Cut It Up 345 - Just a Note

 Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 345!

The theme for this challenge is an "oldie but a goodie"... using something old from your stash. 

I chose an old stamp that I really like. 

I die cut all the rectangles from a set of nesting rectangle dies and on the smallest rectangle, I stamped the floral images in the corners. They were coloured with markers and I used a splatter stamp to add black splatter on top. The sentiment was embossed in white on black cardstock and placed across the card. I purposely kept this simple.

Come and join us at Cut It Up and show us how you interpret this challenge.

You have until Monday, December 22 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Star Fold Card

 I found this card on the Iced Images YT channel. 

The finished size is 5x7 so it folds flat to be mailed but this card opens into a gorgeous star shape on the left side. 

I chose a bird theme for my card. All the pieces were die cut to create a scene on the front. I added a small birthday sentiment at the bottom and there is a panel on the back to write a message. 

I made a second card like this when I taught this in my Facebook group. I embossed the front panel before decorating it with the bird image. The papers are the same colours but I used a more muted design for the star component. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Wonderful Day Scene Card

 I like to complete the Sketchy Saturday challenges posted by Monica Hayward - just for fun. 

The sketch is shown below. Although it is designed for a layout, I created a card instead. 

I chose a small part of a scene for the centre of the card. The cardstock colours were pulled from the image and I added small flowers at the bottom (instead of snowflakes). 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Angled Noel

 The berry branch on this card is so cute and I wanted to tie it in to some large letters. 

The background was embossed with a holly and berry embossing folder and adhered to black cardstock. The NOEL was die cut from red and silver papers and I inked the branch image and assembled that. The image was placed above the letter O - I had to angle the word to fit it on the card. I added some red Stickles to the berries.

Enjoy,

Alyson

TSOT 685 - Sending Hugs in Blue

 Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 685! 

I pulled out some of my favourite paper to make my card. 

I chose to layer every element three times. The background was embossed and I chose two patterned papers for the squares. The floral images were fussy cut from another piece of patterned paper and adhered to the largest square. The sentiment was stamped and placed at the bottom of the same square. I wrapped a gold ribbon around the card and tied a bow in the front. Easy! 

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this challenge. 

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

DT 206 - Lantern on Light Strings

 Welcome to Double Trouble Challenge 206 - our final challenge of this calendar year! 

This is a Something, Anything, Everything challenge. Choose your own 3-2-1 recipe. 

The small graphic is below - please visit the Double Trouble Challenge Blog for detailed information. 

I chose 3 colours, 2 die cuts and 1 sentiment. 

The background was created using my BetterPress and the lights were coloured using co-ordinating stencils. I die cut several things - the frame, the lantern, the bow and the hot foiled sentiment. Some of them were inked and then arranged on the card front and I added a gold gem in the centre of the bow. The card front was adhered to a black card base. 

Come and join us at Double Trouble and show us how you interpret this challenge. 

You have until the end of the month to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

DD December - Thinking of You Card with Tag

 Welcome to Dragonfly Dreams and our December challenge! 

The theme for this challenge is to create a tag or a card with a tag. 

I created a card with a tag that slips inside the front of the card. I used a floral pattern for the background of the card and coordinating paper to die cut the angled frame. I added a scalloped border and a stitched border to the angled piece. The tag was die cut from two arch dies and I lightly inked the edges of the white piece and added white twine at the top. The sentiment was stamped, die cut and added at the bottom and some coordinating gems were placed around the sentiment. 

Come and join us at Dragonfly Dreams and show us how you interpret this challenge. 

You have until January 2 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy,

Alyson

FQ Country Christmas - Skating By to Say Hi

 Welcome to Farm Quest Country Christmas and our December challenge! 

I stencilled clouds in shades of grey and blue and then stamped lots of pine trees across the card base. The "ice" is holographic paper - although it looks pink in the photo, it can be angled to appear more of a green shade, resembling ice). That can be seen in the second photo. I added a white border just above the ice and added clear Stickles along that piece. The critters were stamped, coloured and die cut and added to the card. A small sentiment was placed in the corner. 

Come and join us at FQCC and show us how you interpret this challenge. 

You have until January 5 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

LST - Mug Cards

 The Let's Stamp Together subscription program provided one of my favourite sets of recent days. This product suite by Spellbinders is just so adorable! 

There was a lot of die cutting (typical of Spellbinders), stencilling and some colouring. I added quite a bit of sparkle using a shimmer brush but that wasn't picked up in the photo. 

I can't choose a favourite from the trio of cards below - I love all of them!

Which is your favourite?

Enjoy, 

Alyson

CD 681 - Thinking of You Olive Branch

 Welcome to Colour Dare Challenge 681!

The graphic is below. 

I added a shade of yellow in addition to the two required colours. 

The card front was embossed with a subtle embossing folder and I lightly inked a white square and added the olive branch to that piece and placed a stitched frame around it. The sentiment was stamped and added at the bottom. I drew a line around the card front and placed a few gems around the branch. 

Come and join us at Colour Dare and show us how you interpret this challenge. 

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy,

Alyson