Best Birthday Ever!

Welcome

I have to begin by saying how fun this card was to make.

Meet the new for JUNE stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called:

AIRY BUBBLES

This is how I created my card.

• I began by first cutting a piece of white cardstock and I die cut 3 Dot Circles of different sizes, along the outside edges of my cardstock.
• Next, I masked around the circles and then placed Airy Bubbles stencil over it and inked with some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink.
• I moved the masks to the other side of the circles and then inked again with some Wilted Violet DOX ink.
• I removed the stencil and all the masks and placed the piece into my Misti to stamp the Grid first and then the sentiment across the middle of the panel.
• I glued my finished card front panel onto a piece of white, then purple cardstock and then onto a white A2 sized card base.
• I added 3 black gems around the sentiment to finish my card off.

Here is the stencil I used:

AIRY BUBBLES

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

KarenFan10

Many thanks for the visit today.

Adding my card to these challenges;

Simon Says Wed.- MASCULINE

Dragonfly Dreams- MASCULINE

The Paper Players- MASCULINE

Crafty Calendar- MEN/BOYS

Supplies

Stamps- Birthday Greetings (Temu); Off the Grid (SU)

Inks- DOX; Versafine Clair

Paper- Solar White

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Dot Circle dies (Temu); 

TE Blending Brushes; Misti (My Sweet Petunia); black gems; low tack tape

Friendship is Special

Welcome

Meet another one of the newly released stencils for April from A Colorful Life Designs called:

THREE Xs

This stencil can be used is so many different ways; inked then cut apart along the lines, overlapping inking, stencil layering....so many ideas. 

For today though, I kept it simple by inking and adding a die cut frame.

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

• I placed the THREE Xs stencil over a piece of white cardstock and inked just across the middle with some Broken China Distress Oxide ink. Next, I inked with some Cracked Pistachio DOX and then along the bottom and top edges I used more of the Broken China ink.
• While that dried, I did cut the frame with some black cardstock and set aside.
• I took a scrap of white paper and inked it with the above mentioned colours and used that to die cut the sentiment.
• I glued the black frame over my stenciled card front and then glued that onto an A2 sized card base.
• I glued the 'friend' sentiment over the frame and added some silver gems to finish off my card.

Here is the stencil I used:

THREE Xs

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

KarenFan10

Many thanks for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Monday- BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL

Cut It Up- COLORS OF SPRING

Craft Rocket- LAYER IT UP

CRAFT- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- Solar white; black cardtock

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

Triangle Grid die (Temu); Friend die (Amazon); silver gems

Special Friend

Good Morning

It's been so gloomy and very cold here with lots of snow. 

I needed some colour to brighten my day and this stencil was a welcome sight.

So meet the newly released stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Nine Flowers

Here's what I did to create my card.

• I looked through my stash and found this yellow Gel Plate print I had done awhile ago using some Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide ink and the Simple Mosaic stencil. I thought it would make a good sunny feeling background for my flowers.
• I placed the Nine Flowers stencil over my print and then inked the flowers with some Lumberjack Plaid DOX ink.  To help enhance the look of the flowers, I added some Wilted Violet DOX ink just to the flower centers which gave some nice colour variation.
• The flowers looked a bit flat to me so I used my white Posca pen to add some details.
• When it was all dry, I die cut the word shadow right from the bottom of my stenciled panel, then die the sentiment in black and glued them together.
• I glued my finished card front onto a piece of white cardstock and then onto a piece of red and then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment back into place.

Here are the stencils I used:

Nine Flowers

Simple Mosaic

(older release)

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

KarenFan10

Much thanks for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Cut it Up- THIS MAKES ME HAPPY

Alphabet Challenge- 'U' IS FOR UPLIFTING

Allsorts- CREATE YOUR OWN BKG

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- solar white

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

white Posca pen; TE Blending Brushes; Friend die (Amazon)

Snowflake Net

Welcome

This month we are revisiting some of our favourite stencils at A Colorful Life Designs.

Here is one of my favs called:

Snowflake Net

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

I decided to make a Side Fold card using the stencil so I began by prepping my card base.  Here is how I did that:

- Base: cut a piece of cardstock 9 3/4" x 4 1/4"

- Score the base at 4 1/4"

- Stamped Panel Front measures 3 3/4"  

- Side Panel measures 1 1/2" x 3 3/4"

** MY STENCILED PANELS ARE A BIT SMALLER AS I ADDED A BORDER AROUND**

• I placed the Snowflake Net stencil down onto my non-stick mat and rubbed over it with some Blueprint Sketch and some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink being sure to cover the stencil well with ink.
• I sprayed it with water then pressed it onto a piece of white cardstock.
• When the print was dry, I stamped over it with a grid and some more script using more of the Blueprint Sketch DOX ink.
• I splattered the whole panel with my Posca pen and let dry again.
• Next, I cut my panel as mentioned above and glued them onto my card base.
• I stamped and die cut the sentiment and glued that onto a blue and white circle die cut.
• I glued the sentiment onto my card front being sure to add the glue only to one side so the card could still open.

Here is the stencil I used:

Snowflake Net

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:

Jingle Bells- WRAP UP

Fab 'n' Funky- CHRISTMAS

Crafty Gals- TIS THE SEASON

Supplies

Stamps- Off the Grid (SU); Winter Blessings (TE)

Inks- DOX

Paper- Solar White

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

Infinity circle die (HA); white Posca pen

Fun Birthday

Welcome

Meet one of the April newly released stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called 

Broken Lines

It has a great look and it fun to create with.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and placed the Broken Lines stencil over that.  I inked the whole panel with some Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide ink.
• I wiped the stencil off, turned it around and then inked again with some Picked Raspberry DOX ink.
• Next, I used the die called Trapezoidal Strip and cut the panel into pieces. I glued all the pieces back into place onto another piece of white cardstock, leaving some space between the strips but matching up the pattern.
• I glue the panel onto a white A2 sized card base and set aside.
• I took some time to look through my cast off stash and found this Alcohol inked piece so I used that to die cut the sentiment.  
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment up over the top of the card.

Here is the stencil I used:

Broken Lines

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.- HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Fab 'n' Funky- ONE FOR THE BOYS/MEN

The Creative Crafters- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- heavy white

Accessories and Tools- stencil- A Colorful Life Designs; Trapezoidal Strip die (Amazon);

foam tape; Blending Brushes (TE); Birthday Wishes die (Whimsy)

Twisty Grid

Good Morning

Today's card features a new stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called

Twisty Grid

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

• I placed the Twisty Grid stencil over a piece of white cardstock on an angle, then inked it up with some Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide ink and the middle area with some Uncharted Mariner DOX ink.
• I lifted the stencil off and then replaced it straight this time and inked with some Villainous Potion DOX ink.  I made such a fun looking pattern with just using that one stencil.
• While my card front dried, I stamped the sentiment in some more of the Uncharted Mariner DOX ink and then die cut it out.
• I glued my card front panel onto a piece of white cardstock and then onto a piece of pale purple.  I glued that onto an A2 sized card base.  
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment over the middle grid area, then finally, added 3 silver gems.

Here is the stencil I used:

Twisty Grid

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:

We Love Stamping- Focal sentiment or quote or Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters- ANYTHING GOES

Crafts Galore Encore- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamp-  Big and Bold Stamp and die (SSS)

Inks- DOX

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

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

TE Blending Brushes; foam tape

Joy to the World

 

Welcome

Today's collage style card was a fun one for me.

I have wanted the Off the Grid stamp for many years but just didn't find it at a good price.

Well finally the day came and I grabbed it up.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and placed it into my Misti.  I got out some Catherine Pooler inks this time to try them out.
• I centered the snowflake and inked up the just the middle of the snowflake with some Suede Shoes ink and pressed onto my white cardstock.
• I wiped the stamp off and inked the edges with some CP All That Jazz ink and stamped again.  I love the look of the two-tone snowflake.
• I placed the Off the Grid stamp into my Misti next and added that onto the 4 corners of my card front.
• Using the same colours that I inked up the snowflake with, I stamped the snow dots all around the snowflake.
• I glued the panel onto a piece of white cardstock, then onto a piece of navy cardstock.  I added it to an A2 sized card base.
• Finally, I added the pre-printed sentiment strip with some foam tape right to the middle of the snowflake.

Thanks so much for taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

The Crafty Addicts- ANYTHING GOES

CRAFT- CHRISTMAS

Supplies

Stamps- Off the Grid (SU); Let it Snow (Visible Image)

Inks- Versafine Clair, Catherine Pooler

Paper- Scribes Nook (Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); Christmas Sentiment strips (SSS)

Let's Be Merry

Welcome

Today's card is a fun one featuring the newly release stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called

Merry Christmas

I love the whimsical look of the letters.  I pulled out my Gel Plate to create this one.

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

• I started with a roll off sheet that had some red and green ink on it.  I keep these when I need to roll off my brayer while using my Gel Plate.
• I got out my Gel Plate and pressed my Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide pad right onto the plate along the middle area.  I then pressed some Rustic Wilderness DOX ink along the top and bottom and used my brayer to blend the colours together.
• I placed the Merry Christmas stencil UPSIDE DOWN (so the script transferred correctly), onto my plate and rubbed the roll off sheet over the plate to lift the pattern from the stencil that was on the plate.
• Next, I wanted to define the rows of letters, so using the Simple Grid stencil, I added the rows of squares, masking as I went along.
• To add more details, I added dots and splatters with my white Posca pen.
• I glued the panel onto a piece of red cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.

Here are the stencils I used:

Merry Christmas

Simple Grid

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:

The Crafty Addicts- ANYTHING GOES

Creative Inspiration- ANYTHING GOES

Little Red Wagon- PATTERNED PAPER or NOT

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- Scribes Nook (Waterloo, Ont.)

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

Gel Plate; Speedball Brayer; white Posca pen

Close at Heart

Welcome

Today's card features the beautiful, new for September Artichoke Rose stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.

I paired it up with an older stencil called Simple Grid to create my card.

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

• I placed a piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station and positioned the rose part of the Artichoke Rose stencil in the bottom right hand corner as I wanted it to be the largest on my card front.
• Using some Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink, I blended that into the flower center and then added some Festive Berries DOX ink to the rest of the flower.
• I moved the flower to the side and then to the top corner using the same colours of inks.
• I removed the stencil and added the square details to the open white areas using the Simple Grid stencil and some more of the Picked Raspberry DOX ink.
• I placed the stenciled panel into my Misti to stamp the sentiment and clear heat embossed it.
• I splattered with my white Posca pen.
• I glued the dried panel onto a piece of deep red cardstock although it looks more blackish in the photo, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I added 3 black gems around the sentiment.

Here are the stencils I used:

Artichoke Rose

Simple Grid

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:

Little Red Wagon- RECTANGLE OR SQUARE

The Crafty Addicts- ANYTHING GOES

Simon Says Wed.- STAMP IT

Supplies

Stamp- Side by Side (IO- retired)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

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

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

Make Art Station (Ranger); black gems; white Posca pen

Sending Smiles

Welcome

I created today's card by using scraps I had in my stash.

The papers were leftover pieces I had made while Gel Plate printing.  

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

• I looked through my stash of scraps and found some pieces leftover when I cut down larger pieces of gel prints.  I found 2 that I thought would look good together.
• Next, I die cut the Plaid Card Front from some white cardstock.  
• I measured the size of the openings in the plaid, then cut my scraps into strips the right size.
• I wove the strips through the die cut, overlapping them until all the openings were filled.
• I glued that onto a piece of white cardstock and set aside.
• I found another piece of cardstock that I had inked up with some Distress Oxide inks in my stash and die cut the sentiment using that and then cut out the sentiment shadow from some white.
• I glued the woven panel onto a piece of purple cs then onto a heavy white A2 size card base.
• I pop dotted the sentiment over the center of the panel.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

{PIN}spiration- PHOTO

Love to Craft- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- Basics acrylic paint, DOX ink

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

Accessories and Tools- Plaid Card Front die (Concord and 9th), Speedball Brayer; 

Sending Smiles die (SSS); Gel Plate; foam tape

Flowers for Christmas

 

Welcome

I love seeing the bright and happy poinsettias at Christmas time.

Using this new to me stencil called Single Poinsettia, I created a cluster of flowers.

A little masking, a little inking can transform the look.

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

• I began with a white card panel and positioned the Single poinsettia in the bottom corner.  I masked off the areas I didn't want to ink up using some low tack tape.  
• I inked up the stencil with some Festive Berries Distress Oxide ink. To darken the middle a bit, I used some Barn Door then right in the center where the berries are, I used a bit of Dusty Concord to darken.
• I repositioned the stencil up to the side a bit, masked again and then inked with the same inks.  I repeated that process one more time, giving me 3 flowers in the cluster.
• To add more interest, I stenciled using the Simple Grid and some more Festive Berries DOX ink.
• I rubbed the ink along the edges as well to add some shading.
• I splattered with my white Posca pen.
• While that dried, I die cut the sentiment 3 times and glued them together.
• I glued the flower panel onto a heavy white card base, then glued the stacked sentiment over the flowers.  
• Lastly, I added 3 black gems for more interest.

Here are the stencils I used:

Single Poinsettia

Simple Grid

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 very much for coming by for a visit.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- HAPPY HOLIDAYS/ CHRISTMAS

Crazy 4 Challenges- CHRISTMAS FLOWERS

Alphabet Challenge - 'R' FOR RED

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX (TH)

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

Accessories and Tools- stencils- A Colorful Life Designs; Sending Cheer die (WPlus 9); 

TE inking brush; low tack tape; black gems (Dollar Store); Posca paint pen

Lots of Leaves- Stencil Layering

Welcome

Have you ever stenciled over a stencil??

It's fun and what a unique look it can give.  

That's what I did to create the background for my card today.

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

• I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock.  I placed the Lots of Leaves stencil from ACLD over my cardstock and using a blending brush, I applied some Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide ink.  
• When I was happy with the inking, I left the stencil in place and put the Simple Grid stencil right over top of it. Be sure to secure well.  
• Using some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink, I inked right over the leaves, giving them some wonderful pattern.
• I removed the stencil, splattered with some water to lift the ink in places, then set aside.
• When dry, I placed the panel into my Misti to stamp the sentiment from Pinkfresh Studios.
• I cut a strip of black cardstock and stamped the strip with Versamark ink, then white heat embossed it.
• I glued the panel onto a piece of green cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.  
• I pop dotted the black sentiment strip under the large sentiment.

Here are the stencils I used:

Lots of Leaves

Simple Grid

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.

Hope you have a great week.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Dare 2B Artzy- FALL

2 Sisters on the Blog- MEN'S CARD

The Crafter's Cafe- STENCIL

Supplies

Stamps- Scripted Bold Sentiments (Pinkfresh Studios);

Inks- Distress Oxides; Versafine Clair; Versamark

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

Accessories and Tools- stencils- (A Colorful Life Designs); Misti (My Sweet Petunia); 

TE Blending Brushes, pop dots; Lawn Fawn white EB powder