AHSC Sketch # 357 Love & Hugs

This week's sketch allowed me to create a simple card using cardstock, a scrap of ribbon and my favorite stamp set, Angel Hugs.

I really dislike making sympathy cards, but I've recently needed to make a few for some friends and family.  The Angel Hugs Stamp set is a perfect card to get the creative mojo flowing.

Atlantic Hearts Sketch # 357

I used some Peach cardstock and an embossing folder to create the background texture for this card, and then added some white and gold ribbon.  I coloured the praying girl with the Spectrum Noir Markers and added a simple Love & Hugs for the sentiment.

I hope you will take some time to visit with the design team and play along with this week's sketch.

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Stamptacular Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamptacular Blog Hop!

We will be featuring February's Promotion, Stamptacular.  If you have come here from the amazing artwork of Melissa Robinson you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog.

This month we have approximately 17 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's promotional stamps and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

I planned on working with more of the sets found in the sale, however life got in the way, aka my kids got sick and my crafty time got put on the back burner.  I did get to create using Perk Up Stamp set and Thin Cut collection.  I'm also going to share some artwork using this set from the fall collection, and some other examples of artwork made using sets found in this month's special.

Perk Up

Angel Hugs (stamp only)

Paper Pals Christmas

Hawthorn Cardmaking (sold out)

Now "Hop" on over to the always cleverly crafty Cat Nowak to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, this special is only available until February 29th!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!


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Dino Birthday for AHSC # 355

We've had some bad weather overnight, but I was able to get up early this morning while the kids slept in(snow day) to create for this week's sketch.  I work better under pressure.

Having kids means that I'm always in need of birthday cards....there always seems to be an invitation coming home for another classmates birthday.

I thought that this weeks sketch would allow me to create the same card again easily when in a pinch.

 

Here is my take on sketch # 355 for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

Cross Canada Blog Hop - Celebrate Today

Welcome to our February Blog Hop featuring artwork created using the Celebrate Today collection. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop and I'm the first stop when you are hopping from the East Coast to West Coast. If you came from Kristine Ponte's Blog then you are in the right place!

For my project I used the lovely Bluebird, Lagoon and Mint pattern from the Celebrate Today Paper collection.  I think this is my favorite pattern from this collection. I needed to make some sympathy cards, so I pulled the Angel Hugs stamp and Thin Cut set along with (sneak peak) Yesterday & Today Cardmaking stamp set that is coming in March to create these lovely cards.

The Angel is coloured with the Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Markers and is popped up using 3D Foam Tape.  She is mounted on a layer of White Daisy and Mint Cardstock.  The sentiment is from the Yesterday & Today set, and I added some doodling for effect.

Celebrate Today

Angel Hugs - Only a Few Left in Stock

Marker Colours:

Green Turquoise Blend

Fair Skin Blend

Tan Blend

Brown Grey Blend

Citrus Blend

Blender

To get a better idea of the colours used on the card, is a closer version.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Sheena Brooks.

If you get lost along the way, you can come back here to this list:

Michelle  You Are Here!

Sheena

Brandi

Janet

Valerie

Kim

Kristine

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring artwork using the Yesterday & Today collection. So mark March 10th on your calendars and hop along with us.

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Trio of Hearts for AHSC # 354

This week marks the 14th term that Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge has been running. The very 1st sketch was posted on April 29th, 2013.  We have had many amazing sketches over the years, and have some very talented design teams and participants creating with my sketches.

I've made it a priority to create for all my sketches, as the past year or so my schedule was extremely full, and I admit, I just didn't have the time for me.  I'm making changes, and crafting is a huge part of who I am, and I need to make more time for me.

This week's sketch was extremely fun, and I knew exactly which paper collection I would use. Here is Sketch # 354.

For my creation I used the Oh My Heart collection that is available from Close to My Heart until February 29th.  The sentiment is also from the stamp set that is part of this special promotion.  The center pieces is a trio of die cuts from the Heart Thin Cut set, and I've added stickles to the 2 larger hearts and the banner.

I hope you will take time to hop over to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge, check out the artwork from the design team, and also play along.

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February SOTM Blog Hop - Cherishing Her

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring February's SOTM, Cherising Her, a set of 23 stamps.  If you have come here from Melinda Everitt's blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog. 

This month we have approximately 21 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this February's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

For my project this month, I decided that I really wanted to focus on the image provided and make it the focal point.  So I stamped the image off the edges of the cardstock at all four corners.  I used the new Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend markers to color in the image.  The sentiment is from the SOTM, and is stamped in Black ink.  I added some loose Gold Sequins just to add some bling.

Marker colours:

Coral Blend, Pale Pink Blend, Citrus Blend, Dull Green Blend, Light Green Blend,Citrus Green Blend and Orange Blend, I also used the Blender Marker to pull extra color from the images.

Now "Hop" on over to Wendy Kessler's blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the MONTH SOTM is only available until MONTH 30th!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!


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