Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #572:

April has sure been living up to its reputation for rain showers but it's been really on the cold side which isn't normal for this time of year.  

Our townhouse complex is being re-roofed and our unit is one of the first to be done so there is a lot of pounding, things dropping and general chaos as the work progresses.  I am however thoroughly "over the roof" that it's finally getting done!  Unfortunately with the lack of sunshine its a slower go than one would expect. Today I'm excited to share a "new to me" sketch challenge called Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.  It was recommended to me by my stampin' bestie Sheri, who often participates in their weekly challenges.  Her comment was this is a great challenge site because the design team give lots of feedback and there are always fun challenges.  Well that was enough to get me looking.  

Here's the Sketch Challenge Atlantic Hearts #572: 

Here's My Card:  

I'm continuing to make Anniversary cards and this one is quite elegant.  It began with an 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Crumb Cake card base that was scored at 4 1/4".  A layer of Gorgeous Grape measuring 4" x 5 1/4" was added next and followed by a beautiful sheet of Perennial Lavender designer series paper.  I love the artistry of these papers.  

For the oval on the card sketch I chose a floral oval wreath from the retired Eden dies.  I debated about using a purple toned cardstock for the oval, however decided to use basic white to tie it in to the beautiful flowers in the dsp.  I'm glad I did as it lent a folksy whimsical look to the card.

At the top of the wreath oval I added some Gorgeous Grape and Lost Lagoon lavender sprigs and a Lost Lagoon taffeta ribbon.  I also randomly placed fine Purple Shimmer Gems to add some sparkle.  The Happy Anniversary sentiment was stamped with Versamark and Lost Lagoon inks and heat set with Clear Embossing Powder.  

This was a fun and easy card to make because the oval die and the designer paper made it come together quickly.  Please let me know if you liked this card, I love to get feedback.  Be sure to pop over to the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog and take a look at the beautiful card entries for this week's challenge.

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Camping Theme Anniversary Card - TSOT644

Hi everyone.  I'm trying another challenge card with the Try Stamping On Tuesday (TSOT) group.  Here is their sketch:

Click here to see TSOT Challenge 644

HERE'S MY CARD: 

Camping season is just around the corner and I have several friends who get together to golf and camp every summer.  One of the couples will be celebrating a milestone anniversary, so I wanted to make them a fun outdoorsy type of card.  

I am still trying to use up retired papers so this was a great opportunity to use leftovers from the "He's the Man" designer series paper pack.  

Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set and Dies:  He's All That (R)

Cardstock:  Early Espresso, Soft Succulent, Whisper White

DSP:  He's The Man 12 x 12 DSP

Accessories:  Gold Adhesive Backed Swirls (R) 

This was a fun sketch and the card was easy to assemble.  I'm happy I was finally able to make the deadline for this sketch challenge.  

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Gold Foiled Flowers Anniversary Cards

I have several wedding anniversaries coming up so I decided to get my supply of cards finished ahead of time. Back in January I purchased a set of cards called Gold Foiled Flowers Cards and Envelopes (item #162589).  

This set comes with ten gold foil Very Vanilla cards and will make some elegant anniversary cards. Because both sides of the card base are covered with the foil design, I can cut them in half and make around 20 cards. There are only ten of the coordinating envelopes, but I'll make additional very vanilla envelopes and emboss the flaps so they match the cards.

Okay to get started, I chose the layout from this week's Freshly Made Sketches #630 challenge sketch.   Here is the sketch: 

Freshly Made Sketches #630 details for challenge 

Here is my FMS#630 card: 

Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set:  Perennial Postage (Sending Love and Best Wishes), Petite Pairs (Happy Anniversary) and another brand for black flower cluster

Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Gold Foiled Flowers Card Bases 

Ink:  Momento Tuxedo Black 

Embossing Folder:  Layered Florals 3D #162935

Accessories:  Brushed Brass Butterflies #158136 AC

Here are additional cards made with this card set: 

I hope you enjoyed these cards.  I'm planning to order another package of these during the upcoming Last Chance Sale starting on April 9th.  Maybe I'll make wedding cards with the next batch.  Let me know if you like these elegant anniversary cards, I'd love to hear from you.  

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Every papercrafter needs stuff, but not everyone can afford to place orders over $200 or host workshops to accumulate sales, so offering my monthly hostess code for smaller orders, is my way of saying "thanks for supporting my business".  

If you're planning on placing an order valued from $60 to $199.00 (before shipping and tax) during the month of April just add my April Hostess Code #3JEUSAA at the end of your order to receive a small token of my appreciation and thank you card. 

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If your order totals more than $200, no worries, you'll automatically receive Stampin' Rewards at the checkout based on your order total and will be prompted to enter products adding up to the qualifying amount before you proceed to checkout.  And, you'll still receive a thank you card from me. 

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My husband and I are off for a walk around the lake to enjoy the sunshine and have a relaxing day.  Later on we'll go to my brother and sister-in-laws for Easter dinner which we're looking forward to.  

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Zany Birthday FMS#628

Well another week has flown by and there's a promise of Spring between the rain drops.  I'm thrilled to see all the cherry trees starting to add some colour and the daffodils in full bloom. It helps to shake the doldrums off.  

I've been trying to build my stash of birthday cards as I have so many friends and family with birthdays in March and April it's hard to keep on top of them.  Almost one or two per day this past two weeks.  I'm trying to use as much of my supplies purchased during the year and using up designer papers from this year's is at the top of my list.  For today's birthday card I used the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #628 as my base.   

Here's My Card:

I get such a giggle out of the animal characters in the Zoo Crew Designer paper featured on page 132 of the Annual Catalogue.  Click here to see another sweet little ballerina I did for a challenge a week or so ago.  She makes me smile too! 

For today's card I fussy cut the chubby little hippo ballerina and have her as the main star of  my focal.  She's dancing her little feet off on stage.   

Let me know if you enjoyed today's card.  I really enjoy getting comments on my cards.  I'd like to know if you like designer papers that feature cuttable figures such as the little hippo or the elephants on the inside of the card.   

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Beautiful Perennial Lavender

I fell in love with both the Perennial Lavender Suite Collection featured on pages 24 and 25 of the January Stampin' Up! Mini Catalogue the moment I laid eyes on it.  I'm sure the attraction was the beautiful designer series paper and the mixture of samples that were shown, but whichever it was I knew I needed wanted everything in the suite.  

I love every single piece of designer paper in the Perennial Lavender 12 x 12 paper pack.  The combination of crumb cake, very vanilla highland heather and gorgeous grape just speaks to my inner soul.  

Here Are My Cards: 

 I thought I would share a couple of the projects I've made with this gorgeous suite.  

I wanted to showcase this beautiful paper so my first card features a 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 panel of designer series paper on a basic white card base.  I've added a 4 x 5 1/4" layer of Blackberry Bliss card stock that I die cut with the heart die from the Fancy Florets dies.  

The little brass butterflies work beautifully with this designer series paper and its delicate images.  

This fancy fold is called a Cascading fold, and I used the Perennial Lavender DSP and stamp set as well as ephemera from the January Paper Pumpkin kit, and the Cake Fancy stamp set from the January to April Mini Catalogue in the design. 

I love mixing and matching cardstocks and dsp, so for this card I chose a retired cardstock called Just Jade for the base and mats. What a great mix. The Just Jade really worked beautifully with the the purples and crumb cake in the dsp.  

I stamped the "Birthday Wishes" sentiment from the Cake Fancy (#162932) stamp set on the basic white mat in Highland Heather Ink.  The flower and leaf ephemera are from the January Paper Pumpkin kit, and the butterfly is from the Perennial Lavender stamp set and stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink.

This was the first time I stamped with the Cake Fancy stamp set.  This 25 piece Photopolymer stamp set is well worth the investment. It is a Stampin' Up! Distinktive stamp set, which means that the image stamps have a special texture that gives them added depth and dimension in a single step, creating photo-realistic images.

There are multiple flowers and fruit in this set for decorating the cake or using for other designs. I also love the five sentiment stamps which I can mix and match for other celebrations and big achievements besides birthdays. 

For this card I stamped the images with Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather and Crumb Cake inks.  I also used my blends between the layers to close up any gaps caused by not overlapping the image.  Love it! 

Cake Fancy #162932

For the front of the card I mixed the ephemera and Perennial Lavender stamps for the focal point. The sentiment "It's your day" is one I use often when crafting a birthday card.  It's from the "A Good Man" stamp set which retired a few years ago. 

Well that's it for today folks.  I'm going out to enjoy the Sunday sunshine and get some exercise.  Life is not all about papercrafting!  I'll be back again next week and share some more cards made with the Perennial Lavender set.  Please drop me a comment to let me know if you're a fan of these cards and or the suite.  I'd love to hear from you. 

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