Happy Fourth with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Good day and welcome to my blog on this American Holiday.  This morning I am using the latest sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge. I am fond of making two-fer's but this sketch was a no brainer to create two considering the diagonal cut in the papers.

Here is the sketch.

Here's card number two.  I have to say how impressed I was with myself for using some extremely old paper...I mean this has to be close to 20 years old. Ya, I am a hoarder but it feels so good to use it up!!!

It's hard to determine in the photo but the white fiber has some shiny elements.

Ingredients:

Tim Holtz Sizzix Bigz Old Glory and Movers and Shapers Mini Old Glory

My Favorite Things Double Stitched Ovals

EK Success Fiber Adornments

misc papers and card stock

I would like to enter these cards in the following challenges:

https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/2022/07/cupcake-inspirations-reminder-47.html until 7.7x

https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/#!watch until 7.11x

http://getcreativechallenges.blogspot.com/2022/07/113-red-white-blue.html until 8.1

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

Thanks for reading my blog today.

Alicia

Stand and Salute~Military cards for Bitten by the Bug 2's challenge

Welcome to my inspiration for the latest Bitten By the Bug 2's Military Challenge,  I made a couple of cards using Cricut Access.  I recently signed up for a two months because of a special offer.  I hope to cut most of this years Cricut challenge cuts before the special price is up.  Therefore, both of these cards utilize Access images.  These were super easy but any soldier would love to receive them.

This card uses Cricut Summer Celebrations and was so super easy.  Cricut even gives you some placement marks for the stars.

Here I used Cricut Stand and Salute.  I dug out some camo paper and gave it a final touch of gold Wink of Stella on the stars.

Ingredients:

Cricut Maker

Cricut Access-Stand and Salute, Summer Celebrations

Wink of Stella gold

misc papers and card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/05/251-anything-goes-sentiment.html until 5/25x

http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2020/05/challenge-200-shoot-for-stars.html until 5/27x

http://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2020/05/challenge-70-shaped-card.html until 5/29x

https://artsystamperchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/05/challenge-16-its-guy-thing.html until 5/29x

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2020/05/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-may.html until 5/31x

https://creativecraftcottage.blogspot.com/2020/05/challenge-129-make-it-masculine.html until 6/2 (2/5)x

Don't forget to join us for Bitten By the Bug 2's Military Challenge open until June 8.  Thank you for stopping by.

Alicia

Celebrate! Quick Quotes July Club Q Layout

Hello, Alicia with you today, showing off July Club Q and my precious nephew.  I am also sticking with this month's challenge: use red, white and blue.  There were so many neat pieces in this month's kit.  I just had to chalk the stars! I used Capri Blue and Barn Board chalking inks to do the job. 

Quick Quotes pretty much does all the work besides chalking, however, I will provide the steps I used.

• Ink all edges and the chipboard stars
• Layer the pre-cut squares centering as you go
• Adhere 3 large inked stars to 3 small pre-cut squares
• Crop pictures and create mats (I used an additional sheet of paper)
• Arrange and adhere photos
• Arrange and adhere 3 star/square embellishments
• Adhere banner to bottom white space
• Add sentiment
• Randomly adhere remaining stars

Here's a close up of my inked star on the square.  How cute is that?  Quick Quotes creates some fantastic kits that are super easy to use.

I used my Canon printer to print these vibrant photos.  One of my favorite qualities of the Canon inks is how fast they dry.  I can print and cut within minutes without a problem.

Quick Quotes products:

July Club Q

Secret Garden 103 paper

Powderpuff chalking inks:  Capri Blue and Barn Board

Canon Products:

PIXMA iP8720 Wireless Printer

PGI 250XL CLI 251XL 6 Color Value Pack

other products:

rub-on sentiment

Thank you for stopping by.  Don't forget to play along with this month's Quick Quotes challenge open until 7/25.

Alicia

Quick Quotes Red, White and Blue challenge

Hello, Alicia here today with July's Challenge:  Use Red, White and Blue.  You can find all of these colors in the new Secret Garden Paper pack.  It is perfect for summer with it's vibrant hues and lush floral prints.  I picked the blue arrow print (Secret Garden 105 paper) to use for the patriotic cards I made.

Here I used the same stamp three times, once in Barn Board and twice in Deep Sea Powderpuff chalking inks to create the background.  I stacked star die cuts as a border.  I popped up the detailed flag die cut.

I cut the flag twice, once in red and once in blue.  Here's a hint, I didn't cut the entire flag in blue.  I used a scrap just large enough to cover the area needed.  Next, I placed a white piece of paper behind the cut and trimmed along the edges.  I used a white gel pen to add the stars on the field of blue. Of course, I inked all the edges for a nice distressed look.

My second card uses electronic die cuts.  On Lady Liberty, I cut one layer in white and used Powderpuff chalking inks to color the torch and base in appropriate colors.  I inked just the torch area in Desert Sun and her base in Cool Gray.  

I layered the die cuts on top of a sheer blue ribbon.  I placed star die cuts randomly in the remaining area of the card.

Quick Quotes Products:

Secret Garden Paper 101, 103 and 105

Powderpuff Chalking inks:  Deep Sea, Cool Gray, Barn Board, and Desert Sun

ribbon

other products:

electronic die cuts:  Cricut Creative Memories Traveler and Close to My Heart Artbooking

manual die cuts:  Sizzix/Tim Holtz Old Glory and Mini Old Glory

stamps:  Tim Holtz Americana Blueprint sketch

pen:  white gel

white card stock

Thank you for stopping by today, check the rules to play along with Quick Quotes this month!  I can't wait to see your creations!

Alicia

Quick Quotes July Club Q Second Installment

Alicia here today with more of the Quick Quotes July Club Q.  I just could not stop playing with all the wonderful goodies inside.  I made another layout of my grandfather's military photos with this month's sketch.

Here's the sketch:

Close up:

Ingredients:

Quick Quotes July Club Q

Red Hot PowderPuff Chalking ink

Blue Jeans PowderPuff Chalking ink

Other ingredients:

Bella Blvd chipboard letters

washi tape

Creative Memories border maker

Stampin Up punch

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2015/07/challenge-299-thickers-and-stickers.html until 7/28x

I also made a couple of mini albums with summer picnic recipes inside. I found the pinwheels included in the kit very easy to make and completely adorable.

Ingredients:

                                                             Quick Quotes July Club Q

Red Hot PowderPuff Chalking ink

Blue Jeans PowderPuff Chalking ink

Other ingredients:

Spellbinders labels thirty-two

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

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/07/challenge-156-anything-goes.html until 7/29x

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Alicia

Quick Quotes July Club Q Military Baseball layout

Good morning Quick Quotes readers!  Alicia with you today with some Club Q inspiration.  The last time I played with Club Q I kept all the product in each package with the pieces for that project. This time for something different I opened up every piece and mixed them all up.   

I had been playing with some pictures of my grandfather and decided on these baseball photos.  You can't get more patriotic than Army baseball!  Unfortunately, my grandfather has passed and I really don't know much of his story.  He was career Army, enlisting in 1943 and as far as I can tell leaving in 1968.  His Army photographs cover a wide range of places and years.

Quick Quotes product used:

 Quick Quotes July Club Q

Bloody Mary PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Blue Moon Powder Puff Chalking Ink

Other Ingredients: 

Creative Memories sticker letters

Tim Holtz label die

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://www.unrulypaperarts.com/2015/07/july-2015-reader-art-quest.html until 7/31

winner!

http://kcclayoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2015/07/lm-250-use-3-different-patterned-papers.html until 7/31x

http://www.conniecancrop.blogspot.com/2015/07/monthly-challenge-36-stars-and-stripes.html until 7/31x