DD February - Hello Fun Fold Card

Welcome to Dragonfly Dreams and our February challenge!

The theme for this challenge is shaped cards or fun fold cards. 

I love fun folds - they are my favourite kind of cards to make. This is a style I have made a few times but it creates so much of an impact when it is opened. 

I chose a black, white and turquoise colour scheme. The papers were layered and the base of the card was assembled. I die cut two large flowers and a bunch of greenery from white cardstock and inked the pieces. They were splattered with water and assembled. I placed the flowers in the opposite corners with appropriate greenery. The sentiment was originally silver glitter paper on vellum but it didn't show up very well so I cut another piece from turquoise cardstock and offset it on top of the glitter word. The cards fold flat to 6x6 for mailing and there is a place on the back to write a message. 

Come and join us at Dragonfly Dreams and show us how you interpret this challenge. 

You have until February 27 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy,

Alyson

PS February - Heart Vine

Welcome to Pearly Sparkles and our February challenge! 

The theme this month is hearts. 

I used a vine die but I altered it to accommodate all the hearts. This is a picture of the die cut in its original form. 

I cut off the edges of all the small images. The word "you" was die cut (I also cut the shadow but didn't use that). I was down to my last piece of dark green cardstock so I cut everything from the centre of that piece. That piece was used for the border of my card - shown below.

I added the hearts to the vine. The backgound was lightly inked with Tattered Rose Distress Oxide ink and I added water to some Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink to splatter the card. The vine image was placed on the left side and I stamped the bottom of the sentiment before adding the word "you" on top. A few scattered hearts were placed around the sentiment and I used a clear shimmer brush to add some sparkle to the hearts. 

Come and join us at Pearly Sparkles and show us how you interpret this challenge. 

You have until February 28 to link up your project. 

We can't wait to see what you create!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Just Because Stems Card(s)

 This card is from the 30 Minute Card Making Stash Dash.

The parameters for this challenge were as follows: Type of Card: A2 Portrait, Colour: orange, Embellishment: shiny, Technique: fussy cutting and Occasion: just because or get well soon. 

I lightly ink blended a background using shades of yellow, orange and red. The image was stamped across the card with black ink and I stamped the sentiment on one side. I fussy cut a piece of gold foil cardstock to cover the bottom of the stems and placed the card front on a gold foil mat and then a black card base. I finished in about 18 minutes - probably a record for me! 

After I had time to look at the card, I decided to colour the flowers and leaves as well.

Which is your favourite? 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

CD 689 - Birthday Embossed Leaves

  Welcome to Colour Dare Challenge 689!

The graphic is below. 

This colour scheme was a struggle for me... I finally decided to use all the colours as well as white and gold. 

I cut a strip of each of the colours and taped them together on the back. That was embossed with a leaf pattern. I split up the pieces and adhered them to a white card base, leaving a small space between each piece but continuing the embossed pattern across the card. The sentiment was die cut from gold cardstock and placed at the bottom along with some gold glitter gems. 

Come and join us at Colour Dare 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

Warm Hugs Snowmen

 Although Christmas is over, it is definitely winter here! Snowmen are great for any winter card. 

This card was inspired by one made by Mindy Eggen. I sprayed the white background with solar spray and when it was dry, I embossed it with a cascading circle pattern. The snowmen were stamped, coloured and die cut. I also stamped several snowflakes and the sentiment and die cut those pieces. Everything was arranged on the white background and that was adhered to the blue base with foam tape. I use clear Stickles to add extra shimmer to the centres of the snowflakes and various embossed circles. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Nice List

 This card is from the 30 Minute Card Making Stash Dash. 

The parameters for this challenge were as follows: Card Style: A2 landscape, Colour: red, Embellishment: 3 of a kind, Technique: stamping and Occasion: crafter's choice. 

All I could think of when red was announced was Santa... I stencilled the floor with a brick stencil and lightly inked the background with blue ink. The images were stamped, coloured and fussy cut. I arranged everything on the card font and stamped the sentiment at the top. The card front was adhered to two mats and I added some red gems (more than three) on the card. After I had photographed this, I added clear Stickles to the star, dog tags Santa's hat. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Split Flowers Birthday

 This card was created for the Sketchy Saturday challenge post. The sketch is shown below. 

I flipped the sketch horizontally so the larger strips would be on the left side. I chose some gorgeous patterned paper and cut the strips but kept the image intact. They were arranged on green cardstock and I added that to a teal front and then a light blue card base. The sentiment was stamped on leftover paper and added to a teal circle. I placed a few gems around the sentiment. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

AH 666 - Thinking of You

Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 666!

The sketch is shown below. 

I initially went to my Cricut to cut some wonky rectangles... decided it was easier to just draw them myself. I used a few markers in shades of green and drew the rectangles. I also splattered that piece with green reinkers and gold paint.The sentiment was stamped and placed over some leaves. I also added gold metallic thread and some gold gems to the card before adhering it to a peach 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

Inked Circles Card Set

 This set of cards was inspired by a recent video by Jennifer McGuire. 

The circles were masked and inked in various colour schemes. Some of the images were stamped within the circle (masking paper still in place) and others were stamped once the masking paper was removed. Texture was added by inking an adhesive eraser and stamping over the images and also embossing with a dot embossing folder. Some of the embossed images were sanded to highlight the white underneath. All the sentiments were angled along the circles. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Birthday Acetate Card

 This is a card style I have made before but I made a few changes this time. 

The outer edge of the cut circle was embossed with a die. It left a pretty impression around the circle. I placed acetate between the top layer and the card base and the sentiment was stamped inside the card. The flower was die cut from white cardstock and I inked all the pieces. The rest of the greenery and berries were die cut from coloured cardstock and some of the pieces were flipped over because the reverse orientation worked better. Everything was arranged and picked up with Press 'n Seal. Before adhering anything down, I used a splatter stamp and purple ink to add some splatters at the top and bottom. The images were adhered around the circle and I added a few purple gems to finish off this pretty card. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson