AHSC683 Sunflower Friend

Happy Monday, all!  Blessed Memorial Day to those in the US, too.  Time for a new Atlantic Hearts Sketch:

What a lovely sketch--love all those layers!  So here we go:

I pulled out the old Celebrate Sunflower bundle and created some sunflowers, then added my layers of gingham and prints from my paper stash!  I couldn't help adding some embossing in the middle, using the pretty Lazy Daisy embossing folder, then a "friend" sentiment from Waffle FLower, as this is a birthday card for a special friend.  I am not even showing the inside because she might realize it's for her, LOL!  I stamped the sunflowers in Golden Glow and used a sponge dauber to color them in, adding a wee bit of Soft Sea Foam marker to the leaves:

Some simple yellow sequins finished it off!  I hope you'll play along with our lovely sketch this week too! You can find details at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog!  Hope to see you there!

Thanks for stopping in today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Celebrate Sunflowers (ret), Sentiment Additions (Waffle Flower)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Soft Sea Foam, Rustic Blooms (Not 2 Shabby), Bee Happy (Echo Park)
Ink	Garden Green, Golden Glow, Pecan Pie
Accessories	Sequins from my stash, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Lazy Daisy Embossing Folder, Sunflowers Dies (ret), Sentiment Additions Dies (Waffle Flower), Sponge Dauber

AHSC682 Poinsettia Greetings

Happy Monday, everyone!  Although it doesn't feel much like Christmas weather here in PA, I am using this week's Atlantic Hearts sketch for a decidedly festive card!  Here's the sketch:

What a lovely sketch, full of wonderful layers!  So here we go:

I usually don't go in for lots of diecuts on my cards, but today I embraced my Big Shot, dies and cardstocks and layered them on thick!  I diecut several poinsettias in Real Red cardstock, then shaded them with Cherry Cobbler ink and gave them some gold glimmer centers:

A few different papers from my stash formed the other layers, and I used some white glimmer paper to create the diecut sentiments and foliage.  A sentiment from Wrapped in Christmas went on the inside:

I love poinsettias at Christmas; they remind me of holidays at my grandfather's florist shop where my mom would always get one for my teachers!  Luckily, these poinsettias don't need watering or a dark closet, LOL!  I hope you'll find some inspiration from our sketch and play along with us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge!  Thanks for visiting--enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Wrapped in Christmas (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Real Red, Garden Green, White GLimmer (ret), Tidings of Christmas (ret), Mad 4 Plaid (Photo Play)
Ink	Real Red, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories	Glimmer Sequins (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Circle Dies (ret), Poinsettia Dies (Shady Lane Impressions), Timeless Arrangements Dies (ret), Season of Cheer Dies (Concord & 9th), Sponge Daubers

AHSC680 Thank You

Happy Monday, all! Hope you had a nice weekend!  Our Atlantic Hearts Sketch this week is an interesting one; gave me a chance to use some new goodies as well as some older ones!  Here's the sketch:

I was looking forward to playing with some new DSPs that will be live in a couple of days; this one is from Bloom Boutique.  I paired it with some diecut Pierced Blooms flowers and an embossed sentiment from Trusty Tools:

Bloom Boutique features the new In Colors Peaceful Pine and returning Crisp Cantaloupe, and I diecut some strips, adhered them next to each other and glued them to a Basic White mat.  The vertical panel was embossed with the Lovely Strips embossing folder, and I added some sequins for fun.  The flowers were mounted on a stitched oval diecut with a Crisp Cantaloupe scallop border:

This sketch is a great one to use up some of those smaller pieces of DSP we all have lying around, so I hope to see some fun creations in the gallery this week!  Be sure to pop over to the Atlantic Hearts Sketch blog and check out what the other designers have done!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Trusty Tools
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Peaceful Pine, Bloom Boutique DSP
Ink	Craft White
Accessories	Sequins from my stash, White Embossing Powder, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Pierced Blooms Dies (ret), Layering Ovals Dies (ret), Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder, Stitched Strips Dies (Taylored Expressions), Heat Tool

AHSC679 Pop Up Birthday

Happy Monday, stamping friends! A new fun sketch from Atlantic Hearts is ours today:

 

A square sketch is always fun--just a wee bit different!  Since I knew I had a banner die that would be perfect for this card, I chose some bright, cheerful glossy prints for my layers to create a child's birthday card:

Pretty straightforward; I just cut some of the bright prints and adhered them to a Granny Apple Green 4 1/4" square card base, then added the diecut banner.  The birthday die was cut from some Daffodil Delight cardstock and I added a wee little heart-shaped resin embellishment over the "i"!

Since the front of the card was lacking anything too exciting, I decided to do a pop-up element on the inside with some diecut balloons and a strip of clear acetate:

In hindsight, using a balloon punch probably would have been easier; I had to add a backing piece since the diecut was an inlay and my pieces had nothing to hold on to!  I managed to assemble it and adhere it to the acetate; it doesn't lay 100% flat, but it'll do!

And a birthday sentiment from Waffle Flower finished it off!

I hope you'll play along with our Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge sketch this week!  See you at the blog!  And thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Inside Birthday Sentiments (Waffle FLower)
Card stock & Papers	Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade, Blueberry Bushel, Acetate Sheet, Birthday Wishes Stack (DCWV)
Ink	Versafine Black
Accessories	Resin Embellishment (ret)
Tools	Big SHot, Birthday BOuquet Die (Simon Says Stamp), Happy Birthday Die (Simon Says Stamp), Banner Die (Scrapbook.com)

AHSC678 Just a Note

 Happy Monday, everyone!  I love today's Atlantic Hearts sketch:

                                                      

I found these gorgeous florals in some Craft Corsortium papers and although I hated cutting into them, I just had to showcase them on my card today:

I've been a lazy stamper lately and let the paper do most of the work, and I admit that I did it again here!  I even cut out a larger flower for my central image, adhering it to an oval of Soft Succulent that was softened with a layer of vellum!  I did do a wee bit of stamping for my little slider tag, which was threaded throught some Pink Pirouette seam binding:

I even adhered a scrap strip to the inside because it's just too pretty not to!

I had bunches of ideas swirling around in my head for this sketch, so you may see it again!  I hope you'll have some ideas about how to use it as well, and share it with us at Atlantic Hearts!  Thanks for visiting; enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	CL342 Sentiments (Hero Arts)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Vellum (ret), Soft Succulent (ret), Bloom & Wild (Craft Consortium)
Ink	Strawberry Slush
Accessories	Dimensionals, Sequins from my stash, Pink Pirouette Seam Binding (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Rectangle Stitched Dies (ret), Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Tag Slider Dies (Nestabilities)

AHSC677 Birthday in Pink

 Happy Monday, everyone!  Our Atlantic Hearts Sketch this week is one I really like!  I've done cards similar to this before, but not with the semi-circle element!  Take a look:

I also decided to use hues of pink for my card so I could play along with the Color My Heart Color Dare challenge; my second color is white!

I punched out 1 1/4" squares of various pink cardstocks, then ran them through embossing folders and dabbed on a bit of pink ink to show the detail a bit better!  Adhered them to a card front and added a birthday sentiment and some diecuts and it was good to go:

Aren't those embossed panels pretty?

Another sentiment and flowers from the same set went on the inside:

I like pink, but it's not a color I normally gravitate to, so this was fun! I enjoyed pulling out some retired goodies as well! I hope you'll play with us at Atlantic Hearts this week too!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Lasting Joy (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Strawberry Slush, Rococco Rose (ret), Bubble Gum,, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Blushing Bride
Ink	Cotton Candy (Catherine Pooler)
Accessories	Mini Pearls (Want 2 Scrap), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Unbounded Love Dies (ret), Embossing Folders:  Starstruck (ret), Eyelet, Countryside Blossoms (ret), Elegant Dots (ret), Distressed Tile (ret), Mandela Blooms (Spellbinders), 1 1/4" Square Punch (ret)

AHSC676 Merry Christmas

Hello, everyone!  Happy Monday! Hope you had a good weekend!  We have a new sketch at Atlantic Hearts: 

And since I am finished with Easter cards, I am taking the opportunity to get caught up on some Christmas cards!  Here we go:

And since the challenge at the Jingle Belles this week is "whimsical", I thought I'd pull out this cute little reindeer from Clearly Besotted that hasn't seen any ink in AGES!  Isn't he sweet? I stamped him in Pecan Pie, Real Red and Garden Green,then fussy-cut him out:

He went on a little panel of starry paper, and I added some scrap strips of red, green glimmer and Pecan Pie, then put it all on a panel of embossed holly that was sitting on my desk unused from another project!  The final addition was some green and white baker's twine along with a "stitched" sentiment from the same set!  

This was an interesting sketch to put together--it was a bit of a challenge, but I really thought it came together well!  I hope you'll be inspired to play with our sketch this week too!  You can see all the details at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog! 

Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! UWaternless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	In Stitches: Christmas (Clearly Besotted)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pecan Pie, Garden Green, Real Red, Green Glimmer (ret), Watercolor Winter (Unity), Home for Christmas (Violet Studio Designs)
Ink	Real Red, Pecan Pie, Garden Green
Accessories	Thick Green & White Baker's Twine, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Perennial Postage Dies, Scalloped Contour Dies (ret), Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Holly Vines Embossing Folder (Darice), White Gel Pen (Posca)

AHSC675 Bee Hello

Happy Monday, all!  A fun sketch today for our Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge:

Fun sketch!  I used a Pretty Pink Posh stitched strip die to cut some Bee Happy papers from Echo Park for my fun little card today:

I adhered my strips to an embossed panel and added a hive, bees and flowers from the retired Honey Bee set.  I added a sentiment from the same set, then added a few sequins!  

I had a few strips left over from the patterned paper, so I adhered them to the inside:

This could be used for almost any occasion!  I hope you'll play with our fun sketch this week---it's' a great way to use up some scraps of DSP!  Put on your creative thinking caps and come share with us at Atlantic Hearts!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Honey Bee (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Bee Happy (Echo Park)
Ink	Versafine Black, Crushed Curry, Garden Green
Accessories	Dimensionals, Sequins from my stash
Tools	Big Shot, Detailed Bee Dies (ret), Hive Embossing Folder (ret), Blender Pen, Stitched Strip Dies (Pretty Pink Posh)

AHSC673 Floral Charm

Happy Monday, peeps! Hope you had a nice weekend!  It's time for another wonderful sketch from Atlantic Hearts:

                                                       

I wanted to revisit some of the lovely DSPs that've been in the main catalog, Floral Charm and Country Woods.  They tend to get neglected when the mini catalogs come out, right?  I guess that's why SU is going to be having three catalogs a year going forward!  More fun stuff to look at!  Anyway, I did some layering of these pretty papers; added a Basic White panel embossed with the Exposed Brick EF and some lovely ribbon and pearls:

I simply diecut one of the florals from the DSP and added a Mossy Meadow mat.  I sponged white ink around the edges of the Mossy Meadow to give it a softer look!  The sentiment is from the new Rolling Waves....I've used the sentiments several times and still haven't gotten to use the dies yet!  Hopefully soon!  I diecut it with the Textured Notes dies and added a little flag on each end from the Stylish Shapes dies:

And another sentiment from Rolling Waves went on the inside, stamped in Misty Moonlight:

I hope you'll find this sketch perfect for your crafting!  We hope you'll come along and create something, then share it with us at the Atlantic Hearts sketch blog!  See you there!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Rolling Waves
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Cloud Cover, Mossy Meadow, Country Woods DSP, Floral Charm DSP
Ink	CLoud Cover, Misty Moonlight, Craft White
Accessories	Festive Pearls, Dimensionals, Faux Linen Ribbon
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Textured Shapes Dies, Sponge Dauber

AHSC671 Peek-a-boo Bunny

Happy Monday, all!  Hope you had a great weekend! Our Atlantic Hearts sketch this week allowed me to use this sweet little Peek-a-boo Bunny die that is just the cutest!  Here's the sketch:

And here we go:

I used some Easter Joy Specialty DSP along with some Lemon Lolly Shimmer Pastel paper, embossed with the Gathering Leaves embossing folder, for my cute Easter card!  I added the Pretty in Pink diecut bunny on a Nested Essentials die and stamped an Easter sentiment from a long-retired SU set:

I embellished the front with a strip of Shy Shamrock and some little enamel flowers.  The inside sentiment came from Close to My Heart:

I just love this little bunny, and I need a baby card in the next day or so, and I think it might be perfect for that as well...we'll see!

I hope you'll play along with our sketch this week at Atlantic Hearts,  we always love to see what you create and enter in our gallery! 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Easter Blossoms (ret), Picture Perfect Birthday (ret), Easter Animals (Close to My Heart)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pretty in Pink, Peach Pie, Shy Shamrock, Easter Joy DSP, Shimmer Pastel Lemon Lolly
Ink	Peach Pie, Balmy BLue
Accessories	Resin Flowers (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Nested Essentials Dies, Gathering Leaves Embossing Folder, Peek-a-boo Bunny Die (Poppy), Stitched 1/4" Strip Dies (Taylored Expressions), Black marker

AHSC670 A Little Thank You

Hello everyone, and happy Monday! Another Atlantic Hearts sketch is live for us, here you go:

 I needed a thank you card for a customer, so I pulled out some Cute as a Bug DSP, along with the Lovely Stripes embossing folder, and went to work:

I isolated these cute little lady bugs before adhering my vertical panel, which was mounted on a mat of Crushed Curry, then added a tag punched from some Toadstool Garden DSP and a sentiment from Terrific Toadstools:

Some orange gingham and some Poppy Parade enamel dots finished it off!  It all went on a Timid Tiger card base---haven't used that color for a while, so it was nice to use some bright colors!

We hope you'll play along with our fun sketch this week!  Good way to use up some of those scraps!  Can't wait to see what you share with us at the Atlantic Hearts blog!  Thanks for visiting today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Terrific Toadstools
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Poppy Parade, Crushed Curry, Timid Tiger, Toadstool Garden DSP, Cute as a Bug DSP
Ink	Versafine Black
Accessories	Dimensionals, Enamel Dots (ret), Orange Gingham (Etsy), White Thread
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Layering Ovals Dies (ret), Tag Punch (ret), Banner Dies (Pink & Main), 1/8" Circle Punch (ret)

AHSC669 Happy Birthday

 Happy Monday, peeps! Hope you had a nice weekend!  Time for a new Atlantic Hearts sketch:

I deviated a wee bit from the sketch because I wanted to use my Taylored Expressions 1/2" strip dies, so I have no spaces between my strips!  Hopefully that's still okay!  So here we go:

I wanted to do something "springy" and these Sending Love papers from Gina K are so pretty, although the colors really do not photograph very well, sadly!  I simply cut strips from each pattern and adhered them to a Basic White panel which was then adhered to a Soft Sea Foam card front.  The sentiment is from the Picture Perfect Birthday set.  I created some "heart" flowers to mimic the ones on the paper using the heart from Give It A Whirl and the leaves from Pierced Blooms dies:

I originally was going to use a tulip die from Concord & Ninth, but I like the hearts better, so I put the tulip one on the inside, LOL!

I hope you'll play along with our interesting sketch this week!  You can find all the details at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch blog!  See you there!  Thanks for visiting! Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Picture Perfect Birthday (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Soft Sea Foam, Granny Apple Green, Gorgeous Grape, Sending Love (Gina K)
Ink	Pool Party, Gorgeous Grape
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, 1/2" Stitched Strips Dies (Taylored Expressions), Pierced Blooms Dies (ret), Give It A Whirl Dies (ret), Tulip Frame Die (Concord & 9th)

AHSC668 LOVE

Happy Monday, everyone! Still in the deep freeze here in SE PA, our church lost power yesterday so we had to stay in!!  Hopefully this week we will get some above-freezing temperatures!

The Atlantic Hearts sketch this week is one of my favorites:

My proportions are a wee bit different, but basically the same idea!  Here we go:

I had lots of scraps from the Made With Love DSP papers, and if you have a 1 1/4" square punch, you can whip up this sketch in a flash!  I mounted all the squares on a 4 x 5 1/4" mat, then added a 2 1/2" Square of Pretty in Pink on which to place my diecut hearts and "Love" sentiment!  Then it all went on a Real Red card base:

The pink panel was embossed with the new Lovely Stripes EF (be careful--it embosses DEEPLY and your paper might actually tear!) and added a heart from the retired Be Mine dies.  The love is from Simon Says Stamp, diecut in retired Sweet Sorbet.  The final embellishment was a red glitter heart.  On the inside, I used some sentiments from an old set called PS: I Love You:

I have almost all my Valentines addressed and ready to go...maybe I'll save this one for someone extra-special, LOL!  I hope you'll play along with our sketch today!  We can't wait to see what you create--share it with us at Atlantic Hearts!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	PS: I Love You (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Made With Love DSP, Sweet Sorbet (ret), Red Glimmer (ret)
Ink	Real Red
Accessories	Mini Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder, Be Mine Stitched Dies (ret), 1 1/4" Square Punch (ret), Love Die (Simon Says Stamp), Heart Punch (ret)