Monday, March 18, 2024

Friend Postage Collage Card

 Another postage collage card - I am loving this die!

This card required a lot of masking to ensure that the images remained within their respective sections. The flowers were stamped and stencilled and I added clear Stickles to the centres. The other sections were inked with various stencils or simply inked to cover the rectangle. I die cut a sentiment and backed it with vellum. The hearts and the smaller sentiment were stamped and the postage collage front was added to a turquoise background and then to a white card base. 

Enjoy,

Alyson

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Paper Airplane Mice Card

 This adorable card was CASEd from one designed by a friend of mine, Melanie Hungerford. I asked if she would be ok if I replicated her card and she said absolutely!

I die cut the postage collage piece and stencilled clouds on the top half. Grass was stencilled in the lower left box and I stamped two hearts in the lower right box. The mice were stamped, coloured and die cut and added around the card. A couple of postage images were also placed around the mice. The card front was set on dark blue cardstock and then onto a white card base. Super cute! 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Matchbook Fun Fold Card

 This cute card is one I found on YouTube. A matchbook card has been around for ages but this one has a twist to it. 

The front flap provides an opening to another section in the back. I used some Prima patterned papers and purple cardstock for the colour theme. I stamped and coloured some butterflies and added a sentiment to the front. There is a place to write a message inside the card. 

Enjoy,

Alyson

Friday, March 15, 2024

DT 162 - Basket of Peonies

 Welcome to Double Trouble Challenge 162!

This challenge is all about flowers - please see the Double Trouble Challenge Blog for detailed information. 


I loved the purple and yellow flowers in the Beautiful Blossoms collage (our partner challenge) and that is what inspired my card. I stamped, stencilled and die cut several peonies. The only basket I have (no bonnets in my stash) is the one I used - I inked that piece and filled it with the peonies. The purple background was hot foiled and added to dark purple cardstock on a white base. The inside of the card also has a purple mat and then a white panel. The basket was placed on the front and I die cut extra white pieces to cover the back so all the messy work wouldn't show since the basket overhangs the edge of the card. I added an extra flower and two butterflies to the inside panel and a hot foiled sentiment was placed at the bottom of the basket. Liquid pearls were added to the basket border and gold Sickles were used on the flower centres. 


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

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

I am also linking up my card with the Beautiful Blossoms challenge (florals). 

We can't wait to see what you create! 

Enjoy,

Alyson

MTTCC 82 - Nativity Silhouette

Welcome to My Time to Craft Christmas Challenge 82!

The theme for this challenge is baby's first Christmas or baby Jesus. 

Since I have no purpose for a baby's first Christmas card, I chose baby Jesus for the theme. I stamped a silhouette image of the stable and also of a large Noel sentiment. The blue background was splattered with gold paint and I added a black and white chevron strip down the side. The sentiment was placed at the bottom and the image was double matted and placed just off centre. Some gold gems were added around the image. 

Come and join us at MTTCC and show us your projects with this week's theme. 

You have two weeks to link up with the challenge. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy,

Alyson

Thursday, March 14, 2024

A Window with a View

 I recently purchased some of the Spellbinders Window with a View collection and these cards are my first attempts. Most are CASEd from examples I found online. Some of the dies for these sets are simply minuscule! I need practice creating scenes, especially behind a frame where parts are hidden. 



Enjoy,

Alyson

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

More Complex Flip Card - HELLO

 This flip card is made from the same die that I used on a card posted a couple of days ago. The trick here is the inside has an additional hidden flap. 

The flowers and leaves were stamped, coloured and die cut and arranged both on the outside and the inside of the flip components. I love the added stitched element on each of the pieces. The card opens to reveal a hidden section that I chose to use for a message. 



Enjoy,

Alyson

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Simple Flip Card - Smile

 The die used to create this card design is one that I received as part of the last Crop and Create event. The company recently aded some new sentiments to use on the flip portion so I pulled out the die and went to work. 

This one uses a SMILE sentiment. I die cut some flowers and leaves in coordinating colours and added them both on the front and inside the flip component. A message was stamped on the back of the flip part as well. There is a place to write a message on the back. 


Enjoy,

Alyson

Monday, March 11, 2024

AH 568 - Masculine Birthday Card with Butterfly

Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 568!

The sketch is shown in vertical format - that can be altered as long as the sketch is still visible in your project. 

I stayed true to the sketch with a circle for the sentiment and the same repeated patterned for the pieces. The sentiment was stamped on yellow cardstock and die cut with a stitched circle die. That was added to a second circle and I added a hot foiled butterfly at the bottom. The butterfly was coloured from the back using markers. Some gold metallic thread and gold gems were placed around the sentiment.

Come and join us at Atlantic Hearts and show us how you interpret this week's challenge. 

You have until Sunday evening to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson


Sunday, March 10, 2024

LST - Bonus Cards

 The second part of the Let's Stamp Together program is the bonus cards. These cards are not made in class but the instructions are provided so we can make them later. 

I love the rainbow colours in these cards and the black and white just shows off those colours. One was meant to be a tag but I never use tags so I turned it into a card instead. 

Enjoy,

Alyson