Let It Snow Shaker Card

Good morning!  There's a brand new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs today, and it's all about Christmas this month.  There are some fun new designs, from candy cane hearts to branches to deer and retro images.  I decided to make a fun shaker card today with the new Little Snowfall stencil.  I brushed some light blue ink over the stencil onto some white cardstock, and then wrapped the front of the stenciled panel with some recycled plastic.  After I taped the plastic to the back on three sides, I poured some Card Bling in the top opening.  The gorgeous Card Bling colors I used are:

Crystal Opaque Oceanside

Opaque Iridescent Light Turquoise

Crystal Iris Aurora Borealis

The top plastic flap was taped to the back and then this panel was glued to a card base.  Lastly, I die cut the sentiment (Pretty Pink Posh) and glued it to the front of the shaker card.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire cart (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  This month, there are three Master Creator Bundles to help you save money.  You can order any or all of these bundles, or you can just pick the stencils that you want to add to your crafty stash.  Don't forget to stock up on your Card Bling (you can use the HollyFan10 code to save money on those).  Have a festive day!

 

Merry Moments Branches

Good morning!  There's a brand new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs today, and it's all about Christmas this month.  There are some fun new designs, from candy cane hearts to branches to deer and retro images.  The new Close Up Branches is a wonderfully versatile stencil!  I brushed three different colors of green ink over this stencil, turning the stencil each time I changed color.  I love the extra depth in this multi-colored background.  I added a panel stamped with a sentiment (Pinkfresh Studio) and some die cut foliage and a poinsettia (Spellbinders).

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire cart (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  This month, there are three Master Creator Bundles to help you save money.  You can order any or all of these bundles, or you can just pick the stencils that you want to add to your crafty stash.  Don't forget to stock up on your Card Bling (you can use the HollyFan10 code to save money on those).  Have a festive day!

 

Festive Hearts Candy Canes

Good morning!  There's a brand new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs today, and it's all about Christmas this month.  There are some fun new designs, from candy cane hearts to branches to deer and retro images.  I fell in love with the new Starry Heart Candy Canes stencil and I immediately inked it up with some rustic pink, green, and blue inks.  I used a soft brown ink on the stars to reinforce the rustic look, and then I wrapped some linen twine around the card before I added the sentiment (Pinkfresh Studio).

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire cart (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  This month, there are three Master Creator Bundles to help you save money.  You can order any or all of these bundles, or you can just pick the stencils that you want to add to your crafty stash.  Don't forget to stock up on your Card Bling (you can use the HollyFan10 code to save money on those).  Have a festive day!

 

Arch Poinsettia Greetings

Good morning!  Did you see the new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs?  We are all about the holidays this month, and it's my favorite time of the year!  The holiday card ideas are flowing and I'm inspired by all the wonderful new stencils.

I love the new Marvelous Masks Arch stencils, and I wanted to experiment to see if I could get an arch "frame" out of two of the stencils/masks.  I placed the 4.25" stencil over an aqua card and taped it down.  Then I placed the smaller 4" mask inside the stencil and used a magnet to hold it in place while I carefully brushed some bronze ink between the stencil and the mask.  When I removed those, I did have a frame!  Cool!  After I stamped the sentiment (Hero Arts) and adhered the poinsettia and foliage, I splattered some gold and white paints over this card.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off everything (except Master Creator Bundles) in your cart at A Colorful Life Designs.  That includes any stencils in your cart as well as Card Bling, so go ahead and stock up.  Have a fabulous day!

 

Arch Noel Snowflake

Good morning!  Did you see the new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs?  We are all about the holidays this month, and it's my favorite time of the year!  The holiday card ideas are flowing and I'm inspired by all the wonderful new stencils.

I was in a pink mood so I brushed some pink cardstock over the Marvelous Masks Arch stencil (5.25") onto a white card.  Then I placed the gorgeous Lacy Snowflakes stencil over the pink arch and brushed a darker burgundy ink over the stencil.  I wanted to stamp a long sentiment at the bottom, but I didn't want it to extend past the pink arch, so I put some sticky notes on both sides first.  Then I stamped the sentiment (Ink Blot Shop) with the same burgundy ink and then removed the sticky notes.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off everything (except Master Creator Bundles) in your cart at A Colorful Life Designs.  That includes any stencils in your cart as well as Card Bling, so go ahead and stock up.  Have a fabulous day!

 

Let it Snow Double Snowflakes

Good morning!  Did you see the new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs?  We are all about the holidays this month, and it's my favorite time of the year!  The holiday card ideas are flowing and I'm inspired by all the wonderful new stencils.

The new Three Snowflakes stencil is beautiful, and I wanted to experiment a little bit with this one.  I doubled up on some of the snowflakes and they layer over each other beautifully!!  I couldn't bear to cover up any of the snowflakes so I just added a small sentiment (Hero Arts) and some Crystal Iris Aurora Borealis Card Bling.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off everything (except Master Creator Bundles) in your cart at A Colorful Life Designs.  That includes any stencils in your cart as well as Card Bling, so go ahead and stock up.  Have a fabulous day!

 

All Things Fall - Pink and Main challenge card

There is a new challenge over on the Pink and Main blog for October.  They want to see All Things Fall this time, so I pulled out the new Fall Postage Stamps set and stamped several of the images with a brown dye ink.  After I die cut these with the matching dies, I colored them with Copic markers and set them aside.  Next, I ran some brown cardstock thru the Woodgrain Embossing Folder and adhered it to a white card base.  Then I arranged all the cute fall postage stamps on there and glued them down.  Then I pulled out some fall confetti (I think it came in the Crafty Courtyard kit with the truck die) and adhered some of those to the card.

It's finally starting to feel like fall this weekend, and I'm looking forward to the cooler weather this week.  Hope things are going well in your neck of the woods!