Alcohol Ink Panel with Stampin Up Tin Tile embossing folder for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Happy Summer Solstice and welcome to my latest post for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. This week we are partnering with Double Trouble challenge with a twist to create your own background.  I did double duty on the twist. I embossed the yellow paper and added a piece of alcohol background.

  

Here is the sketch:

Here is Double Trouble's challenge:

This version I created for my SIL's birthday last week. 

 

The embossing folder is 6x6 so I was able to snip a square from the leftovers on which to mount the butterfly.

I used a die cut sentiment for both, I placed this one inside of the card.

Ingredients:

Alcohol inks on mixed media paper

Stampin Up Sizzix Tin Tile 3D 6x6 Embossing folder

K & Co paper butterflies

Karen Burniston Word Set 1 - Greetings (card 1)

Spellbinders Phrases set one (card 2 inside)

misc card stock

ribbon and gems

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge:

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-272-add-sentiment.html until 6.25x

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/classic-design-challenge-june-6.html until 6.30x

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-114-younique-technique.html until 7.4

https://worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/world-wide-open-design-team-challenge-06.html until 7.15x

Don't forget to play along with this great sketch until Sunday at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

Thanks for reading my blog today.

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

Wedding Invitation layout using K & Co vellum

Another fancy wedding page...this is so much prettier in person. Most of the papers are vellum and it is so elegant.  I added plenty of gold and pearls to dress up the page as well.

Here is the sketch I used from The Scraproom blog

Here is a close up of my invitation, you can find my original post HERE

Ingredients:

K & Co English Floral Accents printed embossed vellum background paper

gold printed vellum 

gold shimmer paper

Creative Memories sticker letters

Recollections stickers, pearls and flourishes

chipboard inked with Quick Quotes Plum Powderpuff chalking ink

the invitations

Creative Memories Divine Cricut cart

gold swirl paper

gold and plum shimmer paper

Recollections pearl flourish

I would like to enter this in the following challenge:

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2018/09/sos-372-welcome-home.html until 9/24

(my wedding ceremony was in my hometown even though we live 400 miles away)

http://thescraproomblog.blogspot.com/2018/09/sptember-jumpstart-sketch-challenge.html until 9/30

winner

The Scraproom Facebook group challenge until 9/30x

https://biminimoose.blogspot.com/2018/09/september-scrapbook-layouts-challenge.html until 9/30x

thank you for stopping by today

Alicia

Creative Memories Vintage Chic layout: Happily Ever After

I found this sketch on the The Scraproom Facebook Group.  They have several different monthly challenges.  I am fond of the Freaky Fast Formula challenge, you will have to request membership, but its a fun group and worth it.

Here's the sketch.   

 Close up of some of my elements.  

I cut the tags with a punch and found this snippet of green satin ribbon on my desk.  The gold paper for the tags and banner is the same I used on my wedding invitations and decor.

I generously inked with gold the background paper to enhance the embossed details.

Ingredients:

Creative Memories Vintage Chic Power palette

Jolee's title

Little B's resin claddaugh

K & Co bling flourish

vellum, ribbon and artic gold shimmer paper

Galaxy Gold Brillance ink

I am entering this in the following challenges:

The Scraproom Facebook Group until 8/30

https://biminimoose.blogspot.com/2018/08/august-scrapbook-layouts-challenge.html until 8/30x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Butterfly Napkin Cards

Hello, I promised a while ago I would show off some more of my napkin cards and how I created them.  The first card is here if you want to go back and take a look.  I created these for a card swap.  I had never tried the technique but have been wanting to for some years.

Here's a close up.

Here is how I made the napkin pieces:

• Separate the napkin into the thinnest piece possible and cut into manageable pieces.  There are usually at least three layers.
• Run an A2 (or any size you chose) piece of white card stock through the Xyron.
• Adhere the napkin to the sticky side of your card stock and smooth out any wrinkles.
• Run the piece through the Xyron once again with the adhesive on top of the decorative side.
• Carefully remove the sticky napkin and sprinkle with fine clear glitter (or try a color?)
• Press down/rub to really get good adhesion and shake off any excess glitter.
• Trim your glitter napkin card stock piece to the desired size (or shape~try die cutting!)

I layered the glitter napkin on some colored card stock.  I finished my cards up with some die cut pieces, a stamped sentiment and a 3-D butterfly sticker.

Another close up.  The turned out so pretty.

Ingredients:

Xyron machine and supplies

napkin and glitter

K & Co butterfly sticker

Tim Holtz Sizzix grunge die

The Stamp Doctor sentiment

Versamark ink

Recollections purple metallic embossing powder

Kiwi Lane template 

white and pink shimmer card stock

Quick Quotes pink chalking ink

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://craftysentiments.blogspot.ca/2017/06/add-sentiments.html  until 6/26x

http://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/add-sparkle.html  until 6/30x

http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/2017/06/sparkle-or-shine.html  until 7/2x

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2017/06/344-anything-goes.html  until 7/2x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Discover new horizons...Quick Quotes and Clear Scraps Cross Promo

Good morning!  Alicia here today sharing my Quick Quotes and Clear Scraps project.  I used several Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking inks to color a Clear Scraps 12x12 acrylic layout.  I sealed the color with a spray sealant.  I cut my photos to fit the frames and added embellishments.

I die cut some Whistlin Dixie 107 paper for the sun.  I used white card stock for the foliage and inked it up with the same green Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking inks I used on the palm trees.

I cut several pieces from Quick Quotes Adventure Awaits 12 x 12 Quotes and inked the edges with more Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking inks.

Quick Quotes and Clear Scraps products used:

Quick Quotes Anchors Aweigh 100 paper

Quick Quotes Whistlin Dixie 107 paper

Quick Quotes Adventure Awaits 12 x 12 Quotes Phrases

Quick Quotes Adventure Awaits Paper Pack

Quick Quotes Green Leaf PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Quick Quotes Evergreen PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Quick Quotes Baja Blue PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Quick Quotes Buttercup PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Quick Quotes Desert Sun PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Quick Quotes Milk Chocolate PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Quick Quotes Bora Bora PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Quick Quotes Jade PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Quick Quotes Clay PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Clear Scraps 12x12 layout Palms

other ingredients:

Cheery Lynn Designs dies

K & Co embellishments

Thanks so much for stopping by I hope you are enjoying the cross promotion with Clear Scraps.

Alicia

Sketches in Thyme sketch with scraps

July has really gotten away from me.  I don't think I have had one completely crafty weekend all month...well, maybe one.  So this weekend, after reaching my maximum upload limit on Evernote.  (I have an extreme amount of craft supplies to catalog.)  I have finally gotten a chance to resume some scrapbooking.  Lastly I worked on my honeymoon album, so I thought I would switch it up and work on my 2013 vacation.  I was searching through sketches to use and found this one and immediately had the idea for the heart sketched behind this picture.  I loved the way it turned out.  I must credit my sister for the photo.  We took this vacation together and I used a lot of her photos.  She has a great camera and I was lucky enough to take photos with it during this vacation, too.  These are her and her husbands hand prints and wedding rings.

Here's the sketch I used from Sketches in Thyme:

Close ups

You can make out a little of the orange flecks that were in this sand.  I used some coral and orange papers to highlight the unique color.  We were on Ocean Isle in North Carolina.

Ingredients:

Bazzill card stock base

Creative Memories CCS heart templates (for tracing)

Tattered Angels Cork & Copper Penny shimmer spray inks

Prima marker A94 umber

Distress marker frayed burlap

assorted scrap papers and materials

K & Co embellishments

button and heart shaped jewels

raffia

I am entering this in the following challenge:

http://sketchesinthyme.blogspot.com/2016/07/sketch-208-and-feature.html until 7/31

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Sketch N Scrap May 20th Sketch with washi tape

I just loved how this card turned out!  I don't think the pictures do it justice!  I made double use of this one, too!  I had the card sketch and then I signed up for a small card swap using washi tape...I think this fit the bill perfectly!

Here's the Sketch N Scrap sketch:

Close up of the butterfly:

Close up of the Petaloo flower:

Ingredients:

Tattered Angels mist in Twinkle Yellow

DCWV glitter paper

CTMH Kudos stamps

Mix'd Media Peridot ink

washi tape

K & Co butterfly

Petaloo Dahlias in Teastained Teal

thanks so much for stopping by!  Don't for get my May Blog Candy and my current challenge, use 3 of the same embellishment!  There are plenty of more chances to win at Sketch N Scrap this month!

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/2015/05/challenge-75-butterflies.html until 6/14x

http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/crafty-calendar-may-challenge-things.html until 6/5x

Monochromatic Purples Card

Ingredients:

hand made background using alcohol inks

K&Co card stock

Kiwi Lane templates: Delight 1, Mini Scallop 1A

pretty glossy paper not sure company

Spellbinders scalloped oval

misc brads and pearls

Prima flowers

Stampin Up label punch

CTMH sincere expressions sentiment

Mix'd Media ink Mixed berries

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://sketchtanten.blogspot.de/2015/04/8-bei-den-sketchtanten.html until 5/13x

I used their sketch

http://cuttlebugmania.blogspot.nl/2015/04/we-love-to-stamp.html until 5/11 (stamping and manual die cut)x

http://clearitoutchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/05/anything-goes-challenge-time.html until 5/11 (2 of 3) I have had this purple paper for about 3 years now! wow!  I have dug into it on a  couple of occasions but still not enough used to take the stack apart)x

http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/2015/05/challenge-150-anything-goes.html until 5/11x

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/2015/05/anything-goes.html until 5/11x

http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2015/04/monochromatic.html until 5/10x

Make your life a Fairy Tale! Embossed background card

I made this card as part of creative crafty endeavor.  My friend, Theresa made the background and sent it to me.  I made backgrounds and sent them to her.  We made the cards live as part of an online crop.  I love the iridescent sparkles on the kraft paper!  I stamped one of my favorite new sentiment stamps on a marbled paper and die cut with a Spellbinders nestablities.  I used the new Quick Quotes Sky Blue chalk ink.  I added some K & Co florals, bling and an American Craft ribbon.  I think this will be great for a spring wedding card.

A close up view of the embossing.

Thanks for stopping by today!

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://scrapbookerphd.blogspot.com/2015/04/challenge-22-focus-on-sentiment.html until 4/27 C10x

http://scrap-craft-inspiration.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/scrap-craft-7-tie-it-up-use-ribbon-or.html until 5/3x

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/2015/04/challenge-100-milestone-celebrations.html until 4/27x

http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/challenge-66-anything-goesspring-or.html until 4/27x

http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.com/2015/04/iic-205-kraft-it.html until 4/21x

http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2015/04/anything-goes-challenge.html until 4/20x

http://qkrstampede.blogspot.com/2015/04/qkr-stampede-challenge-135-spring.html until 4/21x

http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.ca/2015/04/challenge-197-and-winner-from-march.html until 5/4 (3 of 3)x

http://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com/2015/04/april-challenge.html until 4/30x

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.ca/2015/04/challenge-104-lets-get-krafty-use-kraft.html until 4/25x

More Quick Quotes cards with Ombre feathers

I made several cards for my Quick Quotes Ombre card post.  I wanted to show off all of them!

This card is made with  Celebrate 300 and Celebrate 200 paper.  The ombre is Quick Quotes Sky Blue and Hydrangea.  I also used K & Co stickers on almost every card.  This one has a butterfly that says Hope which is the word with which the Quick Quotes vellum quote begins.

I went to Catalina Island collection for this one just like I feature in my primary Quick Quotes post.  I used a fancy brad instead of the K & Co embellie.  I also used several of the "oranges" in the Quick Quote family of chalking inks to color the chipboard die cut.

On these next couple of cards, I used  the Gypsy Road collection. The ombre inks are Peach Tree PowderPuff Chalking Ink and Sunset PowderPuff Chalking Inks.  I used American Craft ribbon on the first one and Stampin Up Crumb cake on the second.

Finally, I have the first few cards I made.  I used Joy Ride 300 and Joy Ride 100 paper.  I chalked the chipboard in Warm Sand PowderPuff Chalking Ink, they are very similar colors.  The ombre colors are Warm Sand PowderPuff Chalking Ink and Evergreen PowderPuff Chalking Ink.  The fiber is Stampin Up Crumb Cake sheer scallop.

The difference in this card is instead of warm sand I used Seafoam with the Evergreen chalking ink. I also used a burlap chevron on this one.

On all the cards I used Stampin Up Banner framelit to frame the Quick Quotes vellum sentiment.  And most of the cards I used Spellbinders Grand Label One's.  Also all the cards are made on a 6x6 square format.

I would like to enter these in the following challenges:

http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/challenge-128.html until 4/7

Thanks for taking time to look at my goodies!