Bee Better Soon for Atlantic Hearts Challenge

Happy July! I have a summery get well card today using Atlantic Hearts Challenge Sketch #636.  These photos really don't do the brown hex justice.  It is a lovely paper with tons of gold sparkles inside.  I tried to highlight the gold by layering gold fibers between the curry dotted ribbon.  

Here is the sketch.

You can see some of the sparkle from this angle.

This angle really shines!

Ingredients:

Stampin Up Honey Bee stamp and die set

Darcie's Home and Hearth JCS177 sentiment stamp

Stampin Up Close to Cocoa ink

Recollections gems

Stitched hex dies

ribbons

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/2025/06/pp744-tic-tac-toe-challenge-from-jaydee.html until 7.4 (C4)x

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2025/07/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html until 7.31

https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2025/06/ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-june-and.html until 7.31x

Don't forget to play along with Atlantic Hearts Challenge Sketch #636 until Sunday.

Thanks for reading today.

Alicia

Stampin Up Bee Hive card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge

Welcome to my blog, I am presenting my card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.  I created this card with Stampin Up stamp and die set Bee Hive.

Here is the sketch:

I cut the banners free hand.  

Ingredients:

Stampin Up Honey Bee stamps and dies and 6x6 Bright papers

Stitched Hexagon dies

black ink and yellow marker

card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2023/07/489-three-item-cluster.html until 8.5x

https://paperminutes.blogspot.com/2023/08/paperminutes-806-bienen-bees.html until 8.15 jff

https://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/2023/08/sentiment-andor-die-cuts-only-or-birds.html until 8.25

https://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2023/08/dlart-august-2023-linky-challenge.html until 8.31x

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to play along until Sunday night.

Alicia

Hap-Bee Birthday Cookie layout for Sketches in Thyme

Welcome to my inspiration this month for Sketches in Thyme. I thought this was a fun sketch that would work great with some scraps of paper I had and more photos from my niece's first birthday.  It was a very special day.

Here's the sketch.

A close up of my embellishments. I hand doodled the stitched lines.

Ingredients:

Parklane Prairie Primrose 12x12 paper stack

Paper and card stock from my stash

Creative Memories black pen

Recollections kraft bee stickers

Stampin Up Bracket Label punch

Jenni Bowlin Orange Black Outlined Alpha stickers

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/84-birthday.html until 2.28x

https://kcclayoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/02/lm-637-mood-boardcolor-palette-gimme.html until 3.4

I was inspired to use birthday food!

Don't forget to play along with this sketch or any of the other monthly sketches on Sketches in Thyme Facebook page until the end of the month.

Thanks for reading today.

Alicia

So Sweet bee card using Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Hello and welcome to today's inspiration for the latest Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge sketch.  I love this week's sketch and the vast versatility!  I have been wanting to use this background paper ever since I purchased it as part of a kit.  The kit is really fantastic and I can't wait to use more of it.  

 

 Here is the sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

 When I saw this sketch I wanted to try another shape besides squares and the hex's worked perfectly with the bee theme.  To create this card I used the following steps:

1.  Recollections precut card base 5"x 7"
2. Cut background paper 4.5"x 6.5"
3. Die cut and emboss four pieces golden Distress card stock with hex dies
4. Die cut and emboss four pieces black paper with stitched hex dies
5. Die cut sentiment from golden Distress card stock
6. Ink edges of all paper with chalking ink
7. Add bee stickers to center of golden die cut hexes
8. Add lace ribbon to bottom of printed paper and trim off excess
9. Add flower with brad in center to ribbon strip
10. Adhere sentiment below ribbon strip with glue
11. Layer and adhere hexes to top section of card
12. Add a writing panel inside

Ingredients:
Recollections card and envelope
Spellbinders Phrases set one
Stitched Hexagon nesting die 7 count
Creative Memories Stickers
Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking inks
Flower, brad, and lace ribbon
Distress card stock and various papers

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/10/use-black-lot-or-little.html until 10/30x

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2019/10/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-october.html until 10/31x

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

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

Spring is A Buzz! Happy Spring Equinox!

Happy Spring Equinox!  I have created a shaped card using my Cricut Explore Air.  I experimented with some vellum on this one.  I am not exactly how the vellum honeycombs turned out but the vellum envelope is great.  It's so nice to glimpse the lovely card inside.  I also used vellum for the wings which also didn't turn out as planned.  I will try this card again some time with different materials.

Ingredients:

Cricut Creative Everyday Cards 

misc card stock and vellum

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2019/03/shaped-cards-no-square-or-rectangle.html until 3/24x

http://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-92-going-round-in-circles.html until 3/31x

https://www.ellibellescorner.com/2019/03/ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-march.html until 3/31x

http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-41-spring.html until 3/31x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

All things grow with love...Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Hello and welcome to this week's inspiration for the latest Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge.  The next two weeks we are collaborating with Double Trouble challenge.  Their challenge is to use flowers and secondly to add something that goes bzzzzzzz.  I have followed all three challenges with my card below.

Here's the sketch this week:

I started with some American Craft flowers but a couple of layers clashed.  I disassembled them and layered with punched flowers from coordinating Quick Quotes papers.  I also layered a punched flower under the bee brad.  The perfect little buzzzzzz for my flowers.

Ingredients:

Quick Quotes Farmhouse papers and chipboard

Quick Quotes Warm Grey powderpuff chalking inks

Creative Memories Border Maker system

EK Success flower punch

Maggie Holmes Crate Paper Flea Market flowers (altered)

bee brad from my stash (possibly K & Co)

bling

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://watercoolerchallenges.blogspot.com/2019/02/wwc207-helens-feminine-anything-goes.html until 2/12 (C8)x

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2019/02/challenge-21-flowers-bzzzzzz-and.html until 2/18x

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2019/02/februarys-die-cut-divas-challenge.html until 2/28x

Don't forget to play along with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge this week and Double Trouble challenge for the next two weeks...next week continue to play with the second  Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by 

Alicia

Just beecause...Stampin Up, Graphic 45 and acetate card

Good morning!  I am showing off a card I made for a swap today.  The theme of the swap was acetate.  It is hard to discern from the photos but there is a layer of acetate behind the honeycomb die cut.  I used mostly Stampin Up products but the sunflower paper in the back is Graphic 45.

I cut an opening in the center of a standard A2 card that was just a fraction smaller than the honeycomb die cut.  I cut the acetate just a fraction larger so the die and the card and a layer behind their junction for stablility.  I stamped and embossed the bees then fussy cut them.  I stamped the sentiment and layer the sunflower paper on the inside of the card.  

Ingredients:

Stampin Up Dragonfly Dreams stamp set

Stampin Up die

Graphic 45 paper

American Craft black ink

Judikins clear embossing powder

Quick Quotes Desert Sun chalking ink

green and yellow card stock

acetate

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2017/08/challenge-406-bugs-and-slugs.html until 8/15x

http://cceestampers.blogspot.com/2017/08/ccee1732-insects.html until 8/16 jff

https://cardsinenvy.blogspot.com/2017/08/bug-me-insects-bugs-card-challenge.html until 8/20

http://scrapbookstampsocietychallengeblog.blogspot.com/2017/08/challenge123-anything-goes-option-use.html  until 8/27x

http://theartisticstampercreativeteam.blogspot.com/2017/08/augusts-creative-challenge-anything-goes.html until 8/30 (3/3)x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Bee Happy Blog Hop with Connie

Welcome to the 

Bee Happy Blog Hop

We are buzzing with joy!! It's Spring, the birds are singing and the bees are buzzing! So happy you decided to join us in this fun bee themed blog hop today!

You should have buzzed on over from Christi's bee hive. If not the Queen bee is Connie Can Crop and she is the first stop in this hop. This is a one day blog hop and we appreciate your leaving a comment for all of these amazing crafters.

We have an awesome sponsor for this hop!

One lucky winner will win their choice of 3 their awesome files in their shop! 

Be sure to check out their shop online HERE

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What do you need to do to win? Easy... become  a follower of each of the fabulous blogs in this hop and leave each of them a comment letting them know what you like best about their projects.

You will have until 10 pm Sunday to finish the hop and leave your comments.

Winner will be announced on Wednesday 4/20/16 at Connie Can Crop.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment along the way!

Here's what's buzzing in my studio:

Ingredients:
Honeycomb stencil
Quick Quotes buttercup and rusty nail chalking inks
Stampin Up punch
Tim Holtz die and embossing folder
Tim Holtz distress embossing powder
Judikins rustique embossing powder
misc ribbon, bling and flowers
CTMH sentiment

Up next is Sunflower Holli, buzz on over to her garden to see what she has for you!

Here's our line up in case you get lost.

• Connie- http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/
• Kim - http://katydidcards.com/
• Angela-http://Crazy3monkeys.blogspot.com/
• Janet -http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com/...
• Sharon - http://piece-ofheart.blogspot.com/
• Theresa -http://Scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com/
• Veronica- http://vickyscrappingpassion.blogspot.com/...
• Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com
• Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/...
• Lisa - http://lisaslittlerascals.blogspot.com/...
• Sarah- www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com
• Christi-http://tranquility1905.blogspot.com/
• Alicia - http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/...
• Holli - SunflowerHolli.blogspot.com
• Daphne- Craftyscrapsofstuff.blogspot.com

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/2016/04/monthly-challenge-45-queen-bee.html until 4/30x

http://www.2creativechicks.com/2016/04/2-creative-chicks-showcase-9-top-chick.html until 4/30x