Pretty Christmas Card ~ Atlantic Hearts Sketch #599

Hello! I'm well into Christmas Card making these day and wanted to share this pretty one with all of you. I love Christmas Cards in non-traditional colors. Although this one is close to traditional it still reaches out of the box a bit. 

Using a deep purple for the buds is what really makes me love this card. Paired with the green and neutral brown it all comes together well. 

I used the Color Coach (Color Wheel) to put these colors together. These are Triadic colors and honestly, I don't think I would've thought to use Pecan Pie with the other two colors if not for the Color Coach.

For the sketch challenge you can use the sketch however you like. Rotate, flip, flop....you get the idea. We just need to be able to see the sketch in your design. The sketch goes live on Monday with our blog opening for entries on Wednesday. 

See below for a link and list of the products I used.

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

• Golden Greenery Stamp Set + Dies Bundle

• Greetings of the Season 

• Spotlight on Nature Dies

A few more products used for this card:

• Cardstock: Basic White, Blackberry Bliss, Pecan Pie
• Inks: Blackberry Bliss, Shaded Spruce, Pecan Pie
• Drusy Adhesive-Backed Embellishments 
• Stampin' Dimensionals
• Color Coach

We'd love for you to give our sketch a try! Let's see what you can do with it!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator 

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Field in Bloom Card ~ Color Dare #622

 Welcome to color Dare #622. For this challenge you must use ALL THREE COLORS shown in the graphic. Your colors must be a very close match. Kind of close doesn't count. See the graphic for more info.

Make any paper craft you like. When you're ready to join our challenge click here.

I created this pretty field of flowers for my design. It was very easy to do with this stamp set. I only used 3 of the stamps and the leaves and flowers lined up perfectly with ease. To get the Periwinkle color I used 4th generation stamped image of Gorgeous Grape.

I added some sequins and dots of silver pearl as accents then called it finished. 

Direct link to Color Dare #622

Fields in Bloom Stamp Set

A few more products used:

• Keeping Tabs Stamp Set (sentiment)
• Cardstock: Basic White, Moody Mauve, Pretty Peacock
• Ink: Moody Mauve, Pretty Peacock, Gorgeous Grape
• Adhesive-Backed Sequin Trio

Silver Liquid Pearl

For a quick, easy and very pretty card give this stamp set a try! I know you'll love the results!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator

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Embossed and Stenciled Card ~ Color Dare #621

Come on in! It's time for a Tic Tac Toe challenge from our team at Color Dare! Pick your colors by row, column or diagonal. After that you can use more of the colors in the graphic if you like. There are some Free to add colors, too. See the graphic for the details. 

Your colors must be a very close match. Kind of close doesn't count. Make any paper craft you like. When you're ready to join our challenge click here. 

I used the right column of colors for my card. The image was dry embossed then sponged with ink.  More details shared with the photos.

As I was sponging the color on the leaves I kept it light. This gave it a "pointillism" look as a technique. The flowers are tiny so they came out solid so you could see the color. I added some sparkles and a sentiment and it was done!

Direct link to Color Dare #621

 Floral Sprig Embossing Folder + Stencil
Available individually or as a set.

A few other products used for the card:

• Simply Said Stamp Set (sentiment)
• Cardstock: Basic White, Crushed Curry, Petal Pink, Garden Green
• Ink: Crushed Curry, Petal Pink, Garden Green
• Rhinestones
• Sponge

This is a great way to create a pretty card in a short time. Change out the colors for a wide variety of looks. 

Thanks for stopping by! Hope to see your project for this Color Dare!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator 

#showandtellwithmichelle #colordare #cardmaking #stenciling #embossing

Pretty Ephemera Card ~ Atlantic Hearts #597

 

Welcome to a new sketch from our team at Atlantic Hearts! Every Monday we give you a new sketch for inspiration. You can flip, flop, rotate, etc. with the sketch. We just need to be able to see the sketch in your design. Most of all..... have fun!

I stayed pretty true to the sketch this time. Using things I already had on my desk I quickly created this card. I love using up all those extra pieces laying around!

Starting with a neutral color for the card base I went with some color from a DSP pack and added the Ephemera as a focal point. Layers are popped up with foam tape and some sparkle was added, too. Very quick and easy putting these "leftovers" together.

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge
A new sketch goes live on Monday.
The blog opens for entries on Wednesday.

Thoughtful Journey DSP

Fully Flowering Ephemera Pack

Spotlight on Nature Dies

A few more basic products.....

• Simply Said Stamp Set
• Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Blackberry Bliss, Basic White
• Ink: Tuxedo Black
• Rhinestones
• Stampin' Dimensionals 

Why not give our sketch a try? It's a lot of fun to see how creative everyone gets using the sketch.

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator

#showandtellwithmichelle #stampinup #cardmaking #atlanticheartssketchchallenge

Framed Floral ~ Color Dare #620

 Welcome to Friday! Friday's are great for a lot of ideas but here at Color Dare it's because we go live with a new color challenge. For this challenge you MUST use the TWO top colors in the graphic. Then you pick only ONE of the colors in the bottom row. See the graphic for the fine print info.

Make sure your colors are a close match. Kind of close doesn't count. Make any paper craft you like. When you're ready to join our challenge click here.

I decided it felt like a "floral" kind of day so as I was out cutting the grass I worked on the design in my head. Multi-tasking at it's best. HaHa!

I random stamped the flowers then cut a mask of the flower so I could add the leaves. This way it looks like the leaves are tucked under the flower. Using second and third generation stamping of my ink colors gave me a match for the challenge colors. 

I cut the window with a die from the bundle and love the unique shape. I outlined the inner and outer edges of this layer with a Metallic Gold Marker and added a bunch of dots in Gold, too. That's it! 

Direct link to Color Dare #620

Regal Flora Bundle

A couple more products......

• Cardstock: Basic White
• Ink: Moody Mauve, Lost Lagoon, Coastal Cabana
• Stampin' Dimensionals
• Metallic Gold Marker

There you go! What does our color challenge inspire you to create? We can't wait to see!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator

#showandtellwithmichelle #stampinup #cardmaking #colordare #colormyheart #colorchallenge

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