A fun card making blog
These two cards were created for challenges for an online crop.
I chose a blue colour theme for the birthday card - the pieces were die cut and arranged on a foiled background. I used a shimmer brush to add shine to some of the flowers.
The second card also has a foiled background with glitter paper strips and a snarky sentiment.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This is another card inspired by the Jingle and Joy Card Event.
I die cut lots of flowers and leaves and assembled the flowers first. They were adhered to a smaller top folding card base that isn't visible from the front. The flowers and leaves were arranged so the card stands up when it is open and the folded card base is hidden. I added a foiled sentiment to the front.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I designed this pretty card using shades of purple and yellow.
The circle opening (which is barely visible) was die cut from the top two panels and I placed a lattice background underneath. The peonies were stamped, stencilled and die cut and I arranged them around the circular opening. Opposite edges of the yellow paper were inked and the foiled sentiment was placed off to the side with gold metallic thread underneath. I added some gold gems around the card.
Enjoy,
Alyson
I found a card like this on Pinterest and wanted to try it myself.
I masked the card front and stencilled a floral image in fairly light colours. The text was stamped on top and the masking paper was removed. I die cut flowers and leaves and arranged them along the side and added a silver foiled sentiment at the bottom.
Enjoy,
Alyson
The Timeless Blooms collection from Taylored Expressions is gorgeous! I used the foiled base sheets for these cards.
The blue set was stencilled and then foiled with blue (around the flowers). The yellow set was stencilled in shades of yellow and the foiling was on the stems in turquoise. The foiling can be hard to see in the photos as it appears either very light or almost black but it is so pretty in real life. I stamped text in white, splattered ink and foil, die cut the centres and placed them on cardstock and used arch dies for variation. I chose to make 5x7 cards and used caring sentiments as these will be used for the outreach program at my church. The last photo shows the set of 8 cards wrapped with a ribbon.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 678!
The sketch is pretty basic - I used images instead of shapes for the hexagon and the heart.
The background was foiled in purple and I placed a black frame and a white stitched frame around that piece. The flower was stamped, stencilled and die cut. I added some gold metallic thread behind that image and placed it on the background. The butterfly was die cut from an inked panel and backed with vellum to represent the heart on the sketch. I embossed the sentiment on black cardstock and added it with foam tape.
Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this challenge.
You have two weeks to link up for project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Challenge 574!
This is a very simple sketch and I stayed true to that for my card.
The purple background was toner foiled (at the top of the photo, it picked up some of the shine). The banner piece and a border were die cut from dark purple cardstock and I also embossed the sentiment on the same cardstock. Some white twine was added under the circle and a few iridescent sequins were placed as per the sketch. Easy!
Come and join us at Atlantic Hearts and show us how you interpret this week's sketch.
You have until Sunday evening to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
