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Monday, May 13, 2024

I Ruff You Glittery Brown Puppy


Good morning!  I'm still on a mission to use up all these pastes in my craft room, and one of them is a glittery brown paste.  It's so perfect for fall cards with leaves and acorns and things like that, but I also thought it would be great with this puppy from the I Ruff You stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  I mean, who doesn't love a glittery puppy??  LOL

I started by brushing some teal ink onto a panel of watercolor cardstock, and then I placed the I Ruff You stencil over this panel.  After I made sure the sentiment was masked off, I spread some glittery brown paste over the puppy and the heart and set this panel aside to let it dry.  I cleaned off the stencil, masked off the puppy and the heart, and placed it with the sentiment at the bottom of a kraft card.  I brushed some dark brown ink over the sentiment and removed the stencil.  With the puppy completely dry, I matted this panel with a dark brown cardstock and then adhered it to the kraft card above the stenciled sentiment.  It's so cute and it would be perfect for a Father's Day card.

Please use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  The May release has some great cat and dog stencils and there are tons of gorgeous colors of Card Bling (I had to get them all!!).  You can save on stencils, stamps, and Card Bling so have fun shopping!  Happy Monday!



 

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Friday, May 10, 2024

Cracked Chevron Hugs


Good morning!  Today's card was a fun experiment with liquid watercolor and crackle paste.  I had some leftover liquid watercolor on my glass mat, so I went ahead and brushed it onto some watercolor paper in a loose ombre - light at the top and darker at the bottom.  After this dried, I placed the Chunky Chevron stencil from A Colorful Life Designs over this panel and spread some crackle paste over the whole thing.  This crackle paste goes on like a thick white paint, but after it dries, it cracks apart.  It's so cool!!!!

I added the die cut sentiment from Concord and 9th and glued this panel to a white card base.  Lastly, I affixed some gorgeous Opalescent Lanai Card Bling all over this card.  It's a great match to the minty green colors I have going on here.

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  Check out the May release for some great new stencils and Card Bling.  This Chunky Chevron stencil is my new favorite and I think it's gonna be on my stamping table all year long.  Happy Friday and enjoy your weekend!


 

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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

I Ruff You in Red


Good morning!!  Today's card is a fun one to give to someone you love.  I found the red panel in my basket of watercolor powder backgrounds and I thought it would work beautifully with this Ruff You stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  I placed the Ruff You stencil over this red background and brushed some black ink over the whole stencil.  After I was sure the black ink was dry, I die cut this stenciled panel with a stitched rectangle die.  I cut a larger mat with the next larger size of stitched rectangle die from black cardstock.  I glued my red stenciled panel to the die cut black layer and adhered these to a white card.  Lastly, I added two Satin Matte Black Card Bling sequins to the right side of the puppy. 

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order at A Colorful Life Designs.  You can save money on stencils, stamps, and Card Bling, so have fun shopping!  Check out the awesome May release and all the gorgeous colors of Card Bling.  Enjoy your day!


 

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Friday, May 3, 2024

Mermaid Dragonfly Birthday Wishes


Good morning!  Have you seen the new stencils and the new Card Bling over at A Colorful Life Designs?  I'm in love with this new Chunky Chevron stencil - you can use it for anything!  The new colors of Card Bling are just dreamy, and I really wanted to to use this new Crystal Metallic Mermaid color.  It's a gorgeous shiny blue-green color, and it coordinates beautifully with the blue-green dragonflies I used on this card.

I started by placing the new Chunky Chevron stencil over a panel of white cardstock.  I spread some glittery white paste over the whole panel in a very random fashion, with some areas of full coverage and some areas not completely filled in.  I wanted that "grunge" look as a beautiful contrast to the glittery paste.  After the paste was completely dry, I adhered the sentiment which was die cut from black cardstock.  Next, some dragonflies were die cut from a panel of watercolor cardstock that I had used to soak up some blue and teal inks off my glass mat from a previous project.  Then I pulled out the gorgeous Crystal Metallic Mermaid Card Bling and affixed them all over the card.  This panel was then glued to a white card base.

Please use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  The entire May bundle of Card Bling is available in the Full Set Syndrome Special at a reduced price for this week ONLY.  You can also use the code, HollyFan10, to save an extra 10% off this bling bundle, so be sure to order this before the May 7 deadline.  The colors in this May Card Bling bundle are just gorgeous.   Happy Shopping!




 

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Thursday, May 2, 2024

Rainbow Shaker Woof


Good morning!  I have a super fun card to share with y'all today.  This one is alllllll about the bling!  I bought all of the new May Card Bling colors from A Colorful Life Designs, and some of the colors really screamed "rainbow" to me.  So I pulled out five of the new colors and then added another darker green color from a previous release to make this colorful shaker card.

I started by placing the new Puppy Woof stencil (adorable!!!!!) over some white cardstock, and I brushed some black ink over the whole thing.  Then I cut some plastic packaging just a bit larger than my stenciled panel and taped it to the back of the panel on three sides.  With one end left open, I poured in the following colors of Card Bling:

Opaque Iridescent Dark Pink
Crystal Iris Clementine
Rainbow Pearl Fern
Opaque Iridescent Blue
Opaque Iridescent Dark Purple
Crystal Iris Seaspray (previously released)

After I poured in the Card Bling, I taped the opening shut and then adhered this shaker panel to a white card base.  Look at all those bags of bling!  Even after pouring some into this shaker card, there is plenty of bling left in the containers.  You get a lot of sequins in each container, so don't be afraid to use them in shaker cards.  This card is super colorful and shiny and FUN!  Wouldn't this be a great way to announce the adoption of a new puppy?  

Please use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  The entire May bundle of Card Bling is available in the Full Set Syndrome Special at a reduced price for this week ONLY.  You can also use the code, HollyFan10, to save an extra 10% off this bling bundle, so be sure to order this before the May 7 deadline.  The colors in this May Card Bling bundle are just gorgeous.  Come on back tomorrow and I'll share another card I created with the new Card Bling and the Chunky Chevron stencil.  Happy shopping!





 

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Amazing Dotted Lines in Watercolor


Good morning!  There is a new release over at A Colorful Life Designs, and I had SO much fun playing with these new stencils this month!  I was immediately drawn to this new Dotted Lines stencil, and I wanted to see how it looked in watercolor.  Before I could start painting, I had to actually stencil the panel first.

So, I placed the Dotted Lines stencil over some watercolor paper, and then I sponged some Versamark over the entire panel.  I carefully removed the stencil, covered the paper with some white embossing powder, tapped off the excess powder, and then melted it with a heat tool.  Then I pulled out some liquid watercolors (pale pink and a pinky/orange color) and alternated the colors for each "line."  While this stenciled panel was drying, I die cut the "you" from watercolor paper and painted that with the pinky/orange watercolor.  I die cut a circle from white cardstock, stamped the "are amazing!" with black ink, and then glued the watercolored "you" above the stamped sentiment (Hero Arts).  The stenciled panel was adhered to a white card and then I glued the sentiment circle to the center of the panel.

I love how this turned out, and it's a different look for this stencil.  Check out the great new May release and be sure to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles).  Grab this Dotted Lines stencil and put it into your cart along with all the other fabulous stencils that catch your eye.  The Master Creator Bundles have been split up into three bundles - Backgrounds, Cats, and Dogs.  You can pick and choose which bundle(s) you need!  Don't forget about the new Card Bling - it's so gorgeous!  You can get all 12 new colors at a special price for just this week AND you can use my code, HollyFan10, to save another 10% off this Card Bling special.  I'll be back tomorrow with a fun card that uses five of these new colors.  Have a wonderful day!









 

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Monday, April 29, 2024

Eye Rolling is my Cardio



Good morning!  Today's card is fun and snarky!  I just love that sentiment - it's so me!  LOL

I was rooting around in my stash of background panels and I found this pale purple one.  Sometimes when I have leftover ink or watercolor on my glass mat, I will soak it up with white cardstock and set it aside.  That's what happened here - it is a lovely pale lilac background with some water droplets here and there.  I placed the Four Squares stencil from A Colorful Life Designs over this panel and brushed on a darker purple ink around the edges.  I deliberately avoided stenciling ink over the center so I'd have some room for the sentiment.

I removed the Four Squares stencil and then placed the Eye Rolling stencil so that this sentiment was in the center of this purple panel.  I brushed on a heavier application of the purple ink and that really makes this sentiment stand out.  After I removed this stencil, I glued the stenciled panel to a white card.  Some Purple Reign Mix Card Bling was added randomly all over the card for a fun and whimsical touch.

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, to save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) at A Colorful Life Designs.  Check out all the fabulous snarky sentiment stencils as well as the cool geometric stencils in the April release.  Don't forget to grab some of the gorgeous colors of Card Bling - they are the perfect accent for your cards and projects.  Have a great day!






 

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