Tropical Hello

Good Morning

This card was a fun one to create using the new from A Colorful Life Designs stencil called

Swirling Droplets

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

• I began with a piece of white cardstock that I inked up with some Cracked Pistachio and some Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide ink.
• Next, I placed the Swirling Droplets stencil over the inked cardstock and rubbed on some Rustic Wilderness DOX ink until the whole card front was inked.
• I placed the cardstock into the Monstera Leaves EB folder and ran it through my machine.  By stenciling the background and then embossing, it added great detail to the leaves.
• I splattered with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
• While that dried, I die cut the 'HELLO' letters out and glued it onto the shadow die cut background.
• I glued the dried panel onto a piece of pale green cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card front.
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment up over the card front panel and added some black gems around it.

Here is the stencil I used:

Swirling Droplets

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Thanks a lot for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Simon Says Mon.- LOTS OF TEXTURE

Alphabet Challenge- WET/DRY EMBOSSING

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

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

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

black gems; White Posca pen; Monstera Leaves EB folder (Altenew);

HELLO die (Whimsy Stamps)

Monstera Leaves

 

Welcome!

I can't believe it's June 1st.  Time flies when you're having fun, I guess.

With a new month comes a whole new release of stencils from A Colorful Life Designs.

The stencil I used today is called Coral Reef.  I used it to add depth and details to my leaves.

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

• I began with a piece of white cardstock.  I inked up the inside of the Monstera Leaves 3D embossing folder from Altenew with some Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide ink and ran it through my machine.
• I took that embossed panel and laid it onto my Make Art Station and positioned the Coral Reef stencil over that.  I inked it up with some Lucky Clover Distress Oxide ink that is a bit darker, which picked up the details on the leaves.
• I die cut the Thanks sentiment from some black cardstock.  This die comes with a shadow so I cut that out of some vellum and glued them together.  By gluing it onto the vellum, it made it easy to add it over the raised, embossed background.
• I glue the finished panel onto a piece of green cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I glued the sentiment over the center of the card.

Here is the stencil I used:

Coral Reef

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 Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Crazy is Our Fame- Stencils are Our Game- STENCILS- OPTION FLOWERS

The Paper Funday- EMBOSS IT

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- Distress Oxides

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (ACLD); vellum; Embossing folder (Altenew); 

TE Blending Brushes; Markered Messages die (Concord and 9th)