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 12.31x

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

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 11.20x

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)x

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

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

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

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

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

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 11.17x

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 11.28x

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

 until 11.28 (Heartfelt Creations floral stamp and die set)x

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

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

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