Love You Flowers

 I like to participate in Sketchy Saturday which is run by a friend of mine. The most recent sketch is shown below. 

Although it is a layout sketch, I turned it into a card. 

I stamped and embossed a floral spray, coloured it and used a craft knife to cut around the edges of the images at either end. The top sentiment was heat embossed on black cardstock and I stamped the word "love' and die cut "YOU" and adhered them to a black stitched frame outline. Two of the sentiments were arranged under the fussy cut sections and I added the other one at the top. I also used a white gel pen to add some interest to the flyers. I used a black marker to draw a border around the edge of the card front before adhering it to a black card base. Silver Stickles were added around the entire image.

Enjoy,

Alyson

Thinking of You

 This card was made for a friend of mine who has spent some time in the hospital lately. 

The floral image was stamped and coloured. The outline was die cut and placed around the image with foam tape and I added a few clear gems around the card. Easy but very pretty!

Enjoy,

Alyson

MTTCC 60 - Noel Card

Welcome to My Time To Craft Christmas Challenge 60!

The theme this week is "We Three Kings". 

I chose a Cricut image for this challenge. The ornament shows the three wise men on their camels. I cut some gold foil to place behind the stars and used white cardstock to back the main images. I inked a panel in blue and splattered water on it before embossing the Noel sentiment at the bottom. The ornament was adhered to the top with gold metallic thread and I also die cut a thin border to go around the card. 

Come and join us at MTTCC and show us how you interpret this week's theme.

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create! 

Enjoy,

Alyson

Friend Flower

 This card was so easy to make! 

The flower outline was hot foiled with a teal foil and I used layering stencils to fill in the colour. The sentiment was die cut from silver glitter paper and adhered at the bottom. I added a grey mat and teal base. Some clear dew drops were placed on and around the flower. Easy! 

Enjoy,

Alyson

Sketch Challenge - Leafy Hugs

 I like to do the Saturday sketch challenge posted by a friend of mine - it's a matter of finding the time these days! 

This one was fun - I stayed very true to the sketch and even used leaves for the images on the right side. 

The diagonal panels were made using a few shades of coral cardstock and I worked from dark to light. That panel was embossed with a 3D leaf embossing folder. I die cut some leaves and pine sprigs in shades of turquoise and arranged them on that piece, cutting away the sections that were hanging over the edge. The lower triangle was inked around the outside edges and I stamped a sentiment at the bottom. A piece of black glitter paper was adhered between the two panels and I used a black cardstock base. I used some old black flowers for embellishments and coloured a tiny sparkle in turquoise to place in the centre of each. This was fun! 

Enjoy,

Alyson

TSOT 606 - Just for You Poppies

 Welcome to Try Stampin' on Tuesday Challenge 606!

The optional theme (in addition to the sketch) is to use dies or punches. 

This was a very time intensive card - I used a LOT of dies! The stitched rectangle border, the hexagon, the scalloped border, the triangles and the poppies were all die cut. 

I started by die cutting the tiny little triangles and assembling them in two shades of turquoise to create the border. They were arranged on the white scalloped border and then on yellow cardstock. That entire piece was adhered to a turquoise striped background and I added a white frame around the outside. The hexagon was hot foiled in purple and I stamped the flowers and leaves in shades of yellow and purple (and green for the leaves and stems). I lightly ink blended some turquoise ink on the hexagon backgound and added the flowers. The sentiment was placed at the bottom and a few purple gems were added around the card. 

Come and join us at TSOT and show us how you interpret this week's sketch.

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create! 

Enjoy,

Alyson

AH 524 - Hello Banners

Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 524! 

The sketch is shown in horizontal format - that can be changed as desired. 

I chose to follow the sketch closely for my card. The only thing I did differently was to angle my banners. I chose blue and green patterned papers for the banners and used an ombre piece of paper for the large top piece. I added a thin strip of dark blue glitter paper to separate the sections. The sentiment was hot foiled in gold and I added some gold sequins around the card. Easy! 

Come and join us at Atlantic Hearts and show us how you interpret the sketch shown above. 

You have until Sunday evening to link up your project. 

We can’t wait to see what you create! 

Enjoy,

Alyson

DD May Challenge - Show Up and Shine

 Welcome to the May challenge at Dragonfly Dreams. 

The theme this month is "May the force be with you". 

This theme can be a challenging one and I am not a fan of anything fantasy or sci-fi like Star Wars, etc. The saying "May the force be with you" is an empowering sentiment and I chose to use that option for my card. 

The background was stamped in black and I used a set of layering stencils to colour in the images. One layer was also covered with a clear glitter gel. The stencils are arranged to only colour in select flowers and leaves and that makes this such an interesting background. I trimmed down the floral image and cut it into four equal pieces. Those were arranged on a teal background and then adhered to a black mat and the white card base. I embossed the sentiment in white on black cardstock, stacked a few layers together and adhered that to the bottom right corner. Some iridescent gems were placed around the card. I also finished the inside with some stamped images and layers of cardstock. 

Come and join us at Dragonfly Dreams and show us how you interpret this month's theme. 

You have until the end of the month to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create! 

Enjoy,

Alyson

SS 725 - Purple Crocus Stems

 Welcome to Sketch Saturday Challenge 725!

The optional theme (in addition to the sketch) is to use a floral image. 

I stencilled a geometric background with light teal and grey and added two dark teal panels along the left side. The flowers were die cut in white and I inked them in shades of purple and teal before adhering them to a stitched scalloped circle. I used a hot foiled sentiment that was tucked under one of the leaves and added a few purple gems where the circles are shown on the sketch.

Come and join us at Sketch Saturday and show us how you interpret this week's sketch. 

You have two weeks to link up your project.

We can’t wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

CD 547 - Rainbow Hello

 Welcome to Colour Dare Challenge 547! 

The theme this week is rainbows - my favourite! 

I used a stencil and several colours of Distress Oxide its to create the background. That piece was cut down and adhered to a black border and then a white card base. I stamped a text background in grey and die cut that along with a border and placed that off centre on the background. The flowers were stamped, coloured, die cut and adhered around the frame. I embossed the sentiment in white, made it into little banner and attached that over the bottom flowers. The centres of the flowers were brushed with a clear shimmer brush and I added a few iridescent gems around the card. 

Come and join us at Colour Dare and show us how you interpret this week's challenge. 

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can’t wait to see what you create! 

Enjoy,

Alyson