Holiday Skaters

 This card was from the 30 Minute Card Making Stash Dash. 

The parameters were as follows: Card Style: 5x7, Colour: orange, Embellishment: border, Technique: stamping, and Occasion: sympathy or no sentiment. 

I chose to make a holiday card. I inked the background and splattered it with white paint. The lower piece is holographic paper but it photographed very dark - it's much lighter in real life. The skaters were stamped, coloured and fussy cut - and my orange is the carrots of their noses. I added a scalloped border along the left side and adhered a black frame around the images. I am showing this with the sentiment in place - that was added later. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Celebrate with Surprise Inside

 This card is from the 30 Minute Card Making Stash Dash. 

The parameters for this challenge were as follows: Card Style: surprise inside, Colour: rainbow, Embellishment: glittery, Technique: crafter's choice and Occasion: get well soon or celebrate. 

I stencilled (technique) a background in a rainbow colour scheme. The images were stamped, coloured and die cut. I placed the cake on a black oval and die cut the sentiment from gold glitter paper. Inside the card, there is a pop-up with a birthday cupcake and a sentiment. 

I did not finish within 30 minutes but I was close - an extra 5 minutes.

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Candy Cane Christmas

 This card was from the 30 Minute Cardmaking Stash Dash.

The parameters were as follows: Card Style: crafter's choice, Colours: complementary, Embellishment: food, Technique: paper piecing and Occasion: crafter's choice. 

I finished right on the 30 minute mark! I die cut two candy canes and pieced the red sections onto the white bases. The leaves and berries were also die cut and I cut a background from white card-stock and adhered that to light green cardstock, The candy canes, leaves and berries were arranged on the card front and adhered to a red card base. The sentiment was die cut from gold glitter paper and adhered at the base of the card. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Floral Thinking of You

 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

Purple Roses Friendship Fun Fold Card

 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

Just Becows

 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 

Birthday Wishes in Black and White

 This card was from the 30 Minute Cardmaking Stash Dash.

The parameters for this challenge were as follows: 

Type of Card: 5x7, Colours: black and white, Embellishment: border, Technique: dovetail and Occasion: thank you or birthday.

I made a very simple card. The stamped panel has a branch at the top and a swing hanging from that image. I stamped the sentiment and dovetailed the ends of both the stamped piece and the black border. I adhered the stamped panel to a black mat, a piece of patterned paper and then to the white card base. A few black gems were placed around the sentiment. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Dogwood Celebrate Card

This card was created for the 30 Minute Cardmaking Stash Dash.

The parameters for this challenge were as follows: 

Type of card: A2 landscape, Colour: any 3 colours, Embellishment: crafter's choice, Technique: splattering and Occasion: get well soon or celebrate.

I die cut all the pieces for the dogwood image from coloured cardstock and inked them for dimension. The white background was embossed and spattered with black ink. I added strips of green cardstock and teal glitter paper along the left side and added the image across the card. I used several mats and added a hot foiled sentiment at the bottom. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

I Woof You

 This cute mini slimline card was created for the 30 Minute Card Making Stash Dash. 

The parameters for this challenge were as follows: 

Type of card: slimline/mini slimline, Colour: monochromatic, Embellishment: three of a kind, Technique: fussy cutting and Occasion: thinking of you or friendship.

I ink blended a turquoise background and splattered it with water. I die cut three circles and placed black cardstock behind the inked panel.The dogs were stamped, die cut and adhered inside each of the circles. I stamped and fussy cut the sentiment and added three gems around it. 

I took the original photo BEFORE I coloured the dog's tongue pink... this is the photo after that was done! 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Happy Bird-Day Card and Trio of Sunflowers

 These cards are from the 30 Minute Card Making Stash Dash - two weeks of that challenge. 

The parameters for the first card were as follows: Type of Card: fun fold, Colours: crafter's choice, Embellishment: animal, Technique: painting and Occasion: crafter's choice. 

Painting is not my thing... I used two shimmer brushes, mixed the colours with water and painted across the front panel in two colours. The bird was stamped, coloured and die cut and I added a sentiment underneath. Inside the card, there is a second sentiment and a place for a message. I added some clear gems on the front as well. 

The parameters for the second card were as follows: 

Type of Card: shaped card, Colour: orange, Embellishment: ribbon or twine, Technique: stencilling and Occasion: crafter's choice. 

I die cut three arches and stencilled the top one with grass and clouds. The fence and sunflowers were stamped, coloured and die cut. I arranged them on the front and brushed the centres of the flowers with a gold shimmer brush. I added a stamped sentiment and orange twine to the front. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Just Because Stems Card(s)

 This card is from the 30 Minute Card Making Stash Dash.

The parameters for this challenge were as follows: Type of Card: A2 Portrait, Colour: orange, Embellishment: shiny, Technique: fussy cutting and Occasion: just because or get well soon. 

I lightly ink blended a background using shades of yellow, orange and red. The image was stamped across the card with black ink and I stamped the sentiment on one side. I fussy cut a piece of gold foil cardstock to cover the bottom of the stems and placed the card front on a gold foil mat and then a black card base. I finished in about 18 minutes - probably a record for me! 

After I had time to look at the card, I decided to colour the flowers and leaves as well.

Which is your favourite? 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Nice List

 This card is from the 30 Minute Card Making Stash Dash. 

The parameters for this challenge were as follows: Card Style: A2 landscape, Colour: red, Embellishment: 3 of a kind, Technique: stamping and Occasion: crafter's choice. 

All I could think of when red was announced was Santa... I stencilled the floor with a brick stencil and lightly inked the background with blue ink. The images were stamped, coloured and fussy cut. I arranged everything on the card font and stamped the sentiment at the top. The card front was adhered to two mats and I added some red gems (more than three) on the card. After I had photographed this, I added clear Stickles to the star, dog tags Santa's hat. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Green Strips Birthday Card

 This card is from the 30 Minute Card Making Stash Dash event. 

The parameters for this challenge were as follows: Type of Card: A2 landscape, Colour: green, Embellishment: circle, Technique: embossing and Occasion: crafter's choice.

I finished well before the 30 minute timer! 

I chose a variety of green patterned papers and cut them into strips. They were offset on a leaf embossed background that was also splattered with black paint. The sentiment was stamped in three shades of green ink and die cut with a circle. I adhered the card front to a black base and added a few black enamel dots around the sentiment. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Twisted Easel Birthday Card

 This card is from the 30 Minute Card Making Stash Dash event. 

The parameters for this challenge were as follows: Type of Card: fancy fold, Colour: blue, Embellishment: plant, Technique: colouring and Occasion: crafter's choice.

I finished right on the 30 minute timer! 

I chose old patterned papers and stamped two images and coloured them. The leaves were adhered to the front section of the fold and I added a bow where the stems meet. The sentiment was stamped, die cut and stacked several times to hold the fold in place. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Trio of Butterflies

 This card was from the 30 Minute Card Making Stash Dash event. 

The parameters were as follows: Type of card: slimline, Colour: monochromatic, Embellishment: animal, Technique: fussy cutting and Occasion: thinking of you.

I ink blended a background with Distress Oxide inks and splattered it with water. Once that was dry, I die cut the circle frame and applied a piece of lighter blue cardstock behind the openings. I die cut the butterflies from vellum, silver foil and dark blue cardstock. They were arranged in the openings and I added silver Stickles to the tips. The sentiment was stamped and fussy cut.

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Rainbow Birthday Card

 This card is from the 30 Minute Card Making Stash Dash. 

The parameters for this challenge were as follows: Type of Card: A2 landscape, Colours: crafter's choice, Embellishment: die cut or punch, Technique: stamping, Occasion: birthday or thank you. 

I finished easily within the 30 minute time frame. 

The floral outline was die cut from white cardstock and inked with Distress Oxide inks. While the inks were out, I also ink blended a piece of cardstock in the same rainbow pattern. The outline was adhered to a white card base and I stamped the sentiment in black and placed that on the ink blended background. I added three tiny flowers in the top corner with black enamel dots in the centres. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Just Because in Black and White

 This card is from the 30 Minute Card Making Stash Dash. This is the second post today - both from the same event but different days. 

The parameters for this challenge were as follows: Type of Card: crafter's choice, Colours: black and white, Embellishment: metallic, Technique: stencilling and Occasion: sympathy or just because. 

I chose an A2 portrait card and I stencilled the base with black ink. The white rectangles were die cut and I added a black mat behind each of them. The leaf image was die cut and adhered to the top rectangle and I stamped a sentiment at the bottom. Some silver gems were placed around the image. 

Enjoy,

Alyson

Purple Flower Smiles

 This card is from the 30 Minute Cardmaking Stash Dash. 

The parameters were as follows: Type of Card: 5x7, Colour(s): green, Embellishment: metallic, Technique: painting and Sentiment: crafter's choice. 

Painting... ugh - definitely not my strength! I decided to paint an ombre panel in shades of green. Once that was dry, it was trimmed and added to the left side of the card. The flowers were stamped, stencilled and die cut. I splattered silver ink on the white background and the white inside frame. The flower image was placed on the frame and I embossed a sentiment to go across the image. Some silver gems were placed around the flowers. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Red Flower Sympathy Card

 This card was from the 30 Minute Card Making Stash Dash. 

The parameters were as follows: Type of Card: A2 portrait, Colour(s): red, Embellishment: plant, Technique: fussy cutting and Occasion(s): sympathy or friendship. 

I used some old rub-on images for the plants and I coloured them with Copic markers. The sentiment was fussy cut and added at the bottom of the stems. I trimmed the front panel and drew a border around the edge. That panel was adhered to a white card base with craft foam and I added three black enamel dots around the images. 

Enjoy,

Alyson

Peony Fun Fold Card

 This card was created for the 30 Minute Card Making Stash Dash. 

The parameters for this challenge were as follows: Type of card: fancy fold, Colour: purple, Embellishment: circle, Technique: embossing and Occasion: just because or friendship. 

I stamped, coloured and die cut a peony and some leaves. The circles were arranged so the last one sits on the back panel. The others were arranged in the front. The front panel was embossed and I added two hot foiled sentiments and some silver gems. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson