Wishing You the Best

 

Good Morning

I had fun layering 2 new for May stencils from A Colorful Life Designs to create my card for today.

Meet 2 of the new stencils called:

Outline Daisies and Circle of Lines

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

• I placed the Circle of Lines stencil over a piece of white cardstock and secured it well.  I masked off one area of the stencil and inked with some Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink.
• I moved the mask to the next section and inked with some Peacock Feathers DOX ink.  
• I repeated that process and inked with some Ripe Persimmon and some Mustard Seed DOX ink.
• Leaving the stencil in place, I inked the Outline Daisies into each section of the different colours using some black ink.
• I cut a white and a larger blue circle, glued those together and stamped the sentiment into the center.
• I glued my card front panel onto a piece of white cardstock and then onto a piece of blue, then onto a white A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment over the middle of my card front.
• Lastly, to finish off my card, I added black gems to the middle of the flowers and 3 under the sentiment.

Here are the stencils I used:

Outline Daisies

Circle of Lines

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

KarenFan10

Many thanks for coming to visit today.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS

Simon Says Monday- STENCIL FUN

AAA Birthday- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Everyday Circle Tags (Avery Elle)

Inks- DOX; Versafine Claire

Paper- Solar White (Prisma)

Accessories and Tools- stencils (A Colorful Life Designs); TE Blending Brushes;

Infinity Circle dies (Hero Arts); black gems; low tack tape

A Single Flower Notecard

Good Morning

A simple card this morning using a newly released stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Retro Flower Duo

This is a 2 flower stencil but for today's card, I used just one of them.

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

• I began by getting out my Gel Plate and I pressed my Distress Oxide ink pads directly onto the plate, then blended them together using a brayer.  The colours I used were Villainous Potion and some Uncharted Mariner.  
• Next, I laid the Retro Flower Duo stencil onto my plate and pressed a piece of cardstock over that to create the flower print.  
• I splattered with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry. When it was all dry, I die cut it using a large circle die.
• I took another piece of white cardstock and inked it up with some more of the Villainous Potion DOX ink and then I used an embossing folder to add some texture.  I lightly sanded off some of the raised areas to give it more interest.
• I glued the embossed piece onto a 4 1/4" square white card based and then I used some foam tape to pop the flower up.
• To finish my card off, I added some silver gems onto and around the flower.

Here is the stencil I used:

Retro Flower Duo

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

KarenFan10

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Mix it Up- ANYTHING GOES- OPTION: Monochrome

The Creative Crafters- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- heavy white

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Gel Plate; Speedball Brayer;

Dots Embossing folder (Sizzix); white Posca pen; sanding block, silver gems;

Infinity Circle dies (HA)

Try It On Tuesdays

Welcome

Today, I have the pleasure of being the guest designer at the 

Try it on Tuesday (tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com)

The theme is a fun one:

EMBOSS IT

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and beginning at the top of the paper, I blended these Distress Oxide colours together: Fossilized Amber/ Ripe Persimmon/ Picked Raspberry/ Cracked Pistachio/ Peacock Feathers.
• Next, I embossed the panel with a 3D Burlap folder.  Using a sanding block, I gently sanded over the embossing to add a bit more interest and reveal a bit of the white cardstock.
• I laid the Dot Circle  Dot Circle stencil (one of my favs) over the embossed panel and inked with the same colours as mentioned above.
• I die cut out the little paint brushes and glued them together.
• I stamped the sentiment in my Misti and then die cut it out.
• I glued the embossed panel onto a piece of white, then pink cardstock and finally onto an A2 sized card base.
• I glued the little paint brushes onto the card front and used some foam tape to add the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

Dot Circle Stencil - A Colorful Life Designs

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 your entire order.*

(Affiliate with no extra cost to you) 

Supplies

Stamps- With All My Art (TE)

Inks- DOX; Versafine Clair

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); 3D Burlap EB Folder (Honey Bee);

Paint the Town dies (TE); foam tape; sanding block

Very Merry

 

Welcome

I'm combining 2 stencils today to create a fun background.

I used the Halftone Circle stencil with the Classic Snowflake from

A Colorful Life Designs.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and placed it onto my Make Art Station.  I put the Classic Snowflake stencil over my paper and inked it up with some Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide ink.
• I lifted that stencil off and placed the Halftone Circle stencil over the inked snowflakes and then inked that stencil with some Crackling Campfire DOX ink.  I rotated the stencil and inked again just to fill in some of the open areas.
• I rubbed some Lumberjack Plaid ink onto a scrap of white cardstock, splattered with my white Posca pen and then die cut the letters from that.
• Next, I die cut a circle and glued the sentiment onto that and stamped the holly branches.  
• I glued my card front onto a piece of dark red cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop the circle over the background.
• Finally, I added some silver gems under the sentiment.

Here are the stencils I used:

Classic Snowflake

Halftone Circle

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 your entire order.*

(Affiliate with no extra cost to you) 

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed- ANYTHING GOES

Crafty Calendar- CHRISTMAS THEMED

Peace on Earth- CHRISTMAS

Supplies

Stamps- Christmas Cheer (TT- retired)

Inks- DOX

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

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

white Posca pen; Holiday Sayings Die (Concord and 9th); 

TE Blending Brushes; Infinity Circle Dies; silver gems

Wispy Floral

Welcome

I had fun playing with this new Wispy Floral stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.

Just a little break from making cards for the holidays.

I paired up this new stencil with an earlier release called Atoms.

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

• I began by getting out my Gel Plate, brayer and some Distress Oxide ink.  
• I pressed my Tumbled Glass DOX inks pad directly onto my Gel Plate and used my brayer to blend it smooth.
• I placed a die cut paper ring onto my plate first, then I placed the Atoms stencil onto my plate and gently pressed it down to make contact.  
• I carefully lifted off the stencil and the paper ring and rubbed some white cardstock over my plate to get the print.  You can see the white ring created by adding the die cut circle ring.
• Next, I looked through my Marvelous Mask Circles to find the size I wanted and placed that within the circle created on my Gel plate.
• I laid the Wispy Floral stencil over the circle and inked that up with some Villainous Potion DOX ink. 
• I removed the stencil but left the circle mask in place and added a bit of ink just along the edges to accentuate the circle shape.
• I stamped and die cut the sentiment, then glued the stenciled card front onto a piece of purple cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• Finally, I added the sentiment with some foam tape.

Here are the stencils and masks I used:

Wispy Floral

Atoms

Marvelous Masks Circles

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:

AAA Birthday- BIRTHDAY

Happy Little Stampers- STENCIL ANYTHING GOES

Dream Valley Challenge- OCCASIONS OTHER THEN BIRTHDAY

Supplies

Stamps- Big and Bold Sentiment and die (SSS)

Inks- DOX

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

Accessories and Tools- stencils and masks (A Colorful Life Designs); 

Make Art Station (Ranger); Infinity Circle Dies (HA); TE Blending Brushes;

Gel Plate; brayer

Split Circle

 

Good Morning

Meet the May newly released Split Circle stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.

Lots of different ways to use this one.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and positioned the Split Circle stencil over that on my Make Art Station, tilting the whole stencil to one side.  I inked up over the stencil with some Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide ink.
• Next, leaving the stencil in place, I positioned the Spring Foliage stencil over that and inked with some Villainous Potion DOX ink.  Layering the 2 stencils gave such a fun looking background.
• I splattered with my white Posca pen and let dry.
• When the panel was dry, I placed it into my Misti to stamp the sentiment from Hero Arts.
• I glued the piece onto some white cardstock, then purple, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I added 3 black gems around the sentiment.

Here are the stencils I used:

Split Circle

Spring Foliage

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:

Simon Says Stamp- STENCIL IT

My Time to Craft- MONOCHROMATIC

Addicted to Stamps and More- DIE CUTS and/or STENCIL

Supplies

Stamp- Huge Hugs (HA)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

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

Make Art Station (Ranger); Misti (My Sweet Petunia)

Colour Wheel

 

Welcome to the weekend.

So appreciate that you dropped in to see what I am up to today.

I just picked up this fun die from Paper Rose called Color Wheel Love.

I was inspired by the card I made a few weeks ago after watching one of Vicki Boutin's lives.

here is that card

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

• I began by creating some inky backgrounds using Vicki Boutin's Art Crayons and a piece of acetate.  I simply scribbled the crayons onto the acetate, used a wet paintbrush to blend it out, then pressed onto my white cardstock.  I did add some stenciling and splatters as well to each piece. When I was finished, I had 3 inked pieces.
• Next, using a piece of black cardstock, I die cut the Color Wheel and set that aside.  
• I then die-cut my inked pieces using the same die with each inky panel I had created.
• I glued the black outline onto a piece of white cardstock as a base, then fussy cut around it.  I then glued in all the different colours, fitting them all back into place varying the colours.  
• I set that aside to dry and cut a 4 x 4 inch piece of white cardstock and got out my Gel Plate.
• Using a brayer and my Distress Oxide inks, I inked up my Gel Plate and then took a print. 
• I placed the square panel into my Misti and stamped the 'Just Be Happy' sentiment from the Just Be Happy set by Visible Image, repeating it across the panel.
• I die-cut the Celebrate 3 times from white cardstock and glued those together.  Using my foam finger dabber, I added some Picked Raspberry over the die applying more at the base and fading out as I reached the top.
• I glued the Gel Plate print onto a white card base, then pop dotted the Color Wheel over that.  
• Lastly, I glued the 'Celebrate' over that.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies

Stamps- Just Be Happy (Visible Image)

Ink- Vicki Boutin Art Crayons (warm and cool sets); Distress Oxides (Picked Raspberry, Peeled Paint,

Cracked Pistachio, Kitsch Flamingo, Peacock Feathers, Salvaged Patina)

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook: Waterloo Ontario)

Accessories and Tools- Color Wheel die (Paper Rose); acetate sheet; Celebrate die (MFT); 

Posca black pen; various stencils (ACLD); Misti (My Sweet Petunia)

Warm Thoughts- The Flower Challenge

Hello and Welcome back.

Time for a reminder card for 

The Flower Challenge

You still have time to play along with us.

This month we are using some of the gorgeous images created by 

Alex Syberia

She is also our Guest this month and has offered a prize of two of her lovely digital designs for our lucky winner!  She has some really beautiful designs in her store.  If you click on her name above, it will take you there.

Our design team will be using some of them for their shaped cards this month too!

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

This month, we are using Alex's digital images for our cards and the one I am using is called Christmas Frame.  So I took the digi and opened it into my 'Paint' program on my computer.  I sized it bigger as I wanted to use just one of the flower images on my circle card and printed it out.

Next, using my largest Spellbinder circle die, I cut out a circle card base.  When I laid my die onto my folded cardstock, I left it up a bit so that the top would stay intact and together on the fold to create the circle base.

I set that aside and cut a smaller circle that fit inside.  I fussy cut out my digi and coloured it using my Copic makers, then fit it within the smaller circle die cut.

I glued it all together, added the embossed sentiment with pop dots and some blue sequins.

The finishing touch was to add some shiny Nuvo drops to my flower center.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Not Just Cards- ANYTHING GOES
Use Your Stuff- ANYTHING GOES

Crafty Cardmakers- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Everyday Sentiments (YNS); Digi (Alex Syberia)

Inks- Versamark, Copic markers

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Printer; white eb powder; blue sequins; Sparkle Nuvo Drops; 

pop dots; Circle dies (Spellbinder)

Add Spots or Stripes- The Flower Challenge

Good morning.

Time for another fun theme at 

The Flower Challenge

We are being sponsored by Top Flight Stamps this month. They are kindly giving our winner an e-gift card for $25. Please check out there website as they have some amazing crafty things there.  

Our guest this month is Tracy from whoistracy.

Here are my card details.

I began by placing this small circle stencil called Pick up Sticks...fun eh?  It's a smaller stencil so no need to mask the areas around.
Using some Carved Pumpkin DOX ink, I rubbed the center of the stencil then added some Candied Apple around the edges.  I removed the stencil and placed the piece into my Misti to stamp the flowers and this great sentiment from STAMPlorations.
To help pull the whole design together, I doodled in a line around the circle.
I simply mounted it onto a piece of orange cs then onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Crafty Friends- ANYTHING GOES

Love to Craft- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Go with Heart (STAMPlorations); Beautiful You (STAMPlorations)

Inks- Carved Pumpkin, Candied Apple (DOX); Versafine

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Pick up Sticks Stencil (A Colorful Life Designs)

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

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

Misti (My Sweet Petunia); Black marker