You Are a Classic

Happy Friday and Welcome!

Today's card is a simple one using and old pair of jeans and my Gel Plate.

A good masculine card to have on hand.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock first and got out my Gel Plate.
• I pressed some Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide ink onto my Gel Plate and using a brayer, I smoothed it all out on the plate. 
• Next, I took an old pair of my husband's jeans and pressed them onto the plate to transfer the details of the pants.
• I lifted the pants off and took my white cardstock and rubbed over my plate to take the print.
• When the piece was dry, I stamped the sentiment into the corner.
• I glued the card front onto a piece of black cardstock, then onto an A2 card base.
• To finish the card off, I added 5 silver gems under the sentiment.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Monday- Happy Birthday

Use Your Stuff- RECYCLED/ UPCYCLED

Time Out- MONOCHROMATIC

Supplies

Stamp- Feelin Fizzy (Catherine Pooler)

Ink- Distress Oxide

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

Accessories and Tools- old jeans; Gel Plate; brayer; silver Gems

The Best of Wishes

Good morning.

Today's clean and simple card combines 2 new for August stencils from A Colorful Life Designs called  

 Dots In and Out and Square Line Up.

I just love playing with stencil layering.

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 placed the Dots In and Out stencil over that and inked it up with some Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide ink.
• Leaving that stencil in place, I laid the Square Line Up stencil over that and inked again with some Lumberjack Plaid DOX ink.  It really added such extra interest to the graphic design.
• I removed both stencils and placed the panel onto my Misti to stamp the sentiment.  I clear embossed it to help make it pop against the background.
• I glued the stenciled card front onto a piece of orange cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• Finally, I added 3 black gems around the sentiment.

Here are the stencils I used:

Dots In and Out

Square Line Up

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\Thanks so very much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to CAS- SHAPES

The Male Room- DOT and/or STRIPES

Supplies

Stamp- Scripted Bold Sentiments (Pinkfresh Studios)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

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

TE blending Brushes; black gems

Wishes

Welcome

I made today's card as an experiment to see how stenciling would look over some patterned paper that I have so much of and never use.

This new stencil called Aztec Pattern from A Colorful Life Designs was calling for me to try it out.

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

• I looked through my stash of patterned paper and picked out this one that had some yellow and green dots on it.  
• I cut a piece of the patterned paper, placed it onto my Make Art Station and positioned the Aztec Pattern stencil over it, then I inked it up with some Rustic Wildness Distress Oxide ink.  The designs blended together so well.
• I splattered with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
• When dry, I die cut the sentiment from some white cardstock and then the sentiment shadow from the center of the inked panel.  I glued those 2 together.
• I glued the stenciled panel onto a piece of yellow cardstock, then onto an A2 card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment back into place in the center of the card front.
• I added 3 silver gems around the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

Aztec Pattern

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

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(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 Mon.- HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Crafting Happiness- ANYTHING GOES

AAA Birthday- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.); patterned paper ??

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

TE Blending Brushes, white Posca pen, silver gems

Cheers to You!

Good Morning

Isn't this new for August Crumpled Checks stencil from A Colorful Life Designs so fun?

I did a fun technique called Joseph's Coat to bring my card to life.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and did some ink blending with my Distress Oxide inks.  From top to bottom these are the colours I used:  Villainous Potion, Uncharted Mariner, Picked Raspberry, Ripe Persimmon, Fossilized Amber.
• I set it aside to dry completely before moving onto the next steps.  
• When it was dry, I placed it onto my Make Art Station and rubbed over it with some anti-static powder.  This is an important step for this technique to work.
• I positioned the Crumpled Checks stencil over my inky background and inked up with some Versafine Clair ink.  
• I carefully removed the stencil and sprinkled some clear embossing powder over the whole piece and heat embossed it.
• I die cut the sentiment onto some black cardstock and added it onto a piece of clear vellum.
• I glued the inked panel onto a piece of purple cardstock, then onto a white A2 sized card base.
• I glued the sentiment along the bottom and added 3 black gems.

Here is the stencil I used:

Crumpled Checks

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

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(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- MULTI- PURPOSE

Color My Heart Color Dare- COLOR CHALLENGE

Crafty Calendar- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX, Versamark Clair

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

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

Cheers (MFT); black gems

I'll Drink to That!

Hello and Welcome

Today's card is a fun one...kind of nostalgic feeling.

I'm using the new for August stencil called Dot Square Grid from A Colorful Life Designs and this super fun stamp set called Feelin Fizzy.

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

• I got out my Gel Plate, brayer and cut a piece of white cardstock.
• I inked up my Gel Plate by pressing the Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide ink pad down the middle of my plate, then I pressed my Picked Raspberry DOX pad along each side of the orange.
• I used my brayer to blend and smooth out the colours, then placed the Dot Square Grid stencil over that.  Leaving the stencil in place, I rubbed my white cardstock over the Gel Plate, taking the first print.
• I removed the stencil and placed the cardstock back onto the plate again, picking up more colour and pattern.
• I set that aside and stamped the pop bottles using the same colours as I used for the background. I used the die to cut the bottles out and then stamped the sentiment and cut that out too.
• I added some bubbles from the stamp set to the top area of the panel and then splattered the whole piece with my white Posca pen.
• I glued the main panel onto a piece of pink cardstock and then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop up the bottles and the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

Dot Square 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:

Little Red Wagon- MULTI-PURPOSE

CRAFT Challenge- SUMMER

Cardz 4 Galz- STARTS WITH 'P' (POP)

Simon Says Wed.- SUMMER

Supplies

Stamps- Feelin Fizzy (Catherine Pooler)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Gel Plate; Speedball Brayer;

Feelin Fizzy dies; white Posca pen, foam tape

Make it Beautiful

Good Morning

Today's card is a happy, summer feeling one as I play with the new for August stencil called Dynamic Lines from 

A Colorful Life Designs.

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

• I placed a piece of white cardstock onto my Make Art Station and put the Dynamic Lines stencil over that.
• I started across the middle of my card front panel by inking with some Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide ink.
• Next, on either side of the yellow in the middle, I inked with some Ripe Persimmon DOX and then finally along the top and bottom edges I inked with some Picked Raspberry.
• I removed the stencil and placed it into my Misti to stamp the flowers along the bottom edge and the sentiment into the center of my card front.
• I glued the finished piece onto some orange cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• Finally, I added 3 black gems around the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

Dynamic Lines

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.- SUMMER

Little Red Wagon- MULTI-PURPOSE

Double D- Collaboration With Altenew Stencils/Anything Goes Challenge

Supplies

Stamps- Live in the Moment (CTMH); Grass (Sheena Douglass)

Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair

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

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

Happy Hello

Good Morning

A new month means new stencils from A Colorful Life Designs.

I had fun playing with this one called Bullseye.

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

• I cut a square piece of white cardstock and placed it onto my Make Art Station.
• I placed the Bullseye stencil over my cardstock and masked around the center circle of the stencil and then inked it up with some Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide ink.
• I lifted the stencil up and rotated it, then inked it up with some Ripe Persimmon DOX ink.
• Using a circle die, I cut that piece out and set it aside.
• I placed the stencil back down, masked again but this time around the center circle, leaving a band of white cardstock showing.
• I inked up the stencil with some more Ripe Persimmon DOX ink, rotated the stencil and then inked again with some Picked Raspberry DOX ink.
• I splattered both pieces with my white Posca pen.
• I glued the outer rings onto a 4 1/4" square card base and used some foam tape to pop the center circle back into place
• I die cut the hello and popped it into the middle.

Here is the stencil I used:

Bulleye

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

The Paper Players- TIC TAC TOE

(I did across- feminine, die cuts, yellow)

Crafting Happiness- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

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

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

low tac tape; white Posca pen, Hero Arts Infinity Circle Dies