Stampin Up Plus card trio for Atlantic Hearts Challenge

Welcome today.  I got a bit carried away with this week's Atlantic Heart Challenge sketch.  I created a trio of cards using a lot of Stampin Up products along with lots of other products. I began by spraying several backgrounds with various shimmer and ink sprays.  I then searched my stash for scraps to satisfy the assorted strips.  I began leaning into monochromatic but my final card branch out a bit using a 6x6 paper collection.

My first card uses spray ink and scraps from my purple papers.  I stamped in the sentiment in Stampin Up Concord Grape. The sentiment is from Stampin Up sentiment set. I used the second part inside.  I finished off the card with gems.

Here is this week's sketch.  A really great design for using scraps and getting inky!

I went pink with this card.  I utilized a left over sentiment from my last Atlantic Hearts Challenge inspiration.  I pulled the blue from some accents in the printed paper otherwise I stayed pink!

Ingredients:

Purple card:

Stampin Up Concord Grape ink

Smooch Spritz Purple

sheer ribbon

paper scraps and shimmer card stock

gems

Pink card:

Stampin Up Special Celebrations sentiment stamp

Colorbox Archival Dye ink Pinkolicious

We R Tape It kit die

Martha Stewart paper flower

Heidi Swapp Hot Pink shimmer spray

lace and gems

shimmer  and various card stock

Rainbow card:

Distress Salty Ocean ink spray and ink

Stampin Up Sunshine & Rainbows DSP and crushed curry ribbon

shimmer and various card stock

gems

I would like to enter this in the following challenge:

https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2025/03/atg-using-pretty-patterned-paper-march.html until 4.1.25x

Thanks for ready my blog today.

Alicia

Picket Fence Field of Mushrooms Double Stamping Happiness card for Atlantic Hearts Challenge

Welcome to my blog today.  I am posting for Atlantic Hearts challenge. I went way back and tried layered stamping.  I had done this years ago and always loved the technique.

Here is the sketch.

Looking at the inking of the mushrooms.

Ingredients:

Stampin Up Baked Brown Suger ink

Picket Fence Field of Mushrooms stamp

Stampin Up Friends of the Forest Sentiment

Distress ink Weathered Wood and Brushed Corduroy

Hero Arts Mushroom and Ferns dies

misc card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/10/181-toadstoolsmushrooms.html until 11.15x

https://craftingacutabove.blogspot.com/2024/11/november-lets-warm-it-up.html until 11.28x

https://2sistersontheblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/challenge-91.html until 11.29 jff

You can play along until Sunday with this sketch HERE

Thank you for stopping by

Alicia

Breakfast in New London layout for Sketches in Thyme

Welcome

I hope you are having a great day.  This breakfast in New London, CT was a great day.  I always oh and ah over sweet breakfast pastries.  But logic wins most of the time, I didn't have any of these delicious goodies.  I opted for an egg and cheese sandwich on croissant. We ate outside watching the water, not sure if I have posted my pages of the outside photos yet. Don't worry I will get to it soon.    

Here is the sketch from Sketches in Thyme Facebook Challenge Group.

I did a lot to this page. First I stamped and embossed the coffee cups.  Next I started on the background.  I stenciled coffee beans and stamped coffee rings.  Finally I splattered the background with shimmer spray.

I cut down the photos as small as would work and matted in brown card stock.  I trimmed the background card stock and matted on brown card stock.  I adhered the fussy cut coffee cups with pop dots. I finalized the layout with sticker letters for the title.

Ingredients:

Tim Holtz Coffee Time

Anna Griffin Chocolate ink

clear embossing powder

Coffee Ring stamp from stash

Stampin Up Chocolate Chip ink

Gina Marie Designs coffee stencil

Distress Ink Walnut Stain

Bazzill Gemstone card stock

Tattered Angels shimmer spray

Creative Memories sticker letters

brown card stock

Thank you for reading today. Play along with Sketches in Thyme Facebook Challenge Group until September 30.

Alicia

Gorjuss Witch card with Creative Memories Hocus Pocus papers

Welcome to October!  It's my favorite month of the year.  I was so excited to use my "new to me" witch dies. I purchased these second hand with no packaging.  Therefore, I just did my best with google to identify them.  I recognize the "gorjuss" look.  I used a combination of card stock and alcohol markers on white cardstock to create her.

Here is the sketch I used from Tuesday Morning Sketches.

I created the moon from two Spellbinders nesting circle dies and some Distress ink.  I free handed the flag.

Ingredients:

Gorjuss "The Hour" Witch dies

Creative Memories Hocus Pocus 6x6 papers

Alcohol markers: 

Copic Neutral Gray N4 and N6

Copic E02 and another flesh I didn't record info

Distress inks: Squeezed Lemonade and Fossilzed Amber

Spellbinders Nesting Circle dies

various papers and card stock including Bazzill

gems

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.com/2024/10/tuesday-morning-sketches-776.html until 10.6x

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2024/09/Challenge-176.html until 10.7x

https://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2024/09/601-add-gems-or-pearls.html until 10.8x

https://twooldbatshalloweenchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/10/october-2024-anything-goes-halloween.html until 10.30x

https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/10/challenge-119-autumn-andor-halloween.html until 10.28x

https://kimsconjurerofdreams.blogspot.com/2024/10/conjurer-of-dreams-challenge-1.html 10.31x

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2024/10/lets-celebrate-world-card-making-day.html until 10.31x

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

Ink Road Stamps Don't Poke the Dragon with Distress inks for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Today's card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge was super fun to make.  I really wanted to use my some of my latest stamps.  I used two different dragon sets.  I loved the dragon's eye from one set with the sentiment from another.

Here's the sketch from Atlantic Hearts sketch challenge.  I reversed the sentiment and image because of the direction the dragon's eye faced.

I began this project by stamping and embossing the sentiment and image.  I then used various Distress inks to create a mixed green background.  I added strips of gorgeous foil papers to the edges. The final touch was a black lace ribbon.

Ingredients:

Sentimentally Yours Wings Collection Dragons stamps

Ink Road Stamps Don't Poke the Dragon sentiment stamp

American Craft Black Pigment ink

PSX Black detail embossing powder

Judikins Mattekote paper

Distress inks: Twisted Citron, Peeled Paint and Rustic Wilderness

paper and fiber from my stash

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2022/07/challenge-7-july-2022-anything-goes.html until 8.6x

https://worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/07/world-wide-open-design-team-challenge-07.html until 8.13x

http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2022/08/anything-goes-challenge-august-2nd-2022.html until 8.16x

https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2022/07/wk-16-card-making-craft-challenge.html until 8.19x

https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2022/08/challenge-65-anything-goes-with.html until 8.25x

https://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2022/08/dlart-august-2022-linky-challenge.html until 8.30x

Don't forget to play along with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge until Sunday.

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

Stampin Up Welcome Baby for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Hi and Welcome Baby! I had a couple of baby cards for showers last month.  I found this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge to be perfect to create a few cards.  They are very similar but each has it's unique image.

Here's this week's sketch

Here's the same card with the badge and sentiment in different colors. The panels of printed papers are switched up a little bit and my colored image is different.

I did a third card with the chick images from the Stampin Up Heaven Blessed images.  I like the rabbits better.  I gave both of the above cards to coworkers having boys.

Ingredients:

Stampin Up Badges and Banners stamp set from 2016

Stampin Up Best Badge and Duet Banner punches

Stampin Up Heaven Blessed

Stampin Up Not Quite Navy and Rich Razzleberry inks

Distress Hickory Smoke

various alcohol markers

The Paper Studio earth tone 12x12 paper pad

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2022/05/challenge-62-anything-goes-with.html until 5.25x

http://daisychainchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/challenge-63-add-animal.html until 5.28x

http://cardz4guyz.blogspot.com/2022/05/296-wildlife.html until 5.29

https://paperminutes.blogspot.com/2022/05/paperminutes-745-babysbabies.html until 5.30jff

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2022/04/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-may.html until 5.31x

https://www.retrorubberchallengeblog.com/my-blog/2022/05/challenge-183-anything-goes.html until 6.3x

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

Thanks for reading my blog today.

Alicia

Karen Burniston Tiny Gnomes - Happy Birthday Mom

Hello and welcome to my blog today.  It is the birthday of the most special woman in the world to me...my mother.  I am so very fortunate to have her and since trolls are her thing...

I took out my Karen Burniston Tiny Gnome dies for the first time...oh my the rabbit hole I entered.  I have pieces and parts of gnomes in all the colors!  You will see more of these little guys soon.

A close up of the gnomes.  I usually review Karen's assembly videos as I am creating with a new set for the first time.  Here I used her suggestion of inking the hair dies.  I used Tim Holtz Distress markers for the job.

Ingredients:

Karen Burniston Tiny Gnome dies

Basic Grey Sweet Threads 6x6 papers

Tutti Stitched Nesting Oval die

Frantic Stamper Accessory Words #3:  kissesdie

Kiwi Lane template Sentiments 1A

Tim Holtz Distress markers:  Vintage Photo and Wild Honey

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/12/dru-challenge-182.html until 12.13x

https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/card-making-craft-challenge-anything.html until 12.16x

http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2021/12/437-plaid.html until 12.18x

http://intaas.blogspot.com/2021/12/ch123-use-dies-or-punches.html until 12.31x

https://crafterscastle.blogspot.com/2021/12/december-challenge-48-important-message.html until 12.31x

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/12/classic-design-challenge-december-12.html until 12.31x

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2021/12/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper.html until 12.31x

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Birthday Mom!

Alicia

Kindred Stamps Gal Pal Bookmark ~ Damn, You're Good

Hello and welcome to my latest Kindred Stamps project.  This is for their March FB Fan Club challenge - make a bookmark. 

I started with kraft paper board and a very old piece of tissue paper.  The tissue paper wasn't large enough to cover the entire book mark which I cut to 2.75"x 6".  I ripped it into the three pieces.  I covered the bookmark with Black Soot Distress ink then applied the tissue paper with liquid glue on the bottom and top.

I colored this gal pal with an emphasis on heavy make up.  I layered her on a red velvet die cut shape to pop on the leopard pattern. I used pigment ink to emboss the sentiment I randomly stamped on the bookmark.

I used the same Spellbinders die shape in a larger size to create a shaped top to the bookmark.  I finished off the bookmark with fiber reminisce of a feather boa and ric rack.

Ingredients:

Kraft paper board

Kindred Stamps Gal Pals stamp set

Momento Tuxedo Black ink

Colorbox Black pigment ink

Judikins Rockin Red embossing powder

Spellbinders label four dies

Ranger Distress Black Soot ink

tissue paper

red velvet paper

fiber and ric rack

misc alcohol markers

glue, red line tape, and tape runner

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2021/03/march-2021-challenge-85-crafts-galore.html until 3.30x

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tag

 Today I have the final of 3 Distress Ink Idea-ology large tags I created.  I purchased the Tim Holtz Idea-ology Ephemera and Bones recently and was very excited to play with them.  This is the only tag I did not use the texture paste/stencil combination.  I left this one a bit more flat but the bones have a real dimension.  I also added three black gems to the spider for a body.

Ingredients:

Tim Holtz Sizzix Movers and Shapers Mini Spider

Distress Oxide inks: Wilted Violet, Dusty Concord and Black Soot maybe Seedless Preserves

Distress ink Black Soot

Skull stencil

Tim Holtz Halloween 2 Stamps

Tim Holtz Idea-o-logy Halloween Boneyard

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Creepy Eyes. Halloween Ephemera and Snippets

black paper

manila tag

ribbons and fibers

Shimmer spray ink

gems

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/2020/10/spooktacular-makes.html until 10.30 jff

http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2020/10/challenge-573-halloween.html until 11/4x

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/2020/10/267-things-that-go-bump-in-night.html until 11.9x

Thank you for stopping by today.

Alicia

Tim Holtz Witchy Tag

Hello, I am back with another Distress Oxide tag.  I used the same ink colors as last time and continued to use the texture paste I tinted with Perfect Pearls and Pearl Ex and the bat stencil.  However, after that this tag switched is up with some witches and moon die cut.

 

I splattered with shimmer mist before adding the metallic silver moon die cut and witches.

I stamped and embossed the sentiment.  The die cut picked up some of the embossing around the edges.

I added some metallic fiber, rick rack and sheer ribbons.  It's hard to determine but I sprinkled this tag with some tiny black sequins.

Ingredients:

Tim Holtz Sizzix Movers and Shapers Moon die

Distress Oxide inks: Wilted Violet, Dusty Concord and Black Soot maybe Seedless Preserves

Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells stamps 1

Versamark Ink

Eggplant Metallic embossing powder

Tim Holtz Bat Stencil

texture paste

 Perfect Pearls and Pearl Ex various colors in texture paste

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Halloween Ephemera Paper Dolls 2

metallic paper

manila tag

ribbons and fibers

Shimmer spray ink

sequins

http://intaas.blogspot.com/2020/10/ch94-halloween.html until 10.24x

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/2020/10/265-create-tag.html until 10.24x

https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/262-halloweenfall-sentiment.html until 10.26x

http://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2020/10/cookie-challenge-153-and-top-cookie-for.html until 10.28

http://craftyfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/ch-147-embossing-winners-ch-146.html until 10.30x

http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/2020/10/ch-165-black-purple-only-winners-of-164_2.html until 10/30x

http://thepapergirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/10/challenge-210-getting-ready-for.html until 11.1x

http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2020/10/challenge-212-halloween-colours.html until 11.9x

Thank you for reading today

Alicia

Thank you card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Welcome to this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.  I decided to use use a previously created distress ink background and some lovely old stickers.  I turned the sketch and used a die cut sentiment.

Here is this week's sketch:

Another look at this soft sweet card.  I used some old Creative Memories laser cut butterfly and bug stickers.  They are very intricate and worked great with the soft background.

Ingredients:

Frantic Stamper Accessory Words #3

Our Daily Bread Designs double stitched rectangle

Distress inks

Creative Memories stickers

enamel dots

Don't forget to play along at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.


Thanks for stopping by!

Alicia