Pink & Main Pen Pals with Atlantic Hearts Challenge

Hello!  For this week's sketch I decided to create a batch of cards that were fun yet easy.  You may notice there is no stamping. I acquired this Pink & Main 6x6 paper pad called Pen Pals.  It really had the cutest images and great sentiments on the cut apart pages, so I used this sketch added in the gatefold twist.  I created 7 cards using this sketch and a few other cards that not using this sketch.  I've already shared several of these simple yet unique cards.

Here's this week's sketch.

While the dog was my favorite image, the snail is my second favorite.  Since this paper pad was second hand there were some sheets missing from the pad.  I used the background paper here up quickly while making this batch.

Ingredients:

Pink & Main Pen Pals 6x6 papers

misc card stock

Thanks for reading today.  Don't forget to play along with AHSC until Sunday evening.

Alicia

Scrapbook.com Ballerina Nutcracker card for Atlantic Hearts challenge

Hello, today I am using the Atlantic Hearts Challenge Sketch 658.  I grabbed some last year purchases from Scrapbook.com to create this Nutcracker card. I love this set and got it on a great deal last year.  It was part of kit that was not used in the class.  I had to get it out and use the precious ballerina.

Play along with the sketch on the blog.

A close up of my paper pieced ballerina paired with the Nutcracker paper.  Love it!

Ingredients:

Scrapbook.com Nutcracker and Ballerina Shape dies

Scrapbook.com Nutcracker A2 paper pad

glitter card stock

glitter brads

misc card stock

Versamagic Pixie Dust chalk ink

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2025/11/Challenge-205.html until 12.7

https://girlzrebelchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/11/challenge-46-iets-beginnende-met-b.html until 12.8

https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2025/12/christmas-wrappings-challenge.html until 12.14

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2025/12/sos562-forever-young.html until 12.15

https://craftingacutabove.blogspot.com/2025/12/december-challenge.html until 12.31

https://traumfabrik-challenge.blogspot.com/2025/11/challenge-145-candy-cane-lane-anything.html until 12.31

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2025/12/decembers-challenge-is-christmaswinter.html until 12.31

https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2025/12/nbus-challenge-81.html until 12.31

https://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/11/challenge-272-tis-season.html until 1.13

Play along with Atlantic Hearts Challenge Sketch 658 until Sunday!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Alicia

Creative Memories Earthy Power Palette for Sketches in Thyme

 Welcome today!  I am showing off a layout I created for Sketches in Thyme. 

Here is this week's sketch.

A close up of my seam.  I love to have overlapping cuts.

This trip wasn't too long ago so I was able to journal a lot.

The circle and arrow were a great combination.

Ingredients:

Creative Memories Earthy Power Palette

Creative Memories CCS circles

Play along with Sketches in Thyme until the end of the month.

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

Karen Burniston Feathered Friends for Atlantic Hearts Challenge

Happy Fall Y'all!  I love this sentiment and those of you that follow me know I love to paper piece.  Creating this lil' turkey was so much fun!  I used lots of specialty papers and plenty of inking to shade my little guy.  I made this using the latest sketch from Atlantic Hearts Challenge Sketch #656.

Here is the sketch, it's so universal.

I absolutely love the plaid background paper I used.  I found coordinating papers especially the golden brown mat layer that brings out the same color in the plaid.

Here's a close up of my paper piecing.

Ingredients:

Karen Burniston Feathered Animals die set

Joy's Life stamps It's all Fall Puns stamps

A Muse French Roast ink

Kindred Stamps Dino Dust embossing powder

Spellbinders rectangle dies

paper unknown from my stash

My Favorite Things Die-namics Stitched Sentiment Strip die

misc card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2025/11/crafty-catz-704-anything-goes-thank-you.html until 11.20x

https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/11/cut-it-up-challenge-343-favorite-color.html until 11.24 (copper is my favorite color especially in the fall-embossing powder is copper)x

https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/11/fall-season-november-2025.html until 11.25x

https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2025/11/atg-using-pretty-patterned-paper.html until 11.29

https://craftingacutabove.blogspot.com/2025/11/november-challenge-2025.html until 11.30x

https://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2025/11/cookie-challenge-210-november-fall.html until 11.30x

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/11/november-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html until 12.5

Play along with Atlantic Hearts Challenge Sketch #656 until Sunday evening.

Thanks for reading today.

Alicia

Heartfelt Creations and Picket Fence Studios Slim line card for Atlantic Hearts Challenge

Welcome to November!  I have switched gears from spooky to sweet for this week's Atlantic Hearts Challenge Sketch 354. I went way back and pulled out my Heartfelt Creations Sun Kissed Fleur stamp and die set. I always thought their products were so pretty and I own quite a bit from being dazzled at scrapbook and paper crafting conventions. Some are still NIP but some I have used quite a few times, this is one of my favorite floral sets although it's been a while.

Play along with this week's sketch HERE.

 I stamped and heat embossed the flowers, then inked them up with some Distress Inks. I wiped down the flowers to shine up the embossing after inking up.  Finally, I added a blob of thick liquid glue and sprinkled microbeads over the centers  I say finally, but really the last step is shaping the flowers, you can't get too crazy after adding the centers so I find it pretty easy to shape by hand.  I used some up some old foliage (vellum with white embossing) and created coordinating leaves.

I stamped the sentiment and embossed it.  I die cut it with a tag die.  Layering the flowers and foliage was the fun part.

Ingredients:

Heartfelt Creations Sun Kissed Fleur and Delightful Daisies Stamps and dies

Versamark ink

Stampendous Pearlustre Moonstone embossing powder

Tim Holtz Distress inks: Weathered Wood, Stormy Sky, Forest Moss and Rustic Wilderness

Spellbinders tag die

Stampin Up Birthday Blossoms stamp sentiment

A Muse French Roast ink

Stamp N Stuff Chocolate Brown embossing powder

Picket Fence Slimline Nested Rectangle dies

microbeads

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/264-birthday-card-at-least-one-flower.html until 11.15

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2025/11/sos560-few-of-my-favorite-things.html until 11.17

faves: die cutting, heat embossing, Heartfelt Creations floral sets and coloring with distress inks

https://craftingacutabove.blogspot.com/2025/11/november-challenge-2025.html until 11.28x

https://neglectedstuff.blogspot.com/2025/11/neglected-stuff-november-2025-challenge.html

 until 11.28 (Heartfelt Creations floral stamp and die set)x

Play along with Atlantic Hearts Challenge Sketch 354 until Sunday evening.

Thanks for reading today.

Alicia

Halloween layout for Sketches in Thyme

Welcome!  I have created more spooky crafts. Today I am posting for Sketches in Thyme Facebook Challenge Group.  I found this very old Rusty Pickle paper that perfectly complimented my photos from a Halloween concert.

Here is this week's sketch. Play along HERE.

I also used another old product, some Magic Mesh.  I do appreciate the look sometimes.

I used several die cuts.  I layered some coordinating papers and made a mini file folder.  I die cut a tag and circles.  I added stickers and brads to the die cuts.

Ingredients:

Rusty Pickle papers

Creative Memories sticker letters

Divinity Designs Pierced Circle dies

Recollections Glitter embellishments

We R Tape It kit tag die

Memorydex Mini File Folder dies
Black Magic Mesh

brads, gems and stickers

misc papers

black pen

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://neglectedstuff.blogspot.com/2025/10/neglected-stuff-1025-challenge.html until 10.28x

https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/10/cut-it-up-challenge-341-add.html until 10.28x

Play along with this week's sketch or any of October's other week's sketches on our Sketches in Thyme Facebook Page.

Thanks for reading my blog.

Alicia

Witch Please Bewitched card for Atlantic Hearts Challenge

Witch Please!  I had so much fun with this one.  I stamped and colored one of the hat stamps from the Stampin Up set I used.  I then punched the hat and the band. I layered that on a scrap piece of paper, this is my one and only card with it.  I just love it!  If someone can identify it leave me a comment below.  I would love to have more!

You can play along with this sketch on the blog HERE.

I stamped my sentiment and cut it down to fit.  I used a tearing tool for the top of the witch hat paper.  I inked all the edges.  I added sheer ribbon and popped up the witches hat on pop dots.  I finished off the card with sequins in the upper left corner.

Ingredients:

Stampin Up Bewitched Stamp set and Witches Builder Punch

Kindred Stamps Weirdos sentiment stamp

Stampin Up Black ink

misc papers and card stock

sheer ribbon

sequins

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-130-autumnhalloween.html until 10.28x

https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-114-autumn-andor-halloween.html until 10.29x

Don't forget to play along at Atlantic Hearts Challenge until Sunday evening.

Thanks for stopping by and happy spooky month!

Alicia

Dance your way through bad days...Wednesday card

Tis the season and another witchy card.  Actually, I did go down a rabbit hole about Wednesday and the conclusion is she is a witch with psychic abilities inherited through her maternal family.  I spent a lot of time piecing this little lady together.  

I tried several different adhesives to keep the layer of lace on the dress.  I ended up with glue dots in strategic places on the dress.

I fussy cut slivers of the same black paper as the hair to create the strands that hang down by her face.

Ingredients:

Hero Arts Fancy dies Lifestyle Forms

Hero Arts Fancy dies Lifestyle Picnic

Hero Arts Fancy dies Lifestyle Victorian Lady 

Hero Arts Hero Lifestyle Faces stamps

Hot of the Press Paper Artist 10 tiny things and shadow dies

My Favorite Things die-namics stitched sentiment strips

Kindred Stamps Gothic Vibes 6x6 paper pad

Kindred Stamps Unusual Ones Stamps sentiment stamp

Momenta Tuxedo Black ink

misc papers and card stock including Bazzill

lace

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/10/cut-it-up-challenge-341-add.html until 10.28x

https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-130-autumnhalloween.html until 10.28x

https://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-766-halloween-anything-goes.html until 10.30x

https://2sistersontheblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-100-en-afscheid-van.html until 10.31x

https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2025/10/halloween-colors-challenge.html until 11.2x

https://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-271-fill-in-blank-spooky.html until 11.11x

thanks for reading today and have a wonderful holiday

Alicia

Bubble, Bubble, Toil & Trouble Halloween card

A little more October wickedness...another with lots of die cutting, my favorite technique. I used a Tim Holtz Sizzix Mixed Media #1 die to create the green bubble background.  I layered a Spellbinders label die on top with my Quickutz Cauldron die as the focal point. I stamped the sentiment in the corner.

I finished it off with some black sequins.

Ingredients:

Stampin Up Cauldron Bubble Stamps 

Quickutz Cauldron 2x2

Spellbinders Labels Twenty die

Tim Holtz Sizzix Mixed Media #1

misc card stock

sequins

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2025/10/trick-or-treat-smell-my-feet-challenge.html until 10.12x

https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/10/cut-it-up-challenge-340-use-more-than.html until 10.13x

https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-828-halloween.html until 10.14x

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2025/10/sos558-hey-ghoulfriend.html until 10.20x

https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-114-autumn-andor-halloween.html until 10.30x

https://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-271-fill-in-blank-spooky.html until 11.11x

thanks for reading today.

Alicia

Open if you Dare Halloween card for Atlantic Hearts challenge

Hello, open if you dare is the sentiment of the day!  I am using this week's sketch from Atlantic Hearts Challenge.  I used my nesting coffin dies for the first time with this card. I stamped and embossed the sentiment on the black die cut coffin.  I also cut the ghosts and spiderwebs.

Here is this week's sketch.

Another view where you can see the ghost on pop dots.

A close up of the ghost. Both the paper and dies are from Scrapbook.com and coordinate.

Ingredients:

Scrapbook.com Willow Lane A2 paper pack

Scrapbook.com Pumpkin House dies (ghosts)

Scrapbook.com Nested Coffin die

Karen Burniston Halloween Scene dies (spiderweb)

Stampin Up Hallows Night Magic sentiment stamp

Colorbox Popcorn ink

white embossing powder

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2025/10/sos558-hey-ghoulfriend.html until 10.20x

https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-130-autumnhalloween.html until 10.28x

https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-114-autumn-andor-halloween.html until 10.30x

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2025/10/october-welcomes-brass-and-bliss.html until 10.31x

https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2025/10/nbus-challenge-79.html until 10.31x

Thanks so much for stopping by

Alicia