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

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

The Coming of Spring

 

Welcome

Today's card features a new for April stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called

Square to Circle

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

• I placed the Square to Circle stencil onto a piece of white cardstock, then inked it up with some Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide ink.
• I removed the stencil, wiped it clean and then placed it back onto the cardstock, shifting it down and inked with some Picked Raspberry DOX ink.
• I placed the stenciled panel into my Misti and stamped the large circle into the left hand corner with some Picked Raspberry DOX ink.  I added the Grid stamp inside of the circle with the same colour.
• I stamped the flowers inside the circle, then stamped the sentiment into the top corner.
• I glued the finished card front onto a piece of white cardstock, then used some foam tape to add it over a white card base.

Here is the stencil I used:

Square to Circle

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!

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- STENCIL IT

Simon Says Monday- MAKE YOUR OWN BKG

Just Add Ink- CHOOSE 2 (Leaves, Flowers, Pot)

Supplies

Stamps- Circle Collage (Stampers Anonymous); Off the Grid (SU); 

Beautiful You (STAMPlorations); To Everything (IO)

Inks- DOX; Versafine Clair

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

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

Make Art Station (Ranger)

Dancing in the Rain

 

Welcome.

Got a fun filled card for you today featuring the new for June stencil called What a Splash from 

A Colorful Life Designs.

I paired it up with a previous release called to Ink Blot create this fun card.

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

• I placed a piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station and positioned the What a Splash stencil over that.  I inked it up with some Salty Ocean and a hint of Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide ink.
• I removed the stencil and replaced it with the Ink Blot stencil and inked that up with some Peacock Feathers DOX ink.  Those colours worked so well together.
• I splattered with my white Posca pen to help add more of the look of rain falling.
• When it was dry, I placed it into my Misti and stamped the silhouette and sentiment.
• I glued the finished panel onto a piece of blue cardstock and then onto an A2 sized card base.
• Lastly, I added 3 black gems around the sentiment.

Here are the stencils I used:

What a Splash

Ink Blot

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:

Fab 'n' Funky- USE A SENTIMENT

Crafting Happiness- ANYTHING GOES

The Crafty Addicts= ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Rain Sentiments and Rain Dance (Technique Junkies)

Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair

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

Accessories and Tools- stencils (ACLD); Make Art Station (Ranger);

white Posca pen; Misti

So Awesome

Welcome

Today's card features a very unique, cool stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called Floor Perspective.

So many possibilities with this one.

I kept my card super simple in a monochromatic look.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and positioned the Floor Perspective stencil along the middle of my panel.  I inked it up with some Peacock Feather Distress Oxide ink.
• I lifted the stencil off and repositioned it along the first inking, turning it upside down and matching it up.  I inked that with some more Peacock Feathers.
• Next, I placed the panel into my Misti and stamped the silhouettes near the middle but with their feet touching the floor.
• I stamped the sentiment just under the images.
• I glued the finished panel onto a piece of blue cardstock, then onto an A2 white card base.

Here is the stencil I used:

Floor Perspective

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

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

(affiliate with no extra cost to you)

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies

Stamps- Impression Obsession 

Inks- DOX; Versafine Clair

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (ACLD); TE Blending Brushes; Misti (My Sweet Petunia)

Rocking Out

 

Welcome

Today, I'm playing with this very fun stencil called Uneven Rotation from A Colorful Life Designs.

When I saw it, I thought of this stamp right away.

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

• I got out my Stencil Mat and laid the Uneven Rotation stencil over a piece of white cardstock.
• I inked it up with some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink.
• Next, I shifted the stencil slightly and inked it up with some Blueprint Sketch DOX ink.  I repeated that step one more time and inked with Shaded Lilac.
• I placed the panel into my Misti and stamped the silhouette over the stenciled background.  I tried to center it to the circle as best I could.
• I stamped the sentiment over it near the top in my Misti.
• To assemble, I glued the finished panel onto a piece of coloured cardstock, then onto an A2 sized white card base.

Here is the stencil I used:

Uneven Rotation

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

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

(affiliate with no extra cost to you)

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

CAS on Sunday- SILHOUETTE

Corrosive Challenge- ANYTHING GOES

Crafty Catz- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Rock Silhouette (IO); Rock On (High Hopes)

Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair

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

Accessories and Tools- Stencil (ACLD); TE Blending Brushes; Misti (My Sweet Petunia)