Wreck it Ralph layout

Another layout of my adorable in laws.  This one uses only plain card stock. This family always comes up with the most awesome Halloween costumes!

I turned the sketch from The Studio Challenges for my purposes.

Ingredients:

misc card stock 

Creative Memories alpha stickers and circle cutter

Spellbinders die to create the pointed edge

I would like to enter this in the following challenge:

http://thestudiochallenges.blogspot.com/2019/12/1st-dec-sketch.html until 1/5

Thanks for stopping by today.

Alicia

Bubbles at Swim School! Stick it Down December sketch

I hope you all (y'all where I am from) think my nephew is adorable as I do, I love scrapping that adorable smile and he gets to do the most wonderful things!  These bubble photos are amazing!  In using up my stash I found some old Storytellers Club die cuts in my summer container.  I found some wacky alpha stickers that may have been from a STC kit as well.

Here is the sketch I used from Stick it Down

I found some chipboard bubbles that I thought would look great embossed with an iridescent sheen.

Bubbles...

Ingredients:

The Storytellers Club die cuts

misc sticker letters

chipboard bubbles

Versamark ink

embossing powder

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://stickitdown.blogspot.com/2019/12/december-sketch-reveal.html until 12/31x

Thank you for stopping by

Alicia

Creative Memories Be Merry layout with Sketch N Scrap sketch

I found these Creative Memories papers in my stash, they are not nearly as old as most of my CM stash.  They actually proved perfect for this play date layout from December when the decorations were already out.  I just love the assortment of trees on the piano.  Amazing pic!  (not mine)  If you are a regular reader you know I scrapped my nephew a bunch of pages for his album.  And...I have a few more prior to the end of the year.

I used this sketch from Sketch N Scrap for my layout.

Ingredients:

Creative Memories Be Merry papers

Creative Memories alpha stickers

Stampin Up tree punch

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://kcclayoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2019/12/lm-475-wacky-holidays-mitten-tree-day.html until 12/29

https://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/2019/12/sketch-n-scrap-190.html until 12/31

Prize Winner!

Happy Holidays!

Alicia

Mizzou Football layout with Sketch N Scrap

Still scrapping my nephew.  He has had so many great experiences this year.  I haven't gotten around to his cruise but those will be great.  Here is a college football game he attended.

Here is the sketch I used from Sketch N Scrap. 

Ingredients:

misc card stock

Creative Memories football stickers and alpha stickers

I would like to enter this in the following challenge:

https://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/2019/12/sketch-n-scrap-191.html until 12/31

Thank you

Alicia

Freaky Fast Formula from The Scraproom

I love the Freaky Fast Formula on the Scraproom blog they are so fun with which to work.  Here's another layout of my nephew.  I don't remember the brands of products.  I have my stash organized according to the Totally Tiffany system.  As such, I have a summer container that had all of these products but I don't remember the brands.

Here is the formula.

A closer look.

Ingredients:

misc papers and die cuts from my stash

Creative Memories sticker letters

Thanks for checking our my share

Alicia

The Storytellers Club Summer layout

More of this precious little man and using up old stash.  I couldn't even tell you what year these Storytellers Club papers are from, I think I belonged to the autoship program in 2008-9?  I KNOW the pics are from 2019 though, as these are a part of my 2019 album for my nephew.  

Here's the challenge from The Scraproom's Facebook Group December challenges

S=Stripes

A=Adhesive

N=Navy Blueberry sequins from Jillibean (the exact name!)

T=tag

A=Alpha stickers

Ingredients:

The Storytellers Club papers and die cuts

Jillibean Navy Blueberry sequins

Creative Memories sticker letters

Quick Quotes chalking ink

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Thanks for taking a look today.

Alicia

Creative Memories Nordic Christmas layout

Another nephew layout~using a sketch from The Scraproom's Facebook Groups December challenges.  I am also continuing my goal of using my stash!  This is all old Creative Memories product and scraps of Cricut cuts.  I am please with using up stuff without compromising quality.   

Here is the Throwback Sketch from the The Scraproom.

Ingredients:

Creative Memories Nordic Christmas collection including papers and adhesive ribbon

Creative Memories sticker letters

leftover Cricut cuts (banner and tag)

Thanks for stopping by today.

Alicia

Pool Time layout with The Scraproom Jumpstart Sketch

This has to be the most un-Christmas Christmas Day post EVER!  But not really, every year I scrap pages for my SIL of my nephew for her to add to the album I gave her.  So this is really an Xmas gift. I didn't get a whole year scrapped this time but you are gonna see a dozen or so layouts over the next few days.  My wonderful nephew is actually under the weather so sending healing vibes to him and I hope his Christmas is a good one.

Here is the sketch I used from The Scraproom blog

A close up of this cool dude just chillin'.  Love him!

Ingredients:

The Storytellers Club papers

misc card stock mostly Bazzill

Creative Memories Cutting system-circles and circle punches

misc star punch

Jillibean Navy Blueberry sequins

Creative Memories sticker letters

Kiwi Lane template 

Quick Quotes chalking ink

I would like to enter this in the following challenge:

https://thescraproomblog.blogspot.com/2019/12/december-jumpstart-sketch-challenge-and.html until 12/30

Thank you for stopping by today

Alicia

Woodland Noel and Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Can you believe it is Christmas Eve?  May I share one last card?  I am using the latest Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge as a starting point for this one.  I feel I haven't been "inking" as much lately so although this card incorporates my "use up my stash" focus these days, I finally did some stamping.  The focal image and lower cluster are from the same sticker collection from my stash.

Here is the sketch this week.

I used some very old Stampin Up stamps that I purchased from my awesome little crafty thrift store down the street.  It is hard not to go crazy there!  I do try to restrain primarily reminding myself that I remove the stamps from the wood blocks.  It is too much time and energy to waste on images I would never use but I just knew these tiny pine cones and pine branches would be very useful.  

I stamped the branch 4 or 5 times in Distress Peeled Paint.  I stamped the pinecones on the same kraft card stock as the base and fussy cut them.  I found a K & Co acetate embellishment that kind of matches the rest of the stickers, but if I recall correctly they were not the same brand.

Ingredients:

Creative Memories paper

Kraft card stock

embellished stickers from my stash

K & Co acetate embellishment

Stampin Up stamps

Distress Peeled Paint

Quick Quotes Mocha Mama Powderpuff chalking ink

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/12/challenge-28.html until 12/29x

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

Thank you for stopping by today

Alicia

First Day of School for Bitten By the Bug's Use a Number challenge

Good day readers, it's time for a new challenge at BBTB2.  The challenge is to Use a Number.  This one should be easy.  You still have Christmas (25), the New Year (2020), a birthday card or anniversary.  So many ideas for numbers.  Mine is a little off season but I always scrap pages for my SIL/nephew to add to an album I gifted them.  This year was his first year at preschool.  I found the cutest strip of numbers to use.  Then I added the "first day of school" image for a title.

Here is a close up of the Locker Talk First Day of School image.

These numbers are actually the negatives of the image with is numbers in a bubble type strip.  I inked the edges before adhering to the page.

Technically this is the first page.  I left the journal card for my SIL to complete. I cut the title with my Cricut Maker using the Cricut Sans font.

Ingredients:

Cricut carts:  Locker Talk, Cricut Sans font and Close to My Heart-Artbooking

Creative Memories Primary and High School Kits

misc card stock

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to play along for the next two weeks at BBTB2.

Alicia

Merriest Wishes card set

I decided to sit down at my desk and create an easy batch of holiday cards.  I perused Pinterest Card Sketch board for some ideas.  I found some great sketches posted on Janice's blog, she has a post that includes all the Paper Player sketches in one place.  It was a great resource.  Of course, with such a quantity of cards, I was liberal with the interpretation. This first one is one that is a bit different.  I used some intricately cut glitter tape and layer some old stickers on paper circles.  Since I used patterned paper for the background, I stamped the sentiment on a piece of paper and used a decorative punch.

Here is the sketch I used for this batch.

 For this card I used some small stickers on punched card stock.  They were so small I fit 5 instead of 3.  For the rest of the batch I used my MISTI to stamp the same sentiment over and over.  What a time savor for production.

Here I used only 3 stickers and another fancy punch. This was the fancy square punch from Creative Memories.

These stickers were square so I simply cut larger card stock squares to layer.  I switched up the color of the sentiment.

This one doesn't really follow the sketch but I used the MISTI and the same sentiment.  For all of these cards I used old Creative Memories stickers and paper.

Ingredients:

Creative Memories stickers and paper kits

Creative Memories and Stampin Up punches

Stampin Up sentiment from To You & Yours

misc sentiment stamp from my stash

Stampin Up Baroque Burgundy and Forest Foliage

Our Daily Bread Designs pierced circles

I would like to enter these in the following challenges:

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2019/12/week-5512-anything-goes.html until 1/2x

https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/12/242-christmaswinter-sentiment.html until 1/7x

I have a few more from this day's work to show be on the look out!

Alicia

Joy to All! Pink & Gold Holiday Glam Challenge

Joy to All!  I have another project for the current Bitten By the Bug 2's Pink & Gold Holiday Glam challenge.  This was a super easy one but I think it still turned out very elegant.  I found some metallic embellishments in my stash that worked perfect for the inside of the poinsettias.  

Here is a close up of my cut.

Ingredients:

Cricut Simple Holiday Cards

Gold metallic card stock

Pink shimmer card stock

Metallic gems

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2019/12/christmas-is-coming.html until 12/21x

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/2019/12/247-christmas.html until 12/21x

https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/12/challenge-27.html until 12/22x

http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/12/end-of-year-anything-christmas-goes.html until 1/2x

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2019/12/shopping-our-stash-410-happy-holidays.html until 1/7x

Don't forget you have until December 23 to play along at Bitten By the Bug 2's Pink & Gold Holiday Glam challenge.

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

Holiday Gift Tags Blog Hop

Thank you for joining us for  

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This is a blog hop featuring tons of fun and different Holiday Tags that we hope will inspire you for all your gift giving ideas.

You should have arrived from Liz if not,
 Connie Can Crop , is the beginning of this hop! 

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

I kind of went wild with the Distress Oxide inks.  I pulled out my new glass mat and lots of pretty inks.  I also used a little shimmer mist.

I found some super old stickers in my stash and chose inks to compliment.

I found some cool evergreen and snowflake stamps to ink and emboss.

Ingredients:

Stampin Up stamps to & from

TPC Studio Winter Blues snowflake stamps

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks

Creative Memories stickers

Recollections stickers

Versamark ink 

Recollections Snow white and metallic olive embossing powder

Sparkle N Sprinkle Iridescent embossing powder

I would like to enter this in the following challenges"

https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/12/s-is-for-snow.html until 12/18x

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/2019/12/247-christmas.html until 12/21x

https://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.com/2019/12/challenge-180-our-last-challenge.html until 12/28x

http://throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.com/2019/12/challenge-162-let-it-snow.html until 12/31x

Be sure to hop over to Kim!

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

Connie
Shannon 
Liz
Alicia
Kim
EK
Veronica
Charlotte
Holli