Be Mine XOXO

Good morning!  I wanted to get one more Valentine card done before the Christmas and New Year's holiday festivities take over, so I pulled out the Cute Love stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  I placed this stencil over some black cardstock and spread some glittery red paste over the whole panel.  After it was completely dry, I used a die to cut a heart in the middle of the stenciled panel.  While holding this panel in place over a white card base, I carefully placed some stamps (C9) in the opening and picked them up with my MISTI lid.  I removed the stenciled heart panel, stamped the sentiments with black ink onto the white card, and then adhered the stenciled heart panel over the white card with some foam tape.  It's a fun and cute little Valentine card for my sweetie!

Be sure to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  Check out all the wonderful stencils in the store as well as all the gorgeous Card Bling.  I hope you have a wonderful holiday and here's to a Happy New Year!

 

Birthday Flourishes

Good morning!  Today's card is a little bit dramatic, a little bit distressed.  It's fun to make a card full of contrasts, ya know?  LOL

I placed the Flamboyant Flourishes stencil from A Colorful Life Designs over some kraft cardstock and then I brushed some dark brown Scorched Timber distress ink all over.  After I removed the stencil, I flicked the whole panel with water - you can see those faded areas here and there on the dark brown ink.  I wanted more splatter than the water was giving me, so I splattered some white acrylic ink over the panel and set it aside to dry.  Meanwhile, I die cut and glued together the sentiment and the shadow (Picket Fence Studios).  When the stenciled background was completely dry, I roughed up the edges with a distress tool, adhered the sentiment, and added some Metallic Coffee Card Bling.  This distressed panel was then adhered to a white card base.  I love the contrast of the elegant flourishes with the distressed edges and the white splatter.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  The Flamboyant Flourishes stencil is so versatile and a must-have for your craft stash, and there are hundreds of stencils to choose from in the store.  The Card Bling comes in tons of gorgeous colors and you really do need them all.  (I bought all of them and I don't regret it!)  Have a "Flamboyant" day!!

 

Spring Green Bliss

Good morning!  I'm still playing with some older stencils from A Colorful Life Designs, and I've fallen in love with the Spring Ring stencil.  It's got flowers and leaves and a butterfly and swirls.  

I wanted to see how this would look with a monochromatic card, so I placed the Spring Ring stencil over some pale mint cardstock and sponged some soft green ink over the stencil.  I trimmed this piece on the diagonal and adhered it to a panel of the same mint green cardstock.  To fill in the blank space at the top of the diagonal, I added some die cut flowers and a pierced border (Taylored Expressions).  For the sentiment, I inked up the "BLISS" from the Dream Words stencil with the same soft green ink as the background and trimmed it down.  This sentiment was adhered to the bottom of the stenciled panel with some foam tape, and then I added some gorgeous Rainbow Pearl Fern Card Bling all over the panel.

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  There are hundreds of fabulous stencils in the store as well as all the gorgeous colors of Card Bling to drool over.  Have a great week!

 

Love You So Much

Good morning!  I know it's not even Christmas yet, and I'm already thinking about Valentine cards!  LOL  I was playing with the Cute Love stencil from A Colorful Life Designs, so why not make a cute Valentine card??

I placed the Cute Love stencil over some Honeysuckle cardstock (C9) and spread some glittery white paste (Arctic Fox Luxe from Picket Fence Studios) over the panel.  After the paste dried, I added the stamped and die cut sentiment (Hero Arts) and adhered this panel to a scalloped white layer before adding them to a Honeysuckle card base.  Such a quick and easy card!

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  Check out all the fabulous stencils and Card Bling.  Don't forget that all the clear stamps are 50% off when you use code thanks24 this month.  Happy shopping!

 

Sparkly Floral Flourish

Good morning!  I'm playing with some older stencils from A Colorful Life Designs this month, and I used the Flamboyant Flourishes stencil on my card today.  This gorgeous stencil was placed over some white cardstock and then I brushed some soft orange ink over the whole panel.  After I die cut this stenciled panel with a Pinkfresh Studio die, I brushed some Antique Linen distress ink along the edges.  This panel was then sprayed with some Antique Linen Distress Spritz for a glittery sparkle.

While the stenciled panel was drying, I stamped and die cut the sentiment from Pinkfresh Studio.  I also found some orange and beige flowers and some leaves in my stash.  I sprayed the Antique Linen Distress Spritz over the orange flowers and set them aside to dry.  Meanwhile, I glued the stenciled panel onto a brown card and adhered the sentiment and I added a teeny bit more spray to the card.  When the flowers were completely dry, I glued those onto the lower left corner of the stenciled panel.  This card is so sparkly! 

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off all the stencils (excluding Master Creator Bundles) and Card Bling at A Colorful Life Designs.  This Flamboyant Flourishes stencil is a must-have for your stash, as you can use this for all kinds of projects.  Have a wonderful day!

 

Dream of Spring

Good morning!  I'm playing with some older stencils from A Colorful Life Designs this month, and I used the gorgeous Spring Ring stencil and the Dream Words stencil for today's card.  I placed the Spring Ring stencil onto some white cardstock and sponged some blue and purple inks all over the panel.  I carefully lifted the stencil off and the sprayed the panel with some glittery blue Distress Spritz.  While this piece was drying, I placed the Dream Words stencil over some white cardstock and brushed some purple ink over the "DREAM" sentiment.  After I glued the sentiment to my stenciled panel, I added a die cut frame with some foam tape and glued this down to a purple card base.  Some purple enamel dots on the stenciled panel are the finishing touch for this card.

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off all of the stencils (excluding Master Creator Bundles) and Card Bling at A Colorful Life Designs.  If you're grabbing some of the clear stamps, use code thanks24 to save 50% off - a fabulous deal!!  Have a wonderful day!

 

Sending Cute Love

Good morning!  I was playing around with some older stencils from A Colorful Life Designs and I wanted to see if I could pair the Cute Love stencil with the new Christmas Postmark stencil.  I brushed some blue ink over the Cute Love (hearts) stencil onto some blue cardstock, and then I brushed some red ink over the Christmas Postmark stencil at the top of my heart panel.  After I splattered the panel with some white acrylic ink, I affixed a red die cut heart over the Christmas sentiment and added a die cut sentiment onto the heart.  This panel was then glued to a postage die cut and then to a blue card.  For a fun little snowy touch, I added some Whiteout Mix Card Bling to the card.

Feel free to use my code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order at A Colorful Life Designs.  This code will work on all the stencils (excluding Master Creator Bundles) as well as on all the Card Bling.   A Colorful Life Designs will not have a new stencil release this month, but there is a fantastic sale on all of the clear stamps in the store.  You can get 50% off all of the stamps by using the code thanks24.  You'll have to hurry though, because when they sell out, they will not be restocked.  There are some stamps that are low in stock already.  Happy shopping!