A fun card making blog
This is the second card made with the Lucas the Giraffe die set.
I die cut and assembled the giraffe and I stencilled a background with clouds and grass. The fence was stamped, coloured and die cut and I joined two of them together to add some height. Lucas was placed behind the fence with his hooves sitting on top. I added a sun in the corner and a sentiment on the left side.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 350!
The theme for this challenge is "by the river" so anything ocean, sea or lake related works.
I love this lighthouse die and I also have the coordinating stencil set. I used the stencils to create the background and then die cut all the pieces to form the lighthouse and the rocks. The lighthouse has a tiny light behind it and there is a spot to press on the card front to make the light work. I stamped a sentiment on the front and aded a couple of birds in the sky.
Come and join us at Cut It Up and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until Monday, March 2 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Quite some time ago, I purchased a set of dies to make Lucas, the giraffe. I finally found some time to play with that set!
The giraffe was die cut from brown and black cardstock and assembled. I lightly inked a white piece of cardstock and added a blue frame around it. That was set on a leaf embossed background that was sanded to reveal the white core. The sentiment was placed at the right and I added a few blue gems. Isn't Lucas adorable?
Enjoy,
Alyson
This is another card I found on Pinterest and loved it - I had to create it myself!
The lattice section in the centre of the card is open to the inside. I chose a blue and green colour scheme and pulled the yellow colour for the flowers from the tiny dots in the centre of the flowers on the patterned paper. There is a second frame adhered on the inside to cover the "working area". A heat embossed sentiment was added at the bottom.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 689!
The sketch is shown below.
I chose a very soft, pastel colour scheme. The panels were adhered to a card base and I die cut all the (tiny!) pieces for the deer. The deer was assembled and I added details with brown and white markers and some ink. Before I adhered the deer, I lightly ink blended the inside frame with green ink. The sentiment was stamped and added under the image.
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
Welcome to Double Trouble Challenge 210!
The small graphic is shown below - please visit the Double Trouble Challenge Blog for detailed information.
I embossed a piece of blue foil and added it to a piece of lighter blue cardstock. The was placed slightly behind two pieces of patterned paper. The bag of chips image was die cut, inked for dimension and assembled with the sentiment in the centre. I also die cut several chips and added "salt" to some of them. That was adhered to the front and the entire blue card front was adhered to a yellow 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 Beautiful Blossoms and our February challenge!
The inspiration photo is below but that is optional, as long as your project features florals.
I used the colour scheme from the photo.
The floral images were stamped at the top and bottom of the card front and coloured. I die cut the sentiments from green and purple cardstock and arranged them in the centre. I didn't add any embellishments or extras to the card to keep it clean and simple.
Come and join us at Beautiful Blossoms and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until March 12 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
This was a labour of love, especially since I had to start a second time after messing up my first attempt!
The two boxes on the ends anchor the accordion across the centre. This cannot be folded down flat so it is definitely a card to be given in person.
The boxes on each side DO open, allowing small items to be placed inside. I die cut a lot of flowers and leaves and arranged them across the front. Some gold gems and gold Stickles were added around the card and the sentiment was placed at the top. I also stamped a secondary sentiment on the base of the card.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Colour Dare Challenge 691!
The colour grid is shown below.
I used all three colours.
I ink blended a background using Cracked Pistachio, Seedless Preserves and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide inks and die cut the grid pattern from that piece. It was added to a piece of white cardstock and adhered to a card base with a black strip on the left side. I die cut a butterfly cross piece from black cardstock and silver glitter paper and placed it across the grid. The sentiment was embossed on black and added at the bottom. Three black gems were placed around the butterfly.
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
I participated in an online card class last weekend, run by Scrapbook and Cards. If you are ever wanting to take a paper crafting class - cards, scrapbooks, mixed products - check them out! Here is the link to their site: Scrapbook and Cards Today. Their events are open to anyone worldwide!
I received an extensive package of stamps, dies (TONS of dies), stencils and cardstock. There were three classes, some with bonus cards. I completed all of them - and was exhausted at the end of the day!
There is such a great variety of cards from this event - and I have the products to create more!
Enjoy,
Alyson
I work on sets of cards at crops and I finished 4 sets of 8 of these cards (32 cards in total). There are eight colour schemes. The cards are 5x7 and there was a ton of die cutting for each. I love how they turned out!
Which colour is your favourite?
Enjoy,
Alyson
These two cards are for the ABC Alphabet Soup Challenge for the Papercrafter's Workshop store. These are my C and D cards for the month of February.
C is for cats... I embossed blue cardstock with a paw print pattern and ink blended some postage shapes with an ombre blue blend. The images were embossed in black and I used a white gel pen to add details. I arranged them on the front and added a small stamped sentiment under one of the images.
D is for dogs... I kept the postage collage frame intact and ink blended a blue and purple background. The dog images were die cut and arranged on the front. I used a white gel pen to add details and I heat embossed two sentiments as well.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I purchased a paper pack a while ago - it's single sided but the patterns are gorgeous. I used one of the sheets for this card.
The left side is pleat folded five times and over the last pleat line, I placed a thin ribbon. The pleated panel was adhered to a gold mat and then a teal card base. I have some ephemera from this kit and I used both an image and a sentiment on this card. I added some gold thread under the sentiment and placed a few gold gems around the image.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 668!
The sketch is shown below.
I love this sketch - the concept of rotating the same image for the tiny squares and using the same (or a similar) image for the larger section is neat!
I chose a floral stamp and I stamped the same image on all eight small squares. They were coloured using shades of pink and green. A larger images from the same set was stamped in the biggest opening and coloured. I used a black marker to draw around the edges of the smaller pieces and arranged them as per the sketch The sentiment was embossed on black and added across the larger image. I used a black pen to draw dots around some of the flowers and leaves.
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
This card was created for a year long challenge run by The Papercrafter's Workshop, a scrapbooking store. Every month, they post at least two letters from the alphabet and the projects must be focused around elements that begin with that letter. There are prizes each month and also a grand prize at the end of the year.
January (although it was a late start) is A and B. We have until the end of February to complete the January projects as well as the two for February (C and D). This is my "B" project.
The focal "B" events on my card are bees, the colour blue and ink blending.
I ink blended a background and splattered it with water. The flower and the bees were stamped, coloured and die cut and I added heart trails behind each of the bees. I used clear Stickles on the bees' wings and on the centres of the flowers. The sentiment was placed at the bottom and I added the front to white cardstock and then a blue card base.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I like to do the Sketchy Saturday challenge that is posted by a friend of mine. The sketch is shown below.
I stayed true to the sketch as there were so many layers. I chose a teal, purple and light green colour scheme. The third layer was stencilled and I turned the small rectangles into shakers and inked a purple butterfly to go on top. The sentiment was placed across the butterfly.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to FarmQuest Country Christmas and our February challenge!
This is always a Christmas challenge with an outdoor theme.
I used a set of stencils from Altenew to create the background. I wanted to stencil the trees but even my darkest green ink allowed the darker grey to show through so I did the stencilling on a separate sheet of white cardstock and fussy cut the trees. The church image was die cut and assembled and I placed that image on the trail. I added clear Stickles on various parts of the snow and coloured in the light on the lamp post. A white gel pen was used to add stars in the sky and the sentiment was placed at the top. I also added red and gold Stickles to the trees for some decoration.
The same set of stencils (different parts) were used to create a second card, this one with winter trees. I created the layers in various shades of blue and stencilled the trees and added glitter paste on top. The house images were die cut, inked and assembled. I placed them along the trail and stamped the sentiment at the top. The hills were lined with clear Stickles.
Come and join us at FQCC and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until March 5 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 349!
The theme for this challenge is "this makes me happy".
I love florals - and I also love sending unexpected cards to others, just to brighten their day. Both of those things make me happy!
I used a set of stencils to create the floral image, blending a mix of pink, yellow and orange for the flowers. I cut that piece with a stitched rectangle die and die cut a second, larger rectangle from black cardstock. The sentiment was stamped at the bottom and I added a die cut "you" just above that. The front was adhered to the mat layer with thin foam tape and the last layer was adhered to a white card base. Easy!
Come and join us at Cut It Up and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until Monday, February 16 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
I posted a card like this one a while ago. This is the one that I taught in my group and I used nested arch dies.
The front has a coverplate die that was sliced in half to put a piece on each side. The deer were added to the front and I used a single deer on the inside of the card. The background for the inside was ink blended and it shows through all the arches. I added white glitter paper to each arch to simulate snowbanks.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I saw a card like this on Pinterest and wanted to create it myself.
The bottom of the card front was lightly inked with blue ink and a heart stencil. I stamped several squares with a text stamp and then die cut hearts from each piece. They were arranged above the stencilled section and I added a piece of twine across the images. A small sentiment was stamped on a tag and tied to the twine. Some iridescent gems were added around the card.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 688!
The sketch is shown below.
I stencilled a flourish with purple AstroPaste and let that dry. The plumeria image was stamped, stencilled and die cut and I also embossed a silver outline on vellum. The vellum piece was offset under the coloured image and adhered at the side. A sentiment was stamped at the bottom. I dragged my ink pad around the edge of the card base so it would match the dark purple in the flowers. Some silver gems were added around the flowers.
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
Welcome to Heart'sQuest Celebrations of Love and our February challenge!
This is always a celebration of love challenge - birthday, wedding, anniversary, engagement or sympathy. The optional theme for this month is Valentine's Day.
I chose to make a birthday card.
I stencilled the clouds first and then stamped the trees and stencilled the leaves. The mice and birds were stamped, coloured and die cut and I also stamped a sentiment. The images were arranged on the grassy base and I stamped a smaller sentiment and some music notes near the images. The sentiment was placed at the top and I brushed parts of the birds, hats and jackets with a clear shimmer brush. The card front was adhered to a kraft border and then a white card base.
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
Welcome to Double Trouble Challenge 209!
The small graphic is below - please visit the Double Trouble Challenge blog for detailed information.
I wouldn't usually consider a coloured card to be clean and simple, BUT Thing 3 wants a colourful background... I chose a purple and mint colour scheme and die cut ribbon strands from light purple cardstock, Those were adhered to the mint piece and I added the dark purple circle flourish on top. I glued in the light purple centre pieces and added a stamped sentiment across the middle. No embellishments - just clean and simple.
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 Heart'sQuest for Shaped Cards and Tags and our February challenge!
This challenge is always about tags or shaped cards.
I used a set of dies from The Stamps of Life to create this thankful card.
The dies honestly do all the work for this - I just chose the papers. Since the sentiment is all about thankfulness, I decided to add some hearts along the sides. I didn't have a lot of choice of colours as the papers were blue, cinnamon and peach so I stayed with those colours. I added a smaller heart to the centre of the larger ones and I placed a gold gem in the centre of the smallest hearts. There is a panel inside the card to write a message.
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
Welcome to Dragonfly Dreams and our February challenge!
The theme for this challenge is shaped cards or fun fold cards.
I love fun folds - they are my favourite kind of cards to make. This is a style I have made a few times but it creates so much of an impact when it is opened.
I chose a black, white and turquoise colour scheme. The papers were layered and the base of the card was assembled. I die cut two large flowers and a bunch of greenery from white cardstock and inked the pieces. They were splattered with water and assembled. I placed the flowers in the opposite corners with appropriate greenery. The sentiment was originally silver glitter paper on vellum but it didn't show up very well so I cut another piece from turquoise cardstock and offset it on top of the glitter word. The cards fold flat to 6x6 for mailing and there is a place on the back to write a message.
Come and join us at Dragonfly Dreams and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until February 27 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Pearly Sparkles and our February challenge!
The theme this month is hearts.
I used a vine die but I altered it to accommodate all the hearts. This is a picture of the die cut in its original form.
I cut off the edges of all the small images. The word "you" was die cut (I also cut the shadow but didn't use that). I was down to my last piece of dark green cardstock so I cut everything from the centre of that piece. That piece was used for the border of my card - shown below.
I added the hearts to the vine. The backgound was lightly inked with Tattered Rose Distress Oxide ink and I added water to some Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink to splatter the card. The vine image was placed on the left side and I stamped the bottom of the sentiment before adding the word "you" on top. A few scattered hearts were placed around the sentiment and I used a clear shimmer brush to add some sparkle to the hearts.
Come and join us at Pearly Sparkles and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until February 28 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
