Smiles Begin with You - AHSC #194

My card this week as Design Team Member for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #194. Join this challenge...you have until Sunday, January 15th to enter your project.

The design team reveal for this sketch will be on Wednesdays, so be sure to stop by to see the beautiful cards from the rest of the design team and other entrant inspirations for this challenge...and every Monday for new sketches. 

My first intent was to create another Christmas Card...you'd think I would tire of them...but just thinking about my stash and how nice it was when I completed and sent out timely this past Christmas.  

Since we don't see a lot of snow out here in Arizona, my thoughts went to the upcoming spring... however, that may be pushing it.

When looking through my stamps I wanted my focal point to be the sentiment and decided on this one and stamped on design paper.  As far as the design paper I really wanted to use one of the new packets but my order had not come in yet as of yesterday and couldn't wait to see if it came in today.  So again started going through my stash of design papers and decided on Charlotte.  Trying many zip strips from Charlotte, the banner at the bottom of my card was found in this packet but is the design paper from La Vie En Rose...perfect for my card.  

The flowers and leaves of the floral bouquet were stamped on several design papers, fussy-cut, curled the edges and attached with 3D Thin Foam Tape.  Same stamp set was used for the corner florals on the inside of the card.  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:

Design Paper

     Charlotte 

     La Vie En Rose 

Cardstock 

     Sorbet, White Daisy and Black

Stamp Set 

     C1641 Springtime Wishes Occasions 

     A1172 Smiles Begin with You

Ink 

     Black, Sorbet and Seafoam (Retired)  

     Sorbet 

      

Merry Christmas - H2H Season of White

Honored to be a new Design Team Member for Heart2Heart. This week's Challenge for the month of January is "Season of White." Please join us weekly for inspirational challenges ... AND you have all month to create and be eligible for recognition of the Top 10.  Hop on by to see all the DT members and participants creations.  

I have been a participant of Heart2Heart for a couple of years and each month awarded the badge of "Addict"  One of the many reasons I enjoyed participating ... the variety of Heart2Heart challenges of inspiration, themes, sketches, colors and more.  

However, now as a DT Member I was finding it difficult to choose my interpretation for this week's "Season of White" challenge ... in fact I had three cards under construction and finally decided my interpretation was to use a favorite retired Paper Pack "White Pines" and make my 2nd Christmas card for my 2017 stash.  

This was a fairly easy card to put together with a little layering and didn't really need any embellishments because the design papers are so pretty.  Finished with a die-cut sentiment. 

Also submitted to the following challenges: 
Happy Little Stampers "Christmas"   

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:

Design Paper 

     White Pines 

Cardstock 

     Cranberry and Colonial White

Dies 

     Impression Obsession Die 439-J Merry Christmas 

Thank You - Color Dare #225

Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #225: Our First Challenge for the New Year 2017.  This week’s colors (All and Only) Colonial White, Fern, Pomegranate, Champagne and Cashmere.  We encourage you to use CTMH products; however you may use any products to participate using closest to colors ... please join in the fun. 

You don't need a blog to submit your entry...if you are a member of Pinterest you can set up a Folder and link your entry to our Challenge. You have until Thursday, January 5th to enter your project. 

My Color Dare DT card was combined with Freshly Made Sketches #269.

My friend gave me a new die for my birthday and I was anxious to use and thought this would be an excellent sketch to show off the Love Bouquet.  CAS for me  

For the inside...cut away the foliage and flower from the one die-cut and adhered to corner of inside.  

Also sumitted to the following challenges: 
Happy Little Stampers "Anything Goes with Dies" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design/Specialty Papers

     Paper Fundamentals  "B" - Champagne and Cashmere

Cardstock 

     Colonial White, Pomegranate and Fern

Dies

     Simon Says "Love Bouquet" 

     Lawn Fawn "Thank You Border" 

Embellishments 

     Green Ribbon 

     

     

Congrats! - AHSC #193

My card this week as Design Team Member for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #193. You still have time to join this challenge...you have until Sunday, January 8th to enter your project.  

Please hop on by to check the Design Team members and other entrant inspirations for this week, and every Monday for new sketches. 



Happy New Year:  Well, I missed making a New Year's Card so I decided to make it a congratulatory card for any occasion, leaving the inside blank for a personal note.  

Also submitted to the following challenges: 
Happy Little Stampers "Anything Goes with Dies" 

CTMH Products Unless Otherwise Identified:  
Design Paper 
     Charlotte 
     Paper Fundamentals "Adventure" Topiary 
Cardstock
     Colonial White, Topiary, Pear and Sweet Leaf 
Stamps 
     Sentiment - M1143 Festive Congrats Occasions
     Inside of Card - S1611 New Year's Cheer SOTM 
Die-cuts - Cricut Design Space 
     CTMH Artistry - Champagne Glass #M412BA4
     Cricut Thanksgiving - Grapes #M448FD 
Inks
     Topiary and Golden Ember 
Other 
     Liquid Glass 
     3D Thin Foam Tape 



 

Joy "White Pines"

My card this week as Design Team Member for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #192. You still have time to join this challenge...you have until Sunday, January 1st to enter your project.  

Please hop on by to check the Design Team members and other entrant inspirations for this week, and every Monday for new sketches.  

2017 CHRISTMAS STASH:  This is my first 2017 Christmas Card using the last 2016 Atlantic Hearts sketch.  The other day I received several Christmas dies and wanted to try some of them out...so decided to do another Christmas card for the start on my 2017 stash.  

Last year before the retirement of the "White Pines" Paper Pack...I ordered another packet with the intent to use for my 2016 cards; however, with all the pretty new CTMH Winter paper packets I never pulled this packet out.  All the Design papers are very pretty and any combination is a perfect match.  The snowflake was cut from the same design paper as the background behind the die cut deer.  All dies were layered for dimension and additional foam tape used on the snowflake.  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:

Design Paper 

     White Pines 

Cardstock 

     Cranberry, Champagne and Colonial White

Dies 

     Peachy Cheap - Christmas Dies 

Other

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Twinkle - AHSC #191

My card this week as Design Team Member for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #191. You still have time to join this challenge...you have until Sunday, December 25 to enter your project.  

Please hop on by to check the Design Team members and other entrant inspirations for this week, and every Monday for new sketches.  

MY CHRISTMAS STASH:  This is my eighth and final Christmas Card using the Atlantic Hearts sketches, and happy to say most of my cards are already in the mail.  



Heart2Heart and Between the Folds 36B challenges  both required using CTMH Paper Pack "Oh Deer"...so please stop by these challenges to see the many projects created by the Design Teams and entrants.  This paper is so versatile, great Christmas or any occasion cards...one of my favorite paper packs.  

Pretty much followed the sketch with just adding some layers of frames, and also layered all the banners.   Stamped the sentiment on the panel with versa-mark and then embossed with gold. 

 Awarded:  

Added a couple more zip strips on the right-hand inside border of the card. 

  

Also Submitted to the following Challenges: 

Heartful Stamping Challenge "Anything Goes" - No Digitals

Aud Sentiments Challenge "Christmas For Your Love"
The Outlawz - Sunday CAS Violin Day "Music or Notes"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Paper 

     Oh Deer Design Papers and Zip Strips

Cardstock

     Colonial White, Desert Sand, Cocoa

Dies 

     Assortment from Peachy Cheap 

Stamps
     Twinkle SOTM
Embellishments 

     Bitty Sparkles

     Zig - Wink of Stella "Clear" 

Other 

     Ranger - Gold Embossing Powder 

     3D Regular Foam Tape 

     

Magic of Christmas - Color Dare #224

Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #224: Join us in this week’s challenge for the combination of colors White Daisy, Crystal Blue, Cranberry and Willow (All and Only). We encourage you to use CTMH products; however you may use any products to participate using closest to colors ... join in the fun. You don't need a blog to submit your entry...if you are a member of Pinterest you can set up a Folder and link your entry to our Challenge. You have until Thursday, December 22nd to enter your project. 

Due to everyone's busy schedule for Christmas preparation and parties, Color Care has decided to take a couple weeks off and the next challenge will be posted on January 6, 2017...so please come back and join us for another fun filled year of color challenges.  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

This card was created using Cas(e) This Sketch #201.  Oops, I missed the deadline for this posting, must have calculated wrong, but still want to give credit to the challenge's sketch.  I don't often do CAS cards but thought I would try one.  








I've had this stamp set for some time, and since this was a CAS card it would be good for a focal point because there is so much design to it.  The stocking was stamped first in cranberry, then masked to add the gift box in willow, and the sentiment stamped with crystal blue.  Using a second stamp set added under the sentiment some soft crystal blue snowflakes.  The panel was die stitched and adhered with foam tape on a decorative cardstock to add a little more whimsy to the card.  

The inside was stamped with a few more soft crystal blue snowflakes. CAS and fast...and happy with the results.  

Also sent to the following Challenges:

Heartful Stamping Challenge "Anything Goes"

Creative With Stamps "Use Christmas Stamps"
Aud Sentiments "Christmas For Your Love" 
Happy Little Stampers "Christmas" 


CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Cardstock
     Daisy White 
     Paper Fundamentals - Whimsy "Crystal Blue"
Stamp Sets
     C1506 Flakey Friends
     S1610 Yuletide Joy SOTM
Inks
     Cranberry, Crystal Blue and Willow
Dies
     Lawn Fawn - Stitched Borders


     

Coffee Treet

Will be making an assortment of Coffee K-Cup Gift Boxes....this is the first one and is made for the 2016 Winter Coffee Lovers Bloghop.

Also submitted to the following Challenges:  

Aud Sentiments "Christmas For Your Love" 

Products Used:

Cardstock 

     Daisy White 

Design Paper

     Carta Bella Christmas Wonderland Packet 

       By Stephen Duncan "Joyful and Triumphant"

Embellishments 

      Carta Bella Christmas Wonderland Packet - Element Sticker  

Cricut Disign Space

      Text for Sentiment "Coffee Treet" - Printed 

      Bubble - Cricut Fonts and Special Shapes

You Tube Tutorial 

      Simply Simple K-Cup By Connie Stewart

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas - AHSC #190

My card this week as Design Team Member for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #190. You still have time to join this challenge...you have until Sunday, December 18 to enter your project.  

Please hop on by to check the Design Team members and other entrant inspirations for this week, and every Monday for new sketches.  

MY CHRISTMAS STASH:  This is my seventh Christmas Card using the Atlantic Hearts sketches...watch for my next Christmas Card every Monday until mid December.   

Was going to use holly stamps and when I went to Cricut Design Space to get the cuts to stamp on decided to make my own panel with the same cutouts for a shaker card. Filled the shakers with tiny glitter, and the berries are red sequins with liquid glass added to the center of each berry.  Made my own sentiment through the text on Design Space and printed with the Cricut thin pens in red.  Distressed the panel of holly with Cranberry ink.  

Also submitted to the following Challenges: 
The Outlawz - Tuesday's Color Challenge "Red & Green"  
ChouxChoux Paper Art "Christmas/Winter"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 
Design Paper 
     Fancy Pants Designs "Happy Holly Days" 
Cardstock 
     Cranberry and White Daisy 
Inks / Pens
     Cranberry for Distressing Holly Panel
     Cricut Red Thin Pen for Sentiment
Embellishments 
     Red Sequins - Verve "Holiday Mix"
     Holiday sprinkles
Die Cut - Cricut Design Space 
     CTMH Artiste Personalized "Holly" Cuts in Rectangle for Shaker
     Lawn Fawn - Mini Snowflakes No. LF995
     Sentiment - Cricut Text Personalized and Printed
Other 
     3D Thin Foam Tape 
     Liquid Glass 

Happy Owl-iday - Color Dare #223

Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #223: Join us in this week’s challenge for the combination of colors above or using "Oh Deer" CTMH Paper Packet and combined with a Heart2Heart Sketch Challenge 

We encourage you to use CTMH products; however you may use any products to participate using closest to colors ... join in the fun. This card was also shared with Between the Folds Challenge 36A also using "Oh Deer" Paper Pack.

You have until Thursday, December 8th to enter your project for Color Dare, but a couple weeks for Between the Folds. You don't need a blog to submit your entry...if you are a member of Pinterest you can set up a Folder and link your entry to our Challenge. 

Took one of my favorite design papers from the paper pack, die cut the snowflake in place of the circle in the sketch and backed with a dark cardstock for contrast.  Cut a section of one of the PML Cards in the packet and framed with cardstock.  Added ribbon/bow and set a cute little owl on top of the bow...stamped a sentiment, framed and placed on the panel.  

On the inside of the card put a diagonal border of the same design paper and die cut a deer.

Also entered in the following challenges:

The Outlawz - Twisted Thursday "Anything Goes" with Twist Christmas tree

Cuttlebug Mania "Shine"  Stars or Candles 

ChouxChoux Paper Art "Christmas/Winter"

CTMH Products Uses Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Paper 

     Oh Deer Design Papers and PML Card 
Cardstock 
     Colonial White and Cocoa 
Stamps 
     Custom Stamp Set 
Dies 
     My Momenta - Owls
     Memory Box - Spectacular Snowflake No. 99183
     Gina Marie Designs - Buck and Doe Set
Embellishments
     Ribbon - CTMH Chocolate Collection
     Thin Foam - Dollar Store