Live Your Life

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Today, I'm using the new Leaf Frame stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.

I decided to challenge myself to use it in a different way.

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

• I got out my Waffle Flower stencil mat and placed the Leaf Frame stencil over one corner of my 3 3/4" square piece of white cardstock.
• I inked it up with some Carved Pumpkin and some Candied Apple Distress Oxide ink, blending the colours together.
• I rotated the panel and inked again in the other 3 corners until the entire front was inked up.
• Next, I grabbed my Mustard Seed DOX ink and lightly inked the edges and the center of the panel.
• I splattered with a black Posca pen to add interest.
• I placed the inked panel into my Misti to stamp the sentiment into the center area.
• I glued it onto a piece of orange cardstock, then onto a 4 1/4" square card base.
• Finally, I added 3 black gems for interest.

Here is the stencil I used:

Leaf Frame

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

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Adding my card to these challenges:

Cardz for Guyz- AUTUMN COLORS

Crazy is Our Fame- Stencils are Our Game- STENCIL FUN

Creative Crafters- ANYTHING GOES

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies

Stamp- Serendipity (discontinued)

Inks- DOX; Versafine Clair

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

Accessories and Tools- Leaf Frame stencil (ACLD); Waffle Flower Stencil Mat;

black Posca pen; TE Blending Brushes

Scripty Congrats

Welcome

Today's card was made using a white crayon and an embossing folder to create a unique background.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock, placed it into the Woodgrain embossing folder and ran it through my die cutting machine to emboss it.
• With the raised side facing up, I rubbed over it with a white crayon.  The crayon acts as a resist when I apply the ink.
• Next, I rubbed some Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide ink pad over the embossed background.  To add a bit more definition, I rubbed on a small touch of Black Soot DOX ink.
• While I set that aside to dry, I die cut the sentiment and the flourish from some plain white cardstock a few times and then stacked and glued them all together.  
• I glued the woodgrain panel onto another piece of white cardstock, then onto an A2 card base.
• I glued the sentiment and the flourishes in place.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Crafty Friends- USE MORE THEN ONE DIE

Crafts Galore Encore- ANYTHING GOES

Happy Little Stampers- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- Woodgrain EB folder (Sizzix); Flourish die (Dollar Tree); 

Congrats die (Paper Smooches- closed); white crayon

Mad for Plaid

Welcome

I love seeing some plaid on a holiday card...how about you?

This one came together so easily using the Buffalo Plaid Stencil 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 placing it onto my Make Art Station, then positioned the Buffalo Plaid stencil over that.
• I decided to make my card monochromatic, so I inked it up first with some Candied Apple Distress Oxide ink, then added some Barn Door DOX ink, keeping it into just the center of the panel.  I kept most of my inking to the middle area and faded it out along the edges.  
• I splattered using my white Posca pen to give a snowy look to my card.
• Next, I took the panel and die cut a circle from the center and placed it into my Misti to stamp the sentiment and the little vines around it.
• I die cut another white circle and glued them together.
• I glued the plaid background onto a piece of red cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I foam taped the circle back into the center of my inked background.

Here is the stencil I used:

Buffalo Plaid

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)

Adding my card to these challenges:

Winter Wonderland- LET IT SNOW

Krafty Chicks- CHRISTMAS

Addicted to Stamps and More- DIE CUTS AND/OR STENCILS

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies

Stamps- Encircled in Warmth (SU); Everyday Circle Tags (Avery Elle)

Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair

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

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

Make Art Station (Ranger); TE Blending Brushes; Misti, Infinity Circle dies (Hero Arts)

Feeling Grateful

Welcome

Meet today's card.

I wanted to use the newly released stencil called Mega Flower from A Colorful Life Designs to make a sunny, happy feeling card.

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

• As always, I cut a piece of white cardstock and placed it onto my Make Art Station.
• I placed the Mega Flower stencil over my cardstock.  Beginning at the center of the flower, I inked up with some Candied Apple Distress Oxide ink.
• I moved outwards over the stencil and inked next with some Carved Pumpkin and then finally some Mustard Seed on the outer edges.
• I moved the stencil a bit to fill in some white area left along the side and inked again, filling up my whole card front.
• I splattered with my black Posca pen to add interest.
• I placed the finished panel into my Misti and stamped the sentiment to one side.  
• I glued the panel onto a piece of red cardstock, then onto an A2 card base.
• I added some white dots to the flower centers and 3 black gems around the sentiment to finish it off.

Here is the stencil I used:

Mega Flower

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.

Supplies

Stamps- Let Us Be Grateful (IO-retired)

Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

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

black and white Posca pen, Misti