Category: Stencils

DIY a Sweet Candy Cane Card for Someone Special
Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencil I used from A Colorful Life Designs. Follow the link and use discount code ChrisFan10 to save 10% on your entire order! (Master Creator Bundles are excluded as they already have a 20% discount built in.)

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25

Red Candy Cane Border: 5.5 x 3 (before die-cutting)

Card Face: 5.25 x 4

Card Face:
- I laid the card face onto my Grip Mat, positioned the stencil, and applied red ink across the exposed areas.
- I put the card face aside to dry.
- I put the stencil back in place I went back to each of the small stars and filled them in with an embossing pen.
- I sprinkled holographic embossing powder over them and set this with my heat gun. (not really visible in the picture, but pretty with card in hand.)
Other:
- Before beginning, I had sprayed the piece of red cardstock with gold shimmer spray and put it aside to dry.
- I positioned a candy cane border die on this and ran it through my Big Shot.
- I stamped the sentiment on a scrap of cardstock with Versafine Onyx. I cut this out with a die to give it a finished look.
Assembly
- I positioned the candy cane border layer to the left of the card face so that it extended approximately 1.75” into the design, trimming the excess off flush with the left-hand edge of the card face. I glued this down.
- I glued the card face to the card base, centering on all sides.
- I put dimensional foam on the back of the sentiment and positioned it on the card as shown.
Final Thoughts:

Lots of possibility with this stencil! I decided to put it to use along with my border die, giving me an opportunity to give that fun die some time on my desk.

Supplies: (and links where possible)

I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

Stencil: Starry Heart Candy Canes, A Colorful Life Designs

Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com

Versamark Embossing Ink: Simon Says Stamp

Clear Embossing Powder, Wow, Simon Says Stamp

Dies: Stampin’ Up! (retired)

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!

Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

Embossing Pen: Wow, Amazon

Holographic Embossing Powder: Ranger, Amazon

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon

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Starry Heart Candy Canes by A Colorful Life Designs
11/26/2025
Master Card Design: Using Stencils for Unique Creations
Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencils I used from A Colorful Life Designs. Follow the link and use discount code ChrisFan10 to save 10% on your entire order! (Master Creator Bundles are excluded as they already have a 20% discount built in.)

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25

Card Face: 5 ⅛ x 3 7/8

Card Face:
- I laid the card face onto my grip mat and positioned the postage stamp mask, centering it carefully. I inked around the outside edges with a heavy hand and dark blue ink.
- I placed the corresponding stencil around the mask, then removed the mask (exposing the center of the cardstock while protecting the sectionalready inked).
- I put the Angular Trees stencil over the Postage Stamp stencil and added the three trees in shades of green, using a smaller brush and masking as necessary to prevent colours from mixing.
- After removing the Angular Trees stencil, I placed the Tree Edger #5 mask at the top of the opening and added purple ink with a light hand. Then I added blue ink, pulling it down from the top and in from the sides. When I removed the mask, I had created a white mountain range and a night sky.
- Leaving the Postage Stamp stencil in place, I positioned the Tree Line Edger #3 stencil so the bottom of the trees was slightly below the halfway mark. Masking off the Angular trees as necessary, I added blue ink, making the trees very intense at the top but allowing the colour to fade as it moved down the tree.
- I used a piece of torn paper and a soft hand with the same blue ink to create the look of snow and shadows on the ground.
- My final stencil was the Christmas Postmark: I positioned it at an angle over the scene and added it with dark gray ink.
- I inked up a tiny bird stamp with red ink and positioned it on the snow.
- I used a light hand and the residual ink on my light blue brush over the white mountain range at the top of the card face – this softened the area, removing the stark contrast.
- I used a white gel pen to add snow to the scene.
Assembly

I glued the card face in the center of the card base.

Final Thoughts:

I am so happy with this card: each step was an experiment and could have gone wrong, but in this instance everything worked together to create the result I was hoping for.

Supplies: (and links where possible)

I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

Stencils:

Angular Trees, A Colorful Life Designs

Tree Line Edger #5, A Colorful Life Designs

Tree Line Edger #3, A Colorful Life Designs

Marvellous Masks Postage Stamps: A Colorful Life Designs

Christmas Postmark: A Colorful Life Designs

Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com

White Gel Pen: Arteza, Amazon

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Waffle Flower Sampler Pack, Scrap & Stamp

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon

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Angular Trees by A Colorful Life Designs

Tree Line Edger #5 by A Colorful Life Designs

Tree Line Edger #3 by A Colorful Life Designs

Marvellous Masks Postage Stamp by A Colorful Life Designs

Christmas Postmark by A Colorful Life Designs
11/23/2025
Create Stunning Snowflake Cards with This Simple Design
Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencil I used from A Colorful Life Designs. Follow the link and use discount code ChrisFan10 to save 10% on your entire order! (Master Creator Bundles are excluded as they already have a 20% discount built in.)

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25

Green Border Layer: 5.5 x 4

Card Face: 5.5 x 5.25 (before tearing)

Scraps of holographic cardstock

Card Face:
- I laid the card face on my Grip Mat and positioned the stencil. I added green ink around the snowflakes as well as the edges – leaving the center white.
- I tore the un-inked edge of the cardstock at approximately 3” and used my scissors to roughen the edges.
Other:
- I die cut a snowflake from the holographic cardstock, as well as a 5.5 x .25” strip.
- I stamped the sentiment on a scrap of cardstock and fussy cut around it.
Assembly
- I glued the green border layer to the card base, centering vertically.
- I added the card face on top of this, lining it up with the green layer on the left-hand side (this did not allow any of the green to show, but since I had added green ink to the edges of the card face, that wasn’t necessary.
- I slipped the narrow holographic strip under the right-hand edge of the card face.
- I added the sentiment as shown.
- I added three small green gems to the white border on the right, and a larger green gem to the center of the snowflake.
Final Thoughts:

I really like the combination of this lovely stencil with the soft green – the result of this mixture is a very pretty card.

Supplies: (and links where possible)

I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

Stencil: Split Snowflake, A Colorful Life Designs

Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!

Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

Holographic Cardstock:Recollections, Michaels

Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon

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Split Snowflake by A Colorful Life Designs
11/21/2025
Step-by-Step Guide to Create a Beautiful Winter Card
Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencils I used from A Colorful Life Designs. Follow the link and use discount code ChrisFan10 to save 10% on your entire order! (Master Creator Bundles are excluded as they already have a 20% discount built in.)

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25

Red Border Layer: 5.25 x 4

White border Layer: 3 ⅝ x 2 3/8

Card Face: 3.5 x 2.25

Card Face:
- Using black Memento ink, I stamped the card face with the image of the woman and then coloured her with alcohol markers.
- I placed the card face on my Grip Mat and then positioned the Dot Mat stencil. I added red ink across the open areas, allowing it to fade as it approached the image.
Other:
- I removed the card face from the Grip Mat, and replaced it with the red border layer. I positioned the Eddies stencil and applied red ink with a heavy hand.
- After removing the stencil, I placed this piece in an embossing folder and ran it through my Big Shot.
- I looked through my sentiments binder and selected one that worked perfectly with the image.
Assembly
- I glued the red border layer to the card base, centering on all sides.
- I glued the card face to the white border layer, centering on all sides.
- I glued these two pieces together.
- I added the sentiment as shown.
Final Thoughts:

This image from Unity is awesome, and that sentiment from Spellbindersk created the perfect collaboration.

Supplies: (and links where possible)

   I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

Stencils:

Dot Mat: A Colorful Life Designs

Eddies, A Colorful Life Designs

Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com

Versamark Embossing Ink: Simon Says Stamp

Clear Embossing Powder, Wow, Simon Says Stamp

Stamp/Die: Christmas Glimmer Sentiments, Spellbinders, Amazon

Stamp: Freaking Cold, Unity Stamps

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!

Memento Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Alcohol Markers:

     Stampin’ Blends: Stampin’ Up!

     Copics: Wallacks

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon

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Dot Mat by A Colorful Life Designs
11/20/2025
Make a Retro Christmas Card with Vintage Design
Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencils I used from A Colorful Life Designs. Follow the link and use discount code ChrisFan10 to save 10% on your entire order! (Master Creator Bundles are excluded as they already have a 20% discount built in.)

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25

Red Border Layer: 5.5 x 4.25

Kraft Card Face: 5.5 x 4.25 (before die cutting)

Card Face:
- I laid the card face onto my grip mat and positioned the postage stamp stencil. Using a soft hand, I added brown ink just inside the border areas.
- Leaving this stencil in place, I added the Vintage Santa stencil to the mix, positioning the section with Santa in the bottom-left corner and allowing the image to extend slightly beyond the paper. I applied cranberry red ink after masking off all adjacent open areas.
- I used the same cranberry ink and one of the presents to create a row of gifts up the right-hand side of the card, repositioning each time. The gift overlapped the right-hand edge of the first stencil, allowing a partial image.
- I used a rectangular deckled-edge die to cut the card face down to the finished size. I applied metallic gold paint to the edges of this.
- I inserted the card face into an embossing folder and ran it through the Big Shot.
- I touched the raised surfaces of the paper with a brown ink pad, using a very soft hand.
Other:
- I looked through my sentiment binder and selected three small die-cut images, previously created on the same Kraft cardstock and embossed in gold.
Assembly
- I glued the border layer to the card base, and then centered the card face on top.
- I added the three small die cuts as shown.
Final Thoughts:

My goal here was to create the feeling of an heirloom Christmas card, treasured for years. The vintage images were paired with the other ways I’ve marked the paper – and I think I succeeded 🙂

Supplies: (and links where possible)

I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

Stencils:

Retro Santa, A Colorful Life Designs

Marvellous Masks Postage Stamp: A Colorful Life Designs

Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon

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Retro Santa by A Colorful Life Designs
11/19/2025
Crafting a Unique Christmas Card with Non-Traditional Colors

Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencil I used from A Colorful Life Designs. Follow the link and use discount code ChrisFan10 to save 10% on your entire order! (Master Creator Bundles are excluded as they already have a 20% discount built in.)

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25

Pink Border Layer: 5 ⅜ x 4 1/8

Card Face: 5.25 x 4

As this is a 6 x 9 stencil, it was too big to use on my Grip Mat.

Card Face:

I laid the card face on my work surface, positioned the stencil and applied pink ink across all exposed areas.

Grabbing a smaller brush and a darker pink, I added deeper colour to the center of the roses and randomly to the swirls.

Using a shading brush, I added purple ink to the dots in the pattern.

I cut the paper in half, creating two card fronts, and selected one for this card.

I added Fairy Wings Nuvo drops to the purple dots, and set the card face aside to dry.

Other:

I looked through my sentiment binder and found this large Merry Christmas, perfect for this design.

I cut a small strip of pink card stock (the same colour as that used for the border layer) 4 x .5

Assembly

I glued the pink border layer to the card base, and the (now dry) card face on top of this, centering it on all sides.

I glued the sentiment strip to the pink cardstock strip, then glued these to the card face approximately ⅔ of the way down.

I added three small, translucent white gems to the sentiment strip, as shown.

Final Thoughts:

The shading and Nuvo drops add so much to this card design: the additional depth and visual interest make a huge difference.

I enjoy using non-traditional colours in Christmas card design, and I’m happy with this one!

Supplies: (and links where possible)

I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace, and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

Stencil: Rose Swirl, A Colorful Life Designs

Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com

Versamark Embossing Ink: Simon Says Stamp

Clear Embossing Powder, Wow, Simon Says Stamp

Nuvo Drops: Fairy Wings, Embellish Away

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!

Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon

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Rose Swirl by A Colorful Life Designs

11/15/2025
Crafting Beautiful Cards: Foiling with Stencils
make a card that makes them say “WOW!”

Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencil I used from A Colorful Life Designs. Follow the link and use discount code ChrisFan10 to save 10% on your entire order! (Master Creator Bundles are excluded as they already have a 20% discount built in.)

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25

Card Face: 5.25 x 4

When I work with Duo Gel or embossing pastes I don’t use my Grip Mat – purely a personal preference in the interest of protecting the surface of the mat.

Card Face:
- I put my card face on a sheet of scrap paper, positioned the stencil and fastened it in place with Mint Tape.
- I spread Duo Gel over the entire surface and then carefully removed the stencil. The stencil is immediately immersed in water to prevent the gel from drying on the surface.
- I put the card face aside to dry. Duo Gel is dry when it is completely clear – I usually leave it for two or three hours before coming back to it.
- I don’t have running water near my craft room, so when working with this gel or pastes I have a container of water on the floor beside me so I can immerse the stencils immediately. I usually do several of these at a time when I settle down to work with either gel or paste.
- Once the card face had dried I laid a piece of transfer foil on top and ran it through the Big Shot.
- The pressure from the machine caused the pretty part of the foil to stick to the Duo Gel, so when I removed the sheet, the silver stayed behind on the stencilled pattern.
Other:
- I used a scrap of heavy white cardstock to cut out the snowflake.
- I looked through my sentiment binder and selected one that would work for this card.
Assembly
- I put dimensional foam on the back of my card face, and then centered it on the card base.
- I glued the snowflake to the card face as shown. (I allowed a little extra time for the liquid glue to grab on the foiled surface.)
- I glued the sentiment across the center of the snowflake.
- I added rhinestones to the top and bottom of the snowflake.
Final Thoughts:

If you’ve never tried foiling with stencils and duo gel, I recommend it! It’s a lot of fun with gorgeous results – just be certain to buy transfer foil for this purpose and you’re good to go.

This was a really fast card to make, but it was time consuming to figure out how to use the panel. The foiling is gorgeous, and really packs a punch. I tried several ideas, put it aside for a while, tried a few more …. And finally decided on the design that you see in the photo.

Supplies: (and links where possible)

I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

Stencil: Snowflake Net, A Colorful Life Designs

Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com

Versamark Embossing Ink: Simon Says Stamp

Clear Embossing Powder, Wow, Simon Says Stamp

Duo Gel: Deco Foil, R& R Scrapbooking

Transfer Foil: Shattered Glass, Deco Foil, R&R Scrapbooking

Die: Recollections, Michaels (retired)

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon

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Snowflake Net by A Colorful Life Designs
11/14/2025
An easy, fast, ELEGANT card
Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencil I used from A Colorful Life Designs. Follow the link and use discount code ChrisFan10 to save 10% on your entire order! (Master Creator Bundles are excluded as they already have a 20% discount built in.)

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25

Gold Border Layer: 5.25 x 4

Card Face: 5 ⅛ x 3 7/8

Card Face:
- I laid the burgundy card face down onto my grip mat and positioned the stencil. I applied Duo Gel through the stencil, then carefully removed it to avoid smudging the paste.
- I put the stencil into water immediately, and set the card face aside to dry.
- Once the gel was dry, I set a piece of gold transfer foil on top of the (now very sticky) pattern, and ran this through my Big Shot.
- After removing the transfer foil, I had a beautiful gold foiled starburst, created by the stencil + the paste and foil.
Duo Gel is a white paste when applied, when dry it is clear and super sticky – which is how it pulls the foil off of the backing sheet.

Other:
- I looked through my Ready To Go binder, and found this gorgeous die-cut star, previously created and just waiting to be used.
- I also found the perfect sentiment in my Sentiment Binder and pulled that out for use.
Assembly

I glued the gold foil cardstock to the card base, and then added the card face on top of this.

I glued the die-cut star on top of the stencilled star burst.

I added foam tape to the back of the sentiment and put it in place.

And finally, I put a pearl in the middle of the star.

Final Thoughts:

This card has such an elegant, luxe feel: there is just enough glimmer from the two different kinds of foil to give it an eye catching glimmer.

Supplies: (and links where possible)

I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

Stencil: Star Halo, A Colorful Life Designs

Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com

Duo Gel: Deco Foil, R&R Scrapbooking

Gold Transfer Foil: Deco Foil, R&R Scrapbooking

Dies: Star of Wonder, Stampin’ Up! (retired)

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon

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Star Halo by A Colorful Life Designs
11/12/2025
How to Make a Gorgeous Card with Dotted Wreath Stencil
Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencil I used from A Colorful Life Designs. Follow the link and use discount code ChrisFan10 to save 10% on your entire order! (Master Creator Bundles are excluded as they already have a 20% discount built in.)

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25

Border Layer: 5.5 x 4.25

Cranberry Card Face: 5.25 x 5.25

Card Face:
- I laid my card face on a piece of scrap paper and positioned the stencil. I applied green embossing paste through the stencil, then removed the stencil very carefully so I didn’t smudge the paste.
- The stencil went into water immediately, and the card face was put aside to dry.
- Once dry the card face was cut in half, and became 5.25 x 2.75.
- I also cut ⅛” off the top and bottom of this piece.
Other:
- I glued the card face (or rather, half of it!) to the kraft border layer on the left, ensuring equal spacing on the top, bottom and left-hand sides.
- I placed this newly created combination into my stamp positioner and stamped the reindeer image with Versamark embossing ink. I stamped several times to get a good impression.
- I removed this from the stamp positioner, added copper embossing powder, and set it with my heat gun.
- I drew a narrow line snugly against the right-hand edge of the cranberry cardstock, added copper embossing powder and set it with my heat gun.
This was necessary because of the raised cranberry layer: no ink transferred immediately beside it, so I used the embossing pen to draw a line and fill in the narrow gap.
- I stamped the sentiment on a scrap of cardstock in cranberry ink and cut it with a die.
- I die cut a tiny bow out of the same cardstock.
Assembly:
- I glued the sentiment to the card face, allowing part of it to hang off the left-hand edge. I cut this off flush.
- I glued the card face to the card base.
- I added the tiny bow to the reindeer as shown.
Final Thoughts:

I wasn’t at all sure about this design when I tried it, but I quite like it in the end.

This is such a great stencil to play with – and I still have half of it to work into a card.

Supplies: (and links where possible)

   I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

Stencil: Dotted Wreath : A Colorful Life Designs

Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com

Versamark Embossing Ink: Ecstasy Crafts

Embossing Pen: Versamark, Ecstasy Crafts

Copper Embossing Powder: Wow, R&R Scrapbooking

Embossing Paste: Later Gater, Simon Hurley, R&R Scrapbooking

Stamps: Cheerful Prancing, Unity Stamps (retired, but there are still similar stamps available!)

Dies:

     Sentiment: Stampin’ Up! (retired)

     Bow Topper: Scrapbook.com

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon

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Dotted Wreath by A Colorful Life Designs
11/07/2025
Step-by-Step Card Making: Unique Design Ideas

Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencils I used from A Colorful Life Designs. Follow the link and use discount code ChrisFan10 to save 10% on your entire order! (Master Creator Bundles are excluded as they already have a 20% discount built in.)

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 4.25 x 11, scored and folded at 5.5

Card Face: 4 x 5.5

Card Face:

I laid the card face on my Grip Mat and positioned the ornament stencil.

I masked off the metal hanger at the top.

I applied light blue ink with a soft hand, deepening the colour towards the edges, and maintaining a lighter section towards the top right.

Leaving the ornament stencil in place, I positioned the snowflake stencil towards the right, allowing it to extend into the ornament slightly.

I applied the same blue ink over this, again using a light hand.

I moved the snowflake stencil to the bottom right of the opening, and created the pattern there as well.

I added a silver to the ornament hanger (although I wanted a pure silver I grabbed the wrong brush and ended up with an unplanned mixture of colour).

I used a corner rounder punch on the top two corners of the card face and then placed it in an embossing folder and ran it through the Big Shot.

Other:

I used the same corner rounder on the top corners of the card base.

I looked through my sentiment binder and selected a beautiful sentiment created with my Glimmer machine.

Assembly

I glued the card face to the card base, centering on all sides.

I added the sentiment towards the upper right, as shown.

I added a white bow to the hanger, securing it to the card face with a glue dot.

Final Thoughts:

I always love texturizing my card faces, or a portion of them. In this instance however the stencilled pattern became harder to distinguish. I like this card, but it would have been beeter without the embossing.

I do love the combination of the two stencils.

Supplies: (and links where possible)

I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

Stencil:

Split Snowflake, A Colorful Life Designs

Marvellous Masks Ornaments, A Colorful Life Designs

Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com

Sentiment: Christmas & Glimmer Sentiments, Spellbinders, Amazon

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon

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Split Snowflake by A Colorful Life Desig

11/06/2025

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