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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

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

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

The Four Seasons Challenge - Spring


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.

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10 comments:

  1. Darlene March 4, 2025 at 9:06 AM

    Beautiful creations! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Four Seasons & Stencil Fun Challenges! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back again soon.

    Darlene
    DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
    Four Seasons Challenge Co-Owner
    Stencil Fun Co-Owner

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  2. VickiMarch 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM

    Fabulous cards, Jenn. Love the smooshed background design and happy yellows on this. The layered banner dies look great tucked behind the tag. Banners are one of my favorite die cuts. Thanks for sharing with A Cut Above's March Challenge.
    Vicki - ACA Owner

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    1. Jenn BorjesonMarch 5, 2025 at 8:37 AM

      Thank you so much! Believe it or not, those are not dies - I didn't have the right size so I just cut it out of cardstock! :) I love art!

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  3. ElizStewartMarch 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM

    Jenn... Love the background you created using oxides... so effective for your stencil. Thanks so much for sharing with Just Us Girls this week... AND thanks for the discount code.

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  4. Jan ClothierMarch 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM

    This is such an interesting background. I like the way the bird is singing hearts. Thanks for sharing with us at As You See It.

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  5. Heather CooperMarch 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM

    Lovely background and interesting image! I like that you used a silhouetted image for that. Thanks for exploring our theme as As You See It Challenges!

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  6. djMarch 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM

    Pretty!! Thanks for joining the fun and playing along with our sketch challenge over at CAS on Friday. Deb Horst, DT #303

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  7. Donna WallsMarch 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM

    Very pretty and I love the colors. Thanks for inspiring us with your creativity at The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge; we hope you'll share again soon.
    Donna xx
    Beautiful Blossoms Challenge
    Paper Funday Challenges
    Inspiration Station Challenge

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  8. Judy WoodlandMarch 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM

    Great cards, and that yellow background is gorgeous. I love your design!!! Lots of wonderful work here, and great take on the challenge. Thanks so much for playing along with us over at A Cut Above, I hope we see you back again soon!
    Judy~ ACA CT Designer

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  9. Lori TurnerMarch 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM

    Beautiful cards, Jenn! Loving the colors you used for them both - awesome...thanks for joining us at A Cut Above!
    Lori - ACA CT Designer

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