Golden Goddess Designs: 2016

Monday, December 26, 2016

Happy New Year with Quick Quotes

Good morning, Alicia here today. We at Quick Quotes hope you had a Merry Christmas! Now onto thinking about the next holiday...can you believe it will be 2017 next week? Where has this year gone? I am welcoming the new year with a little bit of a fancy card. We all need some sparkle in our lives!

I used one of my favorite techniques with the Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking inks and that is to highlight embossed surfaces. I also used another favorite and that is simply to color the white paper with ink. I wanted the cork to be, well, cork colored. So I made the cut in white and dabbed the ink over the entire cut. I also inked the "label" slightly with the same color to give it a vintage look.

I chalked all the edges of my cuts with Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking inks. It really helps to soften the edges of manual and electronic die cuts. I added Want 2 Scrap bling to the lattice created by the embossing folder for a festive look. The Want 2 Scrap Mother of Pearl rhinestones blended perfectly with Earth Wind Fire 105 paper.

Quick Quotes products used:

Earth Wind Fire 105 paper

49 Shades of Grey 104 paper

Midnight Confessions PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Latte PowderPuff Chalking Ink

other products:

Want 2 Scrap 250 count rhinestones-Mother of pearl

Cricut cuts: Creative Memories Divine Wedding and Quarter Note font

Wink of Stella pens: clear and silver

Sizzix embossing folder

white cardstock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/challenge-124-neutrals-only.html until 12/28x

http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2016/12/himcr-281-any-holiday.html until 12/30x

http://thepapergirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2016/12/challenge-118-anything-goes.html until 12/31x

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=7443 until 1/1x

http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/2016/12/challenge-277.html until 1/6x

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/2016/12/celebrating-2016-pile-it-on-challenge.html until 1/7x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Graphic 45 Nutcracker Sweet Clara with Sketch N Scrap sketch

It is time for my last post for Sketch N Scrap, I absolutely love their sketches, Lisa and Heather are fantastic ladies. It has been a great couple of years, I will miss being on the design team but I promise to play along regularly.

Here is the sketch:

Some of my details:

Ingredients:

Graphic 45 Nutcracker Sweet collection

Adirondack Eggplant ink

Creative Memories punch

Stampin Up Red Riding Hood

Spellbinders label die

Fiber

Quick Quotes Milk Chocolate chalking ink

Don't forget to play along at Sketch N Scrap!

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://classicdesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com.au/2016/12/1st-december-2016-classic-design-team.html until 12/25x

http://theartisticstampercreativeteam.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/decembers-creative-challenge-christmas.html until 12/31x

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/2016/12/celebrating-2016-pile-it-on-challenge.html until 1/7x

http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2016/12/merry-christmas.html until 1/7 jff

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Friday, December 16, 2016

Last Minute Gifts Blog Hop

Welcome to the Last Minute Gifts Blog Hop! You are at the beginning Alicia's blog. As we approach the holiday season, I am sure we are all scrambling to find unique gift ideas. We hope as you hop along you are inspired by each bloggers ideas.

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Now on with the hop!

I am having fun with up-cycling lately. Sshhhh, this one is for my sister. I was going to throw out this cheese grater it was cheap and starting to rust. So I searched Pinterest for something to do with it. My sister loves owls, so this idea was perfect. I used some lids, glitter bottle caps, bead caps and glitter brads to make the eyes. I added a Tim Holtz pen nib for the beak.

I found the stick in my yard and used bead chain to create the claws. The hardest part was manipulating the handle to make ears. I glued it all together with hot glue.

Next up is Amanda, let's see what she has for a last minute gift.

If you get lost along the way, here is the entire lineup:

Alicia ~ http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/
Amanda ~ http://salnclts76.blogspot.com/
Sue ~ http://suek86401.blogspot.com/
Kim ~ http://katydidcards.com/
Holli ~ http://sunflowerholli.blogspot.com/
Lisa ~ http://lisaslittlerascals.blogspot.com/
Jearise ~ http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/
Card A Day Challenge blog ~ http://cardadaychallenge.blogspot.com/
Theresa ~ http://scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com/

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://creativeartistemixedmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/welcome-to-creative-artistes-challenge.html until 12/30 x

http://rheddscreativespirit.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/decembers-challenge.html until 12/31x

http://alteredeclectics.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/december-challenge.html until 1/31x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Sketch N Scrap layout sketch with Spice Market

Hello! Sketch N Scrap readers! Today I have a layout of dinner. All I do on vacation is eat, drink and lay on the beach. I find it very relaxing. I don't do coffee drinks but this was a special Italian one, so I tried it!

Here's the sketch from Sketch N Scrap:

Some details of my layout. I love the embellishments I recently picked up at Tuesday Morning.

Ingredients:

Basic Grey Spice Market papers

Echo Park dark green papers

Creative Memories sticker letters

Quick Quotes chalking inks: Barnboard and Rusty Nail

white card stock

washi tape

embellishments

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

Alicia

Holly Jolly Hex Card

Hello, Alicia posting today with a hex card inside the Spellbinders Hexagon Pinwheel Top Box. I used holly paper and pearls to make this festive shaped mini card.

I created the perfect fitting hex card by using the hex die itself. I folded a scrap piece of paper and traced the inside of the die leaving the fold inside the hex. I then fussy cut leaving the folded side uncut. I traced it again on another patterned paper and simply cut it about an eighth an inch shorter on all sides.I added a sticker and pearls to finish off the card. It slips inside perfectly!

Dies R Us Products used:

CLOSEOUT - Spellbinders Boxes - Hexagon Pinwheel Top Box

Spellbinders Hexagon Pinwheel Box

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Check back daily for more great inspiration from the girls on the design team.

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I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://creativecraftcottage.blogspot.co.nz/2016/12/challenge-77-use-die-cuts.html until 12/18x

http://dcamstore.blogspot.com/2016/12/dcam-december-challenge-die-cut-it.html until 12/29x

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/2016/12/celebrating-2016-pile-it-on-challenge.html until 1/7x

Alicia

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Surprise gift! Quick Quotes Earth Wind Fire layout

Good morning! Alicia here today with a two page layout. I am scrapping an interesting gift my boys received from their aunt and uncle one Christmas. Since the gift was a ski trip and there was nothing physical to wrap, my sister-in-law made a puzzle out of the surprise! I used the new Quick Quotes Earth Wind Fire collection to scrap this memory.

I also used several Quick Quotes Chalking Inks to ink up some chipboard pieces to create a tree and gifts. The finishing touches include ribbon and some bling!

Quick Quotes Products used:
Green with Envy PowderPuff Chalking Ink
Aqua PowderPuff Chalking Ink
Navy PowderPuff Chalking Ink
Java PowderPuff Chalking Ink
Earth Wind Fire 106 paper
Earth Wind Fire 107 paper
Earth Wind Fire 110 paper
Ribbon Grab Bag

other ingredients:
chipboard and bling
Tim Holtz On the edge scallop die
Creative Memories tree border punch
Creative Memories Cricut font Tis the Season Sleigh Ride
Our Daily Bread Designs Stitched Star die

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

I like you a latte: Stick it Down card sketch

I had one extra minute while I was waiting for some pictures to print. I saw this cute sketch and was looking for an excuse to use some new product I received from Joann's Black Friday sale. So I whipped up this cute card. I wanted to send it to my sister for her birthday today, but I sent a card that actually says Happy Birthday. I will send this to her at some point.

Here's the Stick it Down card sketch:

Some of the details:

I spent some time on the details that I ended up covering up.

Ingredients:

Tim Holtz Movers and Shapers Mini Fresh dies

Tim Holtz Texture Fades On the Go

Tim Holtz Distress ink Tea Dye

The Paper Studio Coffee Cafe stamps

Quick Quotes chalking inks: Light Moss and Peach Tree

Zig brown pen

misc papers and card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://creativecraftcottage.blogspot.co.nz/2016/12/challenge-77-use-die-cuts.html until 12/18x

http://cardsinenvy.blogspot.com/2016/12/wouldnt-that-be-sweet-card-challenge.html until 12/18x

http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/2016/12/tuesday-throwdown-323-anything-goes.html until 1/2x

http://stickitdown.blogspot.ca/2016/12/december-card-team-reveal.html until 12/31x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Sunday, December 11, 2016

Unstampabelles Flickering light Challenge

Hello dear readers! Today I am guest designing at Unstampabelles challenges and this month's challenge Flickering lights and remember the caveat is NO STAMPING. I had to think for a minute but early on settled on using some flickering tea lights left over from my wedding. Then I saw this youtube video. If you take the time to watch the video, you will notice I did it my own way...isn't that what being an artist is about? She used rock salt but I used Epsom salts. They are much cheaper. She coated a votive and I up-cycled some jars.

I coated my jars using a sponge paint brush then sprinkled Epsom salts over the jar letting the excess land in my platter.

This step strays from the video in that since she used votives, she did not have lids to decorate. I did have votives but I thought the lids would be fun to decorate. I run across a problem, acrylic paint doesn't stick to the jar lids. I found another video similar in nature that suggested using old nail polish first after which the paint will adhere! So I dug out the oldest polish I had (that probably should have been thrown out already) and swiped it on liberally. I painted them silver to match the Ball jar I used that already had a silver lid.

I added die cut papers, felt snowflakes, wooden snowflakes and ribbon to the lid. Actually I won a gift certificate to DL.ART and purchased this hand dyed seam binding called Mermaid's tale. I picked all the embellishments to match it! It is just gorgeous!

Here's the inside of the jar where the votive can be turned on and off.

A close up of the frost effect of the Epsom salts.

A better view of the lids.

Ingredients:

glass jars

epsom salts

Modpodge (glue)

nail polish and silver acrylic paint

silver wood snowflakes

Stampin Up felt snowflakes (very old)

Spellbinders large scallop circle die

Our Daily Bread Designs pierced circle die

Basic Grey snowflake paper (also very old scraps)

silver paper

DL.Art dyed seam binding

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://classicdesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com.au/2016/12/1st-december-2016-classic-design-team.html until 12/25

http://creativeartistemixedmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/welcome-to-creative-artistes-challenge.html until 12/30x

https://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/2016/12/monthly-challenge-53-baby-its-cold.html until 12/31

http://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2016/12/layers-or-layer-it.html until 12/31x

http://alteredeclectics.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/december-challenge.html until 1/31x

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Saturday, December 10, 2016

Holiday Magic Blog Hop

Welcome to the

Holiday Magic Blog Hop

Thank you for joining us for a weekend full of the magic of the Christmas Holidays! Our talented crafters have created all sorts of projects to inspire you and bring the joy of the season into your hearts!

You should have arrived from Lisa's blog. If you just happened upon this magical hop, Connie Can Crop is the first stop in this hop.

This is a one day blog hop and we appreciate your leaving a comment for all of these amazing crafters.

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You will have until 10 pm Sunday to finish the hop and leave your comments.

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What do you need to do to win? Easy... become a follower of each of the fabulous blogs in this hop and leave each of them a comment letting them know what you like best about their projects.

Winner will be announced on Wednesday 12/14/16

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