Saturday, October 17, 2026

Alphabet Challenge - Letter T for Teacup and Turquoise

 This card was created for the Alphabet Challenge - the month of October requires projects for letters T and U. This is my card for the letter T. 

T stands for teacup, tea bag and turquoise/teal. 

I die cut the background and adhered it to turquoise cardstock. The images were stamped, coloured and die cut and I arranged the flowers on top of the teacup. The sentiment was placed in the top corner and I added small gems to the holes on the background. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Friday, October 16, 2026

Cut It Up 367 - Pink Flowers

Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 367!

The theme for this challenge is pretty in pink. Pink must be the focal colour. 

I embossed the cardstock and then stencilled the flowers and leaves. I splattered the card with black paint and added a hot foiled sentiment at the bottom and gold gems around the flowers. 

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

You have until Monday, October 26 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Thursday, October 15, 2026

BB October - Gratitude Basket

 

Welcome to Beautiful Blossoms and our October challenge! 

The inspiration photo is below - you do not need to use it but it is there for your inspiration. 

I drew the colours for my card from the photo.

I die cut the basket and all the flowers and leaves. The background was hot foiled with a leaf pattern and adhered to a Kraft mat and then a piece of terracotta cardstock. The sentiment was added across the bottom and I arranged the basket of flowers just above that piece with a few flowers at the base of the basket. A small bow was placed at the side. 

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

You have until November 12 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Birthday Wishes Cards

 These two cards were made in the same style - one in blue and one in pink. 

I die cut a circle with surrounding dots and embossed the card front. The floral images were arranged around the circle with the sentiment stamped on the card base. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Successful Adulting and Birthday Cards

 These two cards were created for challenges for an online crop. 

I chose a blue colour theme for the birthday card - the pieces were die cut and arranged on a foiled background. I used a shimmer brush to add shine to some of the flowers. 

The second card also has a foiled background with glitter paper strips and a snarky sentiment.


Enjoy,

Alyson

Monday, October 12, 2026

Pumpkin Thanks

 This card is from the 30 Minute Card Making Stash Dash. 

The parameters were as follows: Card Style: surprise inside, Colour: orange, Embellishment: ribbon/twine, Technique: crafter's choice and Occasion: thank you or just because. 

I chose a pumpkin theme. I don't have the dies for the pumpkin images so they were all stamped, coloured and fussy cut (technique). I lightly inked the edges of a white card panel and adhered an embossed piece inside the gold circle. The pumpkins were arranged in one corner along with some brown twine. 

Inside the card, there is a pop-up feature plus a large sentiment. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Sunday, October 11, 2026

Penguin Pop and Twist Card

 This card is one that I taught in my Facebook group... it's a pop and twist card. 

When the card is opened, the four panels twist and pop up. 

I stamped the inside background with a snowflake stamp and embossed the same stamp on each of the panels. The images were stamped, coloured and die cut and I arranged them on the four panels and on the front. A large sentiment was added to the front panel as well. To keep this card as flat as possible, I didn't add any embellishments to it. 


Enjoy, 

Alyson

Upside Down Arch Card with Angels

 I saw a card sort of like this and very specific dies were used to make it. I wanted to try to recreate something similar without using specific dies. 

I used a nesting arch die set to create the card base and the layers. The images were stamped, coloured and fussy cut. I also die cut a piece of white glitter paper for the base. The cloud image was suspended from the top of the card and I added clear Stickles to the wings of the angels and the cloud with stars. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Saturday, October 10, 2026

LST Non-Traditional Leaf Cards

 This is the second set of cards using the latest Let's Stamp Together kit. 

I love the non-traditional colours of pink and purple with orange. Gold metallic cardstock was used as a shadow for the images on the acetate front card. The shaker card has gold and clear sequins in the shaker. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Friday, October 9, 2026

Black and White Thinking of You

 This card is from the 30 Minute Card Making Stash Dash.

The parameters for this challenge were as follows: Style: A2 Landscape, Colours: black and white, Embellishment: die cut or punch, Technique: tearing and Occasion: thinking of you or holiday. 

I tore two pieces of patterned paper and adhered them at the bottom of the card. The leaves were die cut from black glitter paper and added to the front. A thin strip of black cardstock was placed at the top of the patterned pieces and I stamped a small sentiment at the side. 

I finished in under 20 minutes! 

Enjoy, 

Alyson