Brighter Flame Chevrons

Good morning!  Today's card is a fun mini slimline card that I created with the new Flame Chevron stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save).  I love the fine detailing on these chevrons, and I inked up this stencil with some red, orange, and yellow inks to really highlight the "flame" in the name.  The sentiment is from the Amazing stamp set, also from A Colorful Life Designs.

Please use this code, HollyFan10, when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  You'll save 10% off your entire order (excluding bundles), so have fun shopping!  You can see all the new July stencils HERE.  The Flame Chevron stencil can be found HERE and all the great stamp sets are HERE.  Come on back on Thursday to see my wild tribal card.  

 

Pretty Tile stencil - Mid Month Motivation

Good morning!  There's a new stencil on sale today for the Mid Month Motivation over at A Colorful Life Designs.  This new Pretty Tile stencil is only $4 through July 22, and you can use my code HollyFan10 to help save 10% off everything else in your cart.  I'm sharing three cards I've made with this Pretty Tile stencil.

On my first card above, I used four products from A Colorful Life Designs.  I masked off the center of the card with the mask from Marvelous Masks Postage Stamp set and sponged bright pink ink all around the edge the panel.  Then I removed the mask and placed a Marvelous Masks Rectangle stencil over the panel and placed the Pretty Tiles stencil over that.  Then I sponged the bright pink ink in the center of the panel over the two stencils.  The sentiment is from the Amazing stamp set.

On this card above, I went super clean and simple.  I placed the Pretty Tile stencil right on top of a white card and lightly stenciled a soft pink ink all over.  Then I stamped the large sentiment with black ink and I added some pink Card Bling (a fun freebie that comes with every order from A Colorful Life Designs).

On the card below, I placed the Pretty Tile stencil over some pink cardstock.  Then I sponged some Versamark ink over the panel and removed the stencil.  With a soft brush, I added some Pearl Perfect Pearls powder over the whole thing and misted it lightly with some water to help set the powder.  The sentiment is from the Amazing stamp set.

I hope these cards inspire you to create something beautiful today!  Please use this code, HollyFan10, to save when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  Be sure to grab this Pretty Tile stencil while it's on sale for only $4 until July 22.  Have a great weekend!

 

Kinkade Christmas Postage Stamp Card

Good morning!  How about a Christmas in July card today??  I used the new Marvelous Masks Postage Stamp stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (code HollyFan10) to create the frame for my scene.  This time, though, I used the actual mask instead of the stencil.

I placed the mask (the part that is cut out from the stencil) in the center of my white card.  Since I wanted to ink up the edges of my card, I couldn't tape the mask down, so I just carefully held it with my hand while I brushed some green ink all around the mask.  Then I used the same green ink on this Thomas Kinkade stamp and stamped it on a separate piece of white cardstock.  I also found the cute little 25 cent stamp and stamped that onto my Kinkade panel.  I trimmed the panel down just a tiny bit and then adhered it to my card.  This card is nice and flat, perfect for mailing with just one first-class stamp.

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  You'll save 10% off your entire order (excluding bundles) so check out the great new stencils HERE.  The Postage Stamp stencils are HERE - I used the 5" mask from set A on my card today.  Have a wonderful day!

 

Grape Slushy Treat

Good morning!  I think it's time for an ice-cold slushie, right?  Here's a fun grape slushie card to cool you down.  

I placed the new Twisty Thing stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (code HollyFan10 to save) over a white card and taped it down.  Then I brushed on some purple ink and let it fade out towards the edges.  After I removed the stencil, I added this cute grape slushie that I stamped and colored (Ink Blot Shop).  The whimsical lines in the stencil reminded me of the fun twist on the top of the slushie so I thought they would pair well together.  I can't wait to send this to my sweet friend during this hot summer.

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  You'll save 10% off your entire order (excluding bundles) so stay inside where it's cool and have fun shopping.  All the new stencils can be seen HERE and the Twisty Thing stencil is HERE.  Enjoy your day!

 

Distressed Harlequin Wildflowers

Hi, y'all!  I'm back today with this distressed floral card featuring the new Messy Harlequin stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (code HollyFan10 to save).  I love the grungy look of this new stencil, and I wanted to make a clean and simple, yet distressed, card.

I placed the Messy Harlequin stencil onto a kraft card and lightly brushed some kraft ink over the whole stencil.  I intentionally left some areas lighter and some areas darker.  After I removed the stencil, I stamped some floral silhouettes in shades of blues and browns all along the bottom of the card.  Then I stamped this sentiment from the new Amazing stamp set with a dark brown ink.

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding bundles) when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  Check out all the great new stencils HERE and all the stamps HERE.  Have a fun and safe 4th of July tomorrow!  Enjoy your day!

 

Amazing Landscape Arches

Good morning!  I'm back with a pretty landscape scene that I created with stencils and a stamp from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save).  That brick arch framing the landscape is a brand new stencil called Layered Arches and it comes with a matching mask so you can cover up the brick arch and create any kind of scene or background underneath the arches.

I couldn't resist pulling out all my landscape stencils and testing out the Layered Arches mask.  I started by placing the actual brick arches stencil down first and sponging on some brown/gray ink.  Then I removed the Layered Arches stencil and I placed the mask over the brick arches and taped it down.  I used the following stencils to create the mountains and tree lines in the distance (from top to bottom):

Mountain Edger 1

Mountain Edger 2

Mountain Edger 3

Tree Line Edger 1

Tree Line Edger 2

To complete the landscape scene, I brushed some soft blue ink across the top of the mountain and then I brushed some purple ink above the blue sky on up to the edge of the brick arches.  I carefully removed all the stencils and masks and let the inks dry completely.  Then I stamped the sentiment from the new Amazing stamp set with a black pigment ink, covered it with clear embossing powder, and melted it with a heat tool.  I trimmed the edges just slightly and then adhered this panel to a white card base.

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  You'll save 10% (excluding bundles) off your entire order, so check out all the great new stencils HERE.  There are a bunch of great landscape stencils HERE and the new stamp set can be found HERE.  Come on back tomorrow to see a distressed floral card that I created with this Amazing stamp.  Have a great day!

 

Postage Stamp Collage - new stencil release

Good morning! Can you believe it's July??   A Colorful Life Designs has a new release today and it is full of great stencils and a new stamp set.  Use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order today.  There are so many wonderful stencils, I had a hard time choosing what to share with y'all today.  I decided to start off with the brand new Marvelous Masks Postage Stamp stencil sets.  There are actually two sets - one (set A) has regular sizes in one inch intervals - 2", 3", 4", and 5".  The other set (set B) has the "in-between" sizes, 2.5", 3.5", 4.5", and 5.5".  I love the flexibility of having all these different sizes of Postage Stamp stencils AND masks.

I pulled out the 2" Marvelous Masks Postage Stamp stencil from set A and stenciled over it with a green ink in the center.  Then I moved the stencil to the side and inked it up with a different ink.  I continued moving the stencil around, sometimes at a 90 degree angle, and I changed up the ink colors (light green, medium green, and darker green).  After I completed my fun Postage Stamp grid, I die cut some flowers and foliage and added those to the stenciled areas.

Be sure to use this code, HollyFan10, to help you save money on your order.  If you are like me and you gotta have it all, you can click on the Master Creator Bundle for July 2023.  It's already discounted 20% so that is a great savings!  The Marvelous Masks Postage Stamp sets can be found HERE and you can see all the new stencils and stamps for July 2023 HERE.  Come on back here tomorrow and I'll share a pretty landscape scene with y'all.  I hope you have a wonderful day!