Creative Memories Earthy Power Palette for Sketches in Thyme

 Welcome today!  I am showing off a layout I created for Sketches in Thyme. 

Here is this week's sketch.

A close up of my seam.  I love to have overlapping cuts.

This trip wasn't too long ago so I was able to journal a lot.

The circle and arrow were a great combination.

Ingredients:

Creative Memories Earthy Power Palette

Creative Memories CCS circles

Play along with Sketches in Thyme until the end of the month.

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

Karen Burniston Feathered Friends for Atlantic Hearts Challenge

Happy Fall Y'all!  I love this sentiment and those of you that follow me know I love to paper piece.  Creating this lil' turkey was so much fun!  I used lots of specialty papers and plenty of inking to shade my little guy.  I made this using the latest sketch from Atlantic Hearts Challenge Sketch #656.

Here is the sketch, it's so universal.

I absolutely love the plaid background paper I used.  I found coordinating papers especially the golden brown mat layer that brings out the same color in the plaid.

Here's a close up of my paper piecing.

Ingredients:

Karen Burniston Feathered Animals die set

Joy's Life stamps It's all Fall Puns stamps

A Muse French Roast ink

Kindred Stamps Dino Dust embossing powder

Spellbinders rectangle dies

paper unknown from my stash

My Favorite Things Die-namics Stitched Sentiment Strip die

misc card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2025/11/crafty-catz-704-anything-goes-thank-you.html until 11.20

https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/11/cut-it-up-challenge-343-favorite-color.html until 11.24 (copper is my favorite color especially in the fall-embossing powder is copper)

https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/11/fall-season-november-2025.html until 11.25

https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2025/11/atg-using-pretty-patterned-paper.html until 11.29

https://craftingacutabove.blogspot.com/2025/11/november-challenge-2025.html until 11.30

https://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2025/11/cookie-challenge-210-november-fall.html until 11.30

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/11/november-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html until 12.5

Play along with Atlantic Hearts Challenge Sketch #656 until Sunday evening.

Thanks for reading today.

Alicia

Heartfelt Creations and Picket Fence Studios Slim line card for Atlantic Hearts Challenge

Welcome to November!  I have switched gears from spooky to sweet for this week's Atlantic Hearts Challenge Sketch 354. I went way back and pulled out my Heartfelt Creations Sun Kissed Fleur stamp and die set. I always thought their products were so pretty and I own quite a bit from being dazzled at scrapbook and paper crafting conventions. Some are still NIP but some I have used quite a few times, this is one of my favorite floral sets although it's been a while.

Play along with this week's sketch HERE.

 I stamped and heat embossed the flowers, then inked them up with some Distress Inks. I wiped down the flowers to shine up the embossing after inking up.  Finally, I added a blob of thick liquid glue and sprinkled microbeads over the centers  I say finally, but really the last step is shaping the flowers, you can't get too crazy after adding the centers so I find it pretty easy to shape by hand.  I used some up some old foliage (vellum with white embossing) and created coordinating leaves.

I stamped the sentiment and embossed it.  I die cut it with a tag die.  Layering the flowers and foliage was the fun part.

Ingredients:

Heartfelt Creations Sun Kissed Fleur and Delightful Daisies Stamps and dies

Versamark ink

Stampendous Pearlustre Moonstone embossing powder

Tim Holtz Distress inks: Weathered Wood, Stormy Sky, Forest Moss and Rustic Wilderness

Spellbinders tag die

Stampin Up Birthday Blossoms stamp sentiment

A Muse French Roast ink

Stamp N Stuff Chocolate Brown embossing powder

Picket Fence Slimline Nested Rectangle dies

microbeads

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/264-birthday-card-at-least-one-flower.html until 11.15

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2025/11/sos560-few-of-my-favorite-things.html until 11.17

faves: die cutting, heat embossing, Heartfelt Creations floral sets and coloring with distress inks

https://craftingacutabove.blogspot.com/2025/11/november-challenge-2025.html until 11.28

https://neglectedstuff.blogspot.com/2025/11/neglected-stuff-november-2025-challenge.html

 until 11.28 (Heartfelt Creations floral stamp and die set)

Play along with Atlantic Hearts Challenge Sketch 354 until Sunday evening.

Thanks for reading today.

Alicia