It’s time for a new sketch on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog for this week! I loved the look of this sketch, so I followed it exactly! I usually modify something on the sketch, but I really liked this one!! I participated in Stampin’ Up!’s Virtual Card Retreat 2026 last week and I really… Read More »
I have another sketch challenge from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge! This isn’t one of the weeks my team is scheduled to create a card for the sketch challenge, but this is one of my favorite card layouts. I decided to play along! I’m still playing with the Mix & Match Christmas cards & envelopes, tag… Read More »
There is a new sketch challenge for theAtlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge this week. For this challenge, I wanted to do a little watercoloring with my watercolor pencils. I used the new Amber Autumn stamp set from Stampin’ Up!. I stamped my image in StazOn ink and the added color with my watercolor pencils. I used my blender… Read More »
Have you ever loved a sketch so much that you made two cards inspired by it? Check out this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge: I used the ephemera sets from Stampin’ Up! to make my cards this week. I was playing with Say Something and Good Times ephemera sets. I loved this little vase of flowers with… Read More »
I have another sketch to share from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge and it’s another good one! I love this one! I have so much pretty patterned paper and this is a perfect sketch for using all that DSP. I used the Pretty Florals Suite for this card. I adore the papers in this set. The… Read More »
I have another interesting and challenging sketch from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge for this week! This was a challenging sketch and a challenging layout! I kept the number of rectangles to a minimal amount and tried to use a variety of sizes. Here is what I came up with: I found it very challenging to… Read More »
The Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is still going strong! We have a great new sketch to play with this month and we would love for you to play along with us! This sketch looked so challenging to me when I first saw it. There are so many layers and details. It just felt busy. I’ve gotta tell… Read More »
I have a new card sketch to share with you for this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I won’t lie…I wasn’t excited about this sketch. I don’t love the strips of paper layered like this. I can never get the card to look nice when this is part of the design. UNTIL TODAY! You bet. I was… Read More »
It’s time for a new card sketch challenge for this week at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I am not going to fib. I struggled with this sketch! It’s such a simple sketch and I’ve made cards using the 4 small squares like this before. I don’t know why I just couldn’t make those 4 squares work… Read More »
The end of the month always brings on the need to use all those paper scraps that I created from my beautiful patterned papers throughout the month. I took the opportunity to use my scraps with this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge card! As soon as I saw this sketch, I knew I wanted to create a… Read More »
I love a good sketch! This week’s sketch at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is a good one! I love when a sketch includes a basic shape behind a focal image. It always provides a nice anchor for my decorative stamped and die bits. It also provides an opportunity to use some go to dies. In my case,… Read More »