A fun card making blog
This is the last card I made using the die set Lucas, the Giraffe.
I ink blended a background with oxides and splattered it with white paint. That was die cut with a deckled edge die and I also die cut a black mat. The giraffe was assembled and added to the front. A few butterflies were placed around Lucas with trails drawn behind them.
I expect to revisit this die set in the near future - I think Lucas is just so sweet!
Enjoy,
Alyson
This is the second card made with the Lucas the Giraffe die set.
I die cut and assembled the giraffe and I stencilled a background with clouds and grass. The fence was stamped, coloured and die cut and I joined two of them together to add some height. Lucas was placed behind the fence with his hooves sitting on top. I added a sun in the corner and a sentiment on the left side.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 350!
The theme for this challenge is "by the river" so anything ocean, sea or lake related works.
I love this lighthouse die and I also have the coordinating stencil set. I used the stencils to create the background and then die cut all the pieces to form the lighthouse and the rocks. The lighthouse has a tiny light behind it and there is a spot to press on the card front to make the light work. I stamped a sentiment on the front and aded a couple of birds in the sky.
Come and join us at Cut It Up and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until Monday, March 2 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Quite some time ago, I purchased a set of dies to make Lucas, the giraffe. I finally found some time to play with that set!
The giraffe was die cut from brown and black cardstock and assembled. I lightly inked a white piece of cardstock and added a blue frame around it. That was set on a leaf embossed background that was sanded to reveal the white core. The sentiment was placed at the right and I added a few blue gems. Isn't Lucas adorable?
Enjoy,
Alyson
This is another card I found on Pinterest and loved it - I had to create it myself!
The lattice section in the centre of the card is open to the inside. I chose a blue and green colour scheme and pulled the yellow colour for the flowers from the tiny dots in the centre of the flowers on the patterned paper. There is a second frame adhered on the inside to cover the "working area". A heat embossed sentiment was added at the bottom.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 689!
The sketch is shown below.
I chose a very soft, pastel colour scheme. The panels were adhered to a card base and I die cut all the (tiny!) pieces for the deer. The deer was assembled and I added details with brown and white markers and some ink. Before I adhered the deer, I lightly ink blended the inside frame with green ink. The sentiment was stamped and added under the image.
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 210!
The small graphic is shown below - please visit the Double Trouble Challenge Blog for detailed information.
I embossed a piece of blue foil and added it to a piece of lighter blue cardstock. The was placed slightly behind two pieces of patterned paper. The bag of chips image was die cut, inked for dimension and assembled with the sentiment in the centre. I also die cut several chips and added "salt" to some of them. That was adhered to the front and the entire blue card front was adhered to a yellow card base.
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
Welcome to Beautiful Blossoms and our February challenge!
The inspiration photo is below but that is optional, as long as your project features florals.
I used the colour scheme from the photo.
The floral images were stamped at the top and bottom of the card front and coloured. I die cut the sentiments from green and purple cardstock and arranged them in the centre. I didn't add any embellishments or extras to the card to keep it clean and simple.
Come and join us at Beautiful Blossoms and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until March 12 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
This was a labour of love, especially since I had to start a second time after messing up my first attempt!
The two boxes on the ends anchor the accordion across the centre. This cannot be folded down flat so it is definitely a card to be given in person.
The boxes on each side DO open, allowing small items to be placed inside. I die cut a lot of flowers and leaves and arranged them across the front. Some gold gems and gold Stickles were added around the card and the sentiment was placed at the top. I also stamped a secondary sentiment on the base of the card.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Colour Dare Challenge 691!
The colour grid is shown below.
I used all three colours.
I ink blended a background using Cracked Pistachio, Seedless Preserves and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide inks and die cut the grid pattern from that piece. It was added to a piece of white cardstock and adhered to a card base with a black strip on the left side. I die cut a butterfly cross piece from black cardstock and silver glitter paper and placed it across the grid. The sentiment was embossed on black and added at the bottom. Three black gems were placed around the butterfly.
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
