Very Merry Trees - Christmas in July Linky Party

Good morning!  Today is the last day of the Christmas in July Linky Party over on the BYSHC blog, and this is my last Christmas card for this week.  I had SO much fun creating all these cards for the Linky Party, and they are a great addition to my holiday card stash.

For this card, I placed the Dotty Trees stencil from A Colorful Life Designs over a white card and brushed some light and medium green inks over the whole thing.  I splattered some white paint over the entire card for that snowy effect, and then I affixed the die cut sentiment (Concord and 9th) with some foam tape.  Lastly, I added some Metallic Red Card Bling for some fun pops of red here and there.

Be sure to check out the Christmas in July Linky Party and share your holiday cards for a chance to win a fun prize!  If you're shopping at A Colorful Life Designs, everything in the Christmas category is 10% off with this code, BYSHCChristmas. Stock up on your Christmas stencils and crank out some Christmas cards for your stash!

 

Holly Jolly Gingerbreadmen - Christmas in July Linky Party

Good morning!  I'm sharing another fun Christmas card with y'all today so I can enter this into the Christmas in July Linky Party over on the BYSHC blog.  

Who says gingerbread men have to be brown?  I pulled out this Layered Gingerbread Men stencil from A Colorful Life Designs and I used some sticky notes to mask off each row of cookies.  I brushed some pink ink over every other row and some green ink on the rows in between.  I went lighter on the inks for the cookie shapes, and then I went heavy on the inks for the second layer with the eyes, mouth, and buttons.  The sentiment (Concord and 9th) was die cut from the same colors and glued to a vellum shadow before being affixed to the card.  So fun!!!

Be sure to check out the Christmas in July Linky Party and share your holiday cards for a chance to win a fun prize!  If you're shopping at A Colorful Life Designs, everything in the Christmas category is 10% off with this code, BYSHCChristmas. Stock up on your Christmas stencils and crank out some Christmas cards for your stash!

 

Glittery Trees at Christmas - Christmas in July Linky Party

Good morning!  This is Christmas in July week over on the BYSHC blog, and they are celebrating with a fun Linky Party.  Just make a Christmas, holiday, or wintry card and share it for a chance to win a prize.  I'm entering this card into their linky party today. 

I had so much fun creating this card.  I placed the Forest of Trees stencil from A Colorful Life Designs over some soft sage cardstock and spread some glittery green paste over the whole panel.  I love my glittery mediums!  After this was completely dry, I trimmed it down and adhered it to a white card base.  The stamped sentiment (Hero Arts) was added near the top of the card with some foam tape.

Be sure to check out the Christmas in July Linky Party and share your holiday cards for a chance to win a fun prize!  If you're shopping at A Colorful Life Designs, everything in the Christmas category is 10% off with this code, BYSHCChristmas. Stock up on your Christmas stencils and crank out some Christmas cards for your stash!

 

Noel Candles - Christmas in July Linky Party

Good morning!  This is Christmas in July week over on the BYSHC blog, and they are celebrating with a fun Linky Party.  Just make a Christmas, holiday, or wintry card and share it for a chance to win a prize.  I'm entering this card into their linky party today. 

I placed the gorgeous Christmas Candles stencil from A Colorful Life Designs over some black cardstock, and then I spread some pale gold paste over the whole thing.  After it dried, I added the die cut "Noel" in bright red cardstock.  I adhered this black stenciled panel to some gold cardstock, and then I glued this to a bright red card base.  It's clean and simple and perfect for mailing.

Be sure to check out the Christmas in July Linky Party and share your holiday cards for a chance to win a fun prize!  If you're shopping at A Colorful Life Designs, everything in the Christmas category is 10% off with this code, BYSHCChristmas. Stock up on your Christmas stencils and crank out some Christmas cards for your stash!

 

O Holy Night - Christmas in July Linky Party

Good morning!  I am having so much fun making Christmas cards this week for the Christmas in July Linky Party on the BYSHC blog.  I've been pulling out various stencils from A Colorful Life Designs and using that inspiration to make my cards.  Today I pulled out the 3 Wise Men stencil and placed it on a navy card base.  I carefully inked up the sky area with a darker blue ink first.  While the stencil was still in place, I sprayed over the inked sky with some Uncharted Mariner Distress Spritz spray.  It's SO shimmery!!  After this dried, I carefully stamped the sentiment (Concord and 9th) at the bottom and I used a white gel pen to add some stars to the sky.

Be sure to check out the Christmas in July Linky Party and share your holiday cards for a chance to win a fun prize!  If you're shopping at A Colorful Life Designs, everything in the Christmas category is 10% off with this code, BYSHCChristmas. Stock up on your Christmas stencils and crank out some Christmas cards for your stash!

 

Warm Iridescent Wishes - Christmas in July Linky Party

Good morning!  I'm continuing with the Christmas in July theme today for the Linky Party going on over on the BYSHC blog this week.  Today I'm going with a big iridescent snowflake on this wintry card.  I placed the Prim Snowflake stencil from A Colorful Life Designs over some blue cardstock and I spread some iridescent paste over the panel.  We got these cute little sampler jars of paste in one of the retreats I attended, and I still have plenty of it left, so I might as well use it, right?  After the stenciled panel was completely dry, I adhered it to a white card base and then I glued down the die cut sentiments (Honey Bee Stamps).

Be sure to check out the Christmas in July Linky Party and share your holiday cards for a chance to win a fun prize!  If you're shopping at A Colorful Life Designs, everything in the Christmas category is 10% off with this code, BYSHCChristmas. Stock up on your Christmas stencils and crank out some Christmas cards for your stash!

 

Holly Leaf Joy in Sepia - Christmas in July Linky Party

Good morning!  This is Christmas in July week over on the BYSHC blog, and they are celebrating with a week-long linky party.  Just make a Christmas,  Hannukah, Yuletide, or wintry card and share it for a chance to win a prize.  

I wanted to try to create a sepia toned holiday card, so I pulled out the Layered Holly stencils from A Colorful Life Designs.  There are two stencils in this set - one with the leaves and one with the berries.  I placed the leaves stencil down first over some beige cardstock and lightly brushed some brown ink all over.  I removed that stencil and placed the berries stencil down and did a heavier application of brown ink.  After I removed the second stencil, I brushed brown ink all around the edges to distress it even more.  Then I added the die cut "JOY" and the stamped sentiment to the center of this card.

Come join the fun over on the BYSHC blog!  Share your holiday or wintery card in the Linky Party and you might win a prize.  If you're shopping at A Colorful Life Designs, everything in the Christmas category is 10% off with this code, BYSHCChristmas. Stock up on your Christmas stencils and crank out some Christmas cards for your stash!

 

Fa La La Reindeer - Christmas in July Linky Party

 

Good morning!  Today is the first day of the Christmas in July Linky Party over on the BYSHC blog, and I'm so excited!  I love making Christmas and winter cards, so I have a lot of fun new cards to share with you during this Christmas in July week.  Come play along - you can win prizes just for sharing your Christmas cards!

A Colorful Life Designs is one of the sponsors for this Linky Party, so you'll be seeing a lot of creations with A Colorful Life Designs stencils this week.  For my card today, I pulled out the Fa La La stencil from A Colorful Life Designs and brushed some red ink over the stencil onto some white cardstock.  For the fun little scene, I stamped, colored, and die cut the reindeer from MFT and added them to a snowy background along with some die cut hearts.  I stamped and die cut the sentiment (Hero Arts) and added it to the side above the girl reindeer.  It's so cute!

Be sure to check out the Christmas in July Linky Party and share your holiday cards for a chance to win a fun prize!  If you're shopping at A Colorful Life Designs, everything in the Christmas category is 10% off with this code, BYSHCChristmas. Stock up on your Christmas stencils and crank out some Christmas cards for your stash!

Gorgeous Circling Path

Good morning!  Today's card is full of gold glittery gorgeous-ness!  

I placed the Circling Path stencil from A Colorful Life Designs over some black cardstock and spread some glittery gold paste of the whole thing.  After it dried, I glued this panel to a white card base.  The sentiment (Technique Junkies) was stamped with black ink, trimmed down, and affixed to the card with some foam tape.  Quick and easy and perfect for mailing to a wonderful friend!

You can save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) by using this code, HollyFan10, when you check out at A Colorful Life Designs.  Have fun browsing through all the great new stencils and the gorgeous Card Bling.  

Tomorrow I will start posting the cards I've created for the Christmas in July Linky Party over at the BYSHC blog.  It's going to be a FUN week of Christmas and holiday cards, so come on back tomorrow to join the party!

 

Wavy Smile

Good morning!  Have you seen the new Card Bling over at A Colorful Life Designs?  It's a new collection of Luminous colors, and wow..... they are gorgeous.  I used two of those new colors on this card today.

I placed the new Mid Century Waves stencil over some white cardstock and then I spread some pink and purple pastes over the top.  While I had the purple paste open, I also spread some over some scrap paper.  After both of these pieces were dry, I glued the stenciled panel to a white card base.  I used the scrap paper with the purple paste and cut the shadow die word from this so it would match my card.  Then I die cut the actual word "smile" from white cardstock and glued it to the purple shadow die before I adhered it to my card.  I stamped the "You Make Me" with black ink onto some white cardstock, trimmed it down, and adhered it above the "smile."  Lastly, I pulled out the Luminous Whisper Pink and the Luminous Violet Card Bling and affixed them all over the card.

You can save 10% off your entire order by entering this code, HollyFan10, when you check out at A Colorful Life Designs.  This code is good on the stencils (excluding Master Creator Bundles), stamps, and Card Bling in the store.  Have fun shopping!

 

Pink Postage Birthday

Good morning!  Today I'm sharing a really fun card with y'all.  This was one of those experiments to see what would happen and how it would look, and it turned out even better than I expected.  I started by placing the new Around the World stencil from A Colorful Life Designs over some watercolor paper and I taped it down.  Then I spread some white texture paste over the whole thing, intentionally skipping areas for that grungy look.  After I carefully removed the stencil, I set this panel aside to dry.

Once the stenciled panel was completely dry, I misted it with water and then sprinkled some Infusions powders over it and misted it again.  It's mostly pink and purple, but I see pops of bright blue in there as well as some browns and blacks and deep magentas.  It's so fun, and you never get the same results twice.  I set this aside to dry and worked on stamping and cutting out the sentiment.  After the colored panel was dry (again), I die cut it with a postage stamp die, adhered it to a white layer, added the sentiment, and glued this to a black card base.  I also glued some Satin Matte Black Card Bling to the background.  I don't know if I can send this card to someone now because I love it so much!  LOL

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 entire July release is so awesome, you'll want all of those fabulous stencils and the gorgeous Card Bling.  Have a fabulous day!

 

Celadon Paper Hug

Good morning!  I'm sending y'all a little paper hug with this cute card today.  The background was created by brushing some soft green ink over the new Square Paths stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  It's such a cool pattern!  The sentiment is from Concord and 9th.  I added some of the gorgeous new Luminous Celadon Card Bling and it's a wonderful match with the pale green on this card.

You still have a couple more days to grab this special on the July Card Bling.  You can get the Full Set Syndrome Special for 20% off the regular price, AND you can use my code, HollyFan10, to get an extra 10% off as well.  This code will also work for any stencils and stamps and Card Bling that you have in your cart.  Just remember to get this special deal by July 7.  Happy shopping!

 

Birthday Circling Path

Good morning!  Here's a bright and shiny card to help you wake up today.  LOL  The new stencil release from A Colorful Life Designs has some fun mid-century and geometric designs, and I pulled out the Circling Path stencil to use on this card.  It's such a fun and whimsical design.

I placed the Circling Path stencil over a bright mango card and brushed some mango ink over the whole thing.  After I added the sentiment (Taylored Expressions), I pulled out the new Luminous Poolside Card Bling.  It's a gorgeous pale blue, almost turquoise sequin, and it's the opposite color of this mango card on a color wheel.  I had fun gluing these shiny sequins all over the card.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  Grab this Circling Path stencil and check out all the other great stencils in the July release.  The July Card Bling is on a special sale until the 7th, AND you can use the code, HollyFan10, to save even more.  Check back here on Friday and I'll share a card I created with the gorgeous Luminous Celadon Card Bling.  Have a great day!

 

Happiest Birthday Waves

Good morning!  There's a new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs, and there are a lot of fun new designs to drool over this month.  On this card, I used the new Mid Century Waves with some pink and blue inks.  It's such a fun pattern full of motion.  I stamped the sentiment from MFT with some black ink and then added some Satin Matte Black Card Bling all over the card.

You can save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) by using this code, HollyFan10, when you check out.  You can use this code on stencils, stamps, and Card Bling, even the  Full Set Syndrome Special which is on sale until July 7.  I'll share a card tomorrow with one of these gorgeous colors of Card Bling.  

The stencils for July have been split into two Master Creator Bundles, which is a wonderful way to save money when you want to buy all of the new stencils.  You can choose just the Mid-Century Modern stencils or the new Paths stencils, or get them both.  You will love these beautiful new designs!

 

 

Lucky Cactus Sunset

Good morning!  Have you seen the new June release from A Colorful Life Designs?  This Circle Cactus stencil caught my eye right away, and I knew it would make a spectacular sunset card.  I placed this Circle Cactus stencil over some black cardstock and taped it down on all four sides.  Then I pulled out my Pan Pastels and just carefully dabbed it over the stencil, mixing up several different colors.  After I carefully lifted up the stencil, I took this panel outside and sprayed it with some workable fixatif to set the chalk.  Then I added the gold embossed sentiment and glued this to a white card base.

Isn't that a pretty scene??  Think of all the fun sunrises, sunsets, and bright blue skies you could do with this stencil!  Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  This code is good on everything in the store except for the Master Creator Bundles.  Go ahead and grab the Circle Cactus stencil and check out all the gorgeous Card Bling.  Have a wonderful week!

 

Happy Birthday Sweet Mermaid

Good morning!  I am sharing this fun and sparkly card with y'all today.  The new Swirling Droplets stencil from A Colorful Life Designs is gorgeous, and I knew I wanted to see how this looked with a mermaid tail.  I placed the Swirling Droplets stencil over some pale blue cardstock and spread a semi-clear glittery paste over the panel.  While that was drying, I die cut the mermaid tail from some glittery blue paper and I stamped the sentiment (Technique Junkies) with some black ink.  

After the stenciled panel was completely dry, I glued it to a white card base.  I added the glittery mermaid tail to the left side and I used foam tape to adhere the sentiment.  To finish off this sparkly card, I added some of the stunning new Crystal Metallic Royal Blue Card Bling.  

Be sure to use this code, HollyFan10, when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  You will save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles), so fill up your cart with all the gorgeous Card Bling, this Swirling Droplets stencil, and all the stencils on your wish list.  Happy Friday!

 

Near the Sea Whale

Good morning!  Today's card is all about the sea, which is perfect since it's so hot and summer-y even though it's not officially summer yet.  I got some new stencils from A Colorful Life Designs and I wanted to see if I could create a little oceanside scene.

I began by blending some soft blue ink over a white cardstock panel, and then I masked off the top third with some sticky notes.  I brushed a darker blue ink all over the bottom third of the panel, and then I placed the Dotted Waves stencil over that and brushed a slightly darker blue ink over the stencil.  After I removed the Dotted Waves stencil, I removed the sticky notes.  Then.I placed the Whales Swimming stencil over the panel and brushed some dark gray ink over just one of the whales.  To complete this scene, I stamped the sentiment (Technique Junkies) with dark gray ink and then drew in some birds with a pencil.  After I did a little happy dance over this fun scene, I adhered this stenciled panel to some dark gray cardstock and then glued them to a white card base.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire cart (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  Check out the June release - you'll find a lot of great summer-themed stencils there.  The Dotted Waves and the Whales Swimming stencils are just two of many awesome scene-building stencils at A Colorful Life Designs.  Happy shopping!!

 

Wild Rings Father's Day

Good morning and Happy Father's Day!  I've used a fantastic new stencil from A Colorful Life Designs to create this fun one-of-a-kind card for someone in the family.  The new Wild Rings stencil is the Mid Month Inspiration stencil and it's on sale for only $4 through June 22.  I love this stencil - it's so perfect for mixed media, for art journaling, for gel printing, and more.  I'm still on a mission to use up all the jars of stencil paste here, so I placed the Wild Rings stencil over some black cardstock, and then I spread some pastes in different colors (blue, green, teal) over the entire panel.  After the panel dried, I adhered the die cut sentiment to the front and glued the panel to a white card base.  

 This Wild Rings stencil is only on sale for $4 through June 22, so be sure to grab it at this awesome price.  You can also use my code, HollyFan10, to save an extra 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles), so take a look at the June release and all the great new colors of Card Bling.  Have a wonderful day!

 

Wild Rings Doodling

Good morning!  Today there is a brand new Mid Month Inspiration stencil on sale for just $4 at A Colorful Life Designs.  This new Wild Rings stencil is awesome for mixed media and art journaling and gel printing.  For these two cards, I placed the Wild Rings stencil over some white cardstock and spread three different colors of paste (green, blue, teal) over the whole panel.  After the panel was completely dry, I pulled out a gold gel pen and doodled directly on top of each of the stenciled circles.  It was so relaxing and calming and therapeutic to just doodle different patterns.

The gold gel pen was not completely dry even after an hour, so I used a heat tool to dry it and set it.  Then I cut the panel into two pieces and used them in different orientations on these two cards.  These are truly mixed media cards as I've used three different mediums - the stencil pastes, the gold gel pen, and the black hybrid ink (sentiments).

This special $4 price for this Wild Rings stencil is a fabulous deal, but it's only good through June 22.  Then the price goes up, so snag this at $4 while you can.  You can also use my code, HollyFan10, to save an extra 10% off this stencil as well as anything else (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  Check out the June stencil release and all the wonderful colors of Card Bling.  Have a fantastic day!!

 

Father's Day Agave

Good morning!  Father's Day is coming up faster than I thought, and I gotta get my cards done and mailed.  This new Agave stencil from A Colorful Life Designs is perfect for those masculine cards that we need, and this card came together pretty nicely.

I placed the Agave stencil over some kraft cardstock and spread some green paste over the entire cactus.  I let this panel dry completely, and then I brushed some brown ink all around the edges and heavily at the bottom.  A distress tool made it easy to rough up the edges of this panel before I glued it to a kraft card base.  The sentiment (Hero Arts) was stamped and cut out and glued on the panel above the stenciled cactus.  This card is nice and flat and perfect for mailing.

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order when shopping at A Colorful Life Designs.  You can grab this awesome Agave stencil as well as all the other stencils on your wish list.  Be sure to check out all the fantastic June release stencils and all the gorgeous Card Bling.  Have a fabulous day!

 

Foiled Birthday Agave

Good morning!  Today's card is a fun foiled cactus that I created with the Agave stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  I placed this Agave stencil over some kraft cardstock, and then I spread some transfer gel over the stencil.  This gel gets tacky when it dries, so you have to wait for it to go from the milky white color to a clear tacky gel before you can do anything with it.  So while this stenciled panel was drying, I die cut the sentiments (Spellbinders) and glued them together.  Then I pulled out some green and gold transfer foil (NOT hot foil) and randomly pressed it over the dried-but-tacky stenciled gel.  I love this fun look of the green and the gold all mixed up.  To finish this card, I glued the sentiments to the foiled panel and then adhered this panel to a dark green card base.  This will be a great card to send to one of the men in the family.

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  You can use this code on stencils, stamps, and Card Bling, so have fun shopping!

 

Wild Agave

Good morning!  Today I have a nature-inspired card to share with you.  I fell in love with the new Agave stencil from A Colorful Life Designs as soon as I saw it, and I immediately placed it down onto some white cardstock and spread some olive green paste over this.  After the paste dried, I masked off the upper part of the cactus panel with some sticky notes and brushed some brown ink on the bottom of this panel.  I carefully removed the mask and turned it around, covering up the brown ground, and I brushed some deep orange, terra cotta ink in the middle of the panel.  We've had some brilliant sunsets lately with this gorgeous rusty orange near the horizon and the blue skies above that.  At the top, I lightly brushed some pale blue ink and then stamped this sentiment from Stampscapes.  Finally, I splattered some brown ink all over the panel and then adhered this panel to a brown card base.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  You also have a few more days to grab the Full Set Syndrome Special for the June Card Bling while it is on sale, AND you can use the code, HollyFan10, to save an extra 10% off that special sale price.  The June stencils are perfect for all your summer and beach-themed projects, so check out the June release while you're shopping at A Colorful Life Designs.  Have a fabulous day!

 

Mermazing Bling Shaker Card

Good morning!  Today's card is full of sparkle and shine.  A Colorful Life Designs has a fabulous new release with summer-themed stencils and stunning new colors of Card Bling.  I've used NINE of those new colors of bling on this shaker card today.

I started by placing the new Dotted Waves stencil over some light blue cardstock.  I brushed a slightly darker blue ink over the whole panel and then I stamped the mermaid with teal blue ink.  I also stamped the sentiment with the teal blue ink and set it aside.  Some double-sided adhesive was applied to the back of the mermaid panel and I wrapped some clear plastic packaging around the front of panel.  This clear plastic was adhered to the back on three sides, leaving one end open so I could pour some of the Card Bling into the front where the mermaid is.  I initially started with just the three blue colors of bling (seen at the top in the picture), but I was having so much fun, I just kept adding more and more and more of the various colors.  Below are the colors I used:

Crystal Iris Skyline

Crystal Opaque Oceanside

Crystal Opaque Poseidon

Crystal Iris Bubblegum

Crystal Iris Fandango Pink

Crystal Iris Aurora Borealis

Crystal Opaque Jade Isle

Iridescent Orange

Crystal Opaque Red Hot

Once I finally determined there was enough Card Bling (haha), I taped the fourth end closed on the back and glued this panel to a white card base.  I cut the sentiment apart and glued it on top of the shaker card above the mermaid.  There is a special someone that I plan to mail this card to, and I know she's going to have fun shaking this up.

Take a good look at that Crystal Iris Aurora Borealis Card Bling (lower right side in picture above).  It is STUNNING.  I love it so much, I ordered 6 more bags of this.  If you love the Card Bling as much as I do, this Full Set Syndrome Special is for you.  You can get all 12 of the new June 2024 colors at 20% off, AND you can get an additional 10% off when you use my code, HollyFan10, at checkout.  This code will also give you 10% off any of the stamps, stencils, and other Card Bling in your cart.  But this Full Set Syndrome Special is only good until June 7, so don't delay.  Have a great day!

 

Flower in Water Droplets

Good morning!  There is a fantastic new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs today, and one of the new stencils is this Swirling Droplets.  I placed this stencil over some turquoise cardstock and spread some glittery blue paste over the whole panel.  While this was drying, I die cut and assembled the flower and the sentiment.  The stenciled panel was adhered to a white card base and then I glued the flower and the sentiment to the panel.  You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.

The new release is comprised of summery stencils and some gorgeous Card Bling.  You can get a special bundle with all of the June Card Bling at 20% off until June 7.  If you use my code, HollyFan10, you can get an extra 10% off this special Card Bling bundle!  Just look at those fabulous colors!  I'm in love with all of these, and I'll share a card tomorrow that I made with one of the new June stencils and NINE of these new Card Bling colors.

The Master Creator Bundle is a great way to save money if you gotta have it all.  You can get all of the June 2024 stencils with just one click.  Check out all those fabulous summer-y stencils!  See y'all tomorrow!

  

 

Green Chevron Birthday

Good morning!  I'm back with another card using the Chunky Chevron stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  Can you tell I really really like this stencil??  LOL

I placed this Chunky Chevron stencil over some black cardstock, and then I spread three different colors of green paste over the whole panel.  I love all those different greens blended together.  I had some of the lighter green paste leftover on my palette knife, so I spread it onto some scratch cardstock and let it dry.  Then I die cut the birthday sentiment from white cardstock and the light green paste panel, and glued the white sentiment to the green one, offsetting it just a bit.  This sentiment was then glued to my stenciled chevron panel, and the whole panel was adhered to a white card base.

I just want to make a huge stash of cards like this using all the different colors of paste I have.  It would be fun to mix up all the colors and just see what happens.  What colors would you pick?  

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 pick up this Chunky Chevron stencil as well as all the rest of the stencils on your wish list.  Check out the May release and all the gorgeous Card Bling.  Have a wonderful day!