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!

 

Candy Canes Postage

Good morning!  I'm back to share another Christmas card with you today.  I had so much fun creating this one.

I started by placing the Marvelous Masks Postage Stamp 5" stencil over some white cardstock.  I lightly brushed some pale blue ink all around the edges of this stencil.  I kept this Postage Stamp stencil taped in place and put the Crossed Candy Canes stencil over that and brushed light blue ink over the left candy cane and light green ink over the right candy cane.  I removed the Crossed Candy Canes stencil, but the Postage Stamp stencil was still left taped to the white cardstock.  

I put the Christmas Postmark stencil at the top of the panel and brushed a darker green ink over and then removed this stencil.  I pulled out the Snowflake Grid stencil and taped off the area around one of the cute little snowflakes.  I placed that down on the panel and brushed light blue and light green inks over the one single snowflake in different areas all over the panel.

With all the stenciling done, I removed all the stencils.  I stamped the 25 cents (Concord & 9th) in the bottom left corner of the panel with a dark green ink and then adhered this panel to a dark green card.  I stamped the sentiment (Hero Arts) with dark green ink, trimmed it down, and adhered it to the stenciled panel with foam tape.  Lastly, I added some Satin Matte Pale Ocean Blue Green Card Bling to the card.

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 save money on all of the stencils I used today as well as the Card Bling.  Have a look at all the November release stencils and enjoy putting your favorites into the cart.  Have a fabulous day!

 

Pink Poinsettia Christmas

Good morning!  I love creating Christmas cards, and it's really easy to make a bunch of them all at once with stencils from A Colorful Life Designs.  I wanted to see how this Layered Poinsettia would look stenciled on pale pink cardstock.  I brushed a slightly darker pink ink over the flower and then a dark green ink over the leaves.  Instead of stenciling the dots in the center of the flower, I added some Satin Matte Emerald Green Card Bling.  After I stamped the sentiment (Waffle Flower) with dark green ink, I adhered this pink panel to a dark green card base.  It's a different look and I like it.

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  You can add this Layered Poinsettia stencil to your card as well as all the different colors of Card Bling that you've had your eye on.  Have a wonderful day!

 

Tis the Season Snowflake Grid

Good morning!  It's not snowy here but my friend in Colorado has had several snowy days already.  I thought it would be fun to make my own snow on a wintery card, so I pulled out the new Snowflake Grid stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  I placed this stencil over some Tidepool cardstock (Concord & 9th) and brushed some Tidepool ink over the whole panel.  After I removed the stencil, I stamped the large snowflakes (Concord & 9th) with some white ink right on top of the stenciled grid.  The sentiment was stamped with Tidepool ink and trimmed down.  After I tied some crochet thread around the panel, I adhered the sentiment with foam tape.  This panel was adhered to a white card base, and then I added some Winter Wonderland Blend Card Bling to the entire panel.

It's such a fun and snowy card.  It makes me smile every time I look at it.  You can save 10% off your entire order at A Colorful Life Designs (excluding Master Creator Bundles) by using this code, HollyFan10, when you check out.   Have fun looking at all the great new stencils and all the gorgeous colors of Card Bling!  

 

Glittery Poinsettia Candy Canes

 

Good morning!  I have a fun and glittery Christmas card to share with you today.  A Colorful Life Designs has some wonderful new Christmas stencils in their November release, and I couldn't wait to play with the new Crossed Candy Canes stencil.

I placed the Crossed Candy Canes stencil over some white cardstock and then I spread some glittery red paste over the whole panel.  After that was completely dry, I added the Spellbinders poinsettia (die cut from glitter cardstock) to the intersection of the candy canes.  The center of the poinsettia is accented with a large Metallic Gold Card Bling.  The sentiment (from scrapbook.com) was die cut from green glitter cardstock, adhered to a vellum shadow, and then adhered to the candy cane panel below the poinsettia.  This panel was then adhered to a white card base.

Doesn't that just scream holidays??  It's so cute and classic.  You can save some money by using this code, HollyFan10, when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  This code will work on stencils, stamps, and Card Bling, so have fun shopping!

Claus Family Ornament Tags

Good morning!  I have a couple of cute Christmas tags to share with y'all today.  I pulled out a couple of new stencils from A Colorful Life Designs and some plain white tags.  I placed the Watercolor Ornaments stencil over one tag and brushed some red ink over the long spiral ornament.  Then I moved the Watercolor Ornaments stencil over to the second tag and brushed some green ink over the small round ball.  

Next, I placed the Mama & Daddy Claus stencil over the red ornament tag and brushed black ink over the "Mama Claus" sentiment.  I moved this stencil over to the green ornament tag and brushed black ink over the "Daddy Claus" sentiment.  To give these tags a bit of a distressed look, I splattered some gold watercolor paint over both tags, and then I added some more gold paint along the edges.  After the paint dried, I tied some black ribbon to the top of the tags.  Now these are ready to add to the wrapped gifts for "Mama" and "Daddy."

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order, excluding Master Creator Bundles, at A Colorful Life Designs.  The November release is full of wonderful Christmas designs and you can stock up on your favorite colors of Card Bling.  Have a great day!!

 

Bundle Up Sweater Grid

 

Good morning!  A Colorful Life Designs released some new Christmas stencils yesterday, and the new Snowflake Grid stencil is so perfect for all kinds of wintery cards.  I placed the Snowflake Grid stencil over some aqua cardstock and brushed some aqua ink over the whole panel.  After I die cut the stenciled panel with a rounded edges rectangle die, I added the die cut sweaters and the sentiment (Concord & 9th).  This panel was then adhered to a white card base.

Feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire purchase (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  Check out the new release and stock up on all your favorite colors of Card Bling.  Have a wonderful day!

Poinsettia Postage Christmas

Good morning!!  It's November and there is a wonderful new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs today.  This month is focused on Christmas designs, from candy canes to reindeer to ornaments to trees.  I fell in love with the new Christmas Postmark stencil and I wanted to make fun little postage collage card.

I started by placing the Marvelous Masks Postage Stamp 5" stencil down on a white card and I lightly brushed some pale blue ink over the stencil.  With the Postage Stamp stencil still taped in place, I put the new Layered Poinsettia stencil on top and stenciled the flower petals with a medium blue ink, the leaves with a gray ink, and the little flower center with a dark blue ink.  I removed the Layered Poinsettia stencil and placed the Christmas Postmark stencil at an angle across the top and sponged a dark blue ink over that.  I moved this stencil so that the edge of the postage lines were over the bottom left corner and I sponged some more dark blue ink there.

After I removed the Christmas Postmark stencil, I left the Postage Stamp stencil taped to the card.  I splattered some white paint over the entire card (and the stencil!!  LOL) and let it dry.  Then I removed the Postage Stamp stencil and glued some Winter Wonderland Blend Card Bling randomly all over the card.  I love how this card turned out!

If you want to shop at A Colorful Life Designs, be sure to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles).  This code is good on stencils, stamps, and Card Bling, so grab all the things on your wish list and save some money.

There are two Master Creator Bundles this month, one for Batchables stencils and one for Classic Christmas stencils.  These bundles are a terrific value at 20% off for all those stencils in each bundle.  If you're like me, you will want both of them.  :-)  Have fun shopping!

 

Tis The Season Fig Wreath

Good morning!  I was in the mood for a non-traditional Christmas card, so I pulled out this gorgeous new Layered Holly Berry Wreath stencil from A Colorful Life Designs and placed it on some Pebble cardstock (a sort of pale gray/kraft color).  I stenciled the leaves with Tidepool and Juniper inks and the berries with Fig ink.  It's a fun new color combo and I love it!  

After I stamped the sentiment in the center with Fig ink, I added some Crystal Metallic Chameleon Card Bling (A Colorful Life Designs) all around the wreath.  I love that bright sparkle on this wreath!  This stenciled panel was then glued to a Fig card base.  The sentiment stamp, the inks, and the cardstock are all from Concord & 9th.

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order, excluding Master Creator Bundles, at A Colorful Life Designs.  You will love the wide variety of stencils in the store, from the Christmas stencils to the Patterns to the fun Pet themed stencils.  Don't forget to drool over all the gorgeous colors of Card Bling.  Have a wonderful day!

 

Holly Jolly Leaves

Good morning!  I love making Christmas cards and I have a pretty good stash of them by now, so I should be good to go in December.  This is one of the cards I made with the new Holly Berry Set stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  

I placed the stencil onto a white card and randomly moved it around to fill up the background of the card.  The leaves were colored with Avocado ink and the berries were colored with Honeysuckle ink (Concord & 9th).  For a bit of interest, I splattered some glossy black spray (Dina Wakley) over the card.  While that was drying, I die cut the sentiment and the shadow from Avocado, Honeysuckle, and Black cardstocks and glued them together.  Once I was sure the black splatter was dry, I affixed the sentiment with some foam tape.

Feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  You can use this code on stencils, stamps, and Card Bling, so have fun shopping!  Have a great weekend!

 

Holly Jolly on Kraft

Good morning!  There is a fun new week-long linky party on the BYSHC blog and I'm playing along.  All you need to do is make a holiday or wintry card and enter it into the linky party.  I love making Christmas cards, so I cranked out several cards to share with you throughout this week.

Today's card is probably my favorite - it even has my name on it!!  LOL  I used the Layered Holly stencils from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save) on a kraft card, with green ink brushed over the leaf stencil and glittery red paste spread over the berry stencil.  After the paste dried, I added a small white die cut circle to the center with a kraft die cut sentiment (scrapbook.com) and some punched leaves and berries.  

I hope you had a chance to play along in the linky party this week.  I have lots of fun new cards for my Christmas card stash and now it's time to start addressing envelopes.  Happy Holidays!!

 

Simple Ombre Tree

Good morning!  There is a fun new week-long linky party on the BYSHC blog and I'm playing along.  All you need to do is make a holiday or wintry card and enter it into the linky party.  I love making Christmas cards, so I cranked out several cards to share with you throughout this week.

I placed the Line Tree stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save) over a white card and used a small brush to ink up the star at the top with yellow ink.  Then I inked up the tree with three green inks for an ombre going from light to dark.  The four small lines at the bottom were inked up with some brown ink.  I pulled out some red rhinestones and placed them all over the tree for the sparkly ornaments.  I thought about a sentiment but I really didn't want to cover up the tree or the red rhinestones, so the sentiment is inside the card.  This is a quick and easy card to mass produce - it took me longer to add all the red rhinestones than it did to stencil the card.  

 

Purple Holidays

Good morning!  There is a fun new week-long linky party on the BYSHC blog and I'm playing along.  All you need to do is make a holiday or wintry card and enter it into the linky party.  I love making Christmas cards, so I cranked out several cards to share with you throughout this week.

For today's card, I pulled out the gorgeous Dotted Poinsettia stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save).  I wanted a different holiday color for this card, so I went with a pale purple cardstock and I brushed a darker grape purple ink over the stencil.  The Crystal Metallic Quicksilver Card Bling from A Colorful Life Designs has a slight purple undertone, so it is perfect with this purple card.  I die cut the sentiment (Concord & 9th) from grape cardstock and the shadow from metallic silver cardstock.  Now's the time to use those special papers and embellishments, right??  

 

Happy Holidays Pile of Gifts

Good morning!  There is a fun new week-long linky party on the BYSHC blog and I'm playing along.  All you need to do is make a holiday or wintry card and enter it into the linky party.  I love making Christmas cards, so I cranked out several cards to share with you throughout this week.

I placed the Pile of Presents stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save) over a white card and sponged some green and teal inks all over that.  I left the stencil in place until the inks dried, and then I lightly sponged a little bit more ink here and there to vary the intensity of the green color.  After I removed the stencil, I added a red glitter die cut sentiment (scrapbook.com) for a little bit of sparkle.  

 

Fa La La Lights

Good morning!  There is a fun new week-long linky party on the BYSHC blog and I'm playing along.  All you need to do is make a holiday or wintry card and enter it into the linky party.  I love making Christmas cards, so I cranked out several cards to share with you throughout this week.

I pulled out the Layered String Lights stencils from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save) and brushed green and red inks over these onto some white cardstock.  There is some space between the lights and it's perfect for a small sentiment, so I stamped the large "fa la la" (Concord & 9th) with black ink onto some white cardstock, trimmed it, and layered it with some black cardstock.  Then I used that as a guide for the sub-sentiment so I could center it and stamped it between the two lower strands of lights.  I'm so happy that it worked out! 

 

Pink Vanilla Poinsettia

Good morning!  There is a fun new week-long linky party on the BYSHC blog and I'm playing along.  All you need to do is make a holiday or wintry card and enter it into the linky party.  I love making Christmas cards, so I cranked out several cards to share with you throughout this week.

I placed the Beautiful Poinsettia stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save) over a pink card base and brushed some pale pink ink over the entire card.  After I removed the stencil, I placed this card in my MISTI tool and stamped the sentiment (Pinkfresh) with black ink.  For my finishing touch, I added some gorgeous Opaque Iridescent Vanilla Card Bling from A Colorful Life Designs (you can use code HollyFan10 to save 10%)  in the center of the poinsettia and all over the card.  I love the subtle impact of that soft stenciling in the background.

 

All is Bright Doily

Good morning!  There is a fun new week-long linky party on the BYSHC blog and I'm playing along.  All you need to do is make a holiday or wintry card and enter it into the linky party.  I love making Christmas cards, so I cranked out several cards to share with you throughout this week.

I spread some glittery white paste over the Snow Doily stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save) and let it dry.  Meanwhile, I stamped the sentiment from Pinkfresh, die cut it, and adhered it with foam tape after the stenciled background was dry.  I love this clean and simple look.  

 

Joyful Shaker

Good morning!  There is a fun new week-long linky party on the BYSHC blog and I'm playing along.  All you need to do is make a holiday or wintry card and enter it into the linky party.  I love making Christmas cards, so I cranked out several cards to share with you throughout this week.

My first card for the linky party is this fun shaker card I created with the beautiful Christmas Flowers stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save 10%) and some gorgeous Card Bling in holiday colors.  The die cut sentiment is from Concord & 9th.  I'll be back tomorrow with another holiday card for this linky party.

 

Woodsy Pine Christmas

Good morning!  Today I'm sharing a fun way to use the new Layered Mixed Wreath stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  I "deconstructed" this stencil and used all the elements separately instead of creating the intended wreath.  I started by masking off one of the pinecones and I stenciled that with brown ink randomly all over a kraft card base.  Then I masked off one of the leaf sprigs and stenciled that with a light green ink all over the card.  The holly leaf was masked off and stenciled with a dark pine green ink and then I masked off some of the little stars and dots.  Those were randomly stenciled with kraft ink.  It's a fun woodsy-themed background.  When I was happy with all the stenciling, I splattered the whole card with some white acrylic ink.  

While that was drying, I masked off the sentiment and stenciled that with brown ink onto some white cardstock.  After I trimmed that down, I added a dark brown layer behind the sentiment and glued it to my stenciled kraft card base.  Lastly, I added some Opalescent Sprout Card Bling for a fun shimmery accent.

This Layered Mixed Wreath stencil is on sale for only $4 until October 22, so hurry up and grab this at this great price.  You can also use this code, HollyFan10, to save an extra 10% of everything in your cart (excluding Master Creator Bundles).  You will love this fabulous stencil!  Have a wonderful day!

 

Christmas Pine Wreath

Good morning!  A Colorful Life Designs just released their new Mid Month Motivation stencil, and it's gorgeous!  This new Layered Mixed Wreath stencil helps you create a beautiful holiday card and it's on sale for only $4 until October 22.  The sentiment is separate from the wreath elements so you can use it by itself or you can mix and match all the different pieces.  I used a classic red and green color combo for this wreath along with a little touch of brown for the pinecones.  I also added some Opalescent Sprout Card Bling on the wreath for that touch of shimmer.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save an extra 10% off everything in your cart (excluding Master Creator Bundles), so grab this Layered Mixed Wreath for only $4 and use the code for the additional discount.  Don't forget to check out all the October release stencils and the gorgeous Card Bling!  Come on back tomorrow and I'll share a "deconstructed" way to use this stencil.  Happy Shopping!

 

Merry Grinchmas

Good morning!  Have you watched the original cartoon with the Grinch?  That's such a classic Christmas movie, and A Colorful Life Designs has some awesome stencils based on classic moments from that movie.  One of them is this new Stink Stank Stunk stencil with the Grinch holding one of the ornaments from the Whoville village.

I placed this Stink Stank Stunk stencil over some white cardstock and masked off the ornament.  The Grinch hand was inked up with Lemongrass ink (Concord &9th).  I removed the mask from the ornament and carefully masked the green fingers before I inked up the ornament with Lumberjack Plaid distress ink.  I went over the top of the ornament with a gold pen and then added a gold twine bow.  

For the card, I placed the same stencil so that the sentiment was at the bottom of a Lemongrass card.  I brushed some black ink over the sentiment, removed the stencil, and let it dry.  The first stenciled panel with the Grinch hand was glued to a black mat, and then I glued this panel to the green card.

Please use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  Be sure to check out all the fabulous new holiday stencils and all the gorgeous Card Bling.  Have a wonderful day!
 

 

Purple Ombre Christmas

Good morning!  I have a sweet Christmas card to share with y'all today.  This one is quick and easy, which is perfect as we are fast approaching the holidays.  I placed the new Fancy Merry Christmas stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save) over a white card and brushed a pale lilac ink across the top and a darker purple ink across the bottom.  Where the two colors met in the middle, I lightly blended the two colors together.  After I removed the stencil, I pulled out some Crystal Metallic Quicksilver Card Bling (it has a fabulous pale purple hue!) and glued them down all over the card.  How's that for clean and simple and quick?

 

Hologram Red Berry Wreath

Good morning!  Have you started on your holiday cards yet?  I have quite a stash going, and I'm still making more.  I love it!  One card that is super quick and easy is this one that I created with the Layered Holly Berry Wreath stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.

I placed the stencil over some white cardstock and brushed some green ink over the leaves first.  Then I moved the stencil so that the berries were nestled into their spaces between the leaves, and then I brushed some red ink over those.  I stamped the sentiment (Concord & 9th) with black ink and then adhered this panel to a black card base.  Then I pulled out some Hologram Red Card Bling (GORGEOUS!!!!) and randomly glued some all around the wreath.  For a finishing touch, I added a little bow cut from gold glitter paper.  This card would be really fun to mass produce if you need to make a lot of cards quickly.

You still have a few days to take advantage of the Full Set Syndrome Special where you can get all 12 of the October Card Bling colors at 20% off.  If you use my code, HollyFan10, you can get an additional 10% off that price, and this code will also discount everything else in your cart (stencils, stamps, other Card Bling).   This special price on the Card Bling is only good until October 7, so go shopping right now!  Have fun!

 

Deck the Halls Shaker Card

Good morning!  The October release at A Colorful Life Designs has some awesome stencils and gorgeous Christmas Card Bling, and I've paired them together for this fun shaker card.

I started by brushing some green ink over the Festoons stencil onto some pale green cardstock.  Then I taped some plastic packaging around the front of the card, leaving one end open so I could pour some Card Bling into the front "pocket."  I used the following colors of Card Bling:

Crystal Iris Cranberry

Hologram Gold

Crystal Metallic Chameleon

Crystal Metallic Dragon

Hologram Green

After I sealed the opening of my shaker card, I adhered this to a dark green card base.  Lastly, I die cut and added the sentiment (Concord & 9th) to the front of the shaker card.  It's such a fun card and perfectly festive with those red and gold and green colors!

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  This code can be used on everything except the Master Creator Bundles.  If you are anything like me, you need allllll the Card Bling, and there is a special bundle available at a special price until October 7.  You can also use the code, HollyFan10, to save an extra 10% off that Full Set Syndrome Special, but don't wait too long.  You only have until October 7 to grab these at that fantastic savings.  Have a fabulous day!