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.