The Journey

Hello and Welcome
Here is a collage style card I made recently.  Also wanted to play with some new stamps I picked up by AALL and Create.

So onto my card details.

• I began by getting out my Gel Plate and rolled on some different shades of blue paint.  I lifted some off as I wanted the print to have some white open space.  
• I laid down a maple leaf that I pulled off of the tree at the front of my house and pushed it into the wet paint with the vein sides down.
• I lifted the leaf off and then took the print onto some heavy white cardstock.  I love how just part of the leaf lifted, almost looks like a ghosting impression.
• Using a few different stamps, I inked them up with some Archival ink and stamped randomly over the painted surface.  
• I placed the piece into my Misti, stamped the sentiment with some black Versafine Clair ink, then clear heat embossed it.
• I mounted the piece onto some black cardstock, then onto a matching background colour.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
The Library Challenge- MINIATURE GARDEN GROWER
The Corrosive Challenge- ANYTHING GOES
Color My Heart Color Dare- MONOCHROMATIC BLUES


Supplies
Stamps- Find Joy (High Hopes); AALL and Create (#307; #304, #350)
Inks- Versafine Clair Noir; acrylic paint; Faded Jeans Archival Distress (TH)
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)
Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); brayer; Gel Plate; clear eb powder

Woodsy Christmas

Happy Saturday
Meet today's card. 
Very fun and easy background to create using some acrylic paint and my brayer.

So here are my card details.

• I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock and brayered some acrylic paint onto it, turning the paper as I brayered to create the layers of paint you can see above.  Start with one colour then continue until you are happy with the inking. HINT:  If the inking looks too dark for your taste, brayer over it with white paint.
• While the paint dried, I stamped the tree line using my Misti.  I inked it up with some Versafine Clair black, then went back and coloured the trees with my Tombow markers to add some colour.
• I placed the matching die over the stamped trees and then die-cut them out.
• I stamped the sentiment in my Misti, then fussy cut it out for more interest.
• I cut down the brayered painted piece to fit the front of my card, then glued the trees over the background.  I pop dotted the sentiment over the white area of the tree line.
• I mounted the panel onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Time Out- PEACEFUL
Inkspirational- PAINT OR COLORING
My Time to Craft- CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Supplies
Stamps- Mountain Top Trees (Poppystamps); Peace, Love, Joy (Right at Home)
Inks- Versafine Clair; Tombow markers; Acrylic Paint (Paper Artsy)
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)
Accessories and Tools- brayer; Mountain Top Trees die; pop dots; Cuttlebug

Snowflake Greetings

Welcome

Today, I am happily making more cards for the holidays.

I just love this Big Snowflake stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  It is large so fits the front of a card just perfectly.  If you have never checked out the stencils at ACLD, I do encourage you to have a look.  So many great designs at a very reasonable price.  You will also get a discount if you use my code at the bottom.  

So onto my card details. 

• I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock and got out my supplies; Gel Plate, brayer, Distress Oxide inks, Brushos, stencil, paintbrush
• I brayered on some Salty Ocean, Broken China and Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide ink onto my Gel Plate blending all the colours together.
• To add more interest, I splattered some diluted Brushos all over the plate, then also splattered with water using a paintbrush.
• I laid down the Big Snowflake stencil and then rubbed my cardstock over the top and lifted the print.  
• While that dried, I stamped the sentiment from the Old Island Stamp Company with Versamark and white heat embossed it.  
• I pop dotted the sentiment over the center of the snowflake, then added some red gems to bring out the red in the bkg.  
• I simply mounted the panel on a piece of matching cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on stencils and masks.

Adding my card to these challenges:

The Holly and Ivy Christmas- ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES

Southern Girls- ANYTHING GOES

Shopping Our Stash- CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Supplies

Stamps- Season's Greetings (Old Island Stamp Comp)

Inks- Versamark, DOX, Brushos

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Big Snowflake Stencil (ACLD); white eb powder; heat tool; red gems; 

paintbrush

'Orange' You Glad it's Summer- The Flower Challenge

Good Morning.
You have a few more days left to play along with us at
The Flower Challenge




Our Guest Designer this month is Mac Mable from thesweetestofpeas. Do check out her blog if you have a minute as she makes such fabulous cards.

I chose summer for the theme of my card and here is what I did.

1.  Using a piece of heavy white cardstock, I brayered some orange, yellow and red acrylic paint onto a large piece of cardstock, blending the colours and covering the whole piece.
2.  When the brayered piece was completely dry, I cut the main panel to fit the card base as the background.
3.  I placed the leftover painted piece into my Misti and stamped the Lotus flower twice using some Versafine Clair ink, then I clear heat embossed them.
4.  Using my white Posca pen, I added some white details to the flowers and splattered them as well.
5.  While the flowers dried, I die-cut the white panel with a stitched die and stamped the sentiment.
6.  I fussy cut out the flowers then I assembled the card, pop dotted the flowers in place and added 3 black gems for interest.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies
Stamps- Lotus Flower (Altenew); Treasure the Moments (Impression Obsession)
Inks- Versafine Clair Noir; acrylic paint
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)
Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); brayer (Speedball); black gems; Posca white pen;
pop dots; clear embossing powder; heat tool; stitched die (Memory Box)

Treasure Your Memories

Hello and Welcome
First, I want to say a big thanks to all of you that gave me feedback about posting the steps to my cards in a bullet form.  It seems everyone is in favor of me doing that so glad that will make it easier to follow especially if you want to try and give it a go.

This card is a super simple one using this flower from Stampin Up.  I like to have some sympathy cards on hand just in case I need them.

So onto my card details.

1.  I positioned a piece of heavy white cardstock into my Misti and stamped the first flower in the 

   bottom left hand corner.  That gave an idea of placement for the other two flowers.

2.  I moved the flower in the Misti and stamped it two more times; one above and one beside.

  (Using the Misti, makes it easy to get a crisp, solid image as you can repeat stamp if needed.)

3.  I dried the ink, then placed the panel back into my Misti to stamp the sentiment in black.

4.  I clear embossed the sentiment to make it pop against the flowers.

5.  I mounted the panel onto a piece of matching grey cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
AAA Cards- MADE IN MINUTES
A Place to Start- FLOWERS
Corrosive Challenge- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies
Stamps- Blooming with Kindness (SU); Memory (Verses)
Inks- Versafine Clair; London Fog Memento
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)
Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); clear eb powder; heat tool

My Friend

Hello and Welcome

Here is another card using one of my favorite stencils called Big Leaves from A Colorful Life Designs.

I chose some fun shades of green and just a hint of blue for a pleasant looking card.

I am trying something a bit different in my blog post today.  I am going to add the steps to creating my card in a 'bullet' form to see if it makes it a bit easier for you to follow what I did.

Please let me know if you prefer this type of format when I post and if it makes it easier for you to follow.

So onto my card details.

Here are the steps:

I am using my Gel Plate so be sure to have all your supplies ready if you are going to recreate this.

You will need a brayer, Gel Plate, paper, stencil, acrylic paint

1.  I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock.  I squeezed out some paint onto my non-stick craft mat then rolled my brayer through the wet paint until it was covered.  

2.  I laid the stencil on a flat surface and rolled my brayer over the stencil starting at one side and rolling to the other.  Be sure not to go back and roll again....you just need to roll once.

3.  Now the stencil image is transferred onto your brayer, roll from top to bottom onto your Gel Plate.  Only roll once with firm pressure. 

4.  Set your brayer aside and lift or pull the print.  That means you rub firmly with pressure all over you paper to transfer the paint to your paper.  If it dries before you have a chance to pull it, add paint over the top with the brayer to pull the print for a different effect.

When the print was dry, I glued it onto a piece of coordinating cardstock then onto a heavy white card base.  I stamped the sentiment and pop dotted it over the panel.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on stencils and masks.

Supplies

Stamps- Friend (PTI)

Inks- Versafine Clair; acrylic paint (Dollar Tree)

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Gel Plate; brayer (Speedball); pop dots; 

Big Leaf Stencil (A Colorful Life Designs)