LST Peony Cards

 These three cards are from the latest Let's Stamp Together kit. The peonies are gorgeous! 

I stamped and stencilled the peonies for the first card. I die cut two additional images and stacked them together. The sentiment was stamped directly on the card base and I also splattered the base with gold paint. The flowers were added at the top. 

The second card used a design that I gravitate to when I need a quick card. The images were stamped in the corners and stencilled. I die cut a large word (you) and stamped the smaller sentiment underneath. 

The final card was marker coloured - the original class used watercolours but my attempt was a complete disaster... I splattered white paint on a black background and added the image at the side. A small sentiment was placed at the bottom with foam tape. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

9 Square Birthday Card

 This card was made for an online challenge. I used a stitched die cut for the base and placed the squares on that piece. The longer piece has a sentiment and a die cut flower at the side. I added a few clear gems to the card.

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Tuck and Reveal Card

 I saw a card in this style on YouTube - had to create it myself! 

I chose a black and white colour scheme. The middle panel tucks under the side panel - hence the name of the card (Tuck and Reveal). I added some black and white leaves and a sentiment on the front and a floral outline on the inside panel. There is a place on the back to write a message.

Enjoy. 

Alyson

Butterfly Twin Flip Screen Card

 This is such a pretty card and it doesn't require any special dies to make it. 

The finished size is 6x6.

I chose some old papers for which I had butterfly ephemera. I used gold holographic paper for the mats to bring out the gold in the papers. There is a piece of acetate running across the centre of the card that allows the images to pop out when the card is opened. 

A belly band holds everything closed. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

JOY Stitched Cards

 I have been taking these last two stitched cards to crops time after time and I never get to them... the last crop I went to, I decided to finish them first! 

Stitching the elements takes a lot of time. I die cut the JOY word from silver foil paper and once the stitching was finished, the fronts were adhered to embossed pink panels and white card bases. I added small gems to the centres of the tiny flowers. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Candy Cane Christmas

 This card was from the 30 Minute Cardmaking Stash Dash.

The parameters were as follows: Card Style: crafter's choice, Colours: complementary, Embellishment: food, Technique: paper piecing and Occasion: crafter's choice. 

I finished right on the 30 minute mark! I die cut two candy canes and pieced the red sections onto the white bases. The leaves and berries were also die cut and I cut a background from white card-stock and adhered that to light green cardstock, The candy canes, leaves and berries were arranged on the card front and adhered to a red card base. The sentiment was die cut from gold glitter paper and adhered at the base of the card. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Pressed Cosmos Card Set

 I made two sets of eight cards each using my Betterpress system along with coordinating stencils. Each of these cards was pressed in black ink and stencilled. I trimmed them down to fit on a black mat and a green card base. Some silver gems were added to each along with a sentiment. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Frosty Hello Shaker Card

 This is another card made with the Feeling Frosty set. 

The circles were die cut from the card front and I embossed that piece with a cascading dot embossing folder. I inked a panel using turquoise and blue inks and placed it behind the circles with "snow" inside to make mini shaker sections. A sweet snowman was added at the bottom and the sentiment was placed across the centre circle.

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Butterfly Slimline Card

 This card is based on one I saw on Pinterest but there was no name attached to it so I am not are who originally made it. 

This was considerably more difficult than I anticipated... I ended up making a slimline card as an A2 card didn't allow enough room for three butterflies to cross the open centre. I stamped a sentiment along the side in black ink. I chose brushed gold paper for the butterflies and I randomly marker coloured parts of them. The flowers and leaves were arranged coming out from the sentiment strips - that was tough as the sentiments needed to be straight so I couldn't put them on the butterflies until those were adhered to the card. The little flowers and leaves had to be arranged in such a way that the ends were covered by the sentiment pieces. 

I splattered the two side panels with gold paint and added gold gems around the card. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Floral Thinking of You

 This is a card style I have made before but this one was made for the 30 Minute Cardmaking Stash Dash. 

The parameters were as follows: Type of Card: surprise inside, Colour: crafter's choice, Embellishment: die cut/punch, Technique: stencilling and Occasion: friendship or thinking of you. 

I chose a turquoise and green colour scheme. 

The floral images were stamped, coloured and die cut. I stencilled the front panel of the card and cut the frame opening from all three layers. The actual frame was adhered on both sides of the opening. I lightly inked the background of the white panel and adhered the largest floral image to that. Inside the card, there are two smaller floral images and a spot to write a message. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson