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

Stampin Up Happy card for Atlantic Hearts Challenge

Happy day!  I have a happy card today using the latest Atlantic Hearts Challenge sketch.  I used my go to Stampin Up products for a beautiful coordinating card.  I am not a demo and rarely even purchase Stampin Up first hand, therefore, I am sure most of this is old stock.  I also substituted since I don't own all the latest colors.  The card base is from my stash and most likely not SU.

Here is the sketch for this week:

I like to give my butterflies some life by only adhering adhesive to the center and manipulating the wings go stand up a little.  I placed the butterflies I stamped and punched along a die cut vine.

The angles are very unique and I was left with several angled scraps.  I used them and more butterflies to create several other cards. Look for the rest of the cards to be posted in a couple of days.

Ingredients:

Spellbinders Foliage Two

Karen Burniston Word Set 3-Holiday

Stampin Up Butterfly Kisses 6x6 papers

Stampin Up Papillon Potpouri stamps and coordinating butterfly punches

Stampin Up inks: Crushed Curry. Groovy Guava, Lemon Lime Twist

Stampin Up Opaque Adhesive backed gems

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://craftingacutabove.blogspot.com/2024/08/august-anything-goes.html until 8.28x

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

Play along with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge until Sunday.

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

Storytellers Club Falling into Fall with Sketch N Scrap

I finished my weekend scrapping a couple of more pages. Simple but pulled some really old stash and used it up!  These designer papers and embellishments are from a Storytellers Club kit from 2009.  Does anyone remember the Storytellers Club?  I was a member for a couple of years around 2008-10 I am guessing.  It definitely satisfied my appetite for club kits for years to come.  I still have dozens of kits.  I finally split them up when I was organizing by the Totally Tiffany method.  I have used much more of the kits than if I had left them "kitted".  I had the paper and die cuts in my fall themed papers. 

I used a couple of more sketches from Sketch N Scrap Monthly Challenges group,

Layout number two utilizes an extra item not in the kit. This was a pack of white borders.  I used Distress Fozziled Amber ink to color it.

The final sketch.  I am switching to card making for my next projects.

Ingredients:

Storytellers Club Falling into Fall 2009 kit

Tim Holtz Distress ink in Fossilized Amber

misc card stock including Stampin Up Early Espresso

White die cut border

Thank you for stopping by

Alicia

Fancy Pants Fabulous Fall layout with Sketch N Scrap sketch

I am just scrapping away this weekend.  This one is more on the simple side but complete. Yah!  I am using another sketch from Sketch N Scrap. In the photo it doesn't look straight but rest assured I use a grid mat, everything is straight!  It's just wonky in my photo.

HERE is the sketch.

I hate not being able to give creidt for a product.  I searched Cricut and Miss Kate Cuttables for this title and I can't find it anywhere.  It is highly likely I received it in a cut trade years ago.  I am just happy I finally used something from my stash!

I found the pack of Stampin Up Early Espresso card stock at my local thrift store for $1!  I will definitely get my money's worth.

Ingredients:

Fancy Pants All Fall papers:  Penmanship and In Line

Title cut and leaf from my stash

Creative Memories fall stickers

Tutti Designs Stitched Nesting Tag die

Stampin Up Early Espresso card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/2024/08/sketch-n-scrap-302.html until 8.30x

Thanks for reading today.

Alicia

Fancy Pants True Friend with Sketch N Scrap sketch

Keep on keepin' on...another two page layout.  This time I am utilizing a sketch on the Sketch N Scrap Monthly Challenges group.  I am also using some new to me papers and dies. I purchased a bulk pack of this paper from my favorite store Indigo Hippo.  The pattern is kind of bold but the reverse side is the off white I used for the strip and the tag die cut.  I took these photos in a hurry last night and edited them in bed very late...they are a bit washed out. Forgive me?

On page two I altered the area of the title because I did turn both of the sketches and I felt the this was  better title placement. I was very excited to use some new dies that arrived just Friday afternoon.  

Here are both pages together.  I turned the direction of the background paper as to not look like they were identical.

Here is the sketch

Ingredients:

Fancy Pants True Friend paper Inseparable

Tutti Designs Stitched Nesting Tag die

Scrapbook.com Fall Treats die set

Basic Grey Heritage stickers

Creative Memories sticker letters

misc card stock

One probably needs to be a member of the group but here is the link to the challenge:

Sketch N Scrap Monthly challenges

Thanks for stopping by.

Alicia

Carta Bella Ahoy There layout using Sketch N Scrap sketch

Good morning.  I am on a scrapping goal to complete this Connecticut album.  I hopped over to Sketch N Scrap to check out what sketches were up this month.  I love using sketches to speed up my creation process. This first page is inside the Muddy Waters Cafe where we ate breakfast.  I have another layout with the naming. So the title here is simply Seaside View.

You can find this sketch HERE.

A close up of my cluster.  I used sticker and embellies I found in my nautical section of my Scraprack.

More cool stickers from my stash, this one is 7 Gypsies.

Since I had two sheets of this paper and plenty of photos from this breakfast.  I created a coordinating second page.  The second page is outside eating.

Here are both pages together.

Ingredients:

Carta Bella Ahoy There Full Steam Ahead paper x2

Nested stitched star dies

Creative Memories sticker letters

7 Gypsies Trinkets puffy stickers

misc stickers

Creative Memories Cruise sticker

wood nautical embellishments

misc card stock including Bazzill 

misc metal embellisment

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://craftingacutabove.blogspot.com/2024/08/august-anything-goes.html until 8.28x

https://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/2024/08/sketch-n-scrap-303.html until 8.30x

Thank you for stopping by today.

Alicia

Hot off the Press Steampunk and Guest Designing for Lasting Memories

Today is my final installment as guest designer for Lasting Memories Layout challenges.  This week's challenge is to use gold.  I tried to sprinkle several golden pieces into my layout of my bestie, Cyndi.

I dropped a brad in the center of this metal gear embellishment.  I layered it on top of a glitter flourish sticker. The sticker had multiple pieces and I layered gems on top of more of the pieces.

I did the same here adding Stampin Up Opaque Gems to the glitter flourish stickers by Momenta.I tucked a metallic gold doily behind Cyndi's photo.

I also created the gem embellishment.  I used a black die cut piece from my stash.  I found an oval die that fit perfectly behind the gem and on the existing die cut.  I have to remember which oval fits, I will use this combination again.  I cut that oval in a coordinating color and layered the gem and both die cuts.  It still needed something else.  I added some more gems to the ends.  I also distressed the die cuts with gold ink.

Ingredients:

Hot off the Press Steampunk paper pack

Creative Memories paper and card stock

Bo Bunny Et Cetera Brads

Stampin Up Gems

Momenta Black Glitter Flourish stickers

Spellbinders Class Oval Small die

Tim Holtz Sizzix Bigz Gadget Gears die cut

Tim Holtz Sizzix Bigz Movers and Shapers Styled labels

Creative Memories Sticker letters

Brilliance Galaxy Gold ink

Colorbox Sepia Black

Misc gems, doily and gears

I am playing along with The Scraproom Group's Facebook Group August challenge.

H= Hot off the Press paper, O= Oval gem, T= Tim Holtz die cutsx

I am so grateful to have been able to play along with Lasting Memories Layout challenges this month.  Don't forget to play along with any of the four challenges until September 1.  Thanks for reading my blog today.

Alicia

Mystic Sunset Cruise with Sketches in Thyme

 Welcome to my blog today I am posting for Sketches in Thyme.  If you have been following along this month, I am deep into scrapping my Connecticut trip from 2020. These are some of my final photos from the trip.  We took a Mystic Sunset Cruise out of Mystic, Connecticut.  You may remember my Mystic Pizza layout which won me guest designer this month at Lasting Memories layout challenge.  I have one more installment next Sunday. I also have some more Mystic layouts using Sketches in Thyme coming in the next couple of months.  For now please enjoy this beautiful sunset layout.

Here's the sketch.

Ingredients:

Creative Memories Mediterranean Market power palette

TCP Studios Mediterranean Summer rub ons and Dome Stickers

Don't forget to play along this month with any of our four sketch here: Sketches in Thyme. Thanks for stopping by.

Alicia

Connecticut River Cruise layout for Lasting Memories as Guest Designer

Good morning it's time for my next installment as guest designer for Lasting Memories Layout challenges.  I haven't been scrapping chronologically for a few years.  I belong to design teams and guest occassionaly like this month, when I do I just pic photos that fit the theme/sketch no matter where the subject.  I have completed enough of the Connecticut trip that I am finally organizing an album!  Unfortunately for my regular readers you will see a few more of my trip from 2020.  For me I have set a goal to have it finished, wish me luck!

The challenge this week is to "get wet", use inks or mixed media.  I used an assortment of shimmer and ink sprays to create the watery background. I also added sea glass as an embellishment.  Perfect for the river cruise photos.

I also added some brads and die cut clouds.

Ingredients:

Distress Oxide Spray Salty Ocean

Heidi Swapp Colorshine Navy

Tattered Angels Shimmer Mist Moonlight

Wink of Stella clear

Avery Elle Pierced Clouds

Creative Memories sticker letters

Sea glass and misc brads

Misc paper and card stock

You can play along with Lasting Memories Layout challenges until the end of the month. Thanks for spending your precious time with me today.

Alicia

Simon Says Stamps Elizabeth Background with Stampin Up for Atlantic Hearts

I have used a new to me stamp today. I recently procurred the Simon Says Stamps background stamp. I am using the latest Atlantic Hearts Challenge sketch.  I stamped the image in Regal Rose and used coordinating papers to die cut some of my flowers.  

Here is the sketch.

I stamped the sentiment and die cut with Kindred Stamps Sentiment Strip dies.  I die cut more flower pieces and foliage.  I topped the flowers off with adhesive gems.

Ingredients:

Simon Says Stamps Elizabeth background stamp

Stampin Up Teapot Boutique 6x6 paper

Stampin Up Botanical Builder dies

Stampin Up Climbing Roses sentiment stamp

Kindred Stamps Sentiment Strip die

Stampin Up Opaque Adhesive gems

Stampin Up Regal Rose and Lovely Lilac ink

Quick Quotes Powderpuff Feather Gray

misc papers

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://craftingacutabove.blogspot.com/2024/08/august-anything-goes.html until 8.28x

https://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/08/pinspirational-challenge-316-august.html until 8.30

https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2024/08/august-2024-challenge.html until 8.30x

Play along with Atlantic Hearts Challenge sketch until Sunday.

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

Let Your Soulshine layout for Lasting Memories

Welcome to my second installment as guest designer for Lasting Memories.  I am continuing to work on my trip to Connecticut. This was on the train trip.  It was actually nice traveling with everything half full, there was always plenty of room to hang with our friends.  This week's challenge at Lasting Memories is to use "Olympic Rings" or at least five circles or rings on your layout.  I found this series of photos lent itself well to the circle frames.

I found the sun dies already in my stash from a previous project.  I am not sure they were intended to go together and the top sun was white.  I inked it up with some distress ink and popped it on dots on top of the other sun.  A perfect circle embellishment for a circle layout.

I finished off the layout with a large title taken from a song by our favorite band.  We were in Connecticut to see some of them.

Ingredients:

DCWV Stardust Stack

Misc papers and card stock

Brutus Monroe Decorative Details

Robin's Nest Tear Drops

Creative Memories Circle cutting system

Creative Memories sticker letters

Lawn Fawn Out of this world Sun die

another sun die

Tim Holtz Fossilized Amber Distress ink

Colorbox Sepia Black cat's eye ink

Don't forget to play along with Lasting Memories until the end of the month.

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

Hot off the Press Steampunk Train Ride layout as August Lasting Memories Guest Designer

Hello and welcome to my post today as guest designer for Lasting Memories. I am so excited about all the fun challenges this month. The first challenge this month is LM #713 - The Games of the XXXIII (33rd) Olympiad - create two or more clusters of three+ embellishments on your layout.  I did all that on one page but continued the cluster them on page two as well.

Here is the sketch I used from the Creative Memories latest Virtual Crop.

A close up of the title and cluster #1  I stamped a train image from a very old Stampin Up set All Aboard.  I added some brads and button like embellishments.

I used some borders I had laying around. I am in the midst of organizing said borders.  It seems like border packs just get piled up in my craft room if they don't match a collection.  I decided to put them in sleeves in my scraprack under borders. I think I will be flipping through a lot once I get them all organized.  Then I added puffy stickers I procured at the Dollar Tree.

More Bo Bunny brads and Crafter's Square puffy stickers in this cluster.

I stamped and lightly colored another train image for the other page.  I have some miscellaneous ephemera on the pages too.

The last cluster utilizes an old stamp some ephemera and more brads and buttons. 

Ingredients:

Hot off the Press Steampunk paper pack

7 Gypsies Camden Paper:  Greenwich

Basic Grey Heritage Elements stickers

Bo Bunny Et Cetera and Cambridge Icandy Brads

Not Just for Boys embellishments

Crafter's Square puffy stickers

My Mind's Eye Happy Days die cut borders

Creative Memories Black sticker letters

Stampin Up All Aboard train stamps

Momento Tuxedo Black ink

Copic marker BV23

Quick Quotes Powderpuff Kokomo ink

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://creativecraftinguncles.blogspot.com/2024/07/55-mystical-or-vintage.html until 8.14x

https://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/2024/08/steampunkvintage-andor-new-babyhomejob.html until 8.24x

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to play along all month with Lasting Memories Scrappy Olympics 33rd Olympiad challenges.

Alicia