Last Day for Blog Candy!

Good morning crafty friends!  I am diligently working on design team projects for June so I don't have anything quite ready for you yet, but I do want to remind you today is the last day for my Blog Candy!  If you are reading this, I am sure you are a follower so make sure you left a comment on the Blog Candy! post.

Here's what I am giving away plus some little extras that I have already started stuffing in the package.

Good luck!  I will get around to choosing a winner in just a couple of days!

Alicia

Congratulations! with Frantic Stamper

Good morning readers, Alicia here today with a graduation card. This one is a very special personalized card and isn't that the beauty of handmade cards? My eldest niece is graduating and she is like my own. I wanted to use her school colors and something a little extra.

The extra is...I used an actual photo of her dress as the skirt of the dress on the card! As soon as I purchased the Frantic Stamper Pleated Dress die I started to envision this card. This was the second card I made with this die so I had a little more experience. I still cut the piece twice and adhere together with very strong red lined tape. But this time I folded the pleats toward the center to create a more formal look.

I printed two 5x7's of Hana with her dress all spread out and cut from the same spot to provide uniformity.

I added another fancy cut with the same blue glitter paper as the top of the dress. I also embellished with plenty of pearl including a faux pearl necklace like my niece always wears.

To dress this card up even more, pun intended...I ran a piece of vellum through Spellbinders M-Bossabilities Simplicity embossing folder. I layered that on top of a shimmer card stock with blue Congratulations randomly stamped image. I hope you are inspired to try die cutting a photo for a personalized project. I believe she will probably have this card longer than the actual dress!

Dies R Us Products:

Frantic Stamper Ornate Edge

Frantic Stamper Pleated Dress

Spellbinders M-Bossabilities Simplicity

other ingredients:

Hampton Art sentiment stamp

Versacolor Royal Blue

Wow clear embossing powder

Quick Quotes Royal Blue chalking ink

vellum, glitter paper, photograph

pearls

Our design team is here everyday so be sure to stop by and let them inspire you to create your own beautiful projects!!

Don't forget to come join in the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.

There's a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month

and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a gift voucher prize to

the Dies R Us Store. For your convenience, all the important

Dies R Us links are provided below.

click below for:

STORE

CHALLENGE BLOG

FACEBOOK

INSPIRATION BLOG

FRIENDS OF DIES R US PINTEREST PAGE

Thanks for stopping by!

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://alwaysfunchallenges.blogspot.ca/2017/05/challenge-8.html  until 6/3x

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/2017/05/189-floral-profusion.html until 6/3x

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2017/05/challenge-161.html  until 6/4x

http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/2017/05/challenge-319-anything-goes.html  until 6/6x
 

Alicia

Stampin Up What I love with Atlantic Heart Challenge Sketch #214

Good Day my dear readers!  I have a card using the latest Atlantic Heart Challenge sketch. I used some masking to create my layers of stamped flowers. This was my first time playing with this layered stamp set.  It was very fun.  I wish there was a stem stamp.  I drew them in with a green pen.

Here's the sketch:

Ingredients:

Stampin Up What I love stamp set

Stampin Up label punch

Stampin Up ink:  Regal Rose, Primrose Petals, Purely Pomegranate, and Gumball Green
Lawn Fawn's 6x6 Let's Polka
Our Daily Bread Designs double stitched rectangle
Michael's ribbon

Thanks so much for stopping by!

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.com/2017/05/challenge-109-use-repetition-image.html until 6/14x

Don't forget to play along at  Atlantic Hearts Challenge!

Alicia

By the Sea Nautical layout

Here is one of the last pages of my honeymoon album.  Here's the sketch:

 I was really excited with how I knotted the twine like the knots on the paper.  I used several tiny glue dots strategically to keep the knots in place. 

I found the title in my stash.  I believe it is from a die cut swap but I could not find this cut in Cricut Design Space.  It could be from a specialty cart I don't own or a cut from another company.  I did remove the shadow layer as it was a blue that clashed with my layout.  Otherwise, the twine was just a perfect match for my knotted twine above.

Ingredients:

DCWV Hey Sailor stack

twine

Jolee's 3-D embellishments

misc embellishments

Creative Memories sticker

Quick Quotes Navy chalking ink

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://mycreativesketches.blogspot.com/2017/05/may-sketch.html until 6/14

Thank you for stopping by!

Alicia

Arrow layout with Creative Memories Peacock

Yes, another boring layout...well, it's not too boring or else I wouldn't be covering up the pics would I?  LOL!  Actually, I thought it might be a tad offensive.  On the other hand, it's not really not that bad.  This was talent show night at Sandals and the pics are of a pretty big  (and pretty drunk) man taking off his shirt and shorts.  He is not naked but his body isn't anything great and I don't even know who he is so I felt it better to cover him up.

Ingredients:

Creative Memories Peacock Power Palette

Creative Memories Blueberry sticker letters

Quick Quotes blue chalking ink

Kiwi Lane templates

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Quick Quotes Ombre Celebrate Cards

Alicia here today with a couple of ombre cards using Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking inks. It is a super easy technique and always creates a beautiful image.   I made a couple of backgrounds and ended up using them both.  For this first card, I used die cut layers accented with an oversize ribbon and sequins.  The sentiment is stamped with Jade Powderpuff Chalking ink, die cut and popped up with foam dots.  All the edges are generously inked with Powderpuff Chalking inks.

My second card uses one of the negative die cuts from the first card as a frame.  I used the full ombre background then I die cut the same sentiment in several different papers to continue the ombre effect.  I also punched some papers for decorative  edges with added pearls.  I inked all the edges with Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking inks.

Here is the stamp and the four colors of Powderpuff Chalking ink that I used to create the ombre background.

Quick Quotes products used:

Powderpuff Chalking inks: Royal Blue, Bora Bora, Baby Blue, and Jade

Mulberry Paper pack

Adventure Awaits Paper pack

Farmhouse paper 101

Ribbon

other products used:

Judikins marbled paper background stamp

Stampin Up Labelicious stamp and punch

Our Daily Bread Designs double stitched rectangle die

sequins

Spellbinders dies

Queen & Co and Recollections pearls

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2017/05/challenge-124-2-designer-papers.html until 5/30x

http://thecraftyaddicts.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/challenge-36.html until 6/6x

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Alicia

Where's My Mule?

So while I was checking out animal images that I own in Cricut Design Space I found this mule (donkey in Noah's ABC cart).  My favorite band is Govt Mule.  I know I will end up making more of these in various sizes and maybe on a card.  

I added details with a black pen.

Ingredients:

Cricut Noah's ABC Animals cart

misc papers

Quick Quotes Mahogany chalking ink

I want to enter this in the following challenges:

http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/2017/05/fccb-challenge-301-animals.html until 5/28x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Take Me Away Jamaica layout

And another honeymoon layout.  I actually finished everything last night.  I adhered all the pages in my album and put page protectors on all 84 pages!!  My hubby and I got to look at it together in bed at the end of the day.

Here is the sketch I used:

Ingredients:

DCWV Hey Sailor Stack

Creative Memories stickers

misc stickers

metal embellishment

I entered this page in a Sketch N Scrap Birthday Bash on Facebook challenge #3 until 6/2x

I would also like to play along with Scrap Our Stash May tic tac toe stash challenge until 5/30x

I used 3+ patterned papers, clouds (in my pics) and a tab.  I didn't take a close up of the tab, but I created it with a sticker on the top right photo.

Thank you for reading today!

Alicia

You & Me Scrapbook Layout

This is the actual page that will be the last one of the album.  I believe this picture was taken with my husband's phone and got printed after the rest so it is not in chronological order but works great for the last page.  

Here's the sketch:

I layered an overlay on top of the Autumn Leaves paper.  Then layered papers, stickers, flowers and bling.

When I saw the clock in the sketch I remembered this piece I purchased from Joann's Black Friday sale last year.  I was very excited to use it here.  That element led me I added more vintage metal pieces from Martha Stewart.

Ingredients:

Momenta Overlay

Autumn Leaves Black, Red and Cream collection

Finnabar clock piece

Martha Stewart metallic embellishments

Creative Memories black shimmer paper and sticker title

White gel pen

Recollections lace stickers

Mark Richards black flowers

doily

rhinestone gem flourish

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://stucksketches.blogspot.com/2017/05/may-15-2017-challenge-reveal.html until 5/29x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Scrap Our Stash Sketch with a twist

I have FINISHED!  Don't get too excited, this won't be my last post of honeymoon pages.  I scrapped the last five pages yesterday.  I completed my goal to have this pair of albums done before I go home for my niece's graduation.  Now I can bring them and show them off!

Here's the sketch:

And for the twist:

M:  metallic paper

O: oval scallop punched tag

T:  tag, title and/or tape (paper)

H:  Hand writing

E: embossing (Spellbinders)

R: red and rhinestones

Ingredients:

Autumn Leaves Black, Red and Cream collection (paper and buttons)

rhinestone flourishes and Michaels bling

misc card stock

Fiskars scalloped oval punch

Creative Memories sticker letters

Spellbinders label one die

7 gypies paper tape

floss

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://scrapourstash.blogspot.com/2017/05/may-sketch-challenge-word-mother.html until 5/29x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Cricut 3-D Turtle

I had a chance to craft yesterday.  I made this little guy for my son who likes turtles.  We have two yellow bellied sliders that kind of look like this guy.

I used a black pen for the eye detail.

Ingredients:

Cricut Noah's ABC Animals

Creative Memories papers 

misc scrap papers

Quick Quotes Green with Envy chalking ink

I would like to enter this in the following challenge:

http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/2017/05/fccb-challenge-301-animals.html until 5/28x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Graphic 45 On the Boardwalk with Tuesday Morning Sketches

Good morning!  Today I am showing off a set of cards I made using this week's sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. I had a reason for making so many.  I am participating in a patterned paper card swap.  I thought this was a great sketch on which to use several patterned papers. I choose to use up some old Graphic 45, I thought who really cares that is it an old collection.  It is summery and let's face it ALL Graphic 45 paper is good!

Here's the sketch:

Here's each card that I tweaked ever so slightly different.

 

On some I used these teeniest tiniest sequins I purchase online from overseas.

 

On some I used a small turquoise sequin.  I also alternated between the sketch and having them line up.

 

Ingredients:

Graphic 45 On the Boardwalk collection with tags

brads and sequins

goldenrod textured card stock

various die cuts including Stampin Up banners and ODBD stitched ovals

pierced circle die

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/tuesday-morning-sketches-403.html until 5/21x

http://throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/125-anything-goes.html until 5/30 (c10)x

Thank so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Blog~aversary Candy!

Five years ago today I created my first blog post.  I had no idea what I was doing.  I needed a blog for an event in which I was participating.  I did not know how it would change my life. I spend hours not just crafting but taking photos and writing post.  I have been privileged to serve on many different design team where I have grown and honed my craft.  Just this week I also posted my 1000th post!  I know crafty blogs are a microcosm of their own, but I am so glad to be a part.

So I have some items I have collected over the years that I gathered together to giveaway.  I also plan to include some other small goodies (backgrounds, stickers, embellies).  The Kiwi Lane templates are a duplicate from when I was on the design team.  The distress ink was also a duplicate of which I have the full size, so even though open it has never been used.  

To win this package of goodies:

be a follower of my blog

leave a comment below telling me how you follow

be a follower of my facebook page

leave a comment over there

it would be great if you followed on instagram but not required for the candy

live in the US or Canada

deadline 5/31/17 at 11:59pm EST

I will use random.org the first week of June to pick a winner

Thanks so much for being a follower if you are new or have been following since my humble beginnings, I really appreciate YOU! 

Alicia

Quick Quotes Anchors Aweigh layout

Today I am showing off Creative Memories NSD Virtual Crop Challenge #2.  I used Quick Quotes Anchors Aweigh collection for most of the layout.

Here's the sketch and the twist was to make "clusters".

Ingredients:

Quick Quotes Anchors Aweigh collection

white premade border/edges

anchor stickers

Tim Holtz Sizzix Die cuts

white card stock

Creative Memories hex punch

Once again, thanks for stopping by and bearing through layout after layout of my honeymoon.

Alicia