Daisy Aperture Card

 I recently received some gorgeous scene papers and wanted to put them to use. This pretty card has an aperture inside. Many things could be placed in that opening but I chose a section of the paper that I wanted to highlight. 

The front panel had enough on it so all I did was stamp a sentiment. Inside the card. the patterned paper was arranged on the left side and inside the opening. I used a script stamp to randomly stamp along the edges of the aperture piece. Some daisies were coloured and die cut and I placed those along the bottom. Two butterflies were added around the aperture. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Hexagon Card

 This is such a cute card and it folds down to an A2 size, flat for mailing. 

The top and bottom pieces were adhered around the back but since they are scored, they stand out from the card base. I chose some floral paper for the back and stamped, stencilled and die cut some extra flowers. They were added to the front so they don't hang over the edges. A small sentiment was placed across the top flower. 

Enjoy,

Alyson

Sunflower Postage Cards

 This is a set of eight cards - two of each colour. 

I die cut the postage background and placed the postage border stencil along with the layers of the sunflower stencil on top. I stencilled the images and stamped some postage elements on each card. The "hello" sentiment was die cut and placed along the right side and I added a smaller sentiment to each card as well. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

CD 632 - Friend Floral Card Pair

 Welcome to Colour Dare Challenge 632!

This is our last challenge of the year. Stay tuned for more colour challenges in 2025!

The graphic is below - choose at least three of the colours shown. 

I chose purple, pink, yellow and mint. 

I used an old stencil to create the floral images. The stencil makes a 6x6 panel and there are dies to cut the outside edges. It is designed to be cut into two pieces to use on two separate projects. I chose a dark purple for the background and embossed one panel with a 3D leaf embossing fodder. The other one was scored in lines and I sanded some of the colour off to enhance the design. The sentiments were stamped and added at the side and iridescent gems were placed around each card. 

Come and join us at Colour Dare 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

MTTCC 102 - Candy Cane Duo

Welcome to My Time to Craft Christmas Challenge 102!

The theme for this challenge is a sweet Christmas (goodies, treats, etc.)

Candy canes are a symbol of Christmas and I decided to use that. 

The white background was embossed with a snowflake embossing folder. The candy canes were die cut in white and the red pieces were adhered on top (ugh - that was hard to figure out with all the tiny pieces!) I also die cut the holly leaves and poinsettia and added them to the crossed section of the candy canes. A hot foiled sentiment was placed just under the poinsettia and I added clear Stickles to the centres of the embossed snowflakes. 

Come and join us at MTTCC 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

Purple Flowers in Circle

 This is such an easy card to make and it would be great for mass production purposes. I only made one... 

I chose some gorgeous patterned paper and used that for the piece cut on the diagonal. That was set on an embossed panel and I added a rectangle and a thin strip along the side. The circle was die cut and I used a piece of ephemera for the image. The sentiment was stamped and added with foam tape at the bottom. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Seas the Day Woodgrain Card

 I saw this idea while perusing some artwork sites and watered to try it myself. 

The main image was stencilled over a die cut background. I chose some woodgrain paper and die cut two circles and adhered them together, cutting away the sections where they crossed. I saved the insides of the circles to cut the side strips. The stencilled image was placed behind the opening and the edges were trimmed. To give a different front appearance, I cut strips of white cardstock and adhered them in lines across the front panel. The woodgrain pieces were adhered to the front and I added a woodgrain layer to the card base with craft foam and then applied the front piece on top. Some brown twine was added along with a die cut sentiment and some gems. 

Enjoy,

Alyson

Santa and Joy Cards

 These cards are from the December Let's Stamp Together subscription program. This month, the products were made by Concord and 9th. 

There is a diagonal stencil as well as a set of Santa stencils plus stamps and dies. These cards represent different ways that the products can be used. I added some Stickles to various cards but I did stay pretty close to the original designs. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

AH 608 - Meerkat Birthday

Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 608!

This sketch really has a lot of possibilities. I chose to stay true to the sketch although I made the squares a little larger to accommodate the images that I used. 

The meerkats and cacti were stamped and coloured. I drew black lines around each square and matted them with dark green cardstock. A sentiment was stamped and fussy cut and that was placed at the top right, along with three gems. 

Come and join us at Atlantic Hearts and show us how you interpret this sketch. 

You have until Sunday evening to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Triple Layer Scene Card

 This card took me approximately six hours from start to finish. The scene continues from the front panel through to the back and that is what took so much time to create. I had to ensure that elements on the back panel didn't interfere with elements that were in front but that each of the components were able to stand alone. 

I chose a circular opening although this could be done with any shape. Die cutting all the tiny elements took such a long time. I inked some of them and use fine tip markers to add a few details. There is no acetate used - each of the elements stands on its own, glued to the outer ring. I stamped a sentiment and placed it on the back panel and I used some old patterned paper that had a simple pattern on it. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson