Be Merry Candy Canes - BYSHC Linky Party

Good morning!  I've been having fun creating some Christmas cards for the Spring into Christmas Linky Party on the BYSHC blog this week, and these pink candy canes are putting a big ol' smile on my face.  

I started by placing the Candy Canes stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save 10%) over a pink card base and then I brushed some pink ink over all the candy canes.  Next, I stamped the holiday mug, colored it with Copic markers, and cut it out with the matching die (Pink & Main).  To help this holiday mug stand out from the candy cane background, I die cut a stitched oval (Pink & Main) from white cardstock, adhered about 2/3rds of it to the bottom edge of the card and trimmed the excess.  Some pink ribbon was tied around the card before I adhered the holiday mug with foam tape.  Lastly, I die cut the sentiment (Pink & Main) and adhered that to the card with foam tape.

Come join the fun over on the BYSHC blog - just make a Christmas, Hannukah, or wintery card and share it in the Linky Party.  We'd love to see what you've created for your holiday card stash!

 

Season's Greetings Postage Scene - BYSHC Linky Party

Good morning!  I'm back with a quick and easy card for the Spring into Christmas Linky Party on the BYSHC blog.  I got this wintery postage scene ephemera as a sweet freebie with one of my orders, and I was determined to use it before I lost it under a mound of other UFO's on my table.  I pulled out some red cardstock and brushed some white pigment ink over the Falling Snow stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save 10%).  Yes, it's white ink but it dried to this off-white, almost grayish color, and I'm actually not mad about it.  It ties in nicely with the colors in the scene as well as the sentiment strip that I added behind the postage scene.  

Come join the fun over on the BYSHC blog - just make a Christmas, Hannukah, or wintery card and share it in the Linky Party.  We'd love to see what you've created for your holiday card stash!

 

Christmas Botanicals - BYSHC Linky Party

Good morning!  There is a new Linky Party over on the BYSHC blog for their annual Spring Into Christmas challenge, and I'm entering this card today.  I fell in love with The Greetery's latest holiday release and immediately played around with these new stamps, dies, and stencils.  If you're in the mood to add to your Christmas card stash, share your creations over on the BYSHC blog.  We'd love to see what you've created!

 

Zig Zag Hugs

Good morning!  Have you seen the gorgeous new stencils in the April release at A Colorful Life Designs?  This month is a fun mix of geometric designs and large circles which are perfect for card backgrounds.  I used the new Throwing Zig Zags stencil for the background on this card.

I brushed some coral ink over the Throwing Zig Zags stencil onto a soft coral panel and trimmed it down.  This was adhered to a brown base and then I added the white die cut oval to the center.  The die cut flower (Concord and 9th) was die cut, ink blended, and glued onto the white oval and then I added the die cut sentiment (Altenew) over the bottom of the flower.

You can save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) by using this code, HollyFan10, when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  This code can be used on the Card Bling, so check out the new colors in the store this month!  That Moonshine Card Bling is stunning!!  I'll share a card using that on Monday so come on back.  Happy Friday!

 

Retro Candle Christmas

Good morning!  I went a little different with my card today.  I was playing with the new stencils from A Colorful Life Designs, and I was grooving along with the retro vibe of these and this card just sort of put itself together.  It's kind of retro yet mod at the same time, right??

I brushed some berry ink over the gorgeous candle in the Retro Christmas Tree stencil and then cut this out with a circle die.  I added a larger berry circle behind this candle and set it aside.  The garland from the Retro Candy Canes stencil was placed over some berry cardstock and I brushed the same berry ink over this garland, moved the stencil down and inked it up again.  I didn't want to cover up the entire garland so I just added part of a black scalloped border to the right side of the card and adhered the candle to that.  Then I added the sentiment (Hero Arts) right below the candle.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  Have fun shopping!

 

Candy Cane Hearts Cocoa

Good morning!  Have you seen the gorgeous new holiday stencils over at A Colorful Life Designs?  I love the new Starry Heart Candy Canes stencil, and I couldn't resist adding a mug of hot cocoa with a candy cane in it on this card.  

You might be wondering where the stars are.  I masked those off so when I brushed red ink over this stencil, only the candy canes were inked up.  It's a quick and easy way to change up this stencil for a different look.  I also masked around one of the candy cane hearts and placed it right over the blue cup.  I spread some glitter paste over this one and let it dry.  After I assembled this mug (Pretty Pink Posh), I adhered it to the card with some vellum behind it, and the sentiment (Pinkfresh Studio) was adhered below the glittery heart on the cup.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  Check out the November release and all the gorgeous colors of Card Bling and have fun shopping!

 

Rose Swirl Sympathy cards

Good morning!  There is a new Mid Month Inspiration stencil called Rose Swirl over at A Colorful Life Designs, and it is on sale for only $4 until November 22.  This is a gorgeous stencil with elegant swirls and delicate roses that you can use for any kind of card or project.  I brushed some soft purple ink over this Rose Swirl stencil onto some lilac cardstock, going heavier over the roses on each panel.  Then I stamped the sentiment (Pinkfresh Studio) with a darker purple ink and I added some Rainbow Pearl Twilight Card Bling to both cards.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  That means you can use this code - HollyFan10 - on this new Rose Swirl stencil so you get the sale price AND a discount.  You can also use the code on the Card Bling in the store, so be sure to check out all those fabulous colors.  Have a great day!