Flowers Under the Arch

Good morning!!  Can you guess how many A Colorful Life Designs stencils I used on this card??  I used seven stencils and the Amazing stamp set to create this summery nature scene.  From the top to the bottom, here are the stencils I used:

Layered Arches

Cloud Edger

Amazing (sentiment stamped on the clouds)

Tree Line Edger 4 (soft green)

Tree Line Edger 4 (shifted slightly and darker green)

Tree Line Edger 3 (darkest green)

Grass Edger 2

Grass Edger 1

After I inked up the Layered Arches stencil, I covered up the bricks with the matching mask.  With that mask in place, I was able to stencil and stamp the entire scene.  After I took all the stencils and masks off, I added some die cut flowers.

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  You can fill up your cart with some great stencils and save some money.  Have a great day!

 

Birthday Postage Flowers in Brown

Good morning, y'all!  I was in the mood for some florals, but I wanted to see how it would look in shades of brown.  Here in Texas, it's so hot and so dry that everything is turning brown.  It seems only fitting that I should make a monochromatic brown card, right?

I started by placing the mask from the 4.5" stencil of the Marvelous Masks Postage Stamp set from A Colorful Life Designs down onto some white cardstock.  I sponged a dark brown ink all around the edges of the mask, and then I carefully lifted the mask up.  See how the inside is still white?  That's the purpose of the mask.

I stamped and die cut some flowers with brown, kraft, and beige inks.  I used those same inks to stamp the sentiment and the postage on the stenciled panel.  After I arranged the flowers and glued them down, I added some enamel dots and adhered the panel to a white card base.

Please use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  You can find the Marvelous Masks Postage Stamp sets HERE, and all the great July stencils are HERE.  I hope you have a wonderful day!

 

Floral Envelope Hello

Good morning!  Today's card is a fun and whimsical creation.  I used the new Stacked Blocks stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save 10%) and brushed a soft green ink over this stencil onto a pale green card base.  I eased up the pressure on the brush as I got to the edges of the card so that the stencil pattern would get softer and fade out.

Next, I used two cute little flower stamps from Ink Blot Shop and stamped it all over the green card with a green ink.  I also stamped the envelope filled with flowers (Ink Blot Shop) and colored it with Copic markers before fussy cutting it.  I adhered this stamped piece to the card with some foam tape, and then I added some Card Bling (a fun freebie bag of sequins that comes with every order from A Colorful Life Designs).

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  You will save 10% off your entire order, excluding bundles, so check out all the great new July stencils HERE.  The Stacked Blocks stencil that I used today is HERE.  I hope you have a wonderful day!

 

Amazing Harlequin

Good morning!  Today I have a clean and simple card to share with y'all.  I placed the new Messy Harlequin stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save 10%) onto a small panel of white cardstock.  After I brushed on some pink and orange inks, I glued this panel onto a white card base.  I added a thin strip of black cardstock next to the panel, and then I stamped the sentiment from the new Amazing stamp set with black ink.  Lastly, I added some black Card Bling, which is a fun little bag of freebie sequins that is included with every order from A Colorful Life Designs.

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, when you order from A Colorful Life Designs.  You will save 10% off your entire order, excluding bundles.  The Messy Harlequin stencil is HERE, and the all the stamp sets are HERE.  You can see all the great new July stencils HERE, and if you are getting started on your holiday cards, check out the Christmas section.  Have a wonderful day!

 

Glittery Amazing Armor

Good morning!  Today I've got a glittery card to share with y'all.  I used the new Armor stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save at checkout) as well as the new Amazing stamp set and some pretty Card Bling (a freebie that comes with every order from A Colorful Life Designs).

I placed the Armor stencil over some white cardstock and blended some pale blue ink at the top first.  Then I blended some purple ink at the bottom, and gradually eased up the pressure on my brush for a lighter touch as I got closer to the middle where the blue ink ended.  While the stencil was still in place, I spread some Star Dust Stickles over the whole panel and let it dry.  The sentiment from the Amazing set was stamped with the same purple ink that I used on the stencil and I trimmed it down and matted it with a purple cardstock.  After my stenciled panel was dry, I adhered the sentiment and some Card Bling and then glued the panel to a purple card base.

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  You will save 10% off your entire order, excluding bundles, so check out the great stamps and stencils in the store.  You can find all the stamps HERE and all the great July stencils HERE.  Have a wonderful day!

 

Christmas Dot Snowflake

Good morning!  There is a fun new Christmas Linky Party over on the BYSH Cardmaker's blog, and this is the first card that I'm entering into that challenge.  All you need to do is make a Christmas card (or Hanukkah or winter) and follow the rules listed over on the blog to enter it into the Linky party.  A Colorful Life Designs is one of the sponsors of this party, and you could win a prize if you share your creation.

For my card today, I used the Dot Snowflake stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save).  I placed the stencil over some pale blue cardstock, and then I spread some gorgeous glittery Luxe paste (from Picket Fence Studios) over the panel.  After the paste was completely dry, I trimmed the panel down and adhered it to a white card base.  Then I stamped the sentiment with black ink below my glittery snowflake panel.

I hope you are inspired to make a Christmas (or winter) card today.  Play along with the Christmas Linky Party and enter your card for a chance to win a prize!

 

Tribal Baskets

Good morning!  How about a wild tribal card today??  I had a lot of fun creating this card.  It's waaaaay outside my normal style, so I just went with the flow and came up with this.

I started by placing the new Wild Tribal stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save) over some mustard-y yellow cardstock.  I blended some rusty orange ink and some brown ink over the stencil , and then I blended a little bit of the orange zigzag pattern onto one of the baskets which was already stamped and die cut.  I cut some wild grasses and glued those to the back of the baskets.  The sentiment was embossed with copper powder and trimmed to fit onto the card before I added the baskets to the left side.

You don't have to use the stencils just to create backgrounds.  You can use them on your die cuts like I did here.  It's a fun way to tie a background and a side element together.

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 all the great new stencils for July HERE.  There are also some great stamp sets HERE.  If you are looking to get started on your holiday stamping, you can find all the Christmas stencils HERE.  Have a great day!