Holly Dolly December birthday card for Atlantic Hearts Challenge

Hello and welcome to my last post as part of the Atlantic Hearts Challenge design team.  Looking ahead to 2026 I have a lot of changes to tackle and I felt it best to step away from regular commitments.  I will still be blogging on occasion and definitely crafting!  The idea of crafting for pure fun and not having to take photos, edit and blog kind of sounds refreshing after so many years on design teams.  I have stuck with Atlantic Hearts so long, because I find sketches so inspiring and easy to work with.  Please keep playing along weekly.

Here is this week's sketch.

A close up of my coloring and embellishments.

Play along with Atlantic Hearts Challenge until Sunday.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Alicia

Creative Memories Be Merry layout for Sketches in Thyme

Good morning and Merry Christmas. I have a layout today using the latest sketch over at the Sketches in Thyme Facebook Group.  

Here is the fourth week sketch from Sketches in Thyme Facebook Group,

I used a sentiment sticker sheet to mimic the strips in the sketch.

Everything is Creative Memories save for the silver snowflake embellishments.

I used the believe sticker for the title.

Ingredients:

Creative Memories Be Merry kit

Silver metallic pen

Silver snowflake embellishments

Creative Memories Custom Cutting System circles

Don't forget to play along at Sketches in Thyme Facebook Group until December 31. You can play along with this sketch or any of the others from the previous weeks.

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

Pink & Main Pen Pals with Atlantic Hearts Challenge

Hello!  For this week's sketch I decided to create a batch of cards that were fun yet easy.  You may notice there is no stamping. I acquired this Pink & Main 6x6 paper pad called Pen Pals.  It really had the cutest images and great sentiments on the cut apart pages, so I used this sketch added in the gatefold twist.  I created 7 cards using this sketch and a few other cards that not using this sketch.  I've already shared several of these simple yet unique cards.

Here's this week's sketch.

While the dog was my favorite image, the snail is my second favorite.  Since this paper pad was second hand there were some sheets missing from the pad.  I used the background paper here up quickly while making this batch.

Ingredients:

Pink & Main Pen Pals 6x6 papers

misc card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2025/12/love-those-pretty-papers-december.html until 12.31x

Thanks for reading today.  Don't forget to play along with AHSC until Sunday evening.

Alicia

Scrapbook.com Ballerina Nutcracker card for Atlantic Hearts challenge

Hello, today I am using the Atlantic Hearts Challenge Sketch 658.  I grabbed some last year purchases from Scrapbook.com to create this Nutcracker card. I love this set and got it on a great deal last year.  It was part of kit that was not used in the class.  I had to get it out and use the precious ballerina.

Play along with the sketch on the blog.

A close up of my paper pieced ballerina paired with the Nutcracker paper.  Love it!

Ingredients:

Scrapbook.com Nutcracker and Ballerina Shape dies

Scrapbook.com Nutcracker A2 paper pad

glitter card stock

glitter brads

misc card stock

Versamagic Pixie Dust chalk ink

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2025/11/Challenge-205.html until 12.7x

https://girlzrebelchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/11/challenge-46-iets-beginnende-met-b.html until 12.8x

https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2025/12/christmas-wrappings-challenge.html until 12.14x

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2025/12/sos562-forever-young.html until 12.15x

https://craftingacutabove.blogspot.com/2025/12/december-challenge.html until 12.31x

https://traumfabrik-challenge.blogspot.com/2025/11/challenge-145-candy-cane-lane-anything.html until 12.31

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2025/12/decembers-challenge-is-christmaswinter.html until 12.31x

https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2025/12/nbus-challenge-81.html until 12.31x

https://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/11/challenge-272-tis-season.html until 1.13x

Play along with Atlantic Hearts Challenge Sketch 658 until Sunday!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Alicia