CD 635 - Red and Pink Thinking of You

 Welcome to Colour Dare Challenge 635!

There are two colours that must be used - see the graphic for detailed information. 

I always have a hard time mixing red and pink... I decided to use gold as an accent for my card. 

The stems were die cut from both red and pink cardstock and arranged on a white card front. I avoided using the full image so the end of the stem wouldn't show anywhere. The sentiment was embossed in gold and a strip of gold paper was added behind. That was adhered across the card and I placed the card front on a gold card base. Three gold gems were added around the sentiment. 

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

MTTCC 104 - You're on the Mice List

 Welcome to My Time to Craft Christmas Challenge 104!

The theme for this challenge is to make a rectangle shaped card. That should be pretty simple as most cards are rectangular in shape. 

I chose to make a mini slimline card. 

The strings of lights were stencilled across the top and I stamped, coloured and die cut the mice and light groupings. They were arranged at the bottom and I stamped a sentiment for the top right side. I layered the front on red and green cardstock before adhering it to the base. 

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

Thinking of You Butterfly

 I saw this card on Mindy Eggen's YouTube channel and fell in love with it. The colours and the silhouette images were just so pretty and I wanted to try it myself. 

The moon was masked and I ink blended the rest of the card front. The silhouette images and sentiment were stamped in black and I coloured the butterfly with markers and added it at the bottom of the moon. I used white, silver and gold gel pens to add details around the card and to create a flight trail for the butterfly. I'm fairly happy with how this turned out although the butterfly isn't my favourite... 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Happy Wishes CAS Card

 I saw a card similar to this on Pinterest but there was no name with the photo. This is my interpretation. 

The card base was prepared from blue cardstock and I rounded the bottom corners. The white front was embossed with a 3D folder and also rounded at the bottom corners. I die cut some white and gold images and arranged them just above the centre. A piece of gold twine was folded and adhered across the card and the die cut images were adhered in place. I heat embossed a sentiment and rounded those edges before adhering that on top of everything else. The last step was to add Stickles to the berries on the white branch. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Be Kind

 This is the second floral set that I recently purchased. It includes a stamp, layering stencils and a die. 

The flower was stamped in black, stencilled and die cut. I smooshed a background using purple inks and then used purple Astro Paste over a stencil to add some dimension. Once that was dry, the flower was adhered to the piece and I added the sentiment across the centre with foam tape. Some clear gems were placed on the flower. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

AH 612 - Friend

Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 612!

I stayed very close to the sketch as it worked for what I had in mind. 

I used patterned paper with a continuous pattern that runs across the three panels. The green background was embossed with a subtle embossing folder, just to add some texture. I die cut the word FRIEND and used the negative die cut space to place the letter pieces accurately. That was adhered with foam tape and I added some iridescent sequins around the card. 

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

You have until Sunday evening to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Kind People

I recently received two sets of floral stamps, each with stencils and a die. This is one of the sets.

The image was stamped in black, stencilled and die cut. I smooshed a background using two shades of coral ink although it ended up looking very uniform. I used clear glitter paste over a circle stencil to add some shine. The poppy was adhered to the coloured piece and then to a white card base. The sentiment was added across the flower with foam tape and some clear gems were placed on the flower. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

SS 767 - Congrats

 Welcome to Sketch Saturday Challenge 767!

I created my own frame from black glitter paper and added a piece of bold patterned paper behind it. The stem images were die cut from both black glitter paper and green cardstock. The pieces were placed along the left side as per the sketch and I added a hot foiled sentiment across the bottom. Some gold gems were placed around the sentiment. 

Come and join us at Sketch Saturday 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

Cut It Up 321 - Hanging Fuchsias

 Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 321!

The theme for this challenge is "something new".

I chose a set of dies (fuchsias) that are new to me. 

There are several pieces for each flower. I die cut them all in white and inked them before assembling the branch with the hanging flowers. I die cut two borders and added light blue cardstock behind each. The front panel was splattered with light blue paint. I arranged the panels in my Misti and stamped a long sentiment around the top left corner. The pieces were adhered to the card base and I rounded two of the edges to stay consistent with the larger die cut shape. Some clear dew drops were placed around the image. 

Come and join us at Cut It Up 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

MTTC 551 - Smile!

 Welcome to My Time to Craft Challenge 551!

The theme for this challenge is to add a sentiment. 

I chose to use a large sentiment as the focal point for my card.

The background was stencilled with three colours of Distress Oxide inks and I used clear glitter paste for the second layer to add details to the leaves. Once that was dry, the layered SMILE sentiment was added with foam tape and a smaller sentiment was placed underneath. I ran two pieces of twine across the card to set off the smaller piece. Some iridescent gems were placed around the card. 

Come and join us at MTTC and show us your projects with sentiments. 

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson