Stay Cozy with Atlantic Hearts Challenge

Welcome to my inspiration for Atlantic Hearts Challenge #638.  I went with a Christmas in July theme.  I just love plaid paper and this Stampin Up Warmth and Cheer DSP fit the bill.

Here is this week's sketch. So many possibilities with this one!

I used a sentiment and die set from Scrapbook.com.

One more view.

Ingredients:

Stampin Up Warmth & Cheer DSP

Stampin Up Real Red ink

Scrapbook.com Hello Winter stamps and dies

white, black shimmer, yellow card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/sweet-stampin-christmas-in-july.html until 7.17x

https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2025/07/atg-using-pretty-patterned-paper-uly.html until 7.31x

https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2025/06/ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-june-and.html until 7.31x

https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-327-tags-andor-christmas-in.html until 7.31x

Thanks for reading today and don't forget to play along with Atlantic Hearts Challenge #638 until Sunday.

Alicia

Honey Bee Playful Pastels It's a Girl! card with Sketch N Scrap

I worked in my craft room as much as possible today and managed to create this card with only hours to spare using a sketch from Sketch N Scrap.  My niece recently had a baby girl and this is for her.

Here is the sketch I used Sketch N Scrap sketch #271.

I had the die cut in my stash so I can't remember where it was cut from.  I looked at my 6x6 paper stacks and right on top was this Pretty Pastels from Honey Bee.

All the papers are from this paper stack.  I think found the crotched flower in my stash.  It had a large hole so I dug around for something interesting to put in the center.  I found an appropriate vintage pastel button.

I finished off the card with a couple of iridescent flower sequins.

 Ingredients:

Honey Bee Playful Pastels 6x6 papers

It's A Girl Electronic die cut

Crocheted flower

button and sequins

I would like to play along with the following challenges:

https://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/2024/08/card-sketch-271.html until 8.31x

https://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/2024/08/232pretty-in-pink.html until 9.2x

https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/08/cut-it-up-challenge-311-anything-goes.html until 9.3x

https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/08/krafty-chicks-challenge-731-atg.html until 9.3x

Thanks for stopping by for my last minute card post. Have a great holiday weekend.  I plan on more crafting!

Alicia

Festivus for the Rest of Us

May I present this year's primary card...I absolutely fell in love with this stamp set from Kindred Stamps.  I knew right away I wanted to create Festivus cards. My husband really helped out as we created an assembly line.  He die cut all the "poles" and black pierced circles.  I colored all the George's and well all the rest...but his doing the die cutting really helped the process.  Despite his assist I am sure I will find plenty to say when we have the airing of the grievances for 2020!

I know George likes to where a plaid shirt but I could not fathom coloring plaid so I made his shirts red and used plaid for the background. I started with some plaid papers from various 6x6 paper stacks, I made so many cards I eventually found some 12x12 plaid paper to make more per sheet than one background. 

I stamped George and the sentiment in archival ink.  I used a variety of alcohol markers to color George.  I made so many I got the process down pretty well.

I could not for the life of me find a die from which to cut the sentiment so I just trimmed into a rectangle.  And edged with black ink as I did all the elements.

I used a "straw" die for the pole and just cut small pieces for the base.

The inside of my card.  I printed an image I found on a google search.

My MISTI really came in handy making multiple cards.

I stamped this sentiment where I would normally stamp my "hand made by" on the back.

One last plaid...

Kindred Stamps-NY Comedy stamps

Stampin Up Coffee Cafe straw die cut

Our Daily Bread Designs pierced circles

misc plaid papers, metallic card stock, black and white card stock

Quick Quotes Midnight Confessions Powderpuff chalking ink

Archival ink

Alcohol markers: HobbyColour Maple, Copic E00 & R46, Spectrumnoir Silk, Poppy, and Natural Brown

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/12/classic-design-challenge-december-12.html until 12.31x

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2020/12/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper.html until 12.31x

https://colouringinscrapland.blogspot.com/2020/12/reto-de-diciembre-2020-navidad.html until 1.2.21x

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/12/257-holidays.html until 1.12x

Thanks for stopping by and have a Happy Festivus!  

Alicia

Sorry you're feeling ruff...Frantic Stamper Oscar card

I have a friend who is under the weather so I made this precious doggie card for him.  I love this die from Frantic Stamper.  It pairs great with the sentiment stamp that I just purchased.  I was inspired by the cute dog inspiration from The Card Concept, although I think the sentiment and recipient deemed a more masculine color palette.

I found the plaid paper in my stash and it wasn't labled.  I used a couple of brown papers to stamp the sentiment and emboss the paw prints.

Ingredients:

Frantic Stamper Oscar die

Creative Stamping Furry Friends sentiment

Darice 12" border pawprint embossing folder

Quick Quotes Milk Chocolate Powderpuff chalking ink

Stampin Up Glossy Glaze (eyes and nose)

misc papers and card stock

Just because...here's a pic of my beautiful boy.

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

http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/07/favourite-cats-or-dogs-and-why.html~dogs, I am just more of a dog person although I have owned both. open until 8/12x

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2020/08/double-trouble-challenge-63-dog-days-of.html until 8/16 all three-dry embossing, use a dog, use a critter x

https://thecardconcept.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-card-concept-138c-dog-days-of-summer.html until 8/17x

Clean and layered style

http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2020/08/masculine.html until 8/23x

https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2020/08/challenge-41-sponsor-sheepski-designs.html until 8/25x

I used the following sketch from Freshly made sketches but was too late to enter in their challenge.

Thank you so much for stopping by

Alicia