DT 194 - Z Fold Christmas Mice

 Welcome to Double Trouble Challenge 194!

The small graphic is below - please visit the Double Trouble Challenge Blog for detailed information. 

My 3-2-1 recipe includes red and white plus green and several other colours, 2 circles (plus a third) and 1 fun fold (Z fold card). I also used clear Stickles on several images for Thing 3. 

I used the sketch from Try a Sketch on Tuesday - I cannot link this card for that design team as it is posted one day early but the sketch is here for your inspiration. 

I stamped, coloured and die cut a few mice and related images plus a sentiment. The images were adhered to green plaid paper on red circles. The sentiment was placed across the middle circle. My card opens into a Z fold and there is a panel inside to write a message. Clear Stickles were added to several of the images. 

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

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

I am also linking up my card with the Creative Creases challenge (fun folds). 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Foiled Cosmos Card Set

 This floral panel is just so pretty with the white background. I hot foiled several of them in gold. The stencils were used to apply colour and I made a set of eight cards with four colour schemes. The sentiments were also hot foiled but they were getting lost on the busy floral panel so I adhered each of them to a vellum oval and that really helped. Each card was adhered to green cardstock, white cardstock and finally a black card base. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Blue Gift Card Holder

 This card was the result of the latest 30 Minute Cardmaking Stash Dash. 

The parameters for this challenge were as follows: Type of Card: surprise inside, Colour(s): blue, Technique: dovetailing, Embellishment: metallic and Occasion: celebrate or thinking of you. 

I pulled out some of my favourite old CTMH papers and created a pull up gift card holder. The top was attached with a hook and loop dot so it stays closed. Inside the card, I stencilled some streamers and confetti on the background and stamped a large sentiment. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

CD 657 - Your Smile Shaped Card

 Welcome to Colour Dare Challenge 657!

The graphic is below - be sure to add ONE colour to the two that are shown. 

I chose to add purple. 

I die cut a shaped card using an angled leaf die. I also cut two extra pieces - one for the inside to allow a place to write a message on the green piece and another to put on the reverse of the front section. The latter was done for two reasons - to add strength and to hide the ribbon backs. 

I have to think ahead when I am making my cards... I decided to splatter the front with gold paint AFTER I had added the ribbon. I didn't want the back of the card nor the leaves to be splattered so I had to mask those. This isn't the first time I have done this! The flowers and leaves were die cut, as was the sentiment and everything was arranged on the front of the card. I added some of the images in the bottom corner as well. Gold Stickles were used to add some interest to the purple flowers and I used fine tip markers to draw details on the pink flowers and all the leaves.

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

MTTCC 115 - Ornaments in Circles

Welcome to My Time to Craft Christmas Challenge 115!

The theme for this challenge is to make a vertical slimline card. 

I die cut a large circle image from gold glitter paper. The small circles were filled with various red and green patterned papers. I die cut several ornaments, strings, tops and bows and assembled them. They were placed inside the larger circles and I drew a white shadow line on each. A hot foiled sentiment was placed across the centre and I placed gold gems around the card. 

Come and join us at MTTCC 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

Rainbow Clouds with Butterfly

 I saved a card picture like this because I just loved the rainbow clouds with the black image and sentiment. 

I used a cloud stencil and several inks to created the background. The image and sentiment were stamped in black and I adhered the card front to a black mat and then a white card base. Simple but pretty!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

M-Fold Hello Card

 This pretty card is based on one I saw on social media. The title comes form the M shape that the card forms when it is closed. 

I used some patterned paper on the front and embossed the centre panel. A die cut leaf stem and sentiment were placed on that piece and I adhered several iridescent gems to the front as well. Inside the card, there is a large triangle on top of green patterned paper so there is a place to write a message. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

You're Very Special

 This is another bonus card from the last Let's Stamp Together subscription program. 

I ended up making two of this card because I thought the placement on my first one was incorrect. They ended up looking the same anyways...

The images were arranged into a wreath and stamped in grey. I used the coordinating stencils to colour the flowers and leaves and teal ink was blended around the edges of the card fronts. Each was adhered to holographic paper and then to a teal card base. Some clear sequins were placed around the wreaths. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

AH 634 - Hello Card

Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 634!

There are a lot of ways to interpret this challenge. I chose to follow it very close to the diagram. 

I chose a piece of alcohol inked paper and drew lines in approximately the same locations as the sketch. I cut apart the pieces and trimmed them along the edges so I could place them back on black cardstock with lines separating each section. That was MUCH more difficult than I anticipated. Once that was done, I die cut a vellum oval and a black sentiment and placed them as per the sketch. Three black dots were added around the sentiment. 

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

Beautiful Blossoms June - No One Compares to You

 Welcome to Beautiful Blossoms and our June challenge!

The inspiration photo is below - using the photo is optional but your project MUST have florals as the main feature.

I drew my colours from the photo.

I die cut a lace background along with a scalloped frame. Those were added to a card base that I lightly inked along the edges and toward the centre. The flowers were stamped, stencilled and die cut. I placed them along the sides and added a hot foiled sentiment with foam tape and gold metallic thread. Some gold gems were placed around the card. 

Come and join us at Beautiful Blossoms and show us your floral projects. 

You have until July 12 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Glorious Day Arch Card

 I have had this stamp, stencil and die set for some time - it was time to bring it back out to play!

The arch was stamped and I stencilled it using shades of grey. The base arch was not coloured at all. I used peach ink to stencil the tiny flowers. The frame was stacked three times and added to a die cut card front. The sentiment was stamped and also stacked before being placed across the arch. I added some peach gems around the card to finish it off. I love how elegant this looks with neutral colours! 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Cut It Up 332 - Relax and Enjoy!

 Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 332!

The theme for this challenge is masculine. 

I used a die and layering stencils from Honey Bee Stamps to create the background. I added some details using markers and white gel pen and also spread clear glitter paste on the water. Once that was dry, the sentiment was stamped at the top. I die cut the pieces for the cabin, two small trees plus the canoe and paddle and arranged them on the card. The front was adhered to a brown mat, a dark green mat and then a lightly inked white card base. 

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

You have until Monday, June 23 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

MTTC 562 - Great Friend

 Welcome to My Time to Craft Challenge 562!

The theme for this challenge is to make an oval shaped card. 

I chose a colour scheme of turquoise and grey. I die cut ovals in white and turquoise and layered them together. The top layer was also lightly stencilled in grey. I foiled the images (laminate foiling) and the sentiment (hot foil) and the images were stencilled and added above the sentiment. Some clear gems were placed around the card. 

Come and join us at MTTC 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

Birthday Hugs Stencilled Butterflies

 I recently purchased the butterfly stencil to go with the Postage Collage die - this was my first attempt using it. 

I wanted several colours of butterflies so I did a lot of masking along the way. I used 24 ink colours in total as each butterfly has three layers. Once the stencilling was complete, I added Liquid Pearls in coordinating colours around the butterflies. The front was adhered to blue cardstock and then a deep pink card base. I stamped and added a two-part sentiment on the right side. 

Enjoy,

Alyson

Art Deco Rainbow Cards

 I recently bought this rainbow die and coordinating stencils from Pinkfresh Studio. The backgrounds are so interesting that I didn't want to cover them up with large images. 

The card on the left was stencilled and I added a white die cut frame on the top. 

For the second card, I ink blended a panel that was die cut and I pieced the silver holographic paper into the openings. 

I chose two hot foiled sentiments, one for each card. I backed the sentiments with vellum to make them stand out a little bit more. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

TSOT 672 - Woodgrain and Flowers

 Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 672!

I found it hard to alter this sketch much so I stayed true to it. 

The front paper determined the other papers on my card. I matched the two pieces of cardstock to the flowers and used a piece of dark woodgrain paper for the base. I splattered gold paint on all but the top piece and offset the front as shown on the sketch. The sentiment was embossed in gold on woodgrain paper and added across the bottom with some gold metallic thread A few gold gems were placed around the card. 

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

DT 193 - Relax and Enjoy

 Welcome to Double Trouble Challenge 193!

The small graphic is below - please visit the Double Trouble Challenge Blog for detailed information. 

The 3-2-1 recipe wasn't hard to to follow this time. There are several layers on my card when the critters and the scene elements are factored in and I used Kraft paper for the sentiment and the card base. The patterned paper is harder to find... I fussy cut the tent paper and the woodgrain paper for the stump. 

The background was inked and splattered with white paint. The grass was inked and fussy cut in two layers. The other elements were adhered to create the scene and I added a white embossed sentiment at the top. The card front was adhered to a white mat and then a Kraft 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

Sending Sunshine Slimline

This is a cute spring card. 

I die cut a slimline frame and inked it using four colours of Distress Oxide ink. I splattered it with water and adhered it to a black card base. The inner circles were die cut and I stamped three images on those pieces and coloured them. They were placed back into the open circles and I embossed two sentiments and placed them along the sides of the card. Some clear gems were added around the sentiments and images. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Pull Up Gift Card Holder

 This is such a cute way to give a gift card. 

I attached the top and bottom sections with a velcro dot. Once that is open, the top panel draws up a gift card holder. I stamped a message on the inside piece and added a die cut and coloured floral image on the front. A few enamel dots finished off this cute card. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

CD 655 - Pair of Stencilled and Overlay Cards

 Welcome to Colour Dare Challenge 655!

The graphic is below. 

I used all five colours plus black, white, silver and gold. 

The backgrounds were stencilled slightly differently and I added Hero Arts white wax over some of the sections. Once that was dry, I placed a black die cut piece over the top of each card. Some extra leaves were die cut and added behind the circle and brushed with shimmer brushes to add some shine. The sentiments were stamped and I added a bow and ties behind the circles. 

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

MTTCC 114 - Holiday Cheer Shaker Card

 Welcome to My Time to Craft Christmas Challenge 114!

The theme for this challenge is masculine. 

I chose a darker colour scheme for my card. I ink blended a background using orange, red-purple and blue although the blue section ended up being hidden inside the shaker. I die cut a few trees and a deer image. A piece of white glitter paper was placed across the bottom of the circle and I arranged the trees and the deer behind the white open circle with some sections of the trees hanging over the edge of the circle. Iridescent stars were used inside the shaker. I embossed the white background and embedded the shaker component in that piece. A die cut sentiment was added at the bottom and the card front was placed on a black card base. I added some iridescent Stickles to some of the circles on the front to make it appear more like snow. 

Come and join us at MTTCC 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

Pair of Mini Slim Floral Cards

 This pair of cards was created for what I THOUGHT was the right challenge... turned out I misread the information so I ended up with a pair of extra cards. 

I used a layering stencil to create the cards. The cards were splattered with silver paint and I used a black marker to outline some of the images and add extra details. I also used some Stickles. The vellum piece was lightly inked in purple so it didn't get lost on the card. I chose two hot foiled sentiments for the cards. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Rainbow Bridge Card

 A friend of mine recently lost her beautiful doggie... as hard as it is to make sympathy cards (especially for pets), it was important. 

I revisited a card that I made several years ago, simply because it works. The rainbow pieces were die cut and arranged on a light blue inked background. The clouds were die cut and placed across the card to provide a base for the dog and the halo. I stamped the sentiment at the bottom and added three hearts. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Accordion Scene Card

 This is an easy card to create and it works so well with scene paper. 

I chose some scene paper from Stampin' Up and cut the papers so the scene would continue across the open card. The panels between the scene have coordinating patterned paper on them and there is a white panel on the back to write a message. I stamped a sentiment in the top corner and that was it! Easy! 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

AH 632 - Bee Mine

 

Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 632!

I chose to keep my card very clean and simple. I stencilled a honeycomb image across the card. The bees were stamped, coloured and die cut. I added clear Stickles to their wings and adhered them according to the sketch (the dots). A small sentiment was stamped at the bottom. The card front was adhered to a black card base. 

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

Dragonfly Dreams June - Reason to Smile

 Welcome to Dragonfly Dreams and our June challenge!

The theme for this challenge is to use one or more butterflies. 

The background was embossed with a 3D leafy embossing folder and I tore a strip of turquoise paper and placed it a little off centre. The butterflies were stamped, stencilled and die cut. They were placed along the edge of the torn piece with foam tape. I stamped and die cut the sentiment and stacked that piece to fit over the butterfly. Some clear gems were added around the card and I used silver Stickles on the dots on the butterflies. 

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

Pearly Sparkles June - Another Year Wiser

 Welcome to Pearly Sparkles and our June challenge!

The theme for this challenge is masculine. 

I have had this owl die for a while and I love the effect it creates when all the layers are in place. I die cut everything in white and inked the pieces in shades of grey and blue. I added details with coloured pencils and a white gel pen. The owl was mounted on a leafy frame and I embossed the sentiment and placed it at the top. Some silver gems were added around the wreath. 

Come and join us at Pearly Sparkles and show us your masculine 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

Happy Mail

 The Postage Collage set from Waffle Flower continues to grow with coordinating dies and stencils being added all the time. This card uses the envelope die and stencil.

I die cut the basic postage collage outline and then die cut the envelope images. They were stencilled with six colours, with the envelope flap stencilled in a darker ink. I had to do the hearts individually and then gently cut them out and replace them later. I also inked a piece of white cardstock with the same colours in the same places as the envelopes. The front was adhered to a black mat, the inked panel and then a white card base. I stamped and fussy cut a little happy mail image and added that to the front. The hearts were covered with clear Stickles to add some shine. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Cut It Up 331 - Birthday Flowers

Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 331!

This is an anything goes challenge, as long as you use at least one die cut. 

I pulled out a die and stencil set that I received at a recent crafty event. I stencilled the background and then placed the silver die cut outline over top and added the pieces for the centres of the flowers. I used two hot foiled birthday sentiments and placed a vellum oval under the larger one. Nothing else was added as this card was busy enough! 

Come and join us at Cut It Up and show us your projects. 

You have until Monday, June 9 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

MTTC 561 - Arch Birthday Card

 Welcome to My Time to Craft Challenge 561!

The theme for this challenge is to make an arch shaped card. 

I used an arch die set and die cut the largest arch twice to create a shaped card. I stamped an inner frame and blended yellow ink in the opposite corners. The floral images were stamped, stencilled and die cut and arranged around the stamped arch outline. I stamped and die cut a two part sentiment, added gold metallic thread behind those pieces and placed some gold gems on the front. 

Come and join us at MTTC 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

Purple Peonies Frame Card

 I had so much fun making this card! I love all the layers and detail. 

I lightly inked the edges of the card base with a light shade of purple. The lattice background along with two white frames were die cut. The lattice piece was trimmed so the corners wouldn't show behind the frame. The frames were adhered with foam tape. I stamped, stencilled and die cut two sets of peonies. They were arranged on two corners of the frame. The sentiment was stamped and adhered with foam tape. Some iridescent gems were placed inside the centre frame. 

After editing the photograph, I decided to remove the sentiment and adhere it again with the left edge under the frame. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson