More Sketch Challenges

The other day I stamped and colored several flower bouquets from the February Close to My Heart Stamp of the Month set.   Realizing I needed to make several cards yesterday, I pulled out those bouquets and scoured the current sketch challenges to help get the job done.  

Here are the results.

For the Poetic Artistry Mojo Monday Sketch #530: 

 

For Freshly Made Sketches #420:

I missed the deadline on this challenge, but I like the layout anyway.

For Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge:

For the Stick It Down February Sketch:

And, just because I needed one more birthday card, one of my own design: 

Challenges:

Arty Divas Challenge #13 - ATG

Stamping Sensations February Challenge - Feminine 

Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge - Floral Frenzy 

Through the Craft Room Door Feb 4th Challenge - AG 

Crafty Sentiments Design Challenge - AG 

Artsy Stamps Digital Challenge #9 - Hearts/Flowers

I have one more fancy fold card using the same bouquet stamp, but I'm saving it for the Joyful Stars Close To My Heart Blog Hop on February 9th. 

Double Trouble Challenge #5

It's been a little hectic around here.  I managed to get a card made yesterday for the new Double Trouble Challenge #5, but I didn't have time to post it until now.

This week Double Trouble is celebrating Christmas in July along with the Heart2Heart Challenge with a fancy fold twist.

And just for fun, I thought I'd use the colors for the Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #301, too. 

 Here is my z fold card.

Oh, I forgot to mention that I followed Sketch #273 from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

 

 The poinsettia and word 'Noel' are from the CTMH Flower Market cricut cartridge, while the four oval cuts are from the Art Philosophy cartridge.

I'll also be entering these challenges: 

***Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #394 - AG 

Crafter's Castle Challenge #7 - AG; option of Christmas in July

heARTful stamping challenge - AG

The Merry Christmas Challenge July 15-Aug 15 - AG

The Holly and Ivy Challenge #32 - AG

Shopping Our Stash Challenge - Christmas in July

***Hazel has some awesome blog candy on her blog, My Crafty Outlook. Be sure to visit for the details.

Double Trouble #4 Card 2

Thank you for stopping by to check out the Thank You card I made for the Double Trouble Recipe Challenge:

 3 colors; a 2 word sentiment; and 1 image

 I chose Bashful, Pacifica and Mink as my 3 colors, so I can also enter the Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge.

 

At the request of the Twisted Sister, the tea cup and flower were heat embossed in clear and the bashful square and pacifica banner were dry embossed, although I'm using the debossed side.

And, I'm also using Sketch # 272 from the 

  Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

 

Additional Challenges I am entering:

Crafting From the Heart Challenge #214 - AG

Always Fun Challenges #66 - AG

Through the Craft Room Door Week of July 3rd - AG

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #71 - AG

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Flowers + a Sentiment (on the tea cup and embossed square)

CASual Fridays Challenge #203 - heat embossing (tea cup outline  and flowers)

Heart 2 Heart Challenge - AG

My next post will be for the July Close to My Heart Blog Hop. 

 I hope you'll come back.

 

Double Trouble Challenge # 4

Double Trouble Challenge #4 is a 3-2-1 challenge; 

3 colors; a 2 word sentiment; and 1 image.

The second part of the challenge is to follow and enter the 

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #271. 

My 1 image, the little frog, is a CTMH stamp.

At the request of the Twisted Sister, the 2 word sentiment, Happy Birthday, was heat embossed in gold and the linen background was dry embossed.

 I chose Linen, New England Ivy, and Gold as my 3 colors so I can also enter the Color My Heart Color Dare Tic Tac Toe Challenge.

 

Hope the gals in Vegas are having a wonderful time.

Can't wait to see the new catalog.

 

 

Great Impressions Stamps Card Set

Once the flowers start blooming, it isn't long before you start to see butterflies.  I thought I'd share a set of cards I've made using the Great Impressions Stamps Butterfly Frame H226S.
 I find a simple set of cards tied with a pretty ribbon makes a useful and lovely hostess gift.

I wrote the sentiments on the computer, aligning them with the right margin and spacing them far enough apart to accommodate the frame.  After printing them, it was easy to stamp the frame around the sentiment, color it with markers and pencils and then fussy cut.

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The Great Impression Stamps  May Challenge has just begun.
Check it out here.  

AHSC + CTMH FSOTM

The first acronyms I learned helped me read the notes to play the piano:  FACE were the spaces when reading music and EGBDF (every good boy does fine) were the lines.  Now everything is an acronym and my memory as I grow older isn't as good as as it was when I learned to play the piano in 1st grade.  Last evening, I even took a Pen-touch white pen to my keyboard because half of the letters were worn off and I was constantly getting the i and o keys mixed up.  Life is getting more puzzling with all these acronyms.  I receive comments from challenges DT members with initials like OLLCB or TTCRD or SAS4K and it takes a moment for me to recognize what those letters mean.  

So, for some of you who may be wondering,  today I have a card for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge and I've used a border stamp from the Close to My Heart February Stamp of the Month.

front of top fold card

inside

 As soon as I saw the sketch at Atlantic Hearts, I knew I wanted to try curving the border stamp to make a wreath.  After stamping I added a touch of color, using a water brush and the ink from the lids of my stamp pads.  I like it.

WDYT? 

Challenges:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge # 197 -

 

HeARTful Stamping Challenge - Anything Goes + rubber stamp

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #335 - Watercolour

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Jan. 31 - Always Anything Goes 

Die Cutting Divas Challenge #302 - Anything Goes (the stitched circles are La La Land Dies)

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #34 - Anything Goes 

TTFN

 

AHSC # 172 It kind of looks like a boat?

Interesting is how I'd describe the sketch today at 

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.  

To me it sort of resembles a boat.   

I'm imagining being out on a whale watching vessel and 

actually seeing a whale. 

Whale hello there!

 So, I went with that idea.   

 

 It is also a perfect sketch for using up some scraps.  Then I thought, why not use the colors from the current Color Dare Challenge?  And, I happen to have lots of pieces of the CTMH Fundamental papers in those colors, because I love it and refuse to waste a bit! (Really, when you dovetail a banner, do you save the little triangle?  It's that bad! 

 Love those papers!!!)

I can't wait until Wednesday when the DT at AHSC posts their cards to see what they did with this sketch.

Challenges:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge # 172

Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge # 205

 

Just Us Girls Challenge # 355 - Water 

Well, that was fun! 

Speaking of fun....

 

The CTMH Joyful Stars August Blog Hop 

starts Wednesday, August 10th.  

Hope to see you then!

AHSC #171 - Yummy Birthday

This double dip ice cream cone (CTMH Artistry Cricut Cartridge) makes a cute birthday card.  It's my entry for this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #171. 

The oval and number cuts are from the CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge. 

 Sentiment is a CTMH stamp.  Papers are CTMH. 

Embossing folders are from SU (background) and Cuttlebug (cone).

Additional Challenges:

As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Papers and Why (CTMH- easy to coordinate)

Aud Sentiments Challenge #161 - For a child + sentiment 

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge # 83 - Birthdays/Celebrations 

The Crafty Addicts Challenge #21 - Emboss It

613 Avenue Create Challenge #187 - Anything Goes w/ optional twist CYOC  (I chose the sense of taste with this yummy looking ice cream cone.)

Inkspirational Challenge #114  - Word Prompt - DIP (double dip ice cream cone)

Have a yummy day!

 

AHSC Christmas Cards

This week I made 2 cards using the sketch from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.  Why 2?  Well, I wanted to use a cut from the CTMH Artistry Cartridge and wasn't sure of the size.  So, I cut 2.  One thing led to another and now I am 2 cards closer to having my Christmas Cards finished. 

 

      (With the exception of Gold Wink of Stella in the flower centers, all products used for both cards are by Close to My Heart,)

Challenges I am entering include:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #170 (see sketch above)
Crafting From the Heart Challenge # 122 - Always Anything Goes 
Craft Your Passion Challenge #322 - Always Anything Goes
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #281 - Anything Goes
Love to Scrap Challenge #82 - Anything Goes
Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge - Summer Link-up
Brown Sugar Challenge #208 - Christmas in July 
As You Like It Challenge - Your Trademark Style (embossing- I like the added texture)
Aud Sentiments Challenge #160 - Anything Goes + a sentiment
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #373 - Christmas

Check back tomorrow to see the cards we made this afternoon at Joyce's CTMH Card Class. 

 

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

My grandson has a baseball game at 1pm this afternoon.  And I'm waiting for my DH to return from golfing so we can be on our way.  In the meantime, here is a birthday card I made for this week's AHSC.

 

Hot! Hot! Hot!

After some morning errands, I have now retreated to the cooler confines of my home.  

Hopefully, I'll get a few get well cards made this afternoon.  

First, I thought I'd show you this one, 

using some old CTMH Dotty Paper 

and the sketch from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. 

 

I am also entering these challenges:
Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Flowers
Fab n Funky Challenge #312 - 2 or more designer papers 
Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #201 - Anything Goes

Coming up on my blog....

Sunday, July 10th Joyful Stars July Blog Hop begins

AHS Mother's Day Card + CTMH Class 3/29

While I had the CTMH Flowers for Mom stamp set out on Monday for my Mojo Card, I used it a few more times.  This card follows the Atlantic Hearts Sketch.

 I can't believe I didn't smudge the white ink before it dried!

Challenges:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #153 -  

 

City Crafter Challenge #305 - Whitewash 

Crafting From the Heart Challenge #105 - Always Anything Goes 

Craft Your Passion Challenge #305 - Always Anything Goes 

Craftin' Desert Divas Linky Party - Black & White with a splash of color

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I almost forgot to show you the cards I made yesterday in Joyce's class.

We normally do 4 cards.  But, I had to leave early yesterday and missed card #4. 
Maybe Joyce will post it on her blog. 

Monday Makes

This morning I made two cards using sketches from my two favorite sketch challenges, Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge and Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge.

First ... my entry for AHSC#151

using CTMH papers and stamp, embossed in white.

 

And second... a boy's birthday card for the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #439, using a House Mouse stamp and misc. papers from my scrap boxes.

 

I am also entering this birthday card in the following challenges: 

Penny Black March Challenge - Feature a Creature

Hiding in My Craft Room Challenge #242 - Super Scraps Saturday

Imagine That Creative Playground Challenge #2 - Birthday

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Boys to Men 

As You Like It Challenge - Favorite Style of Embossing and Why (Dry Embossing is definitely my favorite.  It isn't messy; it's hard to make mistakes; I never burn my fingers; there's no sticky stamp to clean; and I like the dimension.)

Seize the Birthday Challenge - Birthday w/ optional topping The Great Divide

Scrapbook Cardmaking Challenge #38 - Birthday 

Have an awesome day!