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

Picket Fence Field of Mushrooms Double Stamping Happiness card for Atlantic Hearts Challenge

Welcome to my blog today.  I am posting for Atlantic Hearts challenge. I went way back and tried layered stamping.  I had done this years ago and always loved the technique.

Here is the sketch.

Looking at the inking of the mushrooms.

Ingredients:

Stampin Up Baked Brown Suger ink

Picket Fence Field of Mushrooms stamp

Stampin Up Friends of the Forest Sentiment

Distress ink Weathered Wood and Brushed Corduroy

Hero Arts Mushroom and Ferns dies

misc card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/10/181-toadstoolsmushrooms.html until 11.15x

https://craftingacutabove.blogspot.com/2024/11/november-lets-warm-it-up.html until 11.28x

https://2sistersontheblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/challenge-91.html until 11.29 jff

You can play along until Sunday with this sketch HERE

Thank you for stopping by

Alicia

Stampin Up Tree Rings with Hero Arts Mushrooms & Ferns for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Hello and welcome to my blog today.  I created this beauty as soon as the embossing folder and dies arrived from Stampin Up.  However, they sent me the wrong stamp set, so I had to make do with another sentiment.  I also added dies from Hero Arts.

Here is the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge sketch:

I die cut in primarily white/off white and used distress inks to color the die cuts.

The embossing here is very three dimensional so I went ahead and put a foam dot underneath to keep the dimension.  I also dotted the white dots of the red mushroom with a white gel pen to make them pop.

Ingredients:

Stampin Up Tree Rings embossing folder and dies

Hero Arts Fancy Dies Mushrooms and Ferns 

Tim Holtz Ranger Distress inks:  Fired Brick, Hickory Smoke, Walnut Stain and Vintage Photo

Brutus Monroe Enchanted Forest stamps

Stampin Up gems

White gel pen

misc papers

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/05/e-is-for-embossing-wet-or-dry.html until 6.12x

https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/05/cut-it-up-challenge-305-anything-goes.html until 6.12x

https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2024/06/nbus-challenge-63.html until 6.30x

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2024/06/welcome-to-elizabeth-craft-designs-for.html until 6.30x

https://snarkystampers.blogspot.com/2024/06/soss-251-d-is-for-die-cut.html until 7.5 (c10)x

Don't forget to play along until Sunday at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.

Alicia

Hero Arts You're a Fungi with Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge

Welcome to my blog today and my latest Atlantic Hearts challenge inspiration card.  I recently purchased this paper pad and embellishment pack.  I can't remember where, Target?  Ollies?  I am trying to think where I was shopping before Xmas.  I loved it, I even got my friends some of this adorable paper.  I adore mushrooms and found this sentiment to be the perfect size to die cut.

Here is this week's sketch.

I stamped the sentiment in Tip Top Taupe and cut it out with a die.  I popped it up to allow for the twine underneath.  Finally I adhered the chipboard sticker to the top of the sentiment.

Ingredients:

Violet Studios 6x6 paper and chipboard stickers

Hero Arts You're a Fungi stamp set

Stampin Up Tip Top Taupe

Stampin Up Sizzix Apothecary Accents die

misc cardstock

Colorbox Chestnut Roan cat's eye ink

twine

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2024/01/happy-new-year-from-die-cut-divas.html until 1.31.24x

https://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-308-2-or-more-papers.html until 2.2.24x

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2024/01/Challenge-158.html until 2.3.24

winner

https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/01/cut-it-up-challenge-296-this-makes-me.html until 2.8.24x

https://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-72.html until 2.8.24x

https://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/01/218-use-your-patterned-paper.html until 2.9.24x

https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-78-challenge-77-winner-top.html until 2.9.24x

https://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-9.html until 2.28.24

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Play along with Atlantic Hearts challenge until Sunday.

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

Tim Holtz Funky Foliage Thinking of You card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge

Hello today.  I am showing my latest inspiration for Atlantic Hearts challenge,  It's been quite a while since I really got to do some intricate paper piecing.  I had carpel tunnel surgery on my left hand in June and will be doing my right in November.  Therefore, my crafting has suffered.  I expect to be so much better after it's all over!  Anyway I locked myself in my craft room over the Labor Day weekend and really had a great time playing with this die set.  

Here is the sketch.

Here is a side view of my cluster.  This die set has several layers to each image.  I used two different ivory papers, two different reds and three browns.

I stamped and embossed the sentiment on kraft card stock after die cutting into a pierced oval.  I finished the project with adhesive brown pearls.

Here is my project with some of the products I used to create it.  I purchased most of these items second hand.  Surprisingly, the two inks came from my favorite store Indigo Hippo.  You do have to be careful purchasing second hand inks.  I also purchased the stamp set there a couple of years ago. It's been a good one.

Ingredients:

Hero Arts Thinking of You clear stamps (over a year old)

Versacolor ink Bark

Judikins Chocolate Twinkle embossing powder

Versamagic chalk ink Sahara Sand

Tim Holtz Sizzix Funky Foliage

Tutti Designs Dotted Nesting Ovals

Queen & Co Bubbles Brown

misc papers and cardstock including Bazzill, kraft and pieces I treated with shimmer spray

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/2023/09/207-leaves.html until 9.19

https://www.retrorubberchallengeblog.com/my-blog/2023/09/challenge-215-fall-scenes.html until 9.22x

http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/09/challenge-91-layer-it-up.html until 9.28x

https://paperdragonflycreativechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/09/challenge-21-anything-flies-aka-goes-or.html until 9.29

Please play along at Atlantic Hearts challenge until Sunday evening.

Thanks for reading my blog today.

Alicia

Waffle Flower Snail card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch

Hello dear readers, I am playing with some new dies today. I recently purchased this set from Scrapbook.com.  I have made a few orders from that site lately.  There is so much to choose from they just have everything on my wish list and more!  Back to the task at hand, building this adorable card using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch 516. The squares in the background posed a bit of an issue, they could not be perfectly square on an A2 card.  The card base is based on the squares size of 1.75" x 1.75".

Here is the sketch.

Here is a close up of my snail.  I inlaid the eye and cheek from cuts using the tiniest scraps.  I used some super pretty and thin iridescent film therefore I layered it on a white circle.  The spiral is cut from an alcohol ink scrap I had on my desk.

I stamped the sentiment on a Kindred Stamps sentiment strip, I love these! I used some A muse ink for the first time and loved it.

Ingredients:

Waffle Flower Snail Trio dies

Hero Arts You're a Fungi

A muse Grape ink

Kindred Stamps Sentiment Strip dies

papers from my stash

iridescent film

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://2sistersontheblog.blogspot.com/2023/03/challenge-72.html until 3.30x

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2023/03/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html until 3.30

Don't forget to play along with sketch #516 until Sunday 3.19.23.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Alicia

Hero Arts Unicorn and glitter rainbows with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Hello, once it again it's time for my take on the current Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.  I chose a literal interpretation of the Unicorn and Rainbows theme.  Now I just have to find a little person which to send it.

Here's the sketch.

Washi tape would have been ideal for this project but I didn't have any glitter washi.  I used red lined tape to keep the thick American Craft in place on the card.

I stamped the image on vellum and colored the back side with alcohol markers.  Except the horn which was a glitter pen.

Ingredients:

Hero Arts Stamp set

Ancient Page Archival Black ink

Stampin Up markers- Mauve Mist, Positively Pink and Going Grey

Glitter Pen (horn)

American Craft glitter ribbon

vellum, white card stock, pink shimmer card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2020/07/challenge-40-sponsored-by-jans-digi.html until 7/25x

https://allfunchallenges.blogspot.com/2020/07/challenge-11.html until 7/25x

http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2020/07/anything-goes-challenge_21.html until 7/27x

http://daisychainchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/07/challenge-43-no-design-paper.html until 7/29x

http://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/2020/07/no-pattened-paper.html until 7/29x

https://thefairyandtheunicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/07/july-challenge.html until 7/29x

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

Thanks so much for stopping by today

Alicia

Sympathy card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Good morning. welcome to my inspiration for this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.  I used materials from several different manufacturers.  My idea began with the Heartfelt Creations leafy branches.  I stamped, embossed, cut and inked these pieces. After all that I shaped them with my fingers.  I think the effort is worth it.  I hope this card makes someone feel special, whomever may receive it in the future.



Here's the sketch:

I liked the soft colors in the Quick Quotes Spring Showers collection. I stamped and embossed my sentiment then die cut for the center piece.

A side view showing the dimension from shaping.

Another close up view of my leaves.

Ingredients:

Quick Quotes Spring Showers paper collection

 Heartfelt Creations Open Leaf stamps and classic leaf die

Anna Griffin Chocolate ink with clear embossing powder

Spellbinders Labels Thirty-eight

Hero Arts Caring Thoughts F1030 sentiment stamp

Versamark ink and Recollections Pesto Pearl embossing powder

Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalkng inks:  Cactus and Green with Envy

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://modsquadchallenge.com/brand-name-clear-or-rubber-stamps-no-digitals/ until 2/25x

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/02/challenge-384-anything-goes_13.html until 2/25x

https://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2019/02/dlart-february-2019-linky-challenge.html until 2/28x

https://worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/02/world-wide-open-design-team-challenge.html until 3/12x

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

Thanks so much for stopping by

Alicia

Shoot for the moon!

Hello, Alicia here today with a pretty card of encouragement. I chose to keep the background colors varying shades of dark blue like the night sky. I think the colors keep this card gender neutral as well. I found a scrap of this wonderful textured silver paper from which to cut my moon and stars. I also used a new helpful tool, the Tutti Designs Metal Adapter Plate. It makes the details of fine dies like the moon from Cheery Lynn Designs Hippie Heroine very distinct. All the bits and pieces just fell out of the die, very little weeding is needed.

After die cutting the panels with my new Frantic Stamper Stitched Corner cut Tags , I felt the card needed a little more, so I used the Cheery Lynn Designs Mandala Doily 1 to make a cut with the scrap silver paper. I didn't need to cut the entire die since I only need four "loops" to accent my corners. I cut the "loops" apart and tucked them behind the cut corners. The bohemian details of the moon are accentuated beautifully with the doily accents.



Dies R Us Products used:


Cheery Lynn Designs Hippie Heroine



Cheery Lynn Designs Mandala Doily 1




Frantic Stamper Stitched Corner cut Tags





Tutti Designs Metal Adapter plate

other products:
DCWV Taj Mahal 8x8 stack
Hero Arts Shoot for the Moon stamp
Ranger Fine Detail silver embossing powder
Versamark ink
Quick Quotes Navy chalking ink
blue card stock, silver and blue shimmer paper

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I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://citycrafter.blogspot.ca/2017/05/city-crafter-challenge-blog-week-364.html  until 6/5x

http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/2017/05/tuesday-throwdown-tt345-stitching.html  until 6/5x

http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/2017/05/challenge-319-anything-goes.html  until 6/6x

https://classicdesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com.au/2017/06/1st-june-2017-classic-design-team-open.html until 6/27 (1/3)x

Alicia