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!