Sketches in Thyme with The Paper Loft wedding layout

Welcome again to my wedding album.  Today I am using The Paper Lofts' Shades of Gray to coordinate with the opposite page in my album.  I created that page many years ago.  Four years ago, wow!  I used a sketch for that one, too.

Here is the sketch from Sketches in Thyme.

Close up of my title.

Close up of this darling charm with the bling flourish.

The Cricut cut rings.

Ingredients:

The Paper Loft Shades of Gray collection

Prima Say it with pearls flourish

Creative Memories sticker letters metallic silver

Creative Memories Divine Wedding Cricut (rings)

misc papers, ribbon, stickers and charms

one stamped and embossed silver heart

metallic silver pen and ribbon

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/2018/08/challenge-332-anything-goes.html until 8/18 (#2)x

http://sketchesinthyme.blogspot.com/2018/08/maven-bevs-take-on-sketch-335.html until 8/30

Winner!

http://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/2018/08/monochrome.html until 8/30x

Thank you for stopping by!

Alicia

Creative Memories Reminisce wedding layout: A Divine Love

The end is near, I promise...less than a dozen pages to go, however, I have been hoarding many photos of layouts that are not part of challenges. Therefore, you will be seeing wedding layouts for at least another month.  This layout is one of 5 pages I completed over the weekend.  I made one more last night.  My total is pretty good this week, but this weekend no actually crafting for me.  It is dedicated to working at the Stampaway Convention.  If you are within a couple of hours of Cincinnati, I highly suggest you attend.  I will be at Judikin's booth.

Back to my pages, I just love using these papers for the ceremony photos because the work so well with the stained glass windows.  This venue is 901 Lindsay, an old historic church in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee.  It was a lovely venue.

This is the sketch from Sketch N Scrap from August 1.

Here is a close up of my Cricut cut title.  I used papers from the collection for a perfect match inking generously with chalking ink for a distressed look to compliment the papers.

I love Prima's Say it with Pearls flourishes.  I have used many in this album.

Ingredients:

Creative Memories Reminisce Power Palette

Creative Memories Divine Wedding Cricut cart

Prima flourish

Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking ink:  Mocha Moma

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/2018/08/challenge-332-anything-goes.html until 8/18x

http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/2018/08/sketch-n-scrap-158.html until 8/31x

Thank you so much for stopping by today

Alicia

The Toast! Creative Memories Divine Collection with Sketch N Scrap sketch

I took the opportunity of an extra day off in the middle of the week to catch up on some scrapbooking.  I am determined to finish my wedding album before my fifth anniversary later this year.  

I used the July 1st sketch over at Sketch N Scrap.  As you can see I flipped the sketch.  I replaced the stars with champagne glasses.  

A close up of the tag and border.  I punched the tag and added some bling to the front. I used a mystical looking fiber on the tag.    I fussy cut the printed design from the paper and tucked some gold shimmer paper underneath.  I added a pearl border on top of the printed design.

I created a couple of die cuts with my Cricut.  The title and the champagne glasses are both from the Creative Memories Divine Wedding cartridge.

Ingredients:

Creative Memories Divine Power Palette

Cricut cart: Divine Wedding Aphrodite font

Creative Memories tag punch and fancy corner rounder

vellum, acetate and gold shimmer papers

black card stock

bling, beads, pearls and fiber

I would like to enter this layout in the Sketch N Scrap Sketch 156.

http://unstampabelleschallenges.blogspot.com/2018/07/july-is-here-new-challenge-81-starts.html until 7/28x

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2018/07/dies-r-us-sponsors-anything-but-card.html until 7/31x

Thank you for popping by today.

Alicia

Black Tie Affair Blog Hop with Connie

Welcome to the Black Tie Affair Blog Hop

We are so delighted you are joining us for this very formal occasion where we will be showcasing projects with class, from weddings to homecoming dances.

 Connie Can Crop 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 amazing sponsor this month!!

One lucky winner will win a $20 gift card to shop their awesome files in their shop! 

Be sure to check out their shop online HERE

Visit them on facebook HERE

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 2/24/16 here at Connie Can Crop.

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

some details:

Ingredients:

Heidi Swapp Love Notes paper

Hallmark doilies

Cricut cut glasses: Creative Memories Divine Wedding, acetate, black card stock, vellum and beads

Momenta acetate overlay

K & Co Black Swirl adhesive gems

Creative Memories sticker title

Prima flowers and trinket

American Craft sheer ribbon

Petaloo pins

Tim Holtz film strip

Sizzix movers and shapers die

Rose trim from The Paper Studio

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/2016/02/monthly-challenge-43-i-do.html until 2/28x

http://another-freaking-scrappy-challenge.blogspot.com/2016/02/february-2016-challenge.html until 3/1x

The background is on full sheet and all other papers are scraps.

I used up the flowers and pins from a couple of collections!  yeah throw away the packaging!!

I also used an old CM sticker sentiment...that sticker sheet is just about gone now.

http://thatscraftychallenges.blogspot.com/2016/02/circle-it-challenge.html until 3/4x

(my doilies are circles)

 Up next is Kim with Katy's help! She always knocks it out of the park!

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

Connie - http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com

Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com

Janet- http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com/

Alicia - http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/

Kim - http://katydidcards.com

Angela - http://www.crazy3monkeys.blogspot.com 

Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com 

Barbara - http://www.barbarab3.blogspot.com

Daphne- http://craftyscrapsofstuff.blogspot.com

Holli- http://sunflowerholli.blogspot.com

Lisa - http://lisaslittlerascals.blogspot.com

Michelle- http://www.Michellekinder.blogspot.com

Veronica- http://vickyscrappingpassion.blogspot.com

Theresa - http://scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com

Sarah - http://www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com

Elizabeth- CraftsByHappyStamper.com

Want another chance to win!! Enter the monthly challenge at Connie Can Crop!!

You could win $50 to spend at Dreaming Tree!!

Connie Can Crop Challenge #43

i do

due 11:59 P.M. Monday, February 29th

Pacific Time

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

To the one I laugh with...wedding layout with Quick Quotes Celebrate

Good morning Quick Quotes readers!  Alicia here today with more wedding photos,  I have created a double page layout and I used the beautiful and limited Celebrate paper this time.  I was first inspired by the vellum wedding quote "A Toast".  I knew I had some lovely pictures of the toast at my wedding to use and I went from there...

The quote had some beautiful butterflies on it but I wanted to make them pop.  I took a water pen and dabbed it in my Bloody Mary PowderPuff and my Rusty Nail PowderPuff inks and colored on the back of the vellum behind the butterflies.  I tried to stay in the lines but because I was coloring from behind any little mistakes are behind the black lines and won't show.  I also used adhesive under the colored areas and tucked the top under the ribbon for a secure but unnoticeable adhesion.

I used my Cricut and cut some butterflies out of the Celebrate paper.  Of course, every piece was inked generously with my Powder Puff chalks.  I also had some of the wide Cranberry Grosgrain ribbon that matched the Celebrate paper perfectly!  It was so wide I thought it looked good as a title ribbon across the top of the layout.  I took the title from the quote and cut it with my Cricut.  I wanted a different font for at least one word.  I found this large foam "laugh" stamp and used Bloody Mary PowderPuff ink to stamp it.  I notched the ends of the ribbon and still had a bit left over.

I created some folded ribbons with the remainder and notched those ends and topped with one of my butterflies.  I added a few gems and all done!  A simple but elegant layout!

Quick Quotes Products:

Celebrate 400 paper

Celebrate 700 paper

Wedding bundle

Cranberry Grosgrain ribbon

Rusty Nail Powder Puff Chalking Ink

Bloody Mary Powder Puff Chalking Ink

Other Ingredients:

Recollections Rhinestone stickers

Creative Memories Divine Wedding Cricut Cart (wedded bliss font)

Close to my Heart Artbooking (butterflies) & Art Philosophy (bracket layer) Cricut carts

Kiwi Lane Designer template Large Bracket 3

Heidi Swapp white damask sticker

misc foam stamp "laugh"

Thank you for stopping by today!

Alicia

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2015/02/add-photo-at-tiots.html until 2/16

http://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2015/02/words-quotes-sentiments-just-for-you.html until 2/28

Die Cuts with a View Monthly Stack a holic Challenge

 

I have been envisioning this layout all month since I saw the sketch on the DCWV blog.  I finally had a chance to work on my idea. I used the Once Upon a Time stack and accessories including stickers and die cuts.  I used a ribbon from a different DCWV collection.  I made the other piece from some Anna Griffin ribbon and lavender velvet paper.  I also used that paper to back the Monogram C and cut flowers using the Tim Holtz tattered flowers sizzix die cut.  I used the Creative Memories Divine Wedding Cricut Cartridge to cut the letters using CM eggplant paper.  The base is a coral shimmer paper.  I thought the light color made the DCWV paper pop off the page!  I rounded all corners with the CM fancy corner rounder.  Here is a link to their challenge and a copy of the sketch.

 

http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/11/november-stack-holic-challenge.html

 

 

Close up of the flowers I created using DCWV die cut flowers, premade flowers, and flowers I diecut. 

 

 

I just thought this collection went perfectly with my wedding cake topper.

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a blessed day!

 

I am also entering this one in the following challenges:

 

http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/2013/11/friday-challenge-11-item-challenge.html

 

Use at least one of 11 items.  I used flowers and paper layering.

 

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Crazy for Cricut and Creative Memories Blog Hop

Welcome to the Crazy for Cricut & Creative Memories Blog Hop!  You should have arrived from Clare's blog:  http://www.cricutcraftyclare.blogspot.com/.  

Today I have a project created with the Creative Memories Divine Wedding cartridge and the Close to my Heart's Artiste cartridge to create the box.  I created this box to hold candies at my wedding next weekend.  I have used The Paper Company golden shimmer for half the boxes and Recollections ivory shimmer for the other half.  I used the opposite paper for the "happily" layer and TPC blackberry shimmer for all the "ever after"s and the hearts.  I spent a while experimenting with the best way to assemble the boxes.  First I used a bone folder to score the boxes.  I used glue to glue the blackberry layer to the happily layer.  I used a glue runner and a glue pen to adhere the happily layer to the box.  I then assembled the box and used a couple of glue dots on the inside flap to hold the side of the box in place.  The boxes will be holding candy!  Continuing with the "happily ever after" theme, I acquired some ribbon at Michael's which says "and they lived happily ever after".  It was enough for the bubble bottles but not quite enough for the personalized kisses bags.  I am still experimenting with another ribbon to finish those.  

You can really see the shimmer in this picture:

Here are those bubble bottles:

 This is the side of the box during assembly:

The glue dot is on the other side of the tab also keeping the tab secure.

I also used the CM Divine Wedding cart for my wedding invitation.  This project has it's own post:

http://www.goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/2013/08/creative-memories-divine-cricut-wedding.html

but here is another pic:

If you enjoy my wedding projects be sure to check back in just over a week for my brooch bouquet reveal!

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

http://www.craftindesertdivas.com/2013/09/craft-it-up-link-it-up-linky-party-16.html?m=1

http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/anything-goes-with-sassy-studio-designs.html?m=1

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/anything-goes.html?m=1

http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/challenge-20-anything-goes.html?m=1

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/mim160-with-stampart-design-by-kathryne.html?m=1

http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/ttcrd-october-1-oktober7-challenge.html

Next up is Lori: 

http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure and leave a comment to be entered for Clare's blog candy!!

Here's the entire line up:

Cricut Crafty Clare at: http://www.cricutcraftyclare.blogspot.com/

Golden Goddess Designs at: http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/

Scrappin' My Stress Away at: http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

S.C.R.A.P. Guild of Northern IL at: http://scrapguildillinois.blogspot.com/