A fun card making blog
These cards were all made the same way. I inked a circle that was masked on the card front and then heat embossed silhouette images inside the circles. The sentiments were also heat embossed and I die cut the front with a stitched rectangle die. Each front was adhered to the card base with craft foam.
Which set is your favourite?
Enjoy,
Alyson
This is the third card using these adorable animals!
This one was very simple - the image was stamped and coloured and I also stamped the sentiment under the doggies. I raised the card front on the base with foam tape. Easy!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Colour Dare Challenge 705!
The colour grid is below.
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 cute card was inspired by one made by Laura Beacham. I love the tiny squares and all the white space.
I chose a rainbow paper pack and cut the squares from leftover pieces. They were arranged on a white card front and a sentiment was added along with some die cut vellum leaves (patterned vellum). I doodled around the edge and adhered the front to the base with craft foam.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Dragonfly Dreams and our April challenge!
The theme for this challenge is clean and simple (CAS).
I made a card using a design that I really love. A piece of patterned paper was adhered to the card base and I fussy cut white cardstock on an angle and then trimmed the lower piece to leave an opening on the card front. The sentiment was stamped on the same angle as the opening and a white die cut floral image was placed across both panels. I added a small gold bow to the base of the flowers.
Come and join us at Dragonfly Dreams and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until the first Friday in May 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
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
This card was simple to make but it is just so pretty.
I chose a 6x6 size as I wanted a square. The front panel was partially embossed and I also used my scoring tool to emboss three lines on each side of the design - those are very hard to see in the photo. Various elements were die cut from vellum, white and green cardstock and arranged under a silver star. The sentiment was stamped along the right side and I added silver cord and some gems to the front.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This was such an easy card to make. The bear was stamped, coloured and die cut. A piece of A2 cardstock was hand cut to create a piece of ice from the top of one corner and light blue cardstock was placed behind that opening. The sentiment was stamped at the bottom and the bear was adhered so he looks like he is skating. I purposely keep this very simple with no embellishments or anything else.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card design was inspired by one made by a member of the Gina K Designs creative team.
I masked off the card front and ink blended a background using turquoise and purple inks. I kept the masking paper in place and stamped the top two images and the butterfly with black ink. I used a white gel pen to add details to the images. The masking paper was removed and I stamped the sentiment. The card front was adhered to a black mat and then to a white card base with craft foam.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This is another card I found on Pinterest - so simple but it's a great option for a masculine birthday.
The word HAPPY was embossed in white on the card front and I also stamped the word birthday off the to right. Three strips of coloured cardstock were added above and below the sentiment and I added some die cut stars and sequins to the front.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This pretty card was inspired by one made by Chris Stokes.
I die cut a floral border from white cardstock and adhered that behind the open circle. That piece was placed on a piece of alcohol inked paper and added to a white card base with foam tape. The butterfly was die cut from vellum and patterned paper and adhered at the bottom of the circle and the sentiment was added at the bottom right. I used clear Stickles on the body of the butterfly.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I was looking around on Pinterest for ideas and found a card like this - there was no name attached to it, so I can't give credit to the designer.
The centre panel was embossed with a 3D embossing folder and I created a two part frame to fit over the top. The sentiment was stamped in the bottom corner and I adhered the entire front to the base with foam tape. So simple but so elegant!
It's interesting to look at this photo now as everything appears inside out - the embossed panel looks like it was adhered on top of the card base but that's not the case!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Colour Dare Challenge 649!
Choose at least three colours from the graphic below.
I chose yellow, orange and red.
I die cut a stitched card front and created a mask with three open strips. I used three Distress Oxide inks to blend from yellow to red and removed the mask. The floral image and sentiment were embossed in black and the front was adhered to a white card base with foam tape. Easy!
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 card was CASEd from one I saw on Facebook. I intend to make four sets of eight cards each at upcoming crops using this design.
The background was embossed and the floral panel was die cut with a stitched rectangle die and then a smaller stitched rectangle was embossed inside that piece. The stem was stamped and stencilled and I added a sentiment at the bottom. The panel was adhered to the front with craft foam. Neat, clean and simple!
Enjoy,
Alyson
This was such an easy card to make but it is so pretty!
Each end of an A2 white cardstock panel was embossed with a 3D embossing folder. I stamped the sentiment in two parts across the centre, heat embossing the lower part. Some silver gems were added after the panel was adhered to the card base. Easy!
Enjoy,
Alyson
I found this card on Pinterest and wanted to make my own version of it.
The side panel was embossed with a 3D embossing folder and adhered to the front. A thin strip of black cardstock was placed along the embossed panel. The flower was die cut, assembled and added after the sentiment was stamped in the bottom corner. Easy, but so pretty!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Colour Dare Challenge 639!
The graphic is shown below.
I chose to make a clean and simple card. I die cut three circles from a card front size piece of masking paper and ink blended inside the circles using the two colours. The masking paper was removed and I stamped some silhouette images and a sentiment on the card. Easy!
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
Welcome to Dragonfly Dreams and our February challenge!
The theme for this month is clean and simple (CAS).
I love single layer cards but always have a hard time stopping myself from adding more and more! For this card, I die cut a circle from masking paper and used the negative space. I ink blended a circle using light turquoise and purple ink. The mask was removed and I stamped a rose image so the top of the image was inside the circle. A simple sentiment was stamped in the lower corner. Nothing else was added to this card.
Come and join us at Dragonfly Dreams and show us your clean and simple projects.
You have until the end of the month to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
This was such an easy card to make but the rainbow effect is just so pretty.
I masked off a section of white cardstock and stencilled over a daisy stencil with distress oxide inks. The mask was removed and I stamped a simple sentiment in the corner. That piece was adhered to a black mat and then a white card base. Super simple!
Enjoy,
Alyson
