I consider this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge to be a classic card layout. It’s a great go-to design when you aren’t sure what you want to do. This sketch works for so many stamp sets! You can use this layout in either landscape or vertically. I love using it when I have a floral or… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge has the following sketch: I started by cutting a Cherry Cobbler and a Shaded Spruce mat to 4 x 5-1/4″. I lined the diagonal up with the track on my trimmer and cut each piece in half diagonally. Then I gently turned the cut pieces so the other diagonal lined up… Read More »
I enjoyed playing with this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge! Check out this week’s sketch: I love this sketch. It feels like a classic layout that you could use over and over again with so many different stamp sets. I chose to do a Christmas themed card today. The stamp set that I used for this… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is a slimline style card sketch! I decided to create a Christmas card since my craft table is literally filled with Christmas papers and ephemera! I added lots of dimension to this card, along with some ink blending for the background. I used Soft Sea Foam ink with a blending… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge has a fun torn paper detail! I think this is one of the go to techniques for paper crafting lately and I love the touch it adds to my projects. I think this is a lovely sketch and a quick one to create as well. I pulled out the Peaceful… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge gave me an opportunity to highlight one of the gorgeous new papers from the Lights of Aurora DSP set from Stampin’ Up! When I was thinking about what I wanted to create with this sketch, I didn’t notice that all the rectangles were different lengths. When I cut my paper, I… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is all about using those paper strips you have sitting in a pile somewhere in your craft room! I actually don’t have a big pile of paper strip scraps sitting around, so I decided to try a twist on this sketch. I pulled out one sheet of pretty Beautiful Gallery Designer Series… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge offers another sketch to utilize those left over strips of paper you have sitting on your desk. I was not a fan of this sketch when I saw it. Using up strips of paper scraps is not my forte and my cards always end up with too many layers for… Read More »
This week’s card sketch challenge for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is up and running! A perfect sketch for using some of our pretty papers or a favorite background technique! I chose to use some pretty papers for this one. This gave me an opportunity to play with the Impressions Abloom stamp set and the pretty… Read More »
Time for another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge! This is a weekly challenge and there is a new sketch every week. I love it when a sketch or a challenge reminds me of a technique that I haven’t used in a while. This week, that technique is torn paper. I was wishing that I had invested in more… Read More »
There is a new sketch challenge each week at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. We would love to have you join us for the challenge! This is a fabulous sketch! It’s perfect for highlighting some of the new In Colors that are being released by Stampin’ Up! this week! I used the Of Art and… Read More »
Today starts a new sketch challenge on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog. The sketch this week is perfect for a clean and simple card. It’s a great sketch! I loved the simplicity of this sketch. Sometimes sketches have so many details in them that you end up with a super busy card. Not with this sketch!… Read More »
Time for another sketch challenge on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog! This is another challenging sketch for me. I don’t typically use small strips of paper as a focal point on my cards. I pulled out the A Little Latte DSP and found a piece that I liked the pattern on both sides. I cut a… Read More »
It’s time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge for this week! Admittedly, this is another sketch that took me outside of my comfort zone! I’m not sure why. It’s pretty straight forward and I did immediately know which stamp set I wanted to use for this. I had more trouble picking the DSP that I wanted to use. … Read More »
There are a few new goodies in the Stampin’ Up! store today. I played with one of them to make my Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge card for this week. Here is this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch for the Challenge: Here is my card: This is a gorgeous bundle! The bundle has a stamp set, die… Read More »