Birthday Rainbow Flower

 This was a new technique for me - one taught by Mindy Eggen. 

The background was watercolored - totally not my strength. Once it was dry, I embossed that panel with a 3D folder. Using the coordinating stencils, I coloured the image, pulling colours from the watercolored background. That took a long time... I splattered the piece with black, white and gold paint and adhered it to a black mat and then a white card base. The sentiment was placed at the side and I added some clear dew drops around the card. I am so happy with how this turned out! 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Stencilled Daisies

 These two cards were made withe the same products but in different colours. 

I embossed the image and stencilled the flowers and leaves. Each piece was cut down to an A2 size and added to a coloured mat. I placed a hot foiled sentiment at the bottom and used Liquid Pearls to add some dots around the images. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Blue Peonies Acetate Card

 This card was inspired by one made by Mindy Eggen for the Let's Stamp Together program. 

The floral image was stamped, stencilled and die cut. I also cut two blanks of that image. The front blue panel was ink blended, adhered to a back panel and then adhered to an acetate card base. The back panel was covered with white cardstock on both sides. The flowers were attached to the front, trimmed along the edges and a blank piece was attached to the back to cover up the adhesive. I added a silver glitter paper piece on the back of the front panel so the edges would show through to the front. The sentiment and some gems were placed on the front. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Cut It Up 360 - Birthday Vellum Background Card

Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 360!

The theme for this challenge is to make your own background.

I love using vellum on my cards so I chose to create a vellum background. 

I used three Copic marks to scribble on a piece of vellum and then touched the "joining" areas with rubbing alcohol which helped the colours to spread. Once that piece was dry, I stamped and embossed floral images in white along the side. That was adhered to the white card base and I added a foam taped die cut frame with acetate and placed pink, purple and teal sequins inside the shaker. A sentiment was placed on top of the shaker. 

Come and join us at Cut It Up and show us how you interpret this challenge. 

You have until Monday, July 20 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Purple Peonies

 These two cards are from the second class for the Let's Stamp Together program. 

I chose a purple colour scheme for the peonies. They were stencilled and die cut. I embossed a striped background for the first card and dragged a purple ink pad over top. The image was placed at the side and a sentiment was added at the bottom. 

The second card has an oval background that was lightly stencilled. The peony image was cut along the edge and the smaller piece was inserted behind the main image. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

LST Peony Cards

 These three cards are from the latest Let's Stamp Together kit. The peonies are gorgeous! 

I stamped and stencilled the peonies for the first card. I die cut two additional images and stacked them together. The sentiment was stamped directly on the card base and I also splattered the base with gold paint. The flowers were added at the top. 

The second card used a design that I gravitate to when I need a quick card. The images were stamped in the corners and stencilled. I die cut a large word (you) and stamped the smaller sentiment underneath. 

The final card was marker coloured - the original class used watercolours but my attempt was a complete disaster... I splattered white paint on a black background and added the image at the side. A small sentiment was placed at the bottom with foam tape. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

9 Square Birthday Card

 This card was made for an online challenge. I used a stitched die cut for the base and placed the squares on that piece. The longer piece has a sentiment and a die cut flower at the side. I added a few clear gems to the card.

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Tuck and Reveal Card

 I saw a card in this style on YouTube - had to create it myself! 

I chose a black and white colour scheme. The middle panel tucks under the side panel - hence the name of the card (Tuck and Reveal). I added some black and white leaves and a sentiment on the front and a floral outline on the inside panel. There is a place on the back to write a message.

Enjoy. 

Alyson

Butterfly Twin Flip Screen Card

 This is such a pretty card and it doesn't require any special dies to make it. 

The finished size is 6x6.

I chose some old papers for which I had butterfly ephemera. I used gold holographic paper for the mats to bring out the gold in the papers. There is a piece of acetate running across the centre of the card that allows the images to pop out when the card is opened. 

A belly band holds everything closed. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

JOY Stitched Cards

 I have been taking these last two stitched cards to crops time after time and I never get to them... the last crop I went to, I decided to finish them first! 

Stitching the elements takes a lot of time. I die cut the JOY word from silver foil paper and once the stitching was finished, the fronts were adhered to embossed pink panels and white card bases. I added small gems to the centres of the tiny flowers. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson