Kindred Stamps You're Just a Ray of F'in Sunshine Cards (Warning Profanity)

 Hello Sunshine!  I just love these cards but I am fond of the f word. I sat down and created a series of these experimenting with various stencils as backgrounds.  I used various colors of Distress inks.

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Ingredients:

Kindred Stamps Cursive Curses

Colorbox Mix'd Media Black ink

Judikins "northwoods" mix*

Distress inks:  Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber and Mustard seed

Tim Holtz Rays stencil

white card stock 

yellow A2 card base

Ingredients:

Kindred Stamps Cursive Curses

Colorbox Mix'd Media Black ink

Judikins "northwoods" mix*

Distress inks:  Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber and Mustard seed

Sun die from Darice Summer Vacation set

stencil and yellow paper from my stash

white A2 card base

This is my least favorite, I was trying to balance the rays and I feel I did succeed with that element. However, they don't radiate correctly for my eye.

We are often our own harshest critic. Tell me what you think below.

Ingredients:

Kindred Stamps Cursive Curses

Colorbox Mix'd Media Black ink

Judikins "northwoods" mix*

Distress inks:  Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber and Mustard seed

Sun die from Darice Summer Vacation set

stencil and yellow paper from my stash

white A2 card base

http://snarkystampers.blogspot.com/2022/05/soss-210-f-is-for-f-words.html until 5.27.22

http://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/2022/05/173-sentiment-as-focal-point.html until 5.31.22x

Thank you for stopping by today.

Alicia

Creative Memories Nancy O'Dell Hummingbird Beautiful Baby Page with Sketches in Thyme

Welcome to my latest Sketches in Thyme inspiration.  For today's page I used some vintage Creative Memories papers and embellishments.  Do you know how you hoard the prettiest papers for just the perfect pictures...well, today's photos deserve ALL those papers.  These photos are absolutely gorgeous.  Obviously, they are professional but I was happy to scrapbook such precious moments. 

Here is the sketch.

I added plenty of flowers and bling to the page.

The paper butterflies were part of the coordinating embellishment pack.

Die cuts, paper flowers and buttons.

More pearls and bling, paper flowers, a button and a resin bird.

Ingredients:

Creative Memories Nancy O'Dell Hummingbird collection including papers, die cuts and sticker letters

misc embellishments including bling, resin, paper flowers, buttons

Spellbinders Label die

I would like to enter this in the following challenge:

https://kcclayoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2022/05/lm-598-wedding-inspiration-something-new.html (new baby)x

Play along until the end of the month with Sketches in Thyme.  Thank you for stopping by today.

Alicia

Stampin Up Welcome Baby for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Hi and Welcome Baby! I had a couple of baby cards for showers last month.  I found this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge to be perfect to create a few cards.  They are very similar but each has it's unique image.

Here's this week's sketch

Here's the same card with the badge and sentiment in different colors. The panels of printed papers are switched up a little bit and my colored image is different.

I did a third card with the chick images from the Stampin Up Heaven Blessed images.  I like the rabbits better.  I gave both of the above cards to coworkers having boys.

Ingredients:

Stampin Up Badges and Banners stamp set from 2016

Stampin Up Best Badge and Duet Banner punches

Stampin Up Heaven Blessed

Stampin Up Not Quite Navy and Rich Razzleberry inks

Distress Hickory Smoke

various alcohol markers

The Paper Studio earth tone 12x12 paper pad

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2022/05/challenge-62-anything-goes-with.html until 5.25x

http://daisychainchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/challenge-63-add-animal.html until 5.28x

http://cardz4guyz.blogspot.com/2022/05/296-wildlife.html until 5.29

https://paperminutes.blogspot.com/2022/05/paperminutes-745-babysbabies.html until 5.30jff

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2022/04/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-may.html until 5.31x

https://www.retrorubberchallengeblog.com/my-blog/2022/05/challenge-183-anything-goes.html until 6.3x

Don't forget to play along with this great sketch until Sunday at Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge.

Thanks for reading my blog today.

Alicia

Sizzix Fold-a-long Elephant with Prima Pretty Mosaic Papers card

Welcome, I have created a very sweet shaped card today using my Sizzix Fold-a-long Elephant die.  It had been sitting in my stash for a while and I had reason to create a baby card.  I thought this die set would make a sweet card.  This is actually the second card.  This one is for my stash. The original card was in blues for a baby boy.  It was given immediately but I did snap a photo or two.  I will share it at some point.

I scored the paper stack second hand on Facebook Marketplace. I was shopping someone's stash and just fell in love with the lavender prints.  The velvet pink ears are also a second hand purchase.

The dark card stock is much lighter in person.  Here it appears black but it is really grey.  In fact, the eyelashes and tail are the same paper just the lighter side.

Ingredients:

Sizzix Fold-a-long Elephant die set

Prima Pretty Mosaic paper

misc card stock and velvet paper

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2022/05/sos470-power-of-pastels.html until 5.23x

https://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/dru-challenge-193.html until 5.28x

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2022/04/may-you-have-cas-ual-fridays-all-month.html until 5.31x

http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2022/05/reuse-upcycle-challenge.html until 5.31x

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2022/04/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-may.html until 5.31

http://getcreativechallenges.blogspot.com/2022/05/ch-111-use-flowers.html until 5.31

https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2022/05/d-is-for-die-cuts.html until 6.2x

Thanks so much for visiting my blog.

Alicia

Prima Paper Pretty Mosaic Laughter card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Hello, it's time again for my Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge inspiration. This week I am playing with some new (to me) papers.  I fell in love with this paper stack I acquired second hand. I created an entire series of cards with it.  I hope to post soon.  

Here's the sketch:

I fussy cut a butterfly from a scrap of paper and inked the edges. I manipulated the wings and adhered to the card only in the center for a more 3D effect.

I stamped the sentiment in Perfect Plum and inked the edges.  I layered all the paper pieces on a soft plum card stock.

Ingredients:

Prima Pretty Mosaic Paper

Stampin Up Word Play sentiment

Stampin Up Perfect Plum ink

misc card stock

Colorbox Cat's Eye ink

pearls and brads

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://colorthrowdown.blogspot.com/2022/05/color-throwdown-692.html until 5/16

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http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/challenge-76-include-pearlsbling.html until 5.30x

http://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/2022/05/may-challenge-butterflies-andor-flowers.html until 6.3

Thanks so much for playing along with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge until Sunday.

Alicia