We begin December with a new challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.
For this sketch I used a lot of things from my Christmas stash box: some patterned paper from CTMH, a die from Simon Says, some snowflakes from a Gina K set, and brads! Yes, star brads from the very mixed up embellishment drawer. Stitched dies also from Simon Says and Gina K.
Hope you will play along!
Try A Sketch On Tuesday #684, and I had a blast digging through my stash of supplies! Many of them I have had for quite some time, others newer (foiling).
Products used:
Savvy Garden Wreath die (#10157)
Spellbinders Layered Pointsettia Tree dies (July 2023)
Gina K Designs Berries & Vines Poly-Glaze sheet and gold foil
Simon Says Stamp gold matte card stock; sentiment from Gnome for the Holidays (their 2019 kit)
This is a fabulous sketch and if you need even more inspiration, check out our sister challenge blog Double Trouble! See their 3-2-1 recipe below.
This week's new sketch at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge!
I seem to be loving browns and warm autumn colors this chilly, wet week. I have used all Gina K Design products for this card.
Card stock, patterned paper, Harvest of Love stamp and die set, Master Layouts 19, and mini pearl bling. I colored with Altenew Artist markers.
Inside is a birthday message for a friend who celebrates Thanksgiving with a birthday cake :-)
Hope you will play along with this lovely sketch!
Playing around with Spellbinder's Acorns & Oaks stencil today. And inspired by Freshly Made Sketch #712. I inked with embossing clear ink, scattered gold, red, and copper powders and heat embossed. Then I used Altenew's Stone Wall stencil over it all. And also inked with an old texture stamp in black. I tried dry embossing some of the desert storm card stock with the Stone Wall stencil - it wasn't very deep, but I rubbed over it with white pigment ink and gave it the texture stamp treatment, too.
The sentiment/die is from Gina K Designs Harvest of Love set.
A new challenge at Try A Sketch On Tuesday!
My card is a mini Slim-line (3.25" x 6.25")
I ink blended Gina K Designs Ocean Mist, Cadet Blue, and Tranquil Teal. Splattered with gauche, and popped up some foiled snowflakes and a sentiment from Merry & Light which is a collaboration set from Gina K and Simon Says Stamp. I have had the little snowflake sequins in my stash for quite a while. Taking photos of foiled cards is tough...
The challenge also goes along with our sister blog Double Trouble which went live yesterday. It's recipe can be seen below.
The new sketch challenge at Atlantic Hearts inspired me to try some stamping and partial die cutting techniques.
For some reason I just wasn't feeling like die cutting and piecing together a lot of flowers...so instead I stamped this Spellbinder's image and then flipped it and stamped again. I did the partial die cut and flipped and cut the other side before I colored just to be sure it would work. Yay! It was perfect. I added the card panels to a mini-slim line card base and backed the die cut with the chocolate card stock so the flowers would stand out. The sentiment from the same set was gold embossed and I added a few mini gold beads and some gold gel pen on flower centers.
My card for Try A Sketch On Tuesday #682. Had to put my thinking cap on for this sketch because I wanted to also include the 3-2-1 ingredients for Double Trouble with the Twisted Sister's optional to include a bird. Not too many birds in my collection, but a search found Gina K Designs Harvest Silhouettes which I paired with a Foliage Filler die cut, and circles from Master Layout 7. The rest is from my stash: old SSS patterned paper, SU! ribbon and a CTMH sentiment. (It's not hoarding folks :-) it's creative opportunities) All stamped with Distressed Oxide Hickory Smoke.
Hope you are inspired to play along with one or both of these challenges!
