Wedding layout with Sketch in Thyme

Today I have another layout for my SIL.  I mostly scrapped 2020 photos but this wedding went back to 2019.   I admit I am having a hard time remembering what I have already scrapped, I am pretty sure I didn't get around to this event.  

Here is the sketch from Sketches in Thyme.

 

I printed this photo in 5"x7" and cut it down.  I sprayed the white back ground paper with shimmer mist.  It didn't highlight the embossed image as much as I had desired but I went with it.  It is still very pretty IRL.  

I added lots of pearl flourishes and bling around the "wreath"

Ingredients:

Heidi Swapp Invisible paper

Tattered Angels Almost Black shimmer mist

Creative Memories paper flowers

Recollections and Martha Stewart bling clusters

Want 2 Scrap Pearl bracket, pearls and gems

Creative Memories sticker letters

misc black and white printed paper

Kiwi Lane bracket 3 template 

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://sketchesinthyme.blogspot.com/ until 12.31x

http://kcclayoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2020/12/lm-527-mixed-bag-word-play-lights.html until 1.2 x

L-letters

I-ink

G-gems

H-Heidi Swapp paper

T-template

S-sketch

Thank you so much for stopping by

Alicia

Bundle Up with Sketches in Thyme

This is probably my favorite layout I created over the holiday weekend.  I absolutely love this photo.  I dug into my winter paper stash and found a few of these kits.  I love this paper and I am so excited to pair it with this great pic.  

Here's the sketch from Sketch in Thyme.

I used two sheets of this designer paper, the wonderful paisley background and the lineal patterned paper is tucked behind the photo and to frame the title.  

Storytellers Club kits came with lots of die cuts, I used several of the snowflakes sprinkled around.  I added a journaling strip for my SIL to add her info.

 

A close up of the photo cluster.

Ingredients:

The Storytellers Club kit (from 2010)

Creative Memories alpha stickers

heart doily

white eyelet paper border

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://kcclayoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2020/11/lm-526-mixed-bag-pick-3.html until 1.2x

(doily/heart/circles/use green/tag)

http://sketchesinthyme.blogspot.com/ until 12.31

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

Wedding layout with Rochelle Spears sketch

 I am scrapping for my SIL's album I started for her a couple of years ago.  I am behind.  This wedding is from 2019.  I found this great black and white paper in my stash.  I found two sheets size 11.5"11.5"??? So I mounted it on a 12"x12" white card stock. Looks great but as far as I know this is NOT old Creative Memories...where did this paper come from?

I used this great sketch from Rochelle Spears.

I used a couple of these white border die cuts on the layouts I created for my SIL.  Glad to use up my stash.  I dressed this one up with enamel dots.

I also used the Little Yellow Bicycle die cut I have had in my stash for years.

I created the banner strips with the second sheet of paper using the reverse print.

Ingredients:

misc black and white paper

black and white card stock

white border

Little Yellow Bicycle 6x6 decorative edged card stock scallop circle

Creative Memories paper flower

Recollections enamel dots

Want 2 Scrap say it with pearls

Creative Memories black alpha stickers

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://rochellespears.blogspot.com/2020/12/december-sketch-challenge-reveal-and.html until 12.29x

https://scrapwithstacy.blogspot.com/2020/12/december-2020-scrappy-friends-reveal.html until 12.29

(enamel dots/hearts(in paper pattern)/1 photo)

Winner!

Thanks so much for stopping by

Alicia

Dirt Mover with Sketch N Scrap sketch

I spent my long holiday weekend scrapping.  I am sending these to my SIL to add to her album. Young children are so much more fun to scrap.  My grown child won't even let me get a picture any longer.

 

Here is the sketch I used from Sketch N Scrap.  I made a few modifications.  I only had two photos and I didn't use a subtitle.

I found an assortment of products by various manufacturers but I feel they came together nicely for this very BOY layout.

Ingredients:

We R Inked Rose orange wash paper

TCP Studio The Great Outdoors Compass paper (reverse side)

Little Yellow Bicycle Fern & Forest chevron paper

yellow and black card stock

Autumn Leaves Tailor made boy sentiment ribbon

Creative Memories stickers

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

 

https://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/2020/12/sketch-n-scrap-215.html until 12.31x

http://kcclayoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2020/12/lm-528-mixed-bag-anything-goes.html until 1.2x

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Alicia

Cricut Holiday Gift Boxes

Good morning, I hope you are all at home enjoying time with your families.  I have a few more last minute projects to inspire you until the current Bitten By the Bug 2 Challenge closes January 4.  I created several boxes to hold my thin mint cookies.  I gave them to my coworkers for the holidays.  

I am just in love with the pie box despite the issues I had.  The glitter paper did not cut and score as well as I would have liked.  It was very thick.  I did manage to clean up the cuts but there are some random creases in the lid. I thought putting a fancy flower on top would distract.  

Then I went crazy.  I used the negatives snowflakes from the box below since they were from the same paper stack.  I layered them on top of some sheer blue flowers.  I added a few floral picks from my stash, icy berries and wispy tiny tan leaves.

Pie Box-

Close to my Heart Artiste

My Mind's Eye Festive & Frost papers

K&Co Smitten White glitter paper

Petaloo flower

assorted floral picks

metallic blue brads

sheer blue flowers

paper snowflakes

Tall Snowflake box-

Cricut Box it Up

My Mind's Eye Festive & Frost papers

K&Co Smitten White glitter paper

Recollections felt ribbon

Cookies box-

Cricut Box it Up

K&Co BW Peppermint Twist

K&Co Smitten White glitter paper pack

eyelash fiber

The top of the box with the glitter paper layered underneath.

Merry and Bright box-

Cricut Merry and Bright 

K&Co BW Peppermint Twist

K&Co Smitten White glitter paper

eyelash fiber

Another view, this snowflake was an intricate cut for a glitter embossed thick card stock.  It ripped in a couple of places but with the help of glue and a the backing layer, I think I managed to put it back together without notice.

The backside.

Snowflake box-

Cricut Box it Up

K&Co BW Peppermint Twist paper pack

K&Co Smitten White glitter paper

lace ribbon

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://alwaysfunchallenges.blogspot.com/2020/12/challenge-194.html until 12.26x

http://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/2020/12/cic509.html until 12.26

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://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2020/12/december-2020-challenge-anything-vintage.html until 1.2

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2020/12/challenge-6-o-christmas-tree-tentative.html until 1.3 (#4)

Thanks for stopping by

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

Jolly Holidays Cricut cut with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

It's time for my last Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge sketch of 2020.  This was a super simple sketch so I kept it CAS.  I started with a Cricut ornament from Jolly Holidays.

Here's the sketch:

I added a few strips of paper, the designer Bo bunny paper really matched the Creative Memories shimmer paper perfectly!

 

Ingredients:

Cricut Jolly Holidays ornament cut

Bo Bunny paper

Creative Memories card stock (plain and shimmer)

metallic and shimmer paper

Artic Snow card stock card base

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

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://alwaysfunchallenges.blogspot.com/2020/12/challenge-194.html until 12.26x

Thanks so much for stopping by

Alicia

Karen Burniston Santa's Winter Greetings

Hello there, Alicia designing today.  I created another winter greeting to add to my pile of holiday cards.  I was pleased with this card.  I began by creating a Karen Burniston Santa.  I used her instructional video to get tips before I started.  Threading the belt through the tiny belt buckle was the hardest part, otherwise there are just a lot of layers.  I used pens and inked the edges to finish off the jolly old elf.

I wanted Santa to stand out so I decided on the layers of snow as a background.  I used a glitter paper, a vellum and a shimmer paper as snow and a snowfall patterned paper as the bottom layer.  I cut all the snow layers with various Lawn Fawn borders.  

Products used:

Bo Bunny 6x6 papers

misc card stock and papers

alcohol and gel pens

and from the Dies R Us Store

Karen Burniston Word Set 3-Holiday

Karen Burniston Gnome & Santa

Lawn Fawn Forest Border

Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders

Don't forget to come join in the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  There's a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month, and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us Store.  For your convenience, all the important Dies R Us links are provided below.

click below for:

STORE 
 CHALLENGE BLOG
  FACEBOOK
  INSPIRATION BLOG

FRIENDS OF DIES R US PINTEREST PAGE

 

Thank you for stopping by! Have a great week!

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2020/12/week-2-dlart-thankful-thursday.html until 12.23

http://alwaysfunchallenges.blogspot.com/2020/12/challenge-194.html until 12.26x

http://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/2020/12/cic509.html until 12.26x

https://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/12/dru-challenge-159-winter-wonderland.html until 12.28x

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2020/12/kat-scrappiness-and-anything-goes.html until 12.31

https://crafterscastle.blogspot.com/2020/12/december-challenge-36-november-winner.html until 12.31x

https://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/12/anything-christmas-goes-our-end-of-year.html until 12.31x

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/12/week-6034-sparkle-and-shine.html until 12.31x

http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2021/01/challenge-no-154-theme-white-christmas.html until 1.3x

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/2020/11/dream-valley-challenge-238-christmas.html until 1.10 (C10)x