A Colorful Life Designs May 2026 Release

 Hello everyone. Happy MAY! I'm so excited for A Colorful Life Designs May 2026 Release. This month is so good. Don't forget to use VonFan10 to save.

Here are this months Master Creator Bundles no code needed these bundles are discounted for you.

Birthday Cheers

Birthday Party

Backgrounds

Let's Get Started:

I chose to use the New Bake Me A Cake 6x6 Stencil. I love this stencil as it also has a sentiment.  This cake looked Mermaid to me and it is Mermay right? On white cardstock I used Catherine Pooler Queen For A Day, All That Jazz, and Lemon Grass minis inks. I then cut my background to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  

I wanted to do something different so I found some vellum kind of ripped and placed it over my sentiment and stapled it with my Tim Holtz tiny attacher.  I placed some fun foam in the back of my panel and glued it to a matching A2 card base.  I added some Opaque Iridescent card bling from A Colorful Life Designs to match, I love this card bling it looks purple in the light too.  And that finishes my card. I had so much fun making this card and I have more to share all month long.  Follow me here on my blog.  

Birthday Cards using Wood Block Stamps

 Hi everyone.  I have some Birthday cards for Woodblock Wednesday hosted by my friend Amy Tsututa. You can link up your projects until Monday July 31 5am Pacific. I always enjoy this challenge.  I love woodblockstamps, any stamps, and Mailing Stamps too.  

Here are 2 cards I created using 2 Woodblock stamps from my stash.  The background stamps is from Recollections and the Birthday cake is from Hampton Art.  I have had them in my stash for a long time so I was happy to use them for the first time.

This is the fist card I made.  I stamped the background stamp on white cardstock with Catherine Pooler Crushed Violet ink.  I cut my cardstock to the size of the background about 3 1/4 x 4 5/8. I ink blended some more Crushed Violet ink on the edge as there was some white  space showing.  I then layered it on black cardstock 4 x 5 1/4.  I then stamped the cake with Simon Says Stamp Bubblegum ink and fussy cut it out.  I found a die-cut in my stash and glued it to my card front before adding it to a A2 top folding card base.  I added my cake with foam tape and used a glitter pen for my word yasss with wite gel accents.  I also used my glitter pen to the flames on the candles.  Lastly, I added some iridescent sequins.

I decided to try again with these Woodblock stamps.  This time I inkblended my white cardstock with Simon says Stamp Bubblegum ink.  I stamped the background stamp with the Bubblegum ink and stamped over my ink blending.  I loved how it looked.  I then took some Peacock Feathers Distress ink and stamped the edges around my already stamped background.  I think it made a great background and probably would be good for gel press backgrounds.  I then flicked some Distress Oxide Spay in peacock Feathers and Distress Spray in Picket Fence. I love splatters on my backgrounds.  I then stamped my cake woodblock stamp with black ink and fussy cut it out.  I then cut my background out with a Scalloped rectangle die.  I ink blended the top with Peacock Feathers to blend in as more white space was showing.  I aded my cake with foam tape and placed some iridescent stars and liquid white drops for fun.  My panel was added to a A2 card base.  My cards aren't perfect but I had a blast making them.  And I always need Birthday Cards on hand.

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

Supplies:

Distress Oxide Spray Peacock Feathers

Distress Spray Stain Picket Fence

Simon Says Stamp Bubblegum ink

Catherine Pooler Crushed Violet

Distress ink Peacock Feathers

Ellen Hutson YASSS Die by Julie Ebersole