Sending Hugs

 

This week's sketch challenge at Atlantic Hearts

My card used so many different things from my stash - Gina K Designs houses from the Winter Wonderland set, Best Friend background stamp from My Favorite Things, sentiment from Avery Elle Hugs set, arrows and hearts from a tiny Simon Says Stamp set, plaid paper from Authentique that I got in 2019!  I made the tiny envelopes.

I really had fun making this. Hope you will play along, too, and share your card at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

Joyful Christmas in July

 Joyful today for summer days...but crafting for another season. It's always fun to go through the Christmas stash in July and make some cards.  It's the second most used kind of card after birthdays, so very helpful to get a head start! 

Try A Sketch On Tuesday has two sketches and a month-long challenge for Christmas in July.

My card uses a Spellbinder's embossing folder (Hexi Snowflake, July24), Gina K Designs Ornamental Trees die, some green gold card, and a sentiment die from Savvy that's been in my stash for many years. 

You can also check out our sister blog challenge #220 at Double Trouble!

Sweet Summer Wishes

 

Wonderful new sketch at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge!!

My card used a reverse frame technique from Natasha Foote with Altenew's Nesting Arches.  The berry clusters are from Gina K Designs newest kit - Strawberry Harvest embossing folder, dies, and stencil; sentiment from Sunny Days and Breezy Nights. The inks I used were inspired by Meghann Andrews: Medium and Dark Cranberry, Grass Green, Medium Spruce, and Sweet Corn.

Hope you will play along!  The challenge runs through Sunday, July 5th.

Star Spangled Birthday

Do you have friends or family with a July 4th birthday?   I have three friends with birthdays on the 3rd, 5th, and 6th.  So I am making some cards today to get in the mail.  This is a pull-tab flip card design from Connie at Simply Simple Stamping.  

The cake image on the front is an older Art Impressions stamp, also used an ancient set from CTMH for the stamped stars and star brad, and the sentiments are from Gina K Design's newest kit.  

You Shine TSOT

 

Challenge #698 starting now at Try A Sketch On Tuesday

and you can also craft along with our sister blog Double Trouble and their 3-2-1 challenge that began yesterday. (see below)

My DT inspiration for TSOT includes some ink blending, stenciling with silver paste, a bit of stamping and a die cut sentiment and heart. It's a mini-slim line card (3.23"x6.25")  I went for a literal interpretation of the sketch because I loved the cascading stars.

Optional Twist: use some glitter or sparkle on you card.

Miss You Tag

 Crafting today is inspired by several challenges, beginning with the sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches #587.  Also linking to AAA #316 1+1 selecting summer and beach, and to Just Us Girls #827 Summer challenges.

Ink blended with Gina K inks, tag die also from Gina K. Stamps are CTMH sets about 2007, sentiment from Altenew.

Thank you for visiting my blog today!

Dena

You are Awesome

Happy to be going to my granddaughter's promotion ceremony tomorrow. She's on to middle school next year!  Time sure flies.

This is my inspiration card for #686

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge new sketch this week. All the design Team cards are posted on the AHSC blog on Wednesday, but you can play along now until next Sunday. 

My background stamp is SSS You Matter, the sentiment is from SSS May 2019 kit Thankful Flowers, the flowers and leaves are from embossing/die/stencil sets from Gina K Designs - Serene Branches and Blooming Branches. Innocent Pink card stock from Gina K.