New Inspired by...Spring Brights Challenge and A New Card Sketch

 Hello everyone.  There is a New Inspired by... Challenge #IB379 and it's Spring Brights and there is a New Card Sketch YAY.  Spring is around the corner and hope this challenge inspires you. I can't wait to see your card.

Let's Get Started:

I was inspired by the inspiration photo. Mostly, the bowl, florals, and colors.

I chose to use Unity Stamp Co. for the bowls stamp and Pretty Pink Posh for the Florals stencil.

Join me on the blog on Tuesdays where I explain how I made my card for the challenge.

How to join this challenge? Create a card inspired by the photo or Card Sketch or both.  Link your card to the Inspired By..Blog. Every Thursday starts a New challenge so you have less than a week to link up your card.  Show us your card in our FB group.  We would love to see. 

 

You Mean The World To Me

Hello everyone.  I have a card to share using A Colorful Life Designs New Release.   Use VonFan10 to save. This Release has Moons, Halloween, and Leaves.  Something for everyone. Without further ado, here is my card.

On this card I used the New Circle Moon 6x9 Stencil.  I love how you can layer using this stencil.  It's a perfect stencil for any occasion.  On white cardstock I ink blended with Hero Arts Hues inks Splash, Summer Sky, Periwinkle, and Blue Hawaii(center).  You get a mask the negative portion which is how I achieved my results.  As for the planets, I ink blended with Moss ink using Hero Arts Hues ink.  I added some Salty Ocean Distress ink for the blue ink around my Earth.  After inking, I cut my background to be 4 x 5 1/4 using my paper trimmer.

I stamped my sentiment from MFT Stamps Space Explorer Stamp set using black ink onto my panel.  I then glued my panel to a A2 side folding black card base 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  I used some Silver Metallic Card Bling to embellish my card. That finishes my card.  I love how it came out.  Visit A Colorful Life Designs here

Here are this months Master Creator Bundles no code needed.

 

Hocus Pocus

 Hello everyone.  I have a fun Halloween card to share today using A Colorful Life Designs New Release.  Use VonFan10 to save on your purchase.  Without further ado, here is my card.

I just love this stencil called Sistahhhs!  It's a 6x9 stencil and it has sentiments too.  I love coffee cards and especially Holiday ones.  So on this card, I started out with this pretty colored cardstock.  I ink blended the hair on these sistahhs with Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide ink, Black Soot Distress ink, and Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide ink

My ink blended panel was cut I then used Gina K Designs White Pigment ink for the sentiment.  So much fun.  I have these wooden coffee to-go stickers in my stash so I added one that matched.  I then embellished my card with some Purple Reign card bling.  I then glued my panel to some black cardstock 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 and then onto a A2 card base 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  I had so much fun making this card.  Check out the New Release here.

Master Creator Bundles are available and no code needed.

Layered Mermaid Tail and Storm Tossed Waves From A Colorful Life Designs July 2025 Release

 Hello everyone.  I have a fun card today.  I used a New Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs New July 2025 Release.  Use VonFan10 to save.  Code can be used on your stencils and Card Bling but not on Master Creator Bundles. Without further ado here is my card.

I love this New Layered Mermaid 6x6 Stencil.  I love that it's a 6x6 stencil but has 2 layering pieces and negative pieces as well. My tail kinda looks like a Pineapple themed tail 😂 🍍 It's fun though right?  I started out with white cardstock and ink blended with Catherine Pooler Shea Butter ink for the body and for the tail I used Catherine Pooler Skylight ink.  On the scallops area I used Gold ink.  

I then used the negative stencil tail and placed it over my inked tail.  I used the New Storm Tossed Waves 6x9 (love this stencil too) with Catherine Pooler Stone Blue ink.  My background was cut out with a LDRS stitched A2 rectangle die and sentiment was stamped in black ink using Hero Arts Mermaid Wishes Stamp set.  I glued my stenciled rectangle to a A2 card base 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  I embellished with some Satin Matte Gold Card Bling to match.

Check out the Master Creator Bundles for July

Friend Card

 Hello everyone.  I have a "Hi Friend" card today using a New Layered Stencil from A colorful Life Designs newest release.  Use VonFan10 to save 10 percent off your purchases.

I used the New Layered Dotted Swirls Stencil.  Isn't it fun and pretty?  You get 2 stencils and they are 6x6. I love it.  I started out with white cardstock and ink blended with Simon says Stamp Velvet Orchid ink.  I then used Versafine Onyx ink for the dots.  I cut my background to 4 x 5.25.  

I placed my panel into a Spellbinders Sun ray Embossing Folder.  I love how it came out.  I had some foiled sentiment strips in my stash from Ellen Hutson so I used this purple one.  I popped up my background panel with foam and glued it to a A2 top folding car base.  I glued my sentiment strip with a foam strip and I added some card bling from A Colorful Life Designs.  Check out the newest release here.

Supplies:

Layered Dotted Swirls 6x6 Stencil

Purple Iris Purple Potion Card Bling

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A Halloween card using the New Pumpkin Stack Stencil

 Hello everyone.  I have a Halloween card to share today using the New Pumpkin stack Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  Use my codeVonFan10 to save 10% off your purchases.

This Pumpkin Stack stencil is so cute. On white cardstock,  I ink blended the pumpkins pink using Catherine Pooler Be Mine ink and I used black ink for the pumpkin faces and hat.  I also used the Tangled Webs Stencil for some interest on my card using black ink.  I cut out my background with the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Wonky Rectangle die.  

I stamped a sentiment from a retired Avery Elle Stamp set called Boo To You.  I added some clear glaze to the black hat for fun.  I placed foam in the back of my stitched wonky rectangle panel before gluing it to my A2 card base.  I embellished with some pink card bling from A colorful Life Designs.  Check out the New Release here

Supplies:

Pumpkin stack 6x6 Stencil

Tangled Webs 6x6 Stencil

Luminous Petticoat Pink Card Bling

Simon Says Stamp Stitched Wonky Rectangle Dies

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Be You You're Awesome Using A Colorful Life Designs June 2024 Release

 Hello everyone. Happy June.  A Colorful Life Designs has a Brand New Release and it's Amazing.  There is a master Creator Bundle and New Card Bling.  If you want the whole Card Bling set there is a special price for a limited time.  Use VonFan10 to save 10% off your purchase except for the Master Creator Bundle as it's marked down 20%.

I used 2 New Stencils for my card today.  Layered Seaweed Stencil and Plenty of Fish Stencil.  On blue colored paper 110lb. I used my Prismacolor Colored Pencils and colored in the seaweed onto my paper. I chose to use the seaweed sporadically. It was a lot of fun.  I also colored in the fish from Plenty of Fish using my colored pencils.  I love how the colored pencils look like crayons.

Next, I cut my background to be 4 x 5 1/4.  I glued it to my white A2 card base.  I added some pink bling from A colorful Life Designs and some sentiment strips from my stash.  I love how it came out.

Supplies:

Layered Seaweed 6x8 Stencil

Plenty Of Fish 6x6 Stencil 

Master Creator Bundle

Card Bling Full Set 

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BYSHC Spring into Christmas Linky Party Last Day

 Hello everyone.  It's Bittersweet that today is the last day for the BYSHC Spring into Christmas Linky Party.  I had a lot of fun and hope you did too.  You still have until Midnight to get your cards linked up.

All projects must be Christmas, Hanukkah, Yuletide, wintry, etc.

#springintochristmas2024byshclp

On my last card for the Linky Party, I used Sponsors A Colorful Life Designs and Pink and Main.  

I started out stamping and heat embossing this cute girl from The Greeting Farm called Holiday Anya 7.  I colored her in with my copic markers and then fussy cut her out.

The stencil is called Layered Gingerbread Men that consists of 2 stencils from A Colorful Life Designs Use VonFan10 to save.  I ink blended it on white cardstock with Concord & 9th ink cubes Wheat, Clover, and poppy inks.  I then cut out my background with a Pink and Main die called Mod Stitched Rectangle dies.  I stamped the sentiment from Holiday Anya 7 with black ink on white cardstock and cut it to fit.  I glued everything to a A2 card base and popped my sentiment up with foam tape.  I added some clear sequins and that finishes my card.

Here is a list of our Wonderful Sponsors:

Unity Stamp Co.

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Therm O Web

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Fresh and Renewed with Teresa

Pink & Main

Newton’s Nook Designs 

Angie Blom Digital Designs 

Colorado Craft Company 

RAM Stamps

Gina K. Designs 

Taylored Expressions 

Jaded Blossom 

Gina Marie Designs

A Colorful Life Designs 

Lawn Fawn 

Kat Scrappiness

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BYSHC New Sketch 44 Challenge for April 2024

 Hello everyone.  I can't believe it's April.  I'm excited about the New BYSHC Sketch 44 Challenge.  Yay it's another fun one.  It will help get your Holiday cards ready earlier and RAM Stamps is our sponsor.

This sketch is so fun. These Santa Hats are fun too.  I used A Colorful Life Designs Layered Santa Hats Stencil for my background. (use VonFan10 to save 10%)  I used inks Lumberjack Plaid Distress ink for the red and Lost Shadow Distress ink for the white.  I then cut my background according to the sketch and layered it on some pattern paper.  

I stamped a sentiment using a stamp from my stash and glued everything to a A2 card base.  I jope you like my card.  It was so much fun to make.  It's a really great sketch.  I hope you'll be joining us this month.  Just add your card to our Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers FB group in the correct album to participate. 

Supplies:

A Colorful Life Designs Layered Santa Hats Stencil

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Mid Month Motivation for A Colorful Life Designs March 2024

 Hello everyone.  I have a card today using March 2024 Mid Month Motiation Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  The Layered Mushrooms stencil is on sale for $4 until March 22 no code needed and you can still use my discount code VonFan10 Isn't that great?  

I think this stencil Layered Mushrooms is so beautiful.  You get 3 mushrooms.  The base and the top.  I chose to use white cardstock and ink blended my mushrooms base with Gina K Designs Amalgam ink.  I then used Pinkfresh Studio Passion Fruit ink for the Top portion of my mushrooms.  I ink blended blue ink for the sky using Hero Arts Hero Hues Splash ink.  I used Lawn Fawn Clover ink for the grass.  

I cut out my Mushrooms with a oval die using the Never Ending Oval dies from Kat Scrappiness.  I cut out some A2 creme colored cardstock and ink blended it with Gina K Designs Amalgam ink.  I love how it came out.  I stamped a sentiment from Porcu-pine For You Stamp with Red Lobster ink from Lawn fawn onto my oval die-cut.  I glued everything to a A2 card base.  I used a Unicorn Laser Pen from one of my Hero Arts my monthly kits for some white dots on my mushrooms.  You can use a white gel pen or white paint. I hope you like my card and grab this stencil thats's at a really great price. Shop A Colorful Life Designs here

Thank you for visiting my blog.🍄

Supplies:

Layered Mushrooms Stencil 6x9

Lawn fawn Porcu-pine For You Stamp

Kat Scrappiness Never Ending Oval Craft Dies

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