MTTCC 112 - Glittery Poinsettia

 Welcome to My Time to Craft Christmas Challenge 112!

The theme for this challenge is to use glitter. 

I chose to use a clear glitter paste. I embossed the poinsettia in silver on blue cardstock and used various shades of blue ink (and grey for the leaves) to stencil the image. The last two detailed stencils were also covered with clear glitter paste. Once that was dry, I splattered the entire card front with silver paint and die cut it using a stitched rectangle die. It was adhered to a blue mat and then a silver glitter card base. The sentiment was hot foiled and added at the bottom. I placed some small silver gems in the centre of the flower. 

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

Birthday Celebrations

Last month's Let's Stamp Together kit was all about birthday and congratulations cards. The set contained a stamp, layering stencils and dies. 

These are the cards that were made with the instructor. There are many other possibilities and I can't wait to play more with this kit. 

I love the streamers - both the die cut ones and the stencilled ones! 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Just a Note Stencilled Card

 This card is the result of the 30 Minute Cardmaking Stash and Dash.

The parameters for this challenge were as follows: Type of Card: square, Colour(s): purple, Embellishment: plant(s), Technique: embossing and Sentiment: just because.

I stencilled white cardstock with a trio of purple flowers. I also lightly inked the edges. The purple background was embossed with a faux brick embossing folder. I added three die cut flowers and a hot foiled sentiment to the front. I added purple Liquid Pearls to the centres of the small flowers.

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Card Sets - Embossed and Stencilled Stem

 These cards were created by embossing dies (frames), stamping and stencilling. Once they were all completed, I sorted them by sentiment and colour so each set has eight colours and four different sentiments. They are now packaged and ready to go with me the next time I drop by the hospital to give them to cancer patients. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

AH 628 - Thinking of You Butterflies

Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 628! 

I chose some patterned paper and cut the pieces so the pattern continued across the card. They were adhered to a light grey embossed background with foam tape. The butterflies are ephemera, which I rarely use, but I really liked those images. They were placed according to the sketch. The entire card front was adhered to a yellow card base and the sentiment was placed across the centre. I added gold Stickles to the butterflies and a few dots around 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

DD May - Fintastic Friend

 Welcome to Dragonfly Dreams and our May challenge!

The theme for this challenge is sea life. 

I recently acquired an adorable stamp and die set from Lawn Fawn and it was perfect for this challenge!

I stencilled the waves at the top using Distress Oxide inks and then splattered that piece with water. The sea life images were stamped, coloured and die cut and I arranged them into what I pictured as an underwater ocean scene. The sentiment was added at the bottom. I stamped some smaller sentiments inside the bubble and above one of the starfish. The entire card front was adhered to an orange card base as it brought out the shrimp images a little more. 

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

SS 775 - Thinking of You Flower

 Welcome to Sketch Saturday Challenge 775!

The sketch is shown in horizontal format - I flipped it 90 degrees to make a vertical card. 

I stamped floral images around the edges of the largest and the smallest rectangles using inks to match the cardstock. Those two pieces plus the middle rectangle were all die cut using stitched rectangles dies. I drew a white line around the middle rectangle. The floral image was embossed in blue and coloured. It was die cut using a blanket stitched die and I fussy cut a light blue border. That piece was offset as per the sketch and I added a hot foiled sentiment across the bottom and a gem in each corner. 

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

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

CIU 329 - With Sympathy

 Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 329!

The theme for this challenge is "so sorry".

I don't make sympathy cards ahead of time... I always end up making them as I need them. It will be nice to have one ready to go for a change. 

I stamped several leaf and flower images in black and coloured them with Copic markers. They were arranged on a piece of blue cardstock and that piece was adhered to a white card base. The sentiment was embossed in gold and adhered to black cardstock. That was adhered with foam tape. I didn't add any embellishments to this card as it was already pretty busy. 

Come and join us at Cut It Up and show us how you interpret this challenge. 

You have until May 12 to link up your project.

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy,

Alyson

MTTC 559 - Glorious Day Tag Card

 Welcome to My Time to Craft Challenge 559!

The theme for this challenge is to make a giant dog-ear shaped tag. 

I made my tag into a card so it stands up for display. 

The background was stencilled in grey and I stamped, stencilled and die cut a set of flowers. That image was added to the front after I created the tag shape. A stamped sentiment was placed at the bottom and a silver and white bow was added across the card. Silver glitter gems were placed around the tag. 

Come and join us at MTTC and show us your tag projects. 

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Pearly Sparkles May Challenge - Friend Birthday

 Welcome to Pearly Sparkles and our May challenge. 

The theme for this challenge is to use black and white plus ONE colour. 

I chose aqua to go with black and white. 

I die cut a stitched rectangle from white cardstock as well as lots of leaf images. One leaf image was die cut from aqua cardstock. The leaves were arranged on the rectangle so the coloured one would be at the top. The sentiment was die cut from aqua and black and I also stamped and embossed a smaller sentiment to go under the word "friend". Everything was adhered to black cardstock and then to a white card base using craft foam. I added some white Liquid Pearls around the leaves. 

Come and join us at Pearly Sparkles 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