Feel the Summer

Good Morning

I love trying to combine stencils to create unique looking backgrounds.  

This card has an ocean/beach look to it as I combined 2 new stencils for July from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Sea Net and Eddies

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and placed the Sea Net stencil over it and I inked it up with some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink.
• Leaving that stencil in place, I put the Eddies stencil right over it and inked again with some Prize Ribbon DOX ink creating an interesting, layered background.
• Next, I diluted some Prize Ribbon ink with water and used a paint brush to splatter the whole panel...like the sea spray. 
• When the panel was all dry, I placed it into my Misti to stamp the sentiment and clear heat embossed it to help it pop over the busy background.
• I glued it onto a piece of white cardstock, then a shade of blue cardstock and then finally, onto an A2 sized card base.
• I finished the card off by adding some black gems around the sentiment.

Here are the stencils I used:

Sea Net

Eddies

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;

Simon Says Wed.- EMBOSS IT

The Crafter's Cafe- ANYTHING GOES/OPTION: Masculine

Creative Crafting Uncles- SUMMER

Supplies

Stamp- Bring on the Sun (Technique Tues.)

Inks- DOX; Versafine Clair

Paper- Solar White

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

paint brush; EB powder

Beautiful Chrysanthemums

Welcome

This month is just flying by.  This is the new mid-month release from A Colorful Life Designs called:

Chrysanthemums Set

This stencil has 3 different sized flowers on it.

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 largest Chrysanthemum into the bottom corner.  I inked it up with some Picked Raspberry, some Lumberjack Plaid and some  Distress Oxide ink
• I moved the stencil with the next sized flower over to the side and inked again with the same colours.  I repeated that process one more time, adding the smallest flower into the bottom corner.
• I placed the panel into my Misti to stamp the sentiment into the top corner.
• Next, I placed the Simple Mosaic stencil over my card front and inked around the flowers and the sentiment with more of the Picked Raspberry DOX ink to add more interest.
• I splattered with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
• When the panel was all dry, I inked along the edges with some Lumberjack Plaid DOX ink to add a bit more interest.
• Finally, I glued it onto a piece of red cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.

Here are the stencils I used:

Chrysanthemums Set

SALE

Was $6.99

Now $4.00

Simple Mosaic

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:

Allsorts- SUMMER DAYS

Stamping Sensations- SUMMER IN THE GARDEN

Try It On Tuesday- KEEP IT SIMPLE

Supplies

Stamps- To Everything (IO)

Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair

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

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

white Posca pen; Misti (My Sweet Petunia)

You Brighten My World

Welcome

Today, I'm sending this all out to you.  I so appreciate your visits and kind comments!

I often feel badly that I don't have more time to come and visit all of you but with 5 little daycare kiddos and working 10 hr days, my time is so limited.

Anyways, I want you to meet the new for July stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called;

Off Road

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

• I placed a piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station, put the Off Road stencil over that and inked it up with some Peacock Feather and some Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink.
• I splattered the stenciling with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
• I put another piece of white cardstock down and placed an older stencil called Corner Rays over one side of my cardstock and then inked it up with some Fossilized Amber, Ripe Persimmon and some Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide ink.
• I moved the stencil over onto the other side, matching up the pattern and inked again with the same colours.
• I placed that into my Misti to stamp the sentiment, then I glued that onto a piece of blue cardstock, then onto a white A2 sized card base.
• The first stenciled piece was now dry, so I cut it along one of the curved edges and used some foam tape to pop it over the sunrise.

Here are the stencils I used:

Off Road

Corner Rays

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 again for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Shopping Our Stash- NBUS

Fab 'n' Funky- SEASIDE

Just Us Girls- SUMMERTIME

Supplies

Stamp- Bright Idea (TT- out of business)

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); white Posca Pen

Garden Delights

Good Morning and Welcome

Today's card features the new for July stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called;

Around the World

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

• I began with a piece of white cardstock and die cut it using the Postal Collage die.
• Next, I placed that piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station and put the Around the World stencil over that.
• Starting at the top corner, I inked my way across the cardstock with these Distress Oxide ink colours:  Fossilized Amber, Ripe Persimmon, Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers and some Villainous Potion.
• I removed the stencil and stamped the postal spaces with the flowers using some black Versafine Clair ink.
• I glued the stenciled/stamped panel onto a piece of pink cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.

Here is the stencil I used:

Around the World

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:

Little Red Wagon- SOMETHING YOU LOVE

(being in the garden)

Simon Says Mon.- SUMMER FUN

Just Us Girls- SUMMERTIME

Craft Rocket- SUMMERTIME

Supplies

Stamps- Wild Flower Silhouettes (Waffle Flower)

Inks- DOX; Versafine Clair

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

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

Postal Collage die (Waffle Flower); TE Blending Brushes

Time for Fun!

Welcome

I had fun playing with this new for June stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called

Orderly Waves

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

• I placed the Orderly Waves stencil over a piece of white cardstock and inked it up with some Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide ink and some Rustic Wilderness DOX ink. 
• I lifted the stencil off, cleaned it and then repositioned it.  I inked again with some Tumbled Glass and some Broken China DOX ink to create a fun pattern.
• Next, I got out the sentiment and used the shadow die to cut right from the stenciled panel.  I die cut the sentiment with some black cardstock as well.
• I glued the sentiment onto the shadow die that was cut from the card front.
• I glued the card front onto a piece of green cardstock, then onto a white A2 sized card base.
• I fitted the die cut sentiment back into place over the card front.
• Lastly, I added 3 black gems below the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

Orderly Waves

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:

Little Red Wagon- LAYERS  

(stencil layering)

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Cardz 4 Guyz- ANYTHING MASCULINE

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

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

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

Oh What Fun die ((A Pocket Full of Happiness); black gems; Inking Brushes (TE)

Swimming By to Say Hi

Hello

Time for some beachy fun.

Today, I am using the new stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called 

Frothy Waves

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

• I took a piece of white cardstock and placed the Frothy Waves stencil over that.  I inked it up with some Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink.  To help add some variation in the colour of the waves, I inked randomly with some Blueprint Sketch DOX ink.
• Next, I used the Waffle Flower Die-Postage Collage and die cut the stenciled panel out.
• I placed the panel into my Misti and stamped the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner.
• I glued it onto a piece of white cardstock, then used some foam tape to add it to an A2 sized card base.
• I stamped the little sea creatures in my Misti and coloured them with my Copic markers.
• I cut them out and popped them over the wavy background with some more foam tape.

Here is the stencil I used:

Frothy Waves

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:

Cut it Up- FEELING BLUE

Daring Cardmakers- AT THE BEACH

Time Out- PHOTO INSPIRATION

Supplies

Stamps- Sea Creatures (Hampton Arts)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX; Copic Markers

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

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

foam tape; Postage Collage die (Waffle Flower)

Create

Hello and Welcome

I hope you summer is going well!

I'm playing with one of the newly released stencils from A Colorful Life Designs called Warp Speed.

I decided to make a sunny card using it.

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

• I cut a card front panel and laid it onto my Make Art Station.  I positioned the Warp Speed stencil to one side of the panel.
• Starting from the center of the stencil and working outwards, I inked it up with some Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin, Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feather and finally some Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide ink around the outer edges.
• I removed the stencil and placed the panel into my Misti to stamp the sentiment centered on the card front.
• I glued the finished panel onto a piece of blue cardstock, then onto an A2 white card base.
• Finally to finish off my card, I added some black gems.

Here is the stencil I used:

Warp Speed

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.- MAKE YOUR OWN BKG

Everybody Art- SUNNY GREETINGS

2 Sisters on the Blog- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Just Be Happy (Visible Image)

Inks- Versafine Clair, DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (ACLD); Make Art Station (Ranger); black Gems; 

TE Blending Brushes; Misti

Finding a New Direction

Welcome

As summer approaches, we are thinking of the being at the water and going to the beach.

This new stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called Surf's Up was fun to play with.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and placed the Surf's Up stencil over it on my Waffle Flower Stencil mat.
• I masked off along the waterline with some low tack tape and inked up the sun with some Mustard Seed and a hint of Carved Pumpkin DOX ink.
• I moved the tape that was masking off the water up over the area I just inked and blended some Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean and some Blueprint Sketch DOX ink onto the waves.
• I splattered with some water to lift the ink and give a bit more interest to the waves.
• I placed the panel into my Misti to stamp the sentiment over to the side.
• I decided to cut the finished stenciled panel along the waterline.  I glued the top sunshine part onto a piece of white cardstock, then added foam tape to the waves section so it would be popped up giving the card much more interest.
• Finally, I glued it onto an A2 size card base.

Here is the stencil I used:

Surf's Up

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.- Bright and Cheerful

Corrosive Challenge- ANYTHING GOES

Bastel-Traum- SUMMER

Supplies

Stamps- Winds of Change (Impression Obsession- not sure if this is still available)

Inks- Distress Oxides; Versafine Clair

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

Accessories and Tool- stencil (ACLD); Stencil Mat (Waffle Flower); TE Blending Brushes; 

Low Tack tape; Misti (My Sweet Petunia)