Circle Cards

 A sketch challenge - just for fun!

The sketch is shown below. 

This is actually my second card... I wasn't a big fan of the first one (shown below). 

I chose black and white patterns to cut the circles. I coloured the floral print circle and used a splatter stamp for the background. The sentiment was die cut from vellum (shadow) and black glitter paper. 

I die cut circles in graduating sizes, taped them together and stencilled a petal image on top. I covered the stencil with Unicorn Horn solar paste and let the circles dry. The circles were cut according to the sketch and adhered to a piece of patterned paper (very hard to see in the photo). I die cut the sentiments and adhered them to light peach shadows although it looks like white... Some clear gems were added and I brushed the words with a clear shimmer brush (again, not visible in the photo).

Enjoy,

Alyson

Crop and Create Card Event - Day 3

These are the cards from Day 3 of the event. 

Concord and 9th 

Pinkfresh Studio

This class had two unusual cards - the first card stands up by itself with a notecard on the font. The second card is see through to the back. 

Pink & Main

The first card is an easel slider card that folds flat for mailing. 

The second card has shutters that open to reveal a scene inside. 

Brutus Monroe 

And finally, a photo of ALL the cards made during the event! 

Enjoy,

Alyson 

CD 699 - Happy Thoughts Butterflies

  Welcome to Colour Dare Challenge 699!

The colour grid is below.

I used all four colours plus gold, black and white. 

A stitched background was splattered with black paint and I cut the two butterflies from that panel. I inked two sections of cardstock using the challenge colours and adhered the butterfly panel to that piece and then matted it on a black card base. The sentiment was embossed in black and placed in the centre. A few gold gems were added around the card. 

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

Crop and Create Card Event - Day 2

These are the cards from Day 2 of the event. 

Gina K. Designs 

Lawn Fawn 

LDRS Creative 

Simon Hurley for Ranger Ink

Enjoy,

Alyson

Alphabet Challenge - G and H

 These two cards were created for the alphabet challenge that I am doing throughout the year. April's letters are G and H.

G is for Gardening. 

I stencilled a set of plant pots on shelves using blue, green and brown inks. I stamped designs on most of the pots and added a die cut word "friend" and an ombre stamped sentiment.

H is for Hydrangea, Heat Embossing and Hugs. 

I heat embossed the hydrangea images in silver and coloured the flowers (not my best work, for sure, as I am not a colourist!) I stamped some splatters around the card. The sentiment was also heat embossed and I added silver thread underneath before adding it to the front. Some clear gems were placed around the card. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Crop and Create Card Event - Day 1

 I have done all of the Crop and Create cards events since they began in 2021. I love trying out new products and the classes are excellent!

These are the cards from Day 1 of the event. 

Pretty Pink Posh 

Scrapbook.com 

The top card is a pull-up card - the inside is shown in the second photo. 

Spellbinders 

Hero Arts 

Enjoy,

Alyson

FQCC April - Christmas Village

 Welcome to FarmQuest Country Christmas and our April challenge!

I dug through my stash for this card and found some house images to create a winter scene. 

The edges of the background were lightly inked in blue and I embossed that piece with a (sort of) falling snow embossing folder. Clear Stickles were added to many of the snowflakes. The base was covered with Astro Paste in a shimmery white. Once all the houses were assembled, I added white glitter paper to the roofs and the bottoms of the houses and drew some additional details on the roofs and doors. The Santa image was adhered at the top and a sentiment was placed at the bottom. 

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

You have until May 5 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

AH 676 - Happy Bird-Day

 

Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 676!

The sketch is shown below. 

The diagonal striped panel drive the colours for my card. I stencilled a cobblestone background using several of the colours on the paper strip. I added a green strip with a gold ribbon and a pink die cut scalloped border on either side of the striped paper. The mouse and bird were stamped, coloured and die cut and I added them to a lightly inked panel as per the sketch. 

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

DD April - Hello Friend

 Welcome to Dragonfly Dreams and our April challenge!

The theme for this challenge is clean and simple (CAS). 

I made a card using a design that I really love. A piece of patterned paper was adhered to the card base and I fussy cut white cardstock on an angle and then trimmed the lower piece to leave an opening on the card front. The sentiment was stamped on the same angle as the opening and a white die cut floral image was placed across both panels. I added a small gold bow to the base of the flowers. 

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

You have until the first Friday in May to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Cat Sympathy Card

 A good friend of mine recently had to put down her precious cat. That's the hardest thing about pets - they don't live as long as we do and there is always that inevitable time that arrives...

I chose a heart opening with a rainbow to represent the Rainbow Bridge. The background clouds were stencilled and the cat was die cut from black cardstock as a silhouette against the rainbow and the white background. I outlined the clouds with clear Stickles. There is a sentiment inside the card that reads "No matter when we lose our furry friends, their love lasts a lifetime". 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Trio of Easter Cards

 I don't send Easter cards but the latest Let's Stamp Together class was an Easter themed class. These cards are super cute! They were all about ink blending, embossing and shakers. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Cut It Up 353 - Welcome Baby

Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 353!

The theme for this challenge is baby (or kids).

I chose to make a slimline card. The images were stamped, coloured and die cut. I lightly blended four colours of ink down the card front and die cut the background with the openings. I also die cut rings to go around the openings. The images were placed behind the openings and I stamped "welcome" at the top and added the block letters to spell the word baby further down. I used coordinating Stickles to fill in the holes around the circles. 

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

You have until Monday, April 13 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

HQCOL April - Plumeria Birthday

  Welcome to Heart's Quest Celebration of Love and our April challenge!

This is always a challenge for celebrations - birthday, engagement, wedding, anniversary or sympathy. 

I chose to create a birthday card as I never seem to have enough of them on hand!

I splattered the card front with black paint and added three strips of gold foil paper along the left side. The image was stamped, stencilled and die cut and add to the front with a two part sentiment. A few gold gems were placed around the image.

Come and join us at HQCOL 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

HQFSCAT April - Typewriter Card

 Welcome to Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags and our April challenge!

This is always a challenge for shaped cards or tags. 

I made a typewriter card for this challenge. I used my Cricut to cut the base shape and I die cut a note piece with a heart at the top. Silver glitter paper was added behind the typewriter keys and I placed the paper so it appears to be coming out of the typewriter. The typed sentiment was stamped in black - typical font from an old style typewriter. 

Come and join us at HQFSCAT 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

PS April - Heart Smile Card

 Welcome to Pearly Sparkles and our April challenge!

The theme for this challenge is something old, something new.

I chose old papers and a new die set (the hearts) for this challenge. 

This paper is from SU and I have had it for ages. Olive green is definitely not a go to colour for me but this was a good opportunity to use it up. I cut two pieces and placed a strip of gold down the centre. That piece was adhered to a light green mat and then a dark green base. I added thin gold ribbon behind the embossed sentiment and then placed three gold hearts around the sentiment. 

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

You have until April 28 to link up your project.

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy,

Alyson

TSOT 692 - Cacti Trio

Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 692! 

The sketch is shown below. 

I stencilled the background with blue ink on blue cardstock. The two light purple panels were embossed and added to the card front. I die cut some plant pots and cacti images and adhered them to a hexagon that was lightly inked with blue behind the images. The sentiment was stamped at the bottom. I added a few silver shimmer gems around the hexagon. 

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 213 - Bunny in Basket

Welcome to Double Trouble Challenge 213!

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

I die cut all the pieces for the bunny and assembled him. Once I die cut the basket, I realized the bunny was awfully large to fit in the basket... so it's an oversized bunny! The images were assembled and placed on a blue oval with a black mat. I also matted the plaid paper with black. A sentiment was added at the bottom and I used a white gel pen to add some details.

3 - die cuts 

2 - colours

1 - sentiment

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

Hello Leaf Card

This was an easy card to make - some embossing, strips of paper and a die cut image. I chose gold for the leaf to highlight the gold lines in the patterned paper. The sentiment was placed on the same angle as the papers. 

This could be an easy card to replicate for card sets - maybe down the road... 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

LST Thanks

 This set of cards is from the Let's Stamp Together subscription program. Concord and 9th created this set. 

There are several stencils to create the main sentiment and the florals. The colour schemes are soft and pretty, withe blue, green, turquoise and coral. I love how these turned out and can definitely see myself using this product suite again down the road! 

 These are bonus cards from this kit. 

The first pair were stencilled in the same colour scheme and I love the light orange and dark pink for the flowers. The stencilling on Kraft was done with white pigment ink first and the colours were added on top.

The large thanks is so versatile, especially with the coordinating die. The first card has a unique opening as well with the scalloped piece being the card base. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

CD 697 - Sending So Much Love

 Welcome to Colour Dare Challenge 697!

The colour grid is below. 

I used green in addition to yellow. 

The background was masked and ink blended with grey ink. The sentiment was stamped off to the right side. The floral image was die cut, stencilled, then stencilled again with a dot pattern over the open stencil to get the pattern on the flowers and stacked three times. That was added to the side after a black mat was placed under the main panel. Some iridescent gems finished off this pretty card. 

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