Christmas Peace

Hello and Welcome

This month it is my turn to host the TLC (Technique Lovers Challenge) at Splitcoast Stampers.

The technique we will be doing this week is called:

RUBBER BAND STAMPING

It's a fun and easy technique to play around with and I have been wanting to start making some cards for the holidays.

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

• I began by getting out my long acrylic stamping block and I wrapped some different width elastic bands around it in a grid pattern.
• I pressed the bands wrapped around the block onto my Speckled Eggs Distress Oxide ink pad and stamped over my white cardstock in a few different areas.
• I wiped off the elastics and repeated that process using some Salty Ocean and some Uncharted Mariner DOX ink until I was happy with the pattern covering my cardstock.
• I diluted some of the ink mentioned above with water and splattered my whole card front using a paint brush, then set aside to dry.
• Next, I created my snowflake.  I took a piece of acetate and pressed the DOX inks onto it, sprayed with water and dragged another piece of white cardstock through the wet ink and set that aside to dry.  
• I splattered the inky cardstock with my white Posca pen and then used that to die cut the snowflakes.  I also used a piece of silver shimmer paper to cut the stars for the centers of the snowflakes.
• I glued my elastic stamped card front onto a piece of blue cardstock and then onto an A2 white card base.
• I glued one snowflake at the top and one along the bottom and then I used some foam tape to pop up the stars in the center of the snowflakes.
• I die cut the sentiment and added it to the center of my card front.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Simon Says Mon.- LOTS OF LAYERS

Girlz Creative- CHRISTMAS

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Papers- Solar white; scrap of silver shimmer

Accessories and Tools- rubber bands; long acrylic block; Funky Snowflake die (SSS);

foam tape; Peace die (Amazon)

Gentle Snowfall

Welcome

Today's card combines 2 stencils from A Colorful Life Designs.  

One is new and is called:

Dotted Trellis

The older one is called:

Split Snowflakes

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

• I placed the Split Snowflakes stencil over a piece of white cardstock and inked it up with some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink just along the top edge.
• I removed that stencil and placed the Dotted Trellis stencil over the panel and inked it up with some more of the Peacock Feathers DOX ink just along the bottom edge being sure not to ink over the snowflakes.
• I took the Dotted Trellis stencil and shifted it over the first inking then added some Salty Ocean DOX ink to give the panel more of a colour variation.
• Using the end of a pencil eraser, I added the dots with more of the Peacock Feathers ink.
• I glued my card front onto a piece of white cardstock, then onto a pale blue then onto a white A2 sized card base.
• I stamped and die cut the sentiment with some more Peacock Feathers then used some foam tape to pop it into the bottom corner of my card front.

Here are the stencils I used:

Dotted Trellis

Split Snowflake

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

KarenFan10

Thanks for the visit, I appreciate it so much.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Craft Rocket- SOMETHING NEW

Jingle Belles- SOMETHING NEW/SOMETHING OLD

Crafty Catz- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Holiday Sentiments (Photoplay)

Inks- DOX

Paper- Solar White

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

pencil eraser

A Little Winter Blessing

Hello and Welcome

I must admit, winter is not my favourite time of year but I love snowflake themed projects, so I decided to embrace that feeling with this card I made using a newly released stencil for January from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Falling Dots

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

• I cut a square piece of white cardstock and placed the Falling Dots over my paper then inked it up with some Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink.
• I lifted the stencil off, cleaned it and then turned it sideways.  I inked again but this time I used some Salvaged Patina DOX ink to give the background some colour variation.
• I took the stenciled piece and placed it into my Misti to stamp the large snowflake right over the middle with some Uncharted Mariner DOX ink.
• I stamped the sentiment in my Misti and then die cut it out.
• I glued my card front onto a piece of white cardstock, then blue and then onto a 4 1/4" square white card base.
• I popped the sentiment over the snowflake with some foam tape.

Here is the stencil I used:

Falling Dots

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:

Little Red Wagon- HAPPY NEW? (stencil)

Simon Says Wed.- SOMETHING NEW

Simon Says Mon.- SOMETHING NEW

Alphabet Challenge- 'S' IS FOR SQUARE

Supplies

Stamps- Let it Snow (Visible Image); Winter Blessings (TE)

Inks- DOX

Paper- Solar white

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

TE Blending Brushes; foam tape 

Little Snowfall

Welcome

Todays card is a fun one and features the new stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Little Snowfall 

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

• I placed the Little Snowfall stencil over a piece of white cardstock and inked it up with some Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink.
• I cleaned the stencil off and shifted it up and to the side of the first print and then inked again with some Salty Ocean DOX ink.
• I removed the stencil and added white dots to all the snowflake centers with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
• Next, I inked another piece of white cardstock with a stencil called Dotted Lines with more of the Tumbled Glass DOX ink, turned the stencil around and inked again with more of the Salty Ocean ink.  I used that to die cut the sentiment.
• I glued my stenciled card front onto a piece of pale blue cardstock, then onto a white A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment over the background.

Here are the stencils I used:

Little Snowfall

Dotted Lines

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

KarenFan10

Thanks for the visit today. 

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- MASCULINE

Allsorts- FOCAL SENTIMENT 

Stamping Sensations- CHRISTMAS

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- Solar White Prism

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

Christmas Bauble Joy (Paper Rose), white Posca pen

Snow Day

Good Morning

Here is a snowy holiday card I made using two of the new for November stencils from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Star Halo and Little Snowfall

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and placed it into my Misti.  I randomly stamped the snowflakes onto my card front with the largest ones stamped into the corners using some Broken China and some Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide ink.
• Next, I placed the Star Halo stencil over the snowflakes and inked again with the same colours as mentioned above. 
• I used the ink left on my brush to rub along the edges of my card and set that aside.
• I took another piece of white cardstock and placed the Little Snowfall stencil over that and inked again with the same colours.  I then used that to die cut the letters for my sentiment.
• I glued the sentiment over a blue and black die cut shadow of the sentiment.
• I glued my stenciled card front onto a piece of white cardstock and then onto a piece of black and then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment over the background and added some blue gems to the snowflake centers to finish my card off.

Here are the stencils I used:

Star Halo

Little Snowfall

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:

Cut it Up- FAVORITE COLOR

Word Power- ANYTHING GOES-FOCUS ON WORDS

Krafty Chicks- CHRISTMAS

Craft Rocket- CHRISTMAS/WINTER

Supplies

Stamps- Let is Snow (Visible Image); Christmas (Recollections)

Inks- DOX

Paper- Solar White (Prism)

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

Misti (My Sweet Petunia); blue gems; Christmas Bauble Joy (Paper Rose)

Greetings of the Season

Welcome

Today's simple card features the new for November stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Split Snowflakes

I love this 2-part stencil that has many possibilities.

(Today I am just using just one half of the stencil for my card)

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

• I placed one part of the Split Snowflakes stencil onto a piece of white cardstock along the center part of my paper and inked with some Speckled Egg and some Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide ink.
• I flipped the stencil up along the top edge and inked again with the same colours of ink. 
• I placed the panel into my Misti to stamp the sentiment across the middle with some Prize Ribbon DOX ink.
• I glued my stenciled card front onto a piece of designer paper that I have had in my stash for years and then glued that onto an A2 sized white card base.
• I added some silver gems around the sentiment to finish off my card.

Here is the stencil I used:

Split Snowflakes

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:

Little Red Wagon- GOLD or SILVER

Try it on Tues.- GET READY FOR CHRISTMAS

The Holly and Ivy Christmas- ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES

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

Supplies

Stamp- Season's Greetings (IO-no longer in business)

Inks- DOX

Paper- Solar White (Prism)

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

Misti- My Sweet Petunia; silver gems

Starry Nights

Good Morning

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

Diagonal Stars

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

• I got out an older released stencil called Marvelous Masks Arch and placed one of those stencils onto a piece of white cardstock. I inked that up with some Shaded Lilac, Broken China and Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide ink.
• Leaving that stencil in place, I put the Diagonal Stars stencil right over it and inked with some Uncharted Mariner DOX ink.
• I moved the stencil around and inked again to fill in some of the open areas.
• Using my white Posca pen, I added some dots to the stars and splatters to the whole card front to look like snow.
• When it was all dry, I glued my card front panel onto a piece of dark navy cardstock, then onto a white A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop the foiled sentiment over the panel and finally, added some silver gems that matched the silver sentiment.

Here are the stencils I used:

Diagonal Stars Stencil

Marvelous Masks Arch

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

KarenFan10

So glad you came for a visit, thanks!

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- CANDLE IN THE WIND

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

The 12 Months of Christmas- ANYTHING GOES/optional: Sleigh Like you Mean it

Supplies 

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- Solar White (Prism)

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

silver gems; white Posca pen; Foiled Sentiments (Pinkfresh)

Merry Little Christmas

Welcome

Introducing another wonderful new for November stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Split Snowflakes

This stencil has 2 parts which you can use together or separately to create different looks.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and placed both pieces of the Split Snowflakes stencil over my paper.
• I inked with some Blueprint Sketch Distress and some Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide ink.
• I removed the right side of the 2-part stencil and then inked again with some Broken China DOX ink.
• I removed the stencils and splattered with my white Posca pen.
• When the panel was dry, I glued it onto a piece of white cardstock, then navy and then onto a white A2 sized card base.
• I found this silver pre-printed sentiment and added it with some foam tape over to the side.
• To finish off my card, I added some silver gems to match the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

Split Snowflakes

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

KarenFan10

Have a great day and thanks for the visit!

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Moving Along with the Times- WINTER WONDERLAND

Love to Craft- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- none 

Inks- DOX

Paper- Solar White (Prism)

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

white Posca pen; Foiled Sentiments (Pinkfresh); silver gems

Baroque Swirl Snowflake

Good Morning

I love trying to combine stencil designs to create new looks 

Today's card uses 2 new stencil designs from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Baroque Swirl Snowflake and Marvelous Mask Arches

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

• I began by cutting a piece of white cardstock and placed one of the Marvelous Mask Arches stencil over the middle of the bottom edge of my cardstock and inked with some Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide ink.
• I flipped the stencil over and inked along the top, right above the bottom arch.
• I cleaned the stencil off, repositioned it over to one side along the bottom and inked with some Broken China DOX ink.  I repeated that process on the other side and then along the top edge, filling in the background.
• Next, I placed the Baroque Swirl Snowflake stencil over the background and inked with some Prize Ribbon DOX ink.
• I splattered the whole panel with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry while I die cut the sentiment with some navy cardstock.
• I glued the stenciled panel onto a piece of white cardstock, then purple and then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment over the bottom edge of my card front.

Here are the stencils I used:

Baroque Swirl Snowflake

Marvelous Mask Arches

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

KarenFan10

Thanks, I really appreciate you for the visit today. 

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

The Holly and Ivy Christmas- ANYTHING GOES

Crazy is Our Fame, Stencils are Our Game- STENCIL FUN/optional- HALLOWEEN

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- Prism Solar White

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

Merry Christmas die (Waffle Flower); White Posca pen

Celebrating the Holidays

Welcome

I do enjoy creating with snowflakes although I have to say, winter is not my favourite time of the year.

Meet the newly released stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Baroque Swirl Snowflake

Here are the details.

• I placed the Baroque Swirl Snowflake onto a piece of white cardstock and then inked it up with some Distress Oxide inks in these colours: Blueprint Sketch and Peacock Feathers.
• I cleaned the stencil off and inked it up onto another piece of white cardstock using some Villainous Potion and some Wilted Violet DOX ink.
• Next, I took the stenciled pieces and cut them down into strips.
• I took another piece of white cardstock and using some foam tape, I popped the panels over it to create my card front.  I matched the pattern as I added them.
• I spattered with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
• I stamped the sentiment with more of the Blueprint Sketch DOX ink and die cut it out.
• I glued my card front panel onto a piece of navy cardstock and then onto a white A2 sized card base.
• I used more foam tape to pop the sentiment over the background and then added 3 navy gems around it to finish off my card.

Here is the stencil I used:

Baroque Swirl Snowflake

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

KarenFan10

Thanks for the visit today.  Very appreciated!

Adding my card to these challenges:

Peace on Earth- INSPIRATION BOARD

A Cut Above- ANYTHING DIE CUT GOES

Simon Says Wed.- CLEAN AND SIMPLE

Supplies

Stamps- Holiday Sentiments (Photoplay)

Inks- DOX

Paper- Prism Solar White

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

foam tape; gems; white Posca pen

Layered Snowflake

Good Morning

Today's card is featuring 2 of the new stencil for October from A Colorful Life Designs.

Meet the new 

Christmas Montage and the Snowflake Duo 

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

• I placed one of the Marvelous Masks Rectangles stencil onto a piece of white cardstock and then placed the Christmas Montage over that.  I inked it up with some Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink.
• I lifted the stencils off and placed one of the snowflakes from the Snowflake Duos stencil over the stenciled background and inked that up with some Uncharted Mariner DOX ink.
• I lifted that stencil off and placed the panel into my Misti.  
• I looked through my snowflake stamps and found this large one from Visible Image. I stamped it right over the stenciled snowflake as they seemed to work well together.
• Next, I stamped the sentiment with some Versamark ink and white heat embossed it on a piece of pale blue cardstock
• I glued my card front onto a piece of pale blue and then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment over the snowflake to finish my card off.

Here is the stencil I used:

Christmas Montage 

 Snowflake Duo 

Marvelous Masks Rectangles

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

KarenFan10

Thanks for the visit today. 

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- CLEAN AND SIMPLE

Simon Says Monday- USE MORE THAN ONE STENCIL

Jingle Belles- DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW

Supplies

Stamps- Let It Snow (Visible Image)

Inks- DOX; Versamark

Paper- Prism (Solar White)

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

white EB powder; Misti (My Sweet Petunia)

Joyful

Good Morning

Here is a monochromatic card I created using 2 stencils from A Colorful Life Designs, one older called Snow Doily and a new one called:

Three Snowflakes

This new stencil sheet includes 3 different designs that can be used alone or together.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and placed one of the Three Snowflakes stencils into the corner of my white cardstock and inked with some Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide ink.
• I flipped the stencil over and inked the other corner with the same snowflake and ink.
• Next, I took the Snow Doily stencil and inked it up into the open corners using some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink.
• I die cut the sentiment with a piece of blue cardstock and splattered it with my white Posca pen. I glued that onto the white shadow of the die.
• I glued my card front onto a piece of navy cardstock and then onto a 4 1/4" square white card base.
• I glued a navy band across the middle and added the sentiment with some foam tape over that.

Here are the stencils I used:

Three Snowflakes

Snow Doily

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

KarenFan10

Thanks, I really appreciate you for the visit today. 

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- GET READY FOR CHRISTMAS

Moving Along with the Times- SENTIMENT AS FOCUS

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

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- Prism Solar white

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

All the Joy die (SSS); white Posca pen