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

Snowmen Shaker Cards

 These adorable cards are all shaker cards, filled with sequins and a "snow"mix. I stamped, coloured and die cut the same snowman for each of them and added sentiments embossed on black cardstock. 

I made 24 of these cards, 6 each of the 4 designs. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

HQ Celebration of Love - Sympathy Flowers

 Welcome to Heart's Quest Celebration of Love and our December challenge!

I chose to make a sympathy card... seems like I never have one on hand when I need it. 

The background was stamped with a floral image and I stamped the image a second time and fussy cut the flowers. I inked them in shades of blue and grey and placed them back on the image. The card front was cut along the side and adhered to a white card base. I added a strip of silver foil and a grey and white ribbon along the left side. Silver gems were placed in the centres of the flowers and the sentiment was stamped at the bottom.

Come and join us at HQCOL 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

HQ for Shaped Cards and Tags - Peace and Joy Poinsettias

 Welcome to Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags Challenge!

This is always a shaped card or tag challenge. 

I used a poinsettia die to create my card. Once the base was cut, I cut a second panel, stamped and coloured it. The sentiment was embossed on black cardstock and added to the front. I used clear Stickles to add some shimmer to the centres of the flowers and the berries. 

Come and join us at HQFSCAT and show us your shaped projects. 

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

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

AH 658 - Peace, Love, Hope, Joy

Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 658!

The sketch is shown below. 

I followed the sketch very closely. I added a thin strip of gold cardstock between each of the patterned paper sections and chose a gold die cut sentiment for the focal point. Four gold gems were placed in the corners. Easy! 

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

PS December - JOY Stitched Card

Welcome to Pearly Sparkles and our December challenge. 

The theme for this challenge is "silver bells". You must use silver on your project. 

I have been working on some stitched cards for Christmas and I really like blue and silver. The background was die cut from dark blue cardstock and I stitched the flowers with medium blue embroidery floss and the leaves with light grey embroidery floss. The small flowers were stitched with a medium grey embroidery floss. The centre letters were die cut from silver glitter paper and I added some clear gems in the centres of the small flowers. The stitched front was added to a snowflake embossed background and then to a dark blue card base. 

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

You have until December 28th to link up your project.

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson