Creative Memories Simply Beautiful layout using Rochelle Spears sketch

Hello I have scrapped my niece today in my continued effort to scrap as much as possible prior to my proceedure Tuesday.  I used this month's sketch from Rochelle Spears.  I also joined in Stacy's blogs Tic Tac Toe.

Here is Rochelle's sketch.

For Stacy's challenge, I used one photo, a banner and a journal card. I just didn't journal, I leave that task to my SIL since she knows the details of the vacation/event.

Ingredients:

Creative Memories Simply Beautiful papers and stickers

Creative Memories Custom Cutting System Circles and Large Scallop Square

Stampin Up banner punch

Flamingo brad

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://festivefridaychallenge.com/festive-friday-card-making-and-paper-crafting-challenge-ff0147/ until 11.22x

Bright colors, patterned papers, two of something (circles)

https://rochellespears.blogspot.com/2023/11/november-2023-sketch-challenge.html until 11.30x

https://scrapwithstacy.blogspot.com/2023/11/scrappy-friends-november-2023-challenge.html until 11.30

WINNER

Thank you for reading my blog

Alicia

Creative Memories Primary Power Palette Back to School layout

Welcome to my blog today. I am continuing to scrap my nephew.  These are his first day back to school pics.  Can he be any cuter?

Here is the sketch I used from this layout.  It's the Throwback sketch from The Scraproom Facebook Group.

Here's a close up.  I used Spellbinders nesting dies one larger and one the next size down to create the brace out of scraps.

I had the perfect title as part of the Elementary school addition to the Primary Power Palette. 

One of the criteria for the sketch challenge is to use product at least a year old.  Well, I found this product to date back to 2008.  Way to bash my old stash!

Ingredients:

Creative Memories Primary Power Palette

Creative Memories stickers

Creative Memories circle cutting system

fiber

Spellbinders Label One Grand dies

I am entering this in the following challenges:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/thescraproom until 11.30

https://kcclayoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/11/lm-676-scrappy-gratitude-list-thankful.html until 12.2 (stickers)x

https://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-7.html until 11.26x

thank you for reading today.

Alicia

Creative Memories Primary Travel kit with the Scraproom Blog's Freaky Fast Formula

Hello and welcome to today's blog post.  I am scrapping my nephew from a summer trip. I began with a formula from The Scraproom Blog.  I chose some papers that would enhance the photos. I had the Creative Memories Primary Power Palette on my desk and found just a few sheets left from the travel addition.  

Here is my inspiration from The Scraproom Blog

I cut all of my pieces from scraps that coordinated with the background paper I chose. I then consulted my ink swatches and found the perfect green to ink up the wood die cuts.  The most difficult part was finding cooridinating letters to finish his name.

I die cut and added some additional circles to continue the bubbles theme. I also cut bubbles from the patterened paper.  I matted most of the die cut or punched bubbles in white to coordinate with the bubbles on the paper.

Ingredients:

Creative Memories Primary Power Palette Travel Addition papers

Spellbinders Circle dies:  Grand, Large and Small

Circle punch

The Paper Studio Diecuts:  Letter D, wood die cut and arrows

American Craft pigment ink in green

Conversation Dots Alpha stickers

white card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://kcclayoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/11/lm-675-scrappy-gratitude-list-thankful.html until 11.30x

thank you for stopping by today

Alicia

Creative Memories Primary Art layout with Sketch N Scrap November sketch

I have been crafting up a storm in anticipation of my upcoming surgery and subsequent recovery when I won't be able to craft.  Every year I scrap pages of my nephew and neice for my SIL.  I won't get as many done considering I won't be able to craft the month before Xmas but I will be completing as many as possible.  

Here is the sketch from Sketch n Scrap that I used.

What a precious memory.

Ingredients:

Creative Memories Primary power palette paper and stickers including Elementary school, High school and Zoo packs

Creative Memories sticker letters

I would like to enter this in the following challenge:

https://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/2023/11/sketch-n-scrap-284.html until 11.30x

https://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/11/challenge-249-dots-stripes.html until 12.12x

thank you for reading today.

Alicia

Creative Memories Winter Coffee Drink Card

Welcome today!  I whipped together this card from a couple of different challenge blog inspirations.  It's been a rare moment that I have had to create for specific challenges.  I am apprecitive I had the time.

First up, the sketch from Try Stampin on Tuesday. It is past the deadline for this challenge, however, I don't know this card would have qualified since I didn't stamp.  I did think this sketch was pretty unique with it's curves.

Here's another look.  You can see where I popped the frappe up on pop dots as to jump out of the frame.

Here is my color inspiration from Cupcake Inspirations.  When I saw this I knew imediately I had to dig out my Creative Memories Bountiful papers.  I found a few scraps at a local creative reuse store recently and have been meaning to marry those scraps to my fall paper container where I keep my own scraps of this paper pack and the coordinating stickers.  The scraps I found had several sticker sheet of which I was out. I was very pleased with that haul from Scrap it Up.

Ingredients:

Creative Memories Bountiful 8x8 paper

Creative Memories circle cutter

Divinity Designs Double Stitched Rectangles

Cricut cut Frappe #M3CA85

misc card stock and papers

Colorbox Cat's Eye ink Chestnut Roan

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/2023/10/cupcake-inspirations-challenge-581.html until 11.11x

https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/11/challenge-109-wintertime-no-christmas.html until 11.28x

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2023/11/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html until 11.30x

https://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2023/11/dlart-thankful-thursday-challenge-335.html until x

Thanks so much for taking a peek today!

Alicia

Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia and Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Welcome to my blog today.  I have kicked off my Christmas card making, I usually don't start this early but I have surgery scheduled for later this month which will sideline my crafting for a bit.  I have created a poinsettia as my focal point for my interpretation of this week's sketch from Atlantic Hearts challenge.

Here is this week's sketch.

I enjoyed creating the poinsettia with patterned papers.

Ingredients:

Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia dies

American Crafts 6x6 Noel Christmas paper (2013)

Stampin Up Antique Tags sentiment

Stampin Up Wild Wasabi ink

Queen & Co gem

Colorbox chalk cat's eye Chestnut Roan

tools:

Spellbinders Grand Calibur and Tool N One

Fiskars paper cutter

MISTI

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2023/10/496-anything-goes.html until 11.11?

https://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-7.html until 11.27x

https://daisychainchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/11/challenge-80-christmaswinter.html until 11.27x

https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/11/challenge-93-christmas.html until 11.27x

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2023/11/novemberallaboutholidays.html until 11.30x

https://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2023/11/dlart-november-2023-linky-challenge.html until 11.30x

https://mostmagicaltimeoftheyear.blogspot.com/2023/11/challenge-14-most-magical-anything.html until 11.30x

https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/11/mlccb-53-anything-christmas-goes-mlccb.html until 12.15

You can play along at Atlantic Hearts challenge until Sunday.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Alicia

Tim Holtz 3D Skulls embossing with LED Light Up box

Hello and welcome to today's project.  I created this one for my husband to go in his music room.  I found the LED light box at work.  I thought I could make something cool and I think I did!  It was a simple project with great results.

This a photo without the lights on.

Here's a photo with the original light box and the insert I created.  I began by cutting the transparency to fit the box.  Then I inked up the film.  I used varying shades of blue and black Ranger Alcohol inks. Finally, I embossed the sheet with the Tim Holtz 3D Skulls folder.  The insert was larger than the folder, therefore, I ran the transparency through twice.

Here's another couple of shots of the unlit box. I inked the transparency first so as to not have the inks pool in the dimension after embossing.

Finally, another lit shot of the project.  My husband likes it and that is what matters.

Ingredients:

LED light box

Tim Holtz Sizzix 3D Skulls

Tim Holtz Ranger Alcohol inks

Transparency sheet cut to fit box

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://welove2create.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-9-craft-card-making.html until 10.27x

https://mostmagicaltimeoftheyear.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-13-most-magical-anything.html until 10.28x

https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2023/10/ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-october.html until 10.29x

https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/ until 10.30x

https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-728-trick-or-treat.html until 10.31

https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2023/10/get-inky.html until 11.5x

https://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/10/chalenge-248-halloween-colours.html until 11.6

https://creativecraftinguncles.blogspot.com/2023/10/46-halloween.html until 11.14x

Thank you for reading about today's project.  I hope you enjoyed.

Alicia

Stampin Up Googly Ghouls and Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge

Hey now! This week I made a second card for Atlantic Hearts challenge.  This one I did do some stamping.

Here is this week's sketch.

Here's a close up of my witch.

I stamped this guy on the inside.

Ingredients:

Stampin Up Googly Ghouls

Momento Tuxedo Black ink

Copic Markers BG11 Moon White (skin) and YR18 Sanguine 

Marvy Twinkle pen gold (buckle)

paper and ribbon from my stash

off white card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-92-autumn-andor-halloween.html until 10.28x

https://mostmagicaltimeoftheyear.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-13-most-magical-anything.html until 10.28x

https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2023/10/october-147-halloween-every-type-of.html until 10.31 jff

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/10/october-2023-anything-goes.html until 11.3

Please play along at Atlantic Hearts challenge until Sunday evening.

Thank you for reading my blog today.

Alicia

The War & Treaty layout for Sketches in Thyme

Hello and welcome to this month's scrapbook sketch inspiration for Sketches in Thyme.  I have more photos from my Jamaican vacation.  These are photos of The War and Treaty in Jamaica 2022.

Here's this week's sketch.

A close up.

Ingredients:

Best Creations Rock Star collection

Thickers Cupid Letters

purple shimmer card stock

Versamagic Midnight Black ink

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://kcclayoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/10/lm-672-as-time-goes-by-family-sports.html until 10.31 (concert going is our family hobby)

I won Top Three!

Play along with Sketches in Thyme over on our Facebook Group until the end of the month.

Thank you for stopping by.

Alicia

Sweets card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge

Welcome to my blog today.  I have a clean and simple card for you today using the latest Atlantic Hearts challenge sketch.  My card features the best part of Halloween, the candy!! I didn't even stamp on this one.  I simply used some pretty papers.

Here is the sketch this week.

Here is a close up of my fussy cut candies.  I cut them from a coordinating piece of scrap paper.

And a side view.  I popped one up on foam dots.

Ingredients:

paper from my stash

EK Success Adornments fiber

Recollections white card base

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/2023/10/cupcake-inspirations-challenge-580.html until 10.28x

https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2023/10/ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-october.html until 10.29x

https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2023/10/halloween.html until 10.30x

https://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/sas4kids-holidaycelebration-cards-4-kids.html until 11.1x

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/10/october-2023-anything-goes.html until 11.3x

https://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/10/chalenge-248-halloween-colours.html until 11.6x

Please play along at Atlantic Hearts challenge until Sunday evening.

Thank you for visiting today

Alicia