Just for You Floral Spray

 This card was made for a weekly challenge that I like to enter. 

The details are below. 

The background was stencilled in light grey. I used old striped papers for the three panels and added a floral spray based on colours from the stripes. The sentiment was embossed and added at the side of the flowers. I used a black pen to add dots around the images. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Stamped Greenery Card Set

 A team from my church sends cards to people who are ill, haven't attended for a while or have suffered a loss. I make cards regularly for this team and this is a recent set. 

I stamped the images and sentiments on white cardstock. The card fronts were adhered to dark blue mats and then a green card bases. I purposely avoided any embellishments so the cards are flat for mailing. 

Enjoy,

Alyson

AH 674 - Sending Smiles

Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 674!

The sketch is shown below. 

I chose a few leftover papers and angled the strips on a stitched rectangle front. The background was embossed on foil paper and I added a sentiment with a white and silver ribbon. Three enamel dots were placed around the sentiment. 

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

Floral Coloured Cards

 I have had this Spellbinders stamp set for ages and finally brought it out to play!

The images were stamped, coloured and die cut with an oval shape. I cut a second, larger oval for the mat. The background was embossed and everything was adhered to an A2 card base. I used a shimmer brush to add some shimmer to a handful of the flowers. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Hot Diggity Dog

 This cute card was inspired by one on the Waffle Flower website. 

I die cut the postage background and used the stencils to mask to squares and ink blend a blue background. The silhouette images were all die cut and added to the background. I stamped two sentiments and placed them along the dotted sections. I used a white gel pen to add details to the images. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Cut It Up 352 - Hello in Green

 Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 352!

The theme for this challenge is forever green - green must be the focus of your project. 

I chose a tried and true design with four wide borders and the sentiment in the centre. I inked a piece of vellum and used that to die cut the shadow for the sentiment. I also stamped some leaf images and added them behind the sentiment. A few green gems were placed around the word. 

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

You have until Monday, March 30 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Panel Card with Pink Flowers

 This cute card was inspired by one from an online crop in early January. 

The black and white pieces were cut to fit the card font and I used a black marker to edge all the pieces. The sentiment was embossed on a solid black cardstock piece. I die cut the flower and leaf images from white cardstock and inked them. They were assembled to the left of the sentiment. 

This card style works with a wide variety of patterned papers - perhaps something to do in the future! 

Enjoy,

Alyson

Warm Colour Wheel Card

 A card like this on the Spellbinders website inspired mine. 

I chose a warm colour scheme with shades of yellow and orange. The wheel was die cut and I cut several shades of cardstock and arranged them in order around the wheel. The floral pieces were die cut from various cardstock colours and I inked them to add more dimension. The floral spray was arranged on the side and I added a sentiment with gold metallic thread and some gold gems. Everything was placed on a 3D embossed white background. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

TSOT 691 - Hey There Animal Trio

Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 691!

The sketch is shown below. 

I chose three woodland animals for the circles on my card. They were stamped and coloured. I arranged two pieces of patterned paper on the front and added a thin strip of grey cardstock between them. That same cardstock was used to create a frame around each of the circles. The sentiment was heat embossed and I added three gems at the top where the footprint is located on the sketch. 

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 212 - Ink Blended Deer Card

Welcome to Double Trouble Challenge 212!

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

This was a quick and easy card to make! I ink blended a background using four shades of Distress Oxide ink. The black frame and two deer were die cut and I embossed the sentiment at the bottom of the frame. The images were arranged on the inked panel and I used a white gel pen to draw lines on each side.

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