Vintage Vines

Good morning! I'm popping in with a vintage-style mini slimline card that I made with the new Twirly Vines stencil from A Colorful Life Designs. I brushed some soft blue ink through the stencil right onto some text-printed paper. Then I flicked some brown ink all over for that vintage look. I used the same brown ink to color the seam binding and I let that dry before I wrapped it around the card and tied it into a shabby bow.

The 3x6 stencils from A Colorful Life Designs are the perfect size for adding interest and texture to your mini slimline cards. Check them out and use code HollyFan10 to save 10% off your entire order.

Twirly Vines stencil - https://acolorfullifedesigns.com/twirly-vines-stencil/

 

Lighthouse in Storm

Good morning!  Today is the 4th of July, so I have a card with patriotic colors on it to share with you today.  I used the new Lighthouses stamp from Technique Junkies and I stamped it on watercolor paper.  I wanted to have a halo of light around the top of each lighthouse, so I painted yellow halos with watercolor paint, and then I added the red paint to each of the lighthouses.  After the yellow and red paints were completely dry, I added in the dark blue paint.  The sentiment is from the new Lighthouse Sentiments set (also from Technique Junkies), and it is the perfect sentiment for my stormy lighthouse background.  

Right now these two stamps as well as all the July release stamps are 15% off until July 8.  Use code TJ10Holly to save 10% off everything else when you shop at Technique Junkies.  Have fun shopping!

I hope you have a wonderful and safe 4th of July with your friends and family.

 

Howdy Sunflowers

Howdy, y'all!!!  Here's some bright colorful sunflowers to greet you this morning.  This is my favorite card of this month's new stencil release at A Colorful Life Designs.  I used the new Wood Plank stencil, which is a 6x9 stencil.  It's the perfect size for creating slimline stencils which are 8.5" x 3.5".  I had so much fun making the sunflowers and arranging them on this wood plank background.

You can save 10% off your entire order when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs by using this code, HollyFan10.  There are so many great stencils, and if you like to make slimline cards, be sure to check out all the 6x9 stencils.  If you like to make mini slimline cards, all three sizes of stencils will work.  You'll be seeing several more slimline and mini slimline cards from me and the rest of the team this month.  :-)

Wood Plank stencil - https://acolorfullifedesigns.com/wood-plank-stencil/

 

Beyond the Blue #22 - Let's Glaze

 

Happy Friday!  This week's Beyond the Blue challenge is to use glaze on your card or project.  There's all kinds of glazes out there, some with glitter, some with transparent colors, and some with ombre colors like I've done here.  I used the brand new Fan Party stencil from A Colorful Life Designs with some purple ombre paper glaze to make this clean and simple card.  I love the progression from light purple to dark purple.  

The Fan Party stencil that I used is a 6x9 size stencil.  This means that you can make slimline cards with any of the 6x9 stencils from A Colorful Life Designs.  I've done just that with the card below and the same purple ombre paper glaze.

If you'd like to go stock up on stencils, please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  You'll get 10% off your entire order and some awesome stencils!

Ready to play along with our Beyond the Blue challenge?  Check out the blog here and show us what you've created!  Have a wonderful weekend!!

 

Technique Junkies July 2021 stamp release

 

Happy July 2021 Release Day!

We have new stamps and stencils in the Technique Junkies line!

All of the July 2021 New Release stamps are 15% off through July 8th! We can all use a little bargain, right? No codes needed, just put them in your shopping cart and the discount will be applied at checkout.

You can save 10% off everything else in the store by using my code, TJ10Holly. Stock up on Shimmering Bliss sprays, stamps, and stencils while you are ordering the new release stamps.

I thought I'd show you a little picture of all of the new July stamps. Aren't they awesome?

For my first card today, I used the beautiful new Flowing Zen stamp as a background for a shaker card. The sentiment is the new Beach Happy stamp.

On my second card, I embossed the new Mornin' on the Farm stamp onto some watercolor paper and then used some watercolor paints to color in this great scene.  The sentiment is from the new Lighthouse Sentiments set.

My third card today also uses a sentiment from the Lighthouse Sentiments set.  I embossed the sentiment with white powder and then brushed some dark blue ink over most of my background.  Then I adhered a lighter blue "lake" and a dark green "hill" to the bottom of the card.  I stamped just a portion of the Lighthouses stamp, colored one of the lighthouses with Copic markers, and then cut it out.  I placed this lighthouse on my hill and used a yellow marker to cast some beams of light out into the darkness.  I added some white stars with a white gel pen for that final touch.

I confess, I want every single stamp in this release.  If you're like me and you Gotta Have It All, you can grab this bundle while it's on sale.  You can get all of the July release stamps for only $99.99.  That's a fantastic bargain!

Looking for more inspiration?  Check out what my fellow designers have created with these stamps.

TJ Blog

Pam Stang

Erin Short

Holly Brown

Patti Gilliam

Beth Norman-Roberts

Judy Jackson

Pat Huntoon

Tracy Schultz

Be sure to use this code, TJ10Holly, when you shop at Technique Junkies.  You can get stamps, stencils, Shimmering Bliss sprays, foils, and Distress Oxide inks all in one trip.  Have a wonderful week!!

Life is Better at the Lake

The weather is hot and everyone is going to the lake to cool off.  What is your favorite activity?  Scuba diving?  Kayaking?  Surfing?  Riding the waves on an inner tube? 

This card depicts all the fun activities you can do at the lake.  I stamped this Watersport Doodles from Technique Junkies with permanent black ink and then watercolored the whole thing with Distress Inks and a wet paintbrush.  The sentiment is from the Better At the Lake set, also from Technique Junkies.

Use this code, TJ10Holly, to save 10% when you shop at Technique Junkies.  You can stock up on stamps, Distress Oxide inks, stencils, and Shimmering Bliss sprays.  Enjoy your summer! 

 

Tree Fairies

I'm playing in the VSN challenges over on SCS this weekend, and the first challenge just went live tonight.  Kim is challenging us to create cards depicting a forest, and since the whole theme of this month's VSN is Fantasy World, I decided to add some tree fairies to my forest.

I started by stenciling the trees from the gorgeous Tree Grove stencil (A Colorful Life Designs) with three different colors of brown inks.  Then I used a green Copic marker to fill in the leaves before I brushed on some blue inks to fill in the background.  I stamped these adorable teeny fairies from Lavinia Stamps and added the sentiment (Ink Blot Shop).

Check out the challenges for VSN by clicking here.  There are four challenges tonight (Friday) and then ten challenges tomorrow.  I'm hosting one of the challenges tomorrow, so I hope you will check them out and play along!

If you're in a shopping mood, you can save 10% off stencils at A Colorful Life Designs by using this code, HollyFan10.  You'll find the Tree Grove stencil there as well as many others that I love.