Big Love

Hello and Welcome

Meet the new for January

BIG LOVE

stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  

Just in time for making some Valentine cards.

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

• I began by rubbing some Broken China Distress Oxide ink onto this Embossing Folder and then ran it through my die cutting machine.  It transferred all the ink to the raised area and I was left with a fun, embossed piece for my card front.
• I took that embossed panel and placed it onto my Make Art Station.
• I laid the Big Love stencil over that and inked it up with some Uncharted Mariner DOX ink.
• Next, I rubbed some Broken China DOX ink onto a white scrap of cardstock, splattered it with my white Posca pen and die cut the heart.
• I glued the stenciled/embossed panel onto an white A2 sized card base and used some foam tape to pop the heart over the 'O'.

Here is the stencil I used:

Big Love

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Word Power- WORDS THE MAIN FOCUS

Moving Along with the Times- NEW CRAFT ITEM

Craft Rocket- EMBOSSING

Time Out- NEW

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Make Art Station (Ranger);

Circle EB folder (???); Heart die (HA); white Posca pen

Thanks So Much

Welcome

I send out a a number of thank-you cards in January and this newly released Heart Wreath Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs made for a fun background.

Now if you are scratching your head wondering where the wreath shape is, I decided to use the stencil to create an overall pattern using just 2 different shades of ink, just another way to get more mileage from your stencil collection.

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

• I placed my piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art station with the Heart Wreath stencil right in the center of my cardstock and inked it up with some Broken China Distress Oxide ink.
• I lifted the stencil off and wiped it clean.
• I repositioned the stencil at the top edge, just using the bottom edge of what would have been the wreath shape and then inked it up with some Uncharted Mariner DOX ink.
• I moved the stencil down to the bottom area and inked again with the same ink.  
• Next, I wanted to fill in some of the open areas, so I masked off some of the hearts of the stencil and used them to fill in.  By using this stencil in a different way, I was able to get such a fun design.
• Next, I splattered using my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
• When the ink was all dry, I rubbed over it with my anti-static powder and placed it into my Misti to stamp the sentiment with some Versafine Clair black ink.  I then clear heat embossed it just so it would pop.
• I glued the finished panel onto a piece of light blue cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.

Here is the stencil I used:

Heart Wreath

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

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(Affiliate with no extra cost to you) 

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Make My Monday- SOMETHING NEW

Get Creative- SOMETHING NEW

Allsorts- SOMETHING NEW

(new stencil and new sentiment set I got for Christmas)

Supplies

Stamps- XL Greetings (SSS)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

Accessories and Tools- stencil (ACLD); TE Blending Brushes; white Posca pen;

Make Art Station (Ranger)

Shadow Stamping

Morning.

Meet today's card.

Thought I would make more \of a non-traditional card for Valentine's Day.

I began by sponging my white card stock with Peeled Paint Distress inks and added some Mowed Lawn DI along the edges.  Next, I rubbed the whole piece with my anti-static bag then placed the heart branches from Penny Black called All You Need  into my Misti.  I inked up the branches with Versamark then stamped them onto my green base.  I sprinkled on some white embossing powder and heated it up.  I then moved my paper inside my Misti and stamped the branches again using the same green as I had for the card base to create a shadow effect.  

I stamped the sentiment from the PB set called Smitten in the top corner using my Misti again then splattered the whole piece with some water to lift the ink.

It still needed something, so I inked up the Script stamp with more of the Peeled Paint and stamped that randomly in the bkg.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

 Adding my card to these challenges:
 Simon Says Wed.- IT MUST BE LOVE
Addicted to Stamps and More - HOLIDAY
Cute Card Thursday- LOVE
Moving Along With The Times- LOVE
Mod Squad- HAVE A HEART

Supplies

Stamps- All You Need (PB); Smitten (PB); Script (PB)

Inks- Versamark; Peeled Paint, Mowed Lawn DI (TH); Tuxedo Black Memento

Paper- heavy white (local store)

Accessories and Tools- Misti; white eb powder; inking tool (TH); heat tool; anti-static bag

It Must Be 'Love'

Meet today's card.

It's time for another challenge at the
CAS Watercolour Challenge.
This month our theme is 'LOVE'....easy, right?
Good chance to make a few Valentines.

For my card, I place my cardstock into my Misti, coloured the PB flowers called Trumpet Song with Memento markers, sprayed with water and stamped.  I used a paint brush to add more colour and details onto the wet paper.
I stamped the sentiment from the Forever and Always set using my Misti again with black Memento ink.
To finish my card I sponged on some Spun Sugar Distress inks just around the edges.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday- THE COLOR OF LOVE

CAS on Sundays- HEART

Addicted to Stamps and More- MAKE YOUR MARK


Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies- stamps- PB/ ink- Memento, Distress/ Memento markers/ MISTI/ paint brush/ applicator tool

Grunged Valentine

Hi there.

I like the look of grunge and I find it easy to create masculine cards using it.

Today's card should be called, 'Grunge meets Brushos'.  

I had a piece of leftover paper made using Brushos that didn't work out for a background so I used it to die-cut the heart using a die from Hero Art.  I sprinkled the Brushos over my paper, sprayed with water to activate the colour crystals and sprinkled bleach over that to remove some of the colour for interest.  That created the little white spots you see on the heart.
Next, I had to figure out what kind of a background I could add the heart onto so I got out my WPlus 9 grunge set.  I inked the stamp by painting on diluted Brushos and kept stamping repeatedly until I had a big enough area covered.  I then pop-dotted the heart over that and added the button and twine to the heart for interest.
I think this will make a great masculine Valentine card.


I am adding my card to these challenges:

 Addicted to Stamps- MAKE YOUR MARK

Love to Create- ANYTHING GOES

Simply Papercraft- ANYTHING GOES

Crafting with Friends- ANYTHING GOES


Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps-WPlus9/ Brushos/ paint brush/ die-Hero Arts/ twine/ button/ pop dots

For My Heart

Morning.

Thanks so much to everyone who left me a comment yesterday about the woodgrain tutorial.  A big thanks and welcome to my new followers as well....very appreciated!

I'm so happy that some of you have already tried it!!  That makes me happy.

Today, I have another card I made using the woodgrain/ barnboard background for my card front.  

(If you missed how to create this simple, easy background see yesterday's post.) 

With Valentine's Day approaching, I got out some of the new products from Penny Black to make a fun little tag for the front of my card keeping it very clean and simple.

I began by die-cutting that heart and arrow from the set called Sweet Heart.  

I didn't have a small enough tag die, so I hand cut one, glued on the heart and stamped the sentiment from the new set called Happy Hearts underneath.  

 I am adding my card to these challenges:

 The Male Room- ANYTHING GOES

 The Card Concpt- WARM HEART

cas

Addicted to Stamps- ANYTHING GOES

Tag You're It- INSPIRATION TAG

My Time to Craft- TAG IT

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps and die- Penny Black/ Elmer's glue/ ScorPal/ Cuttlebug

Sweet Love

Morning.  Meet a sweet new image from Penny Black.  Aren't they so adorable? 

 These cuties are from the new set called Furry Affection.

I began by stamping my background from Penny Black called Circular Design using Spun Sugar Distress ink.  I used a Spellbinder circle die to cut the circle in the center.  

Next, I stamped the mice, coloured them using Copic markers and cut them out so I could pop dot them  into the cut away circle.  They looked a bit lost in that much white open area of the circle so I added a smaller circle behind them to ground the image.  Added the sentiment and done.

Also adding my card to these challenges:

CASology- LOVE

Simon Says- ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL

Addicted to Stamps- ANYTHING GOES

Sentimental Sundays- VALENTINE'S DAY

Crafty Calendar- ANYTHING GOES

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Penny Black/ Distress ink/ Copic markers/ Spellbinder die/ Memento Bl ink/ pop dots

You and Me

It's Saturday morning and time to play along with the Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoast.  This week, the site we are being inspired by is Bed Bath and Beyond (photo below).  

I love the way my card turned out; simple and fun.  I randomly stamped the frames on my card front then stamped the you and me onto the word bubble and cut it out so I could pop dot it.  Lastly, I stamped the heart then coloured with Copics and covered it with Glossy Accents to add shine.  Thought this would make a fun card for Valentine's Day.

I am adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to CAS- LOVE

Little Red Wagon- LOVE

CASology- AND

Simon Says Stamp- HEART

Shopping Our Stash- LOVE ME TENDER
The Male Room- VALENTINE for a MAN

Have a great weekend and thanks so much for dropping in.

Supplies:  stamps-MME, Paper Smooches, Hero Arts/ Glossy Accents/ Memento ink/ twine

Inspiration Photo from Bed, Bath and Beyond

Valentine Tag

Another Valentine card today as I am playing along with the Clean and Simple challenge at Splitcoast.  I used the 'Magic Masking Tape' technique for the background of my card.  It is a simple and fun thing to try.  I pressed my masking tape directly onto my Distress ink pad-sticky side down.  When the tape is all inked up, I placed it onto my paper and rubbed then removed.  It gives you distressed looking lines.

Next, I cut the tag then stamped it and added it to my card front.  I stamped the heart again so I could colour it with Copic markers and pop dot it onto my tag.

Thanks for much for coming by and taking a look.

I am also adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to CAS- LOVE

Simon Says Stamp- TWINE or STRING

Supplies:  stamps; Printworks, Autumn Leaves/ Distress ink (Worn Lipstick, Fired Brick, Barn Door)/ masking tape/ tag die/ Copic markers/ black Memento

Valentine Note

Clean and simple cards are so fun to make and this one came together so quickly which is good since V-day is right around the corner.  I am playing along with the challenge at Splitcoast this am.  

I don't send a lot of Valentine cards but I like to have a few on hand that are more masculine since I have 2 boys.  

I started my card by stamping the notepaper onto white...isn't it just the cutest from Imaginisce.  I then stamped the heart, coloured it with Copic markers and added 2 coats of Glossy Accents to make it really glossy.  Threw on a piece of twine and done.

I am adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to CAS- LOVE

Simon Says Stamp- TWINE or STRING

Simon Says- WORK it WED.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps; Imaginisce, Studio G/ twine/ Ranger Glossy Accents/ Copic markers/ Memento ink

With Love

Happy Friday....can't believe it's the last day of January!  Where did that month go?  

With Valentine's Day quickly approaching, I was up for the LOVE challenge today at Splitcoast.  

My card is super simple.  I grabbed my new Hero Arts Neon inks and started stamping.  I wanted to add a heart so stamped it in black, cut it our and then pop dot mounted it over the splats.  To give it an enameled look, I added Glossy Accents and it just shines.

I am also adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to CAS- NEW

4 Crafty Chicks- ANYTHING GOES

Simon Says- WORK IT WED. NEW

Simon Says- TWINE

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps; Neat and Tangled, PTI, Doodlebug/ Glossy Accents/ Hero Arts Neon ink/ Mememto black/ pop dots/ twine

Happy Valentine's Day

Here's hoping your day is filled with much love and sunshine.

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Supplies:  stamps; Penny Black/ Distress inks/ black Memento/ sponging tool