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 12.31x

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

Halloween layout for Sketches in Thyme

Welcome!  I have created more spooky crafts. Today I am posting for Sketches in Thyme Facebook Challenge Group.  I found this very old Rusty Pickle paper that perfectly complimented my photos from a Halloween concert.

Here is this week's sketch. Play along HERE.

I also used another old product, some Magic Mesh.  I do appreciate the look sometimes.

I used several die cuts.  I layered some coordinating papers and made a mini file folder.  I die cut a tag and circles.  I added stickers and brads to the die cuts.

Ingredients:

Rusty Pickle papers

Creative Memories sticker letters

Divinity Designs Pierced Circle dies

Recollections Glitter embellishments

We R Tape It kit tag die

Memorydex Mini File Folder dies
Black Magic Mesh

brads, gems and stickers

misc papers

black pen

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://neglectedstuff.blogspot.com/2025/10/neglected-stuff-1025-challenge.html until 10.28x

https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/10/cut-it-up-challenge-341-add.html until 10.28x

Play along with this week's sketch or any of October's other week's sketches on our Sketches in Thyme Facebook Page.

Thanks for reading my blog.

Alicia

Bubble, Bubble, Toil & Trouble Halloween card

A little more October wickedness...another with lots of die cutting, my favorite technique. I used a Tim Holtz Sizzix Mixed Media #1 die to create the green bubble background.  I layered a Spellbinders label die on top with my Quickutz Cauldron die as the focal point. I stamped the sentiment in the corner.

I finished it off with some black sequins.

Ingredients:

Stampin Up Cauldron Bubble Stamps 

Quickutz Cauldron 2x2

Spellbinders Labels Twenty die

Tim Holtz Sizzix Mixed Media #1

misc card stock

sequins

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2025/10/trick-or-treat-smell-my-feet-challenge.html until 10.12x

https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/10/cut-it-up-challenge-340-use-more-than.html until 10.13x

https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-828-halloween.html until 10.14x

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2025/10/sos558-hey-ghoulfriend.html until 10.20x

https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-114-autumn-andor-halloween.html until 10.30x

https://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-271-fill-in-blank-spooky.html until 11.11x

thanks for reading today.

Alicia

Open if you Dare Halloween card for Atlantic Hearts challenge

Hello, open if you dare is the sentiment of the day!  I am using this week's sketch from Atlantic Hearts Challenge.  I used my nesting coffin dies for the first time with this card. I stamped and embossed the sentiment on the black die cut coffin.  I also cut the ghosts and spiderwebs.

Here is this week's sketch.

Another view where you can see the ghost on pop dots.

A close up of the ghost. Both the paper and dies are from Scrapbook.com and coordinate.

Ingredients:

Scrapbook.com Willow Lane A2 paper pack

Scrapbook.com Pumpkin House dies (ghosts)

Scrapbook.com Nested Coffin die

Karen Burniston Halloween Scene dies (spiderweb)

Stampin Up Hallows Night Magic sentiment stamp

Colorbox Popcorn ink

white embossing powder

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2025/10/sos558-hey-ghoulfriend.html until 10.20x

https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-130-autumnhalloween.html until 10.28x

https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-114-autumn-andor-halloween.html until 10.30x

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2025/10/october-welcomes-brass-and-bliss.html until 10.31x

https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2025/10/nbus-challenge-79.html until 10.31x

Thanks so much for stopping by

Alicia

With Heartfelt Sympathy card

I created a batch of sympathy cards recently. I noticed that my stash of that sentiment was depleted.  Unfortunately, I am glad I made them.  I have sent out two in the last month.  I sent this one to a crafty friend who lost her husband.  The background paper was from a second hand stash that I purchased which was already cut down to A2 size.  I suspect it is Stampin Up but have not confirmed such.  I found some coordinating scraps and die cut the foliage and word.  I stamped and die cut the "with heartfelt".

Ingredients:

Divinity Designs With Sympathy Stamp/Die Duo

Stampin Up Mango Melody ink

Scrapbook.com Market Blooms Sunshine Blooms dies (foliage)

Gina K Sentiment Strips Die Set

misc papers

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2025/09/sos557-with-sympathy.html until 10.5

https://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/10/just-us-girls-795-die-week.html until 10.8x

https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/10/cut-it-up-challenge-340-use-more-than.html until 10.13x

Thank you for reading my blog today

Alicia

Gorjuss Witch card with Creative Memories papers

Today's October post is a cute blonde witch.  I sent this one to a blonde friend of mine for Halloween. I hope she thinks it's a sweet as I do.

I die cut several of the pieces in white and colored them with alcohol markers and distress inks. Other pieces I used printed papers like the dress.  I loved it with three black gems as buttons. 

Another view. The banner was a die cut embellishment from the Creative Memories Hocus Pocus paper pack.  I still have one lots of pieces left and one unopened pack!

Ingredients:

Gorjuss "The Hour" Witch dies

Creative Memories Hocus Pocus 6x6 paper pack with embellishments

Alcohol markers: 

Distress inks: Squeezed Lemonade and Fossilzed Amber

Divinity Designs pierced circle dies

various papers and card stock including Bazzill

gems

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2025/10/trick-or-treat-smell-my-feet-challenge.html until 10.12x

https://creativecraftinguncles.blogspot.com/2025/09/69-males-go-feminin.html until 10.15x

https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-130-autumnhalloween.html until 10.27x

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2025/10/october-welcomes-brass-and-bliss.html until 10.31x

https://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2025/10/cookie-challenge-209-october-spooky-fun.html until 10.31x

Thanks for stopping by today

Alicia

Stampin Up Watercolor Wonder DSP and Lemon Pancakes for Sketches in Thyme

 Happy Day! I have a yummy looking scrapbook page using this weeks sketch from Sketches in Thyme Facebook Group.  I used the last full sheet of Stampin Up Watercolor Wonder DSP and some scraps.

Here's the sketch.

A close up of my foodie pics and die cuts.

I layered Creative Memories yellow and marshmallow letters to provide more pop and mimic the yellow white of the sliced lemon die cuts.

Ingredients:

Stampin Up DSP Watercolor Wonder

Find It Trading Birds & Berries Die: Berries & Cherries dies

Creative Memories Sticker letters

Creative Memories ink pen

misc card stock including Stampin Up Island Indigo and Gumball Green

pop dots

Thanks for stopping by and hop over to the Sketches in Thyme Facebook Group to play along with this sketch of any of the previous three September sketches.

Alicia

Stamps of Life Chocolate Box Birthday card as Guest Designer for FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenges

Hello and welcome.  I am excited to be a guest designer for FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenge for challenge #21, anything food goes!  My favorite food is chocolate!  I got the chance to play with this Stamps of Life set for the first time. I went wild experimenting. I die cut the chocolates (used here) and I also colored and embossed the chocolates (I will show that make another time). I did watch the Stamps of Life video on youtube and boy did it have some helpful hints.  

Play along with anything FOOD goes HERE.

I found a wonderful die cut sentiment and cut it in the same papers as I used on the chocolates.  I actually used three different papers on the chocolates.  The glitter, the Bazzil and a matte dark brown for the wrappers.

I found some vintage bias in my stash to add a bow because every box of chocolates needs a bow especially a birthday box!

It may not seem that I stamped on this make, but I did!  I stamped the box of chocolates then layered the die cuts on top if not colored it is a template for the die cuts.

Ingredients:

Stamps of Life Chocolate2stamps and dies

Simon Says Stamps happy birthday die

Stampin Up papers, Bazill card stock and misc card stock

vintage fiber

White card stock

Momento Tuxedo Black ink

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

Thank you for reading today.

Alicia

Stampin Up Everything is Rosey card for Atlantic Hearts Challenge

Welcome to my inspiration for this week's Atlantic Hearts Challenge sketch #644.  It is so versatile as to lend itself to a wide variety of images.  I used a die cut pair of boots I created from scraps, beautiful scraps...

Here is the sketch.

I used a Scrapbook.com boot die set, I have you several other times, it is so versatile.  The sentiment is also from Scrapbook.com but stamped on a piece from the Stampin up Everything is Rosy card kit.

Ingredients:

Stampin Up Everything is Rosey card kit

Scrapbook.com Howdy sentiment stamps

Scrapbook.com Disco dies

Me & My Big Idea Icon gems

Stampin Up Night of Navy ink

misc card stock and papers

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://craftingacutabove.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-challenge-time.html until 8.28x

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html until 8.31x

https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2025/08/love-those-pretty-papers-august.html until 8.31x

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2025/08/Challenge-198.html until 9.1x

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/08/322-anything-goes-optional-use.html until 9.12x

We would love you to play along until Sunday at Atlantic Hearts Challenge.

Thanks for reading today.

Alicia
 

Graphic 45 Artisan Style layout for Sketches in Thyme

Welcome to this month's inspiration for Sketches in Thyme Facebook Group. I created a companion page from a layout I did last month as guest designer for another blog. It was about my favorite brand which is Graphic 45.  This collection, Artisan Style; was perfect for my photos of downtown Chicago.

Here's this week's sketch.

I cut this image with scissors from a full 12x12 sheet and added die cuts created with coordinating papers.

I did the same here.  

I cut the Cheery Lynn flowers from more decorative coordinating papers. I used plenty of sparkly gems to embellish and added more greenery.

Ingredients:

Graphic 45 Artisan Style and Creative Ideal papers

The Paper Company Peach Shimmer card stock

Cheery Lynn Designs Mehndi Botanical Stem dies

Cheery Lynn Designs Mehndi Botanicals 2 and 3 dies

Creative Memories adhesive backed water color paper

Creative Memories sticker letters

Stampin Up blue adhesive backed gems and pink petal foiled gems

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://craftingacutabove.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-challenge-time.html until 8.28x

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html until 8.31x

https://paper-rocks-scissors.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-7-challenge.html until 8.31x

https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2025/08/love-those-pretty-papers-august.html until 8.31x

Don't forget to play along with all four sketches this month at Sketches in Thyme Facebook page. Thanks for stopping by today.

Alicia

Cricut You're a Peach card and necklace

Hello and welcome today.  I have used a Cricut cut today.  It's been a while, I used to use it regularly when I had the Bitten by the Bug blog. I think I had to cease that blog in 2021ish. I also used an embossing folder and manual die cutting to create this peachy card!

A close up of my Cricut cut. I distressed the basket weave with ink to highlight the texture.

I sent this to my friend with an Allman Brothers necklace I made using Craft Fantastic products and an image I absconded from the net.

Ingredients:

Cricut Access peach image with sentiment

Our Daily Bread Designs pierced circle die

Lifestyle Crafts Basket weave embossing folder

misc paper including Creative Memories 

glass 

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2025/07/sos553-eat-five-day.html until 8.10.25x

https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/08/cut-it-up-challenge-336-add-sentiment.html until 8.18.25x

https://farmquestgrocerygamechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/07/fqggcb-20-anything-food-goes-theme.html until 8.28.25x

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html until 8.31.25x

https://neglectedstuff.blogspot.com/2025/08/neglected-stuff-825-challenge.html until 8.31.25x

Thanks so much for stopping by

Alicia

On Wednesday's we wear black... Hero Arts Paper Doll

The wait is finally over and on Wednesday's we wear black!!!  I own ALL the Hero Arts Lifestyle dies series, they are basically paper doll pieces that came in several themed sets.  If you are a follower of my blog, you will know how much I love paper piecing. So this die set is one of my absolute favorites.  I have only used it once. I made paper dolls of my besties that was over two years ago!  I never even posted them. My Wednesday was of course created  in anticipation of today. It's taken way to long to get a second season of this show.

I used hair from two different sets to create her look. I colored the face stamp with ink pens to get lip and eye color different.

The boots are from the Victorian Lady die set.  Most of Wednesday's dress is from the Trick or Treat set but the boots in that set were a bit too "witchy".  I cut the collar in two and manipulated the pieces a bit to create the cuffs. I cut the legs in black to create the tights.

Ingredients:

Hero Arts Fancy dies Lifestyle Forms

Hero Arts Fancy dies Lifestyle Trick or Treat 

Hero Arts Fancy dies Lifestyle Victorian Lady 

Hero Arts Hero Lifestyle Faces stamps

Kindred Stamps Gothic Vibes 6x6 paper pad

Kindred Stamps Spooky Family sentiment stamp

Sizzix Circle Nesting dies

Momenta Tuxedo Black ink

misc papers and card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://neglectedstuff.blogspot.com/2025/08/neglected-stuff-825-challenge.html until 8.25x

hero arts dies-2 years

sizzix circle die-long time...I usually reach for Spellbinders but these were closer

https://craftingacutabove.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-challenge-time.html until 8.28x

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html until 8.31x

https://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/08/challenge-222-ag-polka-dots-andor.html until 8.31x

https://paper-rocks-scissors.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-7-challenge.html until 8.31x

used paper and scissors to manipulate die cuts

Thanks for stopping by.

Leave a comment below letting me know if you have been waiting for this day for a long time.  

Alicia

Pink Paislee Adventure card for Atlantic Hearts sketch challenge

Welcome to my blog today.  I am using the latest sketch from Atlantic Hearts Challenge Sketch #640.  I found this heart globe die cut in my stash of precut pieces.  I knew exactly where the papers were that I used for this and dug them out to complete the card.  I found a Stampin Up sentiment that worked well with the globe and travel papers.

Here is the SKETCH.

A close up of my globe and sentiment.  I have no idea of the brand of die.  I love it though!  I have used it several times.

The We R Tape It kit dies have proven invaluable as well. I use them all the time for sentiments!

Ingredients:

American Craft Paislee Pink Horizon #5,17 and 23 papers

Spellbinders rectangle die

globe die

Stampin Up Greatest Journey sentiment stamp

Colorbox Heliotrope ink

We R Tape It kit die

Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking inks Purple Passion ink

pink and metallic card stock

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

https://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-221-ag-use-hand-punch-andor.html until 7.31x

https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/07/mttc-565-theme-is-to-use-2-or-more.html until 8.7x

Don't forget to play with this sketch and enter before Sunday:  HERE.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Alicia