A fun card making blog
This card looks so easy but it was time consuming!
I die cut the oval frame from gold, green and white cardstock. The gold frame was adhered to an embossed panel and the green pieces were fit into the image. I inked the white poinsettia pieces with dark red in the centre, fading to pink at the ends. Those pieces were pieced back into the gold outline. I added a hot foiled sentiment and some gold gems.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I was inspired to use this colour scheme from a blog post on the Pinkfresh Studio site. Blue and purple for poinsettias are so pretty.
I stamped the images with medium grey ink and used stencils to colour the images. They were die cut and I die cut several additional pieces for each card to stack them together to create depth. The background was die cut with a quilted die and the shaker pieces were placed in the centre with the stacked image on top. Hot foiled sentiments were added to each card.
Enjoy,
Alyson
These two cards were made withe the same products but in different colours.
I embossed the image and stencilled the flowers and leaves. Each piece was cut down to an A2 size and added to a coloured mat. I placed a hot foiled sentiment at the bottom and used Liquid Pearls to add some dots around the images.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I recently posted a pile of photos of napkin cards that I made into sets. These cards were made using the leftover pieces.
The first pair of cards was made from one napkin front that was cut into two sections. I adhered the panels to green mats and then to white embossed backgrounds. I added three strips of cardstock under the images and chose hot foiled sentiments to go across the bottom. Silver gems were placed around the cards.
The second card had the centre die cut from the image and matted on the same green cardstock as the base. The pattern was kept intact and I added a hot foiled sentiment with blue metallic thread. Again, silver gems were placed around the card.
The napkin piece for the last card was simply cut diagonally and added to a green mat. A black glitter sentiment on vellum was added at the bottom and those same silver gems made another appearance.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 688!
The sketch is shown below.
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
This is the second post showing napkin cards - all I added were mats and sentiments. These ones are all created for Christmas.
Which set is your favourite?
The photo below shows all the finished napkin cards, ready to give away!
Enjoy,
Alyson
I recently visited a napkin store and bought several packages of napkins and rice paper. They make such beautiful card fronts. I only had to create mats and bases and add sentiments to make complete sets of cards - fast and easy!
This is the first post showing a selection of these napkin cards. I made almost 100 cards in total - terrific to give away!
Enjoy,
Alyson
I was recently introduced to napkin cards - there are so many beautiful napkin images!
Once the napkin was adhered, I trimmed that panel and cut half inch wide strips. I raised every second strip with foam tape, working on a piece of printer paper. That panel was adhered to a green mat and a blue card base. I only added a hot foiled sentiment so the image would remain the focal point.
I have TONS of napkins already on paper - just need time to do something with them!
Enjoy,
Alyson
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
Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 684!
The sketch is shown below.
I chose a 3D embossing folder for the background, cut that piece into three even sections and adhered them to a white mat with foam tape. The turquoise circle was die cut and I added a white circle on top. The flowers were stamped, coloured and added in the centre, along with some open vellum pieces. A small bow was placed at the base of the flowers and I added a hot foiled sentiment. The flowers were brushed with a shimmer brush to add some sparkle.
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
Today marks a big change for me. I am so busy that I have decided to leave nine of the eleven design teams that I have been on for quite some time. I am staying on my two favourite teams (Atlantic Hearts and Cut It Up). I am hoping that this change will allow me more time to work on projects without it feeling so much like a job!
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I am working through an Alphabet Soup Challenge this year - every month has a new letter and a project is to be made using something that begins with that specific letter of the alphabet.
This is my project for the letter I - inlay technique and ink blending.
I die cut the poinsettia images from gold and white cardstock x3. The gold outlines were adhered to a piece of white cardstock. I kept the inside pieces together and inked blended them with shades of red. I also traced the lines with a red Copic marker. They were pieced back into the gold outlines. I cut two thin strips of cardstock and placed them under the poinsettias. A hot foiled sentiment was added at the bottom.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This is another set of cards made for the care-ing team at my church to send to people who need a pick me up.
I chose a few scene papers and cut them into three strips. They were arranged on cardstock pieces and adhered to coloured card bases. I added a stamped or hot foiled sentiment on each. I made a total of 16 of these cards. Easy!
Enjoy,
Alyson
This was such a fun card to make and it stands up to showcase the inside.
I chose floral patterned papers - the patterns are quite busy and in hindsight, I would change the paper designs to less complex patterns for when I make this again.
There is a hot foiled sentiment on the front and a second sentiment inside the card and I added a few butterflies as well.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to FarmQuest Country Christmas and our March challenge!
I recently received some winter scene cards and used one of those for the basis of my card.
I die cut a frame with four windows and turned that into a shaker with the scene behind. The background was embossed with a woodgrain folder and I dragged a brown ink pad over top to enhance the pattern. The scene was set on white cardstock and adhered to the woodgrain panel. I added a hot foiled sentiment across the centre of the window.
Come and join us at FQCC and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until April 5 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
The month of March brings the next two letters in the Papercrafter's Workshop Alphabet Soup challenge - E and F.
For E, I chose emboss resist. I embossed a panel with a vine image and with masking paper still in place, I inked over it with shades of blue and turquoise. It was wiped down to remove the ink from the images and I stamped a sentiment in the corner. The card front was adhered to a white card base and I added a few gems to the front.
For F, I chose foiling and florals. The image was hot foiled in gold and I coloured the sunflowers with markers. I embossed a green background and adhered the image to that piece. The sentiment was embossed in white and added at the top along with some gold gems.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I had an idea in mind for this card for a while...
It's funny how things don't always work out as planned - this was one of those situations.
The background was hot foiled with rainbow foil. I die cut all the tulip and leaf pieces, inked them and assembled the flowers. They were arranged around the edge of the card and I used Press 'n Seal to pick up all the pieces. They were adhered to the background and I added the stitched frame on top. After the flowers were in place, I thought I would lightly splatter the flowers with black paint - but I had to mask off the frame. In hindsight, I wish I had skipped the splatter - I think it makes the card look rather messy. The sentiment was added in the centre with foam tape.
Enjoy,
Alyson
The sketch is shown below.
I decided to create a shaker which was embedded into the card front. The shaker has an ombre background panel but that's hard to see with all the shaker filler. I embossed the background and added a floral stem along the left side (in place of the tag). A hot foiled sentiment was added near the bottom of the shaker and I used clear Stickles on the centres of the flowers.
Come and join us at Atlantic Hearts and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until Sunday evening to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 664!
The sketch is shown below.
I used my Cricut to cut a large circle from masking paper. I ink blended the partial circle on the left side of the card and splattered the ink with water. Once the masking paper was removed, I added a black leaf image and matted the front on a black card base. The sentiment was placed along the edge and I added three black gems to finish off this card.
Come and join us at Atlantic Hearts and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until Sunday evening to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 686!
The sketch is shown below.
I changed the shapes to circles as they just looked better for my design.
I used 24 Distress Oxide inks to stencil to lower part of my card. That was splattered with gold paint and I chose three patterned papers from an alcohol inked paper pad for the circles. Everything was matted on black cardstock and I added a hot foiled sentiment and some gold gems.
Come and join us at TSOT 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 January challenge!
The theme for this challenge is florals.
I chose a large image that I foiled in silver and then used stencils to colour. I fussy cut the image and placed it on a detailed die cut background placed over green cardstock. I added a stitched frame around the edge and placed a sentiment in the lower corner. Gems were added to open sections on the background.
Come and join us at Dragonfly Dreams and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until January 30 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
