A fun card making blog
This is the second set of cards that I completed at a recent crop.
The images were coloured and I added a detail die cut background to each card as well as a sentiment across the centre. I chose four different sentiments and eight colours for this set.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 665!
I saw the rectangle on the sketch as a chance to highlight a section of the paper.
I chose a gorgeous printed paper with a field of flowers for my card. I added three thin strips of black cardstock along the left side and then die cut a rectangle from the image. I cut a smaller rectangle from the first piece and placed it back onto the card which has a piece of black cardstock underneath. The sentiment was embossed in white and added at the bottom. The paper does all the work here so nothing else was added.
Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this sketch.
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 186!
St. Patrick's Day is coming up - although you don't have to make a card for that occasion, the parameters are definitely related to that day. The small graphic is below - please visit the Double Trouble Challenge Blog for detailed information.
I love the postage collage products and since I have the stencil set (set of three layering stencils) for St. Patricks' Day, that was a good choice for my card.
I stencilled the images with various colours (green, gold plus one other colour are required). I used gold glitter gel for some of the sections and the sentiment was embossed on black cardstock and fussy cut. The postage front was adhered to black cardstock and then to a white 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 the March challenge for Dragonfly Dreams.
The theme this month is gardening.
I knew right away what I was going to do for this challenge. A set of products from Concord and 9th fit perfectly.
I die cut the plants and pots in various colours and shaded them with ink. The sentiment was stamped at the bottom and I added a die cut word at the top. The pots were arranged across the centre and everything was set on a green mat and then a white card base with craft foam. Clean and simple!
Come and join us at Dragonfly Dreams and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until the end of the month to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Pearly Sparkles and the March challenge!
The theme this month is anything BUT a card.
Since I am an avid card maker, I had to find another project for this challenge. It's a good thing I have my Cricut machine!
I chose to make an apple treat basket. The file was downloaded and I cut the required pieces. I added some ink to the leaves and I cut the apples from red glitter paper for more interest. I stamped a sentiment and placed it at the bottom of one of the apples. Easy!
Come and join us at Pearly Sparkles and show us your non-card projects.
You have until the end of the month to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Colour Dare Challenge 641!
Choose at least three colours from the grid shown below.
I chose the two shades of pink and mint. I also used black, white and grey,
The postage collage background was die cut and I stencilled the flowers and leaves using two shades of pink ink and mint ink. The last layer (the small diamonds) was created using reinker mixed with glitter paste. Once the paste was dry, I stamped the prices and an airmail image and added a heat embossed sentiment. That was all adhered to a black mat and then a pink card base.
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
Welcome to My Time to Craft Christmas Challenge 107!
The theme for this challenge is to make a star shaped card.
I have some star dies but none of them are super large. This card is about 3.5" across.
I die cut four of the white star shapes and created the base with two layers each on the front and the back. The gold frame was die cut and I used that to determine the placement of the sentiment and the poinsettia. Once the poinsettias was coloured and splattered with gold paint, I added the frame on top. The card stands up nicely for display and a message can be written inside.
Come and join us at MTTCC and show us your star shaped cards.
You have two weeks to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
This is such a cute card and it folds flat for mailing. The finished size is 5x7.
I chose old butterfly patterned papers for the sides. The centre panel was stamped with leaves and I added some ink at the base of the leaves to create more interest. The sentiment was stamped and die cut plus I inked around the edges so it would stand out more on the leaf background. There is a panel on the back to write a message.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I made all of these cards using the layering washi tape from AALL & Create. There are four different patterns for the images at the top of the cards. I went though my stash of hot foiled sentiments and matched them up with the cards. The background for each card was also embossed. They came together fairly quickly and are ready to be given to cancer patients at a hospital.
The first picture shows all the cards scattered on my desk (96 in total) and the second picture shows them ready to go in their containers.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I found this card on Pinterest and wanted to make my own version of it.
The side panel was embossed with a 3D embossing folder and adhered to the front. A thin strip of black cardstock was placed along the embossed panel. The flower was die cut, assembled and added after the sentiment was stamped in the bottom corner. Easy, but so pretty!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 618!
I stayed true to the sketch just because I really liked the way it was set up.
I chose three strips of the same patterned paper and adhered them to a gold ink spattered card base with a stitched gold border. The butterfly was hot foiled on vellum and added at the top left. The sentiment was also hot foiled and placed above the strips of paper. Some gold gems were added as per the sketch.
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
I made three sets of these cards to give as gifts (3 sets of 8 cards each). They weren't hard but there was a lot of small die cutting to do.
I used various alcohol inked papers for the backgrounds and the colours of those patterned papers drove the colours for the flowers.
Can you spot the error? I missed one inside circle... oops!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Sketch Saturday Challenge 770!
The sketch is shown in horizontal format - I changed it to vertical to fit my image.
I made a square card and I used stitched dies for the inside pieces. In order to match the shape, I trimmed the corners off the card base and the first layer. The blue layer was stencilled with a clear glitter paste. The front piece was inked to create a sandy base and a cloudy sky. I stamped, coloured and die cut the ostrich and added him to the front. The sentiment was placed in the top corner with some gold twine underneath and five gold gems were placed along the blue mat.
Come and join us at Sketch Saturday 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 Cut It Up Challenge 324!
The theme for this challenge is "tie it up". You must use ribbon, twine or string.
I chose to use ribbon. I picked four colours of ribbon and created a circle iris with those colours. Black glitter paper was used for the centre of the iris, the circle frame and the card background. I splattered the card front with two shades of colour (shimmer brushes) before assembling the card. I added a piece of turquoise ribbon across the bottom and placed a hot foiled sentiment on top.
Come and join us at Cut It Up and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until Monday, March 3 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to My Time to Craft Challenge 554!
The theme for this challenge is 3-2-1. Choose 3 of something, 2 of something and 1 of something. Please IDENTIFY YOUR CHOICES in your post.
I chose 3 dies, 2 layers and 1 sentiment.
The sentiment was stamped and die cut using a stitched rectangle die (die #1). I adhered that to a larger stitched rectangle (die #2) and arranged the leaf images (die #3) around the outside. The leaf images and the sentiment form one layer and I adhered all of that to the card base using craft foam (layer #2). I purposely kept this card simple as the rainbow of colours is already fairly busy.
Come and join us at MTTC and show us your 3-2-1 projects. Be sure to identify the elements for the 3-2-1 component.
You have two weeks to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
This was such an easy card to make and there is a full top folding card base behind the decorative front so a message can be written inside.
I chose some 49 and Market products for this card. The circles were die cut, scored and attached behind the grey decorative piece. I added some ribbon on each side to allow the front to be tied together. I used some ephemera to create a cluster of flowers on the front and stamped a sentiment on the small square piece. There is also a message stamped behind the circles.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card was inspired by one made by Gail Ellis. I loved the layered design.
I chose a plaid patterned paper and the colours from that determined the cardstock colours that I used. The lattice piece was die cut and adhered to a stitched rectangle frame. Before I adhered that down, I used my turquoise blending brush and lightly brushed colour on the embossed piece, making sure I didn't go near the edges. The frame was adhered using foam tape.
The flowers and leaves were die cut and placed along the left side of the lattice frame. I added a stamped sentiment across the bottom and added everything to the plaid patterned paper and then the card base. A few gems were placed around the sentiment and at the top of the images.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 664!
I stayed very true to the sketch for this challenge.
I embossed a piece of black cardstock with a dot embossing folder. I cut that into two pieces to frame the coloured panel. That centre panel was ink blended using oxide inks. I also stamped a sentiment using rainbow ink colours. I needed something at the top so I decided to use a sun - that was just a circle with thin strips cut and assembled.. I coloured some white gems and placed them in the top right corner.
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
I found this card style tutorial on YouTube (Iced Images) and wanted to try it myself.
The finished card size is 5.5 x 5.5 and it folds flat for mailing.
I chose a blue and white colour scheme with silver foil for the mat layer. The butterfly was die cut from white foam and vellum and I inked the vellum before adhering the pieces together. The body was covered with Glossy Accents to add some shine. A sentiment was placed under the butterfly and there is a panel on the back to write a message.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Double Trouble Challenge 185!
The small graphic is below - please visit the Double Trouble Challenge Site for detailed information.
The 3-2-1 requirement is to use at least 3 embellishments, 2 layers and 1 sentiment.
I hot foiled a gold background and die cut all the tulip and jar pieces. A piece of white cardstock was inked to make the jar look like it has water in it. The flowers were arranged inside the jar and a piece of vellum was placed on top to soften the "water". I added some gold gems and a sentiment across the jar.
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
I don't recall where I saw this card design but since I have the background die, it was a great way to use the inner piece. I have several of those pieces saved from other projects that used only the outside piece.
I die cut everything in white and inked the flowers and leaves. The pieces were assembled and arranged around the centre oval. I embossed a sentiment and placed it across the centre. I used clear Stickles on the inside of the flowers.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This was a fun card to make - not terribly difficult but the measurements need to be accurate.
I chose some pattern papers from Honey Bee Stamps and images from Spellbinders. The papers were arranged on the base to show the different patterns (one is hidden until the card is opened). The belly band keeps everything together and I used some flowers with a bow for the centre of the band.
Inside the card, there is a large open panel with a place to write a message.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Colour Dare Challenge 639!
The graphic is shown below.
I chose to make a clean and simple card. I die cut three circles from a card front size piece of masking paper and ink blended inside the circles using the two colours. The masking paper was removed and I stamped some silhouette images and a sentiment on the card. Easy!
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
Welcome to My Time to Craft Christmas Challenge 106!
The requirement for this challenge is to make a ROUND card.
I drew my inspiration from a set of dies from Honey Bee Stamps. I die cut all those TINY pieces and assembled the church, two houses, trees and lamp posts. I also placed yellow cardstock behind all the windows. I fussy cut several snowbanks from white cardstock and arranged them on dark blue cardstock, placing the buildings between the layers. I used a white gel pen to add stars in the sky and placed a hot foiled sentiment across the top of the card.
Come and join us at MTTCC and show us your round cards.
You have two weeks to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card is the result of another 30 Minute Card Making Stash and Dash.
The parameters for this challenge were as follows: Type of Card: shaped, Colour: red, Embellishment: crafter's choice, Technique: splattering and Occasion: thank you or birthday.
I die cut a two ovals and attached them together to create a card base. The white front was splattered with gold paint. I die cut three butterflies from coloured cardstock and the shadows from vellum. They were adhered together and placed on the card front. The sentiment was added in two parts and I added some gold gems to the centres of the butterflies.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I posted another card like this a while ago - this one was altered a bit to make the borders around the circles a bit larger.
The background was smooshed with teal ink and I chose a mix of teal, green and turquoise for the floral spray on the front. Silver was a good match so I used that for the back panel. The sentiment was stamped on the front and some gems were placed around the card.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I saw a card like this on social media and wanted to try to make it my own.
I embossed a piece of white cardstock with a 3D embossing folder and cut it apart so I had three sections. I lined up those sections on a white card base and then used fine tip markers to outline each section and added a small gold gem to the centre of each. Three flowers were placed at the bottom of the panels and I stamped a sentiment as well.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 616!
I chose some bold alcohol ink paper for the large rectangle. The colours in that piece determined the colours for the floral spray. Who says you can't have blue leaves? I added two thin ribbon strips across the bottom of the smaller piece and placed a sentiment across the centre with foam tape. I used a shimmer brush to add some sparkle to the flowers and added some gold gems around the card.
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
