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Welcome

Today, I'm playing the the newly releases stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called 

Mid Century Atomic Strands

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

• I placed the Mid Century Atomic Strands stencil over a piece of white cardstock and inked it up with some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink.
• I lifted the stencil, cleaned it off and flipped in the other direction. This time, I inked it up with some Prize Ribbon DOX ink.
• To created my white card base, I cut a piece of cardstock that was 4 1/4" wide by 9 3/4" long and scored it at 5 1/2".
• I cut my stenciled card panel into a 4x4" piece and the left over piece at 1". I glued those onto a piece of blue cardstock and then into place on my card base.  **NOTE:  I decided to cut down the above mentioned panels so I could add the other pieces of cardstock behind them.
  
• I took a scrap piece of white cardstock and rubbed my Prize Ribbon DOX pad right onto the paper.  When that was dry, I used it to die cut my sentiment and glued that onto a white die cut word shadow.
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment over the center of the panel to finish my card off.

Here is the stencil I used:

Mid Century Atomic Strands

My Discount Code for Your Entire Order from A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More- ANY OCCASION

Word Power- ANYTHING GOES

Creative Knockouts- FUN FOLD

Supplies

Stamps- Loved and Happy (Concord and 9th)

Inks- DOX

Paper- Solar White

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); foam tape;

ScorPal; TE Blending Brushes

Friendship

Welcome

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

Bauhaus Pinwheels

Here's how I used that stencil to create my card.

• I began by getting out my Gel plate and a piece of white cardstock.
• I pressed my Distress Oxide ink pads right onto the plate using these colours:  Villainous Potion, Prize Ribbon and some Blueprint Sketch. I took my brayer and blended them together.
• Next, I placed the Bauhaus Pinwheels stencil onto the plate and rubbed over it with a scrap of paper to lift some of the ink.  I lifted that off along with the stencil and rubbed over the plate with the white cardstock to create the print.
• I placed the print into my Misti to stamp the image and the sentiment and clear heat embossed them to make them pop.
• I glued my card front onto a piece of pale blue cardstock, then onto a white A2 sized card base.

Here is the stencil I used:

Bauhaus Pinwheels

My Discount Code for Your Entire Order from A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks for visiting, very appreciated.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Four Seasons- ANYTHING GOES SUMMER

Sparkles- SUMMER DAYS

Sweet Stampin- STENCIL

Supplies

Stamps- Let's Go Fly a Kite (Creative Expressions)

Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair

Paper- Solar white

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Gel Plate; Speedball Brayer;

Misti (My Sweet Petunia); clear EB powder

When You Wish Upon a Star

Good Morning

Today's card was a fun, simple one using 2 of the new for August stencils from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Bauhaus Poster and Bauhaus Circle Mask

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

• I placed the Bauhaus Poster stencil on an angle over a piece of white cardstock and inked one side with some Ripe Persimmon  Distress Oxide ink and the other side with some Picked Raspberry DOX ink.
• I wanted to add more interest to the background, so I left that stencil in place and put the Bauhaus Circle Mask right over the top.  I inked over the orange with some Carved Pumpkin and the pink side with some Lumberjack Plaid DOX ink.
• I place my stenciled card front into my Misti to stamp the image which I clear heat embossed to help it show up better against the busy background.
• I set that aside and die cut the sentiment 5 times with some black cardstock and glued them together, creating a stacked sentiment.
• I glued the stenciled panel onto a piece of white cardstock, then some pink and then onto an A2 sized white card base.
• I glued the sentiment into the top corner to finish off my card.

Here are the stencils I used:

Bauhaus Poster

Bauhaus Circle Mask

My Discount Code for Your Entire Order from A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks a lot for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Monday- HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Send A Smile 4 Kids- ANYTHING GOES/BIRTHDAY

Daisy Chain- GIRLS

Supplies

Stamp- Whimsy Silhouette (Jenni Bowlin)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

Paper- Solar White

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

Wish Big die (SSS); Lawn Fawn EB powder

Big Wishes

Good Morning

Here's a fun one for you.  

A new month means a whole new lineup of innovative stencils filled with so many different designs.

So meet one of the newest one from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Mid Century Banners

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 Mid Century Banners stencil along the left hand side of the paper.  Starting at the top, I inked with some Peacock Feathers, Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry and finally some Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide inks.
• I lifted the stencil off, cleaned it and then placed it back down onto the right side of the paper.  I inked again using the same colours as mentioned above.
• To help enhance the look of this colourful background, I used the eraser on the end of a pencil to add all the dots.  It really added to the fun look.
• Next, I took the panel and used a circle die to cut out the middle part.
• I took the sentiment die and cut it using some purple cardstock and I cut the word shadow with some white and glued them together.
• I glued my card front onto a piece of pink cardstock, then onto a white A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to put the circle back into place, matching up the pattern and then glued the sentiment over that to finish my card off.   

Here is the stencil I used:

Mid Century Banners

My Discount Code for Your Entire Order from A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks a lot for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges;

Simon Says Wed.- QUITE QUIRKY

Simon Says Monday- HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Cut It Up- USE A SENTIMENT

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- Solar White

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

Wish Big die (SSS); pencil eraser; Infinity Circle die (HA); Make Art Station (Ranger)

Garden Celebration

 

Good Morning

I love the look of this newly released stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called 

Bauhaus Circle Mask

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock, placed the Bauhaus Circle Mask stencil over that and inked it up with some Wilted Violet Distress Oxide ink.
• When the ink was dry, I rubbed over the panel with an anti-static bag (to help prevent the embossing powder from sticking everywhere) and then placed it into my Misti.
• I stamped the flowers along the bottom edge with some Versafine Clair ink and used some clear embossing powder to help the flowers pop against the background.
• I repeated that process with the sentiment as well.
• I glued the panel onto a piece of purple cardstock and then onto an A2 sized white card base.

Here is the stencil I used:

Bauhaus Circle Mask

My Discount Code for Your Entire Order from A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks a lot for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Krafty Chicks- ANYTHING GOES

We Love Stamping- FLOWERS

Supplies

Stamps- Celebrate (IO, out of business); Garden (ISC- out of business)

Inks- Distress Oxide; Versafine Clair

Paper- Solar White

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

Clear EB powder (Lawn Fawn); Misti (My Sweet Petunia)

Let's Go Retro

 

Welcome

I can't believe it's August already but I am excited about all the new releases at A Colorful Life Designs.

 If you love mid century designs, you are going to love the new releases.

Meet 2 of the new releases called:

Mid Century Single Rainbow and Mid Century Circles and Squares

Here's what I did to create my card.

• I placed the Mid Century Single Rainbow stencil over a piece of white cardstock and starting at the left hand side I inked with my Distress Oxide inks in these colours: Dusty Concord, Salty Ocean, Picked Raspberry, Ripe Persimmon and Mustard Seed.
• Leaving that stencil in place, I put the Mid Century Circles and Squares stencil right over it and inked again with some Villainous Potion DOX ink, creating a fun layered look to the background.
• Next, I die cut the sentiment from black cardstock 5 times and glued them all together to make a stacked sentiment.  I die cut the word shadow right from the middle of my stenciled card front and glued those together.
• I glued my stenciled card front panel onto a piece of white cardstock, then onto a piece of black and then onto a white A2 sized card base.
• I glued the sentiment back into place on the card front, matching up the pattern.

Here are the stencils I used:

Mid Century Single Rainbow

Mid Century Circles and Squares

My Discount Code for Your Entire Order from A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Specials for this Month

Thanks so much for taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- MASCULINE

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Sweet Stampin'- STENCIL

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- Distress Oxides

Paper- Solar White

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

Good Vibes die (SSS)

Garden Joys

Good Morning

Today's card features more stencil layering by combining 2 of the new releases from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Droplet Grid and Sea Net

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

• I placed the Sea Net stencil over a piece of white cardstock and inked it up with some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink.  It reminded me of a garden trellis.
• Leaving the stencil in place, I put the Droplet Grid right on top of the net stencil and inked again with some Rustic Wilderness DOX ink.
• I lifted both stencils off and using a white Posca pen, I splattered over the stenciling.
• While that dried, I die cut the sentiment from some white cardstock 5x's and glued them all together to make a raised sentiment.  I glued that onto the word shadow I had cut from some blue cardstock.
• I die cut the daisies, added a hint of blue to the centers and then glued them together.  
• I glued my card front onto a piece of white cardstock and then onto a piece of blue and then onto a white  A2 sized card base.
• I glued the sentiment and the flowers over the background.

Here are the stencils I used:

Sea Net

Droplet Grid

My Discount Code for Your Entire Order from A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- FOCUS ON SENTIMENT

Simon Says Monday- SUMMERTIME BLUES

Allsorts- PRETTY FLOWRES/ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- Solar White

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

Friend die (Amazon); Layered Daisy die (Amazon); white Posca pen; foam tape

Happy Smiles

Welcome

I'm here today with another fun, summery looking card featuring the newly released stencil called:

Waterfall

from A Colorful Life Designs

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 Waterfall stencil over that securing well.
• Next, I inked with some Fossilized Amber, Ripe Persimmon and some Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink.
• I wiped the stencil off, flipped it over and inked again with the same colours mentioned above. It created a fun, flowing background.
• While that dried, I die cut the sentiment with some orange cardstock and glued it onto the white shadow word die.
• I glued the stenciled panel onto a piece of white cardstock, then a piece of orange and then onto an A2 sized white card base.
• I glued the flowers onto the base and used some foam tape to add the sentiment along the bottom.

Here is the stencil I used:

Waterfall

My Discount Code for Your Entire Order from A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- FOCUS ON THE SENTIMENT

Simon Says Mon.- MAKE YOUR OWN BKG

The Creative Crafters- ANYTHING GOES

Love to Craft- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- Solar White

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

Die Cut flower (Dollar Store); Sending Smiles die (SSS); Make Art Station (Ranger)

Mirror Image Stenciling

Welcome

Today's card was done in a 'mirror image' style using the new for July stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Maelstrom

This is what I did to create my card.

• I cut a piece of white cardstock, then found the center diagonal point on it and drew a faint line.  I wanted that to be my starting point for placing the stencil down.
• I placed the Maelstrom stencil on the line and then inked it up with some Wilted Violet, Peacock Feathers and some Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide ink.
• I lifted the stencil off and placed it onto the other side of line and inked again creating the 'mirror image' design.
• I added the stitched frame along the edge to add more interest.
• Next, I took the panel and die cut the sentiment right from the middle.  I glued that onto the white word shadow and set aside.
• I glued the stenciled panel onto a piece of white cardstock, then navy and then onto an A2 sized white card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment back into place over the front.

Here is the stencil I used:

Maelstrom

My Discount Code for Your Entire Order from A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- STITCH IT

A Cut Above- ANYTHING GOES WITH A DIE CUT

Allsorts- FOR A CHILD/ ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- Solar White

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

Make a Wish die (SSS); Diagonal Stitch Rectangle Stacklet (TE)

Cruisin' the High Seas

Welcome

Meet my cute little card for today that I made using the newly released stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Fish Scales

I paired it up with one of my all time favourite stencils called

Cloud Edger

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

• I decided to use the stencil as waves, so I placed a piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station, then put the Fish Scales stencil over that and secured it well. 
• Starting at the top, I inked with some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink. I move down and inked with some Salty Ocean DOX ink in the middle and then finished off with some Prize Ribbon DOX ink along the bottom.
• When the ink was dry, I cut along the scalloped edge and set aside.
• I took another piece of white cardstock, placed the Cloud Edger stencil down and inked it up with the same colours mentioned above. The Cloud stencil is so easy to use. You ink it up, move it and ink again until you get the look you want.
• I used some foam tape to add the scallop piece I had cut under the clouds.
• I stamped the boat and the sentiment, clear heat embossed them and added those to my scene using some foam tape.
• I glued the panel onto a piece of white cardstock, then blue, then onto an A2 sized card base.

Here is the stencil I used:

Fish Scales

Cloud Edger

My Discount Code for Your Entire Order from A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks a lot for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- EMBOSS IT

Time Out- TRAVEL

Moving Along with the Times- MASCULINE

Just Us Girls- WATER

Supplies

Stamps- Cruisin' To Adventure (CTMH); Word Bubbles (HA)

Inks- DOX; Versafine 

Paper- Solar White

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

foam tape; TE Blending Brushes; Clear EB powder

Feel the Summer

Good Morning

I love trying to combine stencils to create unique looking backgrounds.  

This card has an ocean/beach look to it as I combined 2 new stencils for July from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Sea Net and Eddies

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and placed the Sea Net stencil over it and I inked it up with some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink.
• Leaving that stencil in place, I put the Eddies stencil right over it and inked again with some Prize Ribbon DOX ink creating an interesting, layered background.
• Next, I diluted some Prize Ribbon ink with water and used a paint brush to splatter the whole panel...like the sea spray. 
• When the panel was all dry, I placed it into my Misti to stamp the sentiment and clear heat embossed it to help it pop over the busy background.
• I glued it onto a piece of white cardstock, then a shade of blue cardstock and then finally, onto an A2 sized card base.
• I finished the card off by adding some black gems around the sentiment.

Here are the stencils I used:

Sea Net

Eddies

My Discount Code for Your Entire Order from A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges;

Simon Says Wed.- EMBOSS IT

The Crafter's Cafe- ANYTHING GOES/OPTION: Masculine

Creative Crafting Uncles- SUMMER

Supplies

Stamp- Bring on the Sun (Technique Tues.)

Inks- DOX; Versafine Clair

Paper- Solar White

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

paint brush; EB powder

Scalloped Edges

Good Morning

So many new releases this month at A Colorful Life Designs.

Meet just one of the new ones called:

Fish Scales

I used the stencil to create a scalloped design and here's what I did.

• I placed the Fish Scales stencil onto a piece of white cardstock.  Starting at the top, I inked with some Prize Ribbon, then some Salty Ocean in the middle and then some Broken China Distress Oxide ink along the bottom edge.
• I fussy cut along the bottom, creating a scalloped edge.
• I used some foam tape to add the stenciled panel over a piece of white cardstock, then I glued that onto a piece of navy and then onto a white A2 sized card base.
• I die cut the sentiment with white cardstock, then glued it onto a navy word shadow. I used some foam tape to pop that up under the scallop.

Here is the stencil I used:

Fish Scales

My Discount Code for Your Entire Order from A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

I appreciate your visit to see what I've been up to.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Classic Design- ANYTHING GOES/option: VACATION 

Word Art Wed.- ANYTHING GOES/FAMILY FRIENDLY

The Paper Funday- ANYTHING GOES/ Fun with Stencils

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- Solar White

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

Loved and Happy die (Concord and 9th)