Hero Arts Holiday Event 1

 I recently did the Hero Arts Holiday Event and made a few cards... the first two are in this post. More posts to follow... 

The first card is a double shaker card. There are two shaker openings and the sentiment pieces were placed partly over the shakers. That Santa image is TINY - the pieces are among the smallest I have ever assembled! 

The second card is 5x7 in size and has four panels of images or sentiments. There is a lot happening in the background - white snowflakes stamped on the panels backs and a stencilled background, for example. I love the blue colour scheme! 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Alphabet Challenge - Letter U for Underwater

 This card was made for the Alphabet Challenge that I have been doing all year. In October, the letters are T and U and this is my card for the letter U. 

U stands for underwater. 

I ink blended a background with rays of light coming from the top and splattered that with water. The images were stamped, coloured and die cut and a few were just die cut and inked. Everything was arranged on the front and I added clear Stickles to some of the images and the bubbles. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

AH 704 - Celebrate Cupcakes

Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 704! 

The sketch is shown below.

This sketch seems a bit difficult at first glance. I chose not to use banner elements but used balloons instead and that led to my decision to use a trio of cupcakes.

The cross piece was still used on my card as a grounding element for the cupcakes. I stamped, coloured and die cut three of them. They were placed on the turquoise shape. The balloons were die cut and inked and I added each one with a piece of twine leading to each of the cupcakes. The sentiment was inked in a rainbow colour scheme and added to a black shadow. 

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

Peace Floral Spray

 This card was inspired by one on the Honey Bee Stamps website. 

The plaid background was partially covered with a dotted piece of paper. All the images were die cut and some were inked for dimension. They were arranged along the left side of the card and I added a die cut sentiment with a glitter shadow. Some clear gems were placed around the card and I splattered the front with white paint as well. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Alphabet Challenge - Letter T for Teacup and Turquoise

 This card was created for the Alphabet Challenge - the month of October requires projects for letters T and U. This is my card for the letter T. 

T stands for teacup, tea bag and turquoise/teal. 

I die cut the background and adhered it to turquoise cardstock. The images were stamped, coloured and die cut and I arranged the flowers on top of the teacup. The sentiment was placed in the top corner and I added small gems to the holes on the background. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Cut It Up 367 - Pink Flowers

Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 367!

The theme for this challenge is pretty in pink. Pink must be the focal colour. 

I embossed the cardstock and then stencilled the flowers and leaves. I splattered the card with black paint and added a hot foiled sentiment at the bottom and gold gems around the flowers. 

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

You have until Monday, October 26 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

BB October - Gratitude Basket

 

Welcome to Beautiful Blossoms and our October challenge! 

The inspiration photo is below - you do not need to use it but it is there for your inspiration. 

I drew the colours for my card from the photo.

I die cut the basket and all the flowers and leaves. The background was hot foiled with a leaf pattern and adhered to a Kraft mat and then a piece of terracotta cardstock. The sentiment was added across the bottom and I arranged the basket of flowers just above that piece with a few flowers at the base of the basket. A small bow was placed at the side. 

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

You have until November 12 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Birthday Wishes Cards

 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

Successful Adulting and Birthday Cards

 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

Pumpkin Thanks

 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

Penguin Pop and Twist Card

 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

Upside Down Arch Card with Angels

 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

LST Non-Traditional Leaf Cards

 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

Black and White Thinking of You

 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

Christmas Floral Spray

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 

Friendship Sunflowers

 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

Happy Holidays Banner Card

 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

AH 702 - Christmas Stripes

Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 702! 

The sketch is shown below.

I really struggled with this sketch - finally decided on a Christmas theme card. 

I cut strips of red and green alcohol inked paper and thin strips of gold foil. Those pieces were arranged on a piece of printer paper with double sided tape on one side. I die cut the sentiment plus some holiday  greenery and arranged all of that at the top. I added some gold Stickles to the berries and brushed the leaves with a gold shimmer brush. 

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

Snowmen Trio

 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

Autumn Thank You Cards

 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

Cut It Up 366 - Be Merry Snowmen

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. 

I ink blended the background and die cut it with a border die. The snowmen were stamped, coloured and die cut. I arranged them on the bottom of the card front and added a die cut sentiment at the top.  Some snowflakes were placed on the card and I used a white gel pen to add more "snow". 

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

X-Fold Owl Card

 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

Rainbow Love You

 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