Birthday Boy

 

Welcome

I like to have some masculine cards on hand as I know sometimes it's hard to create them.

This newly released stencil from A Colorful Life Designs and a few shades of blue fit the bill.

The new stencil is called:

MultiShadow

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 MultiShadow stencil over that on an angle.  I inked it up with some Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink.
• I cleaned the stencil off and then repositioned it slightly over and then inked again with some Uncharted Mariner DOX ink. I removed the stencil and was left with a lovely layered look effect.
• I splattered the whole card front with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
• When it was nice and dry, I die cut the sentiment shadow from the card front and then glued the black die cut sentiment onto that.
• I glued the finished card front onto a piece of white cardstock, then light blue and then onto an A2 sized white card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment back into place and then finished it all off with 3 black gems around the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

Multishadow

**If you get a chance to, please read my blog post about some important changes**

(It talks about some changes with my affiliate links)

My Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

My Time to Craft- MAKE IT MALE

Craft Rocket- SOMETHING NEW

Just Us Girls- USE STENCILS 

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

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

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

black gems; Make Art Station (Ranger); Bold Birthday die (TE)

Spring Buds

 

Welcome

Going monochromatic today with this new stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Spring Buds

I don't know about you and where you live, but I'm so ready for Spring to be here!

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

• I placed the Spring Buds over a piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station and inked up the flowers with some Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide ink.
• Next, I used some Salty Ocean DOX ink to add a darker shade of blue to the flower centers.
• I turned the stencil upside down and inked again using the same colours, creating these fun little flowers. 
• I die cut the sentiment with some navy cardstock and then die cut the shadow for the sentiment right from the middle of the stenciled panel.  I glued those 2 together.
• I glued my card front onto a piece of navy cardstock, then onto an A2 white card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment back into place over the card front.
• Finally, I added 3 navy blue gems under the sentiment to finish my card off.

Here is the stencil I used:

Spring Buds

**If you get a chance to, please read my blog post about some important changes**

(It talks about some changes with my affiliate links)

My Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- CLEAN AND SIMPLE

Craft Rocket- SOMETHING NEW

Cardz 4 Galz- STENCIL

Addicted to CAS- BLUE

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

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

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

Make Art Station (Ranger); Sending Smiles die (SSS); navy gems

Happiest Birthday Wishes

Hello and Welcome

Today's card combines 2 newly released stencils from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Multishadows and Circle Love Tree

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

• I put a piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station and then placed the Multishadow stencil over my paper.  I inked that up with some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink.
• Leaving that stencil in place, I put the Circle Love Tree stencil right on top of it and inked with some Wilted Violet DOX ink. When I lifted the stencils off, I was left with this lovely background.
• I die cut around the outline circle of the stenciled panel and glued that onto a larger white die cut circle.
• Next, I cut a 4 1/4" square white card base and glued a piece of blue cardstock over that.  I used some foam dots to add the circle over the card base.
• I stamped the sentiment in my Misti and die cut it out.  I used more foam tape to add it to my card front.
• To finish my card off, I added some black gems under the sentiment.

Here are the stencils I used:

Circle Love Tree

MultiShadow 

**If you get a chance to, please read my blog post about some important changes**

(It talks about some changes with my affiliate links)

My Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks a lot for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- PEEK A BOO (use a window)

Seize the Birthday- USE SOMETHING NEW

Cardz 4 Galz- USE STENCILS

Cut it Up- SOMETHING NEW

Supplies

Stamp- Anytime Expressions (TE)

Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.0

Accessories and Tools- stencils (A Colorful Life Designs); Modern Sentiment Labels die (TD); 

Infinity Circles die (HA); Make Art Station (Ranger); black gems;

Misti (My Sweet Petunia)

Show Me the Sunshine

 

Good Morning

Meet our new mid-month stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Fractured Beams

I wanted to make a sunny, bright card with this stencil so here's what I did to create my card.

• I put a piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station and placed the Fractured Beams stencil over that.
• Starting at the bottom right corner of the panel which was actually the center of the stencil, I inked it up with some Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink.
• Next, I inked with some Ripe Persimmon and then finally inked along the outer edges with some Fossilized Amber DOX ink.
• I moved the stencil slightly over and inked again with the same colours as mentioned above, creating this beautiful sunburst. (or I guess it could be a flower too)
• I lifted the stencil off and splattered with my white Posca pen.
• When the panel was dry, I placed it into my Misti and stamped the sentiment.
• I added 3 black gems around the sentiment to finish my card off.

Here is the stencil I used:

Fractured Beams

**If you get a chance to, please read my blog post about some important changes**

(It talks about some changes with my affiliate links)

My Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Adding my card to these challenges:

2 Sisters on the Blog- ANYTHING GOES

Love to Craft- ANYTHING GOES

Pearly Sparkles- SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW

Supplies

Stamp- Treasure the Moments (IO- store closed)

Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair

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

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

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

Fancy Heart

Welcome

I had fun creating today's card using the newly released stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called

Fancy Heart

It's a great one for creating cards for Valentine's Day or even for an anniversary or to send to a friend.

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 Fancy Heart stencil over that.
• Beginning at the center of the heart, I inked with some Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide ink.
• Next, I used some Ripe Persimmon and then some Picked Raspberry DOX ink, blending the colours together as I went along.
• I splattered the whole panel with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
• I decided not to add a sentiment as I could use this card for a lot of different occasions so I left it plain.
• When the panel was dry, I glued it onto a piece of white, then pink cardstock and then onto an A2 sized card base.

Here is the stencil I used:

Fancy Heart

**If you get a chance to, please read my blog post about some important changes**

(It talks about some changes with my affiliate links)

My Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks so much for taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Monday- SOMETHING NEW

Cardz 4 Galz- USE STENCILS

Craft Rocket- SOMETHING NEW

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

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

white Posca pen

Good Vibes

Good Morning

I hope this New Year gives you lots of good vibes.

Meet just one of the new stencils for January from A Colorful Life Designs that I had fun with.

It's called:

Swirls With Dots

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

• I placed a piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station and put just the top part of the Swirls With Dots stencil onto one side of the paper near the middle.  I inked with some Ripe Persimmon and some Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink.
• I lifted the stencil off and moved it to the other side of the paper and inked again with the same colours.
• I added the white dots to the center of the circles, then splattered the whole panel with my white Posca pen.
• When the panel was dry, I die cut the shadow from the middle area and the sentiment letters with some black.  I glued the letters into place over the shadow cut out.
• I glued my stenciled card front onto a piece of black cardstock, then onto some orange cardstock and then onto an A2 sized white card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop up the sentiment back into place in the middle of my card front, matching up the pattern.

Here is the stencil I used:

Swirls With Dots

My Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

A Cut Above- ANYTHING DIE CUT GOES

Make My Monday- FAV CHALLENGE OR 2024

(#challenge #235- Create Your Own Bkg)

Simon Says Mon.- SOMETHING NEW

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

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

white Posca pen; Good Vibes die (SSS); Make Art Station (Ranger)

Important Changes and Affiliate Links for A Colorful Life Designs

 Hello

I just wanted to update you about some things that may affect your shopping with me over at 

A Colorful Life Designs.

In the New Year, A Colorful Life Designs will not longer be using the affiliate program they have been using in the past.  

So, what does this mean for you?

All the links that I have added to my posts will no longer take you to the site and won't work.

You will now have to go directly to the website to shop instead of through my old links.

Please still use my coupon code when shopping (KarenFan10) to get all the savings on the awesome products.

I can still also get credit for the sale if there is another alternate code to use as a discount if you are purchasing the Master Creator Bundles or Special sales.

 Just mention my name at checkout time on your order and I will get credit for it.  

I so appreciate your support and I hope I can continue to show you and create lots of fun projects.

Big Hello

Welcome

Today's card is a simple CAS with lots of texture.  

So meet one of the new stencils for January from A Colorful Life Designs called 

Arabesque Tile

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

• I began by taking a piece of white cardstock and placed it into an Embossing Folder and ran it through my machine.
• Next, I took the embossed cardstock, placed it onto my Make Art Station and placed the Arabesque Tile stencil over that.  I inked it with some Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide ink.
• Next, using a sanding block, I gently sanded off some of the raised areas to add interest.
• I die cut the 'Hello' letters with some red cardstock and then again 3 more times with some white cardstock and glued them all together as I wanted a raised sentiment.
• I splattered the sentiment using my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
• I glued my stenciled card front onto a piece of red cardstock, then onto an A2 sized white card base.
• I glued the sentiment across the card front to finish it off.

Here is the stencil I used:

Arabesque Tile

My Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- NEW BEGINNINGS

Simon Says Wed.- SOMETHING NEW

Can You Handle the Pressure- ANYTHING GOES WITH EMBOSSING

Crafty Calendar- ADD A DIE CUT

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

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

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

Interlocking Circles EB Folder (Spellbinders); sanding block; TE Blending Brushes;

Hello die (Whimsy Stamps); Make Art Station (Ranger)

Have a Colorful Day

Good Morning

I want to introduce you to just one of the new stencils for January from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Heart With Options

This is a great stencil that includes 4 different designed hearts and a mask included as well.  

The hearts on this stencil are spaced apart which makes inking with different colours so easy.

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

• I placed the Heart With Options stencil over a piece of white cardstock and inked the first plain heart into the bottom right hand corner with some Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink.
• Beside that pink heart, I inked up the next one with some Ripe Persimmon DOX ink.
• I repeated the inking process using all the different heart designs along the top of my card panel with more of the Picked Raspberry, Ripe Persimmon and some Peacock Feathers DOX ink.
• I splattered over the hearts with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
• I stamped the sentiment with some more of the Peacock Feathers DOX ink, clear heat embossed it, then die cut it out.
• I glued the dried panel onto a piece of blue cardstock, then onto a 4 1/4" square card base.
• I popped up the sentiment with some foam tape and added 3 pearls around the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

Heart With Options

My Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- NEW BEGINNINGS

Simon Says Wed.- SOMETHING NEW

Just Us Girls- USE DIES

My Time to Craft- NEW

Supplies

Stamps- With All My Art (TE)

Inks- DOX

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

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

white Posca pen; Misti (My Sweet Petunia); white pearls; foam tape; clear eb powder

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!!!

2025

Wishing you good health, happiness and many blessings.

I'm looking forward to a year filled with fun and lots more creativity.

Let's start the year off with a newly released stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Five Rings

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

• I placed a piece of black cardstock onto my Make Art Station and rubbed the whole thing with an anti-static bag.
• I then placed the Five Rings stencil over the bottom corner and inked with some Unicorn White ink.  I moved the stencil to the open area at the top corner and inked again.
• I sprinkled the whole piece with white embossing powder and heat set.
• I added some white splatters with my Posca pen and set aside to dry.
• Using some silver textured cardstock, I die cut the sentiment.  I cut the sentiment again 2 more times with some white cardstock and glued them all together.
• I glued the card front onto a piece of white cardstock, then black and then onto an 4 1/4" square white card base.
• I added the sentiment with some foam tape and a shiny gem.

Here is the stencil I used:

Five Rings

My Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- NEW BEGINNINGS

Simon Says Wed.- SOMETHING NEW

CAS on Friday- NEW YEAR

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- Unicorn White (HA)

Paper- silver texture cs, black and white cs

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Happy New Year die (Amazon);

white Posca pen; white EB powder (Lawn Fawn); silver gem; 

Anti static powder