Very Best Wishes

Welcome

I'd like you to meet 2 new stencils from A Colorful Life Designs called:

SPOTLIGHT and DASHING CIRCLE

By doing some stencil layering, I was able to create a super fun design.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and placed the Spotlight stencil over my paper then inked it up with some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink.
• I removed that stencil and placed the Dashing Circles stencil over that, matching up the circle designs and inked again with some Villainous Potion DOX ink. What a fun pattern it made!
• I die cut a circle from the middle of my stenciled panel and glued it onto a purple die cut circle.  
• Next, I stamped the sentiment in my Misti and die cut that out with a circle die.
• I glued my stenciled panel onto a piece of purple cardstock and then onto a white A2 sized card base.
• I popped the die cut circle back over my card front, matching up the pattern and then glued the sentiment over that.

Here are the stenciled I used:

SPOTLIGHT

DASHING CIRCLE

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:

Little Red Wagon- THAT SONG

(Will it Go Round in Circles- Billy Preston)

Crafty Calendar- DIES/PUNCHES

Craft Rocket- LAYER IT UP

Supplies

Stamps- Everyday Tags (Avery Elle)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

Paper- Solar white

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

Infinity Circle dies (Hero Arts)

To My Friend

 

Welcome

Meet today's card I made by doing some stencil layering using 2 new stencils from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Open Coils and Rainbow Roads

***Rainbow Roads is our Mid-month release and is on sale***

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

• I placed the Open Coils stencil over a piece of white cardstock and inked it up with some Picked Raspberry and some Tattered Rose Distress Oxide ink.
• Leaving that stencil in place, I layered the Rainbow Roads stencil right over it and inked again using some Prize Ribbon DOX ink. It created a fun designs behind the coils by layering them.
• Next, using the Colour Wheel Love die, I cut the large circle from the stenciled panel and then from a piece of navy cardstock as well.  
• I glued the stenciled panel onto a piece of pale pink, (sorry, it looks orange in the picture) and then onto a white A2 sized card base.
• I took the piece of navy cardstock that I die cut and positioned it back into the cut area of the front panel.  I took the die cut from the stenciled part and glued it on top, off setting it a bit so I would become more visible.
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment over the die cut middle.

Here are the stencils I used:

Open Coils

Rainbow Roads

Was: $6.99

Now: $4.00

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:

Cut it Up- MASCULINE

Crazy Catz- ANYTHING GOES

AAA Birthday- NO STAMPING

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- Solar White

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

Friend die (Amazon); Colour Wheel die (Paper Rose)

Snowflake Magic

Welcome

I'm excited to introduce you to this beautiful new stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called 

Big Ornament.

I paired it up with an older released stencil called Jewel Snowflake to make this dramatic looking card using some non- traditional colours.

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

• I placed a square piece of cardstock onto my Make Art Station and positioned the Jewel Snowflake over that, centering it up on the panel.  I inked over the whole thing with some Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide ink.
• Leaving the snowflake in place, I put the Big Ornament stencil right over it and inked that up with some Villainous Potion DOX ink.  It made for a most dramatic look.
• While that dried, I got out a piece of vellum and stamped the sentiment with some Versafine Clair black ink and clear heat embossed it carefully so the vellum wouldn't wrinkle.  
• I wrapped the sentiment strip around the stenciled card front and attached it at the back.
• I glued the panel onto a 4 1/4" square card base.
• Finally, I added 3 navy gems around the sentiment.

Here are the stencils I used:

Big Ornament

Jewel Snowflake

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) 

Many thanks for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- EMBOSS IT (my sentiment)

Most Magical Time of Year- HALLOWEEN or CHRISTMAS ANYTHING GOES

CRAFT Challenge- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Christmas Cheer (TT Retired)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); clear eb powder; 

Make Art Station (Ranger); TE Blending Brushes; gems

Bright and Happy Birthday

Good Morning.

Meet this month's new stencil called Viewmaster from A Colorful Life Designs.

So many possibilities.

I paired it up with a June release called Party Lei.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and laid the Viewmaster stencil over that.  I inked it up from the center out using some Mustard Seed, Ripe Persimmon and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink.
• Leaving the stencil in place, I positioned the Party Lei stencil over it and inked again with the same colours mentioned above.
• I removed both stencils and set aside to dry.
• I stamped the sentiment with some Lumberjack Plaid DOX ink onto some white cardstock and die cut it out.
• I glued the stenciled panel onto a piece of red cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to add the sentiment and added 3 red gems around it.

Here are the stencils I used:

Viewmaster

Party Lei

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.

Supplies

Stamp- Big and Bold Sentiment (SSS)

Inks- DOX

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

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

Misti (My Sweet Petunia); TE Blending Brushes; gems (Dollar Store)

Lush Flowers- Stencil Layering

Good Morning

Today's card features 2 new fun stencils for June called Lush Flowers and Wave Cloud from A Colorful Life Designs.

I did some stencil layering to come up with this fun card.

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

• I began with a piece of white cardstock and placed it onto my Make Art Station.  
• I positioned the Lush Flowers stencil over that and inked it up with some Broken China and some Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink.
• Leaving that stencil in place, I positioned the Wave Cloud stencil over the flowers and inked again, this time with some Blueprint Sketch DOX ink.  It added such a fun design to the background.
• Next, I stamped the sentiment in some Salty Ocean DOX ink and die cut it out.
• I glued the stenciled card front to a piece of light blue cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment over the background.

 

Here are the stencils I used:

Lush Flowers

Wave Cloud

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:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Crafting Happiness- ANYTHING GOES

Use Your Stuff- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamp- Big and Bold Sentiments (SSS)

Inks- DOX

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

Accessories and Tools- Stencils (ACLD); Make Art Station (Ranger); 

TE Blending Brushes

Happy Wishes

Good Morning.

Today's card was a really fun one featuring this new stencil called Chunky Circles from A Colorful Life Designs.

I did some more stencil layering using the Simple Mosaic stencil; you can create some amazing depth and interest using this technique.

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 Chunky circles stencil over that.  I inked it up with some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink.
• Leaving the stencil in place, I set another stencil called Simple Mosaic over that and inked it up with some Villainous Potion DOX ink.  It created such an interesting background.
• I die cut the shadow part of this word die right from the center of the inked up panel.
• I die cut the sentiment 3x's from some purple cardstock, glued those together and then glued it onto the shadow die cut.
• I glued the background onto another piece of purple cardstock, then onto and A2 sized card base.

Here are the stencils I used:

Chunky Circles

Simple Mosaic

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 for coming to visit.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- LAYERS

Addicted to Stamps and More- BIRTHDAY

The Male Room- STENCILS/ and or DIES

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- Scribes Nook (Waterloo, Ont.0

Accessories and Tools- stencils (ACLD); Make Art Station (Ranger); 

TE Blending Brushes; die (SSS)

Brush off the Dust

Good Morning

Today's card was a fun one.

I created it by doing some stencil layering using the Big Blot stencil and the Paint Strokes stencil, both from A Colorful Life Designs.

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

• I began by cutting a piece of white cardstock and placed it onto my Make Art Station.  I positioned the Big Blot stencil over that and secured it well.  
• I took the Paint Strokes stencil, laid it over the Splat and inked it up with some Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide ink.  I moved the stencil then inked again with some Peacock Feathers DOX ink.  I kept repeating that process, moving the stencil into different areas and inked with some Cracked Pistachio and a hint of Uncharted Mariner DOX ink.
• I removed both stencils and splattered with my white Posca pen.
• I stamped the sentiment in the bottom corner.
• I glued it onto a roll-off sheet that I had rolled some purple ink off my brayer while Gel Plate printing. I like the look of the mottled background and it matched the purples in the card.
• I glued that onto an A2 sized card base.

Here are the stencils I used:

Big Blot

Paint Strokes

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:

Simon Says Monday- STENCIL IT

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Art Soul (Hampton Arts)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

Accessories and Tools- stencils (ACLD); Make Art Station (Ranger); TE Blending Brushes;

white Posca pen

Nature's Wonders

Welcome

A new month and I'm excited for the new releases from A Colorful Life Designs.

I paired up this gorgeous new Spring Foliage stencil with the new Flower Ball stencil to create my card.

So, here how I created my card.

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and placed it onto my Make Art Station.  I positioned the Spring Foliage stencil over my paper.
• Next, I diluted some Brushos with water on a piece of acetate.  Using a baby wipe, I dipped it into the Brushos and pressed over the stencil.  It gives a different look to the overall design using the diluted Brushos.
• Leaving the stencil in place, I laid the Flower Ball stencil over that and inked it up with some Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide ink.  By layering up the stencils, it gave an amazing look to my background.
• I removed both stencils and splattered with my white Posca pen.
• When the panel was dry, I placed it into my Misti to stamp the sentiment and clear heat embossed it.
• I glued the finished panel onto a piece of black cardstock, then onto a light blue piece of cardstock and then onto a 4 1/4" square card base.
• Lastly, I added 3 black gems around the sentiment. 

Here are the stencils I used:

Spring Foliage

 Flower Ball

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) 

A Colorful Life Designs is having an IG Hop today! You can find that here -

IG Hop

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Shopping Our Stash- FLOWERS, FLOWERS EVERYWHERE

Beyond the Blue- BLOOMS

2 Sisters on the Blog- SPRING or EASTER

Supplies

Stamp- All Things of Nature (IO- retired)

Inks- Brushos, Distress Oxide, Versafine Clair

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

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

white Posca pen; clear embossing powder; black gems