HQCOL May - Birthday Octagons

Welcome to Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love and our May challenge! 

This is always a challenge for celebrations - birthday, engagement, wedding, anniversary or sympathy. 

I chose to create a birthday card as I never seem to have enough of them on hand!

I used an octagon background die and cut that twice. I inked one panel in shades of purple and blue and adhered the two panels together. The card base was inked in the same colours but darker. The images were stamped, stencilled and die cut and I arranged them in the four corners. The sentiment was die cut from holographic paper and I added the word happy above the larger sentiment. Some clear gems were placed around the card. 

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

HQCOL April - Plumeria Birthday

  Welcome to Heart's Quest Celebration of Love and our April challenge!

This is always a challenge for celebrations - birthday, engagement, wedding, anniversary or sympathy. 

I chose to create a birthday card as I never seem to have enough of them on hand!

I splattered the card front with black paint and added three strips of gold foil paper along the left side. The image was stamped, stencilled and die cut and add to the front with a two part sentiment. A few gold gems were placed around the image.

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

HQCOL - Make a Wish Cake Card

 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

HQCOL February - Happy Bird-Day

 Welcome to Heart'sQuest Celebrations of Love and our February challenge!

This is always a celebration of love challenge - birthday, wedding, anniversary, engagement or sympathy. The optional theme for this month is Valentine's Day. 

I chose to make a birthday card. 

I stencilled the clouds first and then stamped the trees and stencilled the leaves. The mice and birds were stamped, coloured and die cut and I also stamped a sentiment. The images were arranged on the grassy base and I stamped a smaller sentiment and some music notes near the images. The sentiment was placed at the top and I brushed parts of the birds, hats and jackets with a clear shimmer brush. The card front was adhered to a kraft border and then a white 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

HQCOL - Sending Cozy Wishes

Welcome to Heart's Quest Celebration of Love and our January challenge! 

The theme for this challenge is always related to love - birthday, engagement, wedding, anniversary or sympathy. The optional theme for January is warm winter wishes. 

This is a COLD month in my end of the world - lots of snow and cold temperatures. It just seemed appropriate to create a winter card. 

I chose a set of dies that I have had for ages to create the background. Each die cuts wider openings so the layers are designed to be stacked. I used white glitter paper for one of the layers. The polar bear image was embossed in dark blue and coloured. I die cut that piece plus a border and added it to the card with foam tape. The sentiment was angled, embossed in white and placed below the image. A few silver gems were added around the image. 

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

You have until January 31 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

HQ Celebration of Love - Sympathy Flowers

 Welcome to Heart's Quest Celebration of Love and our December challenge!

I chose to make a sympathy card... seems like I never have one on hand when I need it. 

The background was stamped with a floral image and I stamped the image a second time and fussy cut the flowers. I inked them in shades of blue and grey and placed them back on the image. The card front was cut along the side and adhered to a white card base. I added a strip of silver foil and a grey and white ribbon along the left side. Silver gems were placed in the centres of the flowers and the sentiment was stamped at the bottom.

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

Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love - Skating Polar Bear

 Welcome to Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love challenge!

This is my first project as a member of this design team. 

The theme for this challenge is celebrations of love - the optional theme this month is Christmas. 

I always need more Christmas cards! The blue background was inked and then stencilled with Astro Paste on top of a snowflake stencil. The card front was die cut with a stitched rectangle die and I cut a circular opening for the window along with a stitched circle to fit inside. The sentiment was stamped and I used a black pen to draw curvy lines on each side. The blue background was placed on the card base and I added the front with foam tape. The bear was placed so it looks like he is skating along the line. 

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