Sending you Prickly Hugs with Atlantic Hearts Challenge sketch

Hello and welcome to this week's Atlantic Hearts Challenge sketch inspiration.  I was playing with the Close to My Heart Stuck on You stamp set and plenty of stitched dies.  I came up with this card.  I was playing around with some cacti themed washi I had in my stash.  I die cut the washi panel.  I used the same die to cut the sentiment.

Here is this week's Atlantic Hearts Challenge sketch:

Here is a close up of my cacti.  I stamped in Midnight Muse on green card stock.  I used the same green card stock as a mat.  

Ingredients:
Close to My Heart Stuck on You
Our Daily Bread Designs Stitched Rectangle dies
Tutti Stitched Nesting banner dies
Stampin Up Midnight Muse ink
washi tape, flowers, sequins and gems
misc card stock

Don't forget to play along with Atlantic Hearts Challenge this week.

Looking Sharp! Cactus Fold-a-long

I have been playing with my new Sizzix Cactus Fold-a-long die again. You can view my first one with Quick Quotes papers here.   This version uses more of a cactus green card stock with some pretty pink flowers.  I created a sleeve for this version to hold the card together.  I used kraft card stock to mimic a clay pot.

This inside definitely has that wow factor.  I did not make this version with a face.  Instead I used another cactus die set that included the lizard die.  I thought he looked cute crawling around.

I added some green print paper inside to break up the solid green card stock.

Ingredients:

Sizzix Fold-a-long Cactus die

Spellbinders Cactus die (lizard)

card stock and papers

Quick Quotes Tropical Punch and Cactus chalking inks

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://craftaholicsrus.blogspot.ca/2018/03/challenge-11-green.html until 3/20

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/2018/03/207-go-green.html until 3/24x

http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/2018/03/ch-136-use-green-winners-from-ch-135.html until 3/30x

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/tic-tac-toe-challenges/tic-tac-toe-challenge-m1418/ until 4/3

I used fun fold, dimension and blue

https://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/2018/03/anything-goes-4-kids-or-cards-for-boys.html until 4/6x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Looking Sharp! Quick Quotes Special Fold cards

Hello, Alicia with you today.  I have created a couple of shaped cards with die cuts using Quick Quotes double sided card stock.  It is a great weight for the card base but with some flexibility so the card folds properly.  These cards begin with a 6x12 size sheet of card stock as the base.  I chose to use this beautiful water color green from the new Spring Showers collection.

This was the first time I played with my cactus card die set.  It was so much fun with all the cute accessories.  Quick Quotes coordinating papers provide so many options for cutting and accessorizing.  I used a punch to select just the right area to cut the flowers on the front.  I tucked the faux pot I added under the flowers to create a closure.

I cut the cactus twice and used panels from the second cut to decorate the inside.  I layered two cuts of the sentiment to make it pop!  Designing my character cactus was fun, this set came with a variety of eyes and mouths.

I also made the owl version.  I actually owned this die set first and have made a few different owls before this one.  I think this one is the prettiest yet primarily because of the gorgeous papers from the Spring Showers collection.  

The inside owl is so striking using the floral side of the paper.  I used the wing die cut and cut some of the side off to fit on the small owl.  I stamped my sentiment on the blue water color side with  Cool Gray Powder puff chalking ink.  I kept the interior of this card white for a striking contrast for the inside owl.

Quick Quotes Products:

Powder Puff Chalking inks:  Tropical Punch, Capri Blue,  Key Largo, Cool Gray, Jade, and Midnight Confessions 

Spring Showers 100, 102, 103 and 105 (available soon)

Navigator Paper 100

49 Shades of Grey 104

other products:

Cactus and Owl Sizzix fold-a-long dies

Sentiment stamp from Close to My Heart Pair-a-phrase

Scalloped Circle punches from Stampin Up

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia