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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Quick Whirligig Hi


Good morning!  Today I have a quick and easy everyday card that you can whip up in five minutes or less.  I used the Whirligig stencil from A Colorful Life Designs for the background, and it's such a fun stencil.  I placed the first stencil (this is a layered stencil and there are two parts for this one) onto some white cardstock and brushed some lemongrass ink over the entire panel.  Then I removed that stencil, placed down the second stencil, and brushed on some midnight blue ink.  After I removed this second stencil, I adhered my stenciled panel to a midnight blue card base.  The sentiment (Concord and 9th) was die cut from midnight blue cardstock and white cardstock and then glued to a lemongrass circle.  I added the lemongrass circle to a larger white circle and then affixed this to the center of the whirligig.

How's that for a fast card that you can send to anyone?  You can do this in a whole rainbow of different colors and customize this for the person you're sending it to. How about a set of notecards like this with envelopes to give to someone as a gift so they have cards ready to mail?  If you're really ambitious, how about making several sets of these for Christmas gifts??  Yup - thinking about the holidays already and we're just barely starting the spring season!  Hee hee hee!

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 March release is full of fabulous stencils and I know you'll want to add this Whirligig stencil to your crafting stash.  The code HollyFan10 will also work on the Card Bling so go ahead and stock up on those gorgeous colors of bling.  Have a great day!


 

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Tulips to a Special Person


Good morning!  I've been busy this week working on scrapbook pages for a month-long class, and it's been a fun challenge.  I've learned some new things and used supplies that I haven't touched for years, so it's been a great new mental exercise for me.  

To get back into my comfort zone - card making - I pulled out this gorgeous Layered Tulip Trio stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  I placed the stencil onto a white card and brushed some bright pink ink over the tulip petals first.  Then I removed the stencil and repositioned it so the leaves and stems would line up under my bright pink petals.  I brushed a light green ink over all of the leaves and stems, and then I went back over with a small brush and some darker ink to provide a little shading.  I really didn't want to cover up these gorgeous flowers, so I added a small black sentiment strip that was embossed with white powder (Hero Arts).  Those bold tulip petals make such a striking impact on this card, don't they?

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 great stencils in the March 2024 release and pop this Layered Tulip Trio stencil into your cart.  This code - HollyFan10 - also works on the Card Bling, so stock up on those colors that you have your eye on.  Have a great day!






 

Monday, March 18, 2024

Happy Birthday Monster


Good morning!  Today I have a fun birthday card using several stencils from A Colorful Life Designs.  I've used three brand new stencils:


I started by taping the TriDot stencil to a mango orange card, and I blended some orange ink over the top half and some red ink on the bottom half.  I used the same orange and red inks to mimic the background ombre with the Monsters stencil onto some white cardstock.  Once I was happy with my ombre blend, I moved the Monsters stencil so I could brush some red ink over the monster for the eyes and the mouth.  After I cut out the monster with a circle die, I went back over the eyes and mouth with a black pen and a white gel pen to add some accents.  I die cut a slightly larger circle from black cardstock and adhered it behind my monster circle.  The Long Happy Birthday stencil was placed at the bottom of my card and I brushed some black ink over the stencil, and then I adhered my monster to the center of the card.

Isn't that cute??  There's so many fun ways you can create these monsters and give them their own personalities!  Please feel free 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 I hope you have fun shopping!  Have a great week!





 

Friday, March 15, 2024

Fairies on Mushrooms


Good morning!  Today I have a whimsical little fairy card to share with y'all.  A Colorful Life Designs has a new Mid Month Motivation stencil which is this cute new Mushrooms stencil.  It will be on sale for only $4 until March 22, so be sure to grab it before it goes back to the regular price. This stencil also comes with three little masks that match the three different mushrooms.  I used both the stencil and the matching masks to create a little forest floor of mushrooms on my card, and then I stamped the fairies (Lavinia) and the sentiment (Visible Image) with a dark brown ink.  After I brushed some brown ink around the edges, I added some of the gorgeous Crystal Metallic Calypso Card Bling.  It's hard to describe this Calypso bling - kinda gold, kinda copper, kinda iridescent, very metallic, and very fun to look at!

Feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off (excluding Master Creator Bundles) your entire order at A Colorful Life Designs.  Check out all the great new March stencils and all the swoon-worthy Card Bling colors.  I couldn't help myself - I bought all of the colors of Card Bling cuz I just had to have them all.  Happy Friday!




 

Monday, March 11, 2024

Today is a Good Day


Good morning!!  Today's card is a good reminder to have a good day, even though it's Monday, right?  Ha ha ha!  I used the new Layered Whirligig stencil from A Colorful Life Designs, and I placed the first stencil down onto a white card and brushed some pale pink ink all over.  Then I removed the stencil and placed the second stencil so it was nestled in between my colored areas and brushed a darker pink over that.  After I removed the second stencil, I put this card into my MISTI tool and stamped this sentiment (Pinkfresh Studio) with black ink.  I also pulled out some Card Bling and added some of the gorgeous Opalescent Peony bling to the little valleys of the whirligig.

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 save money on stencils, stamps, and Card Bling, so have fun shopping!  The new March release is full of wonderful new stencils and gorgeous new colors of Card Bling.  Have a good day!


 

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Groovy Flowers Celebration


Good morning!  A Colorful Life Designs released some new stencils last week, and one of them is this new Groovy Flower Solid Mask stencil.  It is a companion mask for the Groovy Flower stencil, and I've used both on this card today.  I started by placing the the Groovy Flower stencil onto a white card and then I brushed some yellow ink all over.  I removed the stencil and then placed the Groovy Flower Solid Mask over the yellow flowers.  I then brushed some yellowy-orange ink over the mask.  You can see how the mask protects the yellow flowers so they maintain their original color while providing some openings for a fun and colorful background.  I added some Satin Black Matte Card Bling to the centers of the flowers and a die cut sentiment (Concord and 9th).

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  Don't forget that the March Card Bling Special will end on Thursday night, so grab that now while you can get it on sale.  You can use the code, HollyFan10, to save an extra 10% off on this bling bundle.  These colors are just gorgeous, and perfect for all your spring cards!  Happy shopping!






 

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Happy Whirligig Day


Good morning!  Here's a bright and happy card to wake you up today!  Isn't that fun??  I used the new Layered Whirligig stencil from A Colorful Life Designs and changed it up a bit to get this fun look.  I placed the first Layered Whirligig stencil down onto some white cardstock and brushed a bright yellow over the stencil openings.  Then I cleaned the ink off the stencil and rotated it slightly so that it overlapped some of the yellow areas.  I brushed some aqua blue ink over the stencil and repeated the cleaning and rotating steps, making sure that the stencil overlapped both the blue and the yellow areas.  Lastly, I brushed some bright pink ink over the stencil.  There is a bit of a rainbow look where the colors overlapped and blended into oranges, greens, and purples.

I added the die cut sentiment (Concord and 9th) to the center of the whirligig and then I glued some Satin Matte Pink Card Bling all over.  This panel was adhered to a white card base and the inside is blank so I can write a message.  I can't wait to mail this to someone.

Please feel free to use my code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off (excluding Master Creator Bundles) when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  You can use this code on stencils, stamps, and Card Bling.  There is a special new bundle on the March Card Bling going on right now where you can get all of the March colors for 20% off.  If you use my code, HollyFan10, you can save an extra 10% off that bundle, too.  Just look at those gorgeous colors below!  There has been increased demand for this awesome Card Bling so this bundle is a great way to get them all and save money.  I'm the first one in line to grab them all, so hurry up and get these while you can!  LOL  Enjoy your weekend!









 

Friday, March 1, 2024

Tri-color Tulips




Good morning!  Today there is a new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs, and there are some wonderful birthday, spring, and Easter designs this month along with some cute little monsters.  For my card today, I used the gorgeous new Layered Tulip Trio stencil.  I placed this stencil over a white card with the leaves at the bottom and I blended three different colors of green inks over the entire area.  Then I moved the stencil so that the tulip petals were aligned on top of the leaves, and I blended some yellow, pink, and purple inks over the tulips.  To finish this card off, I added a stamped and die cut sentiment at the top.

Be sure to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% (excluding Master Creator Bundles) when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  You can use this code on the stencils, the stamps, and the Card Bling in the store.  Speaking of Card Bling, there are some new colors in the store for March!  Check out the gorgeous selection below.   There is a Full Set Syndrome Special on the March Card Bling so you can get ALL of these new colors at a 20% discount, AND you can use my code, HollyFan10, to save an extra 10% on this bundle.  How cool is that??  This special will only last for one week, so get it while it's on sale.



The new March stencils are just wonderful, and you can get ALL of them in the March Master Creator Bundle for 20% off.  That is such a great deal.  Just look at those flowers and the bunnies and the adorable little monsters!  Come on back tomorrow and I'll share a card I created with the new Layered Whirligig stencil.  Have fun shopping and Happy Friday!!