A fun card making blog
This simple card was based on a sketch - I used 49 and Market papers.
I followed the sketch for the placement of the panels and die cut a stitched hexagon from vellum. The image is a rub-on that was die cut with a circle and I added a darker circle behind it, along with some silver metallic thread. The sentiment was added at the bottom of the circle. I used three colours of Liquid Pearls to add some dots around the card.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 684!
The sketch is shown below.
I chose a 3D embossing folder for the background, cut that piece into three even sections and adhered them to a white mat with foam tape. The turquoise circle was die cut and I added a white circle on top. The flowers were stamped, coloured and added in the centre, along with some open vellum pieces. A small bow was placed at the base of the flowers and I added a hot foiled sentiment. The flowers were brushed with a shimmer brush to add some sparkle.
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
Today marks a big change for me. I am so busy that I have decided to leave nine of the eleven design teams that I have been on for quite some time. I am staying on my two favourite teams (Atlantic Hearts and Cut It Up). I am hoping that this change will allow me more time to work on projects without it feeling so much like a job!
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I am working through an Alphabet Soup Challenge this year - every month has a new letter and a project is to be made using something that begins with that specific letter of the alphabet.
This is my project for the letter I - inlay technique and ink blending.
I die cut the poinsettia images from gold and white cardstock x3. The gold outlines were adhered to a piece of white cardstock. I kept the inside pieces together and inked blended them with shades of red. I also traced the lines with a red Copic marker. They were pieced back into the gold outlines. I cut two thin strips of cardstock and placed them under the poinsettias. A hot foiled sentiment was added at the bottom.
Enjoy,
Alyson
A friend asked me to create a wedding card for her grandson's wedding. She wanted something elegant but preferably white.
I chose some dies from Gina K Designs and die cut the frame and the lattice background. I embossed a card front with a 3D heart folder and placed the frame on top with a gold panel underneath. The flower and leaves were die cut, assembled and added in the corner. I embossed the sentiment and placed it across the card.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 357!
The theme for this challenge is friendship.
I die cut a detailed background from white cardstock and trimmed off about one third of it. That was adhered to a grey card base. The floral image was stamped, coloured and die cut. It was placed across the bottom of the card and I added some shimmer to the centres of the flowers. The sentiment was stamped, die cut and placed at the top. Clear sparkly flat gems were placed on the die cut background to add some sparkle.
Come and join us at Cut It Up and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until Monday, June 8 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
This is such a fun card and not at all difficult. It's all about the scoring - and it folds flat to 5x7 for mailing.
I chose some old lemon themed patterned papers. Once the panels were cut and the paper adhered, I stamped the lemons and die cut them. They were added to a piece of acetate on the front panel so they appear to be floating. I added clear Stickles to the dots on the lemon - they look like shiny gems in the photo... The sentiment was placed at the bottom. The column piece was built on a 5x7 card so there is lots of room for a message inside.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I love the actual gate on this gatefold card! Those pieces were die cut and attached behind the white cloud piece. I stencilled the clouds and as an afterthought, created a flip card for the inside and lined up the stencil to stencil the clouds again to create a continuous pattern.
The front was decorated with various vines and flowers. I added white Liquid Pearls to the centres of the flowers. The sentiment and the top flower were adhered only on the left side of the gate so the card opens up to reveal the cloud panel and the hidden flip card. I added vellum to the back of the windows to soften the inside.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 696!
The sketch is shown below.
Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have two weeks to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Double Trouble Challenge 217!
The small graphic is shown below - please visit the Double Trouble Challenge Blog for detailed information.
Come and join us at Double Trouble and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have two weeks to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
The Timeless Blooms collection from Taylored Expressions is gorgeous! I used the foiled base sheets for these cards.
The blue set was stencilled and then foiled with blue (around the flowers). The yellow set was stencilled in shades of yellow and the foiling was on the stems in turquoise. The foiling can be hard to see in the photos as it appears either very light or almost black but it is so pretty in real life. I stamped text in white, splattered ink and foil, die cut the centres and placed them on cardstock and used arch dies for variation. I chose to make 5x7 cards and used caring sentiments as these will be used for the outreach program at my church. The last photo shows the set of 8 cards wrapped with a ribbon.
Enjoy,
Alyson
