Crafter's Companion Vintage Vegas 102nd Birthday card

Welcome today. As you may notice these photos were not taken in my studio. I sometimes call my son "last minute logan"....wonder where he gets it?  I finished this one on the way out the door to the party. Quite a special one! 102!! I used some new products from Crafter's Companion. As I was making this, I decided I need more of this collection.  I have only the embossing folder and this die set.  I need the other die set and sentiment set.  

Here's the birthday boy with his card.

Ingredients:

Crafter's Companion Vintage Vegas Collection 2D Embossing Folder Ace Of Spades

Crafter's Companion Vintage Vegas Collection Metal Dies All In To Win

Spellbinders Happy Birthday with Numbers

red foil, black glossy and white card stock

Happy Birthday die with shadow

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I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2025/05/sos548-by-numbers.html until 6.2.25x

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/05/challenge-824-happy-16th-birthday.html until 6.5.25x

https://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/2025/05/lets-play.html until 6.5.25 (emboss-free-shine) jff

https://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/05/inkspirational-challenge-342-word.html until 6.6.25x

https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/05/cut-it-up-challenge-331-anything-goes.html until 6.9.25x

https://craftingacutabove.blogspot.com/2025/06/june-anything-goes.html until 6.28.25x

https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2025/06/nbus-challenge-75.html until 6.30.25x

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

UPDATE:  Vernon Hill passed away the day after his 102nd birthday.  I think he chose to leave us that day...he had a full and wonderful life and was healthy up to the end.  I don't see how one could ask for more.
 

Crafter's Companion Everyday Scenes with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Welcome to my blog and my latest inspiration for Atlantic Hearts Challenge.  This sketch so inspired me that I created an entire set of cards utilizing it.  I made this card set as thank you notes for an expectant mother.  

Here is the sketch this week:

  This was an all day crafting session but so much fun made with so much hope and blessing for the baby.  She ended up coming a bit early but all is well.

The details on these clouds are amazing.  I purchased these on a Facebook resale site, what a great find.

Here's all the pink versions.

The Crafter's Companion Everyday paper pad has so many sweet papers.  It was so easy to create all these wonderful cards!

I kept having to change the papers up because there were only a couple of each design.  I love all the different combos.

I tried to be open to using all the colors.  I wanted to use all the rainbow papers in the stack for this set.

Ingredients:

Crafter's Companion Everyday Scenes 8x8 papers

LDRS Creative In a Cloudy Sky dies

Frantic Stamper Accessory Words #3 dies

Spellbinders Phrases Set One-So Sweet dies

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-297-use-dies-and-or-punches.html until 7.21  #2x

http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/07/cut-it-up-challenge-282-look-up-in-sky.html until 7.26x

https://paperdragonflycreativechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-19-anything-flies-goes-or.html until 7.28 DAx

https://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2023/07/dlart-thankful-thursday-challenge-327.html until 7.30x

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2023/07/sos501-no-stamping-allowed.html until 7.31x

https://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2023/07/cookie-challenge-182-july-pastels.html until 8.1x

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

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

Kindred Stamps Galactic Hunter with Gemini Fairytale Forest Create a card die set and Atlantic Hearts Sketch

Hello and welcome to my inspiration for Atlantic Hearts challenge sketch #514.  This card ended up being my husband's Valentine's card.  He loves this series.  I invested a lot of time creating this card.  It may not be apparent but I embossed each of the elements of the background forest.  I also used Distress Oxides to color the white of the card.

Here is the sketch:

This is the first layer of embossing.  Clear embossing ink with Distress Antique Linen embossing glaze.  This pen had a blue tint that did not disappear when embossed so the mushrooms did not turn out the color I anticipated.  From here on out I used the Marvy embossing pens in green and brown.

The next layer where the green trees.  They came out a bit darker than anticipated.  I always feel the first time using a new product needs a test run...and this card is just that for this die set.

Here's a close up of the characters and embossing.

and the little guy...

Ingredients:

Gemini Fairytale Forest Create a card die set (nbus)

Kindred Stamps Galactic Hunter (nbus)

Momento Tuxedo Black ink

Embossing powders: Distress glaze Antique Linen, Stampin Up Forest Green, Creative Images Verdigris, Judikins Rustique Weather Vane and Patina Bronze using Stamp Affair clear embossing pen and various colors of Marvy Wet Look embossing pens

Alcohol markers: child-Prisma mint cream, Copic G2, Prisma Cinnamon Toast and Spectrum Noir Natural Brown  Hunter-Spectrum Noir Metallic Pewter, Hobby Colour Jet Black, Prisma Warm Black, SN True Black, Brown Grey 9 and Ice Grey 9

other pens:  Pentel Metallic Silver gel and Spectrum Noir Artliner .1

Distress Oxides: Broken China, Crushed Olive and Brushed Corduroy 

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://creativecraftinguncles.blogspot.com/2023/02/38-circles.html until 3.14x

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/03/classic-design-challenge-march-2023-3.html until 3.28x

http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/03/challenge-109-crafts-galore-encore.html until 3.30x

https://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2023/03/dlart-march-2023-linky-challenge.html (alicia o'bryant) until 3.31x

https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2023/03/nbus-challenge-48.html until 3.31x

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2023/03/march-is-blowing-in-with-scrapflower.html until 3.31x

Don't forget to play along with Atlantic Hearts challenge sketch #514 until Sunday.

Thanks for reading today. 

Alicia

Double Trouble's Crazy Cousin Layers Challenge

Hello, it's time again to be a Crazy Cousin for Double Trouble Layers Challenge.  This challenge is all about layers.  I tried a new fold and piled on the layers.

Here is my project.  Double Trouble asks that you tell them how many layers and trying to count, I believe there is more than 10!!  I die cut, inked, colored, stamped and fussy cut to create this scene.

Here are the details of the challenge. I added pearls to the center of the die cut flowers to comply with the twist.

My card began with this layer. I created the folds and determined what sides would "show" and inked those pieces up with Distress Oxide Bundled Sage.  The center was die cut with the vine die so it didn't need to be completely inked.  The center panel is 5.5"x5.5" to fit the vine die cut.

Here is a side view.  I watched a video but because I die cut the front instead of making that side the back I had to make it work with my changes.  I don't know that I would make it this way again.  

One tip I took from the video was to reinforce the front panel with extra layers.  I die cut another half sheet of the vines and glued it behind just off center to create a shadow.  The bottom is reinforced with a thin layer of die cut "grass". I also glued the die cut layer with the fairy and mushrooms directly on the front panel.  I layered a die cut and inked pieced of grass which was 1.5-2" in height.  I added a drop of glue to the fairy's leg to provide support from the taller grass layer.  I also stamped a mushroom cluster on that layer.

I used Distress Oxide Forest Moss on the next two layers.  I dusted all the layers with green shimmer ink before assembling the card.  The trees are die cut and embossed from the same set and inked with Forest Moss.  The are not sprayed with shimmer ink.  I stamped flowers on the first hill layer.  The two hill layers are opposite sides of the die cut.

I colored the die cut mushrooms and fairy with alcohol markers.  I used Spectrum Noir shimmer alcohol on the dress, wings and hair of the fairy.

The back of the shadow box is a sheet of paper from the kit.  I also cut the flowers and purple vine from printed paper.

Ingredients:

Crafter's Companion Build a Scene box including dies, stamps, pearls and papers

Distress Oxide inks

Spectrum Noir shimmer ink pens

alcohol markers

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/02/w-is-for-woodland-flora-or-fauna.html until 2.24x

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2021/01/fun-fold-time-with-hero-arts.html until 2.28x

https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/02/miucb-46-anything-goes-fancy-fold.html until 2.28x

https://thefairyandtheunicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/02/february-2021-challenge.html until 2.27

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/02/260-challenge-lacepearls.html until 2.27x

https://worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/02/world-wide-open-design-team-challenge.html until 3.12

Don't forget to join in the challenge over at Double Trouble Layers Challenge until February 28.  Thanks for stopping by.

Alicia