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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

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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)

Holly Jolly

 

Good Morning

I'm working on getting some Christmas cards done and this one uses a technique called Bargello.

It is such a great way to use some of the paper strips we all have saved in our stash.

I went with some Christmas papers I had on hand.

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

• To do this technique, first, you cut scraps of paper into strips.  I cut my strips into 1/2".
• Next, I glued the strips from top to bottom onto another piece of cardstock, placing them right beside one another.
• After the glue was dry, I cut another piece of cardstock to use as the base for my finished strips.  I cut the strips panel into more strips again and glued them onto the cardstock, OFFSETTING them to create the look.  If that doesn't make sense go watch this video:  Bargello technique - YouTube
• I added the finished panel to an A2 sized card base.
• I die cut the sentiment from white cardstock, then glued that onto a red shadow base.  I used some foam tape to pop it over the finished background.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says WED.- ANYTHING GOES

The Corrosive Challenge- ANYTHING GOES

Little Red Wagon- SMALL or BIG (big sentiment)

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- none

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.); various scraps of Christmas paper

Accessories and Tools- die (Catherine Pooler)

You Are a Classic

Happy Friday and Welcome!

Today's card is a simple one using and old pair of jeans and my Gel Plate.

A good masculine card to have on hand.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock first and got out my Gel Plate.
• I pressed some Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide ink onto my Gel Plate and using a brayer, I smoothed it all out on the plate. 
• Next, I took an old pair of my husband's jeans and pressed them onto the plate to transfer the details of the pants.
• I lifted the pants off and took my white cardstock and rubbed over my plate to take the print.
• When the piece was dry, I stamped the sentiment into the corner.
• I glued the card front onto a piece of black cardstock, then onto an A2 card base.
• To finish the card off, I added 5 silver gems under the sentiment.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Monday- Happy Birthday

Use Your Stuff- RECYCLED/ UPCYCLED

Time Out- MONOCHROMATIC

Supplies

Stamp- Feelin Fizzy (Catherine Pooler)

Ink- Distress Oxide

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

Accessories and Tools- old jeans; Gel Plate; brayer; silver Gems

I'll Drink to That!

Hello and Welcome

Today's card is a fun one...kind of nostalgic feeling.

I'm using the new for August stencil called Dot Square Grid from A Colorful Life Designs and this super fun stamp set called Feelin Fizzy.

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

• I got out my Gel Plate, brayer and cut a piece of white cardstock.
• I inked up my Gel Plate by pressing the Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide ink pad down the middle of my plate, then I pressed my Picked Raspberry DOX pad along each side of the orange.
• I used my brayer to blend and smooth out the colours, then placed the Dot Square Grid stencil over that.  Leaving the stencil in place, I rubbed my white cardstock over the Gel Plate, taking the first print.
• I removed the stencil and placed the cardstock back onto the plate again, picking up more colour and pattern.
• I set that aside and stamped the pop bottles using the same colours as I used for the background. I used the die to cut the bottles out and then stamped the sentiment and cut that out too.
• I added some bubbles from the stamp set to the top area of the panel and then splattered the whole piece with my white Posca pen.
• I glued the main panel onto a piece of pink cardstock and then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop up the bottles and the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

Dot Square Grid

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- MULTI-PURPOSE

CRAFT Challenge- SUMMER

Cardz 4 Galz- STARTS WITH 'P' (POP)

Simon Says Wed.- SUMMER

Supplies

Stamps- Feelin Fizzy (Catherine Pooler)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

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

Feelin Fizzy dies; white Posca pen, foam tape

Tuning Into Retro

Good Morning

Today's card was a fun one to create using this new Portal stencil from A Colorful Life Designs and the new to me Music to My Ears stamp set by Catherine Pooler.

I went for a Retro looking card using this vintage radio.

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

• I got out a piece of white cardstock, placed it into my Misti and stamped the Tie Dye using some Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide ink.
• I removed the stamped panel, placed it onto my Make Art Station and inked up the Portal stencil over the stamped pattern using some more Hickory Smoke DOX ink.  I took some more of that ink, diluted it with water and used that to splatter the panel to add more interest.
• While that dried, I stamped the radio in black and die cut it out.  I used a grey Copic marker to add some details to the radio.
• I placed the dry stenciled panel into my Misti to stamp the sentiment.  I clear heat embossed it to help make it pop.
• I glued the stenciled piece onto some grey cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base and used some foam tape to pop up the radio in the center.

Here is the stencil I used:

Portal

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 Mon.- TRANSPORT IT

Crafting Happiness- ANYTHING GOES

The Corrosive Challenge- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Music to My Ears (Catherine Pooler), Tie Dye (Stampin Up); Stay Tuned (Lawn Fawn)

Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair

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

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

Make Art Station (Ranger); TE Blending Brushes