AHSC Happy Thoughts & SU Card Class

After struggling with what to make for yesterday's Joyful Stars CTMH blog hop post,  the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge made today's card a breeze.  And, with the heart embellishments, this card will join the others I've been making for the 

Cards for Little Hearts current card drive.

Once again, I've used papers and zip strips from the 

new CTMH Chelsea Gardens paper pack. 

The sentiment is from CTMH, but is far from new.

Heart and dot embellishments finish off the card.

Here's the sketch I followed:

 

Challenges:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge # 246 

Shopping Our Stash Challenge # 336- Out with the Old (stamp, hearts) and In with the New (paper, dots)

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #447 - Inspiration colors white, blue and gray

 

 

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Tuesday I attended Jan Hoyt's SU card class. 

Although we stay in touch, it was nice to see her again.

Her class focuses on fun and simple cards like these:

That's not dirty snow, just a coating of glitter pen that photographed badly.  Honest!

When in Florida, you can say this and know you won't be doing any shoveling!

I'm saving this one for my grandson who will be 18 in March.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. 

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart January Blog Hop

Welcome to the January

Close to My Heart Joyful Stars Blog Hop.

Have some fun hopping between the blogs of this group of talented Close to My Heart consultants, and me, where we share creative projects using CTMH products.

Have you seen the new CTMH Seasonal Expressions Catalog?

Hop along with us to see some awesome projects using the new products.

It was a struggle to decide what to make for this month's blog hop.   My current focus has been on making Heart Themed cards for the Cards for Little Hearts February card drive, and switching gears was proving difficult.  I knew I wanted to use the new Cross-stitch Love stamp set with matching Thin Cuts, and I just love the new Chelsea Gardens paper.  

Stamping a bunch of the cross-stitched roses was a start.  (For me, it was much easier to cut the shape first and then stamp it.)   As I laid out the flowers on a piece of plain glacier blue cs, I spied the cross-stitched heart stamps in the set and began random stamping the cs.  Switching gears wasn't necessary, after all.  This will make a lovely card for one of the older girls in the hospital.

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from Andrea Sherman's blog.

Your next stop is Marie Flayer's blog.   The hop is

circular.  So if you are just starting here, simply continue hopping until you find your way back, making the full circle.  If you get lost, the complete list of participants is on Joyce's blog.

Challenges:  

Heart 2 Heart Challenge - Winter Blues

heARTful stamping Challenge - Anything Goes 

Crafting from the Heart Challenge #189 - Anything Goes 

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Winter Blues 

Allsorts Challenge #449 - Something New (stamps) 

Moving Along with the Times Challenge #62 - Flowers

Thanks so much for stopping by. 

Very Pink Cards

These cards will soon be on their way to Ohio, 

and the Nationwide Children's Hospital.

You can find out about the Heart Themed Cards

for Little Hearts card drive here.

 Both cards feature digital images colored with pencils and markers, a CTMH sentiment stamp, die cuts, embossing, baker's twine and lots of pink.

Challenges:

Challenge Up Your Life Challenge #82 - Embossing Folders 

Moving Along with the Times Challenge #62 - Flowers 

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 1 - Anything Goes 

Just Us Girls Challenge #442 - Anything Goes 

QKR Stampede Challenge #277 - Anything Goes 

As You Like It Challenge - Anything Goes  

Tweet Hello

Why didn't I get these double stitched rectangle dies sooner? 

 I love them!

They are from Our Daily Bread Designs.

It's time to make cards for the Cards for Little Hearts current card drive, to be distributed at Nationwide Children's Hospital in February for Heart Month.

Challenges:  

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #384 - Dies/Pinches 

As You Like It Challenge - Anything Goes 

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #511 - Anything Goes 

The House That Stamps Built DCC13 - Things with Wings 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Something New (dies) 

Die Cut Divas Challenge - Something New (dies)

The Alphabet Challenge - "U" Use 3 of something (3 frames)

Colour Crazy Challenge Week 1 - Anything Goes (the digi image was colored with pencils and blended with clear Wink of Stella pen) 

Mentally Cooling Off

After spending the last three days out in the hot sun at my grandson's baseball tournament, I decided to mentally cool off by making some Winter Cards for the current

 Cards for Little Hearts Card Drive. 

When I pulled out my box of Winter/Christmas stuff, I discovered a decoupage pack with coordinating papers right on top.  It came in one of my magazines, after I had already made all of last year's  cards.  Since it had 4 darling images, I decided to use that and dig no further.   Instead of making the images 6 layers high, I went with 3 layers and made 8 cards. 

After completing these cards, I still had a good bit of paper left.   Using a CTMH stamp, I made my own 3 layer decoupage image for these 2 cards.

It's so much easier just popping images out of a premade decoupage sheet than fussy cutting.  

But I really do like the effect of all the layers. 

There's still more paper, but I'm calling it quits for today.  

If you'd like more information about the

Card Drive for Little Hearts,

 

you'll find everything you need to know on the 

Christina Hor Designs Blog.

Challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge #183 - For a Child + a Sentiment

Crafty Animals Challenge #4 - Anything Goes 

A Perfect Time to Craft July Challenge - Anything Goes

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #47 - Anything Goes 

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #4 - Anything Goes 

The Crazy Challenge #252 - Animals 

Crafting From the Heart Challenge #166 - Anything Goes 

Thanks for visiting.

Debi