Christmas Holidays

Good Morning

Today's card is interesting as I combined 2 stencils from A Colorful Life Designs called

Fetching Snowflake and Fluttering Snow.

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 inked up the Fluttering Snow stencil with some Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink.  
• Leaving that stencil in place, I put the outline mask of the Fetching Snowflakes stencil right over the Fluttering Snow stencil and inked that up with some Salty Ocean DOX ink.
• I removed the stencils and splattered with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
• When it was dry, I place it into my Misti to stamp the sentiment.
• I die cut the little snowflake and glued that over the middle of the large middle snowflake.
• To finish my card off, I added 3 blue gems.

Here are the stencils I used:

Fluttering Snow

Fetching Snowflake

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Shopping Our Stash- WHATEVER THE WEATHER

Crazy is Our Fame, Stencils are Our Game- CHRISTMAS/ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Christmas Cheer (TT- retired)

Inks- Versafine Clair, DOX

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

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

white Posca pen; TE Blending Brushes; Snowflake die ?

Flurries

Hello and Welcome

As most of us don't want to think about snow flurries (me included!!) I really want to get some of my holiday cards done and set aside before the rush is on.

So, how about some mid-month inspiration and a sale with this new released stencil called 

Classic Snowflake from A Colorful Life Designs.

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

• I thought I would try this cute Classic Snowflake stencil out on my Gel Plate, so I got that out and set it up.
• I pressed some Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink onto the plate by pressing the pad right onto it.  I used a brayer to roll it all smooth.
• I placed the stencil onto my Gel Plate, then using a piece of white cardstock I rubbed over the plate to print the darkest blue snowflakes you see in my card first.
• I carefully lifted the stencil off and rubbed the cardstock over the plate again, giving me the lighter white snowflakes in the background.  
• I splattered with my white Posca pen and used the pen to also add a white dot to the center of all the darker snowflakes.
• When it was all dry, I used a Braided Oval die to cut the oval from the center.  I placed that piece into my Misti to stamp the sentiment and clear heat embossed it.
• I glued the stenciled piece onto an A2 sized card base, used some foam tape to pop up the oval back into place and then finally added 5 silver gems under the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

Classic Snowflake

(on sale right now)

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 Monday- WHAT'S YOUR FAV COLOUR?

Stamp & Fun=Creativity- ANYTHING GOES

Peace on Earth- INSPIRATION BOARD

Supplies

Stamp- Christmas Cheer (Technique Tues.- retired)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

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

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

Braided Oval die (Pinkfresh Studio); clear eb powder; silver gems

Snowflake Wishes

 

Welcome

Today's card was part of a challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers called Split Negative Technique.

This technique is to SPLIT a symmetrical image or pattern, while mirroring the colors.

I've never used this technique before, so I was all for trying it out.

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

• I began by choosing the colours I wanted to use and the stamps, then got out my Misti. Using my Misti for the image placement really helped to get the images to line up the way I wanted.
• I placed the blue cardstock into my Misti first and stamped the snowflake using some Unicorn White ink.
• I removed that and replaced it with a piece of white cardstock and stamped the snowflake again using some Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink.  
• I cut both panels right down the center and glued them back together over a piece of lighter blue cardstock.
• Next, I stamped some of the dots that are included with the snowflake set, around the snowflake to add interest.
• I glued the stamped panel onto an A2 sized card base and then used some foam tape to add the sentiment over the center of the snowflake.

Thanks for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- LARGE or SMALL

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge- ANYTHING GOES

Try it On Tuesday- LET'S GO OUTDOORS

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Let it Snow (Visible Image)

Inks- Hero Arts White Unicorn; DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia)

Warm Wishes

Welcome

As a card maker, I am thinking ahead and I want to get started on making some cards for the holidays.  

This new Sleek Deco stencil from A Colorful Life Designs worked great as a background for my snowflakes.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and got out my Gel Plate.
• I press some Uncharted Mariner in the middle and some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink along the edges of my Plate and using my brayer, I blended the colours together.
• I laid the Sleek Deco stencil onto the plate and rubbed my white cardstock over it to take the first print.  
• I removed the stencil and rubbed the cardstock over the plate again, picking up the leftover pattern and ink for my background.  It gave me a nice offset pattern.
• Next, I placed the stenciled panel into my Misti to stamp the snowflake collage and the sentiment along the bottom.  I heat embossed them to help them pop against the blue background.
• I added a few black splatters with my Posca pen for interest.
• I glued the panel onto a piece of blue cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I added 3 blue gems to the centers of the snowflakes.

Here is the stencil I used:

Sleek Deco

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 taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Krafty Chicks- ALL OCCASIONS

The Holly and Ivy Challenge- ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES

Try it On Tues.- LET'S GO OUTSIDE

Supplies

Stamps- Shake Your Flakes (Unity)

Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair

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

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

Misti (My Sweet Petunia); blue gems; black Posca pen

Warm Wishes

Good Morning

Meet today's card.

I've been working to get some cards tucked away before the holidays arrive....time is going so fast!

I'm using this newly released stencil called BLAM from A Colorful Life Designs to make a non-traditional looking Christmas card. 

I had fun playing with it.

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

• I laid a piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station and then placed the Blam stencil over that.
• I inked up the stencil with some Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide ink, covering the white cardstock.
• Next, I moved the stencil slightly and inked again with some Prize Ribbon DOX ink, pressing lightly as not to overpower the first inking.
• I thought it needed something more, so I pulled out the Grunge Tones stamp set and stamped it over just the stars with more of the same DOX ink to add more interest.
• There was some ink left on the stencil, so I sprayed it with some water and pressed it onto another piece of white cardstock to use as the background for my sentiment circle.
• When that was dry, I die cut a circle using it, then placed it into my Misti to stamp the sentiment.  I glued that onto another plain, white circle that was a little larger.
• I glued the finished panel onto an A2 card base and pop dot mounted the circle sentiment over that.

Here are the stencils I used:

BLAM

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:

Shopping Our Stash- HEY OMBRE

The Holly and Ivy- ANYTHING GOES

Stamps & Fun=Creativity- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamp- Encircled in Warmth (SU); Grunge Tones (Visible Image)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

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

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

Make Art Station (Ranger)

Icy Snowflakes

Good Morning

This card started as a 'fail' but I tried to rescue it and was very pleased with the final results.

Icy cold is what we have had here where I live, so this card was a perfect one to speak to the winter weather all around me.

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

• As I mentions above, this card started as a 'fail'.  Why do I say that?  I had cut a white piece of cardstock and tried to use this new snowflake die I got for Christmas to cut it out.  WELL, the cardstock I was cutting was too thick and the die make an impression instead of cutting.  I looked at it and thought....hmmmmm.  Time to rescue it.
• I took the panel and rubbed some Peacock Feathers and Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink all over the front of the panel.  I loved how the snowflake stood out and stayed white....SAVE!
• I cut the panel down to fit a 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch size card when finished. 
• To add interest, I first splattered with a good amount of water to lift some of the ink, then splattered with my white Posca pen to add a more snowy look to my card.
• While that dried, I die cut the sentiment 3 times and glued them together.  
• When the inked panel was dry, I glued it onto a white card base, then added the sentiment and a few little blue gems.

 

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- WITH LOVE

The Four Seasons- ANYTHING GOES WINTER

Papercraft Challenges- WINTER WONDERLAND

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX 

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

Accessories and Tools- Snowflake die (Amazon); TE inking brushes; blue gems;

Peace die (SSS)

Joy Christmas

 

Hello

I hope you are doing well and enjoying some crafting time.

Meet today's card.

Super simple to create using a very easy technique with Distress Oxide inks. 

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

• I began by cutting my card front panel with some heavy white cardstock to fit on an A2 size card base.
• I rubbed some Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide ink onto my non-stick craft mat, sprayed with water and pressed the cardstock into the wet ink.  I repeated that process, drying in between colour applications using some Peacock Feathers and then some Wilted Violet.  
• When the ink was all dry, I rubbed the piece with my anti-static bag and then stamped the snowflake with some Versamark ink and white heat embossed it.  This snowflake stamp is one of my favs.
• Next, I covered a piece of white cardstock with some clear packing tape and die cut the JOY letters.  I have mentioned this technique before as it gives the die-cut sentiments some extra stability and gives a great shine without having to heat emboss.  
• I splattered with my white and black Posca pen (of course!)
• I glued the inked piece onto some white cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.  
• I glued the JOY sentiment to the bottom and then added a blue gem to the snowflake center.

Thanks so very much for coming by and taking a look.

ps.  I am way behind at visiting your blogs, but I will try my best to get there next week.  I'm back at work and my time is so limited.  I apologize for being so behind.

Supplies

Stamps- Winter Wishes Snowflake (Colorado Craft)

Inks- Versamark, Distress Oxides (mentioned above)

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

Accessories and Tools- JOY die (Penny Black); clear packing tape; 

Lawn Fawn white embossing powder; non-stick craft mat; blue gem; heat tool; Anti-static bag

Winter

Good Morning

Here is a simple monochromatic card I made while playing with some of my favourite colours of Distress Oxide inks and my new blending brushes from Taylored Expressions I got for Christmas.  

I wanted to make a layered stenciled card so here is what I did to create my card.

• I began with a panel cut from heavy cardstock.  I centered the 2 Column Shadow Mask from ACLD over my cardstock and inked it up with some Tumbled Glass and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide inks.  
• I left the above stencil in place and then positioned the Icy Snowflake stencil over that up in the top corner.  I rubbed some Chipped Sapphire DOX inks over the snowflake. It reminded me of looking out a window.
• Next, I removed just the snowflake stencil and splattered over the piece with my white Posca pen.
• I removed the Column stencil and placed the panel into my Misti to stamp the sentiment from Impression Obsession.  I clear heat embossed it to help make it pop against the bkg.
• I mounted the piece onto a piece of matching blue cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base. 

 

Here is the Icy Snowflake stencil I used.

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

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

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

CAS Mix Up- SPLATTERS

Cardz 4 Guyz- LET IT SNOW

Addicted to Stamp and More- MAKE YOUR MARK

Supplies

Stamps- To Everything (Impression Obsession)

Inks- DOX; Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook); coloured cs

Accessories and Tools- Icy Snowflake (ACLD); 2 Column Shadow (ACLD); 

Posca pen; blue gem; TE blending brushes; Misti (My Sweet Petunia)