Blue Ombre Lover Boy

Good morning!  I used the Lover Boy stencil from A Colorful Life Designs to create this fun blue ombre background for my card.  I started at the bottom and applied some blue ink very heavily with a brush.  Then I moved up to the next line of puppies and brushed on the blue ink just a bit lighter than before.  I repeated this for the next two lines, going lighter and lighter with the ink each time.  Those little bow ties and those tiny hearts on these puppies just makes me smile!  

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  You'll save 10% off your entire order, so grab this Lover Boy and check out all the other wonderful stencils in the store.  You can see all of this month's stencils HERE, and you can check out the great variety of stencils in the Nature category HERE.  Happy Monday!

 

Vintage Old Friend

Good morning!  Did you see all the great new vintage stamps from Technique Junkies this month?  I've used three of them on this card today, but I used some very non-vintage colors for the background.

I stamped the beautiful new Vintage French Advertisements background with some permanent black ink and let it dry.  I also stamped the sentiment from the You're Vintage set with the same black ink and let it dry.  I pulled out some distress inks (Wild Honey, Cracked Pistachio, and Salvaged Patina) and randomly brushed them on over the background.  Then I sprayed some water into my hand and flicked it over the background.  

I punched out some butterflies from white cardstock and stamped them with some of the stamps from the Grunge Circles set using the Wild Honey distress ink.  I also brushed some of that honey ink onto the edges of the butterfly wings.  Then I adhered the sentiment and the butterflies to the background and added some black pearls to the centers of the butterflies.

Please feel free to use this code, TJ10Holly, when you shop at Technique Junkies.  You'll save 10% off your order, so stock up on some of the new stamps, the gorgeous Shimmering Bliss sprays, stencils, ink pads, and glitter pens.  Have a wonderful day!

 

Angel Puppy

I struggle to create sympathy cards, as do many of my fellow crafters.  When I saw this sweet Angel Puppy stencil from A Colorful Life Designs, I knew this would be perfect for those puppy sympathy cards.  

I started by brushing a soft blue ink over the Angel Puppy stencil onto some white cardstock.  With a slightly darker blue ink, I stamped the sentiment below the angel wings.  The background was created by brushing the same soft blue ink over the Cloud Edger stencil in different areas until the background was filled.  

If you want to get this Angel Puppy stencil as well as the Cloud Edger stencil, please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  You'll save 10% off your entire order, so stock up on those stencils that have been on your wish list.  I hope you have a wonderful day.

 

Happy Birthday to Moo!

I love this Cowhide stencil from A Colorful Life Designs!  It's such a fun background for this cow-themed card, and it would be perfect for all kinds of farm scenes and scrapbook pages.  I placed the Cowhide stencil over some white cardstock and then brushed some black ink over the stencil.  Then I cut out the green grass and glued that to the bottom before adding the cow, the flowers, and the sentiment.

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  Grab this Cowhide stencil and check out the rest of the great new stencils this month HERE.  If you're working on your Christmas cards, take a look at the wonderful Christmas stencils HERE.  Remember to use the code so you can save 10% off your entire order.  Happy Monday!

 

Never Too Old

Good morning!  Here's a fun snarky card to put a smile on your face today!  LOL

I stamped the gorgeous Side Hat from Technique Junkies onto some white cardstock, but I masked off the lips before I pressed the black inkpad onto the stamp.  I took the mask off, stamped the black areas first, and cleaned the stamp.  Then I masked off the hat and the face/shoulder and inked up the lips with a red ink, took the masks off, and stamped the lips.  This Inappropriate sentiment was the perfect size to fit into the leftover space after I stamped the lady.  Don't you just love that?  LOL

Please feel free to use this code, TJ10Holly, when you shop at Technique Junkies.  You will save 10% off your order, so check out the great stamps, the stencils, the Catherine Pooler ink pads, and the gorgeous Shimmering Bliss sprays.  There's a lot of fun stuff to play with!  Have a wonderful day!

 

Hey There Friend - Beyond the Blue #68

This week's Beyond the Blue challenge is to used mixed sentiments on your card or project.  What does "mixed sentiments" mean?  It simply means any sentiment with different fonts, different sizes, or even different colors for the words.

On my card, I mixed a straight type all-caps "HEY THERE" with a larger, scripty, lowercase "friend."  The background was created by placing the Medallions stencil from A Colorful Life Designs onto some white cardstock and then spraying over that with some Dylusions sprays.

Check out what the other Blue gals created for this challenge and play along with us by clicking HERE.  If you'd like to save some money on stencils, use code HollyFan10 when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  You'll save 10% off your entire order, so you can pick up this gorgeous Medallions stencil as well as any of the other stencils that catch your eye.  Have a great weekend!

 

 

Tiger Kitties

Good morning!  Take a look at the card above.  Are those kitties or are they tigers?  LOL  

I had fun playing with the stencils from A Colorful Life Designs for this card.  I started by placing the Meow Kitties stencil over some soft yellow cardstock and then I brushed a darker yellow ink over the stencil.  While the stencil was still in place, I placed the new Fur stencil on top and brushed some brown ink over that.  When I pulled both stencils off, I had these cool tiger kitties all over!  The sentiment is from the Live Love Purr stencil.  

If you'd like to pick up these stencils from A Colorful Life Designs, please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save some money.  You will find all of this month's new kitty and puppy stencils HERE.  Happy Shopping!