My Mom absolutely adores simple colorful cards. It is always her number one request when she asks me to please restock her supply of handmade cards. I love making them because sometimes you want to make a few quick and simple cards that allow you to play with color and technique. Stencils are perfect for that! You can break out the inks, a bunch of stencils, and your favorite sentiment stamps and you've got yourself a set of great cards!
I used some of my favorites to create a few simple colorful cards using just those basic supplies I listed above.
I wanted them to be bold and bright without being a ton of work. For this first card I used a brayer on a Gel plate and Distress Inks in Mustard Seed, Abandon Coral, and Seedless Preserves over my Sassy & Crafty Droplet Stencil to create my background. I used Sassy & Crafty Happy Everything sentiment to complete the card.
My most favorite stencil recently is this Awesome Stars stencil! It's so versatile!!! You can make so much with it. (I even did a 3 part cardmaking video series with it and you can find Video 1 on my channel here)
I used Distress inks in Twisted Citrone, Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, and Wilted Violet to blend over my stencil and then cut it at an angle for my background. I paired it with a purple tone on tone paper and a Happy Birthday sentiment from CTMH.
So I am a rainbow fanatic and I think a rainbow card would make anyone smile, right? I lightly blended Distress Inks in Picked Raspberry, Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Salty Ocean, and Wilted Violet on my white cardstock. Next, I used my Alte New Bubble Wrap stencil and heavily re-applied the inks to create my pattern. I used Sassy & Crafty A Huge Thanks sentiment stamp set for my sentiment.
Since I had a strip leftover from my rainbow paper I thought I would use it to make this darker card using the same Alte New Bubble Wrap stencil. I loved how it turned out! I used Hero Art white pigment ink over the stencil onto black paper and then lined up my rainbow strip so it matched.
I used Sassy & Crafty Happy Everything sentiment for my Happy Birthday! I had so much fun making them and the best part is with just a few elements, you can use these same supplies to create multiple cards. I know Mom will love them and will be asking for more in about another week. That's what happens when you are your family's personal Hallmark store! LOL
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