Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

 Sketch #387

 

   Hello, I'm back with the ladies at Atlantic Hearts, creating with Sketch #387. 

 

 

 

   Why is it something that looks so simple is actually really hard to do right?  LOL, always the way.  

 

 

 

 

   For this Challenge I went a little Christmas, with Comfort and Joy, red Glitter paper and Gold Foil paper. 

   I also used the white pointsettia from the C&J sticker sheet and a couple of retired Gold Glitter gems to finish it off.  The sentiment is from last Christmas' collection, Holiday Trimmings (C1810).  I bent the stamp around the block at the desired angle to 'wrap-a-round' the sentiment.  Enjoy!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #386

 Sketch #386

    Hello again!  I'm back this week with another entry for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge group.  This is my second card for this challenge, and it is more seasonal.  Here's the sketch we were working with (love it):

  This time, I'm using parts from the current Comfort and Joy pack.  I love the black and red tartan!  The red is the new Scarlet cardstock.  The little bit of brown I used to mat the white is actually one of the PML cards cut down.  And, instead of stamping an image, I used one of the stickers from the sticker sheet.  The 3 gold foil flowers are also from the sticker sheet, part of a 12" border, that I cut and trimmed. 

    

    The sentiment is from another of my 'go-to' sets that never gets put away- Just to Say (D1629).  And if you look closely, you'll see I 'highlighted' the bolder strokes with the Gold  Nugget Metallic marker.  The star is actually a long-retired embellishment that I coloured with this marker too (love these soooo much!); and then I added a few little Gold glitter gems to the tree to finish it off.

 

 

 

    Well, that's all for me this week!  Be sure the visit with the other participants, and don't forget to leave comments- we love to hear from you!!  

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge- Card #1

 Sketch # 386

Hi there, I'm back with the gals at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge this week, with 2 different cards, so I have 2 blog posts to visit.

Here's the Sketch (I love it as it is!):

 

 

 

 

I'm deep into Christmas mode at this point but pushed myself to do something non-seasonal.

 

 

 

      This is a simple little card for a friend of mine.  I used papers from Seas the Day and Stitched Together, along with a little Mink cardstock. 

 

   I stamped the flower image on white cs and then cut off/ around what I didn't want.  The roses are coloured with Coral and green Triblend markers. 

 

 The stamps used are: A million Little Things (D1925) (I LOVE LOVE LOVE!) and Say It All (C1632) for the sentiment (this is 1 of my 'go-to' sentiment stamps- it never gets put away! 

 

   I finished the image off with a little Clear Shimmer pen, for just a little shimmer. 

 

 

 

    I used some retired CTMH embellishments for the ribbon and gem.  And I 3D'd both the sentiment and  matted image.  

 

 

     Enjoy!  Don't forget to take a look at all the entries and leave comments- we love to hear from you!!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

 #385

    Welcome back!  This week I'm crafting with AH Sketch #385: 

 

 

 

   My card uses the Partytime paper pack and stickersheet, from the Annual CTMH catalogue.  I cut the sentiment from one of the Zip-strips.  I finished it off with a few retired Sugarplum glitter gems. 

   

 

 

 

   Hope you like it!  Please check out every participant's work, and don't be shy about leaving comments- we love to hear from you!!

September/October New Product Blog Hop, with Melinda Everitt

 

     Hello again!  I'm quite 'keen' to participate in this New Product Blog hop, showcasing products from the latest catalogue offerings by Close To My Heart.  Participating bloggers will be showing off a hodgepodge of products from the newly released September/ October Seasonal  and Core Annual 2020-21 Catalogues.  You should have come to me from Maureen- Welcome!!

 

  If you know me, you know I'm all about all things "Fall"- the changing colours, cooler temps, apple- picking and warm cider/ hot chocolate with a good book.  I love all the colours of Fall- the the yellows and golds, the browns and reds and everything in-between.  So, it's no surprise that CTMH's Bloom With Grace (BwG) is right up my alley.  With a little incentive from the Atlantic Hearts weekly Sketch Challenge, I started the ball rolling with a 'starburst' layout.

Here, I used many of the BwG products, including:  the paper pack w sticker sheet (X7260S), the Coodinating Cardstock pk (X7260C), the PML cards (X7260D) and the Wood Shapes (X7260E).  I based my layouts on 2 sheets from the New Wood Grain paper pack (X8017/ pg 12 Core)- 1 sheet is like Birch bark and the other is a warm Oak wood paneling.  I love the not-quite- white with the dark, golden brown, and I repeated it with the Zip strip on the left page. This season also brought us new colours and I sampled them on the right-side page- Cinnamon, Desert Rose,  and Sundance (yellow).  Where the large stickers would lay over the photos, I've put them on 3D tape, so I can easily slip pictures in later without unsticking these elements.  I also used the September SOTM (S2009) on the label in the lower left corner of the right-side page.
   Next, also inspired by an Atlantic Hearts Sketch, I created 1 -single card, a set of 12 cards and another 2 page layout.

And-

  For the single card, I used some of the Sangria/ Desert Rose marble paper to mat the base and then cut down 1 of the PML cards to fit the Sketch.  The sentiment is from the Sticker sheet and I did sneak in a little retired ribbon and embellishment.  I finished by stamping the sunflower  from Sunflower Sympathy on the envelope.
   I thought the sketch lent itself well to reproduction, so I decided to create a set of cards using it.  I switched it up slightly by adding full size cardstock base mats (optional).  I used half the paper pack and 3 sheets of cardstock (plus white for stamping) to create these 12 cards.  I did use retired embellishments I had on hand but could just as easily used Liquid pearl, Stickles, Gold gems or elements from the Wood Buttons ( new-Z3668, pg 68, Core), which I did not have (YET!).  Some of the cards still looked a little 'bare', so I added some of the BwG wood elements, as well as some stamped and die cut images from With a Thankful Heart (new-Z3775/ C1866).  Images were coloured with the TriBlend markers.  Just for variation, I raised some parts with 3D tape.
   I thought the AH sketch would look good as a layout so created this one.  Here I used the BwG paper pack, a couple of the stickers from the Sticker sheet, a few of the Wood embellishments and I fussy- cut 1 of the Zip strips for the yellow scalloped ribbon on the right-side page.  I did add the completely contraband ribbon on the left, but I thought it went well with the overall layout. And, finally, I used images stamped and die cut from the (now retired) Joyful Sunflower set (Z3740/ D1932), and coloured with a variety of TriBlend markers.  And, I fenced my sunflowers in with a fence cut from the Wood Grain paper pack.  For the sentiments on the left-side page, I used 2 stamps from the Sept SOTM (S2009).
   For my final offering (I promise it's almost over! LOL), from some of the clippings I made this 'scraps' card-

The base is Sangria and the smaller mat is Fern.  I stamped the sentiment 3 consecutive times (1st, 2nd and 3rd generation stamping) with Espresso ink on a 3x4  BwG PML card and finished off with more images from With a Thankful Heart, some which I put on 3D tape.
   As promised, that was the last project.  This is a hop 'in the round', which means if you visit everyone, you'll end up where you began.  If you get lost, you can find your way with the Hop list here.  From me, you're off to visit Kathy.  Please feel free to leave comments, we love to hear from you!  If you're interested in any of the products, you can message me here in the comments or on my FB page, or check it out online.
   Please be aware that this post will be copied for another blog- with different links, for the Cross Canada Blog Hop, so no, you're not seeing double- LOL!  I hope you've been inspired to create with Bloom with Grace, or any of the other great products you've encountered on this Hop.  Don't forget to check back regularly for new offerings!  Thank you!!

Cross Canada Blog Hop- Bloom With Grace

    Hello again!  I'm happy to be back with the Cross Canada Blog hop.  Participating bloggers will be showing off projects made with Bloom With Grace, from the newly released September/ October Seasonal Catalogue.  You should have come to me from Colleen - Welcome!!
  If you know me, you know I'm all about all things "Fall"- the changing colours, cooler temps, apple- picking and warm cider/ hot chocolate with a good book.  I love all the colours of Fall- the yellows and golds, the browns and reds and everything in-between.  So, it's no surprise that CTMH's Bloom With Grace (BwG) is right up my alley.  By the way, all these projects were made using 1 paper pack w sticker sheet, 1 pk of PML cards and 1 pkg of BwG Wood embellishments, along w the Wood Grain ppk and probably only 1 pkg of Coordinating Cardstock (I used loose from single colour pks).   
   With a little incentive from the Atlantic Hearts weekly Sketch Challenge, I started the ball rolling with a 'starburst' layout.

  Here, I used many of the BwG products, including:  the paper pack w sticker sheet (X7260S), the Coodinating Cardstock pk (X7260C), the PML cards (X7260D) and the Wood Shapes (X7260E).  I based my layouts on 2 sheets from the New Wood Grain paper pack (X8017/ pg 12 Core)- 1 sheet is like Birch bark and the other is a warm Oak wood paneling.  I love the not-quite- white with the dark, golden brown, and I repeated it with the Zip strip on the left page. This season also brought us new CTMH colours and I sampled them on the right-side page- Cinnamon, Desert Rose,  and Sundance (yellow).  Where the large stickers would lay over the photos, I've put them on 3D tape, so I can easily slip pictures in later without unsticking these elements.  I also used the September SOTM (S2009) on the label in the lower left corner of the right-side page.
   Next, also inspired by an Atlantic Hearts Sketch, I created 1 -single card, a set of 12 cards and another 2 page layout.

  For the single card, I used some of the Sangria/ Desert Rose marble paper to mat the base and then cut down 1 of the PML cards to fit the Sketch.  The sentiment is from the Sticker sheet and I did sneak in a little retired ribbon and embellishment.  I finished by stamping the sunflower  from Sunflower Sympathy on the envelope.





   I thought the sketch lent itself well to reproduction, so I decided to create a set of cards using it.  I switched it up slightly by adding full size cardstock base mats (optional).  I used half the paper pack and 3 sheets of cardstock (plus white for stamping) to create these 12 cards.  I did use retired embellishments I had on hand but could just as easily used Liquid pearl, Stickles, Gold gems or elements from the Wood Buttons (new-Z3668, pg 68, Core), which I did not have (YET!).  Some of the cards still looked a little 'bare', so I added some of the BwG wood elements, as well as some stamped and die cut images from With a Thankful Heart (new-Z3775/ C1866).  Images were coloured with the TriBlend markers.  Just for variation, I raised some elements with 3D tape.



   I thought the AH sketch would also look good as a layout so created this one.  Here I used the BwG paper pack, a couple of the stickers from the Sticker sheet, a few of the Wood embellishments and I fussy- cut 1 of the Zip strips for the yellow scalloped ribbon on the right-side page.  I did add the completely contraband ribbon on the left, but I thought it went well with the overall layout. And, finally, I used images stamped and die cut from the (now retired) Joyful Sunflower set (Z3740/ D1932), and coloured with a variety of TriBlend markers.  And, I fenced my sunflowers in with a fence cut from the Wood Grain paper pack.  For the sentiments on the left-side page, I used 2 stamps from the Sept SOTM (S2009).

   For my final offering (I promise it's almost over! LOL), from some of the clippings I made this 'scraps' card-

The base is Sangria and the smaller mat is Fern.  I stamped the sentiment 3 consecutive times (1st, 2nd and 3rd generation stamping) with Espresso ink on a 3x4  BwG PML card and finished off with more images from With a Thankful Heart, some which I put on 3D tape.
  







    As promised, that was the last project.  This is a hop 'in the round', which means if you visit everyone, you'll end up where you began.  If you get lost, you can find your way with the Hop list on Michelle's blog here.  From me, you're off to visit Brandi.  Please feel free to leave comments, we love to hear from you!  If you're interested in any of the products, you can message me here in the comments or on my FB page, or check it out online.
   Please be aware that this post will be copied for another blog hop- with different links, for Melinda Everitt's September/October New Product Blog Hop, so no, you're not seeing double- LOL!  I hope you've been inspired to create with Bloom with Grace.  Don't forget to check back regularly for new offerings!  Thank you!!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

 Sketch # 384

Hi again!  This week I'm crafting along with the gals at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge, to the tune of  Sketch #384: 

 

 

I decided to make a Christmas card using a little bit of the new CTMH paper pack- Comfort and Joy, along with Black and Pewter (both sides) cardstock and a little strip of Silver Metallic paper (not Glitter paper).

 

 

 

 

 

 For a bit of added dimension, I popped the whole center element up on 3D tape. 

  

   Then I finished it off with a Red Glitter snowflake and a sentiment on a mini tag, complete with silver thread ties.  For the embellishments, I could have gone with straight up silver glitter gems but I wanted to mix it up a little, so I used 3 little dots of silver Stickles.

 

  I hope you like it!  Please visit everyone who participates and feel free to leave comments- we love to hear from you!  Please drop by again next week to see what else I can come up with- LOL!

 

Melinda Everitt's CTMH SOTM Blog Hop- September 2020

 Hello, I am happy to participate this month in the CTMH SOTM Blog hop by Melinda Everitt.  This month the SOTM is Here for the Memories ~ September 2020.  It looks like this:

 If you've come from Maureen's blog , you're in the right place.  If you get lost, check back with Melinda for a complete list of participants.






    Although I absolutely love this set, I really couldn't see using it on a card, except for maybe the "Let the good times roll" or the "Love" in 'Scrapbooking with Love', but neither fit with what I had in mind.  So I ended up using stamps from this set on 2 different layouts already submitted to the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (Sketches # 382 and 383).  On the 2nd page of the starburst layout (# 382), I used the 'Memories Collected' stamp for a short ID label (who/ when/ where).  Have a look:

And this is the complete layout:

   The second layout was submitted to the Challenge for Sketch #383.  It looks like this:

And up close:

I stamped the We Came stamp in Espresso and the Say Cheese in Sangria on Canary.  Here's the complete layout:

  Both layouts were made using the brand new Bloom with Grace paper pack, Wood embellishments, Sticker Sheet and Coordinating Cardstock and the new Wood Grain paper pack.  In the second layout I also used some ribbon I had on hand, and images stamped and die cut from Joyful Sunflower (Z3740/ D1932).
    Well, that's it for me for this month.  If you're interested in getting this set at a discount check with your CTMH Consultant or here.  You're next stop should be with Lauren Moore.  Remember, if you get lost, just check in with Melinda @ ifyoublingit.blogspot.com.  I hope you've found lots along this Hop to inspire your creativity and hope to see you back next month for the October SOTM Blog hop!