Hats Off Blog Hop with Connie

Welcome to the 

Hats Off Blog Hop

Thank you for joining us today as we celebrate Graduates everywhere!

You should have arrived from Angela's blog If not please go back to the beginning.

Your first stop on this special hop is Connie Can Crop. This is a one day blog hop and we appreciate your leaving a comment for all of these amazing crafters.

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What do you need to do to win? Easy... become a follower of each of the fabulous blogs in this hop and leave each of them a comment letting them know what you like best about their projects.

You will have until 10 pm Sunday to finish the hop and leave your comments.

Winner will be announced on Wednesday 5/18/16 at Connie Can Crop.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment along the way!

I have several graduation parties this year.  So I thought I might as well play with my Cricut.  I cut several images, not all of them turned out. My first card wasn't perfect but I think the recipient will like it.  I used her school colors.  I thought the addition of the lace was feminine.



I used the sketch I saw for the front panel:



Details of embossing:



The inside is the fun part!  My first pop up with this cart.  I had to find a video on youtube to put it together.

I added some fun details like the diploma for the "one", I saw that on Pinterest, I thought it was so cute.  I also colored the tassel with Wink of Stella.  The final touch was some embroidery floss on the tassel.

Ingredients:

Mix'd Media Denium ink

Recollections Sapphire pearl embossing powder

Stampin Up Tagtastic sentiment

Colorbok sticker letters

Creative Memories sticker

Bazzill card stock

Wink of Stella blue

white floss

Quick Quotes Midnight Confessions chalking ink

Cricut Everyday Pop Up cards images

fiber 

blue pearls

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

http://paperplaysketches.blogspot.com/2016/05/paper-play-sketches-007.html until 5/16x

http://qkrstampede.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/qkr-stampede-challenge-191-graduation.html until 5/20x

http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2016/05/no-designer-paper.html until 5/21x

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/2016/05/challenge-126.html until 5/23x

http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2016/05/dlart-thankful-thursday-challenge-180.html until 5/24

This shaped card turned out fine. This one is for a boy at the same school hence another blue tassel.

It was pretty simply so I added this sentiment inside also in blue.

Ingredients:

Cricut cuts

Bazzill black and blue card stock

white cards stock

Quick Quotes Midnight Confessions chalking ink

 Up next is Kim!!

Here's our line up in case you get lost.

Connie- http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/

Angela- Crazy3monkeys.blogspot.com

Alicia- http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/...

Kim- http://katydidcards.com/

Cindy- http://www.cindys-greencricut.blogspot.com/...

Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com

Christi-http://tranquility1905.blogspot.com/...

Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/...

Sheree- http://cardsandcraftsbysheree.blogspot.com/...

Holli- SunflowerHolli.blogspot.com

Michelle- www.michellekinder.blogspot.com

Veronica - Vickyscrappingpassion.blogspot.com

Lisa - http://lisaslittlerascals.blogspot.com/...

Sarah -www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com

And don't forget to enter this month's challenge:

Connie Can Crop Challenge #46

Dads and Grads

due 11:59 P.M. Tuesday, May 31st.

Pacific Time

I would like to enter this in the Connie's challenge:

http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/2016/05/monthly-challenge-46-dads-grads.html until 5/31x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Sketch N Scrap Flashback Friday!

It's Flashback Friday again at Sketch N Scrap.  I have yet another honeymoon page from Sandals in Jamaica.  These are a funky blue from the lights on the waterfalls.  So pretty at night.  I wanted to do something striking to showcase the photos.  I think this sketch really works for these!

Here's the sketch originally from 12/20/2012:

Details of my cluster:

Ingredients:

Recollections Blue Marble paper

Creative Memories card stock and misc black card stock

glitter card stock

Cricut Signature Script font Fudge

Cricut Font and Basic Shape

flair, pen, glitter stickers, and gems

Quick Quotes Midnight Confession chalking ink

Stop over at Sketch N Scrap to play along!

Thanks for stopping by!

Alicia

National Scrapbooking Day with The Paper Loft Island Sun and Sketch N Scrap sketch

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!  I am still working on my honeymoon album.  I am also using up some of my Paper Loft papers.

Here's the sketch:

Details of my title cut with the Cricut.

Ingredients:

The Paper Loft Island Sun collection: Sandy beach and Coral bay

Cricut Quarter Note font

K & Co glitter 3-D stickers

Creative Memories copper metallic pen

Quick Quotes Chalking ink:  Mango Mai Tai and Aqua

Spellbinders banner die cut

Play along with us at Sketch N Scrap!

Thanks for stopping by!

Alicia

Sketch N Scrap Flashback Friday!

Welcome to  Sketch N Scrap's Flashback Friday in celebration of our 4th Birthday!

I have another page from my honeymoon album.

Here's the sketch:

Details:

Ingredients:

Stampin Up Coordinations Gumball Green

Basic Grey 25th and Pine Snowflake Rd and Spice Market Cloves

Creative Memories Sunshine Getaway and sticker letters

Quick Quotes chalking ink:  Milk Chocolate

misc ribbon

Spellbinders Foliage 2 die cuts

Basic Grey stitched embellishments?

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

http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.com/2016/05/ffc-137-anything-goes.html until 5/13x

http://scrappyhands.blogspot.co.il/2016/05/64.html until 5/30x

http://www.2creativechicks.com/2016/05/2-creative-chicks-showcase-10-top-chick.html until 5/30x

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Don't forget to play with us over at Sketch N Scrap!

Alicia

Quick Quotes Mother's Day Gatefold Variation Card

Good morning!  Quick Quotes readers, Alicia here today with a Mother's Day card using the Chiffon collection.  I wanted to create something a little different so I searched Youtube and found this neat gatefold.  The center square was just perfect to try out a new flower die.  I love creating layered flowers with different patterned papers.    I thought the pearls from a leftover Club Q made the perfect finishing touch.

 

To create this variation on a gatefold:

• Cut a piece of paper 7.25" x 4.75" and score at 4.75" 
• Cut a piece of paper 7.5" x 3.75" and score at 3.75"
• Adhere smaller piece in center of square base
• Cut various paper pieces to layer and decorate front

The first photo is with the center panel open and the second is both panels open.  I just love how neat this looks!  I stamped Happy Mother's Day on the inside with Light Moss PowderPuff Chalking Ink.

Quick Quotes products used:

Light Moss PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Chiffon 100 paper

Chiffon 103 paper

Chiffon 104 paper

Chiffon 105 paper

pearls from a past Club Q

other products used:

Spellbinders Anemone flower topper die and foliage die

Close to my Heart sentiment

pearls

I made another card on shimmer card stock using the same dimensions but blue papers from the Chiffon collection.  I added some flourish vines to this version.  Tip: remember to keep the center piece fold on the left clear so that it opens easily.

I didn't add a sentiment to this card yet. I may save this one for later.

Quick Quotes products:

Chiffon 100 paper 

Chiffon 101 paper

Chiffon 102 paper 

Chiffon 104 paper

Chiffon 105 paper

Caribbean Blue PowderPuff Chalking Ink

other products used:

white shimmer card stock

Spellbinders Anemone flower topper die and foliage

Tim Holtz Sizzix movers and shapers flourish die

Stampin Up 7/8" scallop circle punch

button

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.com/2016/04/ffc-136-mothers-day.html until 5/6x

http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2016/05/challenge-314-mothers-day-cards-512016.html until 5/6x

Thank you for stopping by!

Alicia

"You are my True North" Sketch N Scrap card sketch

I don't typically create for the card on the 5th of the month for Sketch N Scrap but I created one this month because I loved this sketch so much.  Here's the sketch:

I made mine a masculine version.  I started with the compass paper and pulled the colors of the banners from the golden, greens and browns.  The brown banner and background paper in this photo is the reverse side of the compass if you can't tell it is dirt.

That was the first card.  I did another with a green mat.  The compass paper was cut down from a 12x12 sheet, so the paper on this card is cut from the same corner as above but subsequent ones are a little different pattern.

Close up of the fragments.

I loved this card so much I made several for a "masculine" swap.  I figured they would be good for Father's Day or any occasion.  I places the fragments in different areas depending on the paper cut.

Another one:

A close up of this fragment...they look so much neater in person.

Ingredients:

The Paper Studio Compass paper

Tim Holtz fragments

Stamplorations True North sentiment stamp

Stampin Up label punch

Anna Griffin chocolate ink

Judikins clear embossing powder

sentiment is stamped on a paper called Sand and Sea I think? I was using up a scrap

Quick Quotes Mahogany chalking ink

glossy accents to adhere the fragments

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://paperminutes.blogspot.com/2016/05/paperminutes-433-mothers-day-fathers-day.html until 5/8x

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/2016/04/challenge-125.html until 5/9x

http://scrappyhands.blogspot.co.il/2016/05/64.html until 5/30x

Don't forget to play along at Sketch N Scrap!

Thank you as always for reading!

Alicia

May the Fourth be with you Blog Hop

Welcome to the

where we will celebrate all things Star Wars related.

Whether it's a card, scrapbook page, party plan or quilt, it's related to 

the Star Wars franchise in some way and we want to share it with you.

So in a galaxy far, far away there's a crafter working tirelessly to

create some movie magic for you...now on with the projects at hyper speed.

These are couple of layouts from our 2011 Free Comic Book Day.  I purchased these Star Wars papers from a closing LSS.  Always so sad, this one actually closed years ago and I finally got around to scrapping these pics and using my long hoarded papers.

I spritzed the botton layer with some Tattered Angels to add some interest and tone down the red paper.  I left the photo mat pristine so it pops.

I added some black punched stars for interest.

Money saving tip:  I cut these embellishments from the reverse side of this paper behind where I put the picture since I only had one sheet and no embellishments.  I decided which blocks I wanted to cut out then placed my pic on top of that blank space.  I did make sure it wasn't too close to the edge and was positioned in a decent place.  I call that stretching the paper!  I added just a bit of black and silver card stock to finish it off.

Ingredients:

Tattered Angels black magic

Creative Imagination Star Wars paper Black Armor and ?

Silver, red and black card stock

Quick Quotes midnight confession chalking ink

star punch

Be sure to comment on each blog in today's hop to be entered into the drawing for a
$10 Stampin' Up Gift Certificate given away by our hop host and Stampin' Up Independent Demonstrator Theresa Knopf.

UP NEXT is Sarah!


Thanks for flying by today.
Here's the line-up in case you end up on the wrong planet (I mean blog):

Theresa Knopf http://scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com
Alicia O'Bryant http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com
Sarah Biswabic www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com
Holli Pruitt Rodriguez Sunflowerholli.blogspot.com
Melissa Christine http://papershenaniganz.blogspot.com
Amanda Rhodes http://salnclts76.blogspot.com
Lisa Frederick http://lisaslittlerascals.blogspot.com

Thanks!

Alicia

Stampin Up Sage Monochromatic card with Sassy Sketcharinos

I saw this sketch when it came out on Sunday and I fell in love!  I was sorting through some scraps and these pieces were just lying on my desk.  A perfect match!  Maybe not the brightest colors but a subtle monochromatic.

Here's the sketch I used:

I actually made a few more cards, but I am just showing off a couple of the best.

Ingredients:

Stampin Up sentiments, punches and sequins

scrap paper some may be Stampin Up

Quick Quotes Chiffon collection paper

Versamark Sage chalking ink

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://sassysketcharinos.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/sassy-sketcharinos-sketch-challenge-008.html until 5/6 (C5)

http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/2016/04/monochrome-challenge.html until 5/7x

http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2016/04/birthdays.html until 5/8x

http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/2016/05/clean-and-simple.html until 5/14x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Creative Memories Simply Beautiful May Flowers layout

Happy May!  Today  we start a month long birthday celebration at Sketch N Scrap!  And I give you a very pretty layout with May flowers...as you can tell these are very tropical flowers from my honeymoon in Jamaica.  I used Creative Memories Simple Beautiful power palette.  There are advantages to using a collection.  The colors match perfectly and there are titles, sentiments and embellishments.  The only thing I added were pearls and edging all the pieces with Quick Quotes chalking ink in Milk Chocolate.

Here's the sketch:

As you can see, I flipped it to accommodate the directions of my photos.

Details:

 

I love how CM stickers are usually transparent.  I just used them as they were because I like the blue paper as background.  If you didn't like the color, etc. you could put it on a color or white card stock you like and fussy cut.

Ingredients:

Creative Memories Simply Beautiful collection

Quick Quotes milk chocolate chalking ink

pearls

Stop over at Sketch N Scrap to play along all month long!

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://www.craftindesertdivasblog.com/2016/05/cdd-in-garden-linky-party-week-2.html until 5/8x

http://craftingwhenwecanchallenges.blogspot.com/2016/05/challenge-118-add-flowers.html until 5/13 (C4)x

http://kcclayoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2016/05/lm-291-only-four-photos.html until 5/26

I was featured:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia