DCWV Tropical Hibiscus Layout

I love taking photos of the tropical flowers while in Jamaica.  This layout came together pretty easily.  I found the perfect background paper from DCWV.  I can't remember the name of the stack it is so old and I don't have the cover there are so few sheet left.  I pulled the primary colors from the flower paper for the mats and Cricut cuts.  

I created this with a sketch from Sketch N Scrap's 8th Birthday Bash Crop.

I currently belong to Cricut Access as they were offering a deal for two months.  I am enjoying it but sometimes I don't make a lot of cuts and just can't justify $10 a month as I already own about 100 cartridges.  When I searched hibiscus I owned half the images already as this one, it is from Close to My Heart-You are here.  Anyway, it's fun for now!

Ingredients:

DCWV tropical stack

Close to My Heart You Are Here Cricut cartridge

Creative Memories sticker letters

Quick Quotes Powderpuff chalking inks

misc card stock

twine

I would like to enter this in the Sketch N Scrap challenge until 5/31.

Thank you for stopping by today

Alicia

Stampin Up Four Feathers with Sketch N Scrap sketch

 I am playing along all month with Sketch N Scrap's 8th Birthday Bash Crop.  This is their first card sketch of the month.  I found the papers I used at a local craft thrift store, Indigo Hippo, and knew immediately I had to make a card for my friend.  We had a social distancing happy hour at their house a few days ago and I whipped this up to give her.

Here is the sketch from Sketch N Scrap:

I tried to mimic the look of the feathers in the paper by inking the stamps with various layers of color.  It worked fairly well.  I did have to stamp a few more layers that I initially thought to smooth out the sharp lines. 

One of the flowers seemed a little muddier than the others so that is the one I left off the card.  I really like how the remaining three look.

A final look at this beauty.

Ingredients:

Scrapberry's Nature's Spirit 6x6 papers

Stampin Up Four Feathers and Whimsical Words stamps and dies
Frantic Stamper rounded corner rectangle die

Versamark ink

Recollections Eggplant embossing powder

Quick Quotes Powderpuff chalking inks Jade, Tropical Punch, Purple Rain and Banana Bliss

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/2020/05/just-add-ink-505thinking-of-you.html until 5/19 (C5)x

https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/05/251-anything-goes-sentiment.html until 5/25x

http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/ until 5/31

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

Cricut Tie Dye Llama card

I currently have a subscription to Cricut Access, not a luxury I often afford myself.  So I am taking advantage of some super cute cuts!  I used some of my very favorite papers on this card so of course, I love it!  I layered the Cricut cut on some manual die cut layers of DCWV Tie Dye stack.  

I also used POW glitter papers they are so super pretty.  I have found out the hard way that manual die cutting doesn't work very well on this paper.  It won't completely cut through the slick backing.  However, on the Cricut it cuts like butter!  It even cut the super thin ear outlines perfectly.

Ingredients:

Cricut Llama image

DCWV Tie Dye stack

POW glitter paper

Spellbinders labels thirty eight dies

Quick Quotes Powderpuff chalking ink

misc card stock 

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2020/05/pinspirational-challenge-262.html until 5/18x

https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2020/05/challenge-38-may-2020-sponsor-fabrika.html until 5/25x

http://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2020/05/challenge-38.html until 5/27x

http://getcreativechallenges.blogspot.com/2020/05/ch-91-make-it-sparkly-winners-of-ch-90.html until 5/31x

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

DCWV Tropical bar layout

Another layout of my recent vacation.  The Sunken Treasure is the primary bar where we all hang out and/or meet up at the resort. And these two scruffy men are friends.

 I really liked the tiki paper for the background of this bar layout.  It is from a DCWV stack of which I cannot remember the name.  Both printed papers and the letters are part of the collection.  I used washi tape for the thinner strip at the bottom. The design contained white (transparent) areas so I mounted it on white card stock first so the pattern remained distinct.

Here is the sketch I used from  Sketch N Scrap's 8th Birthday Bash Crop.

Since the photo was of the beer taps, I thought the beer stickers made good embellishments.  I layered them on some oval punches.  I punched the stars from the same paper and edged all of the elements with ink.

Ingredients:

DCWV tropical stack and matching letters

Paper House beer stickers

Stampin Up oval punch

Creative Memories star punch

Quick Quotes Powderpuff chalking ink Mocha Moma 

misc card stock

washi tape

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://kcclayoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2020/05/lm-497-3-things-week-2.html until 5/31x

LM #497 - 3 Things

Striped patterned paper

Stars (can be a paper or an embellishment)

Washi Tape (if you don't have washi tape you can use ribbon or paper strips)

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

DCWV Tropical layout and Cricut Palm Tree

This year's vacation was a bit rainy.  Almost every day was a red flag day.  I was only able to snorkel one day. These are not my photos, I borrowed them from friends on FB. We have a FB group for attendees. 

Here's the sketch from  Sketch N Scrap's 8th Birthday Bash Crop.

I made palm tree accents with my Cricut and added pineapple confetti.  I ended up covering up the pineapples but they are in the patterned paper.

The  tag and letters are matching chipboard stickers.

Ingredients:

DCWV paper stack and coordinating chipboard elements

misc card stock

Cricut Palm Tree from Plant Illustrations

Pineapple confetti

washi tape

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2020/05/shopping-our-stash-420-oh-places-youll.html until 5/26x

Thank you for stopping by

Alicia

Creative Memories Peacock Power Palette layout with Sketch N Scrap Birthday sketch

This layout if from my last vacation in January.  This is my friends standing in line to get our posters signed.  It would seem this is a music festival.  But not any ol' music festival, this one is at an all inclusive in Jamaica.  I have a few more layouts to show you over the coming days.  It brings me happiness to think about all the fun I had with my friends so recently.  I remember seeing people with mask in the Atlanta airport on the way back...who knew?

I created this with a sketch from Sketch N Scrap's 8th Birthday Bash Crop.

Ingredients:

Creative Memories Peacock Power Palette including papers and stickers

Creative Memories Blueberry sticker letters

Petaloo flowers

Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking ink

gems

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://kcclayoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2020/05/lm-496-3-things-week-1.html until 5/31x

LM #496 - 3 Things - 

Polka dot/dotted patterned paper

flowers (can be a paper or an embellishment)

stickers

Thank you very much for stopping by

Alicia

Jenni Bolin Mini Deck Vintage Fortune Telling with Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge

Today I present my inspiration for the latest Atlantic Hearts Sketch 

challenge.  I was cleaning up and organizing my stash when I played with this sketch.  I had reached the bottom of a very old stack of papers and I found this printed paper and the Jenni Bolin cards already paired.  I found a pre-cut green card stock A2 card base and die cut the printed paper.  I added a black nesting die cut for the next layer.  I was impressed how the two pieces quickly became a card.

Here is the sketch:

I dug in my blue embellishment box and found a cabochon and Prima fiber to match the hearts on the card. 

I layered  the simple cabochon, button and bingo token for the accent replacing the bow in the sketch. 

Ingredients:

Jenni Bolin Mini Deck Vintage Fortune Telling

Frantic Stamper rounded corner stitched rectangle dies

Prima fiber

Green and black card stock

patterned card stock from my stash

Quick Quotes Powderpuff chalking ink

bling, button and bingo token

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://cuttlebugmania.blogspot.com/2020/05/to-all-kinds-of-mums-out-there.html until 5/18x

https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2020/05/lovely-ladies.html until 5/26 (C5)x

http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/05/challenge-54-use-dies.html until 5/31x

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to play along at Atlantic Hearts Sketch 

challenge.

Alicia

Obligatory Graduation Card for Bitten By the Bug's Graduation Challenge

This year's graduates are in a very unique situation.  I have a few grads in my life so I created a stack of easy Cricut graduation cards. This first one was made for a very special recipient.  I can't wait to send it.  I am sure if you are a card maker you are trying to make this years' graduation feel a little extra special since they are missing their traditional ceremonies.  So share you fantastic makes with us at Bitten By the Bug 2's Graduation Challenge open until 5/25.

One trick to creating a "stack" of cards is to use all the bits and pieces.  I have used the negative cuts from the original card to make an entirely different card.  The original is on the right.  I used it for placement of the negative pieces prior to assembling it.  I placed the negatives on a fun tie dyed paper as well, it just happens to be monochromatic so it looks like a sky.  I liked it.

 

The negative of this card didn't hold up so well with the think letters.  I had to trash most of these pieces but kept the hat for another card later.  This one has already been mailed.  I also made a couple of others not pictured.

Ingredients:

Cricut Maker

Cricut Graduation Quick Cut Cards on Access

DCWV Tie Dyed stack

misc card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2020/05/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-may.html until 5/31x

Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to play along with us for the next two weeks at Bitten By the Bug 2's Graduation Challenge.

Alicia

Quick Quotes Anchors Aweigh with Sketch N Scrap Birthday sketch

Hello, I have been gearing up to scrap, printing photos and searching sketches.  There's lots to play along with at the Sketch N Scraps 8th Birthday Bash Crop.  I printed photos of my most recent vacation to perk me up.  It seems like so long ago but this was just January.  I feel so lucky I got a good vacation in before the pandemic hit.  When I was returning there were already lots of folks wearing mask in the airports.

Here is the sketch from  Sketch N Scraps 8th Birthday Bash Crop.  

These are shots from the last evening.  We were all taking it easy and finally remembering to take photos of our vacation.

I created some embellishments.  I used Stampin Up punches and layered gems or smaller punches to create several small embellishments.  The larger dimensional seashell is from K & Co.

Ingredients:

Quick Quotes Anchors Aweigh papers and embellishments

Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking inks

Tim Holtz Sizzix Movers and Shapers Seahorse  and Seashell die

K & Co dimensional stickers

Stampin Up punches

gems

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

DCWV Rockstar You Rock card

Hello, I made today's card for my husband's recent birthday.  He sometimes sings so the microphone image in the die cut was perfect for his card.  I cut it from metallic card stock and layered it on a background of half black and half printed card stock.I used a Kiwi Lane template to get a curve on the divide.

The die cut beautifully from the metallic card stock.

I cut the sentiment from black card stock.

Ingredients:
Amy Design Music Border die
Frantic Stamper Dance Sing Rock dies
DCWV Rockstar stack
Kiwi Lane template
black and silver card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenge:

 https://cardz4guyz.blogspot.com/2020/04/cahallenge-243-use-dies-as-main-feature.html until 5/4x

http://cuttlebugmania.blogspot.com/2020/04/music-to-our-ears.html until 5/4



https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/b-is-for-boys-card.html until 5/6x

https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/250-masculine-sentiment.html until 5/10x

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2020/05/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-may.html until 5/31x

Thanks so much for stopping by

Alicia