keep a box of all the background I don't use or don't quite work out for just this purpose)  I found this toss off and die cut the flowers from it and splattered them with my black Posca pen to help them stand out a bit more against the background.
• I glued the flowers over to the side of my stenciled panel and then stamped the sentiment with some black ink beside it.
• I glued the stenciled panel onto a piece of pink cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base and added 3 black gems under the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

Classic Circus

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.- FEMININE

Dragonfly Dreams- STENCIL

Craft Rocket- FLOWERS

Supplies

Stamps- Enjoy the Moment (Daisy Bucket- no longer in business)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

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

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

Misti (My Sweet Petunia); TE Blending Brushes;

Dandelion Posies die (Creative Expressions)

I Appreciate You

Good Morning

I'm excited for a new month which means 21 fun new releases from A Colorful Life Designs.

So here's one of the new stencils called

Classic Circus

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

• I placed the Classic Circus stencil over a piece of white cardstock then masked the top part off on an angle with some low tack tape and inked with some Faded Jeans Distress Oxide ink.  I repeated that step along the bottom edge as well.
• Leaving the stencil in place, I moved my low tack tape to mask off the center area and then inked with some Peacock Feathers DOX ink.
• Next, I used my ScorPal to add the perforated lines between the different ink colours.
• I splattered the whole panel and set aside to dry.
• I die cut the thanks from some paper I inked with more of the Faded Jeans DOX ink and then die cut the flowers from some white cardstock.
• When the panel was dry, I glued it onto a piece of white cardstock, then onto a piece of navy and then onto and A2 sized card front.
• I glued the sentiment along the perforated line and then added the flowers beside that.

Here is the stencil I used:

Classic Circus

Lots of New Bling Too!

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.

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Crazy is Our Fame, Stencils are Our Game- ANYTHING GOES

OPTION- SPRING/FLOWERS

Allsorts- STENCIL

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

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

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

Thanks die (SSS); Fresh Daisies die (SSS); white Posca pen