A fun card making blog
This is an easy card to create and it works so well with scene paper.
I chose some scene paper from Stampin' Up and cut the papers so the scene would continue across the open card. The panels between the scene have coordinating patterned paper on them and there is a white panel on the back to write a message. I stamped a sentiment in the top corner and that was it! Easy!
Enjoy,
Alyson
I chose to keep my card very clean and simple. I stencilled a honeycomb image across the card. The bees were stamped, coloured and die cut. I added clear Stickles to their wings and adhered them according to the sketch (the dots). A small sentiment was stamped at the bottom. The card front was adhered to a black card base.
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 Dragonfly Dreams and our June challenge!
The theme for this challenge is to use one or more butterflies.
The background was embossed with a 3D leafy embossing folder and I tore a strip of turquoise paper and placed it a little off centre. The butterflies were stamped, stencilled and die cut. They were placed along the edge of the torn piece with foam tape. I stamped and die cut the sentiment and stacked that piece to fit over the butterfly. Some clear gems were added around the card and I used silver Stickles on the dots on the butterflies.
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
Welcome to Pearly Sparkles and our June challenge!
The theme for this challenge is masculine.
I have had this owl die for a while and I love the effect it creates when all the layers are in place. I die cut everything in white and inked the pieces in shades of grey and blue. I added details with coloured pencils and a white gel pen. The owl was mounted on a leafy frame and I embossed the sentiment and placed it at the top. Some silver gems were added around the wreath.
Come and join us at Pearly Sparkles and show us your masculine projects.
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 Postage Collage set from Waffle Flower continues to grow with coordinating dies and stencils being added all the time. This card uses the envelope die and stencil.
I die cut the basic postage collage outline and then die cut the envelope images. They were stencilled with six colours, with the envelope flap stencilled in a darker ink. I had to do the hearts individually and then gently cut them out and replace them later. I also inked a piece of white cardstock with the same colours in the same places as the envelopes. The front was adhered to a black mat, the inked panel and then a white card base. I stamped and fussy cut a little happy mail image and added that to the front. The hearts were covered with clear Stickles to add some shine.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Cut It Up Challenge 331!
This is an anything goes challenge, as long as you use at least one die cut.
I pulled out a die and stencil set that I received at a recent crafty event. I stencilled the background and then placed the silver die cut outline over top and added the pieces for the centres of the flowers. I used two hot foiled birthday sentiments and placed a vellum oval under the larger one. Nothing else was added as this card was busy enough!
Come and join us at Cut It Up and show us your projects.
You have until Monday, June 9 to link up your project.
We can't wait to see what you create!
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to My Time to Craft Challenge 561!
The theme for this challenge is to make an arch shaped card.
I used an arch die set and die cut the largest arch twice to create a shaped card. I stamped an inner frame and blended yellow ink in the opposite corners. The floral images were stamped, stencilled and die cut and arranged around the stamped arch outline. I stamped and die cut a two part sentiment, added gold metallic thread behind those pieces and placed some gold gems on the front.
Come and join us at MTTC 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
I had so much fun making this card! I love all the layers and detail.
I lightly inked the edges of the card base with a light shade of purple. The lattice background along with two white frames were die cut. The lattice piece was trimmed so the corners wouldn't show behind the frame. The frames were adhered with foam tape. I stamped, stencilled and die cut two sets of peonies. They were arranged on two corners of the frame. The sentiment was stamped and adhered with foam tape. Some iridescent gems were placed inside the centre frame.
After editing the photograph, I decided to remove the sentiment and adhere it again with the left edge under the frame.
Enjoy,
Alyson
This is such a cool card - the holographic paper inside is hard to photograph but the effect is truly remarkable.
This card folds flat to 5x7 in size although it is a bit bulky due to the interior pieces. I didn't decorate anything on the inside to allow the paper to shine but I added die cut sentiments and two clusters of flowers and leaves on the front. There are two long panels on the back to write a message.
Enjoy,
Alyson
Welcome to Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge 671!
The sketch shows torn sections so I used that idea.
I chose four coordinating papers and tore them as shown on the sketch. Once they were adhered, I die cut that piece with a stitched rectangle die and attached it to a piece of glossy mint paper. The sentiment was die cut from the same mint paper and placed on a vellum shadow. I added some mint gems at the bottom of the card.
Come and join us at TSOT 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
