You Brighten My World

 

Welcome

Today's card features the Warp Speed stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  

When I saw it, I immediately thought of bright lights and this is the simple design I came up with.

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

• I decided to make a notecard size so I cut my white cardstock 3 3/4" square.
• I laid it onto my Make Art Station and positioned the Warp Speed stencil over it, being sure to center it up.  
• I began inking in the center with some Mustard Seed Distress Oxide ink, then moved outwards inking it up with some Carved Pumpkin DOX ink next.  I was sure to blend the colours together so it didn't look too orange.
• I removed the stencil and placed the inked panel into my Misti to stamp the lightbulb in the center of the inked circle.
• I removed that and stamped the lightbulb again onto a scrap piece of cardstock.  I coloured it using my Copic marker and fussy cut the bulb out.
• I glued the stenciled piece onto some yellow cardstock and then onto a 4 1/4" square white card base.
• I pop dotted the bulb I had fussy cut out into position, then covered it with some Nuvo Crystal Glaze to give it a shine.

Here is the stencil I used:

Warp Speed

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Shopping Our Stash- BLENDING IN

The Male Room- MONOCHROMATIC

Crafting Happiness- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Bright Idea (Technique Tues.)

Inks- Versafine Clair, DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (ACLD); Misti (My Sweet Petunia); Make Art Station (Ranger);

Nuvo Crystal Glaze; TE Blending Brushes, Copic Markers

Precious Memories

 

Welcome

Meet today's card.

I was so happy with how it turned out.

I seldom to never use black cardstock so when it all worked, it made me glad.

I used some bleach to change the colour.

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

• I cut a black cardstock panel, placed it into my Misti and stamped the Winter Floral Mix Background with some Versamark ink.  I white heat embossed that and let it cool.
• Time to bleach out the black.....not all cardstock will take away the colour of the paper so you need to test it before starting. I had tested mine on a scrap so I knew it would work.  Try to work in a ventilated area as well.
• Using an OLD paintbrush, I painted in just areas of the background as I wanted to let the black show through.
• I set it aside to let the black bleach out.  When it was dry, I noticed I had missed a few areas, so I went back in and cleaned them up hence the colour variation of the bleached areas.
• While it all dried, I grabbed a scrap piece of black and stamped the sentiment with Versamark ink and then white heat embossed it.
• Before I glued the black stamped panel onto a piece of matching cardstock, I splattered with my white Posca pen, then glued it onto a heavy white card base.
• I pop dot mounted the sentiment to the side.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ADD A SENTIMENT

Addicted to Stamps and More- CHRISTMAS

Sisterhood of Crafters- LEAF

Supplies

Stamps- Winter Floral Mix (SSS); Being Unique (Tech Tues)

Ink- Versamark

Paper- black cs (Michaels); heavy white (Scribes Nook-Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- bleach; old paint brush; Lawn Fawn white EB powder; heat tool;

pop dots; white Posca pen

A New Day

Good Morning

Meet today's card.  

I am loving playing with this Sun and Surf stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.

I wanted to make a card of encouragement....I think this speaks to that.

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

• I began with a piece of white cardstock and placed the Sun and Surf stencil over it.  I masked off the top part of the stencil and then inked up the water using some Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide inks. 
• I moved the mask and then using some Mustard Seed, Dried Marigold and a hint of Barn Door Distress Oxide inks, I inked the sunshine.
• I removed the mask and using a circle die, I cut it out. 
• I placed the circle into my Misti and stamped the Praise Silhouette over the stenciled background with some Versafine Clair ink and then clear heat embossed it to make it pop.
• I set that aside and cut my card front.  I placed that into my ScorPal and used my ScorBug to add some details to the background.  It added a lot of interest.
• I glued the scored panel onto a white card base, then pop dotted the circle over that.  I pop dotted the sentiment as well. 

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:

Little Red Wagon- HERS

Simon Says Wed.- FEMININE

Use Your Stuff- STENCIL

Supplies

Stamps- Big Wish (Technique Tues.); Praise Silhouette (Impression Obsession)

Inks- Versafine, Distress Oxides

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ontario)

Accessories and Tools- Sun and Surf stencil (ACLD); Infinity Circle dies (HA); 

TE Blending Brushes; Misti (My Sweet Petunia); ScorPal; ScorBug; pop dots

Have a Holly Jolly

Hello and Welcome

I have to say, with being back to work, I have had little time to create so I am really happy to say that I now have a good start on my holiday cards.  

So meet today's card.  

I just love this stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  It was fun  to create a simple card that is flat and  easy to mail using a different technique to ink it up.

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

• I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock and positioned the Snowflake Net stencil over my card panel. I got out my baby wipes and some Distress re-inkers.
• This baby wipe technique is a bit messy so I would suggest wearing rubber gloves but it is worth it as it gives you are really lovely effect.
• I took a wet baby wipe, folded it a few times and added a few drops of some Peacock Feathers Distress re-inker onto it.  I pressed the wet baby wipe onto the stencil to transfer the ink.  
• I repeated the process using the wipe again with some Salty Ocean and then some Wilted Violet Distress re-inkers.  The re-inkers are highly pigmented so you don't need a lot.
• When the piece of dried, I placed it into my Misti and stamped the sentiment from Technique Tues. with some black Versafine, then clear heat embossed it.
• I thought it needed something to help pull the design together, so I doodled a border around the edges.
• I added a black gem for interest, then mounted the panel onto a heavy white card base.

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

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

Supplies

Stamps- Holly Jolly (Technique Tues.)

Inks- Distress reinkers; Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

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

black gem; baby wipes; gloves; Signo black pen; clear eb powder; heat tool