Half Circles Card

 I have wanted to make a card like this for ages... other commitments just kept getting in the way. 

This one is inspired by one I saw on Pinterest. 

I stamped the sentiment in the bottom corner and then splattered the background with silver paint. I found the centre point and drew a few lines with a black marker. The circle was cut in half and arranged on the front. I added flowers and leaves and some silver gems before adhering the front to a silver mat and then a white card base. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Floral Spray Just for You

 This is another card made as part of a virtual crop. 

The challenge is shown below.

I used my favourite set of dies - Be Bold Blooms - for my card. 

I used patterned papers for the outer panels. I also added thin gold strips on the edge of each panel. A small sentiment was stamped near the bottom and I splattered the background with gold paint. The flowers were die cut, inked and assembled to reflect the sketch. 

Enjoy,

Alyson 

Christmas Trio

 This sweet card was created for a virtual crop challenge. 

The challenge is shown below. 

I stamped and coloured three small images - Santa, Mrs. Claus and Rudolph. The pieces were trimmed to uniform sizes and arranged on a green background. I added a sentiment above plus two tiny poinsettias. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Warm Winter Hugs

 This is another card created for an online crop. 

The challenge is shown below. 

I chose a winter theme. The colours of the background papers drove the colours for the snowmen's hats and scarves. I embossed the light green cardstock behind the panels and embossed the sentiment before adding a few iridescent sequins. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

A Frosty Hello

 This card was created for an online crop - the challenge was based on an old Mojo Monday sketch. 

The challenge is below. 

I chose a blue colour scheme and matted every piece of patterned paper. The snowman image was just the right size to fit in the smallest piece. Silver ribbon was placed across the card and I adde a few clear gems. 

Enjoy,

Alyson

Hero Arts Holiday Event 3

 This is the third and final post for the Hero Arts Holiday Event. 

The first card is so bold and colourful - and it also has glitter paste on one of the stencilled colours. The wreath is a perfect place for the tiny Santa to rest. 

The second card is a Pop and Twist card - easy to make but it is a big surprise when it is opened to reveal four panels of images. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Hero Arts Holiday Event 2

 This is the second post for the Hero Arts Holiday Event. 

These two cards look so simple on the front - designed that way on purpose. When the cards are opened, there is a cool pop-up feature in each. One has a sentiment stamped below the pop-up image. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Hero Arts Holiday Event 1

 I recently did the Hero Arts Holiday Event and made a few cards... the first two are in this post. More posts to follow... 

The first card is a double shaker card. There are two shaker openings and the sentiment pieces were placed partly over the shakers. That Santa image is TINY - the pieces are among the smallest I have ever assembled! 

The second card is 5x7 in size and has four panels of images or sentiments. There is a lot happening in the background - white snowflakes stamped on the panels backs and a stencilled background, for example. I love the blue colour scheme! 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Alphabet Challenge - Letter U for Underwater

 This card was made for the Alphabet Challenge that I have been doing all year. In October, the letters are T and U and this is my card for the letter U. 

U stands for underwater. 

I ink blended a background with rays of light coming from the top and splattered that with water. The images were stamped, coloured and die cut and a few were just die cut and inked. Everything was arranged on the front and I added clear Stickles to some of the images and the bubbles. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

AH 704 - Celebrate Cupcakes

Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 704! 

The sketch is shown below.

This sketch seems a bit difficult at first glance. I chose not to use banner elements but used balloons instead and that led to my decision to use a trio of cupcakes.

The cross piece was still used on my card as a grounding element for the cupcakes. I stamped, coloured and die cut three of them. They were placed on the turquoise shape. The balloons were die cut and inked and I added each one with a piece of twine leading to each of the cupcakes. The sentiment was inked in a rainbow colour scheme and added to a black shadow. 

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