Scared Silly...Atlantic Hearts Challenge

Happy All Hallows Eve!  My favorite holiday.  I used some cute Cricut cuts and this week's sketch at Atlantic Hearts Challenge.  

Here's the sketch:

Ingredients:

Cricut Mini Monsters

Creative Memories Halloween paper tape

Close to My Heart Frightfully fun sentiment

bat sticker

misc papers, card stock and glitter card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2017/10/uys-286-halloween.html until 11/3x

http://cardsinenvy.blogspot.com/2017/10/lets-play-dress-up-halloween-costumes.html until 11/4

 

http://scrapbookstampsocietychallengeblog.blogspot.com/2017/10/challenge-128-anything-goes-option.html until 11/4

http://alwaysfunchallenges.blogspot.ca/2017/10/challenge-30.html until 11/4x

http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.ca/2017/10/shopping-our-stash-327-halloween.html until 11/6 (c13)x

https://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/challenge-189.html until 11/12x

http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/2017/10/challenge-313-sparkle.html until 11/12x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Don't forget to play along with 

Atlantic Hearts challenge this week.

Alicia

Lasting Memories November Guest Designer

Good morning, I am so excited to be a guest designer this month at Lasting Memories Layout Challenge blog.  This month's theme is all about recipes.  I loved the challenge of mixing it all together.  I am still working on my wedding album so these will all be of my wedding.  Let's get started with my first layout!

Recipe:  

3 patterned papers

background stamping

punched shape

puffy stickers

your own handwriting

I found the puffy sticker the hardest element.  I did find these old Creative Memories stickers that are raised.  My punched shape is the fleur de lis.  

I don't often stamp on my layouts but this was fun.  I randomly stamped this image with Distress Oxide Black Soot on the left hand side of the paper.

Ingredients:

Distress Oxide Black Soot ink

Creative Memories Divine power palette including papers, paper ribbon, and stickers

Kiwi Lane Large Bracket template

die cut flower girl

card stock

stickers

Spellbinders label die

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to play along at Lasting Memories Layout Challenge blog.

Alicia

Rock til you Drop! Altered Altoid Tin

Good morning!  Today I am showing off another altered Altoid tin.  This one was made for a friend's 40th birthday.  I used Cricut cuts, charms, and some old Rusty Pickle papers.

It's mostly "metal" colors of black and silver, but I wanted to add a pop of color so I asked her favorite...her response Kentucky Blue.  

I  used lots of die cuts, maual and electronic.  I added fancy fibers instead of plain ribbon.

When I began to gather the photos of which I printed many, I noticed a reoccurring theme, many of the photos my dear friend is using this hand gesture (she is also sticking out her tongue in most of them as well)...so I went with it and almost all of these pics have her throwing horns.  I have used the Cricut Rock Princess for this image before, so I knew exactly which images I need to bring this mini together.

My dear friend is also a former smoker and Altoids are her replacement addiction.  She actually gave me this tin and about 15 others to make more!

I doubled the inside pages from previous tin's I have completed.  So I kept the inside pretty free from lumpy embellishments.

I also created a custom box for my mini.  I used my Crafters Companion Ultimate scoring tool for the first time.  It was very easy and I will be pulling this out a lot more in the future.

Ingredients:

Cricut Rock Princess cart

Crafter's Companion Ultimate tool

Altoid tin

Rusty Pickle papers

misc papers and card stock

Tim Holtz/Sizzix dies

misc other dies and punches

charms

fibers

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://scrap-craft-inspiration.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/scrap-craft-inspirations-challenge-8.html until 10/30x

http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/2017/10/connie-can-crop-challenge-63.html until 10/31

https://minialbummakers.blogspot.com/2017/10/october-mini-album-tutorials-and.html until 10/31x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Truly, Madly, Deeply...Creative Memories Divine wedding layout

Good morning, dear readers.  I forgot to post this layout from the Creative Memories Virtual Crop last month.  I hadn't journalled at the time I created the layout but since have. 

Here's the sketch:

Ingredients:

Divine Power palette

bling

card stock

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Alicia

Happy Hauntings: Quick Quotes and Canon Halloween cards

Happy Hauntings, Quick Quotes readers, Alicia here today with some quick and easy Halloween cards.  I used my Canon PIXMA iP8720 13x19 Wireless Printer to print out various Halloween images.  I cut them out and layered them with Quick Quotes papers from several different collections.

This first card uses a super creepy stack of skulls I printed and paired with papers from the 49 Shades of Grey collection. I printed many different images on 8.5x11" piece of Canon High Definition paper.  The image details printed so well on this specialty paper.  I printed this particular image twice.  I used the second print to cut out individual skulls and layer them at different levels.

I made a few other cards using printables, papers, stamps, gems, die cuts and ribbons.

I would like to note that this last card was sent to a little boy requesting Halloween cards as he fights a battle with cancer.  If you would like more information, here is a link to his Facebook page.

Quick Quotes products used:

Midnight Confessions PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Mulberry 105 Paper

Urban Oasis paper

Whistlin Dixie 105 paper

Whistlin Dixie 108 paper

49 Shades of Grey 101 paper

49 Shades of Grey 102 paper

49 Shades of Grey 104 paper

Canon products:

PIXMA iP8720 13x19 Wireless Printer

Canon High Definition paper 8.5x11

other products used:
Our Daily Bread Designs stitched rectangle die
Stampin Up punch
Tim Holtz dies
stamps from Art Impressions, Inkadinkado Creepy Crawly, and Close to My Heart Frightfully Fun
various digital images from Creative Memories, Scrapgirls and more
sequins and enamel dots

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/2017/10/198-spooky.html until 10/28 (C15)x

http://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/challenge-57-i-put-spell-on-you.html  until 10/28x

https://sunnydaycrafting.blogspot.ca/2017/10/challenge-58-q-is-for-quick-easy.html  until 10/30

http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/2017/10/challenge-125-anything-goes-with.html  until 10/30x

http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2017/10/191-halloween-sentiment.html  until 10/30x


Thanks so much for stopping by today! 
Alicia

Oxide Wedded Bliss card set

Hello, I have a set of cards I created for a swap today.  The swap was focused on Distress Oxide inks.  It was quite a popular swap and ended up being two groups.  I participated in both groups.  I had so much fun making this set.

First I used various inks to cover the Judikins background stamp and stamped the specialty distress paper.  I then sprayed ever so slightly with a fine mist of water.  I set aside to dry while I made the sentiment labels.

The next day after everything was completely dry I die cut the background pieces.  I then assembled the cards on a lovely shimmer card stock adding fiber and sequins for an elegant look.  As you can imagine each card was a little different but equally beautiful.

Ingredients:

Distress Oxide inks:  Faded Jeans, Cracked Pistachio, Wilted Violet, Broken China

Tim Holtz die

Judikins stamp

Stampin Up Tag Talk stamp and punch 

Cucumber melon shimmer card stock

fiber and sequins

Here are some of the cards I received from the swap:

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://www.josscrapshack.com/2017/10/ffc-210-anything-goes-2-sponsors.html  until 10/20x

https://craftaholicsrus.blogspot.com/2017/10/challenge-41-anything-goes.html  until 10/24x

http://getcreativechallenges.blogspot.ca/2017/10/challenge-63-wedding-winners-from-ch-62.html until 10/31x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Toadstool Clippings...Atlantic Heart Challenge sketch inspiration

Good morning, today I have my latest inspiration for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.  I used several different materials to create the image of a bottle.  I even used a sheet of cork to fussy cut the stopper.

Here's the sketch:

I highlighted the ripples of the corrugated paper with chalking ink.  It's hard to discern but I covered white paper with washi tape and punched out the tag shape. That layer is behind the die cut Toadstool label.  In between those two layers is a layer of Martha Stewart spider web ribbon.

Ingredients:

We R label

Martha Stewart spider web ribbon

misc spiders

corrugated paper and cork

washi tape, white card stock and a tag punch

circle punch and Quick Quotes paper

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to play with
Atlantic Hearts Challenge this week.


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

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/2017/10/198-spooky.html until 10/28 C15x

http://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/challenge-57-i-put-spell-on-you.html until 10/30x

http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/2017/10/challenge-125-anything-goes-with.html  until 10/30x

Quick Quotes Save the Date layout

Good morning, Alicia here today, playing along with this month's Quick Quotes challenge:  Use Memorabilia.  I am currently working on my wedding album.  So I have used my save the date postcards and the original pictures I used for the cards to create a two page layout.

Here's my second page.  I found lots of great die cuts from past kits to mix with current paper collections.  I inked up a chipboard label with Antique Linen  and another one using Midnight Confessions PowderPuff Chalking Ink then added a sticker.  I used black brads in the center of all my flowers.  I threw on a few buttons for good measure.

Quick Quotes Products used:

Windsong paper pack

49 Shades of Grey 101 and 104 papers

Gypsy Road collection

Antique Linen  and Midnight Confessions PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Die cut flowers and pieces from past kits

other products:

black brads and buttons

sticker

Spellbinders die

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to play along with this month's challenge!

Alicia

Be Kind...Friendly Forest window card

I made this card a while ago but never added a sentiment.  I recently aquired this Stamplorations Sweet Spring Phrase die that I thought was perfect for the window of my Friendly Forest scene.  

Ingredients:

Avery Elle Pierced Cloud die

Frantic Stamper Stitched Grassy Hill edge die

Stamploratons Sweet Spring Phrase die

Die-Versions Whispers Musical Tree die

Colrbok Friendly Forest collection papers and stickers

Creative Memories Oval cutting templates

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2017/10/trend-week-415-windowpeek-boo-card.html until 10/19x

thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Chills and Thrills Blog Hop

Welcome to the 

Chills & Thrills
Blog Hop

It's that time of the year when the monsters and ghouls come out to play!

They come knocking on doors in search of sweets!!

Join us as we share some of our fangtastic and  creepy projects with you!

They are sure to make you scream with delight.

You should have arrived from  Ashley's blog.

If not, Connie Can Crop is the beginning of this chilling blog hop. 

This is a one day blog hop, but you have until Sunday to finish hopping and leaving your love for all of these talented crafters.

We have an awesome sponsor for this month!

TWO lucky winners will win a $7.99 gift certificate

Be sure to check out the shop online HERE

Visit them on facebook HERE

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.

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

Winners will be announced on Wednesday 10/18/17 at Connie Can Crop.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment along the way!

TRICK OR TREAT!!

Ingredients:

My Minds Eye Lost & Found Halloween 6x6

Recollections Stickers

Judikins Flourish stamp and Mica gloss background

Spellbinders Die D-lites Beautiful Locket

Stampin Up punch

Tim Holtz on the edge ornate die

CTMH Frightfully Fun sentiment

Black Soot Distress ink

vanilla and black glossy card stock

sequins

How this gentleman looks from the another angle...

Spooky!

Ingredients:
My Minds Eye Lost & Found Halloween 6x6
Recollections Stickers
Tim Holtz die
Our Daily Bread Designs Pierced Oval dies
Stampin Up and Tim Holtz resin flowers
Tim Holtz Halloween 2 sentiment stamp
Black Soot Distress ink
vanilla and black glossy card stock

Now hop on over to my good friend Sue's blog!


Here's our spooktacular line up in case you get lost:

Connie- http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com
 Holli- http://sunflowerholli.blogspot.com
Sandy- http://simplycraftycreationsbysandys.blogspot.com/
 Marji- http://fstampaholic.blogspot.com/

Rebecca-  http://rebeccaanndesigns.com/
Angela- mermaidsnmonograms.blogspot.com
Christi-  https://scrappingfortranquility.blogspot.com/
Shannon H- http://shannonhdesigns.blogspot.com/
Veronica- http://vickyscrappingpassion.blogspot.com
Ashley-  http://marinewifesscrappinlife.blogspot.com/
Alicia- http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/
 Sue- http://suek86401.blogspot.com/
Kim- http://katydidcards.com 
Miranda- http://www.nanasscrapspot.com

Don't forget to join our current challenge

 

Connie Can Crop Challenge #63

To die for

 due 11:59 P.M. Tuesday, October 31st, 2017

Pacific Time

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2017/10/190-use-die-cut-sentiment.html until 10/16x

https://pdelinkyparty.blogspot.ca/2017/10/ch-194-halloween.html until 10/16x

http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2017/10/challenge-144-make-it-spooktacular.html until 10/17x

https://sunnydaycrafting.blogspot.ca/2017/10/challenge-56-o-is-for-oval.html until 10/17x

http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2017/10/tis-near-halloween.html until 10/24x

http://snarkystampers.blogspot.com/2017/10/soss-95-z-is-for-zombies.html until 10/28 (C10)

http://thatscraftychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/get-your-spook-on-challenge.html until 10/28x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia