Just Becows

 The parameters for the latest 30 Minute Card Making Stash Dash were as follows: 

Type of Card: A2 landscape, Colours: any three colours, Embellishment: animal, Technique: splattering and Occasion: just because or no sentiment.

I chose a cow theme for my card. The cows were stamped, coloured and die cut. I splattered the blue cardstock pieces with white paint and layered them on black cardstock. The cows were arranged on the front panel and I stamped and cut the pieces for the punny sentiment. 

My three colours were blue, pink and grey (the minimal shading on the cows).

Enjoy,

Alyson 

Cats in Boxes

 I recently purchased the cutest stamp set with images of cats in boxes. Two friends of mine are huge cat lovers so I made these cards for them. I cased this design from the Gerda Steiner design blog. 

I die cut an oval from masking paper and ink blended a pink background and splattered it with water. The images were stamped, coloured and fussy cut. I stamped a sentiment in black and added the cat image on the left. Some twine was added across the top and the card front was adhered to the base with foam tape. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

AH 686 - Rainbow Just a Note

Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 686!

The sketch is shown below. 

This is actually the second card I created for this challenge. The first one is shown further down the post. 

I ink blended a background with Distress Oxide inks and die cut the frame. I also cut the frame from white cardstock to get the inside piece. I stamped a large sentiment on the white piece and adhered that and the frame to a black mat. I coloured several small white flat sparkly gems with markers to match the flowers and added them to the openings. 

This was the first card I made...  used glitter gel on the flowers and added a die cut sentiment on a vellum panel. 

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

Pink Flower Acetate Card

A friend asked me to create a special card for her daughter's birthday. I revisited a card I have made before. 

The image was stamped, stencilled and die cut twice - one is inside. I die cut the background, added some shading to opposite corners and adhered that piece to a green mat and a pink card base. The flower was added along with a sentiment.

Inside the card, there is a piece of acetate with the second flower that folds down and is held in place by a second sentiment. I stencilled the background and added clear glitter paste on top. The bottom panel was stamped along the edges. There is a place to write a message on the back. 

Enjoy,

Alyson

Birthday Wishes in Black and White

 This card was from the 30 Minute Cardmaking Stash Dash.

The parameters for this challenge were as follows: 

Type of Card: 5x7, Colours: black and white, Embellishment: border, Technique: dovetail and Occasion: thank you or birthday.

I made a very simple card. The stamped panel has a branch at the top and a swing hanging from that image. I stamped the sentiment and dovetailed the ends of both the stamped piece and the black border. I adhered the stamped panel to a black mat, a piece of patterned paper and then to the white card base. A few black gems were placed around the sentiment. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Cut It Up 358 - Masculine Birthday

Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 358!

The theme for this challenge is "one for the boys" (or men).

I chose a blue colour scheme and a clean and simple card design. I cut thin strips of blue cardstock and placed them across a white card base. The shadow of "happy" was die cut from a piece of white cardstock and I stamped Birthday underneath and coloured it in the same colours as the cardstock. That was placed over the stripes with foam tape. The word was die cut four times and stacked before being adhered inside the shadow. I added three diamond gems around the opening. 

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

You have until Monday, June 22 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Blooms and Bicycles

 These cards are from the second class for the Let's Stamp Together subscription. I apologize for the shadows... the pictures were taken at night and the lighting wasn't good. 

The first card has an embossed watering can as the focal point. The background was created by using tiny white die cuts and adhering them to a white cardstock panel. That panel was then inked to created the pattern and dimension. 

The second card has a bicycle behind the two gate panels that open from the sides. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Trio of Kites

 The alphabet challenge that I am doing has the letter K for the month of June... I chose to use kites. 

The cloud background pieces were die cut and assembled with foam tape between the layers. The kites, strings, bows and the sun were die cut, inked (the kite pieces and the sun) and assembled. I arranged them inside the clouds and added a long sentiment at the bottom. The centres of the kites and the bows had clear Stickles applied to them. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Dogwood Celebrate Card

This card was created for the 30 Minute Cardmaking Stash Dash.

The parameters for this challenge were as follows: 

Type of card: A2 landscape, Colour: any 3 colours, Embellishment: crafter's choice, Technique: splattering and Occasion: get well soon or celebrate.

I die cut all the pieces for the dogwood image from coloured cardstock and inked them for dimension. The white background was embossed and spattered with black ink. I added strips of green cardstock and teal glitter paper along the left side and added the image across the card. I used several mats and added a hot foiled sentiment at the bottom. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Birthday Gatefold Card

 I purchased the Gina K Designs Garden Gate die and it is perfect for creating gatefold cards like this one. I added a hook and loop dot to keep the front closed. 

The gate was die cut from white cardstock and I added black panels behind each section. All the flowers and leaves were die cut and assembled on the gate and I added clear Stickles to the centres of the flowers. The sentiment was stamped, die cut and stacked three times for strength. 

Inside the card, I ink blended a panel and used a stencil with white pigment ink to create the design. A second sentiment was stamped, die cut with an oval die and adhered to a black oval mat. The inside piece lifts up to allow a place to write a message. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson