Vertical Butterfly Hello

Good morning!  Today's card is a little study in contrasts - there's some glittery paste against the rustic kraft cardstock, and there's a fancy butterfly perched on a bold sentiment.  I spread the glittery soft green paste (Picket Fence Studios) over the new Vertical Swerves stencil from A Colorful Life Designs and let it dry while I die cut the sentiment (Hero Arts) from dark brown cardstock.  Then I glued the stenciled panel to a dark brown card base, adhered the sentiment, and perched the butterfly (Tim Holtz ephemera) on the sentiment with foam tape.  It's a little trick of the eye how the background seems to be in motion, almost as if the butterfly is flitting across the card.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% on your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  This code will work on all of the stencils and the Card Bling in the store.  Have fun shopping!

 

Bokeh Dots Butterfly Birthday

Good morning!  The new Curved Dots stencil from A Colorful Life Designs intrigued me when I first saw it.  I love all the different sizes of circles on this stencil, and I wanted to see if I could use it a little bit differently.  So I placed this Curved Dots stencil over some Tidepool cardstock and brushed a very light layer of Tidepool ink over this.  Then I removed the stencil, turned it 90 degrees, and brushed a darker layer of Tidepool ink over this.  When I removed the stencil, I was surprised at how much it looked like bokeh.  Isn't that cool?  I added the die cut butterfly and the sentiment (Concord & 9th) and some Crystal Iris Aurora Borealis Card Bling to finish off this fun 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.  You can save on any of the stencils and the Card Bling in the store, and you definitely need this Aurora Borealis bling in your stash.  Happy shopping!

 

Curvy Grid Hello

Good morning!  The new stencils for the April release at A Colorful Life Designs are full of fun new patterns, and one of them is this Curvy Grid that I've used on my card today.  How fun is that?  I brushed some turquoise ink over the Curvy Grid stencil onto some white cardstock.  Then I added the die cut sentiment (Pink & Main) and some yellow flowers (Taylored Expressions) for a little pop of color.  I love this cute little card!

Feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  This code is good on all the stencils and Card Bling in the store.  If you love Card Bling as much as I do, you need allllllll the colors.  LOL  Have a great day!

 

Squares Floral Thanks

Good morning!  Have you seen the new stencils at A Colorful Life Designs?  They are all brand new patterns and they are so much fun!  You really can do anything with these patterned stencils.  For my card today, I reversed the usual order of things that I do when I stencil a card.

I started by brushing some inks across a panel of white cardstock - blue, purple, and pink.  After those dried (about 5 minutes), I placed the new I Love Squares stencil over the panel and brushed black ink over the entire stencil.  I let the black ink dry while I stamped the sentiment (Altenew) and die cut the flower (Memory Box).  When the stenciled panel was completely dry, I adhered the flower first and then I affixed the sentiment with foam tape.  Then I adhered this panel to a white card base.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  This code is good on all the stencils and the Card Bling, so go ahead and fill up your cart with those things on your wish list.  If you want all the stencils (like I do!!), the Master Creator Bundle is a wonderful deal with all 15 of the new April stencils at 20% off.  Have a fabulous day!

 

Angles Sunset Wildflowers

Good morning!  The new stencil release at A Colorful Life Designs is full of great new patterns, and I really love this one called A Lot of Angles.  It's so perfectly geometrical!

I did a fun inky rainbow on my card with the A Lot of Angles stencil.  I placed the stencil over a white card and brushed the colors across the card with dark teal, light green, yellow, orange, pink, and purple inks.  Then I placed this stenciled card into my MISTI and stamped the wildflowers (Altenew) with black ink and set it aside to dry.  Meanwhile, I stamped the sentiment (Altenew) and die cut it, and then I glued the sentiment 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.  This code is good on all the stencils and the Card Bling, so fill up your cart with all those things on your wish list.  The Master Creator Bundle for April includes all 15 of the new stencils for an awesome deal at 20% off.  Have fun shopping!

 

Harlequin Mother's Day

Good morning!  There is a new stencil release at A Colorful Life Designs today, and this month is full of awesome new patterns.  One is this new Scalloped Harlequin stencil that I've used on my card today.  

I began by placing the Scalloped Harlequin stencil over some cream cardstock and I brushed some pink ink over that.  After I removed the stencil, I stamped the panel with an old script background and brushed the edges with a pale brown ink.  I wanted a little extra "texture" so I flicked some of the brown ink all over the panel. Then I added the ribbon and a glittery Prima flower and the sentiment (Taylored Expressions) before I adhered the 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.  This code is good on any of the stencils and the Card Bling in the store.  This month's Master Creator Bundle includes all the new April stencils with a 20% discount, so that's a really good deal.  Have a wonderful day!!

 

Blue Roses Love and Hugs

Good morning!  I love the new Joined Roses stencil from A Colorful Life Designs, and I thought it would be fun to try it in a blue color.  I placed this stencil over a pale blue cardstock and brushed a soft blue over the whole panel.  I went back over the centers of the flowers with a smaller brush and added a bit of a darker blue just in those centers for a little contrast.  After I added the die cut sentiment (Paper Rose), I added a bunch of Luminous Poolside Card Bling.

You can 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 March stencils and all the gorgeous colors of Card Bling.  I bet you'll find a few that you need!  Have a wonderful day!

 

Cherry Blossom Celebration

Good morning!  A Colorful Life Designs came out with some great new stencils this month, and one of them is this new Zig Zag Squares.  It's so versatile!  I used it as a subtle background for this floral card by placing it over some pale pink cardstock and brushing some pale pink ink over that.  After I added the glitter cardstock frame and the die cut flowers and sentiment, I added some gorgeous Crystal Metallic Rose Gold Card Bling.  It's the perfect color of bling with the champagne glitter frame and the pink flowers and stenciled background.

You can 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 release and have fun shopping!  Come on back on Thursday where I will have a sweet blue floral card to share with you.

 

Glittery Butterfly Birthday

Good morning!  I've gone a bit dramatic with my card today, haven't I?  Hee hee hee!  I used the new Flowing Curl stencil from A Colorful Life Designs to add a dramatic deep berry flowy background to the card before adding the glittery butterfly (Hero Arts) and sentiment (Spellbinders).  I also added some Black Glossy Card Bling for a bit more pop around the butterfly.

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 get this gorgeous Flowing Curl stencil and all the colors of Card Bling with this discount code.  Check out all the great new March stencils and have fun shopping!

 

Basket of Easter Eggs

Good morning!  Are you ready for Easter next month?  You've still got time to grab some of the cute new Easter stencils at A Colorful Life Designs and create some fun cards.  Use this code, HollyFan10, and you will save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles).

Today's cute Easter card was created with the new Basket and Egg stencil.  I placed the stencil over some white cardstock and I brushed some kraft ink over the basket.  I removed the stencil, cleaned it off, and then placed it over some more white cardstock and brushed some blue ink over the egg.  I repeated the process to ink up the egg six more times in different colors, and then I fussy cut all the eggs.  I cut a small slit at the top of the basket and tucked the eggs in there and glued them down before I adhered this to a pink card base.  I die cut the sentiment (Simon Says Stamp) with the same pink cardstock and adhered it to the top of the card.

I had so much fun making this card.  Think of all the colors you can use to color your eggs.  You could even use other stencils on top of the eggs to decorate them, or you could add embellishments to them.  The possibilities are endless!  Have a great week!

 

Pastel Easter Eggs

Good morning!  A Colorful Life Designs has some adorable Easter stencils this month, and I used the Cute Easter Egg stencil to create this card.  I started by placing the Cute Easter Egg stencil over some white cardstock, and I brushed some yellow ink over the floral egg.  After I removed the stencil and cleaned it, I placed it over another piece of white cardstock and brushed some pale green ink over the egg.  I removed the stencil, cleaned it again, and placed it over a third piece of white cardstock and brushed a pale orange ink over that floral egg.  I fussy cut all three eggs out and set them aside while I brushed the pale green ink over the sentiment onto a white card.  Then I adhered the three eggs with foam tape above the stenciled sentiment.

Isn't that cute?  If you need a quick card for Easter, this one is quick and easy.  Pick up the Cute Easter Egg stencil and check out all the great new March stencils in the store.  Be sure to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles).  Have a great day!

 

Purple Reign Flower Hello

Good morning!  The new stencil release at A Colorful Life Designs has so many fabulous new patterns to play with, and one of them is this Mixed Shapes stencil.  I couldn't put this one down!

I put the Mixed Shapes stencil over some deep yellow cardstock and brushed a deep yellow ink over the whole panel.  I added an oval piece of vellum and the die cut flowers (Concord & 9th) and sentiment (Kristina Werner) to this panel and then I glued some Purple Reign Mix Card Bling around the flowers.  It's so fun to have all those stenciled shapes in the background, and then a large vellum oval, some triangle-ish flowers/leaves and round Card Bling.  

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  Now is a good time to grab those Easter stencils as well as some of these gorgeous new patterned stencils.  Have a wonderful day!

 

On My Mind

Good morning!  I love all the new stencils in this month's release at A Colorful Life Designs, and I've been making all kinds of cards with these.  Today's card just came together so effortlessly, all because of the gorgeous new Flowing Curl stencil.  I started by placing this Flowing Curl stencil over some pale blue cardstock, and I brushed a pale blue ink over the whole panel.  Some sheer ribbon was tied around the panel and then I added the stamped flower and sentiment (Taylored Expressions).  The Satin Matte White Card Bling was glued around the flower and then this panel was adhered to a white card base.  I love how the flower mimics the stenciled curls.

If you'd like to go shopping at A Colorful Life Designs, be sure to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles).  This month, the Master Creator Bundle has been split into two, so you can get all the Easter stencils in one bundle and all the patterned stencils in the regular bundle.  These bundles are a wonderful deal as you can save 20% off the regular prices of these stencils.  Have a wonderful day!!

 

Long Distance Hug

Good morning!  Did you see the new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs?  There's so many gorgeous new stencils, and I wanted to play with all of them!  You'll see a lot of variety in my cards this month.  For today's card, I pulled out the new Mixed Shapes stencil and some bold colors of ink.  I used some low-tack tape to mask off part of a white card, placed the Mixed Shapes stencil over the card, and brushed on the hot pink and dark blue inks.  The two colors blended together in the middle to make a fun purple color.  After I removed the stencil and the tape mask, I added the stamped and die cut sentiment (Kristina Werner) and some Metallic Hot Pink Card Bling.

If you'd like to go shopping at A Colorful Life Designs, be sure to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles).  This month, the Master Creator Bundle has been split into two, so you can get all the Easter stencils in one bundle and all the patterned stencils in the regular bundle.  These bundles are a wonderful deal as you can save 20% off the regular prices of these stencils.  Come on back tomorrow to see a sweet floral card with the new Flowing Curl stencil.  Have a great day!

 

Happy Birthday Roses

Good morning!  There's a brand new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs today, and this month is full of gorgeous new patterns and some sweet Easter designs.  I pulled out the new Joined Roses stencil and placed it over some cream cardstock, brushed some mauve ink all over it, removed the stencil, and then stamped over it with a script stamp and some brown ink.  I used the same brown ink and lightly brushed some around the edges of the stenciled panel and then I roughed up all the edges with a distress tool.  After I adhered the die cut sentiment (Waffle Flower), I tied some beige ribbon around the panel and I added some gorgeous Crystal Metallic Rose Gold Card Bling.  Lastly, this panel was glued to a brown card base.

I love that romantic yet distressed look of this card.  If you'd like to go shopping at A Colorful Life Designs, be sure to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles).  This month, the Master Creator Bundle has been split into two, so you can get all the Easter stencils in one bundle and all the patterned stencils in the regular bundle.  These bundles are a wonderful deal as you can save 20% off the regular prices of these stencils.

Be sure to check out all the fabulous new stencils in the March release!  Come on back tomorrow and I'll share a completely different style of card with y'all (think clean, simple, and bright). Have a wonderful Saturday!

 

Dragonfly Swirls

Good morning!  Today's card features the fabulous Abstract Swirls stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  It was an experiment to see what would happen if I rotated the stencil and used two different colors of ink on this.  I love this fun look!

I placed the Abstract Swirls stencil over some pale pink cardstock and brushed pink ink over the whole panel.  Then I removed the stencil, cleaned it off, and placed it back over the panel but rotated it 90 degrees.  I brushed some orange ink over the whole panel and removed the stencil.  This same orange ink was used to stamp the sentiment (Kristina Werner stamp) and I added some die cut dragonflies (Impression Obsession) all over the card.  Lastly, I glued some Iridescent Orange Card Bling to this card - it's a wonderful match with these pink and orange colors!

Feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  You can grab this Abstract Swirls stencil and a bunch of Card Bling colors while you save money.  Have a wonderful day!

 

Lucky You Have a Friend Like Me

Good morning!  I couldn't resist making another card with the fun new Layered Freckled Clover stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  This time, I added a snarky sentiment which will be perfect to send to a close friend.  Hee hee hee!

I placed the open clovers stencil from the Layered Freckled Clover stencil set over some light green cardstock and I brushed a green ink over that.  Then I removed that stencil and placed the freckled stencil from the set over the green clovers and brushed a darker green ink over that.  The sentiment (Simon Says Stamp) was die cut and glued to the card and the subsentiment was stamped with the darker green ink, trimmed, and added below the die cut sentiment.  I chuckle every time I read this sentiment!  LOL

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% on your order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  You can grab this Layered Freckled Clover stencil as well as all the other ones on your wish list and you can get your favorite colors of Card Bling while saving some money.  Have a great day!!

 

Good Day Hydrangeas

Good morning!  Did you see the new Hydrangea stencil over at A Colorful Life Designs?  I swooned when I saw this one, and I had fun inking this stencil up.  I started by placing the Hydrangea stencil so that the flower was in the lower right corner of a white cardstock panel.  I brushed some pastel blue ink over that and then removed the stencil.  I brushed some more blue ink over this stencil onto some masking paper and I fussy-cut the flower mask.  I placed this mask over the blue flower on my white panel, cleaned off the stencil, and placed the stencil above the masked-off flower.  I brushed some pink ink over this, removed the stencil and cleaned it off, then placed the stencil to the left of the masked-off flower.  This time, I brushed some pastel purple ink over the stencil.  I removed the stencil and the mask and put this panel into my MISTI to stamp the sentiment (Kristina Werner stamp).  

I cut this panel with a stitched die and then I ripped off the outer edge where the stitches were along the panel.  I wanted that funky distressed edge.  I wrapped some sheer white ribbon around this panel and tied it into a knot.  This panel was adhered to a purple layer that was die cut with the same stitched die and these were glued to a white card base.

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your order at A Colorful Life Designs.  This code is good on all the stencils except the Master Creator Bundles, and it will work on all the Card Bling.  If you love flowers, you need this new Hydrangea stencil in your crafting stash.  I hope you have a wonderful day!

 

Lovely Bee Spiral

Good morning!  Today's card features the gorgeous new Spiral Frame stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  Isn't that just beautiful?  I placed this stencil over a pale blue card and brushed some light blue ink over the stencil.  After I removed this stencil, I placed the Shadowed Hugs and Hello stencil and brushed some black ink over the "hello lovely" sentiment.  The die cut bee (Spellbinders) was assembled and adhered with foam tape right where the spiral ends.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  This Spiral Frame is just one of many gorgeous new stencils in the February release, and don't forget to stock up on your favorite colors of Card Bling!

 

Bold Purple Flowers Birthday

Good morning!  I love the new Bold Flower stencil from A Colorful Life Designs, and today's card shows you how versatile it can be.  You don't have to stencil the entire flower.  You can just color up the top half, flip it around on the card, and color the top half again for a fun new look.  I added the birthday sentiment cut from purple cardstock and some gorgeous Crystal Metallic Quicksilver Card Bling to complete this card.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  Check out all the fun new stencils in the February release and stock up on your favorite colors of Card Bling.  Have a great day!

 

You Are Loved

Good morning!  I am channeling a little bit of Laura Bassen in today's card with my colorful diagonal stripes in the background.  LOL!  I cut some strips of orange and pink cardstock and glued them to a black card.  Then I pulled out the beautiful new Shamrock Love stencil from A Colorful Life Designs and brushed the corresponding ink colors over each letter on the stencil.  The "you are loved" (Kristina Werner stamps) was stamped with black ink right onto the "o" shamrock and this panel was adhered with foam tape to the black card.

You don't have to use green colors with all the shamrock stencils/stamps/dies.  It's fun to mix it up with some orange and pink!  Feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  This code will work on any of the stencils and the Card Bling in the store, so have fun shopping!  

 

Freckled Irish Blessing

Good morning!  The new Layered Freckled Clover stencil from A Colorful Life Designs is such a fun take on the traditional clovers.  I love the little freckled spots on the clovers - so cute!!

I created this card by placing the Layered Freckled Clover stencil (the open clovers) onto a pale mint green card base and I brushed a soft green ink over the area.  I removed this first stencil and placed the freckled stencil down and brushed a darker green ink over the stenciled clovers.  

The sentiment (Verses Rubber Stamps) was stamped with a dark green ink onto some white cardstock and trimmed.  I masked off one of the clovers from the first Layered Freckled Clover stencil, placed it over the stamped sentiment, and brushed the pale green ink over that.  This white panel was adhered to a dark green layer and then affixed to the card.

The flexibility of this stencil set is really great, as you can stencil plain clovers or you can use the freckles stencil to give the clovers a little personality.  Be sure to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% when you order at A Colorful Life Designs.  This code will work on any of the stencils in the store, excluding the Master Creator Bundles, and all of the Card Bling.  Stock up on your favorite colors and the stencils on your wish list and save a little money.  Happy shopping!

 

Freckled St. Patrick's Day

Here's a fun St. Patrick's Day card using some new stencils from A Colorful Life Designs.  I combined three stencils - Three Clovers, Happy St. Patrick's Day, and Layered Freckled Clover - to create this card.  I began by placing the Happy St. Patrick's Day stencil onto some white cardstock and I brushed some green ink over the sentiment.  Then I placed the Three Clovers stencil around the sentiment and brushed green ink over each clover.  To get those fun speckles inside the clovers, I used the freckled layer from the Layered Freckled Clover stencil and brushed a darker green ink over those.  After I adhered this stenciled panel to a green card, I added some gorgeous Crystal Opaque Christmas Green Card Bling all over the card.

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% when you order stencils and Card Bling at A Colorful Life Designs.  There are still a few stamps left in the store and they are still on sale at 50% off, so snag 'em before they're gone.  Have a great day!

 

Dotted Swirl Smiles

Good morning!  There's a great new stencil release at A Colorful Life Designs and I've had a blast playing with several of these new stencils.  I created this card by pairing two of the new stencils together for an unexpected look that I really love.

I placed the new Abstract Swirls stencil over some aqua cardstock and brushed an aqua ink over the whole panel.  After I removed the stencil, I wondered what would happen if I stenciled the Dotted Flowers over this panel.  Sometimes you just gotta try things and see how it goes, so I placed the Dotted Flowers stencil over the aqua cardstock and brushed a darker teal ink over that.  How cool is that?  I couldn't cover up that fun background, so I cut the sentiment (Impression Obsession) from white cardstock and adhered it to the center of the double-stenciled panel.  This panel was then glued to a white card base.

Feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off all the stencils and Card Bling at A Colorful Life Designs.  I hope you have a wonderful week!

 

Lucky You Married Me

Good morning!  Have you seen the new February stencils over at A Colorful Life Designs?  There's five new St. Patrick's Day stencils in there, and they are really fun!  You can save 10% off by using this code, HollyFan10, when you shop for stencils and Card Bling at A Colorful Life Designs. 

 I pulled out the new Happy St. Patrick's Day stencil to make a cute anniversary card.  I placed the stencil so that the large clover sprig was in the center of a white cardstock panel and I brushed some green ink over that.  Then I removed the stencil and stamped the sentiment and sub-sentiment (Simon Says Stamp) with a darker green ink.  I added a few Metallic Gold Card Bling underneath the sub-sentiment, adhered this panel to a dark green layer and then to a white card base.

If you want to get all the new February stencils, they have been split up into two Master Creator Bundles.  One has all the flowers and sentiments and swirls, and the other one has all of the St. Patrick's Day themed stencils.  You can get either or both and they are 20% off, which is a really good deal.  Happy Shopping!!

 

Hey There Bold Flower

Good morning!  There is a new stencil release at A Colorful Life Designs today, and this Bold Flower is just one of many awesome new designs.  You can save 10% by using this code, HollyFan10, when you shop for stencils and Card Bling.  

I placed the beautiful new Bold Flower stencil over a white card and covered up the flower petals with a sticky note.  I brushed some green ink on the leaves, moved the sticky note to cover the leaves, and brushed some pink ink on the center of the flower.  I went over the tips of the flower petals with a yellow ink and then I used some more pink ink to blend the areas where the yellow meets the pink.  Then I placed the new Shadowed Hugs and Hello stencil and brushed some brown ink over the sentiment and added a few Satin Matte Chocolate Brown Card Bling.  Isn't that fun?  

If you want to get all the new February stencils, they have been split up into two Master Creator Bundles.  One has all the flowers and sentiments and swirls, and the other one has all of the St. Patrick's Day themed stencils.  You can get either or both and they are 20% off, which is a really good deal.  Come on back tomorrow and I'll share a fun card with one of the St. Patrick's Day stencils.

 

Beautiful Day Buds

Good morning!  I really love the new Spring Buds stencil from A Colorful Life Designs, so I have one more card to share with you featuring that stencil.  Sometimes when I've been watercoloring or doing mixed media, I will smoosh some white cardstock into the leftover inks/paints to soak up the colors.  Why waste all that ink or paint, right?  So I have a little pile of papers in all kinds of different colors, and I pulled out this one that has some pale green with touches of yellow here and there.

I placed the Spring Buds stencil over this colored paper and brushed some darker green ink over the panel.  This panel wasn't distressed enough, so I splattered some white paint over this and set it aside to dry.  I die cut this with a rectangle die and then I cut some white cardstock with a layering scallop die.  I used the same green ink from stenciling to ink up the edges of this scallop rectangle.  I glued the die cut sentiment (Concord & 9th) to the center of the stenciled panel, adhered this to the green scallop rectangle with some foam tape, and then adhered this to a white card base.

Feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order, excluding Master Creator Bundles, from A Colorful Life Designs.  I know you will want this Spring Buds stencil in your craft room along with all the gorgeous colors of Card Bling.  Have a beautiful day!!

Hot Cocoa Love

Good morning!  Do you love hot cocoa like I do?  I don't drink coffee, but I do love my hot cocoa.  I was so happy when A Colorful Life Designs created this Love Language stencil with hot cocoa and tea options along with the ever-popular coffee.  When I saw the cup, I compared it to the hearts on the Heart with Options stencil and I knew what I had to do!!

I started by placing the Love Language stencil onto a white card with the cup near the bottom of the cart.  I brushed some brown ink over the cup and the steam rising from the top of the cup.  I moved the stencil to place the hot cocoa sentiment next to the steam and brushed some blue ink over that sentiment.  Next, I placed the Heart with Options stencil over the cup so that the decorative heart was centered inside the cup and I brushed some blue ink over that heart.  Lastly, I used a sparkly gel pen in a blue color and colored in all the hearts around the steam.  How's that for a cute cocoa card?

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order, excluding Master Creator Bundles, at A Colorful Life Designs.  Any of the stencils, stamps, and Card Bling in your cart will get the 10% off when you enter in the code at checkout.  Look at all the wonderful new designs in the January release and have fun shopping!

 

Green Love Postage

Good morning!  I love the postage trend that I've been seeing on cards over the last several months, and I thought I'd try to create something unique.  I started by placing the Cute Love stencil from A Colorful Life Designs over a green card and I brushed a darker green ink over the entire card.  Then I pulled out the new Heart with Options stencil and placed it so that the large open heart was in the center of some white cardstock.  I brushed a pale green ink over this large open heart stencil, and then I repositioned the stencil so that this decorative heart was inside the pale green stenciled heart.  I brushed a darker green ink over this, removed the stencil, and die cut this with a postage stamp die (Taylored Expressions).  With a dark green ink, I stamped the 10 cents in one corner and the LOVE in the other corner (Concord & 9th).  This postage stamp was adhered to the green card with some foam tape.

How fun is that?  Just think of all the different colors you could use to recreate this card.  I haven't decided if this will be a Valentine card or a birthday card or an anniversary card.  What do you think? 

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order, excluding Master Creator Bundles, at A Colorful Life Designs.  This means you can save on any of the stencils, stamps, and Card Bling, so go ahead and fill up your cart with all the things on your wish list.  Have a fabulous day!

 

Multi-Shadow Blooms

Good morning!  I was in the mood for a pastel card, so I pulled out some pale pink, blue, and purple inks along with the new Multi Shadow stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  I placed the stencil over a white card and lightly brushed the three inks across the stencil.  After I removed the stencil, I stamped the floral silhouette (Taylored Expressions) with some gray ink right onto the stenciled card.  The sentiment (Taylored Expressions) was stamped with black ink, die cut, and adhered to the card with foam tape.  Lastly, I added some Card Bling to coordinate with the ink colors and glued them to the flower centers.  The Card Bling colors I used were Satin Matte Light Pink, Satin Matte Pale Ocean Blue Green, and Satin Matte Light Purple.

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 fabulous new January release stencils and drool over all the yummy colors of Card Bling.  Have a wonderful day!

 

Blue Birthday Buds

Good morning!  I recently purchased a Lisa Horton iridescent ink pad called Peacock Tails and I just had to try it out.  So I grabbed a sponge dauber and the new Spring Buds stencil from A Colorful Life Designs and sponged the ink over the stencil onto some white cardstock.  This is a gorgeous brilliant blue, and when you move this card in the light, it turns shimmery purple.  It's so cool!  

While I had the ink out, I sponged it over a large panel of white cardstock and let it dry.  Then I die cut the sentiment shadow from this inked panel and I die cut the sentiment (Simon Says Stamp) from white cardstock.  I glued the sentiment to the shadow piece and then adhered this to the stenciled panel with some foam tape.  Then I glued the panel to a white card base.  It will be fun to mail this card to someone and surprise them with the two-toned color on this.

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off any of the stencils, stamps, and Card Bling at A Colorful Life Designs.  This new Spring Buds stencil is going to see a lot of use - it's perfect for a quick birthday card and almost any other kind of card you might need.  Have fun shopping!