Birthday Hugs Stencilled Butterflies

 I recently purchased the butterfly stencil to go with the Postage Collage die - this was my first attempt using it. 

I wanted several colours of butterflies so I did a lot of masking along the way. I used 24 ink colours in total as each butterfly has three layers. Once the stencilling was complete, I added Liquid Pearls in coordinating colours around the butterflies. The front was adhered to blue cardstock and then a deep pink card base. I stamped and added a two-part sentiment on the right side. 

Enjoy,

Alyson

Art Deco Rainbow Cards

 I recently bought this rainbow die and coordinating stencils from Pinkfresh Studio. The backgrounds are so interesting that I didn't want to cover them up with large images. 

The card on the left was stencilled and I added a white die cut frame on the top. 

For the second card, I ink blended a panel that was die cut and I pieced the silver holographic paper into the openings. 

I chose two hot foiled sentiments, one for each card. I backed the sentiments with vellum to make them stand out a little bit more. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

TSOT 672 - Woodgrain and Flowers

 Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 672!

I found it hard to alter this sketch much so I stayed true to it. 

The front paper determined the other papers on my card. I matched the two pieces of cardstock to the flowers and used a piece of dark woodgrain paper for the base. I splattered gold paint on all but the top piece and offset the front as shown on the sketch. The sentiment was embossed in gold on woodgrain paper and added across the bottom with some gold metallic thread A few gold gems were placed around the card. 

Come and join us at TSOT 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

DT 193 - Relax and Enjoy

 Welcome to Double Trouble Challenge 193!

The small graphic is below - please visit the Double Trouble Challenge Blog for detailed information. 

The 3-2-1 recipe wasn't hard to to follow this time. There are several layers on my card when the critters and the scene elements are factored in and I used Kraft paper for the sentiment and the card base. The patterned paper is harder to find... I fussy cut the tent paper and the woodgrain paper for the stump. 

The background was inked and splattered with white paint. The grass was inked and fussy cut in two layers. The other elements were adhered to create the scene and I added a white embossed sentiment at the top. The card front was adhered to a white mat and then a Kraft card base. 

Come and join us at Double Trouble 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

Sending Sunshine Slimline

This is a cute spring card. 

I die cut a slimline frame and inked it using four colours of Distress Oxide ink. I splattered it with water and adhered it to a black card base. The inner circles were die cut and I stamped three images on those pieces and coloured them. They were placed back into the open circles and I embossed two sentiments and placed them along the sides of the card. Some clear gems were added around the sentiments and images. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Pull Up Gift Card Holder

 This is such a cute way to give a gift card. 

I attached the top and bottom sections with a velcro dot. Once that is open, the top panel draws up a gift card holder. I stamped a message on the inside piece and added a die cut and coloured floral image on the front. A few enamel dots finished off this cute card. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

CD 655 - Pair of Stencilled and Overlay Cards

 Welcome to Colour Dare Challenge 655!

The graphic is below. 

I used all five colours plus black, white, silver and gold. 

The backgrounds were stencilled slightly differently and I added Hero Arts white wax over some of the sections. Once that was dry, I placed a black die cut piece over the top of each card. Some extra leaves were die cut and added behind the circle and brushed with shimmer brushes to add some shine. The sentiments were stamped and I added a bow and ties behind the circles. 

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

MTTCC 114 - Holiday Cheer Shaker Card

 Welcome to My Time to Craft Christmas Challenge 114!

The theme for this challenge is masculine. 

I chose a darker colour scheme for my card. I ink blended a background using orange, red-purple and blue although the blue section ended up being hidden inside the shaker. I die cut a few trees and a deer image. A piece of white glitter paper was placed across the bottom of the circle and I arranged the trees and the deer behind the white open circle with some sections of the trees hanging over the edge of the circle. Iridescent stars were used inside the shaker. I embossed the white background and embedded the shaker component in that piece. A die cut sentiment was added at the bottom and the card front was placed on a black card base. I added some iridescent Stickles to some of the circles on the front to make it appear more like snow. 

Come and join us at MTTCC 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

Pair of Mini Slim Floral Cards

 This pair of cards was created for what I THOUGHT was the right challenge... turned out I misread the information so I ended up with a pair of extra cards. 

I used a layering stencil to create the cards. The cards were splattered with silver paint and I used a black marker to outline some of the images and add extra details. I also used some Stickles. The vellum piece was lightly inked in purple so it didn't get lost on the card. I chose two hot foiled sentiments for the cards. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Rainbow Bridge Card

 A friend of mine recently lost her beautiful doggie... as hard as it is to make sympathy cards (especially for pets), it was important. 

I revisited a card that I made several years ago, simply because it works. The rainbow pieces were die cut and arranged on a light blue inked background. The clouds were die cut and placed across the card to provide a base for the dog and the halo. I stamped the sentiment at the bottom and added three hearts. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson