A new sketch challenge awaits your participation at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge Blog! Another background that tested my reformed perfectionist status! Once again, I created a 1/8″ card stock template to serve as an alignment tool to get the squares equally spaced from each other. Once I added all the square, the rectangle, and the… Read More »
Another great sketch this week on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge Blog! My arch dies are actually in storage in Florida! I ended up creating a mask by tracing a rectangle die and a circle to arch the top. Then I cut it out using a craft knife. I used this as a mask to then… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge used this sketch: I decided to pull out my Flower Fair background stamp again and do the spotlight technique to color in only the parts where the florals are featured in the sketch. I really love this stamp set. I have so many ideas for using it. You can use… Read More »
I’m quoting Michael Scott when I say that goodbyes stink! If you are an Office fan, you know what I mean! This is the last scrapbook challenge for the Challenge YOUrself scrapbook blog! Like all goodbyes, this one is bittersweet! I started on the Design Team in 2020 a few months after I retired from teaching. I have… Read More »
The new challenge for this week on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog is for this sketch: I have never been fond of adding fussy strips of paper to my card base. I am a reformed perfectionist and these kinds of card sketches test my reformed status. I hate when the strips aren’t evenly spaced from… Read More »
Falling in love with a new organizing caddy is one of my secret happy pleasures. There is also a 5% off coupon code to the shop below!! I have been trying out a new Stamp Caddy Organizer from the One Stop Apothecary Shop on ETSY and I absolutely love it! Check it out in my space: This… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! Paper Mixer Class went live on Thursday last week. It was so worth the $30 class fee. It was also worth spending the money to get the 3 sets of patterned paper, the stamp set, the floral die cuts, and the label set. I made all the projects along with the video and I LOVE them… Read More »
Who can resist creating a great scene card or two with the new Stampin’ Up! Relaxing Waterside stamp and die set? Not me! How great is this? I ink blended some Crumb Cake in along the bottom. Then added a layer of Coastal Cabana and topped it all with some Balmy Blue to create what I… Read More »
That’s right! This month’s challenge is Black and White! You can check out the other design team layouts over on the Challenge YOUrself Scrapbook Challenge blog! The last time we did a Black and White challenge, I was really inspired because Monique added a pop of yellow with her design. I LOVED it! So I CASEd her… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is another sketch that works really well with your pretty patterned papers! I haven’t been able to stop playing with the Lovely Blossoms Suite of products from Stampin’ Up! I thought this sketch was another perfect one for using those pretty papers I just can’t put away! I… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is all about layers! A perfectly layered card add so much texture and dimension to your design. I love a layered card, but sometimes it feels torturous to get those layers evenly spaced! But when you do…oh, wow!! I’m trying to remember to use my embossing folders more. … Read More »
This months Challenge YOUrself Scrapbook Challenge is a color challenge! This is not a color palette in my comfort zone of creating. I usually go for bolder color choices in the fall color tone family of colors. This felt like a challenge until I pulled out the Designer Series Paper that I got as the Product of… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Heart Sketch Challenge is a challenging landscape card with some interesting details! I thought about pulling out my scallop punch and using some scrap strips of DSP to make the details for this layout, but then I realized I had some ribbon that would be perfect for the scallop detail on this card.… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is a perfect sketch for using those paper strips we all have left over from our other paper projects. I always find these sketch to be challenging! I decided to confine myself to strips left from one double sided piece of Designer Series Paper. I know that back and front of… Read More »
The new Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is a great sketch for your favorite floral stamp and die set! I thought this was a pretty sketch. As soon as I saw it, I thought about pulling out some of the Easter Time Mix and Match Ephemera pieces that I haven’t even opened yet! I also remembered the basket… Read More »