miss you & Aries Birthday

 I have really been enjoying playing with my stencils from A Colorful Life Designs.  When I was first asked about joining the Design Team, I was a little nervous.  I didn't have much experience with stencils, but I have found that the more I play with them, the more comfortable I get. I just got my package for April, May, and June and I absolutely LOVE the April stencils!  My favorite release so far.  But this card below was made with one of the stencils from the February release, and I think it was my favorite one from that particular release!  I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Just Us Girls #764 - Stencil Week

Triple B (Birds, Blooms, Butterflies)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Stencil Fun - March Anything Goes

As You See It #342 - Birds

I created my background by blending brown & blue Distress Oxide Inks on watercolor paper, spraying heavily with water, and blotting with a paper towel. I love that there's no stamping on this card!  I used the Message Bird Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs and the Shadowed With Love stencil from a previous release. You can use code JennFan10 for 10% off anything in the store! 

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I'd like to enter this next card into the following challenges:

TGIF #514

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Flowers Goes

The Four Seasons Challenge - Spring

A Cut Above - Anything Goes with Die Cuts

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Use Your Favorite Technique (ink smooshing!)

CAS on Friday #303

I created my background by using the ink smooshing technique with Mustard Seed Distress Oxide ink on watercolor paper. I blended the same color on another piece and cut a tag out of it, then blended some Rustic Wilderness one another piece & Walnut Stain on another and cut strips out of them.  I stamped the Aries stamps (Studio Calico) on the tag with Walnut Stain Oxide ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I stamped the flower from Unity Stamps Floral & Stars Zodiac set on white cardstock, embossed with clear embossing powder, colored with alcohol markers, cut out with a circle punch and inked the edges with Rustic Wilderness. Peace.