Tuesday, July 30, 2024

I thought of you today card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

I thought of you today and made this card. I used the latest Atlantic Hearts Challenge sketch. I used some old dies and some newly acquired second hand dies on this card.  I haven't played with the Cheery Lane foliage dies in a while.  The new ones are by Love from Liz.  I purchased them second hand and discovered this company.  They have some neat stuff.


Here is the sketch.


I manipulated the die to raise the flower petals. And inked edges of die cuts and card layers with SU Tip Top Taupe and my new acquisition of blending brushes.  I do like the way they spread the ink.  I will be using them more..


An aerial view. 

 
Ingredients:
Honey Bee 6x6 Playful Pastels paper
Cheery Lynn Designs Mehndi Botanical Stem and Mehdi Botanicals 3 dies
Divinity Designs Double Stitched Circle die
Love from Lizi Magnolia Lane flower dies
Sizzix stitched rectangle die
Stampin Up Tip Top Taupe
Stampin Up Climbing Roses stamp
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Seedless Preserves
Clear embossing powder
Prismacolor Light Olive Green
card base from my stash

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



Don't forget to play along with Atlantic Hearts Challenge


Thank you for reading my blog today.

Alicia




Thursday, July 25, 2024

Sunset in Negril layout for Sketches in Thyme

 Hello and welcome.  Today I am using the latest sketch over at Sketches in Thyme Facebook challenge group.  I found a wonderful sunset photo from Negril, Jamaica.  I piled on tons of embellies sprinkled with some older tools and even older papers! I love to use my stuff!


Here's the sketch.  You can play along HERE.


You can see the beauty of gold foiled embellishments from My Mind's Eye at this angle.


A close up of the cluster.



Ingredients:
My Mind's Eye Palm Beach Mixed Bag Foiled Ephemera
Kiwi Lane Cedar Trails 1B
K & Co shell sticker
Fun Stampers Journey gold sequins
Creative Memories papers and misc card stock

Don't forget you can play along with this sketch and three others until the end of the month on the Sketches in Thyme Facebook Challenge Group.

Thanks for reading my post today.

Alicia


Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Shine Bright with Spellbinders Kaleidoscope Argyle dies for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Hello, today's card uses Atlantic Hearts Challenge Sketch 586.  I had fun playing with this die for the first time.  It's always hard to know exactly how all the pieces work together the firs time around.  I think it worked out great.  I wanted a lot of pink. I gave this to my niece for her high school graduation.


Here is the sketch.


Another view of the elevation of the die cut pieces.  I did not use any foam tape, there is just a lot of individual layers.


Ingredients:
Spellbinders Kaleidoscope Argyle dies
gems

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:






Play along with us until Sunday evening.  Link up HERE.


Thank you for stopping by today.

Alicia

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Stampin Up and Scrapbook.com for Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge

Hello and welcome to my blog today.  I have my latest card for Atlantic Hearts Challenge Sketch #584.  I decided to mix up some patterns.  I hope you find it to be a success and not a hot mess.

Here is another look at my creation. Die cutting and building has to be one of my favorite pastimes.



Ingredients:
Scrapbook.com Market Bloom Florals dies
Stampin Up Etched in Nature sentiment
Stampin Up Tranquil Tide ink
Spellbinders label die
Stitched Circle die
Stampin Up papers
Scrapbook.com Vacation and Market Blooms papers

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:



Play along until Sunday with Atlantic Hearts Challenge Sketch #584.


Thank you for stopping by

Alicia