Holiday Tags

 Hi everyone.  Happy December!  A Colorful Life Designs doesn't have a New release this month but there is a exciting one for January 2024.  This month we got to choose stencils from our wishlist so I have some tags to share today.  It's also my Birthday today yay.  Don't forget to use VonFan10 to save 10% off your purchase.

Here are some Holiday Tags I created using the Christmas Trio Stencil which has become a favorite of mine.

On this tag, I used a Unity Stamp Co. Tag die set. I used the smaller tag die and a reinforcer for all my tags.  I cut my tag die out with white cardstock.  I used Catherine Pooler peppermint Scrub dye ink for the poinsettia flower.  I used Catherine Pooler Sauna Dye ink for the center and Catherine Pooler Lime Rickey dye ink for the greenery.  I then used Lawn Fawn Crunchy Leaf ink to ink blend around my image.  I used a Tim Holtz Ideology sticker sentiment strip and red gems to decorate.  I then ink blended the hole reinforcer to match and tied some twine.  I did cut out another tag to layer to make my tag stronger.

This stencil is so great that it has different images perfect for your projects or tags like I used it for.  I ink blended this tag with Catherine Pooler Juniper Mist dye ink with Lost Shadow Distress ink for the ornament.  On the greenery, I used Catherine Pooler Lime Rickey ink.  I ink blended it around my image again with lawn Fawn Crunchy Leaf ink.  I like the Vintage feel of these tags.  I used another sticker sentiment and gems and twine to match.  

And here is my last tag.  I cut out another tag and on this one I ink blended this Holly using Catherine Pooler Lime Rickey ink and Catherine Pooler Peppermint Scrub for the berries. Some more Crunchy Leaf ink, a sentiment, gems, and twine.  Super easy and elegant.  I hope you like my tags.

Supplies:

Christmas Trio Stencil

Unity Stamp Co. Tags

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New BYSHC Sketch 40 for December

 Hello everyone!  Happy December.  Theres a New BYSHC Sketch 40 for this month and it is so much fun and I know it will help you get some last minute Holidays cards finished.  Today's my Birthday but it's going to be a quiet celebration day with cake and yummy food and maybe a Starbucks frap.

I used some Christmas pattern paper from my stash and cut it according to the sketch.  I then used a few ephemera pieces including a sentiment also from my stash.  I glued everything to a A2 card base with liquid glue.

I then cut this cute deer die from Simon Says Stamp with kraft cardstock.  I inked it up with brown ink and red ink for the nose on the deer.  I glued my deer and that finishes my card.  I hope you like my card and I hope you try it.  Enter it in the Build Your Stash Cardmakers FB group to ben entered into a giveaway.  you have until December 31.

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Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp Retro Deer Die

Lawn Fawn Little Snow Globe Holiday Dog Cards

 Hello everyone.  I have some easy but cute Holiday cards today using Lawn Fawn's Little Snow Globe Collection Dog Stamp.  

For both my cards, I stamped all my images onto white cardstock with Lawn Fawn Jet Black ink and cut them out with my Brother Scan N Cut Machine.  I then colored them in with my Copic Markers.

This was my first card I put together.  The foiled pattern paper is from Lawn Fawn.  It was a little hard to photograph but I assure you it's pretty.  I made a ground, I was going for snowflake wallpaper and a wood floor with base board.

I stamped a sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Stamp set Winter Scribbled Sentiments with black ink on my wood floor. paper strip.  I glued everything to a A2 white card base.  I added some drops of Lawn Fawn glitter glaze on a few snowflakes and globe.  I also used my white gelly roll pen for highlights.  I love the dog and his cute deer hat.

Here is another card I made.  I'm really into green this year and I always love snowflakes and of course Lawn fawn.  I did the same with this card only I colored the dog differently and he has a Santa Hat from Little Snow Globe Bear Stamp.  This pattern paper is different and is from Joanns. I also used a different image for the snow globe. I love snow globes so much. I then glued everything to a green A2 Card base.  Later, I added some glitter glaze to the snowflakes.  I did use my Gelly roll pen for highlights on this card too.

I was going to add my sentiment cut to fit my card front but I didn't like the look, so I placed it inside my card instead.

I hope you like my cards.  I had so much fun making them.  I also may have shopped lawn Fawn's Black Friday sale.  So more Lawn Fawn cards are coming.  I will be linking my cards to the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge-Holiday Critters #161 and to Simon says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Anything Goes.

Woodblock Wednesday Elegant Woman and Dog

 Hello everyone.  Today starts one of my favorite Challenges called Woodblock Wednesday hosted by my friend Amy Tsuruta.  I always enjoy participating in her Woodblock Stamp challenges. And my Woodblock Stamps get to get some love yay.

I recently picked up this Hero Arts Elegant Woman and Dog Woodblock Stamp from Joanns that was on clearance.  I think it's fabulous. I stamped my woodblock stamp with Brutus Monroe Raven Black ink on this natural colored cardstock.  I then colored it with my Copic Markers and a white colored pencil.  I cut my cardstock and put it to the side.

I cut some aqua polkadot pattern pape from my stashr for layering.  I felt like using a embossing folder so I chose Spellbinders Sketched Floral embossing folder from a previous club kit and ran it through my Spellbinders Platinum diecutting machine with a white A2 panel.  I then ink blended it with Peacock Feathers Distress ink.

Next, I used a circle paper pinch from Creative memories with black cardstock.  I stamped and heat embossed my Woodblock Sentiment from Hero Arts called Happy Birthday To You that I may have gotten last year from Joanns.  I used Hero Arts Unicorn white ink and white embossing powder.  I then glued everything to a A2 card base using my Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue.  I added some sequins to match and that finishes my Birthday card.  I hope you like it.  I hope you will join the challenge too, it's so much fun.

Supplies:

Hero Arts Happy Birthday To You Woodblock Stamp

Brutus Monroe Raven Black ink

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

Hero Arts Ink Cubes

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Santa Claus Holiday Card

 Hello everyone.  I have my last card sample to share using the New layered Ho Ho Ho stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  Use my code VonFan10 to save 10% off your purchase.

I love this stencil Ho Ho Ho it consists of 4 sencils and they are all labeled.  It's easier to line of the letters if you use your stamping platform or something or another tool to help you line up your your stencils. Also I found that smaller blending brushes are easier to ink up the letters.  I hope that helps.  After, you do it once it's very easy to do for your next projects.  I started out with white cardstock, I used Archival Ranger ink cubes in Rustic Wilderness, Fired Brick, Frayed Burlap, and Prize Ribbon. I used 4 inks by choice but you can do 1 or 2 inks too.  I then cut my background to A2 size 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.

Next, I used this cute Santa that was already stamped on a circle die-cut in my stash from Doodlebug. I colored it in with my alcohol markers Ohuhu and glued it to my panel with liquid glue.  I stamped a sentiment from Mama Elephant Mini Merry Messages stamp set with black ink on white cardstock and then cut it out with my paper trimmer. I then glued it to my panel.  My panel was then glued to a A2 card base.  I chose not to use any embellishments on this card. I hope you like it and grab this stencil set. You can check out the New Release here.

Supplies:

Layered Ho Ho Ho Stencil

Archival Ranger Inks Mini Kit 6

Mama Elephant Mini Merry Messages Stamp

 

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Holiday Card Using The Christmas Cover Stencil

 Hi everyone.  I have a Holiday card today using a stencil from A Colorful Life Designs that's included in the Thankful For You BOGO Sale.

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I used the Christmas Cover Stencil.  I love this stencil and I'm so excited it's in the Sale.  On white cardstock, I in blended the bow with Catherine Pooler Juniper Mist ink and for the snowflakes I ink blended Catherine Pooler Something Borrowed ink.  I then flicked some blue metallic paint with some water and a paint brush.

When my background was dry I cut it out with a Scalloped Rectangle die and glued it to a A2 card base.  I have some Tim Holtz Christmas Sentiment Stickers so I added one of those and some sequins.  I hope you like my card and grab this Unique Stencil that's included in the BOGO sale.

Supplies:

Christmas Cover Stencil

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Quirky Christmas Trees and Thankful For You Sale

 Hi everyone. I have a Holiday card to share using A Colorful Life Designs and A Colorful Life Designs has a BOGO Sale starting today yay.  You can't use my code on the sale but you can use my affiliate link.  There are several stencils listed for the BOGO Sale.  

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I used The Quirky Trees Stencil that is included in the Thankful For You Sale.  This is such a fun stencil.  On white cardstock I ink blended the stencil with Catherine Pooler Aquatini ink and Catherine Pooler Lime Rickey ink. When I was done ink blending I used some Gansai Tambi Opal paint colors in Opal Gold paint using a paintbrush and water to splatter my background.  I also used Sour Green Apple Metallic Hydracolour paint to splatter my background.

I then cut my background to be 4 x 5 1/4.  I used a paper punch tree from my stash with white cardstock and ink blended it in the same ink colors to match.  I glued everything to a A2 card base and I found a sentiment strip in my stash from Taylored Expressions and adhered it to my card.  Lastly, I added some sequins to match.  I hope you like my card and grab this stencil or others they make great Christmas Gifts.  Sale ends 11/26/23 Midnight.  Happy Shopping.  If your shopping for stencils not included in the sale use VonFan10 to save.

Supplies:

A Colorful Life Designs Sale

Quirky Trees Stencil

Catherine Pooler Aquatini ink

Catherine Pooler Lime Rickey ink

Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Christmas

Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Dies

Gansai Tambi Opal Paint Colors

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