Dark was the night, Cold was the ground a layout for Sketches in Thyme

Merry Christmas and welcome to all. I am playing along with Sketches in Thyme's fourth week sketch today. It's a super fun and easy sketch with which to work.  In case you are a regular follower, yes I finished my Connecticut trip album and this is one of the final pages.  These are my own photos of the show.  Contrary to the belief of my friends, I don't always sit on the front row.  LOL.  Actually I had front row but they were out of line of sight and we were moved to these in the back.

Here is the sketch from the Sketches in Thyme Facebook group.  I used a long title and forewent the arrow. The title is actually lyrics from a song that was sung that night.  Here is a video if you are interested.  It is a cover of an old blues tune.

I just adored the embellishment clusters I created for this layout.  I took apart flowers and recreated them.

This paper is just awesome, I highlighted some of the sparkles in the paper with gems and bling.

Ingredients:

DCVW paper stack

doily

flowers, tassel, bling

Thanks for spending a minute with me and happy holidays!  You can play along with this or any Sketches in Thyme December sketch until December 31 on Facebook. 

Alicia

Let Your Soulshine layout for Lasting Memories

Welcome to my second installment as guest designer for Lasting Memories.  I am continuing to work on my trip to Connecticut. This was on the train trip.  It was actually nice traveling with everything half full, there was always plenty of room to hang with our friends.  This week's challenge at Lasting Memories is to use "Olympic Rings" or at least five circles or rings on your layout.  I found this series of photos lent itself well to the circle frames.

I found the sun dies already in my stash from a previous project.  I am not sure they were intended to go together and the top sun was white.  I inked it up with some distress ink and popped it on dots on top of the other sun.  A perfect circle embellishment for a circle layout.

I finished off the layout with a large title taken from a song by our favorite band.  We were in Connecticut to see some of them.

Ingredients:

DCWV Stardust Stack

Misc papers and card stock

Brutus Monroe Decorative Details

Robin's Nest Tear Drops

Creative Memories Circle cutting system

Creative Memories sticker letters

Lawn Fawn Out of this world Sun die

another sun die

Tim Holtz Fossilized Amber Distress ink

Colorbox Sepia Black cat's eye ink

Don't forget to play along with Lasting Memories until the end of the month.

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

DCWV Stardust Stack: Flanders layout for Sketches in Thyme

Good morning sunshine! Today I am scrapping some of the few photos I like of myself.  These are from a dinner in Flanders, CT. It's a trip we took in 2020 so you know those smiles, laughter and sharing meals with friends were few and far between.  I used DCWV Stardust Stack papers and from there I picked up whatever I had in my stash that worked to embellish.  Of course, I was inspired by my monthly sketch from Sketches in Thyme Facebook Group.

Here's the sketch.

Ingredients:

DCWV Stardust Stack

misc card stock and papers

gold doilies, gold chipboard sticker letters, tickets, fibers, sequins and various embellishments

Don't forget you can play along until the end of the month with any of our weekly sketches on the Sketches in Thyme Facebook group.  Thanks for stopping by.

Alicia

Adventure Awaits! Stampin Up Beautiful World for Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge

Hello and welcome to my blog today. I have a travel theme card using the latest Atlantic Hearts challenge sketch.  I created this card for my sister and her trip abroad to celebrate her 50th birthday.  She leaves for London in less than a week!

Here is this week's sketch.

Ingredients:

Recollections Let's Get Lost paper pack

Tutti Designs Slimline Stitched rectangles

Unkown Brand Crown die (it's gold so probably Spellbinders)

Stampin Up Beautiful World sentiment stamp

Momento Tuxedo Black ink

Colorbox Chalk ink Charcoal

DCWV Solid Rose Gold 6x6 paper 

Gary M Burlin glitter glue

The Paper Studio gemstones

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2023/12/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html until 12.26x

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/12/december-2023-anything-goes-woptional.html until 12.30x

https://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/12/december-2023-crafts-galore-encore.html until 12.30x

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/12/Challenge-155.html until 12.30x

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

Thank you for reading my blog today.

Alicia

 

DCWV Travel Stack Sunset in Negril

Welcome to my blog today. I am sharing a design team layout for Sketches in Thyme FaceBook page.  This is one of my favorite photos of our "gang".  Hanging out watching the sunset in Negril under the almond tree.  We go on the is vacation with these folks every year now for a few...and next January is already planned.

Here's the sketch. It's easy to play along on the Sketches in Thyme FaceBook page.  We have four sketches a month, one a week.  You just upload your submission to the appropriate album.  

Here's another view.

I began with a DCWV paper stack.  I found coordinating card stock and some silk flowers to accent.

Ingredients:

DCWV Travel stack

misc flowers and buttons

Creative Memories sticker letters

Jaded Blossom Stylized Rectangle dies

Zig Brown pen

card stock 

twine

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

Vintage Dress Page for Sketches in Thyme

Hello and welcome to my blog on this happy holiday. I am posting my take on this weeks Sketches in Thyme sketch. I have so much to say about this layout. First of all my niece is just adorable and I love scrapping her photographs. Second, the subject matter. This baby is the 12th or 13th girl to wear this dress. It is over 50 years old.  It was my first Easter dress purchased prior to my birth.  

Third, here's the sketch.  You can play along on the Sketches in Thyme Facebook Group.

I found this paper at a crafty yard sale.  It no longer had the cover page, so I can't be sure of the brand.  There were four or five designs from this stack included.  They were perfect for this layout and a couple of more I did of her, which will be revealed later.  I just happened to have a 6x6 stack of rose gold papers which perfectly matched the rose gold foil in that stack. Maybe the stack is DCWV as well?

I added some Jolee's little hands and Martha Stewart textured hearts along the gingham vellum circle.  I cut the circle using the large Creative Memories circle in the custom cutting system. On a few of the embellishments I layered some scrap ribbon.  I cut the large foil heart and background with a Stampin Up punch set.  

Ingredients:

unknown paper collection

DCWV Solid Rose Golds 6x6

Martha Stewart White Dimensional Heart stickers

Jolee's By You hand die cuts

Stampin Up ribbon

vellum and white card stock

Creative Memories Custom Cutting System large circle red blade

Prima Lyric collection butterfly

misc embellishments

Quick Quotes Powderpuff chalking ink Feather Gray

Crafter's Square Metallic Marker Rose Gold? Copper?  

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/12/292-anything-goes.html unitl 1.12 2/5

Don't forget to play along on the Sketches in Thyme Facebook Group

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

DCWV Let's Rock card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

It's 2022, Let's Rock!  I am always in need of a good music card. This week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge was perfect.  I have several stacks of this DCWV Glam Rock paper but this sketch was perfect for all my scraps.  I just fussy cut the tag and snipped some strips.

Here's the sketch from  Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge:

I did add the perfect die cut sentiment from Frantic Stamper.

Another view of the "set list" tag.

Ingredients:

DCWV Glam Rock  papers

Frantic Stamper Dance Sing Rock dies

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/01/dru-challenge-185.html until 1.29x

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2022/01/challenge-012022-january-anything-goes.html until 1.30x

Don't forget to play along with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge for the next week.

Thank you for reading today.

Alicia

 

Elizabeth Craft Asian Accesories on a Slimline card

Hello and welcome to my latest project.  I used lots of different dies and distress inks with a great collection of papers from DCWV.  I began with a slimline kraft card base.  I added a layer of DCWV Far East paper cut with a Pinkfresh Studios Slim Edgers die.  

I cut three circles of same paper collection with stitched circle dies.

I added three different die cut images on each circle from Elizabeth Craft Designs Asian Accessories dies.  I used more DCWV paper for the fan.  I inked white card stock with Distress Antique Linen for the fan hold.

I inked the rest of the die cuts.and pieced them together with a fine tip glue pen.  I purposefully inked the cups in a lighter shade than the teapot.

Ingredients:

Elizabeth Craft Designs Asian Accessories dies

Our Daily Bread Designs Double Stitched Circle dies

Pinkfresh Studios Slim Edgers dies

Distress Oxide inks including Hickory Smoke, Antique Linen and Pumice Stone

DCWV Far East paper stack

Quick Quotes Mocha Moma Powderpuff chalking ink

kraft and misc card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2021/09/challenge-96-tall-card-with-thin-cut.html until 11.11 (T for Teapot)x

https://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/11/dru-challenge-180.html until 11.13x

https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2021/11/ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-november.html until 11.28x

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2021/11/november-is-time-for-mini-slimline-and.html until 11.30x

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2021/11/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper.html until 11.30x

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/11/classic-design-challenge-november-11.html until 11.30x

Thank you so much for stopping by

Alicia

 

Rock On layout for Sketches in Thyme

Hello, it's time for my monthly contribution to Sketches in Thyme.  I used some very recent photos of a friend from a trip to Dillon, Colorado. Dillon Lake is in the background.  Dillon is fairly close to Breckenridge.  

Here is the sketch:

I found these beaded spirals at a thrift store.  Aren't they super cool?  They were old so I did have to add a glue dot to the back on top of the old adhesive.

I used a tie dye blue paper for the top corner representing sky/air and a dark green on the bottom corner representing earth.

Basically, I raided the embellishments on my desk, then went in search of some key elements like mushrooms.

Ingredients:

GCD papers

DCVW Tie Dye paper

K & Co 3D stickers

Cricut cut title

wood embellishments

Eyelet outlet brads

Queen and Co iris flowers

Sticko Beadorables Festive Swirls

misc die cuts, flowers, brads and such

I would like to enter this in the following challenge:

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/10/challenge-468-halloween-or-fall-colours.html until 10.27x

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to play along with Sketches in Thyme.

Alicia

DCWV Boy layout with Sketches in Thyme sketch

Hello, I do hope this adorable face brightens your day.  Regular readers will recognize my sweet nephew.  I have had this photo on my desk for a while and I was so excited to finally scrap it.  I loved all the fun circles and strips in this week's Sketches in Thyme sketch.

 

You can find the sketch and enter HERE.

The DCWV paper stack I used really is great for boy layouts.  It has cowboy, astronaut and pirate themed pages in addition to these super hero papers.

The super hero is perfectly placed here.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-2021-challenge-9-patterned.html until 10/2

Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to play along at Sketches in Thyme until the end of the month.

Alicia

Kindred Stamps Rock On - Happy Birthday Freddie

Today I want to celebrate what would have been the 75th birthday of this legend. I actually made this card for a friend and he loved it.  I am super happy about the renewed interest in Freddie thanks to the movie, Bohemian Rhapsody.  That reminds me of the scene from Wayne's World in the car...lol  I really wish I owned that Kindred Stamps set.  If you are about my age I don't need to say anymore, if not here's a video.

I colored my image to match a photo, next time I will change up the clothing colors.

I threw it together pretty quickly but I like how it turned out.

Ingredients:

Kindred Stamps Rock On stamp set

Close to my Heart Rock On stamp set

DCWV Rockstar paper stack

Stitched Hex dies

Frantic Stamper Stitched Corner Cut tags

misc alcohol markers including Spectrum Noir Pewter

Memento Tuxedo Black ink

silver card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://intaas.blogspot.com/2021/08/ch116-birthday.html until 9.12x

https://lostcoastportaltocreativity.blogspot.com/2021/09/challenge-129-movie-mania.html until 9.14

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/09/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html until 9.26x

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2021/09/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper.html until 9.30x

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2021/09/morgans-artworld-world-of-digital-images.html until 9.30x

Thanks so much for stopping by

Alicia

Zen Thanks with Elizabeth Craft dies

Hello, today I made a fairly simple card enhanced by themed printed papers and inked cuts.  I began with the  Elizabeth Craft Asian Accessories set.  I knew I wanted the umbrella shade to be cut from a pretty floral paper.  I chose the background paper and cut the rest of my pieces.

I cut the umbrella handle and rocks in white card stock.  I used Distress inks to color them.

I manipulated the embossed lines in the umbrella to create dimension.  I cut the sentiment from coordinating paper.  The resulting card is about as clean and simple as my work gets.  Therefore, it's my zen thank you card.

Products from the Dies R Us store:

 Elizabeth Craft Asian Accessories set

Karen Burniston Word Set

Distress Oxide Ground Espresso ink

Distress Oxide Hickory Smoke

other products:

Die Cuts with a View Far East papers

White card stock

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

https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/challenge-14-anything-goes-craft-and.html until 7.14x

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2021/07/july-2021-challenge-7-craft-your.html until 7.31

Thanks for stopping by