Message of Sympathy

 

Welcome

Sympathy cards are not always easy ones to make, so I like to have some on hand.

This newly released set of stencils from A Colorful Life Designs is great for creating simple ink blended card front background.  There are many different sizes in these sets too.

So, meet the newly released:

Marvelous Masks Arches Stencil

Here's what I did to create my card.

• I placed one of the Marvelous Masks Arches stencils over a piece of white cardstock.
• Beginning at the top of the arch, I inked with some Shaded Lilac, Peacock Feathers and some Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide inks.
• I lifted the stencil off and added a mask along the bottom edge so my stamping would be contained along the bottom of the inking.
• I placed it into my Misti to stamp out the trees and the sentiment.
• I glued the panel onto a piece of navy cardstock, then onto a white A2 sized card base.
• I added 3 silver gems under the sentiment to finish the card off.

Here are the stencils I used:

Marvelous Masks Arches 

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:

Ellibelle's Corner- I SPY...SOMETHING CLEAN AND SIMPLE

Cardz 4 Guyz- FALL/AUTUMN

CRAFT- GRANDPARENTS/ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- 3 Pine Trees (Nellie's Choice);  Inside Out Sympathy (Catherine Pooler)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

Paper- Solar White (Prism)

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

silver gems; Misti (My Sweet Petunia)

Sending Joy

 

Hello and Welcome

Here's a festive holiday card that I made using the newly released stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called

Christmas Greenery 

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock into the banner shape first, then I placed the Christmas Greenery stencil over that. I inked it up with some Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide ink.
• I used some Lumberjack Plaid DOX ink to fill in the details and then using the eraser on the end of a pencil, I added the red dots. I also added white dots randomly over the green with my white Posca pen and set that aside to dry.
• I picked out some striped cardstock, then used that to die cut the sentiment and glued it all together.
• I glued a piece of red cardstock onto an A2 sized white card base and added the banner shape with some foam tape.
• I used some more of the foam tape to pop the sentiment over the background.
• To finish my card off, I added a strip of white and red paper to the top and a red gem to the ornament.

Here is the stencil I used;

Christmas Greenery

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:

The Holly and Ivy- ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES

Word Power- SENTIMENT IS FOCUS

Krafty Chicks- CHRISTMAS

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- DP (?); Solar White (Prism)

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

Christmas Bauble Joy (Paper Rose); pencil eraser; red gem; foam tape

Lacy Snowflakes

Good Morning

Here is a non-traditional Christmas card I made using 2 newly released stencils from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Lacy Snowflakes and Marvelous Masks Arch

There are 2 snowflakes on one sheet and the arches come is a large variety of sizes.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock 3 3/4" square and found the center point.  I placed one of the Marvelous Masks Arch over the first corner with the arch touching the center spot and inked with some Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink.
• I flipped the arch over and inked the opposite corner next with more of the pink.
• I wiped the stencil off and inked the other 2 corners the same way, overlapping them with some Ripe Persimmon DOX ink.
• Next, I wanted to use some white embossing powder so I rubbed over the whole panel with my Anti-stick powder tool.
• I placed one of the Lacy Snowflakes over the stenciled bkg and rubbed some Versamark ink over the whole snowflake then I white heat embossed it.
• I took the 2nd snowflake stencil on that sheet, placed it over the embossed one and inked again with some Lumberjack Plaid DOX ink.
• I splattered the whole panel with my white Posca pen and then added the die cut sentiment over the middle.
• I glued my finished card front to a piece of dark red cardstock and then onto a 4 1/4" square white card base.
• To finish my card off, I added 3 silver gems around the sentiment.

Here are the stencils I used:

Lacy Snowflakes

Marvelous Masks Arch Stencils

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:

Little Red Wagon- H IS FOR HOLIDAYS

Merry Little Christmas- ANYTHING GOES

Sparkles Christmas- NON TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS COLOURS 

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- Versamark, DOX

Paper- Prism solar white

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

White EB powder; Anti-static powder brush; white Posca pen; 

Merry Christmas die (Waffle Flower)

Denim Snowflake

Welcome

Meet another one of the newly released stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Snowflake Duo

There are 2 snowflakes on one stencil and they are perfect for creating those holiday/winter cards.

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

• I started by looking through my stash of inky backgrounds and found this one that I had used as a roll off sheet while Gel Plate printing.  (I think? I used some Salty Ocean, Uncharted Mariner and some Blueprint Sketch on my plate and I always keep some cardstock nearby to roll my brayer off.)
• I die cut the panel with the Wonky Stitches die and rubbed some ink along the edges as well.  It really reminded me of denim.
• I placed one of the snowflakes from the Snowflake Duo stencil over my cardstock and inked it up with some Uncharted Mariner DOX ink.
• I lifted the stencil, wiped it off and repositioned it slightly over from the first inking. Using my white Posca pen, I went over the stencil adding the white dots, creating a shadow effect.
• While that dried, I die cut the sentiment 5 times with white cardstock and glued them together stacking them together.
• I glued the stenciled panel onto a white A2 sized card base.
• Lastly, I glued the sentiment over the middle of the snowflake and added 3 silver gems around it.

Here is the stencil I used:

Snowflake Duo

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

KarenFan10

Have a great weekend and thanks a lot for taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- 'H' IS FOR HOLIDAYS

Cut it Up- USE MORE THEN ONE DIE

The Holly and Ivy- ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES

Addicted to Stamps and More- CHRISTMAS

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- Prism Solar White

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

Wonky Stitches die (Avery Elle); Happy Holidays die (Waffle Flower)

The October Sky

Welcome October

It's a new month and an exciting time for all the new releases at A Colorful Life Designs.

Meet the new

Marvelous Masks Arch Stencils

These Mask sets have a number of different sized masks and stencils to use for cards or scrapbook pages.

There is nothing like the colours of a Fall morning sky, so here's what I did to create my Fall inspired card.

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and then placed one of the Marvelous Masks Arch stencils over my cardstock.
• Beginning at the top of the arch, I inked it up with some Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide ink.
• Next, I inked with some Ripe Persimmon and then some Picked Raspberry DOX ink, blending them all together until the whole stencil was inked.
• I lifted the stencil off and placed the panel into my Misti to stamp the flowers and the sentiment in the top corner.
• I glued my card front panel onto a piece of pink cardstock, then onto an A2 sized white card base.
• I added 3 black gems around the sentiment to finish my card off.

Here are the mask sets:

Marvelous Masks Arch

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

KarenFan10

Please check out our new releases for October.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Seize the Birthday- STENCIL

Crazy is Our Fame, STENCILS are Our Game- ANYTHING GOES/NATURE

Crafty Gals Corner- FALL SPLENDOR

Supplies

Stamps- Thistle, Clover Silouette (Magenta); Beautiful You (STAMPlorations)

Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair

Paper- Prism Solar White

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

black gems; TE Blending Brushes