Two Card Designs, One Stencil

Good Morning.

I've got 2 cards to show you today.

They both use the same stencil and same colours, but the background design looks totally different.

So, meet the newly released stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called 

Chunky Chevron 

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

• I placed the Chunky Chevrons stencil over a piece of white cardstock and inked it up with some Picked Raspberry and some Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide ink.
• I wiped the stencil off, flipped it upside down and inked again with the same colours in the same areas.  It made a fun, patterned background.
• I placed the stenciled panel into my Misti and stamped the flowers and the sentiment.
• I splattered over the flowers with my black Posca pen.
• I glued the finished piece onto some white cardstock, then orange and then onto an A2 sized card base.

So now onto CARD #2

• I cut another piece of white cardstock and placed the Chunky Chevrons stencil onto the paper and inked with some Picked Raspberry and some Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide ink.
• I lifted the stencil off but to get a different look then the card above, I flipped the stencil upside down and then tried to match up the chevrons instead of off setting them and inked with the same colours again.
• I placed the panel into my Misti and stamped the flowers to one side and added the sentiment to the side.  
• I used my black Posca pen to splatter just around the flowers.
• I glued the dried piece onto some pink cardstock and then onto an A2 sized card base.

Here is the stencil I used for both cards:

Chunky Chevrons

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Little Red Wagon- CREATE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND

Crafts Galore Encore- ANYTHING GOES

Sparkles- APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS

Dragonfly Dreams- USE A STENCIL

Supplies

Stamps- CARD #1- Star Burst (Lavinia), Just Be Happy (Visible Image)

CARD #2- Noteworthy (STAMPlorations); Insightful Meadow (Unity)

Inks- Verafine Clair, DOX

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

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

black Posca pen

Nature's Greetings

Good Morning and Welcome

I hope you holiday preparations are going well.

Today's card was a fun card to create.  I played around with stencils and stamps and layering them.

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

• I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock, some Speckled Egg Distress Oxide ink and 2 stencils.
• I positioned the Tim Holtz stencil called Countdown over my card panel and rubbed a bit of the ink over that as I wanted it to be faintly visible in the background.
• I removed that stencil and laid on the Circus Harlequin from A Colorful Life Designs over that and stenciled a bit heavier with the same ink.
• I removed the stencil and placed the piece into my Misti to stamp the Deer from Lavinia Stamps with some Verafine Clair ink.
• Next, I stamped the tree with more Versafine Clair, then did a second and third generation stamping behind the first tree.  I splattered with my white Posca pen.
• I stamped the sentiment from the Taylored Expressions in the top corner and added some black gems under that.
• I die cut a square frame and then pop dot mounted it over the card panel.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on stencils and masks.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- ADD A CRITTER

Sparkles- USE A STENCIL

Sweet Stampers- CHRISTMAS

Supplies

Stamps- Small Reindeer (Lavinia); Christmas Sentiments (Taylored Expressions);

Pine tree (Northwoods)

Inks- Distress Oxide; Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white

Accessories and Tools- Circus Harlequin stencil (ACLD); Countdown stencil (TH);

inking tool; Misti; black gems, Posca pen

Noel

Good Morning

Thanks to so many of you that replied that you weren't getting sick of seeing all my Christmas cards.

If you don't already know, I have a very busy life with 5 little daycare kiddos.  I try and get ahead of the game and with this extra time off, I thought I should take advantage of it so I'm less rushed when holiday time arrives.

This card was inspired by a very talented lady on FB.  Eileen Godwin does some work for Lavinia Stamps and her cards are very clean and simple.  I do enjoy her inking techniques.

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

• I began with a 4 3/4 x 4 3/4" square piece of cardstock.  I was making a 5x5" card when finished.
• I used some ScorTape to mask the edges of my card so I would have a crisp, white border when finished.
• Using some Distress Oxide inks, (Worn Lipstick, Cracked Pistachio, Tumbled Glass, Spun Sugar, Dried Marigold) and my Stencil Pal (or you could use any flat edge), I rubbed the inks across my card panel with my TH inking Tool, being sure to criss-cross them as I went along.  I also did a circle outline just using a circle die cut, right where I knew I wanted the reindeer to be. 
• Next, I laid the Lavinia Pods stencil over the panel and did some light stenciling in the background just to add some interest.
• I placed the inky panel into my Misti and stamped the Reindeer also from Lavinia Stamps, the sentiment and trees. 
• I added a bit of shading under the reindeer to help ground him with a gray watercolour pencil.
• Using my white and black Posca pens, I added splatters to my bkg.
• I mounted the piece onto a coordinating piece of cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Simon Says Wed.- STAMP IT
Time Out- SEASON
International Art and Soul- INCLUDE AN ANIMAL

Supplies
Stamps- Sentiment (Studio Light); Small Reindeer (Lavinia); Three Pine Trees (Nellie's Choice)
Inks- DOX (TH); Versafine
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)
Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); Pods stencil (Lavinia); 
Stencil Pal; ScorTape; Inking Tool (TH); Posca pens

Imagine

Hello and Welcome

Here is a card I made last week using a 'bokeh' style of background for these cute little fairies.

I like the look of bokeh, I think it makes for an interesting background.

So I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock and inked it up with some Peacock Feathers, Cracked Pistachio and some Tumbled Glass DOX inks.  I blended all the colours together with a makeup blending brush from the Dollar Store.  I dried it a bit, then using the Circle masks from A Colorful Life Designs, I randomly rubbed on some white Color Box ink over the bkg., creating the circles you see.  I splattered with some water to lift the ink and further add interest.

When the piece was dry, I placed it into my Misti and stamped the fairies and the flowers over the inked background then added the sentiment.

I simply mounted it onto a piece of heavy white cardstock and then onto a white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on stencils and masks.*

Adding my card to this challenge:

Lavinia World- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Star Gazing (Lavinia); Star Burst (Lavinia); Imagine (High Hopes)

Inks- DOX; Tuxedo Black Memento; Color Box white

Paper- heavy white (Scibes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Marvelous Circle Masks (A Colorful Life Designs); Misti (My Sweet Petunia); makeup brush