A fun card making blog
I like to do the Sketchy Saturday challenges and this is the latest one.
I chose a black and white background with pink flowers.
The hexagons were die cut and arranged on a splattered background. The stems were stamped, coloured, die cut and arranged over the hexagons. I added a sentiment across the lower hexagons and placed some silver gems around the card. I used a shimmer brush on the flowers but it sort of exploded on me, leaving far more shimmer than I wanted! Such is life...
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 361!
The theme for this challenge is embossing (either dry or heat embossing). I chose dry embossing.
The grey background was embossed with a brick folder and I dragged a grey ink pad over the paper to enhance the bricks. The arches were die cut and I inked the inner one to create an outdoor scene. The bike was stamped, coloured and die cut and I added a sun at the top. The sentiment was placed under the image.
Come and join us at Cut It Up and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until Monday, August 3 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
I have seen this card style everywhere lately and wanted to try my version of it. I like how this one is a bit different as the last white panel is tucked behind the swing out panel (not shown in the photos).
I chose rainbow papers from Paper Rose to complement my cardstock colours. The front panel folds out when the card is opened. Inside the card, there is a second panel with a pattern and I added an image and a second sentiment to the writing panel.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This was such an easy card to make - just a stencilled scene adhered to the inside of the card and an arch shape die cut from the front panel of the card. I stamped a sentiment and adhered it across the opening - that’s it!
Enjoy,
Alyson
This adorable card was CASEd from one made by Deepa Robbins. I loved the colours and the design.
The flowers and leaves were die cut and I stamped a mouse and a tiny bee. The circle was die cut in the centre of the card front and I stamped the sentiments along the edge of the circle and placed pink cardstock underneath. The images were inked and arranged in and around the circle. I added some clear gems to finish off this cute card.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This pretty card was inspired by one made by Lisa Curcio.
I chose an arch shape for the front and the inside of the card. The front is simple - layered arches with flowers and a die cut sentiment.
Inside the card, the open arch has flowers floating inside. I used the same flowers as on the patterned paper and added a few sequins around them (most are further to one side and are not visible in the picture). There is a panel on the right side to write a message.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I made a card of this style a while ago - this is the one I taught in my Facebook group.
I chose teal papers with gold foil for this design. The card is held together with a belly band and once opened, there are two flaps that have sentiments on them. Under those two flaps there are white panels to write a message. I used ephemera pieces to decorate this card.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I love the dies (usually designed by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders) where the inner flower pieces are separate from the frame. This daisy one has more detailed pieces than the others I have.
I die cut the image twice from silver foil and white cardstock. The foil outlines were adhered to white cardstock and I kept the white pieces in their places on a piece of tape so I could ink them. Once that was done, they were inlaid back into the silver outlines. I added a thin strip of silver foil under the images and stamped the sentiment at the bottom.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I finally played with a new stamp of quirky birds! I stamped the birds and coloured them with my Copics. The clouds were stencilled behind and I adhered the front to a teal mat and then an orange card base. The sentiment was stamped at the bottom.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Happy Canada Day to all my Canadian friends!
Although July is typically warm here, I am thinking abut Christmas cards. I found a sweet stamp and die set called Feeling Frosty (Sunny Studio) and I stamped, coloured and die cut a pile of snowman images. These two cards are the same style but in different colour schemes.
I cut a piece of masking paper like a small hill and placed it on the back of a circle stencil. I inked the background to make it appear like a hill at the bottom. The sentiment was stamped and I used a score board to score lines along the edges. The snowmen were added along with some white gems. Easy - and I may choose to mass produce these as making individual Christmas cards each year is a HUGE job!
Enjoy,
Alyson
