A fun card making blog
I chose a corner floral image and stamped it in opposite corners on a slimline layer piece. The flowers were coloured with Copics and I added details with a white gel pen. The card front was splattered with gold paint and adhered to a coloured mat and then to the card base with foam tape. I added clear Stickles on the flower centres and the wings of the dragonfly.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card is based on one I saw on Pinterest but there was no name attached to it so I am not are who originally made it.
This was considerably more difficult than I anticipated... I ended up making a slimline card as an A2 card didn't allow enough room for three butterflies to cross the open centre. I stamped a sentiment along the side in black ink. I chose brushed gold paper for the butterflies and I randomly marker coloured parts of them. The flowers and leaves were arranged coming out from the sentiment strips - that was tough as the sentiments needed to be straight so I couldn't put them on the butterflies until those were adhered to the card. The little flowers and leaves had to be arranged in such a way that the ends were covered by the sentiment pieces.
I splattered the two side panels with gold paint and added gold gems around the card.
Enjoy,
Alyson
How sweet are these baby elephants? This card was inspired by one made for the Sunny Studio blog.
I ink blended the grass panel and die cut it in parts with an arch grass die. The sky was ink blended, splattered with oxide sprays and white paint and the grass panel was placed on top. I stamped, coloured and die cut the elephants, clouds and balloons and adhered them to the front and a sentiment was stamped in the corner. I used a black marker to draw the strings for the balloons. Everything was added to a stitched mat and then to the card base.
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.
Come and join us at Cut It Up and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have until Monday, April 13 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card is based on a sketch - although the sketch uses snowflakes, I chose to make a rainbow card using carnation images.
The flower, leaves and berries were stamped (layering stamps) and die cut. I cut grey patterned paper on an angle but you don't see that on the finished card. The carnations were arranged down the angled paper and I added the berries and leaves underneath. The sentiment plus a small bow were added along with several silver gems.
Enjoy,
Alyson
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
I have had this alphabet stamp for ages - I decided to use it for two Christmas cards.
The letters were stamped down the card front and I added a strip of patterned paper along the side of both cards. The flowers and leaves were coloured and I splattered the fronts with red paint. Some gold gems were placed around each card. Each card front was adhered to red glitter paper and then to white card bases.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Double Trouble Challenge 204!
The small graphic is below - please visit the Double Trouble Challenge Blog for detailed information.
I chose to make a slimline card for this challenge. I have 3+ colours (purple, pink, yellow and turquoise), 2+ images (tons of flowers and leaves) and 1 slimline card. My colour element starts with T - turquoise.
I created a lattice background and had everything cut and ready - and then realized I needed a slimline size... so I made a second lattice background. I joined the two of them with a cross piece. The flowers and leaves were all die cut and adhered to the lattice background above and below the centre strip. The sentiment was placed in the centre and I added clear gems around the card. I also used a shimmer brush to add shimmer to the centres of the flowers.
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
Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 654!
The sketch is shown below.
I chose to make a slimline card. The flowers and leaves were all die cut from white cardstock and inked with Distress Oxide inks. I splattered water on some of the images. The white background was lightly stencilled to make a brick background. The flowers were arranged on the stencilled piece and adhered. I added a sentiment across the centre and placed the card front on a purple mat and then a grey card base. Some silver gems were added around the card and silver metallic thread was placed under the sentiment.
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
I stamped three of them - two on a grassy hill and one surrounded by flowers. The images were coloured and adhered behind a Distress Oxide inked background. I sprayed the background with a mix of Perfect Pearls and water to give it some shine. The sentiment was printed and added across the card and I added some gold gems as well.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Double Trouble Challenge 196!
The small graphic is below. Please visit the Double Trouble Challenge Blog for detailed information.
I ink blended a background with several Distress Oxide inks and splattered it with water. That was die cut using a stitched slimline die. The inner circles were also die cut with a stitched die. The images and sentiments were stamped, coloured and added inside each of the open circles. I also die cut a thin circle outline to go around the centre circle. I matted the rainbow front to black cardstock and then to a white card base. Some black gems were placed around the card.
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
Welcome to My Time to Craft Christmas Challenge 115!
The theme for this challenge is to make a vertical slimline card.
I die cut a large circle image from gold glitter paper. The small circles were filled with various red and green patterned papers. I die cut several ornaments, strings, tops and bows and assembled them. They were placed inside the larger circles and I drew a white shadow line on each. A hot foiled sentiment was placed across the centre and I placed gold gems around the card.
Come and join us at MTTCC 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 is a cute spring card.
I die cut a slimline frame and inked it using four colours of Distress Oxide ink. I splattered it with water and adhered it to a black card base. The inner circles were die cut and I stamped three images on those pieces and coloured them. They were placed back into the open circles and I embossed two sentiments and placed them along the sides of the card. Some clear gems were added around the sentiments and images.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Dragonfly Dreams and our April challenge!
The theme for this challenge is animals.
I chose to use toads - usually not a beautiful animal but these ones are truly cute!
I ink blended a blue background with Distress Oxide inks and splattered it with a mix of water and Perfect Pearls to create some shine. The toad images were die cut and assembled. I added them to light blue cardstock behind each of the windows. The sentiments were heat embossed in white and added between the circles. The card front was adhered to a white mat and then a dark blue card base.
Come and join us at Dragonfly Dreams 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
The images in this slimline shaker are just so adorable! I stamped and coloured three of them - a dog, a cat and a bunny - in pastel colours. The background was ink blended using Distress Oxide inks and splattered with water and white paint. It was die cut to add a stitched border and to cut out the circles. The images were set behind the openings and I added some snow and silver stars as shaker filler. The sentiment was embossed in white and placed across the card front.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This card is from another 30 Minute Cardmaking Stash Dash event.
The parameters for this challenge were as follows:
Type of card: slimline, Colours: crafter's choice, Embellishment: acrylic, Technique: crafter's choice, Sentiment: holiday
I used a piece of acetate as my acrylic component. The cards front was die cut in white and I inked the card base in red. I placed foam tape on a few of the diagonal panels as well as around the outside before adding red and green sequins plus some "snow" to create the shaker. The sentiment and the floral spray were die cut from shades of red and green cardstock and I added gold pieces to the centre of the flowers.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Double Trouble Challenge 169!
This week, it's all about skinny cards - slimline or mini slimline. The small graphic is below - please visit the Double Trouble Challenge Blog for detailed information.
My slimline card is large - 4 x 9 - because I used a Pinkfresh Studio die and that is larger than a standard slimline (3.5 x 8.5). It still fits in a standard business envelope so all is good!
I chose a brick background and also die cut green rings to go around each opening to define them a little more. The flowers were stamped, coloured and die cut and I inked a white panel behind the openings with a light blue ink before arranging the flowers in each of the openings. The sentiment was embossed on grey cardstock and split in two sections. I added silver Stickles to the dots around the circles and a silver gem to each of the flower centres.
Come and join us at Double Trouble and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have two weeks to link up your project.
I am also linking up my card with the I Spy with My Little Eye challenge.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Double Trouble Challenge 165!
The small graphic is below - please visit the Double Trouble Challenge Blog for detailed information.
The sketch from Atlantic Hearts is what drove my card design. I chose several colours from the Cinco de Mayo image and used those for the flowers and leaves. I inked a background and then die cut a wonky burlap piece from that. I backed it with white cardstock so I could slip the purple flower underneath. The white layer and the black base were both die cut using stitched slimline dies. As an afterthought, I splattered the card with black paint as the open white sections were very stark. A black sentiment was placed on the inked section and I added some iridescent gems around the flowers.
Come and join us at Double Trouble and show us how you interpret this week's challenge.
This is a ONE week challenge.
I am also linking up my card with Atlantic Hearts as I am a design team member there.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to My Time to Craft Christmas Challenge 85!
The theme for this challenge is to create a winter scene.
I find scenes are easiest to manage on a slimline format. I inked a background with three shades of blue Distress Oxide ink and masked a sun in the corner. That was splattered with white paint. The "snow" was torn from a piece of white glitter paper and I stamped, coloured and die cut the snowmen and added them along the snowbank. The sentiment was placed at the top to finish off this cute card.
Come and join us at MTTCC and show us your winter scenes.
You have two weeks to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Dragonfly Dreams March challenge!
The theme this month is to use circles.
I pulled out an old circle die and cut it twice - once from white cardstock and a second time from green cardstock, The larger white pieces were placed back into the outline and I stamped the skunks and images in the open areas. The images were coloured and I also stamped a sentiment. I ink blended a background with Distress Oxides and splattered that with water before die cutting it with a stitched slimline die. The multiple circle die cut was placed on top and the coloured pieces plus all the tiny pieces between the circles were pieced back into the outline. I added the sentiment at the right side. No embellishments were added to this card as it was busy enough already!
Come and join us at Dragonfly Dreams and show us your circle creations.
You have until the first weekend of April to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
