Excited to Share: AAA Colourful Challenge #16 Guest Spot!

Hello friends! What an honor it is to be the Guest Designer for AAA Colourful Challenge #16! 

I'm truly grateful for the opportunity and loved putting together something special for this colorful challenge. I hope my project sparks a little creativity and encourages you to join in the fun!

Join us for a new colourboard challenge: May 15 - June 14.

My card was inspired by an Altenew workshop I recently attended, taught by the talented Ishani. I loved her creative use of alcohol inks paired with the Bold Alphabet Dies—it was such a fun technique and a great way to use up supplies you might already have on hand. I had a blast putting my own twist on it, and I hope it inspires you to get creative too!

I began with a panel of Yupo paper, which is my go-to surface for working with alcohol inks. Its smooth, non-porous texture allows the inks to move and blend beautifully, creating organic patterns and vibrant color effects.

I applied a bit of isopropyl alcohol to the panel first to help the ink flow and blend more easily. Then I added Shades of Purple and Pocket Full of Sunshine alcohol inks, letting them swirl and mix across the Yupo surface. I used my alcohol ink air blower to move the ink around, creating beautiful, organic patterns. 

Next, I placed the letter "M" from the Caps Bold Alphabet Die Set onto the colorful panel and ran it through my die-cutting machine twice. I also cut the letter from Brushed Gold Metallic Cardstock to create a shadow effect, adding some beautiful dimension and shine behind the colorful die-cut.

To finish off the word "MOM", I swapped out the “O” for a layered bloom using the Craft-A-Flower Zinnia Layering Die Set. I cut the main flower from bright yellow cardstock and gave it a pop of personality with a polka dot pattern on the top layer. Once the pieces were glued together with liquid adhesive, I set the flower aside and turned my focus to building the background.

For the background, I chose two coordinating shades of purple. The lighter panel was dry embossed with the Ambridge Bouquet 3D Embossing Folder, adding beautiful floral texture and depth. I then matted it with a deeper shade of purple to create contrast and framed the entire piece on a soft light purple card base, tying all the tones together for a cohesive look.

To finish the card, I heat embossed the sentiment in Antique Gold Crisp Embossing Powder on the same light purple cardstock used for the base. I trimmed it down, cut a fishtail banner on the left side for added interest, and adhered it to the card with foam tape for a bit of dimension and a pop of elegance.

I hope you love my card! I’ll be hand-delivering it to my mom on Mother’s Day, which makes it extra special. Thanks so much for stopping by—I hope you feel inspired to create something colorful today!

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