This card is filled with love...Stampin Up and Atlantic Hearts Challenge

Hello and welcome to my latest Atlantic Hearts Challenge sketch inspiration.  I used the papers that were still on my desk from my last scrapbook layout.  

Here is this week's sketch.

I used several dies to create the frame and foliage but I also fussy cut some of the patterned paper.

It's hard to see but the pink flowers on the purple strip are foiled.  So pretty in person.  I picked the bling to match.

Ingredients:

K & Co papers

Divinity Designs Double Stitched Rectangles dies

Divinity Designs Double Stitched Circles die

We R Tape It kit die

light blue vellum

Scrapbook.com Sunshine Blooms dies

Stampin Up Special Celebrations sentiment stamp

Colorbox Archival Dye ink Pinkolicious

gems

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2025/03/for-lady.html until 3.17x

https://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/03/247-use-die-or-punch.html until 3.22x

https://craftingacutabove.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-anything-goes.html until 3.28x

Play along with Atlantic Hearts Challenge until Sunday.

Thanks for reading today.

Alicia

Frida Exhibit layout for Sketches in Thyme

Welcome to my blog today.  I am scrapping for Sketches in Thyme Facebook Group.  I began a new project for 2025, I am scrapping a trip to Chicago from 2022.  I just acquired this K & Co paper stack at Indigo Hippo and they were right by my desk because they had not been filed away.  I immediately recognized how they would compliment my Frida Exhibit photos from this trip.  I also used them on my last Frida layout last month.  On this layout, I found some different embellies, but these pieces were hanging out on my desk.  

Here's the sketch.

I also acquired this ephemera pack at  Indigo Hippo as well.  There's always a nice surprise at that store.  I used the moon as the centerpiece of this cluster.  I added die cuts and fiber.

I inked up the chipboard pieces with a variety of Distress inks.

I used Cheery Lynn dies and inked up them up with Distress inks.

Ingredients:

K & Co papers

Cheery Lynn Designs Mehndi Botanical Stem dies

Distress inks:  Wild Honey, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Saltwater Taffy, Worn Lipstick, and Spiced Marmalade

Momento Dew Drop London Fog ink

Hip Kit Club Flourishes by Kim & Kimberly ephemera

Fiber and gems 

I would like to enter this over at Lasting Memories Back to Basic Band design challenge open until 2.28.25

Thanks for stopping by.

Alicia

Frida Exhibit layout for Sketches in Thyme

Welcome to my first layout of 2025 for Sketches in Thyme Facebook Group.  I am beginning a new project for 2025, I am scrapping a trip to Chicago from 2022.  I like it when I can complete a layout without having to dig in my stash. Don't get me wrong, when I want a specific item I will dig.  My stash is organized but massive hence where "dig" comes into play.  Anyway, I just acquired this K & Co paper stack at Indigo Hippo and they were right by my desk because they had not been filed away.  I immediately recognized how they would compliment my Frida Exhibit photos from this trip.  

All the embellies were handy too, I only had to "dig" for the purple iridescent letters.  I have all my alphas organized in hanging file folder by color, only I had to move some boxes that were in front of the file cabinet.  I have my neutral letters in a closer file cabinet that is right by my desk, but the colors spilled into another cabinet.  I have my desktops sitting on short file cabinets.  I have two desktops running continuously along the wall. So four file cabinets. The two under the desk I use are filled with 8.5x11 cardstock and the two under the other desk are letters.

Here is the sketch I am using.  You can find it and others on the Facebook group.

I have had these letters in my stash for many years, I love when I get a chance to use them.

I die cut several pieces of foliage and leaves in green, paper remaining from the sheet which I cut the corners.  I had some of these puffy stickers laying around my desk.  It was a multiple color set and I used all the oranges, yellows and some purples for another recent project.  I used the greens and the remaining purples here.  I only have some blues left.  I love to use up my stash!

 

I fussy cut sections from a coordinating sheet of paper in the stack the green corners.  It's hard to capture in the photo, but there is a neat metallic purple sheen to the dots.  I had this stamped Frida image in my stash from years ago.  I cannot tell you what I used to color it.

Ingredients:

K & Co papers

Frida stamp

Scrapbook.com Sunshine Blooms dies

puffy stickers and misc embellies

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2025/01/cookie-challenge-200-january-anything.html until 1.31.25x

Play along with Sketches in Thyme Sketch 646 until the last day of the month.  Plus there are three other monthly sketches. Plenty of inspiration to get your 2025 scrapping! Thanks for stopping by.

Alicia

K & Co and The Scraproom's Freaky Fast Friday formula

 Using my stash and chugging along at my goal of finishing this vacation album by Thanksgiving. I am using a challenge which I feel helps me get 'er done.  I pulled out some of probably the oldest items in my stash, my child was just a toddler.  I got these die cut letters on clearance at Kroger so many moons ago. I purchased the paper second hand and I am super pleased.

Here's where you can find the FFF

Ingredients:

K & Co Tim Coffey paper pad

Creative Memories custom cutting system circles

Die cut letters

I am entering this over at The Scraproom's Challenge blog. X Thanks for reading today.

Alicia

Birthday Girl layout for Sketches in Thyme

Hello and welcome to my blog and this month's Sketches in Thyme Facebook page inspiration.  I continued scrapping my niece's first birthday photo shoot.  I would like to add I did NOT take these photos.  

Here is the sketch:

I found this great paper at a crafty yard sale.  I don't know what brand it is but I bought all she had of this stack with pinks, blue and rose gold foils.

I added some K & Co layers and glittered embellishments to finish off the page.

I sprayed the flowers with various shimmer sprays to coordinate with the paper.  I layered them and added sparkle brads in the center.

Ingredients:

Creative Memories Dusty Rose card stock

K & Co Blossomwood Butterfly 3D stickers

Color Me Crazy flower layers

Heidi Swapp Color Shine Navy

Tattered Angels Blush

Art C Glitter Mist Copper

Stampin Up Essential Tag Punch

card stock from my stash

doily and misc embellishments

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/04/challenge-194-ag-pink-and-grey.html until 4.30.23x

http://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/04/199-flowers.html until 5.6.23x

Thanks for reading today and don't forget to play along with Sketches in Thyme Facebook page until the end of the month.

Alicia