Warm Wishes Wreath

 I embossed the gold panel and cut a circle from the centre. The wreath was created by using a variety of leaves and berries and I added the sentiment in the centre. Red Stickles were used on the berries. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Blackout Flower Cards

 These two cards were made using the same technique. I roughly inked a piece of white cardstock with various inks (one in pink, yellow and turquoise and the other in shades of pink and purple). Those pieces were embossed with a 3D embossing folder so the debossed side was facing up. I used a foam blending tool and black ink to lightly ink over the raised sections, allowing the colours on the flowers to show. Each card was spattered (one with yellow and the other with silver paint) and I added Stickles to the centres of the flowers. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Hanging Ornament Cards

 These three cards were created with the newest Gina K kit. I chose both traditional and non-traditional colour schemes for these cards.

The background on each card was lightly stencilled in the same colours as the main images. I stamped, coloured and die cut the images and sentiments and stacked each of them three times for dimension. They were adhered to die cut fronts, then to black mats and finally to the white card base. I added tiny sparkles to the centre of each snowflake. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Blue Poinsettia Postage Cards

 These cards were based on ones from the Gina K website. I just received my kit with this gorgeous poinsettia stamp and had to play! 

I chose a blue colour scheme and stamped the poinsettias. I went back with a blending brush and a darker shade of ink to add more depth at the base of the leaves. The images were cut down and adhered to postage frames. I stamped the postage images and the sentiments on each panel and adhered them to coloured cardstock bases. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

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