A fun card making blog
This cute card was inspired by one on the Waffle Flower website.
I die cut the postage background and used the stencils to mask to squares and ink blend a blue background. The silhouette images were all die cut and added to the background. I stamped two sentiments and placed them along the dotted sections. I used a white gel pen to add details to the images.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 352!
The theme for this challenge is forever green - green must be the focus of your project.
I chose a tried and true design with four wide borders and the sentiment in the centre. I inked a piece of vellum and used that to die cut the shadow for the sentiment. I also stamped some leaf images and added them behind the sentiment. A few green gems were placed around the word.
Come and join us at Cut It Up and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until Monday, March 30 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
This cute card was inspired by one from an online crop in early January.
The black and white pieces were cut to fit the card font and I used a black marker to edge all the pieces. The sentiment was embossed on a solid black cardstock piece. I die cut the flower and leaf images from white cardstock and inked them. They were assembled to the left of the sentiment.
This card style works with a wide variety of patterned papers - perhaps something to do in the future!
Enjoy,
Alyson
A card like this on the Spellbinders website inspired mine.
I chose a warm colour scheme with shades of yellow and orange. The wheel was die cut and I cut several shades of cardstock and arranged them in order around the wheel. The floral pieces were die cut from various cardstock colours and I inked them to add more dimension. The floral spray was arranged on the side and I added a sentiment with gold metallic thread and some gold gems. Everything was placed on a 3D embossed white background.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 691!
The sketch is shown below.
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 212!
The small graphic is shown below - please visit the Double Trouble Challenge Blog for detailed information.
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 March challenge!
The inspiration photo is below. It's optional to use this but your project must have a focus on florals.
I drew my inspiration from both the flowers and the colours in the photo. I embossed the lily outline and both sentiments in black. The florals were stencilled and the frame was die cut and stacked three times. I die cut a geometric background and stacked that three times as well. Everything was layered on white cardstock and trimmed. The frame was placed on a yellow mat and a black card base. Some gold gems were added to the card.
Come and join us at Beautiful Blossoms and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until April 12 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
This is such a cute card with a great surprise inside. When the card is opened, there are two flaps that pop out.
I chose turquoise and brown papers and stamped, stencilled and die cut lots of images. I arranged some of them on the front and added the sentiment at the bottom. Inside the card, there is a place to write a message and there are two flaps that open on the top and bottom. I decorated those was well. The only embellishment added was Liquid Pearls to the centres of the flowers.
This card can also be made in landscape format so the flaps open sideways.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Colour Dare Challenge 695!
The colour grid is below.
I used all 6 colours plus silver and black.
I cut strips of cardstock from all six colours in 1/4" strips. The silver foil pieces were cut at 1/8". I arranged the pieces on a sheet of printer paper, maintaining a colour pattern. That piece was adhered to a black base. I die cut two circles and embossed the sentiments in silver. That was adhered slightly above the centre and a few black gems were added around the sentiment.
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
This was such a fun card to make and it stands up to showcase the inside.
I chose floral patterned papers - the patterns are quite busy and in hindsight, I would change the paper designs to less complex patterns for when I make this again.
There is a hot foiled sentiment on the front and a second sentiment inside the card and I added a few butterflies as well.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card is based on a sketch - although the sketch uses snowflakes, I chose to make a rainbow card using carnation images.
The flower, leaves and berries were stamped (layering stamps) and die cut. I cut grey patterned paper on an angle but you don't see that on the finished card. The carnations were arranged down the angled paper and I added the berries and leaves underneath. The sentiment plus a small bow were added along with several silver gems.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card was inspired by one I found on the Waffle Flower site. I recently bought the stencilled roses and wanted to try this idea.
I am not overly happy with the results but I thought I would post this anyways. The stencil and die set is a bit difficult to use... stencilling first makes it hard to align the die as it is solid. Die cutting first makes it hard to line up the stencils as the leaves are flimsy and don't always end up in the right spots. I chose to stencil first and then die cut...
I die cut several frames from four shades of pink cardstock, each one progressively smaller. In real life, there are four definitive shades of pink but in the photos, it looks like only two shades. The roses were placed on two different layers and an embossed sentiment was added along with some clear gems.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 672!
The sketch is shown below.
I stayed true to the sketch with the panels and used a lemon theme. I stamped some lemons and leaves and die cut those as well as a branch and a flower. The sentiment was stamped and die cut with a frame. The card front was adhered to a black card base.
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 is another set of cards that I finished at a recent crop day. The images are the same on every card but I changed the patterned paper behind the oval. The butterflies were coloured and I brushed them with a clear shimmer brush to add some shimmer. I made 16 of these - two sets of eight cards each.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to FarmQuest Country Christmas and our March challenge!
I recently received some winter scene cards and used one of those for the basis of my card.
I die cut a frame with four windows and turned that into a shaker with the scene behind. The background was embossed with a woodgrain folder and I dragged a brown ink pad over top to enhance the pattern. The scene was set on white cardstock and adhered to the woodgrain panel. I added a hot foiled sentiment across the centre of the window.
Come and join us at FQCC and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until April 5 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 351!
The theme for this challenge is happy birthday.
I chose to make a leaf based card. The background was splattered with gold paint and I added several die cut leaf images under the circle. I drew details on some of the leaves. The circle was die cut and I embossed the sentiment in the centre. Stickles were added to the circles on the outside frame. The sentiment piece and the background were adhered with foam tape.
Come and join us at Cut It Up and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until Monday, March 16 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
I love this adorable rabbit - I made one card in this style a while ago and decided to do a pile of die cutting and assembled 12 of these at a recent crop. I made them in six colour schemes for two sets of six cards each.
Enjoy,
Alyson
The month of March brings the next two letters in the Papercrafter's Workshop Alphabet Soup challenge - E and F.
For E, I chose emboss resist. I embossed a panel with a vine image and with masking paper still in place, I inked over it with shades of blue and turquoise. It was wiped down to remove the ink from the images and I stamped a sentiment in the corner. The card front was adhered to a white card base and I added a few gems to the front.
For F, I chose foiling and florals. The image was hot foiled in gold and I coloured the sunflowers with markers. I embossed a green background and adhered the image to that piece. The sentiment was embossed in white and added at the top along with some gold gems.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I borrowed some press plates from a friend of mine and pressed a LOT of images. This was one of them.
I used pink and green Copics to colours in the flowers and greenery. The white base was coloured using black markers so it appears the image was created on a black background. I trimmed the card front down just slightly and added three gold gems.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 690!
The sketch is shown below.
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's Quest Celebrations of Love and our March challenge!
This is always a challenge for celebrations - birthday, engagement, wedding, anniversary or sympathy.
I chose to create a birthday card as I always need them!
The background was lightly stencilled in shades of yellow, orange, mint and pink. The cake and flower images were stamped, stencilled and die cut. I placed the cake on the left side and added the flowers at the base of the cake stand. The sentiment was placed at the top of the cake. Various colours of Liquid Pearls were added around the card. The front was matted on black and then on a mint 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 211!
The small graphic is shown below - please visit the Double Trouble Challenge Blog for detailed information.
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's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags and our March challenge!
This is always a challenge for shaped cards or tags.
I chose to create a teapot card. I used my Cricut to cut two bases and the blue border for the pot. The cup and flowers were masked and I coloured the images. The sentiment was stamped on the cup and I added a few heat lines above the cup. I added clear Stickles to the centres of the flowers.
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 March challenge!
The theme for this challenge is butterflies.
This card was a labour of love! I die cut the butterfly outline from gold foil and then proceeded to inlay every little piece of those butterflies using various colours of cardstock. Once that was finished, I embossed the sentiment and drew dots with a white gel pen around some of the butterflies. The card front was adhered to a gold foil card base.
Come and join us at Dragonfly Dreams and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until the first Friday in April to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Pearly Sparkles and our March challenge!
The theme for this challenge is multi-coloured florals.
I chose an old stamp for my card. The image was embossed on a slight angle across the card front and coloured with markers. I also embossed the sentiment and used a black marker to draw lines around the card. I also added some black dots around some of the images.
Come and join us at Pearly Sparkles and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until March 28 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
