Atlantic Hearts Sketch #401 with Blossom Paper

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch has 3 panels and a round sentiment focal element to spark your creativity.  My card uses an older Close to My Heart paper pack called Blossom which will become available again on January 1.  The coordinating card stocks are Sunset and Lagoon.  The flower group is from the Artistry stamp set and the sentiment is from Spruced Up Cardmaking stamp set. The scalloped circle thin cut die was used for the focal frame. The flowers were accented with the Clear Shimmer Brush.

Here is our fabulous sketch for you to play with.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, January 3 and you can link up your creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and commenting on your artwork.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

     Classic Design Team Challenge--Anything Goes

     Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge--Anything Goes                   with patterned paper

     Die Cut Divas--Anything Goes with a Die

***Please stop by my previous blog post here for a chance to win a prize in celebration of Atlantic Heart's Sketch Challenge's 400th sketch last week. Deadline for entry is Sunday, January 3, 2021.***

     

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #385

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week we our sketch includes an arched element in the top left corner, two thin strips and a sentiment.

The flower array on my card is from Bunches of Love stamp set and was stamped in Evergreen Ink on Julep card stock, a gold foil strip and Evergreen strip.  The sentiment is from Spruced Up Cardmaking.  The flower and leaves were colored in with Julep Shimmer Brush, Sugarplum Shimmer Brush and Lemonade Shimmer Brush.

Here is this week's sketch.  We look forward to seeing how you interpret it.  Our challenge ends Sunday evening, September 13 and you can link up here.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch #364

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week's challenge uses strips along with a focal image and sentiment.  What will you be able to do with this fabulous sketch?

When I went to create my card I spotted a basket with lots of scraps from when I made my wedding thank you cards and I chose to use them.

Products used:

     Martha Stewart Paper Pack

     Recollections Champagne Shimmer Card Stock

     Kraft CS

     Carolina CS

     Sapphire Pigment Ink

     Clear Embossing Powder

     Spruced Up Cardmaking Stamp

       Tiny Wiggle Eye

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

     Stinkin' Inkers--Crafter's Choice

     Crafty Sentiment Designs--Anything Goes

     Through the Craft Room Door--Always Anything Goes

Now it's your turn to create following the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch #364.  Our challenge ends Sunday evening April 19.  You can link up your creations here.  We look forward to visiting your blog and commenting on your artwork.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

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Vinyl on Cards With Atlantic Hearts Sketch #361

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge!  This week we have a simple horizontal layout with 3 focal elements. (Of course you can rotate it if you wish).  

I've been making lots of wedding thank you cards lately and always try to add some sparkle to each card.  Opal holographic vinyl from Cricut was used in these cards.

The images are called Folk Art Lovebirds from Folk Art Festival (available in Cricut Access subscription).

Here are closeups so you can see the wonderful shine on these cards:

Close to My Heart products used:

     Sapphire CS

     Celebrate Today Paper

     Mix-in Paper (9011)

     Spruced Up Cardmaking Thank You stamp

       Sapphire Ink

       Scalloped Edge Thin Cut Die

I'm also entering these cards into the following challenges:

     All Fun Challenges--Anything Goes

     Lil Patch of Crafty Friends--Anything Goes

     Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge--Patterned Paper

     Die Cut Divas--Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

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Foiled Music Themed Card with Stella Says Sketch #805

Every now and then I like to pull out craft supplies I haven't used in a while.  For this challenge I took out my Minc machine, Minc toner printed paper, and Blue Minc foil.

This next photo was taken from a slightly different angle so you can see how the blue foil sparkles.

Did you notice that the blue vertical stripe is the negative part of the music themed toner paper?

Other items used to make this card are Bluebird card stock, Bluebird Ink and Spruced Up Cardmaking stamp,  Stitched Rectangles Frames thin cut dies, scalloped border thin cut die, Black Nuvo Crystal Drops and black and silver dotted paper from The Glitzy Glitter Paper Stack by DCWV.

Here is the fabulous Stella Says Sketch sketch that inspired my card layout:

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

     Through the Purple Haze--Anything Goes

     Lil Red Wagon--3 of something (black dots)

     Watercooler Wednesday--All about Occasions

     

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

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Country Dragonfly with Case This Sketch #355

I love CAS card sketches and the current one from Case This Sketch enabled me to ink up several new stamps and one previously unused stamp.  Country Dragonfly and the sentiment from Spruced Up Cardmaking are new and the ink spots are from the Strokes of An Artist stamp set which I've had for months.  I used second generation Lagoon ink for the bigger ink spot and first generation Lagoon Ink for the smaller ink spots.  The sentiment and dragonfly were stamped in Sapphire Ink.  A Purple Tri-Blend marker was used to color in the dragonfly which was popped up with 3D Foam Dots.

Here is the fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout:

I'm also sharing this card with the following challenges:

     Heart 2 Heart--All Spruced Up

     Die Cut Divas--New Things

     Tales from the Craft Room--Something New

     Allsorts Challenge Blog-More Than a Single Word                           Sentiment

     My Time to Craft--New Stash

     Craft Rocket Challenges--Something New

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

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