You are So Very Special Fun Fold Card

 This is such a cute card with a great surprise inside. When the card is opened, there are two flaps that pop out. 

I chose turquoise and brown papers and stamped, stencilled and die cut lots of images. I arranged some of them on the front and added the sentiment at the bottom. Inside the card, there is a place to write a message and there are two flaps that open on the top and bottom. I decorated those was well. The only embellishment added was Liquid Pearls to the centres of the flowers. 

This card can also be made in landscape format so the flaps open sideways. 

Enjoy,

Alyson

CD 695 - Birthday Stripes

 Welcome to Colour Dare Challenge 695!

The colour grid is below. 

I used all 6 colours plus silver and black.

I cut strips of cardstock from all six colours in 1/4" strips. The silver foil pieces were cut at 1/8". I arranged the pieces on a sheet of printer paper, maintaining a colour pattern. That piece was adhered to a black base. I die cut two circles and embossed the sentiments in silver. That was adhered slightly above the centre and a few black gems were added around the sentiment. 

Come and join us at Colour Dare 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

Triple Mini Book Card

 This was such a fun card to make and it stands up to showcase the inside. 

I chose floral patterned papers - the patterns are quite busy and in hindsight, I would change the paper designs to less complex patterns for when I make this again. 

There is a hot foiled sentiment on the front and a second sentiment inside the card and I added a few butterflies as well. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Carnation Slimline Card

 This card is based on a sketch - although the sketch uses snowflakes, I chose to make a rainbow card using carnation images. 

The flower, leaves and berries were stamped (layering stamps) and die cut. I cut grey patterned paper on an angle but you don't see that on the finished card. The carnations were arranged down the angled paper and I added the berries and leaves underneath. The sentiment plus a small bow were added along with several silver gems. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Turquoise Roses in Frame

 This card was inspired by one I found on the Waffle Flower site. I recently bought the stencilled roses and wanted to try this idea. 

I am not overly happy with the results but I thought I would post this anyways. The stencil and die set is a bit difficult to use... stencilling first makes it hard to align the die as it is solid. Die cutting first makes it hard to line up the stencils as the leaves are flimsy and don't always end up in the right spots. I chose to stencil first and then die cut... 

I die cut several frames from four shades of pink cardstock, each one progressively smaller. In real life, there are four definitive shades of pink but in the photos, it looks like only two shades. The roses were placed on two different layers and an embossed sentiment was added along with some clear gems. 

Enjoy,

Alyson

AH 672 - Big Hugs Lemons

Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 672!

The sketch is shown below. 

I stayed true to the sketch with the panels and used a lemon theme. I stamped some lemons and leaves and die cut those as well as a branch and a flower. The sentiment was stamped and die cut with a frame. The card front was adhered to a black card base. 

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

Kraft Oval Card Set

 This is another set of cards that I finished at a recent crop day. The images are the same on every card but I changed the patterned paper behind the oval. The butterflies were coloured and I brushed them with a clear shimmer brush to add some shimmer. I made 16 of these - two sets of eight cards each. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

FQCC March - Cherish The Season Shaker Window

 Welcome to FarmQuest Country Christmas and our March challenge!

I recently received some winter scene cards and used one of those for the basis of my card. 

I die cut a frame with four windows and turned that into a shaker with the scene behind. The background was embossed with a woodgrain folder and I dragged a brown ink pad over top to enhance the pattern. The scene was set on white cardstock and adhered to the woodgrain panel. I added a hot foiled sentiment across the centre of the window. 

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

You have until April 5 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Cut It Up 351 - Birthday Leaves

 Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 351!

The theme for this challenge is happy birthday.

I chose to make a leaf based card. The background was splattered with gold paint and I added several die cut leaf images under the circle. I drew details on some of the leaves. The circle was die cut and I embossed the sentiment in the centre. Stickles were added to the circles on the outside frame. The sentiment piece and the background were adhered with foam tape. 

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

You have until Monday, March 16 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Set of Rabbit Cards

 I love this adorable rabbit - I made one card in this style a while ago and decided to do a pile of die cutting and assembled 12 of these at a recent crop. I made them in six colour schemes for two sets of six cards each. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson