Last Minute Layout with Sketches In Thyme sketch

Hello, here's a last minute layout.

I started off the day working on DT projects but once I finished I jumped right on this sketch from Sketches in Thyme.  I already had the photo I was going to use picked out.

I splattered instead of sprayed the shimmer mist for a more masculine feel.

I basically used up scraps from my color bins.  I used my Creative Memories cutting system circles templates to cut the various circles.

Ingredients:

Misc papers, textured board and card stock from my stash of gray's and blue's

American Craft washi tape

Creative Memories Cutting system circles

Heidi Swapp tinsel and navy shimmer mist

The Storytellers Club chit chat stickers

paper clip

I would like to enter this in the following challenge:

http://sketchesinthyme.blogspot.com/2016/04/sketch-193-and-reveal.html until 4/30x

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Honeymoon layout with Sketches in Thyme sketch

My regular readers may get a little tired for the next few weeks, but I am chugging along through my honeymoon album.  We went to Sandals in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

Here's Sketches in Thyme #194 sketch:

Some details of my clusters.

Ingredients:

dark brown and hot pink shimmer card stock

Coordinations gemstones Ruby Red card stock

Creative Memories printed paper and brown pen

Mark Richards, Recollections and Michael's flowers

Prima leaves

sequins in brown and green leaf

Distress stickles spun sugar (in center of sequins)

Creative Memories small bubble gum sticker letters and thickers ? from my stash

Stampin Up punches

pink fiber

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://sketchesinthyme.blogspot.ca/2016/04/sketch-194-reveal-and-feature.html until 4/30

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Quick Quotes Mix it Up: Into the Woods Fern layout and card

Good morning Quick Quotes readers!  Alicia posting for you today with more stenciling and tags.  I have invested in several new stencils lately and I love using my Quick Quotes Powderpuff chalking inks with them.  I wanted to keep this layout earthy but with a pop of color.  Perhaps I could have made the title with Anchors Aweigh 101 paper that I used in the mat for a bolder look, but I used white card stock and distressed it with some of the green Quick Quotes Powderpuff chalking inks instead.  I did add some peach pearls on the swirly ends.

Here is the layout before pictures and embellishments.  I began with a full sheet of Farmhouse 102 paper.  I cut two coordinating sheets into mats with my Cricut.  I used my stencil, Seafoam PowderPuff Chalking Ink and Light Moss PowderPuff Chalking Ink in various areas of the Farmhouse 104 paper.

I used my Cricut again to cut some ferns and the title out of white paper.  I then chalked them with the same green Quick Quotes Powderpuff chalking inks.  I adhered the title, pics and the fern leaves. 

Quick Quotes products used:

Peach Tree PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Light Moss PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Seafoam PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Anchors Aweigh 101 paper

Farmhouse 102 paper

Farmhouse 104 paper

other ingredients:

Cricut Spring Cottage fern cuts & Art Nouveau font

The Crafter's workshop fern stencil

misc pearls and bling

white card stock

I loved this fern stencil with the Quick Quotes Powderpuff chalking inks so much I made a tag, then used it on a pretty card.

Quick Quotes products used:

Seafoam PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Sky Blue PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Farmhouse 101 paper

Farmhouse 102 paper

Farmhouse Die Cut Stickers

other products:

Kiwi Lane template

misc ribbon and flower

white tag and card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://classicdesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/classic-design-team-open-challenge-01.html until 4/27x

http://clearitoutchallenge.blogspot.com/2016/04/this-weeks-theme-theme-nature-birds.html until 5/2

stash items...flower and ribbon

http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2016/04/shopping-our-stash-249-think-ink.html until 5/2 (C13)x

http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.com/2016/04/going-grey-with-scrap-creations.html until 5/16x

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Alicia

The Paper Loft Island Sun with Sketches in Thyme sketch

Since I have finished my 2011 album, I am going full force on my honeymoon album now.  I scrapped about 8 pages this past weekend.  I will be posting them over the month of May.

I used this sketch from Sketches in Thyme.

I fussy cut some banners and used the Stampin Up banner punch for some.

Ingredients:

The Paper Loft Island Sun collection:  Coral Bay, Starfish, Sand dollar, Cabana

Stampin Up banner punch, scallop circle punch

Creative Memories circle cutter

Quick Quotes chalking ink Mango Mai Tai

Recollections gems

washi tape and twine

American Crafts orange stamping marker

I would like to enter this in the following challenge:

http://sketchesinthyme.blogspot.ca/2016/04/sketch-195-reveal-and-feature.html until 4/30x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

April Showers Blog Hop with Scraps by Gracie

We're so glad you are hopping with us today.
We've got all kinds of great baby and bridal shower related crafts and ideas for you.

You should have arrived here from Jearise's blog.

if you just stopped by, be sure to hop to the Theresa's blog at scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com 
to get started and not miss any of the great projects.

Now on with the projects.


I made this mini for my new nephew's arrival with We R Storytime papers and embellishments.  I added a few ribbons and cut with some papers with Kiwi Lane templates and other die cut tools.  Since I started this mini from scratch, I was able to add many hidden pockets, pull outs and tags.  I used 12x12 pages that were sectioned into 6x6's.  So this album is 6x6 with holes punched for rings.  The covers are chipboard covered with the papers, the inside are layered papers.

Page one and two are like an open book!  Underneath the frog was a "happily ever after" so I covered that part with the frog tag.

I love these two pages with a pocket on each side!

More pages:

and more pages:

Here's a detail of a tag inserted in between the pages:

I just loved the cloud paper and used it on quite a few pages and the insert!

Here's a half page flap, edged with a Kiwi Lane template:

open:

Another simple page but with a tag inside:

I liked my little bird pages:

And the final pages (also an open book).  This time I covered the "once upon a time" and left the "happily ever after" exposed.

And the back cover.  I made this page with the full 12x12 version of the castle and cut it down to 6x6 with the castle in the middle.

So I didn't actually attend a shower. My in laws live a few hours away and since this was an adoption, it went down very suddenly...well, more like a hurry up and wait but we went down to see the new baby during his first month!  Even though I did not give this at a shower it was a gift with that intent.  A fairy tale mini would be a great idea to give the expectant mother or an expectant adoptive mother...our fairy tale ending!  We are blessed!

Thanks for hopping with us today. Be sure to comment on each blog along the way
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Here's today's line up:

Theresa ~ scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com
Card A Day Challenge Blog Design Team ~ cardadaychallenge.blogspot.com
Kim ~ katydidcards.com
Anna ~ http://grumpygrandmacreations.blogspot.com
Sarah ~ www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com
Sharon ~ http://piece-ofheart.blogspot.com
Holli ~ Sunflowerholli.blogspot.com
Amanda ~ http://salnclts76.blogspot.com
Jearise ~ http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com
Alicia ~ http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com
Enclade ~ www.nanasscrapspot.com
Lisa ~ http://lisaslittlerascals.blogspot.com

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch #72 with Basic Grey Wander

Hi, I am a little late with today's Sketch N Scrap card sketch.  I have been on vacation and I swear I had everything good to go prior to leaving  but I spaced this card.  Better late than never, I guess!

Here's the super cute and versatile sketch:

Close up of my embossed sentiment and fussy cut banners. I tied knots in the twine for a little dimension.

Ingredients:

Basic Grey Wander 6x6 papers

Our daily bread designs Special boy

Judikins black detail embossing powder

Brilliance Graphite Black ink

twine

Quick Quotes Midnight Confession powderpuff chalking ink

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/153-anything-goes.html until 4/25x

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to play along at Sketch N Scrap this month!

Alicia

Tim Holtz Crazy Birds with Wire Glasses

Good morning readers!  This project like yesterdays was very fun to make but also some mistakes were made.  Yesterday's tags...I made 3 different sets before I got a set blog worthy.  Today's cards were not so much my own mistake but a faulty product.   I purchased the Tim Holtz Crazy Bird set which was a Michael's exclusive.  It has 3 mini birds, matching dies and an embossing folder (not the embossing folder used on these cards).  I was making these cards for a friend's birthday...he is in the eye business.  I first stamped the bird in the second card.  When I cleaned it off a piece of polymer flipped off.  I stamped the second image and as you can see when you look at the wings of both pieces there is a deformity in the stamp.  (insert frowny face).  I contacted Sizzix and they do not have this product in stock to send a replacement because it is a Michael's exclusive.  I have been carrying it around in my car since I made these cards and every time I go to Michael's they are out of stock!!!  I don't want to give up the stamp set for credit since I used a coupon and all but I really would just like to have a replacement.  So these cards kind of bother me but I wonder if I didn't tell you this story would you have seen the deformity in the wing?  

Despite the deformity I really wanted to use the tall bird for my friend's card.  He is a tall fellow.  I ended up giving him this first brown version.  I spent a lot of time coloring the birds and distressing them with distress pens and my new Tim Holtz Distress marker spritzer tool.  It is discounted everywhere these days and I saw them at Tuesday Morning.  However simple it really is a great tool and for the $5-7 price, it is a tool you should own!  You can use them with all brands of markers.  I am very happy I made that purchase.

I do just love the wire glasses that I created out of crafting wire and some round nose pliers.  Not perfect but that is what makes them cute!

You can see here on the second stamped image the blank space on the wing where the a polymer blob formerly resided.  You can also see the beautiful speckles created by the marker spritz tool.  I have used it several more times since making these cards.  I masked off the beak and eyes before using this technique to keep them speckle free.

The swirly circle came from die cutting and embossing corrugated paper with a Spellbinders die.  I thought it looked pretty cool.

On this image, the first I stamped, you can see just a black circle where an extra blob of polymer was that was easily flicked off by a baby wipe but obviously prevented the details from appearing on the actual stamp when removed.  Sigh...so disappointed.  Hopefully, I will find it in stock soon to trade out!

Ingredients:

Tim Holtz Crazy Birds Sizzix stamp and die set

Distress markers

Alcohol markers

Tim Holtz embossing folder

Quick Quotes Midnight confessions chalking ink

misc ribbon

white card stock and scrap cardstock

Spellbinders circle die

brads

crafting wire and round nose pliers

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://suzypantssmarty.blogspot.com/2016/04/16-april-challenge-126-anything-goes.html until 4/22 (closed)

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/challenge-108.html until 4/23x

http://livelaughstamp.blogspot.com/2016/04/critters-and-creatures-linky-party-3.html until 4/29x

http://snarkystampers.blogspot.ca/2016/04/soss-57-e-is-for-embossing.html until 4/30 (C10)

http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.ca/2016/04/rrr-challenge-139-things-with-wings-and.html until 5/4x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Quick Quotes Tag it April Challenge with gnomes

Good morning!  Alicia here today playing with this month's challenge again: Tag It!  I am absolutely in love with the gnome tags I made.  It took me several tries to achieve my desired look, but I finally got the results I wanted. 

I will describe the process:

• Stamp and emboss the image on a white tag
• Stamp a duplicate image (not embossed) on masking paper
• Ink the images with Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking inks and a water pen
• Cut the masking image as precise as possible and attached over the colored image
• Stamp the plaid stamp with Versamark ink and emboss with white powder
• Ink the background with the desired color of Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking inks
• Remove the masking image
• For the watering can stamp on white paper, ink, cut and attach with a pop dot
• Add a ribbon

Quick Quotes Products:

Navy PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Green Leaf PowderPuff Chalking Ink 

Barn Board PowderPuff Chalking Ink 

Feather Gray PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Blue Jeans PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Rusty Nail PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Mahogany PowderPuff Chalking Ink 

Milk Chocolate PowderPuff Chalking Ink

other products:

plaid stamp

Inkadinkado masking paper

Versamark ink

Recollections snow embossing powder

Brilliance Graphite Black

Judikins black detail embossing powder

SU Gnome Sweet Gnome stamp set

white tags

misc ribbon

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://livelaughstamp.blogspot.com/2016/04/lets-color-linky-party-7.html until 4/21x

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/tags.html until 4/21x

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/2016/04/challenge-308-always-anything-goes.html until 4/22x

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/challenge-108.html until 4/23x

http://crazychallenge.blogspot.com/2016/04/cch220-spring-is-here.html until 4/23x

http://sparklensprinklecreativechallenges.blogspot.com/2016/04/april-2016-challenge.html until 4/25



http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/challenge-98-woodland-friends.html until 4/30x

http://lauralcraft.weebly.com/dragonfly-dreams-challenge/spring-is-in-the-air until 4/30x

http://snarkystampers.blogspot.ca/2016/04/soss-57-e-is-for-embossing.html until 4/30 (C10)x

http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/31-april-challenge.html until 5/10x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Tweens layout with Stuck?! sketch

Finally, I am down to my last couple of pages of my 2011 album.  This picture was kind of a random that I placed on an empty back page.  I think this sketch worked great for a random pic of three rascally tweens.

Here's the Stuck Sketch:

Some close ups of the details:

Ingredients:

American Craft papers and embellishments

Basic Grey Hey You embellishments

The Paper Loft yellow sticker letters

Stampin Up Arrow punch and scallop circle punch
misc flair and sticker sentiment
misc stickers, washi and brads

I would like to enter this layout in the following challenges:

http://stucksketches.blogspot.com/2016/04/april-1-2016-challenge-reveal.html until 4/30x