A fun card making blog
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.
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You have until Monday, October 26 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
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.
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You have until Monday, October 12 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 365!
The theme for this challenge is orange and black. Those must be the dominant colours on your project.
I drew my inspiration from a card I found on Pinterest. I inked the background with oxide inks and embossed the black image on top. I tore the bottom of that piece and I also tore a black piece of cardstock to allow a thin border. Everything was adhered to coloured cardstock and then a black card base. The sentiment was die cut and placed at the bottom.
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You have until Monday, September 28 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 364!
The theme for this challenge is to make a shaped card.
I chose an arch shape. The white background was embossed with a leaf folder and I die cut all the elements for the birds and flowers from white cardstock. Those pieces were inked and the birds were placed on their swing. I added a sentiment at the bottom.
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You have until Monday, September 14 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 363!
The theme for this challenge is transportation.
I struggled with finding something to use for this challenge until I thought outside the box. I have the standard bicycles, etc but transportation can take many forms... there are sleds, paper airplanes or even a piece of ice!
I cut white glitter paper on a big angle and adhered it to turquoise patterned paper. That piece was die cut along with a black mat and a white card base to give a rough edge border. The penguin on his sled was stamped, coloured and fussy cut and I placed him along the angle of the snow. The sentiment was die cut from red cardstock and adhered at the bottom.
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You have until Monday, August 31 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 362!
The theme for this challenge is to add a sentiment.
I die cut a white lattice background twice and sandwiched a piece of acetate between those two pieces and two A2 pieces of white cardstock. The images were stamped, stencilled and die cut and adhered to opposite corners. I trimmed off the excess and added an embossed sentiment in the bottom corner. Some clear gems were placed around the card.
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You have until Monday, August 17 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 361!
The theme for this challenge is embossing (either dry or heat embossing). I chose dry embossing.
The grey background was embossed with a brick folder and I dragged a grey ink pad over the paper to enhance the bricks. The arches were die cut and I inked the inner one to create an outdoor scene. The bike was stamped, coloured and die cut and I added a sun at the top. The sentiment was placed under the image.
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You have until Monday, August 3 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 356!
The theme for this challenge is florals - my favourite!
I pulled out one of my favourite die sets - the Honey Bee Stamps coneflower.
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You have until Monday, May 25 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It up Challenge 354!
The theme for this challenge is colours of spring.
I pulled out a full set of products that include stamps, stencils, dies and a 3D embossing folder. The floral image was embossed and I used the stencils to colour it. I chose bold pink and green - perfect for spring! The sentiment was stamped in the upper corner and that panel was die cut with a stitched rectangle and I embossed it a second time. A second stitched rectangle was die cut in black (hard to see in the photo) and those pieces were adhered to a green mat and then a white card base. I added clear gems around the card.
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You have until Monday, April 27 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 353!
The theme for this challenge is baby (or kids).
I chose to make a slimline card. The images were stamped, coloured and die cut. I lightly blended four colours of ink down the card front and die cut the background with the openings. I also die cut rings to go around the openings. The images were placed behind the openings and I stamped "welcome" at the top and added the block letters to spell the word baby further down. I used coordinating Stickles to fill in the holes around the circles.
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You have until Monday, April 13 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
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.
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You have until Monday, March 30 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.
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You have until Monday, March 16 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
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.
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You have until Monday, March 2 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!
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You have until Monday, February 16 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 348!
The theme for this challenge is "my heart".
I made a card style that I haven't done for quite some time. The side of the card folds inward, leaving an area to add shaped cuts both on the outside and inside the folded card.
I used some old patterned paper from my stash with shades of magenta, sea glass and gold. I chose a black card base and cut the papers to fit the panels. Several heart images were die cut and I stamped on a few of them as well. Hearts were placed on the front and inside the card and the base panel has an oval for a place to write a message. The sentiment was added on the front and a few gold gems were placed on the heart above the sentiment.
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You have until Monday, February 2 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 347!
The theme for this challenge is to use your favourite die set.
I love rainbows so I chose one of my rainbow dies for my card.
The pieces were cut in rainbow colours and I cut a black outline. I arranged the pieces inside the frame and adhered that to the card front. I ink blended a piece of white cardstock with oxide inks and die cut the word "rainbow" along with a black shadow. The smaller part of the sentiment was stamped at the top and I placed the rainbow sentiment underneath.
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You have until Monday, January 19 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 346!
This is the last challenge of the year and the theme is anything goes.
One of my favourite sets of dies is the Seasonal Frame set from Honey Bee Stamps. There are so many elements and a window can be made for any season. I chose a holiday theme for my card.
All the pieces were die cut and inked. I did use a second set of dies to supplement some of the images. I put a piece of star paper behind the window and adhered everything to a piece of woodgrain paper. The elements were arranged around the corners of the window and I used a white gel pen to add some details. The sentiment was placed in the bottom corner.
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You have until Jan. 5 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 345!
The theme for this challenge is an "oldie but a goodie"... using something old from your stash.
I chose an old stamp that I really like.
I die cut all the rectangles from a set of nesting rectangle dies and on the smallest rectangle, I stamped the floral images in the corners. They were coloured with markers and I used a splatter stamp to add black splatter on top. The sentiment was embossed in white on black cardstock and placed across the card. I purposely kept this simple.
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You have until Monday, December 22 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 344!
The theme for this challenge is to make a fun fold card.
I revisited a card style that I have made before. It's amazing how different each card ends up looking with the choice of papers.
I used blue cardstock and old patterned papers for the diamonds. I stamped several snowmen images, coloured and die cut them. Those pieces were adhered to the three panels and the sentiment was adhered to the front. I added some snowflake papers on the front inside panels and there are two white panels on the back for a message. I also used Stickles to add some shimmer to the snowmen images.
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You have until December 8 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 343!
The theme for this challenge is to use your favourite colour.
Turquoise /teal has been my favourite colour for many years.
I created a base for the wreath frame from white cardstock and embossed a second piece of white cardstock with a snowball embossing folder. The sentiment was attached to acetate (between two circle outlines). The poinsettias, pine branches and berries were all die cut (poinsettias on my Cricut), inked and arranged around the frame. There is a place to write a message on the back.
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You have until Monday, November 24 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
