A fun card making blog
These two cards were made in the same style - one in blue and one in pink.
I die cut a circle with surrounding dots and embossed the card front. The floral images were arranged around the circle with the sentiment stamped on the card base.
Enjoy,
Alyson
These two cards were created for challenges for an online crop.
I chose a blue colour theme for the birthday card - the pieces were die cut and arranged on a foiled background. I used a shimmer brush to add shine to some of the flowers.
The second card also has a foiled background with glitter paper strips and a snarky sentiment.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card is from the 30 Minute Card Making Stash Dash.
The parameters were as follows: Card Style: surprise inside, Colour: orange, Embellishment: ribbon/twine, Technique: crafter's choice and Occasion: thank you or just because.
I chose a pumpkin theme. I don't have the dies for the pumpkin images so they were all stamped, coloured and fussy cut (technique). I lightly inked the edges of a white card panel and adhered an embossed piece inside the gold circle. The pumpkins were arranged in one corner along with some brown twine.
Inside the card, there is a pop-up feature plus a large sentiment.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card is one that I taught in my Facebook group... it's a pop and twist card.
When the card is opened, the four panels twist and pop up.
I stamped the inside background with a snowflake stamp and embossed the same stamp on each of the panels. The images were stamped, coloured and die cut and I arranged them on the four panels and on the front. A large sentiment was added to the front panel as well. To keep this card as flat as possible, I didn't add any embellishments to it.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I saw a card sort of like this and very specific dies were used to make it. I wanted to try to recreate something similar without using specific dies.
I used a nesting arch die set to create the card base and the layers. The images were stamped, coloured and fussy cut. I also die cut a piece of white glitter paper for the base. The cloud image was suspended from the top of the card and I added clear Stickles to the wings of the angels and the cloud with stars.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This is the second set of cards using the latest Let's Stamp Together kit.
I love the non-traditional colours of pink and purple with orange. Gold metallic cardstock was used as a shadow for the images on the acetate front card. The shaker card has gold and clear sequins in the shaker.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card is from the 30 Minute Card Making Stash Dash.
The parameters for this challenge were as follows: Style: A2 Landscape, Colours: black and white, Embellishment: die cut or punch, Technique: tearing and Occasion: thinking of you or holiday.
I tore two pieces of patterned paper and adhered them at the bottom of the card. The leaves were die cut from black glitter paper and added to the front. A thin strip of black cardstock was placed at the top of the patterned pieces and I stamped a small sentiment at the side.
I finished in under 20 minutes!
Enjoy,
Alyson
This pretty card was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest.
The card base was inked in shades of green and I adhered two layers of a stitched border angled across the base. The floral spray was die cut, assembled and added to the top layer and I placed a hot foiled sentiment on the front. I used a white gel pen and some gold Stickles to add details to the images.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card was CASEd from a design made by Mindy Eggen.
I masked the background and inked it with teal ink. I stamped a text background on top, embossed it and then removed the masking tape. The sunflowers were die cut, inked and assembled on the front. I added a sentiment at the bottom and some gems on and around the sunflowers.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card was created for a virtual event sketch challenge.
I cut the banners from various patterned papers and placed them across the card front. The sentiment was stamped, die cut and placed on a larger piece. I added a gold ribbon under the sentiment and placed three poinsettias around the sentiment.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 702!
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 created for a sketch challenge as part of a virtual event.
The sketch is shown below.
I stayed true to the sketch. I chose a colour scheme of turquoise, pink and purple. The snowmen were coloured and die cut and I used a hot foiled sentiment at the bottom. Glitter snowflakes were used to create the banner elements.
Enjoy,
Alyson
These three cards were from the August Let's Stamp Together class.
The colours are perfect for autumn and I love the touch of turquoise with the autumn colours. There were some inking techniques, stencilling techniques and selected inking for the leaves. I love these cards!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 366!
The theme for this challenge is to use more than one die cut.
I have been working on Christmas cards so this was a good opportunity to use holiday images.
Come and join us at Cut It Up and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until Monday, October 12 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
This is such a neat card - it stands up for display and folds flat for mailing.
I chose a masculine theme for my card. The lattice pieces were die cut and assembled into an X shape. There is a flap panel on the front where I stencilled the inked background and added the owl and a sentiment. The flap lifts for a place to write a message.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card was created for my friend's Sketchy Saturday challenge.
I splattered a white background with gold and black paint. The rainbow strip was inked with oxide inks and the letters were arranged in the centre. A small word (you) was placed underneath. I die cut a few hearts from the rainbow paper to place above the rainbow strip.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I have had the windows die set for a while and just got the awnings and flower box add-ons.
All the pieces were die cut and assembled. I chose a turquoise background with dark teal window frames. The awnings and flower boxes were arranged on some of the windows. The entire building was adhered to a white card base. Did you notice the cat sitting on the window ledge?
Enjoy,
Alyson
I waited forever (11 weeks) for the Unbelievably Awesome Banners stamp and die set to arrive! I was finally able to use it on this card.
The background was stencilled to create the scene. That piece was trimmed and I placed a white frame on top with foam tape. Nessie was stamped, coloured and die cut and I also did two pieces of seaweed. They were arranged on the front and I aded a banner sentiment to the end of Nessie's tail.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This cute card was inspired by one made for the Sunny Studio website.
I masked a snowbank and inked the background with pink and blue inks and splattered it with white paint (which barely shows). The snowmen were stamped, coloured and die cut. They were arranged on the snow and a sentiment was placed at the top. I used a white paint pen to add snowflakes and I also added clear Stickles to elements of the clothing.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card was made for an online sketch challenge.
The sketch is shown below.
I chose a Christmas theme and inked a poinsettia and leaves, splattered the pieces with water and assembled it. The background was created using alcohol inked papers and once the poinsettia was in place, I added a hot foiled sentiment with gold thread and some gold gems.
Enjoy,
Alyson
A friend of mine recently gave me some cat stamps - as much as the cats are cute (but snarky), the sentiments are hilarious!
I stencilled the background and added clear paste on the snowflakes. The cat was stamped, coloured and fussy cut. I adhered him to a piece of vellum and added the sentiment underneath. How can you not laugh at that sentiment?
Enjoy,
Alyson
These snowmen images are so adorable. I have used them before.
I stamped and coloured them in a rainbow colour scheme. They were adhered to a slimline card with a snowbank at the bottom. The sentiments were stamped and I fussy cut them into speech bubbles. I also die cut snowflakes and stars in coordinating colours and placed them above the snowmen.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I have never mass produced my Christmas cards - I always like to send a one of a kind card to those on my list.
This design was so adorable that I had to make a few - 12 to be exact. I did 4 in each colour.
The postage background was die cut and lightly inked. The images were stamped, coloured and die cut and I stacked them 3x. I stamped the sentiments at the bottom and added the ornaments and snowmen. Each card front was placed on a glitter background and I added clear Stickles to the snowflakes and to various elements of each snowman.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I embossed the gold panel and cut a circle from the centre. The wreath was created by using a variety of leaves and berries and I added the sentiment in the centre. Red Stickles were used on the berries.
Enjoy,
Alyson
These two cards were made using the same technique. I roughly inked a piece of white cardstock with various inks (one in pink, yellow and turquoise and the other in shades of pink and purple). Those pieces were embossed with a 3D embossing folder so the debossed side was facing up. I used a foam blending tool and black ink to lightly ink over the raised sections, allowing the colours on the flowers to show. Each card was spattered (one with yellow and the other with silver paint) and I added Stickles to the centres of the flowers.
Enjoy,
Alyson
These three cards were created with the newest Gina K kit. I chose both traditional and non-traditional colour schemes for these cards.
The background on each card was lightly stencilled in the same colours as the main images. I stamped, coloured and die cut the images and sentiments and stacked each of them three times for dimension. They were adhered to die cut fronts, then to black mats and finally to the white card base. I added tiny sparkles to the centre of each snowflake.
Enjoy,
Alyson
These cards were based on ones from the Gina K website. I just received my kit with this gorgeous poinsettia stamp and had to play!
I chose a blue colour scheme and stamped the poinsettias. I went back with a blending brush and a darker shade of ink to add more depth at the base of the leaves. The images were cut down and adhered to postage frames. I stamped the postage images and the sentiments on each panel and adhered them to coloured cardstock bases.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card is from the 30 Minute Cardmaking Stash Dash.
The parameters for the challenge were as follows: Card Style: A2 landscape, Colour: any three colours, Embellishment: food or drink, Technique: layering and Occasion: friendship or thank you.
I chose a drink image and stamped it three times, coloured (blue, orange and green) and die cut them. Those pieces were arranged on a black oval on a white embossed background. The sentiment was placed at the bottom and I added some orange enamel dots around the card.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 700!
I cannot believe this is sketch 700... I joined this design team way back when they were around sketch 50 or so!
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
Here are two more piggie cards - I think the images are so adorable.
The background for the first card was inked with Distress Oxide inks and I die cut the rectangles from that piece. The images were stamped, coloured and die cut. I assembled them on the card front, adding some pieces with foam tape.
I used a stitched die for the frame on the second card. The clouds were stencilled and I added the images to the front. Clear Stickles were added to the cupcake tops.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This cute card folds flat for mailing. I chose a turquoise colour scheme with a pair of snowmen skaters for my card.
The patterned papers were adhered to the card base and I lightly inked the edges of the main pieces. The snowmen were stamped, coloured and die cut and I also stamped and die cut a few snowflakes. The skaters were placed on snowbanks and I added clear Stickles to simulate ice and snow. A hot foiled sentiment was placed on the top panel.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 365!
The theme for this challenge is orange and black. Those must be the dominant colours on your project.
I drew my inspiration from a card I found on Pinterest. I inked the background with oxide inks and embossed the black image on top. I tore the bottom of that piece and I also tore a black piece of cardstock to allow a thin border. Everything was adhered to coloured cardstock and then a black card base. The sentiment was die cut and placed at the bottom.
Come and join us at Cut It Up and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until Monday, September 28 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
This is my card to represent the letter R for the Alphabet Challenge.
R stands for red, rabbit and Ray-Ban sunglasses!
I die cut and assembled the rabbit and added glasses to his face. In hindsight, I should have added vellum or something to make the glasses look more like sunglasses. I chose a red gingham pattern for behind the rabbit and along the bottom. A simple sentiment was added and I used red Stickles for the dots around the circle.
Enjoy,
Alyson
For this pretty card, I die cut the poinsettia and leaf pieces from white cardstock and inked them. The poinsettia was placed on a white embossed card front with glitter banners. I added a hot foiled sentiment at the bottom.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I love how this turned out! The finished size is 6x6.
I embossed the white panel and added a strip of patterned paper and gold foil off to the side. The images were all die cut and arranged on the front. The sentiment was placed over all the messy work and I added some gold gems around the card.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This adorable card is based on one I saw on Pinterest. It's an old MFT stamp and die set.
I stamped, coloured and die cut the pigs and associated images. A bordered rectangle was die cut and I cut three circles from that piece. The pigs were arranged in the circles and I added the fence and plant pot at the bottom. Some holographic sequins were placed around the card.
Enjoy,
Alyson
