Thanks a Latte

 This card is from the 30 Minute Cardmaking Stash Dash. 

The parameters for the challenge were as follows: Card Style: A2 landscape, Colour: any three colours, Embellishment: food or drink, Technique: layering and Occasion: friendship or thank you.

I chose a drink image and stamped it three times, coloured (blue, orange and green) and die cut them. Those pieces were arranged on a black oval on a white embossed background. The sentiment was placed at the bottom and I added some orange enamel dots around the card. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

AH 700 - So Special to Me

Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 700! 

I cannot believe this is sketch 700... I joined this design team way back when they were around sketch 50 or so! 

The sketch is shown below.

I chose a busy floral paper for the frame and drew the colours for the flowers from that piece. I inked the pieces with Distress Oxide inks and splattered them with water. The sentiment was embossed in white and added at the bottom. 

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

Pig Pair Birthday Cards

 Here are two more piggie cards - I think the images are so adorable. 

The background for the first card was inked with Distress Oxide inks and I die cut the rectangles from that piece. The images were stamped, coloured and die cut. I assembled them on the card front, adding some pieces with foam tape. 

I used a stitched die for the frame on the second card. The clouds were stencilled and I added the images to the front. Clear Stickles were added to the cupcake tops. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Burst Out Snowmen Card

 This cute card folds flat for mailing. I chose a turquoise colour scheme with a pair of snowmen skaters for my card. 

The patterned papers were adhered to the card base and I lightly inked the edges of the main pieces. The snowmen were stamped, coloured and die cut and I also stamped and die cut a few snowflakes. The skaters were placed on snowbanks and I added clear Stickles to simulate ice and snow. A hot foiled sentiment was placed on the top panel.

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Cut It Up 365 - Just Because Scene

Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 365!

The theme for this challenge is orange and black. Those must be the dominant colours on your project. 

I drew my inspiration from a card I found on Pinterest. I inked the background with oxide inks and embossed the black image on top. I tore the bottom of that piece and I also tore a black piece of cardstock to allow a thin border. Everything was adhered to coloured cardstock and then a black card base. The sentiment was die cut and placed at the bottom. 

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

You have until Monday, September 28 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Alphabet Challenge - R is for Rabbit

 This is my card to represent the letter R for the Alphabet Challenge. 

R stands for red, rabbit and Ray-Ban sunglasses! 

I die cut and assembled the rabbit and added glasses to his face. In hindsight, I should have added vellum or something to make the glasses look more like sunglasses. I chose a red gingham pattern for behind the rabbit and along the bottom. A simple sentiment was added and I used red Stickles for the dots around the circle.

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Poinsettia Christmas Card

 For this pretty card, I die cut the poinsettia and leaf pieces from white cardstock and inked them. The poinsettia was placed on a white embossed card front with glitter banners. I added a hot foiled sentiment at the bottom. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Spirit of Peace Card

 I love how this turned out! The finished size is 6x6. 

I embossed the white panel and added a strip of patterned paper and gold foil off to the side. The images were all die cut and arranged on the front. The sentiment was placed over all the messy work and I added some gold gems around the card. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Ham It Up Trio of Pigs

 This adorable card is based on one I saw on Pinterest. It's an old MFT stamp and die set.

I stamped, coloured and die cut the pigs and associated images. A bordered rectangle was die cut and I cut three circles from that piece. The pigs were arranged in the circles and I added the fence and plant pot at the bottom. Some holographic sequins were placed around the card. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

BB September - Birthday Florals

 After a hiatus of a few months, I decided to rejoin the Beautiful Blossoms Design Team. It is one of my favourite challenges since I love working with florals. 

The inspiration photo is below. You do not need to use this - it is there for inspiration only. 

I drew the colours for my card from the photo.

I stamped and stencilled the floral image and die cut it 3x to stack it. The sentiment was also stacked. I stamp a background in light grey and placed it behind the die cut frame layers. The image was placed in the lower corner and I added some clear gems around the card.

Come and join us at Beautiful Blossoms and show us how you interpret this challenge.

You have until October 12 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson