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!

 

Glittery Winter Wishes

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.

My heart truly skipped a beat when I saw the stunning new Baroque Swirl Snowflake stencil.  I placed this stencil over some watercolor paper and then spread some white stencil paste over the entire panel.  After I removed the stencil, I set this panel aside to dry completely while I stamped and trimmed the sentiment (Hero Arts).  Then I pulled out some distress sprays and just had fun spraying, using some paper towel to dab the sprays from the top of the stenciled paste.  When the sprays were completely dry, I replaced the stencil over the paste and covered that with a glitter paste for that extra shimmer.  After this panel was dry, I trimmed it down, adhered it to a white card, and added the sentiment in the center.

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!

 

Glittery Purple 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 started this card by placing the 5.25" Marvelous Masks Arch stencil upside down on a white card, and then I brushed some lilac ink over the entire arch area.  I placed the gorgeous new Lacy Snowflakes stencil to fit the snowflake inside the purple arch and I brushed a darker purple ink over that.  While the snowflake stencil was still in place, I spread some clear glitter paste over the stencil, removed the stencil, and let the paste dry.  Finally, I stamped the sentiment (Papertrey Ink) below the snowflake.

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!

 

Mistletoe in the Arch

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 Marvelous Masks Arch stencils are perfect for scene building, and I used both the 4.25" stencil and the mask on this card.  I started by placing the stencil over a burgundy card and I brushed some black ink over the large arch area.  After this black ink dried, I placed the mask (the inside arch-shaped piece that was cut from the stencil) over the black arch and then placed the Brick Wall stencil over the card and the mask.  I lightly sponged some white ink over the brick stencil and then removed the stencil and the mask.  The mistletoe arrangement (A Jillian Vance Design) was die cut and added to the arch along with the sentiment (Hero Arts).

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!

 

Deck the Halls Greenery

Good morning!  There is a brand new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs today, and we are celebrating the holidays this month!  The new Christmas Greenery stencil is so delicate and beautiful, and it's a perfect backdrop to show off an ornament.  I brushed some dark green ink over the Christmas Greenery stencil onto a dark green card, and then I added a die cut ornament, some Metallic Gold Card Bling, and a sentiment (Pinkfresh Studio).  This card would be quick and easy to create in an assembly line process with some crafty friends on a Friday night.  

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  This code can be applied to any of the stencils in your cart as well as the yummy Card Bling.  The new stencils are available to order individually as well as in bundles.  There are three bundles this month to help you save money.  One is all the branches and the new Arch stencils, one is all the gorgeous new snowflake stencils, and one is all the Christmas words stencils.  Have fun shopping!

 

Christmas Words and Snowy House

Good morning!  There is a brand new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs today, and we are celebrating the holidays this month!  For this card, I pulled out the new Christmas Words stencil and placed it over some white cardstock.  I sponged some lilac, pale blue, and medium blue inks over this stencil for an ombre look and then I used a corner punch to round off the edges.  The little house scene was die cut (Concord & 9th) with matching cardstock and adhered to a little half-oval strip before being glued down to my stenciled background.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  This code can be applied to any of the stencils in your cart as well as the yummy Card Bling.  The new stencils are available to order individually as well as in bundles.  There are three bundles this month to help you save money.  One is all the Christmas words stencils, one is all the branches and the new Arch stencils, and one is all the gorgeous new snowflake stencils.  Have fun shopping!

 

Tis the Season Snowflake

Good morning!  There is a brand new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs today, and we are celebrating the holidays this month!  I fell in love with all the gorgeous new snowflake stencils, and I immediately placed the Baroque Swirl Snowflake stencil over some white cardstock and spread some shimmery blue paste over that.  After it dried, I trimmed the panel down, wrapped some sheer ribbon around the top, and added a sentiment (Pinkfresh Studio) below the snowflake.  This panel was adhered to a white card with some foam tape.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  This code can be applied to any of the stencils in your cart as well as the yummy Card Bling.  The new stencils are available to order individually as well as in bundles.  There are three bundles this month to help you save money.  One is all the gorgeous new snowflake stencils, one is all the Christmas words stencils, one is all the branches and the new Arch stencils.  Have fun shopping!

 

Cocoa Wishes Montage

Good morning!  There is a brand new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs today, and we are celebrating the holidays this month!  I'm kicking it off with the new Christmas Montage stencil in the background of my card above.  It's full of fun holiday words and images which is perfect for holiday cards.  I added some colorful cardstock strips and the cute little mug of hot cocoa with whipped cream on top.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  This code can be applied to any of the stencils in your cart as well as the yummy Card Bling.  The new stencils are available to order individually as well as in bundles.  There are three bundles this month to help you save money.  One is all the Christmas words stencils, one is all the branches and the new Arch stencils, and one is all the gorgeous new snowflake stencils.  I'll be back tomorrow with a card featuring one of those gorgeous new snowflake stencils.  Have fun shopping!

 

Fall is in the Air

Good morning!  A Colorful Life Designs has some of the best fall stencils ever, and one of them is this new Geometric Leaves stencil.  I placed this stencil over some watercolor paper and sprayed all over with several colors of distress sprays.  After this panel was completely dry, I trimmed it down, wrapped some linen thread around it, and adhered it to a mustard card.  The sentiment (Honey Bee Stamps) was stamped on mustard cardstock and die cut, and I added some rusty orange leaves (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.  Have fun shopping!

 

Hello Dotted Autumn Leaves

Good morning!  Are you enjoying this fall season?  Here in Texas, it's mostly green and brown everywhere, so I took this opportunity to make a colorful fall card.  I placed the Dotted Leaves stencil from A Colorful Life Designs over some white cardstock and I used some small brushes to ink up each leaf with a different color.  After I adhered this panel to a rusty orange card, I added a fun little die cut pumpkin scene on vellum to the card (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.  Have fun shopping!

 

Smoky Swirls Autumn Days

Good morning!  There are some beautiful new fall stencils in this month's release at A Colorful Life Designs.  One of them is this new Smoky Swirls stencil.  Instead of going for a spooky vibe, I wanted to evoke a feeling of warm autumn days with a gentle breeze blowing over the sunflowers in the fields.  I placed the Smoky Swirls stencil over a brown card and brushed brown ink over the whole card.  Then I added a die cut sunflower and a sentiment from Stampscapes.  

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!

 

Sistahhhs!

Good morning!  A Colorful Life Designs released some great new stencils this month, and I've used two of them on this card today.  If you've seen the movie Hocus Pocus, you might recognize the purple hair silhouettes on this card.  This is such a fun new stencil with some great sentiments.  

I started by placing the new Mystic Strands stencil over a pink card and I brushed some pink ink over that.  Then I used the new Sistahhhs! stencil and positioned the silhouettes at the top of the pink card and then I brushed purple ink over that.  I repositioned the stencil to center the sentiment below the silhouettes and brushed purple ink over the Sistahhhs! sentiment.  For the final touch, I added some Crystal Iris Purple Potion Card Bling to the card.

You can use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  Have fun shopping!

 

Rustic Pumpkins

The new challenge over on the Pink & Main blog is to make a project with your favorite things on it.  I love the fall season and pumpkins and the contrast of rustic/distressed versus sparkly/shiny things.  I played around with some paints and a woodgrain embossing folder to create the background, and then I put the pumpkins together with the die set from the newest Crafty Courtyard kit.  This kit came with a bag of sequins which were perfect for this card so I scattered those all around the pumpkins.  For the final touch, I added some linen thread bows on the pumpkins and then adhered the sentiment (Daisy Days stamp set) near the top of the card.

Check out the challenge over on the Pink & Main blog and play along.  Think about what your favorite thing is, put it on a card, and share it in the linky tool in the blog post.  Have fun!

 

Noel Snowflake

Good morning!  There is a new Mid Month Inspiration stencil over at A Colorful Life Designs today, and this one is all about the winter season!!  Can you guess??  Yup, this new stencil is called Stellar Snowflakes, and it is on sale for only $4 until September 22.  You can save even more by using this code, HollyFan10, which will give you an extra 10% off everything in your cart (excluding Master Creator Bundles).  

I placed the Stellar Snowflakes stencil over some black cardstock and spread some metallic icy blue paste over one of the snowflakes.  Once this was dry, I cut the snowflake out with a circle die and placed it onto a pale blue card.  After I added the die cut sentiment (Concord & 9th), I added some Metallic Cool Water Blue Card Bling around the black circle and in the center of the snowflake. 

I hope this inspires you to create some fun holiday cards!  Remember to use the code, HollyFan10, to save even more off this $4 Stellar Snowflakes stencil before this sale is over on September 22.  Have a fabulous day!

 

Double Snowflakes Peace

Good morning!  There is a new Mid Month Inspiration stencil over at A Colorful Life Designs today, and this one is all about the winter season!!  Can you guess??  Yup, this new stencil is called Stellar Snowflakes, and it is on sale for only $4 until September 22.  You can save even more by using this code, HollyFan10, which will give you an extra 10% off everything in your cart (excluding Master Creator Bundles).  

There are two snowflakes on this large stencil, and I wanted to use them both.  I placed the Stellar Snowflakes stencil so that one of the snowflakes was in the center of a white cardstock square.  I brushed some turquoise ink over this and then removed the stencil.  I turned the stencil around and placed the second snowflake over the turquoise snowflake, and then I brushed some purple ink over that.  I layered some purple cardstock behind this snowflake panel and adhered to to the top of a white card, and then added the die cut sentiment (Concord & 9th) at the bottom.

I hope this inspires you to create some fun holiday cards!  Remember to use the code, HollyFan10, to save even more off this $4 Stellar Snowflakes stencil before this sale is over on September 22.  Have a fabulous day!

 

Deck the Halls with Pink Snowflakes

Good morning!  There is a new Mid Month Inspiration stencil over at A Colorful Life Designs today, and this one is all about the winter season!!  Can you guess??  Yup, this new stencil is called Stellar Snowflakes, and it is on sale for only $4 until September 22.  You can save even more by using this code, HollyFan10, which will give you an extra 10% off everything in your cart (excluding Master Creator Bundles).  

There are two snowflakes on this large stencil, and I wanted to use them both.  I placed the Stellar Snowflakes stencil so that one of the snowflakes was in the middle of the left side of a white card and I brushed a soft pink ink over that.  Then I removed the stencil, turned it around, and placed the other snowflake above the pink snowflake and I brushed a darker pink ink over that.  I moved the stencil to place that same snowflake below the middle one and I brushed the darker pink ink over that.  Finally, I added the die cut sentiment (Concord & 9th) and some Metallic Silver Card Bling.

I hope this inspires you to create some fun holiday cards!  Remember to use the code, HollyFan10, to save even more off this $4 Stellar Snowflakes stencil before this sale is over on September 22.  Come on back tomorrow and I'll share another card with this new stencil.  Have a fabulous day!

 

Warm Hello Falling Leaves

Good morning!  Have you seen the new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs?  There are some wonderful new fall, moon/stars, and Halloween designs to play with this month.  I love the fall season and I fell in love with this new Falling Leaves stencil.  I spread some gold paste over this stencil onto some brown cardstock and set it aside to dry.  After it was completely dry, I brushed some extra brown ink around the edges before I adhered this to a brown card base.  A sweet sentiment from Ink Blot Shop was stamped with the brown ink and adhered with some foam tape.

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 the code on this Falling Leaves stencil as well as other stencils in your cart, and you can use this code to save on all the gorgeous colors of Card Bling in the store.  Stock up and use the code to save money!  Have a great day!

 

Dotted Leaf Fall Y'all

Good morning!  Have you seen the new stencil release over at A Colorful Life Designs?  There are some wonderful new fall, moon/stars, and Halloween designs to play with this month.  I pulled out the new Dotted Leaves stencil and I had a blast!  I inked it up with three different colors (purple, green, blue) and turned the stencil each time I used a new color.  I used the purple ink to brush over the sentiment from the Pumpkin Latte stencil (released last year) and cut that with a circle die.  After I cut a larger circle from purple cardstock, I glued it behind the white sentiment circle and adhered it to the stenciled card.  Some die cut leaves in purple, green, and blue cardstocks were adhered randomly as well as some Crystal Metallic Safari 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 the code on the Dotted Leaves stencil and Pumpkin Latte stencil as well as other stencils in your cart, and you can use this code to save on all the gorgeous colors of Card Bling in the store.  Stock up and use the code to save money!  Have a great day!