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

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

My Favorite Things Raise a Glass Birthday card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge

Welcome to my inspiration for this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge. I made the card for my coworkers birthday.  I used a variety of products but began with My Favorite Things Raise A Glass stamp set and barware dies.

Here's this week's sketch.

Up close of my sentiment and wine glass die cut.

In this view you can see the wine glass is popped up.

Ingredients:

My Favorite Things Raise a Glass stamps

MFT Die Namics Long Stem Barware dies

Simon Says Time for Wine stamp and die set

Stampin Up Night of Navy and Pear Pizzazz ink

Basic Grey Boxer 6x6 paper

Quick Quotes Deep Sea chalking ink

acetate and paper scraps

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/02/challenge-111-birthday.html until 2.28x

https://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/02/challenge-257-time-out-10th-birthday.html until 2.28 (C5)x

https://creativeknockouts.blogspot.com/2024/02/515-die-cutspunchesstencils.html until 2.29x

Don't forget to play along with Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge until Sunday.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Alicia

Karen Burniston Tiny Gnomes - Happy Birthday Mom

Hello and welcome to my blog today.  It is the birthday of the most special woman in the world to me...my mother.  I am so very fortunate to have her and since trolls are her thing...

I took out my Karen Burniston Tiny Gnome dies for the first time...oh my the rabbit hole I entered.  I have pieces and parts of gnomes in all the colors!  You will see more of these little guys soon.

A close up of the gnomes.  I usually review Karen's assembly videos as I am creating with a new set for the first time.  Here I used her suggestion of inking the hair dies.  I used Tim Holtz Distress markers for the job.

Ingredients:

Karen Burniston Tiny Gnome dies

Basic Grey Sweet Threads 6x6 papers

Tutti Stitched Nesting Oval die

Frantic Stamper Accessory Words #3:  kissesdie

Kiwi Lane template Sentiments 1A

Tim Holtz Distress markers:  Vintage Photo and Wild Honey

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/12/dru-challenge-182.html until 12.13x

https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/card-making-craft-challenge-anything.html until 12.16x

http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2021/12/437-plaid.html until 12.18x

http://intaas.blogspot.com/2021/12/ch123-use-dies-or-punches.html until 12.31x

https://crafterscastle.blogspot.com/2021/12/december-challenge-48-important-message.html until 12.31x

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/12/classic-design-challenge-december-12.html until 12.31x

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2021/12/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper.html until 12.31x

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Birthday Mom!

Alicia

90th Birthday layout for Sketches in Thyme

Hello, today I am posting my monthly inspiration for Sketches in Thyme, I am continuing to scrap by grandmother's 90th birthday party.  Here she is about to blow out her candles.  I am so thankful for the 45 years I had with her.  Yes, she was 45 when I was born and I was 45 when she passed.  Our birthdays were close, we were both Capricorns.  I often hear how much I am like my grandmother.  

Here is the sketch from Sketches in Thyme

I inked the edges of the cork flowers and used glue dots to adhere a couple of metal embellishments I had in my stash to the center of the flowers.

I only had a few pieces of the paper in this collection, but luckily I had the tag sheet with makes the collection go so much further.  I added some gold fiber to the tag hole.

Ingredients:

Basic Grey Motifica Jade Pattern paper and tag

Coredinations The Chocolate Box card stock

DCWV gold card stock

Creative Memories brown sticker letters

Marvy Border Maker 

Kiwi Lane templates: Madison Ave 3A and Clara Lane 2B

Cork flowers

Quick Quotes Amaretto Powderpuff chalking ink

twine and metal embellishments

Don't forget to play along at Sketches in Thyme and thanks for reading today.

Alicia

Basic Grey Motifica Blow out the Candles! with Sketch N Scrap

 Hello and welcome to my blog.  I am scrapping another layout of my Grandmother's 90th birthday party back from 2015.  I am continuing to use the Basic Grey Motifica collection.  This time I used a sketch from Sketch N Scrap.  

Here is the sketch from Sketch N Scrap:

A close up of the Basic Grey coordinating tag and a cork flower with K & Co metal art embellishment. I inked all edges with chalking ink and added fiber in the tag hole.

Ingredients:

Basic Grey Motifica Sticco Pattern paper and tag

Coredinations The Chocolate Box card stock

DCWV gold card stock

K & Co metal art embellishments

cork flowers

Quick Quotes Amaretto Powderpuff chalking ink

Creative Memories sticker letters 

twine

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://kcclayoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/11/lm-573-stash-bash-punches-stickers.html until 11.27 (sticker letters)x

http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/2021/11/sketch-n-scrap-236.html until 11.30x

Thank you for stopping by

Alicia

Karen Burniston Happy Camper Tent Pop Up card

Hello Happy Camper!  Tis the season for outdoor fun and today I am using several Karen Burniston die sets to create this fun summer card.  On the front I used nesting dies to frame the sentiment and lantern cuts.  I used ink to color the "light" in the lantern.

I love a good pop up and the tent does not disappoint. I used the Karen Burniston Pop Up Tent assembly video to get started.  I found the perfect paper, however, it was not double sided as Karen suggested.  I used blue ink to color the tent flaps.  I added brads to hold them back.  The die cut provides the holes. The cut also has the holes for the twine to go through the tent.  I used more brads to secure the "ropes".

The fire is also a pop up included in the tent pop up set.  The stump and the attaching mechanism are also included in the set.  I used vellum for the pop up mechanism to lessen the visibility. To have a pop up on the other side, simply reverse the folds. 

The small lantern is from the Karen Burniston Camping Charms.

Products from the Dies R Us store:

Karen Burniston Tent Pop Up

Karen Burniston Camping Charms

Karen Burniston Autumn Words

Tutti Stitched Nesting Rectangle dies

other products:

Basic Grey papers

misc papers and vellum

twine and brads

pen and ink

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

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2021/06/crafty-catz-557-anything-goes-opt-summer.html until 6.30x

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/06/week-630-use-design-paper.html until 7.1x

http://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/2021/06/june-challenge-for-boys.html until 7.2

http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.com/2021/06/creative-moments-challenge-217-anything.html until 7.4x

https://worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/06/world-wide-open-design-team-challenge.html until 7.12x

Thanks for stopping by

Kindred Stamps Tree Hugger with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Hello all, it's time for a new sketch inspiration card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge.  I have not made a slimline card since the renewed popularity.  I used to make them years ago and still have envies.  I purchased some slimline dies to make my new ones look polished. I also have a new obsession, Kindred Stamps. I have purchased a great deal in the last few months.  While coloring is not my forte, I am learning.  

Here's the sketch.

I chose the wrong ink to stamp with for these images.  I used Archival ink.  I made a special trip to Hobby Lobby to buy it!  It was smearing so I watched more videos and saw Momento Tuxedo Black was recommended.  I already own that plus a refill!!! Next time I used Momento and it worked so much better. 

You can see how this little guy smeared a lot. After all the trouble I went through I didn't want to ditch him (I did ditch the first version).  Next time!

I do like my swirls in the truffula trees.

One final look at my card.

Ingredients:

Basic Grey papers

Kindred Stamps Tree Hugger stamp set

Archival Black ink

Alcohol markers

Tutti Slimline Stitched Rectangle dies

Elizabeth Craft Dotted Scallop Square dies

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/2021/02/challenge-242-hand-coloured-image.html until 3.5x

https://creativecraftinguncles.blogspot.com/2021/02/14-wildlife.html until 3.13

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2021/03/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-march.html until 3.31x

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

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

Drew's School Photo with Sketch in Thyme

 

It's time for the fourth sketch this month from Sketches in Thyme.   My favorite subject is my nephew.  I scrap these and send them to my SIL to add to her album.  This is his school picture from last year.

Here's the sketch:

I used a couple of packs of ephemera in the cluster. 

I fussy cut all those clouds from the cloud paper used for the tag.  The raisins are stickers from Creative Memories.  I used a pen to splatter dots around.

The square cloud is a tiny envelope.

I used some We R die cuts for most of the strips and heart using the same papers in the layout.  I cut the title using my Cricut and the same papers.

Ingredients:

Heidi Swapp Vintage Chic Bookkeeping paper (green background and grey numbers)

American Crafts Amy Tangerine Better Together paper (pink wash)

We R Farmer's Market Mason Jar (blue with white dots)

Little Yellow Bicycle Escape Above the Clouds (fussy cut clouds)

Basic Grey Hey Boy!  chipboard embellishments

Basic Grey Mini envelopes

Spellbinders label twenty-one die

We R Tape It die set

Stampin Up banner punch

Creative Memories tag bunch and stickers

paper twine

Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to play along with Sketches in Thyme.

Alicia