Take Care of Yourself

Hello and Welcome

I hope you will continue to indulge me with the cards I have made using the Crayon Rubbing technique.

It's so fun and easy to do which is great for me and my most busy schedule.

I'm using a new for March stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Jardiniere

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

• Like I have mentioned in previous posts, I have been trying to use up my cast-off.  This one was a faint green roll off sheet done while I was using my Distress Oxide inks on my Gel Plate.
• I placed the Jardiniere stencil down first, then the inked paper next and rubbed a dark navy Crayola crayon over the whole page to transfer the pattern.
• Next, I die cut the sentiment shadow right from the middle of my card front.  I die cut the sentiment with some navy cardstock and glued it onto the shadow.
• I glued the card front panel onto a piece of white cardstock, then navy and then onto a white A2 sized card base.
• I added the sentiment back into the center with some foam tape to pop it up.

Here is the stencil I used:

Jardiniere

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

KarenFan10

Thanks for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Fab 'n' Funky- ONE FOR BOYS/MEN

Supplies

Stamps- none

Ink- DOX

Paper- heavy white

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

Crayola Crayon; Take Care die (Waffle Flower)

Crayon Rubbing- Just a Note

Good Morning

Can I just say that I love the versatility of stencils.  

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

For today's card I'm doing some more crayon rubbing using this new stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Petit Four Dainty

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

• I have been trying to use up some of the pieces I have in my stash and I found this piece that I had rolled my brayer off onto while Gel Plate Printing.  Whenever I am using my Gel Plate, I always keep a supply of scrap paper beside me to roll ink off and I save them for future use.  
• I placed the Petit Four Dainty stencil onto my Make Art Station and placed the scrap I had found on TOP of the stencil.  I made sure both were secure before proceeding to the next step.
• Next, using a green crayon, I rubbed over the whole panel, revealing the pattern of the stencil.  I love how it turned out.
• I set that aside and found another scrap to use to die cut the sentiment.  I glued that onto the white die cut shadow it comes with.
• I glued my card front onto a piece of white cardstock, then some green and then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment over the middle of the card front.

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 coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Just Us Girls- GREEN

Simon Says Wed.- A BIT O' GREEN

The Sisterhood of Crafters- SHADES OF GREEN

Word Power- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- acrylic paint

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

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

Make Art Station (Ranger); die (Just Saying Dies (Concord and 9th)

Learn to Pause

 

Welcome

Learn to pause...what great advice for all of us who rush through life on a daily basis.

Fall is such a wonderful time to do that too.  Being out in nature right now is so wonderful.

So I decided to play with this new stencil called Layered White Oak from A Colorful Life Designs inspired by all the Fall colours happening right now.  This is a 3 part stencil, it includes a stencil, leaf mask and outline mask.  There are so many different ways to use it.

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

• I pulled out my Gel Plate again (hope you aren't getting sick of my talking about using my Gel Plate).  I rubbed on some Fossilized Amber, Carved Pumpkin and then in the center, some Barn Door Distress Oxide inks and brayered the colours together.
• I laid the White Oak stencil over my plate, pushing gently to get good contact between the plate and the stencil.  Like I have mentioned in the past, I use the end of a paintbrush handle to do that, you don't want to use anything sharp on your plate.
• I carefully lifted off the stencil and rubbed a piece of white cardstock over the plate to lift the print.
• Using my black Posca pen, I splattered some black over the background.
• When the panel was dry, I stamped the sentiment from Tim Holtz along the bottom using some Versafine Clair ink.
• I glued a piece of matching cardstock onto a white card base, then used foam tape to attach the panel to the card base.

Here is the stencil I used:

Layered White Oak

                                                        Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

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

(affiliate with not extra cost to you)

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

 Allsorts-  ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTION OF NATURE

Stamp and Fun = Creativity- COLOURS OF FALL

Color Dare- INSPIRATION PHOTO

Supplies

Stamp- Learn to Pause (TH)

Inks- Distress Oxide; Versafine Clair

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

Accessories and Tools- Layered White Oak leaf stencil; Gel Plate, Speedball Brayer; 

black Posca pen; 

Who Needs a Hug?

 

Welcome

Meet today's card.

I like the sunny, warm colour I was able to achieve on my card.

I did that by using Distress Oxide inks on my Gel Plate.

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

• I began by getting out my Gel Plate, brayer and Distress Oxide Inks. (Carved Pumpkin, Fossilized Amber)
• I pressed the Carved Pumpkin DOX ink pad directly onto the plate then pressed the Fossilized Amber along the outside edges.  Using my brayer, I blended the colours together on the plate.
• Using a stamp from AALL and Create, I stamped onto the plate to remove some of the ink, wiped off the stamp and repeated that process.  It is hard to see but you can faintly see the square stamping in the background. 
• I splattered the plate with some diluted Carved Pumpkin ink then using a piece of white cardstock, I rubbed it over the plate to lift the print.  It had a nice warm glow.
• When the print was dry, I rubbed over with an anti-static bag.  
• I placed the print into my Misti and stamped the hearts, then white heat embossed them.
• Using my black Posca pen, I coloured in the open areas of the hearts.
• I splattered with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
• While that dried, I stamped the sentiment in my Misti with some black Versafine ink.
• I glued the inked panel onto a piece of black cardstock, then onto a white card base.
• I pop dotted the sentiment over the hearts.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- STAMP IT

Use Your Stuff- ANYTHING GOES

Crafting Happiness- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Everyday Sentiments (YNS); Hearts Entwined (MFT); Squares (AALL and Create)

Inks- Distress Oxide inks; Versamark; Versafine Clair

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

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); white eb powder; Posca pens; foam tape;

Gel Plate; brayer