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Spellbinders DOM March 2023

Hello everyone! I got a chance to play with the small DOM from Spellbinders and I love this months die. I got motivated after watching Jennifer McGuire’s Video. I definitely will be using it more and with other Spellbinders products.

I started out with white cardstock to cut the background die. You need 2 of them to make a full panel. I then die-cut the flowers stems, butterfly body, flower centers, and butterfly thorax multiple times with colored and gold glitter cardstock. I also have enough to make another card.

I put some music on and started assembling all my die-cuts. I cut out a A2 panel of white cardstock and glued everything together.

I then cut out the word dies included in this months set using white cardstock and glitter cardstock to match. I cut out a few layers in white cardstock to make my word sentiments have some depth. Lastly, I added some gold pearls from Pinkfresh Studio and added my panel to a A2 card base. I hope you like my card, it was so fun and I think this months die set is beautiful for any occasion.

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Rainbow is my Favorite Color

Hi everyone! I hope you had a great week. I had a fantastic week. It was Spring Break here. We didn’t go anywhere this time, but we sure enjoyed resting. I have a fun card today, I hope you like it!

This card makes me smile, I hope it makes you smile too. Well, I have been interested in stitching for some time. My Mother in law cross stitches all the time and makes frameable projects all the time. So I broke out a square stitch die retired from Paper Smooches. I’m a Newbie so I chose to do a simple sun, and sky for my background using a paper needle from my stash and embroidery floss. I used white cardstock and ran the die through my Spellbinders Platinum die-cutting machine. It was so relaxing!

I cut my stitched panel with my paper trimmer. With white cardstock I cut a rainbow arch and clouds using Concord & 9th Rainbow Stitches & Strings Die. I then chose to Copic Color it to bring in all the colors of the Rainbow. I used sentiments from Taylored Expressions Mini Strips Rainbow and Mini Strips Asymmetrical die. Now it was time to put my card together. Foam tape was added to the back of my stitching before added to a A2 card base. I glued my Rainbow Arch with liquid glue and added foam tape to the back of my clouds. Foam tape was added to the back of my sentiments before being added to my card. Lastly, I added some glitter glue to my clouds. I took the photo wet of course I couldn’t wait so in person it looks sparkly. Well that was so much fun and I will have another stitched card to share with you soon. I hope you like my card.

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Woodblock Wednesday-March 2023

Hello everyone! Today it’s Woodblock Wednesday. I have a Fairy card using some woodblock Stamps. This Challenge is hosted by my friend Amy Tsuruta.

I chose to use these fun woodblock Stamps from my stash. The fairy one was given to me by a sweet crafty friend a few years ago. It’s from Hampton Art. The wood sentiment is from Hero Arts and I cannot remember where I got it. I first stated out with some watercolor paper Canson XL 140lb. I stamped and heat embossed my fairy stamp. It didn’t stamp perfectly but it was good enough and I knew I was water coloring so my coloring could be on the messy side.. I then used my watercolor Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers to color in my image. I hadn’t used them for a long time. I did a few layers, until I was content. I would just let it dry and come back to it.

Next, I cut out my stamped image with a smaller A2 rectangle die. I did add some white gel accents to my fairy, mushroom, and greenery. I then stamped and heat embossed my sentiment. I did cut off my sentiment a little, but it didn’t bother me. I popped up my sentiment banner with some foam tape and added it to my panel. Lastly, I added some sequins and added my card front to a A2 card base with liquid glue. I hope you like my card. I had fun making it and getting my woodblock stamps out. Thanks to Amy for this fun challenge. I hope you’ll give it a try!

Until Next time, Happy Crafting!

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Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge

Hi everyone! I’m super excited to participate in the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge The theme for March is Coffee+Green.

Aren’t these the cutest Gnomes? They are called Gnome For Christmas by Sugarpea Designs. I had to use them for this challenge. I had stamped the gnomes and trees and cut them out for me previously and never got around to using them. Does that happen to you? I believe they are stamped on Neenah Solar White 80lb. with Memento Tuxedo ink and cut out with my Brother Scan N Cut. I colored them in with my Copic Markers and Ohuhu Markers. Later I stamped the coffee cups and fussy cut them out.

Next, I used the Gina K Designs Diagonal Stripes Rubber Background Stamp on colored cardstock with Simon Says Stamp Lucky ink. I love the green ink with the Diagonal stripes pattern. I then cut out some white cardstock for my snow. My diagonal stripes and white paper cardstock was cut to 4x 5 1/4. I glued them to a green heavy weight side folding card base. I glued my gnomes and trees with their coffees. One of my gnomes coffee has a foam square. I think they all need the coffee to stay warm in the snow. I used a gray copic to dray some snow lines. I stamped a sentiment from My Creative Time Let’s Venti with the same Lucky green ink and cut it out with the coordinating die. I die-cut 3 more to layer for dimension. I then adhered with liquid glue. Lastly, I added some white gel accents and white liquid drops. I hope you like it. It was a fun card to make.

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BYSH Cardmakers Sketch 31

Hello everyone! I’m back with another card for Sketch 31 BYSH Cardmakers. This is a really fun sketch and you can alter it a little bit if you want to. I also will be linking my card to the MFT Stamps Ready Set Christmas Challenge.

I thought this image from MFT Stamps called Selfies with Santa was perfect for my circle portion. I stamped on Neenah Solar White 80lb. with Memento Tuxedo ink and colored it in with my alcohol markers. I used a circle de to cut it out.

I cut out plain and pattern paper out using the measurements from the sketch. I stamped a sentiment from the stamp set and cut it out. I glued everything to a A2 card base and used my white gel pen to add some faux stitching and accents to my critters. I hope you like it and give this sketch a try. There is always a prize. Just upload to the FB album.

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Come join us in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group to play along with the {BYSHC} Sketch 31! We’d love to see what you create using the March sketch!

The sketch challenge is open for the entire month of March. Entries must be added to the challenge album in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group to be eligible for a prize. The winner will be chosen randomly from the entries and announced in the Facebook group. Join in the fun and start building your stash of holiday cards now. Can’t wait to see what you all create!

Also so fun MFT Stamps has a Christmas Challenge too!

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Shenanigan’s

Hi everyone! I’m back with some more St. Patrick’s days Memorydex Cards. I had to use The Greeting Farm Good Luck Anya and A Colorful Life Designs Stencils for my projects today.

On my 1st Memorydex card I used the retired Hedi Swapp Memorydex card dies. I cut it out with white cardstock about 3 times. I like them sturdy. I ink blended it with Lucky ink from Lawn Fawn using A Colorful Life Designs Shamrock Spray Stencil. I then splattered it with some gold paint from Gansai Tambi Starry Watercolors. I had colored up this cute Digital Good Luck Anya from The Greeting Farm printed on Neenah Solar White using my Copic Markers. I sized her a little smaller to fit my Memorydex card perfectly. I then fussy cut her out. I glued my Memorydex card together and glued some glitter green washi tape for fun. I added Anya and my sentiment strip with foam tape. Lastly, I added sequins and white gel accents. I love how it came out!

On this Memorydex card, I printed this SVG that I had in my Cricut Explore Library. I printed it about 3 times. One using this pinkish cardstock. I used a large Shamrock from a die set from Stamps Of Life. I cut it out in green cardstock and used the Shamrocks Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs. I splattered it with some more gold splatter and used my fan brush to paint the ends of my shamrock. I colored Good Luck Anya with my Copic Markers and chose to match her to the cardstock choices. I love pink and green together and always use that combo this time of year. I glued my Memorydex cards together and I glued my large shamrock with liquid glue. I added Anya and my sentiment strip with foam tape and glued some embellishments. Lastly, I added some white gel accents. I hope you like my cards. I like how my Memorydex cards came out. If shopping Stencils use my code VonFan10 to save 10% off your A Colorful Life Designs purchase.

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Happy Easter!

Hello everyone! I hope you are doing well. I have my last card sample for this month from A Colorful Life Designs Newest Release. Hard to believe. I will have more cards I’m sure and definitely for Next Months Release. As always Supplies and a coupon code will be down below for you.

On this card I used the New Happy Easter Stencil. I used white cardstock and ink blended with Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide ink, and Warm Lipstick Distress Oxide ink. When I was done ink blending, I cut out my background with a Circle die.

I then used some Pattern Paper from Pink & Main Warm Wishes and cut it to a A2 size. I used a copic marker to color in my leaves a little for some interest. I added my circle background to my pattern paper with foam tape and then added it to my card base with liquid glue. Lastly, I added some pink sequins. I hope you like it. It was so much fun to make. Use my code VonFan10 to save 10% off your purchase. It would be great to mass produce some cards using this stencil. Visit A Colorful Life Designs here

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Layered Bunny Faces!

Hello everyone! I have some fun Layered Bunny Faces cards for you today using the Layered Bunny Faces Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs Newest Release. I will have supplies and a coupon code down below for you.

I love this layering set. On this first card, I used Kraft paper and the Layered Bunny Faces #1 stencil first and ink blended with Ground Espresso Distress ink. I then placed Stencil #2 onto my ink blended bunny faces and used my black Gelly Roll pen to use with the faces for my bunnies. I then went back over with a white gel pen and dotted the noses for interest.

Next, I then cut out my background with a Chunky Scalloped Rectangle die from Simon Says Stamp using the largest die. I stamped a sentiment from a retired CC Designs Easter Egg Hunt stamp onto a oval die-cut. I added it to my card front with foam tape and added my card front to a A2 card base. Lastly, I used my Prismacolor Colored pencil for some pink in the bunny ears.

For my 2nd card, I used purple cardstock and ink blended with Wilted Violet distress ink, Kitsch Flamingo distress ink, and Salvaged Patina distress ink. I used my white Gelly roll pen this time for stencil #2 for my bunny faces.

Next, I used the same Scalloped Rectangle die and added a pre-made sentiment from my stash with foam tape. I also used my Prismacolor Colored pencil for the bunny ears. I added my card front to a A2 card base. I hope you like my cards. They were so much fun to make. Use my code VonFan10 to save 10% off your purchase. Visit A Colorful Life Designs for the newest release and Master Creator Bundle here

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St Patty’s Day!

Hi everyone! I have some St. Patty’s Day projects today using stencils, dies, and SVG Files. I’m not Irish at least I don’t think so but I have always loved the fun theme of green, shamrocks, Leprechauns, Rainbows, and Pots of Gold.

For my first project I made a A2 card. I started out with white cardstock. A card panel smaller than a A2 size 4×5.25. I used the Shamrocks Stencil and Shamrocks Spray Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs. I ink blended with Lucky Clover and Bundled Sage Distress Oxide ink. I used the Shamrocks background stencil on top and the Shamrocks Spray towards the lower part of my panel. I then splattered my card panel with some Gold Paint from Gansai Tambi Starry Colors using a Fan brush. I also painted the ends of my panel for fun. You can use a gold brush pen to achieve this look too.

I then had these mini strips sentiments in my box of sentiments that I added with foam squares. I die cut the ampersand die 3 times from a Spellbinders Club kit Small Die Of The Month using white cardstock and glues it with liquid glue. Lastly, I added my panel to a green heavy weight card base and added some sequins. I love how it came out.

I’m getting into Memroydex cards again or maybe you know them as Rolodex cards or files. I recently did a Live over on my friends YouTube channel LV Handmade and we made Memorydex cards. So fun. It’s smaller than a card and definitely a fun way to make someone smile when they receive it. I ink blended using the Shamrocks Stencil and Lucky Clover to this Memorydex that is a SVG file that I cut out using my Cricut Electronic Cutting Machine. Another thing on my list was to use my Cricut, Cameo Silhouette, and SVG files again. I also used my fan brush to apply gold paint to the ends to match my card.

Another SVG I had cut out was this Pinch Proof Shamrock using my Silhouette Cameo that I colored in with my copic markers. I love that it had this banner. Unfortunately my machine didn’t like the font of the sentiment included with the file. I did use a mini strip sentiment from my stash and glued it to the center of my banner. I glued my Memorydex card to another white Memorydex card to make my memorydex stronger. I then added my Pinch Proof Shamrock to my Memorydex card with foam squares. Lastly, I added some green sequins. I hope you like both my card and Memorydex card and perhaps it got you inspired to make something green. If shopping stencils shop A Colorful Life Designs and use my coupon code VonFan10 to save 10% off your purchase.

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It Is Time To Bloom

Hello everyone. I have a Spring Card today using A New Stencil and Stamp Set from A Colorful Life Designs. I will have supplies and a coupon code for you down below.

I used the New Wildflowers Stencil and The New Happy Stamp Set for my card today. I started out with some Hammermill cardstock I then ink blended with Twilight Pawsitively Saturated ink from Simon Says Stamp. I then used Copic Markers G12, YG11, RV00, and Y23 to color in the white spaces. It was fun and relaxing to do.

I then cut out my background with a Scalloped Square die. I glued it to a square Kraft Card base. I stamped and heat embossed my sentiment onto kraft cardstock using Versamark ink and white embossing powder and the New Happy Stamp set. Lastly, I added some pink sequins to match. I hope you like it. Use my code VonFan10 to save 10% off your purchase. Check out the New Release here

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A Colorful Life Designs March 2023 Release!

Hello everyone! It’s A Colorful Life Designs March 2023 Release and we have a IG Hop going on. You can win a $25 gift code to A Colorful Life Designs Shop. Isn’t that Amazing? I have a video and a coupon down below for you!

On my card today I’m using the New Trailing Vines Stencil and the New Happy Stamp set. I started out with white cardstock using my Waffle Flower Stencil Mat. I laid my stencil over white cardstock and ink blended with Peacock Feathers Distress ink. When I was done ink blending I flickered some Crooked Brooms Distress Mica Spray onto my background. I then heat dried it. I cut it out with the largest rectangle die from Simon Says Stamp A2 Marquee die set.

Next, I placed my panel in my Misti Stamping Platform and heat embossed the the sentiment “Blessings” from the New Happy Stamp Set. I used Lindy’s Gang Sparkling Sunset embossing powder and Versamark ink. I then stamped the “many” sentiment on white cardstock with Brutus Monroe ink. I cut it down with my paper trimmer and added foam tape to the back. I glued my rectangle background onto a gray A2 heavy weight card base. I then added my mini sentiment and some sequins to match. I hope you like my card. Make sure and hop on IG to try and win $25 gift code. Use my code VonFan10 to save on any of your purchases. Check out the New Release here.

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Layered Hungry Bunnies!

Hello everyone! I hope you have been enjoying A Colorful Life Designs New Release. Today, I have a fun A7 card using A Colorful Life Designs New March Release.

On my card I used the New Layered Hungry Bunnies Stencil and the New Happy Stamp Set. This Layering stencils set is so much fun. I chose to use a whole bunch of inks. I used inks Spiced Marmalade Distress ink, Wilted Violet Distress ink, Peeled Paint distress Oxide ink, Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink, and Peacock Feathers Distress ink. I then used my Prismacolor Colored Pencils to give some shadow and depth.

Next, I cut out my ink blended background with a A7 rectangle die. I placed that panel in my Misti Stamping Platform using the New Stamp set Happy for my sentiments. I love the different sizes of sentiments to mix and match. I added my panel to a A7 card base and added some subtle confetti and small pom poms to the bunnies tail for fun. So cute right? I also used my gelly roll pens for the bunnies eyes and accents to my card. That finishes my card, I hope you like it. I had fun using the different layers of stencils and mediums. You also get the negatives to make masking helpful. Use my code VonFan10 to save 10% off your purchase. Check out the New Release and Master Creator Bundle here.

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