A fun card making blog
This is another card made with the Feeling Frosty set.
The circles were die cut from the card front and I embossed that piece with a cascading dot embossing folder. I inked a panel using turquoise and blue inks and placed it behind the circles with "snow" inside to make mini shaker sections. A sweet snowman was added at the bottom and the sentiment was placed across the centre circle.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card is based on one I saw on Pinterest but there was no name attached to it so I am not are who originally made it.
This was considerably more difficult than I anticipated... I ended up making a slimline card as an A2 card didn't allow enough room for three butterflies to cross the open centre. I stamped a sentiment along the side in black ink. I chose brushed gold paper for the butterflies and I randomly marker coloured parts of them. The flowers and leaves were arranged coming out from the sentiment strips - that was tough as the sentiments needed to be straight so I couldn't put them on the butterflies until those were adhered to the card. The little flowers and leaves had to be arranged in such a way that the ends were covered by the sentiment pieces.
I splattered the two side panels with gold paint and added gold gems around the card.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This is a card style I have made before but this one was made for the 30 Minute Cardmaking Stash Dash.
The parameters were as follows: Type of Card: surprise inside, Colour: crafter's choice, Embellishment: die cut/punch, Technique: stencilling and Occasion: friendship or thinking of you.
I chose a turquoise and green colour scheme.
The floral images were stamped, coloured and die cut. I stencilled the front panel of the card and cut the frame opening from all three layers. The actual frame was adhered on both sides of the opening. I lightly inked the background of the white panel and adhered the largest floral image to that. Inside the card, there are two smaller floral images and a spot to write a message.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I recently posted a pile of photos of napkin cards that I made into sets. These cards were made using the leftover pieces.
The first pair of cards was made from one napkin front that was cut into two sections. I adhered the panels to green mats and then to white embossed backgrounds. I added three strips of cardstock under the images and chose hot foiled sentiments to go across the bottom. Silver gems were placed around the cards.
The second card had the centre die cut from the image and matted on the same green cardstock as the base. The pattern was kept intact and I added a hot foiled sentiment with blue metallic thread. Again, silver gems were placed around the card.
The napkin piece for the last card was simply cut diagonally and added to a green mat. A black glitter sentiment on vellum was added at the bottom and those same silver gems made another appearance.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 688!
The sketch is shown below.
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
This card was made for the 30 Minute Cardmaking Stash Dash.
The parameters were as follows: Type of Card: fun fold, Colour(s): purple, Embellishment: shiny, Technique: stencilling and Occasion: crafter's choice.
I did not finish this within 30 minutes... took me closer to an hour because of the stamping.
I chose a rose stamp set with multiple layering stamps and stamped and die cut all the flowers and leaves. I used a dark purple card base with grey and black patterned papers. The stencilling was done on the front frame panel and I added shiny silver gems to the front. There is a spot to write a message inside the card.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card was inspired by one on the Sunny Studio website as they are the creators of these adorable elephants!
I stencilled a grey sky and stamped the sentiment. The grass was die cut and added to the bottom. I placed the elephants and umbrellas and then stamped the hearts around the images. The card front was adhered to polka dot paper and then a white card base.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 359!
The theme for this challenge is critters.
I love these paper airplane flying mice! I stamped several images, coloured and die cut them. The background was stencilled in a rainbow colour scheme and adhered to a black card base. The mice and paper airplanes were added with foam tape and I stamped a few trails and some small sentiments as well. The large sentiment was stamped and added at the bottom of the card.
Come and join us at Cut It Up and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until Monday, July 6 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card was requested for a second anniversary.
I chose a subtle colour scheme of blues and greens. There are SO many layers on this card - at least 14 that I see initially.
The main white piece was embossed with a heart and line folder and I also stencilled the front panel very lightly with dark green ink. That same ink was used to stamp the sentiment (looks like black). I added some die cut stems and flowers and used blue glitter gems to embellish the card.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I found a card like this on Pinterest and wanted to try it myself.
I masked the card front and stencilled a floral image in fairly light colours. The text was stamped on top and the masking paper was removed. I die cut flowers and leaves and arranged them along the side and added a silver foiled sentiment at the bottom.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card was made from a tutorial on Lisa Curcio's site. It is very easy but there are so many possibilities!
I stamped, stencilled and die cut a large flower image for the front. The white panel was lightly inked around the edges and I stamped the sentiment on the top right and added the image. Inside the card, the middle panel was random stamped and there is a place to write a message on the back panel.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I created a single card like this a while ago and decided to make 16 of them to separate into two sets of 8 cards each. They are perfect to give away as the sentiment can be used for almost anything.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I always make thank you cards for the director and accompanist of my church choir as they both put in so much time and effort throughout the year. I try to incorporate a music theme but that's not always easy... This year, I bought some specific music dies!
Both cards are the same inside but the outsides have different colours and bases. I die cut all the elements and arranged them on the front. Once all the pieces were assembled, I added clear Stickles to some of the music notes. The backs of both cards are blank so the choir members can write their messages there.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This is another card inspired by one on the Sunny Studio blog.
I die cut six hexagons from a card front and placed coloured cardstock behind the openings. The elephants and balloons were stamped, coloured and die cut and arranged in the sections. The sentiment was embossed in white and I added a few tiny die cut stars.
Enjoy,
Alyson
How sweet are these baby elephants? This card was inspired by one made for the Sunny Studio blog.
I ink blended the grass panel and die cut it in parts with an arch grass die. The sky was ink blended, splattered with oxide sprays and white paint and the grass panel was placed on top. I stamped, coloured and die cut the elephants, clouds and balloons and adhered them to the front and a sentiment was stamped in the corner. I used a black marker to draw the strings for the balloons. Everything was added to a stitched mat and then to the card base.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card was made for the Sketchy Saturday challenge.
I stayed true to the sketch because it worked for my idea.
The focal image is from a Doodlebug Designs patterned paper and it features winter animals and characters. I designed the card according to the sketch and added a simple sentiment at the left side.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This is the second post showing napkin cards - all I added were mats and sentiments. These ones are all created for Christmas.
Which set is your favourite?
The photo below shows all the finished napkin cards, ready to give away!
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card was created for the Sketchy Saturday challenge.
I reversed the panels (accidentally). I cut them, taped them together and stencilled those pieces. They were adhered to the card base and I stamped a sentiment on a white circle. That was adhered to a silver circle and I placed flowers and leaves as per the sketch.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I recently visited a napkin store and bought several packages of napkins and rice paper. They make such beautiful card fronts. I only had to create mats and bases and add sentiments to make complete sets of cards - fast and easy!
This is the first post showing a selection of these napkin cards. I made almost 100 cards in total - terrific to give away!
Enjoy,
Alyson
I was recently introduced to napkin cards - there are so many beautiful napkin images!
Once the napkin was adhered, I trimmed that panel and cut half inch wide strips. I raised every second strip with foam tape, working on a piece of printer paper. That panel was adhered to a green mat and a blue card base. I only added a hot foiled sentiment so the image would remain the focal point.
I have TONS of napkins already on paper - just need time to do something with them!
Enjoy,
Alyson
The parameters for the latest 30 Minute Card Making Stash Dash were as follows:
Type of Card: A2 landscape, Colours: any three colours, Embellishment: animal, Technique: splattering and Occasion: just because or no sentiment.
I chose a cow theme for my card. The cows were stamped, coloured and die cut. I splattered the blue cardstock pieces with white paint and layered them on black cardstock. The cows were arranged on the front panel and I stamped and cut the pieces for the punny sentiment.
My three colours were blue, pink and grey (the minimal shading on the cows).
Enjoy,
Alyson
I recently purchased the cutest stamp set with images of cats in boxes. Two friends of mine are huge cat lovers so I made these cards for them. I cased this design from the Gerda Steiner design blog.
I die cut an oval from masking paper and ink blended a pink background and splattered it with water. The images were stamped, coloured and fussy cut. I stamped a sentiment in black and added the cat image on the left. Some twine was added across the top and the card front was adhered to the base with foam tape.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 686!
The sketch is shown below.
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
A friend asked me to create a special card for her daughter's birthday. I revisited a card I have made before.
The image was stamped, stencilled and die cut twice - one is inside. I die cut the background, added some shading to opposite corners and adhered that piece to a green mat and a pink card base. The flower was added along with a sentiment.
Inside the card, there is a piece of acetate with the second flower that folds down and is held in place by a second sentiment. I stencilled the background and added clear glitter paste on top. The bottom panel was stamped along the edges. There is a place to write a message on the back.
Enjoy,
Alyson
