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!

 

Rose Swirl Smile

Good morning!  Today 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 coral ink over the swirls and went slightly darker on the rose on the right side of a white card base.  Then I added a die cut sentiment (Pinkfresh Studio) and some Satin Matte Black Card Bling.

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!

 

Retro Santa Ho Ho Ho

Good morning!  There's a brand new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs, and it's all about Christmas this month.  There are some fun new designs, from candy cane hearts to branches to deer and retro images.  The new Retro Santa stencil is such a fun image, and I brushed some red ink over the Santa onto some white cardstock.  After I trimmed this down, I cut a similar panel from black cardstock and arranged them onto a red card base.  Then I added a die cut sentiment (Concord & 9th) and some Satin Matte Gold Card Bling.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire cart (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  This month, there are three Master Creator Bundles to help you save money.  You can order any or all of these bundles, or you can just pick the stencils that you want to add to your crafty stash.  Don't forget to stock up on your Card Bling (you can use the HollyFan10 code to save money on those).  Have a festive day!

 

Christmas Lights in the Branches

Good morning!  There's a brand new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs and it's all about Christmas this month.  There are some fun new designs, from candy cane hearts to branches to deer and retro images.  I stenciled two colors of green ink over the new Close Up Branches stencil, turning the stencil for each color.  I love that variation in the foliage.  Then I added the die cut Christmas lights (Pretty Pink Posh) and the sentiment (Hero Arts) and adhered this panel 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.  This month, there are three Master Creator Bundles to help you save money.  You can order any or all of these bundles, or you can just pick the stencils that you want to add to your crafty stash.  Don't forget to stock up on your Card Bling (you can use the HollyFan10 code to save money on those).  Have a festive day!

 

Hot Cocoa Days

Good morning!  There's a brand new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs and it's all about Christmas this month.  There are some fun new designs, from candy cane hearts to branches to deer and retro images.  I used the new Little Snowfall stencil for the background on this hot cocoa card.  I stamped, colored, and die cut the cocoa mugs (Newton's Nook) and then adhered them to colored circles.  The sentiment (Newton's Nook) was stamped and die cut with a circle die.  

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire cart (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  This month, there are three Master Creator Bundles to help you save money.  You can order any or all of these bundles, or you can just pick the stencils that you want to add to your crafty stash.  Don't forget to stock up on your Card Bling (you can use the HollyFan10 code to save money on those).  Have a festive day!

 

Let It Snow Shaker Card

Good morning!  There's a brand new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs today, and it's all about Christmas this month.  There are some fun new designs, from candy cane hearts to branches to deer and retro images.  I decided to make a fun shaker card today with the new Little Snowfall stencil.  I brushed some light blue ink over the stencil onto some white cardstock, and then wrapped the front of the stenciled panel with some recycled plastic.  After I taped the plastic to the back on three sides, I poured some Card Bling in the top opening.  The gorgeous Card Bling colors I used are:

Crystal Opaque Oceanside

Opaque Iridescent Light Turquoise

Crystal Iris Aurora Borealis

The top plastic flap was taped to the back and then this panel was glued to a card base.  Lastly, I die cut the sentiment (Pretty Pink Posh) and glued it to the front of the shaker card.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire cart (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  This month, there are three Master Creator Bundles to help you save money.  You can order any or all of these bundles, or you can just pick the stencils that you want to add to your crafty stash.  Don't forget to stock up on your Card Bling (you can use the HollyFan10 code to save money on those).  Have a festive day!

 

Merry Moments Branches

Good morning!  There's a brand new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs today, and it's all about Christmas this month.  There are some fun new designs, from candy cane hearts to branches to deer and retro images.  The new Close Up Branches is a wonderfully versatile stencil!  I brushed three different colors of green ink over this stencil, turning the stencil each time I changed color.  I love the extra depth in this multi-colored background.  I added a panel stamped with a sentiment (Pinkfresh Studio) and some die cut foliage and a poinsettia (Spellbinders).

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire cart (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  This month, there are three Master Creator Bundles to help you save money.  You can order any or all of these bundles, or you can just pick the stencils that you want to add to your crafty stash.  Don't forget to stock up on your Card Bling (you can use the HollyFan10 code to save money on those).  Have a festive day!

 

Festive Hearts Candy Canes

Good morning!  There's a brand new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs today, and it's all about Christmas this month.  There are some fun new designs, from candy cane hearts to branches to deer and retro images.  I fell in love with the new Starry Heart Candy Canes stencil and I immediately inked it up with some rustic pink, green, and blue inks.  I used a soft brown ink on the stars to reinforce the rustic look, and then I wrapped some linen twine around the card before I added the sentiment (Pinkfresh Studio).

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire cart (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  This month, there are three Master Creator Bundles to help you save money.  You can order any or all of these bundles, or you can just pick the stencils that you want to add to your crafty stash.  Don't forget to stock up on your Card Bling (you can use the HollyFan10 code to save money on those).  Have a festive day!

 

Arch Poinsettia Greetings

Good morning!  Did you see the new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs?  We are all about the holidays this month, and it's my favorite time of the year!  The holiday card ideas are flowing and I'm inspired by all the wonderful new stencils.

I love the new Marvelous Masks Arch stencils, and I wanted to experiment to see if I could get an arch "frame" out of two of the stencils/masks.  I placed the 4.25" stencil over an aqua card and taped it down.  Then I placed the smaller 4" mask inside the stencil and used a magnet to hold it in place while I carefully brushed some bronze ink between the stencil and the mask.  When I removed those, I did have a frame!  Cool!  After I stamped the sentiment (Hero Arts) and adhered the poinsettia and foliage, I splattered some gold and white paints over this card.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off everything (except Master Creator Bundles) in your cart at A Colorful Life Designs.  That includes any stencils in your cart as well as Card Bling, so go ahead and stock up.  Have a fabulous day!

 

Arch Noel Snowflake

Good morning!  Did you see the new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs?  We are all about the holidays this month, and it's my favorite time of the year!  The holiday card ideas are flowing and I'm inspired by all the wonderful new stencils.

I was in a pink mood so I brushed some pink cardstock over the Marvelous Masks Arch stencil (5.25") onto a white card.  Then I placed the gorgeous Lacy Snowflakes stencil over the pink arch and brushed a darker burgundy ink over the stencil.  I wanted to stamp a long sentiment at the bottom, but I didn't want it to extend past the pink arch, so I put some sticky notes on both sides first.  Then I stamped the sentiment (Ink Blot Shop) with the same burgundy ink and then removed the sticky notes.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off everything (except Master Creator Bundles) in your cart at A Colorful Life Designs.  That includes any stencils in your cart as well as Card Bling, so go ahead and stock up.  Have a fabulous day!

 

Let it Snow Double Snowflakes

Good morning!  Did you see the new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs?  We are all about the holidays this month, and it's my favorite time of the year!  The holiday card ideas are flowing and I'm inspired by all the wonderful new stencils.

The new Three Snowflakes stencil is beautiful, and I wanted to experiment a little bit with this one.  I doubled up on some of the snowflakes and they layer over each other beautifully!!  I couldn't bear to cover up any of the snowflakes so I just added a small sentiment (Hero Arts) and some Crystal Iris Aurora Borealis Card Bling.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off everything (except Master Creator Bundles) in your cart at A Colorful Life Designs.  That includes any stencils in your cart as well as Card Bling, so go ahead and stock up.  Have a fabulous day!

 

All Things Fall - Pink and Main challenge card

There is a new challenge over on the Pink and Main blog for October.  They want to see All Things Fall this time, so I pulled out the new Fall Postage Stamps set and stamped several of the images with a brown dye ink.  After I die cut these with the matching dies, I colored them with Copic markers and set them aside.  Next, I ran some brown cardstock thru the Woodgrain Embossing Folder and adhered it to a white card base.  Then I arranged all the cute fall postage stamps on there and glued them down.  Then I pulled out some fall confetti (I think it came in the Crafty Courtyard kit with the truck die) and adhered some of those to the card.

It's finally starting to feel like fall this weekend, and I'm looking forward to the cooler weather this week.  Hope things are going well in your neck of the woods!

 

Fancy Christmas Poinsettia

Good morning!  Today is the last day of the Falling for the Holidays linky party over on the BYSHC blog, and I'm entering this card into that challenge.  If you'd like to join the party, just make a holiday/winter card and add your link to the linky widget.

I had fun creating this card.  I placed the Fancy Merry Christmas stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save) over some black cardstock and spread a glittery gold paste over the stencil.  After that dried, I adhered this panel to a white card and then added the die cut flower and foliage (Spellbinders) below the stenciled sentiment.

Join the fun and share your holiday cards with us in the Falling for the Holidays linky party.  You'll build up your stash of cards and be ready to go when the holidays are here - which isn't too far away now!  Have a great day!

 

Noel Candles

Good morning!  Today is the seventh day of the Falling for the Holidays linky party over on the BYSHC blog, and I'm entering this card into that challenge.  If you'd like to join the party, just make a holiday/winter card and add your link to the linky widget.

On today's card, I placed the Christmas Candles stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save) over a black cardstock oval and then I spread a shimmery rose gold paste over that.  After it dried, I glued this stenciled oval to a scalloped white oval die cut.  The burgundy card was embossed with a snowflake die (Concord & 9th) and then I added the stenciled candles to the top and the sentiment (Concord & 9th) below.  Some Glossy White Card Bling was added to the card for the final touch.

Join the fun and share your holiday cards with us in the Falling for the Holidays linky party.  You'll build up your stash of cards and be ready to go when the holidays are here - which isn't too far away now!  Have a great day!

 

Christmas Dishes

Good morning!  Today is the sixth day of the Falling for the Holidays linky party over on the BYSHC blog, and I'm entering this card into that challenge.  If you'd like to join the party, just make a holiday/winter card and add your link to the linky widget.

This card was super fun to create!  I started by brushing some blue ink over the Make Some Plaid stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save) onto a blue card.  Then I added the fancy white die cut square (Spellbinders) and the sentiment (Concord & 9th).  After I die cut the dishes (Hero Arts) in festive holiday colors, I stacked them up and adhered them to the fancy white square.  To emphasize the holiday theme, I added some tiny holiday foliage die cuts to the dishes.

Join the fun and share your holiday cards with us in the Falling for the Holidays linky party.  You'll build up your stash of cards and be ready to go when the holidays are here - which isn't too far away now!  Have a great day!

 

Poinsettia Candy Canes

Good morning!  Today is the fifth day of the Falling for the Holidays linky party over on the BYSHC blog, and I'm entering this card into that challenge.  If you'd like to join the party, just make a holiday/winter card and add your link to the linky widget.

I placed the Crossed Candy Canes stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save) over some white cardstock and I spread a shimmery pink paste over the stencil.  After that was dry, I added the flowers and foliage to the center and the sentiment below (Concord & 9th).  This panel was adhered to a soft green card to match the foliage and the sentiment.

Join the fun and share your holiday cards with us in the Falling for the Holidays linky party.  You'll build up your stash of cards and be ready to go when the holidays are here - which isn't too far away now!  Have a great day!

 

Poinsettia Mandala Greetings

Good morning!  Today is the fourth day of the Falling for the Holidays linky party over on the BYSHC blog, and I'm entering this card into that challenge.  If you'd like to join the party, just make a holiday/winter card and add your link to the linky widget.

I created today's card by placing the Poinsettia Mandala stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save) over some white cardstock and I spread some glittery red paste over this stencil.  After this dried, I stamped the sentiment (Hero Arts) with black ink and I added some Black Glossy Card Bling.

Join the fun and share your holiday cards with us in the Falling for the Holidays linky party.  You'll build up your stash of cards and be ready to go when the holidays are here - which isn't too far away now!  Have a great day!

 

Winter Snowflake Cheer

Good morning!  Today is the third day of the Falling for the Holidays linky party over on the BYSHC blog, and I'm entering this card into that challenge.  If you'd like to join the party, just make a holiday/winter card and add your link to the linky widget.

I love the snowflake stencils from A Colorful Life Designs, and I pulled out this Dot Snowflake stencil (use code HollyFan10 to save) and spread some glittery pink paste over this stencil onto some white cardstock.  After this dried, I trimmed this panel down and stamped the sentiment (A Jillian Vance Design) with some black ink.  This was adhered to a white card and it's ready for writing a little note inside and popping into the mail.

Join the fun and share your holiday cards with us in the Falling for the Holidays linky party.  You'll build up your stash of cards and be ready to go when the holidays are here - which isn't too far away now!  Have a great day!

 

Christmas Tree Joy

Good morning!  Today is the second day of the Falling for the Holidays linky party over on the BYSHC blog, and I'm entering this card into that challenge.  If you'd like to join the party, just make a holiday/winter card and add your link to the linky widget.

For today's card, I placed the Forest of Trees stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save) over some kraft cardstock and spread a glittery green paste over the whole panel.  After that was dry, I trimmed the panel down, added a white mat and then glued it to a red card.  I added the die cut sentiment (Concord & 9th) and some red dots around the trees.

Join the fun and share your holiday cards with us in the Falling for the Holidays linky party.  You'll build up your stash of cards and be ready to go when the holidays are here - which isn't too far away now!  Have a great day!

 

Merry & Bright Christmas Candle - BYSHC

Good morning!  Today is the first day of the Falling for the Holidays linky party over on the BYSHC blog, and I'm entering this card into that challenge.  If you'd like to join the party, just make a holiday/winter card and add your link to the linky widget.

I started this card by spreading some glittery gold paste through the Medallion Fade stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save) and let that dry.  I used a rounded rectangle die (Hero Arts) to cut this panel and then adhered it to a white card.  Then I added the die cut candle, flower, and foliage (A Jillian Vance Designs) to the card and a sentiment (Hero Arts) at the bottom.

Join the fun and share your holiday cards with us in the Falling for the Holidays linky party.  You'll build up your stash of cards and be ready to go when the holidays are here - which isn't too far away now!  Have a great day!

 

Sweet Gingerbread Season

There is a new Mid Month Inspiration stencil on sale for only $4 until October 22 at A Colorful Life Designs, and this month it is a fun new Gingerbread House stencil.  How cute is that???  This is going to be so fun to use for holiday cards.

I did something a little bit different this time.  I started by placing the Gingerbread House stencil over some brown cardstock, and then I traced the edges of the house with a pencil and fussy cut it with scissors.  Then I moved the stencil so that the details fit inside the house and I spread some glittery white paste over that.  While this paste was drying, I splattered some white paint over a blue card and cut out some "snowbanks" with scissors.  I lightly brushed some blue ink over the tops of the white snowbanks and roughly applied some of the same glittery white paste to the top edges of those snowbanks.  When the house was dry, I splattered some white paint over that and set that aside to dry while I glued the snowbanks onto the blue card.  The house was adhered with some foam tape and I added the sentiment (Hero Arts) above the house.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off everything (except Master Creator Bundles) in your cart at A Colorful Life Designs.  That includes any stencils in your cart as well as Card Bling, and it can also be used on this $4 Gingerbread House stencil for even more savings.  But you'll have to hurry as this stencil is only on sale until October 22.  Have a great day!

 

Holiday Gingerbread Greetings

There is a new Mid Month Inspiration stencil on sale for only $4 until October 22 at A Colorful Life Designs, and this month it is a fun new Gingerbread House stencil.  How cute is that???  This is going to be so fun to use for holiday cards.

I decided to go in a different direction with some bold red and green Christmas colors on this card today.  I placed the Gingerbread House stencil on a white cardstock panel and sponged some red paint over the solid house and let it dry.  Then I placed the detail stencil over the red house and spread some white paste over that for the snowy look on the roof and windows.  After that was completely dry, I used the house mask (the part that was cut away from the stencil) to cover the red house and I placed the new Starry Fa La La stencil over that and brushed some green ink all over the background.  This panel was adhered to a black card and I glued the sentiment (Hero Arts) onto the red house.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off everything (except Master Creator Bundles) in your cart at A Colorful Life Designs.  That includes any stencils in your cart as well as Card Bling, and it can also be used on this $4 Gingerbread House stencil for even more savings.  But you'll have to hurry as this stencil is only on sale until October 22.  Have a great day!