Noel Slimline

 This card is from another 30 Minute Cardmaking Stash Dash event. 

The parameters for this challenge were as follows: 

Type of card: slimline, Colours: crafter's choice, Embellishment: acrylic, Technique: crafter's choice, Sentiment: holiday 

I used a piece of acetate as my acrylic component. The cards front was die cut in white and I inked the card base in red. I placed foam tape on a few of the diagonal panels as well as around the outside before adding red and green sequins plus some "snow" to create the shaker. The sentiment and the floral spray were die cut from shades of red and green cardstock and I added gold pieces to the centre of the flowers. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

MTTCC 90 - A Snow Family Christmas

 Welcome to My Time to Craft Christmas Challenge 90!

The theme for this challenge is family/children. 

I don't own any people stamps or dies - nothing. I wasn't sure how I was going to complete this challenge until I was thinking late one night (when I couldn't sleep...) about a "snow family". That was a possibility! 

I have a set of snowmen dies and this is the fist time I have used it. The pieces are MINUSCULE! Some of the dots for the eyes, the ends of the scarves, the parts of the dog... wow! I spent a lot of time die cutting and figuring out how the images came together. Once I had the four snowmen and the dog completed, I die cut some cloud images and inked them in blue. The snow was die cut from white glitter foam and I arranged the snowmen under and over that piece. A small sentiment was stamped and placed in the corner. Time consuming, but cute! 

Come and join us at MTTCC and show us your projects featuring family and/or children. 

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Blue Poinsettia Christmas

 I love non-traditional colours for Christmas and blue and silver is one of my favourite combinations. 

I dragged watercolour cardstock though various shades of blue and green ink mixed with water and once those pieces were dry, I die cut the poinsettia pieces. The white background was embossed with a 3D embossing folder and I added a strip of plain white cardstock along the side. The sentiment was die cut and adhered to white cardstock. Everything was matted on silver foil. The flower was placed in the top corner and I adhered the leaves and silver berry branches around it. 

I am entering my card in the Pearly Sparkles Challenge (Christmas in July). 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Reflection Scene Cards

 I finally had some time to play with a new SU set that creates a gorgeous reflection. I chose two colours - purple and blue - and kept each card very simple. The image and sentiment were stamped in the same colour and I embossed a line around the card front before adhering it to the base with craft foam. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Berry Fun Fold Card

 This sweet card was based on one I found on Facebook - I figured out the measurements and chose a cherry/strawberry theme for the design. 

The cherries on the front were stamped and die cut. The berries inside were all die cut as they were slightly smaller and they fit better in the sections. I used a white gel pen to add some details to the images. The sentiment was embossed in gold and I added a few small flowers on each side. A message can be written on the back. 

Enjoy,

Alyson

TSOT 650 - Striped Circles Card

 Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 650!

I had several ideas for this sketch but chose to use a pretty simple concept. The background was die cut with a stitched rectangle die and I used four sizes of circle dies to cut circles into that piece. I created a large background using six cardstock colour strips and trimmed that down to four squares. I arranged those pieces under the circles so the stripes would be random in direction. The sentiment was embossed in white and I die cut the edges of that piece using the same size circle die so it would be even along the edges of the circle. Some iridescent sequins were placed around the circles to finish off this card. 

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret the sketch.

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

DT 170 - Birthday Drink and Flamingo

 Welcome to Double Trouble Challenge 170!

Embossing/stencilling and lush leaves are the theme for this challenge. The small graphic is below - please visit the Double Trouble Challenge Blog for detailed information. 

I embossed a piece of green cardstock with a leaf embossing folder and then inked the edges to enhance the design. The drink glass with the scene inside was all die cut and assembled. The corner image with the flamingo was also die cut from various colours of cardstock and I added a hot foiled sentiment at the bottom. A few clear gems were added around the glass. 

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

I am also linking up my card with the challenge at Park Hopping - My Happy Place. My card was inspired by a water park with poolside drinks. 

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

AH 584 - Dogwood Hugs Shaker

Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 584!

When I saw the shape on the sketch, I knew exactly what I was going to do. The shape is only a guide but I had the perfect die for this challenge. I die cut the frame and outline (one die) in grey and again in white. The white piece was stencilled with a silver glitter paste and set aside. I die cut and inked the dogwood flowers and stamped and die cut a sentiment. That was all adhered on top of the acetate. The frame was placed on a piece of ombre patterned paper and I adhered the shimmery background and put some clear and pink sequins inside the shaker. 

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

You have until Sunday evening to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson