Sunday 3 November 2024

Snowflake Grid

Good Morning

Meet the newly released stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called
It really made for a fun background for this holiday inspired card.

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 Snowflake Grid stencil over it.  I inked it up with some Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink.
  • I removed the stencil and to add a bit more interest to the stenciled background, I took the eraser end of a pencil and some Tumbled Glass DOX ink and added the dots into the open areas between the grids.
  • Next, I took the panel and die cut the Drifting Snowflakes right across the top part of the inked cardstock.  I die cut the shadow portion of the snowflakes with some blue cardstock and glued them together.
  • I stamped the sentiment with more of the Salty Ocean ink and then die cut it out.  
  • I glued the stenciled panel onto a piece of matching blue cardstock, then onto a white A2 sized card base.
  • I used some foam tape to pop the snowflakes back into place at the top and then added the sentiment in the bottom corner.
  • The final touch was to add some silver gems to the middle of the snowflakes.

Here is the stencil I used:

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES
Simon Says Monday- STENCIL IT
Merry Little Christmas- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies
Stamp- Holiday Sentiments (Photoplay)
Inks- Distress Oxides
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)
Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Make Art Station (Ranger);
Drifting Snowflakes die (Memory Box); foam tape; silver gems

Sunday 27 October 2024

The Grinch


Good Morning
One more Grinch card for to share with you this month as we celebrate the new releases.  
This fun one from A Colorful Life Designs is called:

So, here's what I did to create my card.
  • I began by inking up the sentiment from the 3 Sizes Too Small first using some Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide ink on a piece of white cardstock and then used the Zig Zag die to cut it out.  I did some light inking along the edges to help the details show up better.
  • Next, I inked up the Grinch's hands with more DOX ink and fussy cut them out.  I also splattered with my black Posca pen.
  • I glued a piece of green polka dots paper onto a piece of red cardstock, the onto a white A2 sized card base.
  • I traced the hearts from the stencil onto a piece of green and red cardstock, fussy cut them out and glued them together. I added them between the hands.
  • I used some foam tape to pop hands along the top part of the card base.
  • I used some more foam tape to add the sentiment under the hands.
  • Lastly, I added some bright red gems to the middle of the heart and around the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Simon Says Wed.- CHRISTMAS
Just Us Girls- STENCILING
Just Add Ink- STENCILING

Supplies
Stamps- none
Inks- DOX
Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.
Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); TE Blending Brushes;
Zig Zag Stackers die (Penny Black); red gems; black Posca pen;
foam tape

Saturday 26 October 2024

Arctic Snow


Good Morning
Today's card features just one of the newly released stencils from A Colorful Life Designs called:
It's perfect for creating those winter/Christmas cards.

So, here's what I did to create my card.
  • I placed the Arctic Snow stencil over a piece of white cardstock and inked it up with some Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink.  
  • Next, I added some Uncharted Mariner DOX ink just to the center of the larger snowflakes to help add more interest.
  • To give the panel more of a snowy look, I stamped and white heat embossed the little snowflakes randomly into the background, then I splattered the whole panel with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
  • When the panel was dry, I used the Postal Collage die to cut it out.
  • I glued the stenciled panel onto a piece of blue cardstock, then onto a white A2 sized card base.
  • I die cut the sentiment with a light blue cardstock and used some foam tape to pop it over to the side.

Here is the stencil I used:

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Little Red Wagon- EMBOSSING (I used heat embossing)
Simon Says Wed.- CHRISTMAS
Just Add Ink- STENCILING
My Time to Craft- MONOCHROME

Supplies
Stamps- Snowflakes (MFT)
Inks- DOX; Versamark
Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.
Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); TE Blending Brushes;
Postal Collage die (Waffle Flower); Happy Holidays die (Waffle Flower); white Posca pen; 
white EB powder; heat tool

Sunday 20 October 2024

Stink, Stank, Stunk

Welcome
Here is another card for the October release from A Colorful Life Designs featuring a Grinch theme. 

So here's what I did to create my card.
  • I placed a piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station and then added the Stink Stank Stunk stencil over that.  I inked it with some Cracked Pistachio and some Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide ink.
  • Leaving the stencil in place, I splattered with my black Posca pen and set aside to dry.
  • I die cut the TV and the details and glued them into place.  I added the stenciled hand into the TV.
  • Next, I stenciled the ornament from the stencil with some Lumberjack Plaid and a bit of Villainous Potion DOX ink.  I splattered that with my white Posca pen and when that was dry, I fussy cut it out.
  • I took a piece of green cardstock, placed the stencil onto it and inked with my Versamark ink.  I added some white embossing powder and heat set the letters.
  • I splattered the bottom part of the panel with my white Posca pen.
  • I glued the green piece onto some red cardstock, then onto a white A2 sized card base.
  • I used some foam tape to pop the TV over the card front and added the ornament the same way.

Here is the stencil I used:

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Crafty Calendar- ANYTHING GOES
Inkspirational- SEASONAL
Send A Smile 4 Kids- HOLIDAY/CELEBRATION CARDS 4 KIDS
Cardz 4 Guyz- T IS FOR....(TV)

Supplies
Stamps- none
Inks- DOX, Versamark
Paper- Scribes Nook (Waterloo, Ontario)
Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Make Art Station (Ranger);
white and black Posca pens; white EB powder; heat tool; small inking brushes (Amazon);
TV die (Amazon)

Saturday 19 October 2024

Flake Explosion


Good Morning
Meet today's card featuring the newly released stencil from  A Colorful Life Designs called
I have to say, it certainly does look like an explosion!

So, here's what I did to create my card.
  • I began by using the Postal Collage die to cut out a piece of white cardstock, then placed it onto my Make Art Station.
  • I put the Flake Explosion stencil over that and beginning at the top left hand corner and moving my way down the stencil, I inked with the following Distress Oxide inks; Villainous Potion, Shaded Lilac and Dusty Concord in the bottom right corner.
  • I splattered with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
  • I stamped the sentiment with some Uncharted Mariner DOX ink and die cut it out.
  • I glued the stenciled card front onto a piece of light blue cardstock, then onto an A2 sized white card base.
  • I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment into the corner.
  • I added this snowflake ephemera with some foam tape in the top corner.
  • Finally, I added some silver gems to the snowflake centers.

Here is the stencil I used:

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Cut it Up- ADD EMBELLISHMENTS
ABC Christmas- U for UNUSUAL CHRISTMAS COLORS
Crazy is Our Fame- STENCILS are Our Game- ANYTHING STENCILED (option: HALLOWEEN)

Supplies
Stamps- Holiday Sentiments (Photoplay)
Inks- DOX
Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.
Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); TE Blending Brushes; 
white Posca pen; Postal Collage die (Waffle Flower); silver gems; snowflake ephemera

Friday 18 October 2024

Golden Merry Christmas Wishes

 


Welcome
Today's card is a totally gold card that I made using a beautiful new stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called:

So, here's what I did to create my card.
  • I began by placing the Fancy Merry Christmas stencil over a piece of white cardstock.  I used a palette knife to spread some gold Lunar Paste over the stencil until it was covered and lifted it off.  I set that aside to dry which takes awhile.
  • While that dried, I die cut another piece of white cardstock using the Hemstitch die and glued that onto a piece of gold cardstock to match the sentiment.
  • I cut 3 snowflakes from the same gold cardstock.
  • When the sentiment was dry, I fussy cut around the edges and used some foam tape to pop it over the white card front.
  • I added the gold snowflakes around the sentiment and glued the finished panel onto an A2 sized card base.
  • The final touch was to add some gold gems to the snowflake centers.

Here is the stencil I used:

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Thanks a lot for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
The Holly and Ivy- ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES
Sparkles Christmas- USE THE WORD CHRISTMAS

Supplies
Stamps- none
Inks- Simon Hurley Lunar Paste (Slippery When Wet)
Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.
Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Hemstitch die (Spellbinders);
Snow Much Fun snowflakes (Doodlebug); palette knife; gold gems

Wednesday 16 October 2024

Snowy Holiday Greetings


Welcome
Today's card has a very frosty look to it featuring the newly released stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called:

So, here's what I did to create my card.
  • I began by embossing a piece of white cardstock using the Burlap EB folder.
  • I placed the Flake Explosion stencil over the embossed background and inked it up with some Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink.  I added some Uncharted Mariner DOX ink just to the center of the snowflakes to give them more interest.
  • I removed the stencil and used the Hemstitch die to cut out the middle area creating a frame.
  • I stamped the sentiment with more of the Uncharted Mariner DOX ink and die cut it out.
  • I glued the stenciled card front onto a piece of navy cardstock and then onto an A2 sized white card base.
  • I used some foam tape to add the sentiment and finally, I added 3 silver gems under the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

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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
Everybody Art- SWEATER WEATHER
The Holly and Ivy Christmas- ANYTHING CHRISTMAS 

Supplies
Stamp- Holiday Sentiments (Photoplay)
Inks- DOX
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)
Accessories and Tool- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Hemstitch die (Spellbinders);
Burlap Embossing folder (Honeybee); TE Blending Brushes; foam tape; silver gems

Sunday 13 October 2024

Grinch Tag

Good Morning
Mr. Grinch is back!!
These fun new stencils from A Colorful Life Designs are just some from the 'Grinch' series this month.
This one is rightly called:
and the sentiment is from the stencil set called:

So, here's what I did to create my tag.
  • I placed the Grinch Season stencil over a piece of white cardstock and inked it up with some Black Soot Distress Oxide ink.
  • Next, I die cut the face using a circle die and then inked the whole face with some Cracked Pistachio and some Rustic Wilderness DOX ink and splattered with my black Posca pen.
  • I used a yellow Paint marker to add a dot to the eyes to make him look more grinchy.
  • I inked up the sentiment with the Stink Stank Stunk stencil and some Rustic Wilderness ink then cut it out.
  • I embossed a piece of red cardstock with the Burlap EB folder, then cut it with the star die.  I cut a piece of printed cardstock with a larger star die and glued the 2 together.
  • I used some foam tape to add the Grinch's face over the stars, then  I added the sentiment using some foam tape as well.
  • Finally, I punched a hole in the top and added some red and white twine.

Here are the stencils I used:


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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my tag to these challenges:
Simon Says Wed.- ADD SOME TEXTURE
Allsorts- ANYTHING GOES or MAGICAL, MYTHS and/or LEGEND
Krafty Chicks- CHRISTMAS

Supplies
Stamps- none
Inks- DOX
Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.
Accessories and Tools- stencils (A Colorful Life Designs); inking brushes (Amazon); 
Infinity Circle die (HA); Star die (Scrapbook.com); Burlap EB folder (Honeybee),
paint pen; black Posca pen

Saturday 12 October 2024

Layered Holly Berry Wreath

Good Morning
Meet the new 
from A Colorful Life Designs.

So, here's what I did to create my card
  • I placed the wreath part of the Layered Holly Berry Wreath stencil over a piece of white cardstock and inked it up with some Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide ink.
  • I wanted to add more variation to the colour so I also added some Rustic Wilderness, Lucky Clover and a hint of Uncharted Mariner DOX ink in random places as well.
  • I splattered the wreath with my white Posca pen to add a snowy effect.
  • I lifted the stencil off, cleaned it and then repositioned the top part of the stencil (the berries) over the wreath and inked with some Lumberjack Plaid DOX ink. 
  • To give the berries more texture and shine, I covered them with some Glossy Accents then set aside to dry.
  • While that dried, I embossed a piece of dark red cardstock with the burlap EB folder and I cut the sentiment from the same red cardstock and glued it onto the die cut white shadow.
  • I glued the red embossed panel onto a piece of white cardstock, then a piece of dark green, then onto an A2 sized card base.
  • After I fussy cut out the wreath, I added it over the embossed panel with some foam tape to pop it up.
  • I used some more foam tape to pop the sentiment under the wreath.

Here is the stencil I used:

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Simon Says Wed.- ADD SOME TEXTURE
Krafty Chicks- CHRISTMAS

Supplies
Stamps- none
Inks- Distress Oxides
Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.
Accessories and Tools- stencil- A Colorful Life Designs; TE Blending Brushes;
Glossy Accents (Ranger); Happy Holidays die (Waffle Flower);
Burlap EB folder (Honey Bee); white Posca pen

Sunday 6 October 2024

Feeling Grinchy

Welcome
Here he is....he's back for the holidays.
Meet the wonderful newly released stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called:
This stencil is just one for this Grinchy release, so if you love the Grinch, he's perfect for creating some fun cards for the holidays.

So, here's what I did to create my card.
  • I began with a piece of white cardstock to use for the Grinch's face.  I embossed it with a Burlap EB folder and then placed the Extra Grinchy stencil over the embossing and inked it up with some Black Soot Distress Oxide ink.
  • I die cut the face with a circle die and then inked it with some Cracked Pistachio and some Rustic Wilderness DOX ink. 
  • Using a yellow ink marker, I added the yellow to the Grinch's eyes and set aside to dry.
  • Next, I inked up the sentiment on a piece of red cardstock with some Versamark ink and white heat embossed it.  
  • I cut out the sentiment and splattered it with my white Posca pen but dragged my finger over the splatters to spread them and add to the 'grinchy' look.
  • I die cut the card front panel with some red cardstock.  I glued that onto a piece of green cardstock and glued a few of the die cut pieces back into place.  I glued that onto an A2 sized white card base.
  • I used some foam tape to pop the face and the sentiment over the die cut panel.

Here is the stencil I used:

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Simon Says Monday- CHRISTMAS/WINTER
Cut It Up- INSPIRED BY A SONG
(You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch)
Send A Smile 4 Kids- HOLIDAY/CELEBRATION CARDS 4 KIDS
ABC Christmas- S-STENCIL/T- TRADITIONAL COLORS

Supplies
Stamps- none
Inks- Versamark; DOX
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)
Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Shapes Die (Amazon);
yellow ink marker; Burlap EB folder (Honeybee); white Posca pen

Saturday 5 October 2024

Jingle All the Way


Good Morning
Today's card features the newly released stencil from  A Colorful Life Designs called;
I must say that it did make for a very festive 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 the Festoons stencil over that. I inked it up with some Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide ink.
  • I wiped the stencil off, moved it over and inked with some Fossilized Amber DOX ink. 
  • I repeated that again and inked one more time with some Rustic Wilderness DOX ink, covering my white card front panel.
  • I die cut the sentiment letters in the same colours as the stenciled panel and glued them onto the sentiment shadow that I cut in some white cardstock.
  • I glued my stenciled card front panel onto a piece of red, then green cardstock and then onto a white A2 sized card base.
  • I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment over the background.
  • I die cut 2 red starbursts and added them around the sentiment with 2 shiny gems in the centers.

Here is the stencil I used:

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Simon Says Monday- CHRISTMAS/WINTER
Crafty Catz- ANYTHING GOES/STENCIL
ABC Christmas- S - STENCIL/ T- TRADITIONAL COLORS
Cut it Up- INSPIRED BY A SONG
(Deck the Halls)

Supplies
Stamps- none
Inks- DOX
Paper- Scribes Nook (Waterloo, Ont.)
Accessories and Tools- stencil and gems (A Colorful Life Designs); Make Art Station (Ranger);
Jingle Bells die (A Pocketful of Happiness); Big Tidings dies (TH)

Wednesday 2 October 2024

Snowy Christmas Greetings

Welcome
How can it be October already??
Well, a new month means a whole new lineup of great stencils from A Colorful Life Designs.
There are so many great ones this month too, including lots of the 'Grinch' so stay tuned for that!!
So meet the stencil I used today called:

So, here's what I did to create my card.
  • I began by creating the background first.  I got out my Gel Plate and pressed my Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink pad directly onto my plate.  After I brayered it smooth, I pressed the Simple Christmas Trees stencil onto the plate and rubbed my cardstock over it to get the impression.
  • After I let the background dry, I placed it into my Misti and stamped the large snowflake over the middle of the panel with some Uncharted Mariner DOX ink.
  • I splattered the whole panel with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
  • Next, I die cut the shadow from the Snowy Greetings die right from the middle of my card front panel and glued the sentiment die that I cut with white cardstock onto it.
  • I glue the finished panel onto a piece of navy cardstock, then onto an A2 sized white card base.
  • I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment back into place, matching up the pattern.
  • Finally, I added some silver gems around the sentiment to add some sparkle.

Here is the stencil I used:

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs
(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.- ANYTHING GOES
Simon Says Mon.- CHRISTMAS/WINTER
Make My Monday- CREATE YOUR OWN BKG

Supplies
Stamps- Let it Snow (Visible Image)
Inks- DOX
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)
Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Gel Plate; Speedball Brayer;
Snowy Greetings die (SSS); white Posca pen; Misti (My Sweet Petunia); silver gems