TLC- Shutter Fold- Smile

Hello and Welcome

Today, it's my turn to host the TLC over at Splitcoast Stampers where I am featuring the 

Simple Shutter Fold.

It's a fun fancy fold challenge to try that is easy and comes together quickly.

I used just one stencil from A Colorful Life Designs to create all the pattern.

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

• I started with the first piece which would create the shutter fold  by cutting a piece of white cardstock 6 x 6 inches square and placed the Lush Flowers stencil over that.
• Next, I inked it up with some Ripe Persimmon and some Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink, blending the inks together.
• I set that aside to dry and then cut another piece of white cardstock 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches square that would become the inside of the shutter fold.
• I placed one of the largest sized flowers from the same Lush Flowers stencil over that square and inked it up with some Mustard Seed DOX ink.
• I took the largest square and scored it at 1 1/4 inches around each side and cut away as shown in the video below. I used a bone folder to fold the 4 sides in.
• I turned the largest square over so that the stenciling was to the back and glued the smaller square over the inside middle.  
• I tucked all the 4 sides under one another creating the shutter fold.
• I glued the finished card front onto a piece of orange, then pink cardstock and then onto 4 1/4" inch white square card base.
• I stamped the sentiment and die cut it out, then used some foam tape to pop it over the middle.

Here is the video I followed:

SHUTTER FOLD

This is the stencil I used:

Lush Flowers

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

KarenFan10

Thanks so much for taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Shopping Our Stash- FUN FOLDS

Stamping Sensations- SPRING/ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Sentiments (Hero Arts)

Inks- DOX; Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white 

Accessories and Tools- stencil- A Colorful Life Designs; Scoring Board;

Bone folder; circle die (HA); foam tape

Black and White Note

Welcome

I do like the look of a black and white card.  It's simple but effective, so when I found this roll off sheet in my stash that I had done while Gel Plate printing, I wanted to use it.

So I decided to use this newly released stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called 

Petit Four Dainty.

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

• Like I mentioned above, I looked through my cast offs and found this one done as a roll off sheet when using some black acrylic paint on my Gel Plate.
• I placed down the Petit Four Dainty stencil and put the roll off sheet on top of the stencil.
• Using a black crayon, I rubbed over the panel to reveal the pattern.  It looks a lot like batik when done.
• I splattered the panel with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
• Next, I die cut the sentiment with some black cardstock 4 times and glued them together, then assembled my card. By stacking the sentiment die together, it gives them more of a presence and stability.
• I glued the panel onto a piece of black cardstock and then onto an A2 sized white card base.  
• Finally, I glued the sentiment to the side to finish off my card.

Here is the stencil I used:

Petit Four Dainty

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

KarenFan10

Thanks a lot for taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Word Power- ANYTHING GOES WITH WORDS AS FOCUS

Crazy is Our Fame- Stencils are Our Game- ANYTHING GOES STENCIL/OPTION: SPLATTERS

The Male Room- ANYTHING MIXED MEDIA GOES

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- acrylic paint

Paper- heavy white

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); black Crayola crayon; 

white Posca pen; Gel Plate; Speedball brayer; Just Saying Dies (Concord and 9th)

Congrats- Crayon Rubbing

 

Good Morning

Can I just say how much I love the versatility of stencils.  

I am always ready to see how many different ways I can use them too.  

Today's card is a first for me, trying something different using this new stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Petit Four Dainty

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

• I've been on a mission to use some of the cast offs in my stash and I came across this one that I did while Gel Plate printing.  I had used some pink acrylic paint on my Gel plate to create the print that just didn't work out the way I wanted at the time.  
• So for this technique, I placed the Petit Four Dainty stencil down onto my Make Art station first, then placed my Gel plate print over the top of it. 
• After securing it well, I took a purple crayon and rubbed over the top of the whole panel to reveal the stencil design. I was very pleased with the results.
• I stamped the sentiment with some Wilted Violet Distress Oxide ink and cut that out.  I glued it onto another piece of white cardstock just to give it more strength.
• I glued the card panel onto a piece of white cardstock, then on a piece of pink and then onto an A2 sized white card base.
• I used some foam tape to add the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

Petit Four Dainty

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

KarenFan10

Thanks so much for the visit, very appreciated.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Monday- USE YOUR FAV TECHNIQUE 

(Crayon rubbing is my new fav lately)

Craft Rocket- FOR THE GIRLS

Cardz 4 Galz- FOR A SPECIAL LADY

Supplies

Stamps- Lost for Words (Visible Image)

Inks- acrylic paint, DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); purple Crayola crayon;

Gel plate print; foam tape; Make Art Station (Ranger)

Shutter Folded Jardiniere

Good Morning and Welcome to March!

Meet one of the newest stencils from A Colorful Life Designs called 

Jardiniere

I inked it up and used a new to me fun fold for my card.

So, here's what I did.

• I put a piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station and placed the Jardiniere stencil over that.  I inked up the center with some Cracked Pistachio and some Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide ink and the outer edges with some Peacock Feathers DOX ink.
• Next, I inked another piece of white cardstock with the same stencil and same ink colours.
• Following  the video below, I folded one of the inked panels to create the shutter fold. It's a fun and simple fold to do and I love how it adds a frame around the center area.
• I cut down the 2nd panel to fit into the inside and stamped the sentiment onto it before gluing it into the inside.
• I glued the panel onto a piece of white cardstock, then some pale green and then onto a 4 1/3" square card base.

Here is the stencil I used:

Jardiniere

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

KarenFan10

HERE IS THE VIDEO I FOLLOWED:

SHUTTER FOLD

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

Just Us Girls- ANYTHING GOES STENCIL WEEK

Stamping Sensations- ANYTHING GOES or HELLO SPRING

Supplies

Stamps- Everyday Circle Tags (Avery Elle)

Inks- DOX, Versafine

Paper- heavy white

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

bone folder (Lawn Fawn);

Pencil Meets Stencil

Welcome

It's my turn to host the TLC again over at Splitcoast Stampers.

I'm calling this simple technique 

Pencil Meets Stencil

This technique requires a stencil, a pencil with an eraser on the end and some ink pads that will blend with water.

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

• I placed a piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station and put the Argyle stencil over it.  
• Using the eraser on the end of the pencil, I pressed it onto  my Wilted Violet Distress Oxide ink pad and then pressed it onto the stencil.  I repeated that a number of times all over the stencil.
• I wiped the pencil eraser off and then continued the same process with some Villainous Potion and some Picked Raspberry DOX ink.
• Leaving the stencil in place, I took a wet paint brush and dragged it across the stencil, blending and muting the colours a bit and giving it a more watercoloured look.

This is what it looked like.

• I wiped off the stencil, shifted it over and then inked again using the same technique as above.
• I set it aside to dry before continuing with the next steps.
• I die cut the sentiment shadow from the dry panel and then die cut the sentiment with some dark purple and glued those together.
• I glued the stenciled panel onto a piece of white cardstock, then onto a piece of dark purple and then onto an A2 sized white card base.
• I used some foam tape to add the sentiment back into place in the middle of the card front and finally added 3 purple bling gems around it.

Here is the stencil I used:

(I just used one of the stencils in this set for my card)

Layered Argyle

My Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- USE DIES

Crafty Chicks- ANY OCCASION

Inkspirational- USE STENCILS 

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil and bling (A Colorful Life Designs); pencil with eraser;

Bold Birthday die (TE); Make Art Station (Ranger)

Cover Die Eclipse

Welcome

This week, it's my turn to host the TLC Challenge (Technique Lovers) over at Splitcoast Stampers.

The technique we will be trying out this week is called

Cover Die Eclipse

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

• To do this technique, you will need a cover plate die.  I used the Simple Plaid cover plate die from Tim Holtz.   NOTE:  There are variations of this technique using stamping with you Misti and lining up the stamped images. If you don't have any cover dies, you could also use multiple small shape dies to cut the second panel and put them in place
• I placed a piece of white cardstock onto my Waffle Flower Stencil Mat and inked up the Cozy Knit stencil from A Colorful Life Designs with some Rustic Wilderness and some Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide ink.
• I placed a second piece of white cardstock onto my Stencil Mat and repeated the same process as mentioned above, using the same stencil and inks.
• Using the Simple Plaid Cover Plate die, I die cut one of the panel.
• I glued the die cut cover panel over the first panel I stenciled, matching up the pattern. It gave a fun, texture to the piece.  
• While that dried, I die cut the sentiment from some white cardstock and glued it onto the matching shadow die cut in red.
• I glued the stenciled panel onto a piece of red cardstock and then onto an A2 sized card base.  
• I used some foam tape to add the sentiment to the center of the card front.
• Finally, I added 5 silver gems around the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

Cozy Knit

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) 

I hope you get a chance to try this technique out and thanks so very much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Inkspirational- WORD PROMPT COLD

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

The Crafty Addicts- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Stencil Mat (Waffle Flower);

TE Blending Brushes; Simple Plaid Cover Plate die (TH); 

Holiday Sayings die (Concord and 9th)

Stencil Transfer Stamping

 

Welcome

Today, I'm playing with the new Atoms stencil from A Colorful Life Designs and trying out a new technique as I host the TLC over at Splitcoast Stampers I'm calling 

Making Your Stencils into Stamps

Basically, you use your stencil as a stamp...fun to try out.

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

• I looked through my stamps and picked out a larger solid background stamp.  It's important that it's a solid stamp as you will be transferring the stencil design onto the stamp.
• I then laid the Atoms stencil onto my non-stick craft mat and inked up my solid background stamp with some Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide along the top and some Peacock Feathers DOX on the bottom.  Here is what the stamp looks like:
  
  
  
• Next, I pressed the stamp onto the stencil with firm pressure to transfer the pattern onto the stamp and pressed the stamp onto my card front panel.
• I let that dry and then I stamped the fern along one side.
• I stamped the sentiment with some Versamark ink in my Misti and white clear embossed it.
• I mounted the finished panel onto a piece of navy cardstock, then onto a white A2 sized card base.

Here is the stencil I used:

Atoms

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 Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

AAA Cards- MONOCHROME

Inkspirational- USE STENCILS

Supplies

Stamps- Paint Swatches (Simon Hurley); Large Fern (Hero Arts); Friends (IO- retired)

Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair; Versamark

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

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

Just Imagine- Use Your Stencil as a Stamp

Welcome

Today's card features the newly released Star Stretch stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.

I tried a new technique for this card and was pleased with the results as it gave a muted background.

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

• I got out a piece of white cardstock and my Star Stretch stencil.  I also got out a solid background stamp from Hero Arts called Paint Swatches.  You have to use a solid stamp for this technique.
• Next, I inked up the solid stamp with some Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide ink and pressed the stamp onto the Star Stretch stencil to pick up the pattern and stamped that onto my white cardstock.
• I repeated that process until the whole panel was covered.
• I placed the stenciled panel into my Misti and stamped the flowers to one side and the sentiment near the top.  I did heat emboss them to help make them pop.
• I glued the finished panel onto a piece of black cardstock, then onto blue and then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I added 3 black gems around the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

Star Stretch

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:

Stamping Sensations- STENCIL AND STAMPING

Cardz 4 Galz- BACKGROUNDS

Bastel-traum- PLANTS/FLOWERS

Supplies

Stamps- Just Be Happy (Visible Image); Clover Silhouette (Magenta); Paint Swatches (HA)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

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

clear EB powder

Paper Weaving

Welcome

Meet today's card.

Another one for the series of cards I am doing and calling 

USE YOUR SCRAPS

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

• I decided on making a slimline card.  This is a fun size to create, a bit smaller then a regular sized slimline.  A standard Slimline card is size is 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 whereas a Mini Slimline is 6" x 3". To see how I made another mini slimline and an envelope to fit it, see THIS POST.
• I began by cutting a piece of cardstock for my front panel which was a bit smaller then the finished card base.  I got out all my paper scraps and started to weave them together across my card front panel. 
• When I was happy with the look, I glued the pieces down to secure them.
• Next, I die cut the sentiment from some matching pink cardstock and then some heavy white.  I glued them together, offsetting them a bit so the white would peek out from behind the pink.
• I glued the woven panel onto a piece of pink cardstock that matched the die cut sentiment, then glued that onto my card base.
• I glued the sentiment over the background and finally I added 3 silver gems to add interest and finish off my card.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- DIE CUTS

Simon Says Wed.- FAVOURITE THING

(being able to use my paper scraps in new ways is one of my fav. things)

Simon Says Mon.- BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- various DOX inks, acrylic paints

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

Accessories and Tools- Peace die (Simon Says); paper scraps; silver gems (Dollar Store)

Happy Thoughts

 

Welcome

Meet today's card.

I got out my salad spinner again to create my card.

For anyone that may have missed my little video using the salad spinner and Alcohol inks, please check it out.

Salad Spinner video

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

• I began by getting out my salad spinner, an inexpensive one that I got at the Dollar Store.  It must be a dedicated spinner and not ok for food after using it with inks.
• I cut a piece of Yupo paper and placed it into the bottom of my spinner.  I dropped in some Ranger Alcohol inks....green and a hint of blue (sorry I didn't write down the colours I used).... then sprayed in some Rubbing Alcohol to help the inks move.  I placed the lid onto the spinner and then spun away.  DO NOT SPRAY BLENDING SOLUTION, you can drip it in to help get the inks moving as well.  
• I repeated that process to fill my whole piece of Yupo with ink.
• When the panel was dry which took almost no time at all, I splattered with my black Posca pen and set aside.
• I stamped the sentiment in my Misti and used a hexagon die to cut it out.  I cut a piece of green cardstock as well and glued them together.
• When the inked piece was dry, I used a larger hexagon die to add an impression around the area that I was going to add the sentiment. It gave a framed look without cutting into the Yupo.  (I did cut a hexagon from the Yupo right where my sentiment is, but changed my mind and left it off.)
• I glued the panel onto some white cardstock, then onto a piece of green cardstock and finally onto a white card base.
• I pop dot mounted the sentiment over the front of my card and added 3 silver gems under the sentiment.  

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ADD A DIE CUT

Get Creative- USE GREEN

Simon Says Mon.- USE GREEN

Supplies

Stamps- Hexagon Greetings (SSS)

Inks- Ranger Alcohol ink; Versafine Clair

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

Accessories and Tools- salad spinner (Dollar Store); Hexagon Infinity dies (Hero Arts);

silver gems; black Posca pen; Misti (My Sweet Petunia); foam tape

Seeing Green- Use Your Scraps

Welcome

Two more cards today as I continue my series called 

Use Your Scraps

It's been fun trying to think of all the fun ways to use my scraps.  

Both of these cards use a lot of pieces I had leftover while Gel Plate printing.  

Some used acrylic paint on my Gel Plate and some were just inked or roll off sheets while printing.

So here's what I did to create card # 1

• I began by cutting a white cardstock panel and pulled out scraps that were similar in colour.  (I even remembered to take picture of the larger scrap pieces before I cut them down.)

• I cut all my strips into 1/4 and 1/2 " pieces and laid them all out together.  Like I mentioned above, some were also scraps of inked paper from larger pieces I cut down to use as card front.
• First, I glued the horizontal pieces down the front from the top right hand side of the white cardstock panel down to the bottom left hand corner.
• When I was happy with that arrangement, I glued the smaller pieces going in the opposite diagonal direction.  
• While that dried, I die cut the 'Cheers' from some white cardstock 3x's and glued them all together.
• When the patchwork panel was dry, I glued it onto a piece of green cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.
• I glued the sentiment over the middle and added 3 black gems.

Ok...now for card #2 using the same colours and leftover scraps.

• This time I cut a white cardstock panel and then cut it into 4 equal parts.  
• I glued more of the scraps I had left onto the white panels, again going in a diagonal direction.
• I used some foam tape to pop the panels up over the white cardstock base.
• I stamped the sentiment in my Misti, clear heat embossed it, then mounted it over the background.

Well thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

I hope you feel inspired to use your scraps.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Colorful Options- GREEN

Challenge Up Your Life- MOODBOARD

Simon Says Wed.- ADD A DIE CUT

Supplies

Stamps- Words and Ideas (Impression Obsession)

Inks- Distress Oxides, Acrylic paint

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

Accessories and Tools- Gel Plate, brayer, scraps from previous projects,

Lawn Fawn cl eb powder, Cheers die (MFT), black gems, foam tape

Paper Quilts- Use Your Scraps

 Welcome

I've been doing a series of cards over the last few weeks, showing how to use those scraps you know we all have hanging around in our craft space.  

I keep all mine in a container as I often have strips leftover when cutting down a Gel Plate print to make them card size.  I'm on a mission to use those scraps and hopefully, create some nice looking cards using them.

I used the strips to make 3 cards today, all made with scraps and inspired by quilt designs...I love quilts.

To see other cards I have done with scraps, just look above in the tutorials section.

All the paper strips were cut at 1/4 inch wide.

All the cards are 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches in size so they fit easily into a standard size envelope.

USE YOUR SCRAPS

Card #1

For this card I used a variety of scraps including some inked Distress Oxide inked pieces, some stenciled pieces and some stamped.  

The pieces are cut at 1/4 inch wide and glued in this 'quilt style' format starting with a square piece of cardstock that you can't see, (it's under the sentiment) right in the middle of the card front panel. 

I splattered it with my white Posca pen after all the pieces were glued into place.

 I stamped the Sending Love and Thanks in my Misti onto a piece of white cardstock and die cut it using the Hero Arts Hexagon Infinity dies.

I pop dot mounted it over the finished quilt style background.

Card #2

This one was again a combination of some stamped strips and some inked ones, glued together in the same way as Card # 1. This one has a much more wintery feel to it with the snowflakes and the colours of the strips.

I stamped the sentiment onto some white cardstock and again, cut that out using the Hexagon Infinity dies then was pop dot mounted over the background.

Card #3

This pattern was a bit different then the first two.  The strips are laid straight instead of on the diagonal.

I splattered using my white Posca pen on this one too.

I made this one into a baby card by stamping the sentiment and then used a circle die to cut it out and pop dotted it over the background.  

Well I hope you enjoy these simply done 'quilt' style cards all done using scraps.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my cards to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Crafter's Cafe- MYO BACKGROUND

A Bit More Time to Craft- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Hexagon Greetings (SSS); Everyday Circle Tags (Avery Elle)

Inks- Versafine Clair, DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); white Posca pen; Infinity Circle dies (Hero Arts);

Infinity Hexagon dies (HA); foam tape

Thoughts of You- Use Your Scraps

 

Good Morning

I seldom play along with sketch challenges, but yesterday I found one on Splitcoast Stampers that worked out for me to try.  You can see it below.

It is also a great chance to add another card to the series I'm doing called 

USE YOUR SCRAPS.

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

• I looked through my stash of scraps and found a small piece of this orange cardstock that I had inked up on my Gel Plate with acrylic paint.  These smaller scraps can come in handy when die cutting a shape.  
• So I die cut the Daisy from some white cardstock and set it aside, then cut it again using the leftover pieces of the orange and set them aside.  
• The blue background was done on my Gel Plate using Distress Oxide inks (Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers)  I simply pressed the pads onto the plate and blended together with my brayer.
• After the print dried for a few minutes, I splattered with my white Posca pen.
• When it was dry, I glued the die cut flower outline onto the blue background.
• I glued the orange flower petals back into place on the daisies.  They really popped inside the white outline.
• I stamped the sentiment in my Misti, clear heat embossed it and then pop dot mounted it over the bottom of the flowers.
• I glued it all onto a white card base.

Here is what the sketch looked like:

Thanks so very much for taking the time to visit.

Adding my card to these challenges:

CASology- AFFECTION

Sisterhood of Crafters- FEMININE (FLOWERS)

Corrosive Challenge- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Word Fragments (Creative Expressions)

Inks- Distress Oxides, Versafine Clair

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

Accessories and Tools- Daisy Circle die (Paper Rose); Misti; foam tape; white Posca pen'

Gel Plate; Speedball brayer; Spellbinder Platinum