Sending Sunshine With Love

 Hello everyone.  I have a card using the New Mid Month Motivation Fractured Beams stencil for January from A Colorful Life Designs.  This stencil is on sale and you can still use my code Von Fan10 to save even more.  

I chose to make a Mini Slimline card.  I started out with white paper 110 pounds.  I ink blended the New Fractured Beams stencil with Lawn Fawn Sunflower ink and Pinkfresh studio Apricot ink.  I kept the negative circle mask in tact when I ink blended.  I think it's a fun color combo.  This stencil is 6x9 which is a nice size stencil.  I ink blended the circled portion with Bubblegum ink from Stephanie Bernard Colorbox ink.  I then cut out my background with a mini slimline die and the center with a circle die using Pinkfresh studio Mini Slimline Essential Bundle die set.

I also used the Shadowed With Love Stencil for the sentiment "With Love" that I inked with black ink over my circle die-cut.  I stamped a sentiment from a Simon Says Stamp kit with black ink on colored paper and cut it to be a fishtail banner.  I then glued my mini slimline background to a card base and popped up my sentiments with foam tape.  I added some card bling to finish my card.  I hope you like it.  This is my last card as a design team member as I chose to step down.  I have loved being on the team but it was time for a new change in my life.  I will be forever grateful to Mary Kay and I will continue to support her and her company as well as be a cheerleader to my crafty friends.  And of course I will be using my stencils for future projects.  I also hope you grab this stencil it's a beauty.

Love With All Your Heart

 Hello everyone.  I have a card today using a New stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called Circle Love Tree.  I think it's a Beautiful stencil.

On white paper 110 pounds I inked up the Circle Love Tree Stencil with Mowed Lawn Distress ink and Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide ink.  I then spritz some Distress Spritz in Picked Raspberry.  I love the sparkle from the Picked Raspberry Spritz.  

Next, I cut out my background when dry with a Pinkfresh Studio Folk Edge Circle die.  I used a A2 white panel and stamped a sentiment from Tim Holtz Noteworthy stamp set with black ink.  I glued my circled background to my A2 panel and then glued my panel to a A2 card base.  I glued some card bling and that finishes my card.  I love how it came out.  Check out the New Release here and use VonFan10.  I will be back with another card to share.

Hello Card using The Swirls and Dots Stencil

 Hello everyone.  Happy Friday I have another card to share today using A Colorful Life Designs January Release.  This months release is so much fun.

I used the New Swirls With Dots Stencil that is 6x9.  Isn't it beautiful?  On white paper 110 pounds I ink blended this larger stencil with Simon Says Stamp Morning ink.  I then cut my background to be 5x7 using my paper trimmer.  I love it.  I love blue stenciling.

Next, I used a Hello word and shadow die from a spellbinders Advent Calendar 2023 that I cut out with white paper and ink blended the shadow die-cut to match.  I had the foiled sentiment strip in my stash.  I glued everything to a 5x7 card base and adhered the sentiment strip with a foam strip.  I embellished with some Silver Card Bling. I love how this card came out.  Check out the New Release and use VonFan10.  I will be back with another Card Sample to share.

Quick and Easy Birthday Card

 Hello everyone.  I have a Birthday card to share.  I used a couple of New Stencils from A Colorful Life Designs New January Release.  This release is really fun there is Valentine stencils to get your Valentine cards ready quickly.

On white paper 110 pounds, I ink blended the New Multi Shadowed 6x6 Stencil with Catherine Pooler Wintergreen ink.  I used the New Shadowed With Love 6x6 Stencil for the sentiments that I inked up with Pinkfresh Studio Persimmon ink.  

I cut out my background using a scalloped rectangle die from MFT Stamps and embellished with some card bling and stickers.  My panel was then glued to a green heavy weight A2 side folding card base.  I love how it came out. It was fun to add stickers from my stash. If shopping you can use my code VonFan10 to save 10 percent off your purchase.  I will be back soon with another card sample to share.

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Stay Cozy Friend A New Card Sketch Challenge

 Hello everyone.  Happy January and Happy New Year.  We have a New Sketch Card Challenge #53 for you.  This one is fun and you can pretty much do a lot with this sketch.  The possibilities are endless.

I love the New sketch for this month.  I decided to use my Simon Says Stamp Card Kit from December Warmest Wishes.  I used a embossing folder from the kit called Bundled Up with white paper 110 pounds. It came with a die to cut out some images and I used a few of those for my card.  I then cut it to size according to the sketch and colored the hats and mittens with colors that matched the pattern paper that I cut out using a Joanns paper pad.  

I also cut out red paper 85 pounds according to the sketch.  I stamped a sentiment from the stamp set from the kit with matching ink to match and glued everything to a gray heavy weight top folding A2 card base.  I used a white gel pen to add some accents to my images.  I hope you'll join us and there is always a prize.  I can't wait to see your cards.

Happy Heart Day Card

 Hello everyone.  Happy January and Happy New Year.  I have a Valentine's Day Card today using some New Stencils from A Colorful Life Designs.  This release is so much fun and I know you will love it.

On this card, I used the New Fancy Heart Stencil 6x6 that comes with a negative heart to help you mask.  I also used the New Shadowed With Love 6x6 Stencil for my sentiment.  I love this stencil for all the sentiments.

I ink blended the Fancy Heart Frame with the Negative Heart Stencil in place with Lawn Fawn Sunflower ink.  I ink blended the sentiment with Lawn Fawn Lobster ink using the Shadowed With Love Stencil. Next, I cut my background to A2 size 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 and glued it to a A2 card base.  I embellished with some red hearts called Skip A Beat from Trinity Stamps.  I love how it came out.  You can check out the full release here.  My code VonFan10 will help you save 10 percent on your purchases.  I will be back soon with more samples showing the New Release.

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Happy Holidays And A Happy New Year

 Hello everyone.  I'm back with a fun Holiday card for the Stay Crafty With A Blog Named Hero December Challenge Deck The Halls.  I loved using my Hero Arts products for this card.

I thought it was fun to get some of my Hero Hues inks out and use a New Stencil that I got for Christmas called Holiday Pattern.  I love that this stencil has birds, trees, candy canes and more.  On a creme colored paper 110 pounds I used Hero Hues inks in Cherry, Periwinkle, Splash, Spicy Mustard, Blue Hawaii, Green Apple, and Espresso. I also use a little bit of gray ink from a Charcoal ink cube. So much fun I love a Holiday background with these bright colors.  

Next, I used a Rectangle die 2nd to the largest from the Infinity Nested Rectangle dies.  I then used a word die from the Christmas Holiday Stamp and Cut Set.  I cut out the word die 3 times with white paper 110 pounds.  I chose to use my small blending brushes to ink one of the die-cuts with the same inks used to match.  I then glued all my die-cuts together.

I also stamped and Heat embossed a sub sentiment on black paper 85 pounds with the Unicorn pigment ink and white embossing powder.  I then cut my sentiment using a paper trimmer. 

I glued everything to a A2 top folding card base 110 pounds.  My sub sentiment was added with a foam strip and my Holiday Pattern background was added with foam,  My word sentiment was glued with liquid glue.  I chose not to used any embellishments on this card.  I love how it came out and you still have time to participate in this challenge.  I know most of us still have out Holiday crafts still on our desks.  Wishing you Happy Holidays and A Happy New Year.