Cut It Up 366 - Be Merry Snowmen

Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 366! 

The theme for this challenge is to use more than one die cut. 

I have been working on Christmas cards so this was a good opportunity to use holiday images. 

I ink blended the background and die cut it with a border die. The snowmen were stamped, coloured and die cut. I arranged them on the bottom of the card front and added a die cut sentiment at the top.  Some snowflakes were placed on the card and I used a white gel pen to add more "snow". 

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

You have until Monday, October 12 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

X-Fold Owl Card

 This is such a neat card - it stands up for display and folds flat for mailing. 

I chose a masculine theme for my card. The lattice pieces were die cut and assembled into an X shape. There is a flap panel on the front where I stencilled the inked background and added the owl and a sentiment. The flap lifts for a place to write a message. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Rainbow Love You

 This card was created for my friend's Sketchy Saturday challenge. 

I splattered a white background with gold and black paint. The rainbow strip was inked with oxide inks and the letters were arranged in the centre. A small word (you) was placed underneath. I die cut a few hearts from the rainbow paper to place above the rainbow strip. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Windows, Windows and More Windows!

 I have had the windows die set for a while and just got the awnings and flower box add-ons. 

All the pieces were die cut and assembled. I chose a turquoise background with dark teal window frames. The awnings and flower boxes were arranged on some of the windows. The entire building was adhered to a white card base. Did you notice the cat sitting on the window ledge? 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Magical Birthday

 I waited forever (11 weeks) for the Unbelievably Awesome Banners stamp and die set to arrive! I was finally able to use it on this card. 

The background was stencilled to create the scene. That piece was trimmed and I placed a white frame on top with foam tape. Nessie was stamped, coloured and die cut and I also did two pieces of seaweed. They were arranged on the front and I aded a banner sentiment to the end of Nessie's tail. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson 

Merry Snowmen

 This cute card was inspired by one made for the Sunny Studio website. 

I masked a snowbank and inked the background with pink and blue inks and splattered it with white paint (which barely shows). The snowmen were stamped, coloured and die cut. They were arranged on the snow and a sentiment was placed at the top. I used a white paint pen to add snowflakes and I also added clear Stickles to elements of the clothing. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Christmas Poinsettia

 This card was made for an online sketch challenge. 

The sketch is shown below. 

I chose a Christmas theme and inked a poinsettia and leaves, splattered the pieces with water and assembled it. The background was created using alcohol inked papers and once the poinsettia was in place, I added a hot foiled sentiment with gold thread and some gold gems. 

Enjoy,

Alyson

Snarky Cat

 A friend of mine recently gave me some cat stamps - as much as the cats are cute (but snarky), the sentiments are hilarious! 

I stencilled the background and added clear paste on the snowflakes. The cat was stamped, coloured and fussy cut. I adhered him to a piece of vellum and added the sentiment underneath. How can you not laugh at that sentiment?

Enjoy, 

Alyson 

Rainbow Snowmen Slimline

 These snowmen images are so adorable. I have used them before.

I stamped and coloured them in a rainbow colour scheme. They were adhered to a slimline card with a snowbank at the bottom. The sentiments were stamped and I fussy cut them into speech bubbles. I also die cut snowflakes and stars in coordinating colours and placed them above the snowmen. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Snowmen with Hanging Ornaments

 I have never mass produced my Christmas cards - I always like to send a one of a kind card to those on my list. 

This design was so adorable that I had to make a few - 12 to be exact. I did 4 in each colour. 

The postage background was die cut and lightly inked. The images were stamped, coloured and die cut and I stacked them 3x. I stamped the sentiments at the bottom and added the ornaments and snowmen. Each card front was placed on a glitter background and I added clear Stickles to the snowflakes and to various elements of each snowman. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson