DCWV Pet Stack with The Paper Players Sketch

I had another chance to play along with a couple of challenges before the end of the month.  I worked up some cute little cards as a gift for a friend.  She found this DCWV mat stack at a yard sale and purchased it for me!  How sweet, so I thought I would make her a couple of cards to give, she is a dog lover.  Here is another project I made for her.

My second card using the same papers and inspiration with a little variation.

Here's the sketch I used:

I also took inspiration from Give a Crafter a Cookie:

Ingredients:

DCWV Pet Stack

Quick Quotes Milk Chocolate chalking ink

Graphic 45 It's Raining Cats & Dogs stamps

Stampin Up Close to Cocoa

red card stock

Stampin Up Off White Flecked card stock (I can't remember the name and apparently this is no longer a current product~how's that for using up some old stash?)

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/2016/08/pp310-sketch-challenge-from-nance.html until 9/1 (C4)x

http://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.ca/2016/08/cookie-challenge-51.html until 9/7x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Girls Just want to have fun! DCWV Stampaholic card sketch

I ended up having a minute to play with the DCWV Stackaholic card sketch challenge.

I tried to add enough sparkle.  The front piece is solid glitter paper from the Cardstock stack.  I used a glittery embossed patterned paper from Taj Mahal and the coordinating print in between is also from that stack.  I used gold embellishments to bring out those glittery circles.

Ingredients:

DCWV stacks: Taj Mahal 8x8 and Cardstock (pink glitter)

Inkadinkado Thoughts for the Day sentiment

American Craft red ink

Recollections Opaque Ruby embossing powder

ODBD double pierced circles

Quick Quotes Pixie Pink chalking ink

Sequins, mesh

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/2016/08/tuesday-throwdown-tt308-make-it-sparkle.html until 8/29x

http://www.dcwv.com/blog/post/august-stack-a-holic-challenge until 8/31

Top Ten!!

http://inthepinkchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/challenge-101-make-it-sparkle.html until 8/31x

http://4craftychicks.blogspot.com/2016/08/4-cc-313-lets-get-sentimental.html until 8/31x

http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.ca/2016/08/ffc-153-cut-it-up-use-your-dies-and.html unitl 9/2x

http://craftyfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/challenge-39-and-winners-from-challenge.html until 9/9x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Birthday Explosion box with Basic Grey Plumeria

I have two cards in a box for you today.  Similar but different.  I used the same papers, sentiment and card stock.  I used some different punches and skewed the color themes within the same collection.  I have two very good friends whose birthdays are very close and the same year even!  I think I am drawn to them for a reason!  So Happy Birthday to two of my oldest and dearest friends in the later half of my life.

I mounted the butterflies on acetate so they look more like that are flying.

And the second card is more oranges with hexes.

Ingredients:

Basic Grey Plumeria 6x6 papers

misc bling and pearls

Stampin Up Label Something sentiment

Stampin Up punches

Creative Memories hex punch

Ek Success Butterfly punch

acetate

misc card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://lauralcraft.weebly.com/dragonfly-dreams-challenge/more-than-one-fold until 8/26

Top 5

http://crazychallenge.blogspot.com/2016/08/cch229-birthday-card.html until 8/27x

http://cardz4galz.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/challenge-29-butterflies-or-dragonflies.html until 8/31x

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-august.html until 8/31x

http://inkychicks.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/challenge-71-lots-of-butterflies.html until 9/1x

http://liveandlovecrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/challenge-50-happy-birthdayanniversary.html until 9/1 (C10)x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Lacey Vintage card with Our Daily Bread Designs Sketch

I am playing along with Our Daily Bread Designs' sketch challenge with this card I also made for a "lace" card swap.  The base layer of paper from Little Yellow Bicycle is lacey but hard to detect after all the layers and distress I applied with my sponge dauber and Distress Frayed Burlap.  I loved layering the ODBD's pierced circles dies within the doily, a perfect fit!

For the three dots at the bottom I used liquid pearls.

Ingredients:

Recollections Ivory Honeycomb paper

Little Yellow Bicycle Feels like Home

Our Daily Bread Designs Pierced Circle dies

Stampin Up Vintage Labels sentiment

Distress Frayed Burlap

Brilliance Galaxy Gold

Wow Clear embossing powder

Martha Stewart ribbon

Ranger liquid Pearls

misc button and doily 

white card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenge:

http://crazychallenge.blogspot.com/2016/08/cch229-birthday-card.html until 8/27x

http://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/2016/08/challenge-55-doily-andor-lace.html until 8/28

http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/2016/08/challenge-280-birthday.html until 8/28x

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-august.html until 8/31x

http://juliaspirichallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/challenge-23-anything-goes-with-twist.html until 9/3x

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/2016/08/pile-it-on-115-die-cut-embellishments.html until 9/3x

http://ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/odbdslc277-sketch-challenge.html until 9/4x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Quick Quotes Off the Page! Topiary in a Teacup

Hello, Alicia posting today with a flower project.  Our challenge this month at Quick Quotes.  I have upcycled a fancy teacup for display.  My mother used to make crafts like this years ago but not with paper, she used real flowers.  As a matter of fact she supplied me with the teacup!

I manually cut and embossed each flower and inked generously with Antique Linen PowderPuff Chalking Ink.  I then rolled the flowers using a dowel to keep them rounded.  Finally I added a dab of hot glue to keep them together.  Here they are after inking:

It took pretty much all of 100 flowers.  You can't tell but this is a miniature teacup.  The Styrofoam ball I used was only 2 1/2 inches.  Because of the tiny dimensions I used the smallest 3-D flower dies I had in my collection.  I though about electronically cutting them but the embossing details added so much texture especially when inked with Quick Quotes powderpuff chalking inks it was worth the effort.  I used pins with pearls on top to secure them to the ball.

I used half a ball at the bottom of the dowel for the base.  It fit in the teacup like a charm!  I covered the top (flat side) with leaves from the same die set, again with a beautiful emboss only more enhanced with Green with Envy PowderPuff Chalking Ink.  I added a few flowers at the base.  I didn't want to wait for paint to dry so I wrapped the wood dowel in gold washi tape that matched the gold detail on the teacup.  Finally, I added a bow with just a little sparkle.  

Aren't the details of the cup exquisite?  I didn't want to actually alter the tea cup so thanks to the perfectly sized Styrofoam balls the topiary simply sits inside the teacup! I hope you have enjoyed this project. Please join us by August 25th for the Quick Quotes Flower challenge.

Quick Quotes Products used:

Honeycomb 105 paper

Urban Oasis 101 paper

Antique Linen PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Green with Envy PowderPuff Chalking Ink

other products used:

Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms

Martha Stewart ribbon

gold washi tape

pins with pearls

Styrofoam balls

wood dowel

hot glue

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://unstampabelleschallenges.blogspot.com/2016/08/time-for-new-challenge-60-for-august.html until 8/26

Here's a tutorial on how to create these flowers.

http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/2016/08/anything-but-card.html until 8/27x

http://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com/2016/08/august-challenge.html until 8/30x

http://alteredeclectics.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/august-over-here-at-altered-eclectics.html until 8/30x

http://rheddscreativespirit.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/august-challenge.html until 8/30

http://eclecticellapu.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/august-challenge-here-already.html until 8/30
Pink team floral

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/2016/08/pile-it-on-115-die-cut-embellishments.html until 9/3

http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2016/08/floral-infatuation-challenge.html until 9/6 (C10)x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

DCWV Boho Style and Saffron stacks with Stuck?! Sketch

Today I have the companion page to yesterday's.  I used most of the same papers but a different sketch.

Here's the sketch from Stuck?!

Cluster details

Ingredients:

DCWV stacks:  Boho Style and Saffron

The Paper Studio glitter sticker letters

Melody Ross clear embellishements

Prima embellishments

Recollections Boho embellishments

Creative Memories heart punch with scrap embossed paper

sequins and doilies

Quick Quotes Mahogany chalking ink

I would like to enter this in the following challenge:

http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/2016/08/anything-but-card.html until 8/27x

http://stucksketches.blogspot.com/2016/08/august-1-2016-challenge-featured-layout.html until 8/29x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

DCWV August Stack-a-holic challenge

Good morning!  I am still working on my vacation of 2013 scrapbook.  Can you tell I love my niece?  She is full of fun!  

I used the DCWV Stack a holic challenge sketch for this one.

Here I free handed the banners and just used a punch to punch out the star.

More die cuts.

Ingredients:

DCWV stacks:  Boho Style, Saffron and Chalkboard

Tim Holtz/Sizzix Crescent Moon and stars die

Creative Memories star punch

The Paper Studio glitter sticker letters

Quick Quotes Mahogany chalking ink

pop dots

I would like to enter this in the following challenge:

http://www.dcwv.com/blog/post/august-stack-a-holic-challenge until 8/31x

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/2016/08/pile-it-on-115-die-cut-embellishments.html until 9/3x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Merida costume fun layout with Stick it Down sketch

Here's the sketch from Stick in Down:

Ingredients:

The Paper House Irish paper

Bazzill Black Walnut textured card stock

Heidi Swapp embellishements

Art Nouveau Cricut font

Creative Memories gold strip stickers and misc paper scraps

Recollections gems

 I would like to enter this in the following challenge:

http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/2016/08/challenge-283-vacations.html until 8/28x

http://stickitdown.blogspot.com/2016/08/august-sketches-reveal.html until 8/31

Sketch N Scrap card sketch with Little Yellow Bicycle Poppy collection

Please click here for the Sail Away with Me Blog Hop

I just love this sketch so much I made TWO cards!  Please join us at Sketch N Scrap to play along.  I am sure you will have so much fun with this sketch as I did!

Here's the sketch:

Ingredients:

Little Yellow Bicycle Poppy 6x6 papers

Impression Obsession word die

Stampin Up banner punch

velvet ribbon

white card stock

Quick Quotes Orange Slice chalking ink

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2016/08/sos-265-whats-good-word.html until 8/22 (C13) (DT for guest designer)x

http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.com/2016/08/ffc-152-anything-goes.html until 8/25x

http://www.happylittlestampers.com/2016/08/hls-august-anything-goes-with-dies.html until 8/30x

Don't forget to play along until the end of the month at Sketch N Scrap!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch penny spinner card

For the Sail Away with me Blog Hop go here!

Welcome to Sketch N Scrap's final sketch of the month.  I created another spinner card.  I can't wait to give this to a cute kid!

Here's the sketch:

Here's a close ups of the fish in his different positions on the spinner.

Ingredients:

CTMH Just to say sentiment

SU Fish Frolic

Prima Seashore mini stamps

Brilliance Peacock ink

Quick Quotes Sky blue

Distress ink Abandoned Coral and Antique Linen

white card stock

Creative Memories water paper

misc stamps

two pennies and pop dots

Don't forget to join us at Sketch N Scrap for all of our sketches this month!

I would also like to enter this card in the following challenges:

http://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/2016/08/anything-goes-4-kids-challenge.html until 9/1x

Thanks for stopping by!

Alicia