FQCC May - Let It Snow Shutter Card

Welcome to Farm Quest Country Christmas and our May challenge! 

I decided to create a see-through scene card. 

The shutters were die cut and I inked them in a light brown colour. A scene image was adhered behind the window opening and the shutter piece was adhered to an embossed card base. There is a flower box that I inked in dark blue and added white glitter paper on top to simulate snow. That piece drops down and the shutters open to reveal the scene. A hot foiled sentiment was placed at the top. 

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

You have until June 5 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Mixed Coloured Comsos Flowers

 The base for this card was die cut using a Gina K background die. I die cut all the flowers and branches from white cardstock and inked them (flowers in two colours). The arrangement was assembled and picked up with Press 'n Seal. I adhered everything to the die cut front which was raised with foam tape. The top flower bud ended up off the top of my card so I will have to make a custom envelope so the card fits. The centres of the flowers were brushed with clear Stickles and I added a sentiment at the bottom. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Lattice Fold Card

 This card was not hard to make at all - the front lattice section folds back to reveal a back panel and a place to write inside. 

I chose a jar with flowers for the front, along with a small sentiment. Some gold gems were placed around the image. Easy! 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Stitched Twine Card

 This card was created for the Alphabet Soup Challenge - letter J. 

J is for jute twine. I pierced the holes along the insides of two pieces of cardstock. Stitching the pieces was really hard - keeping them the same distance apart was quite a struggle. I doubled up the twine and once the stitching was finished, I adhered the two sides to a card base with foam tape. The sentiment was embossed and added across the twine section. I added a small bow and a few gems to finish off the card. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Pair of Double Collar Fold Cards

 This is a simple but cute fold on the front of a card - it provides an opportunity to use double sided patterned paper when you love both patterns on the paper. 

I chose a blue and white pattern that is the same on the front and back but reverse colours. I chose the blue side for the folded part and the white side formed the background. I stamped an ombre sentiment from light to dark blue and adhered that to the front with foam tape. A ribbon was placed behind the sentiment and I added three coloured gems. 

This was my first attempt but I got the papers mixed up and adhered the wrong side down the centre. I didn't want to toss the card so I finished it but the patterns don't show very well. 

Enjoy,

Alyson

AH 680 - Birthday Purple Flowers

Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 680!

The sketch is shown below. 

I really liked this sketch so I used the same shapes and suggestions provided. 

I chose black and white papers for the side elements and the centre strip. They were adhered to a light purple card base and I added thin silver strips to separate the sections. The oval was die cut from silver foil and white cardstock and I lightly inked the white piece. The flowers were stamped, stencilled and die cut and placed in the oval. I added two small sentiment strips and a few clear 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

DD May - Music Note Card

 Welcome to Dragonfly Dreams and our May challenge! 

The theme for this challenge is to use die cuts. 

I recently purchased a set of music dies and I always make thank you cards for the choir director and accompanist at my church as they work so hard! 

I stamped a music note background and adhered that to the black mat on the card base. I die cut a circle from the front panel and then embossed it with a burlap embossing folder. I cut a second circle to fit inside the larger one to add some interest. The music pieces were stacked to add some strength and adhered across the open circle. The sentiment was also die cut and added at the bottom. 

Come and join us at Dragonfly Dreams and show us how you interpret this challenge. 

You have until the first Friday in June to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

HQCOL May - Birthday Octagons

Welcome to Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love and our May challenge! 

This is always a challenge for celebrations - birthday, engagement, wedding, anniversary or sympathy. 

I chose to create a birthday card as I never seem to have enough of them on hand!

I used an octagon background die and cut that twice. I inked one panel in shades of purple and blue and adhered the two panels together. The card base was inked in the same colours but darker. The images were stamped, stencilled and die cut and I arranged them in the four corners. The sentiment was die cut from holographic paper and I added the word happy above the larger sentiment. Some clear gems were placed around the card. 

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

Birthday Corner Flowers

 The Sketchy Saturday challenge is one I like to do as often as possible. 

The info is shown below. 

I used a Spellbinders die set to cut the flowers and leaves. They were arranged around an offset panel on top of an embossed background. Easy but cute! 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

HQFSCAT May - Celebrate Cupcake

Welcome to Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags and our May challenge! 

This is always a challenge for shaped cards or tags. 

I made a cupcake shaker card for this challenge. I used a set of dies to cut the base shape and turned the top section into a shaker. The colours were determined by the shaker elements. The card stands up on its own and makes a perfect addition to a gift! 

Come and join us at HQFSCAT 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