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

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

Lawn Fawn Big Scripty Falala card for Atlantic Hearts Challenge

Welcome to my blog today.  I have continued to create Xmas cards since "Christmas in July" season, it's always good to build stock.  I thought this latest sketch from Atlantic Hearts Challenge really lent itself to scraps of Christmas patterned papers.

Here is this week's sketch.

I stamped and die cut the sentiment. The poinsettia embellishment was premade.

Ingredients:

Lawn Fawn Big Scripty Words stamps and dies

Carta Bella Have a Merry Christmas 6x6 papers

Stampin Up Sizzix Banners Framelits

Stampin Up Gumball Green

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

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

https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2025/09/atg-using-pretty-patterned-paper.html until 9.30x

Don't forget to play along with Atlantic Hearts Challenge until Sunday evening.

Thanks for stopping by.

Alicia

Stampin Up Sending You Peppermint Kisses card for Atlantic Hearts Challenge

It's December!  Can you believe it?  This year is almost over. I was super excited to play with some new to me stamps from Stampin Up. I recently purchased a used Frosted Gingerbread stamp and die set.  I was so excited to make some peppermints!

Here is this week's sketch.

I created several peppermints with white and metallic card stock. Stamped and image in the center and placed them around the sentiment. I then cut the panel with a die.  Finally, I layered this on top of my paper slices.

Ingredients:

Stampin Up Frosted Gingerbread stamps and dies

Divinity Designs Double Stitched Rectangle die

Carta Bella Have a Merry Christmas 6x6 papers

Ranger Rich Red embossing powder

Colorbox Mix'd Media Schoolhouse ink

white cards stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://craftingacutabove.blogspot.com/2024/12/in-december-anything-goes.html until 12.28

You can play along with this sketch until Sunday.

Thanks for reading today.

Alicia

Echo Park Twas the Night Before Christmas for Sketches in Thyme

Welcome to my monthly inspiration for Sketches in Thyme. While I am as of today in bandages, I have been scrapping all month long pics of my neice and nephew.  I had this photo from last year's stack of prints.  It was so perfect I had to scrap it and since last year I have acquired some bits and pieces of this Echo Park Twas the Night Before Christmas scrapbook collection.

Here's the sketch from Sketches in Thyme Facebook page.

I purchased a few papers and several embellishment packs from Indigo Hippo, my favorite creative reuse store.  

Ingredients:

Echo Park Twas the Night Before Christmas collection

Colorbox Cat's Eye ink for edges

If you would like to play along there is a prize this month at Sketches in Thyme.  A $10 gift certificate to A Cherry on Top and a chance to be a guest designer for the month of January.

Play along with us using this sketch please make sure you upload it in the correct album to be counted. The deadline for uploading your layout is the last day of November.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Alicia

Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia and Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Welcome to my blog today.  I have kicked off my Christmas card making, I usually don't start this early but I have surgery scheduled for later this month which will sideline my crafting for a bit.  I have created a poinsettia as my focal point for my interpretation of this week's sketch from Atlantic Hearts challenge.

Here is this week's sketch.

I enjoyed creating the poinsettia with patterned papers.

Ingredients:

Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia dies

American Crafts 6x6 Noel Christmas paper (2013)

Stampin Up Antique Tags sentiment

Stampin Up Wild Wasabi ink

Queen & Co gem

Colorbox chalk cat's eye Chestnut Roan

tools:

Spellbinders Grand Calibur and Tool N One

Fiskars paper cutter

MISTI

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2023/10/496-anything-goes.html until 11.11?

https://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-7.html until 11.27x

https://daisychainchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/11/challenge-80-christmaswinter.html until 11.27x

https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/11/challenge-93-christmas.html until 11.27x

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2023/11/novemberallaboutholidays.html until 11.30x

https://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2023/11/dlart-november-2023-linky-challenge.html until 11.30x

https://mostmagicaltimeoftheyear.blogspot.com/2023/11/challenge-14-most-magical-anything.html until 11.30x

https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/11/mlccb-53-anything-christmas-goes-mlccb.html until 12.15

You can play along at Atlantic Hearts challenge until Sunday.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Alicia

Stampin Up Wreath Builder card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Good morning and welcome to my blog today.  I am showing off my latest cards for Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge.  I went wild with this sketch.  I recently acquired this used Stampin Up wreath set. I thought it worked great with this sketch.

Here's the sketch.

I used the same Stampin Up paper stack and cut several pieces the size I needed.  It was doubled sided and coordinating. 

Essentially the cards are all the same, I stamped 6-7 partridges and dozens of pears.  They are all the same colors, then I added the die cut wreaths.  I did cut these out of several different greens and gold.

Here's a close up of one of the wreaths.  I found these wood embellishments at Indigo Hippo my favorite creative reuse store.  They were the perfect sentiment for the card.  I tried using a stamp pad to color them but in the end markers were the best option for complete coverage. I am pretty sure I found the paper stack there within the last year as well.

More and more, I can't really decide which one I liked the best.

Lots of dimension in this set. These cards cost .99 cents to mail.  I hope my friends appreciate the work and the cost going into this set.

Ingredients:

Stampin Up Arrange a Wreath stamp set, Wreath Builder die set, Trim the Tree Designer Series Paper mat stack, Pistachio Pudding and Wild Wasabi card stock

Stampin Up Garden Green, Crushed Curry, Cinnamon Cider inks, Ruby Red and Real Red markers

Kaiser Craft Lucky Dip Wooden Flourish Pack:  Jolly Christmas

American Craft metallic green marker

misc card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2022/12/challenge-267-christmas-projects.html until 12.28x

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2022/12/december-2022-anything-goes-woptional.html until 12.30

http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2022/12/473-anything-goes-christmas-edition.html until 12.30

https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2022/12/nbus-challenge-45.html until 12.31x

(stamps, dies, wood embellishments, and papers-all new to me)

http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/12/challenge-130-anything-christmas-goes.html until 1.8

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/12/292-anything-goes.html until 1.12

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

Thanks for sticking with me and all my photos today.

Alicia

Fancy Pants Wishmas with Sketches in Thyme

 Welcome to the last sketch of the month for Sketches in Thyme.  I have used my favorite subject matter as usual, my nephew.  This photo is a few years old but I haven't got around to scrapping it yet.  I used some new papers I won back in December from Scrap with Stacey.  I thought they were perfect for this photo and the sketch.

Here is the sketch from Sketches in Thyme:

The banner included in the embellishment pack worked perfect for the banner in the sketch.

Drew is just the cutest! 

 I used more pieces from the embellishments pack for journal strips.

The collection came with matching enamel dots which I sprinkled around.

Ingredients:

Fancy Pants Wishmas Collection including papers and embellishments

black ink

Don't forget to play along with Sketches in Thyme until the end of the month.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://unstampabelleschallenges.blogspot.com/2021/03/march-challenge109-lockdown-twist-scrap.html until 3.31

WINNER

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

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

Festivus for the Rest of Us

May I present this year's primary card...I absolutely fell in love with this stamp set from Kindred Stamps.  I knew right away I wanted to create Festivus cards. My husband really helped out as we created an assembly line.  He die cut all the "poles" and black pierced circles.  I colored all the George's and well all the rest...but his doing the die cutting really helped the process.  Despite his assist I am sure I will find plenty to say when we have the airing of the grievances for 2020!

I know George likes to where a plaid shirt but I could not fathom coloring plaid so I made his shirts red and used plaid for the background. I started with some plaid papers from various 6x6 paper stacks, I made so many cards I eventually found some 12x12 plaid paper to make more per sheet than one background. 

I stamped George and the sentiment in archival ink.  I used a variety of alcohol markers to color George.  I made so many I got the process down pretty well.

I could not for the life of me find a die from which to cut the sentiment so I just trimmed into a rectangle.  And edged with black ink as I did all the elements.

I used a "straw" die for the pole and just cut small pieces for the base.

The inside of my card.  I printed an image I found on a google search.

My MISTI really came in handy making multiple cards.

I stamped this sentiment where I would normally stamp my "hand made by" on the back.

One last plaid...

Kindred Stamps-NY Comedy stamps

Stampin Up Coffee Cafe straw die cut

Our Daily Bread Designs pierced circles

misc plaid papers, metallic card stock, black and white card stock

Quick Quotes Midnight Confessions Powderpuff chalking ink

Archival ink

Alcohol markers: HobbyColour Maple, Copic E00 & R46, Spectrumnoir Silk, Poppy, and Natural Brown

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/12/classic-design-challenge-december-12.html until 12.31x

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2020/12/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper.html until 12.31x

https://colouringinscrapland.blogspot.com/2020/12/reto-de-diciembre-2020-navidad.html until 1.2.21x

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/12/257-holidays.html until 1.12x

Thanks for stopping by and have a Happy Festivus!  

Alicia