A fun card making blog
I found this card on Pinterest and wanted to make my own version of it.
The side panel was embossed with a 3D embossing folder and adhered to the front. A thin strip of black cardstock was placed along the embossed panel. The flower was die cut, assembled and added after the sentiment was stamped in the bottom corner. Easy, but so pretty!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 618!
I stayed true to the sketch just because I really liked the way it was set up.
I chose three strips of the same patterned paper and adhered them to a gold ink spattered card base with a stitched gold border. The butterfly was hot foiled on vellum and added at the top left. The sentiment was also hot foiled and placed above the strips of paper. Some gold gems were added as per the sketch.
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
I made three sets of these cards to give as gifts (3 sets of 8 cards each). They weren't hard but there was a lot of small die cutting to do.
I used various alcohol inked papers for the backgrounds and the colours of those patterned papers drove the colours for the flowers.
Can you spot the error? I missed one inside circle... oops!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Sketch Saturday Challenge 770!
The sketch is shown in horizontal format - I changed it to vertical to fit my image.
I made a square card and I used stitched dies for the inside pieces. In order to match the shape, I trimmed the corners off the card base and the first layer. The blue layer was stencilled with a clear glitter paste. The front piece was inked to create a sandy base and a cloudy sky. I stamped, coloured and die cut the ostrich and added him to the front. The sentiment was placed in the top corner with some gold twine underneath and five gold gems were placed along the blue mat.
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
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 324!
The theme for this challenge is "tie it up". You must use ribbon, twine or string.
I chose to use ribbon. I picked four colours of ribbon and created a circle iris with those colours. Black glitter paper was used for the centre of the iris, the circle frame and the card background. I splattered the card front with two shades of colour (shimmer brushes) before assembling the card. I added a piece of turquoise ribbon across the bottom and placed a hot foiled sentiment on top.
Come and join us at Cut It Up and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until Monday, March 3 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to My Time to Craft Challenge 554!
The theme for this challenge is 3-2-1. Choose 3 of something, 2 of something and 1 of something. Please IDENTIFY YOUR CHOICES in your post.
I chose 3 dies, 2 layers and 1 sentiment.
The sentiment was stamped and die cut using a stitched rectangle die (die #1). I adhered that to a larger stitched rectangle (die #2) and arranged the leaf images (die #3) around the outside. The leaf images and the sentiment form one layer and I adhered all of that to the card base using craft foam (layer #2). I purposely kept this card simple as the rainbow of colours is already fairly busy.
Come and join us at MTTC and show us your 3-2-1 projects. Be sure to identify the elements for the 3-2-1 component.
You have two weeks to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
This was such an easy card to make and there is a full top folding card base behind the decorative front so a message can be written inside.
I chose some 49 and Market products for this card. The circles were die cut, scored and attached behind the grey decorative piece. I added some ribbon on each side to allow the front to be tied together. I used some ephemera to create a cluster of flowers on the front and stamped a sentiment on the small square piece. There is also a message stamped behind the circles.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card was inspired by one made by Gail Ellis. I loved the layered design.
I chose a plaid patterned paper and the colours from that determined the cardstock colours that I used. The lattice piece was die cut and adhered to a stitched rectangle frame. Before I adhered that down, I used my turquoise blending brush and lightly brushed colour on the embossed piece, making sure I didn't go near the edges. The frame was adhered using foam tape.
The flowers and leaves were die cut and placed along the left side of the lattice frame. I added a stamped sentiment across the bottom and added everything to the plaid patterned paper and then the card base. A few gems were placed around the sentiment and at the top of the images.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 664!
I stayed very true to the sketch for this challenge.
I embossed a piece of black cardstock with a dot embossing folder. I cut that into two pieces to frame the coloured panel. That centre panel was ink blended using oxide inks. I also stamped a sentiment using rainbow ink colours. I needed something at the top so I decided to use a sun - that was just a circle with thin strips cut and assembled.. I coloured some white gems and placed them in the top right corner.
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
I found this card style tutorial on YouTube (Iced Images) and wanted to try it myself.
The finished card size is 5.5 x 5.5 and it folds flat for mailing.
I chose a blue and white colour scheme with silver foil for the mat layer. The butterfly was die cut from white foam and vellum and I inked the vellum before adhering the pieces together. The body was covered with Glossy Accents to add some shine. A sentiment was placed under the butterfly and there is a panel on the back to write a message.
Enjoy,
Alyson
