Cute & Simple ~ Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #683

Do you sometimes have trouble getting started on a project? A sketch is a great way to get the creativity going! it gives you a way to create just the way the sketch lays it out OR as a point to shift and pivot the design your way.

Our team at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge shares a sketch each Monday to get you started. The blo9g opens on Wednesday for entries.You can use it as is or flip, flop, rotate, change shapes....whatever works for you. We just need to be able to see the sketch in your project. Most of all....have fun!

I wasn't sure where I was going when I sat down to create with this sketch. I ended up with a somewhat monochrome look and I love how it turned out. It looks even better in person! I did end up changing the flowers to vases of flowers but otherwise stayed with the sketch. 

I started with die cutting the border pieces with our New Bordered in Beauty set and the Paper Medley DSP. There are SO many different dies in this set! The versatility of it is off the scales! You'll be seeing this set show up a lot in my projects.

After I had that part done I focused on creating the images. I pulled out several sets but decided the vases of flowers from the Pop-Up Petals set was the way to go. This is the point where I decided to stick with the two colors: Hydrangea Hue and Misty Moonlight. 

Once the images were stamped I added color with our Blends but I eft the leaves uncolored rather than bring in a green. I also painted the flowers with Wink of Stella, but as usual it doesn't show well in the photo but adds a nice sparkle. The round vase is popped up with Dimensionals to give depth to the design.

Since there is a lot of white I edged the sentiment with a Blend. I added some cute little butterflies from the New 2026-2028 In Color Butterflies pack. 

I kept the inside simple, too. A couple of sentiment and some more flowers. That's it!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

I love how this turned out. How will you use our sketch? We can't wait to find out.

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator 

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Tiny Flower Card ~ Color Dare #682

 Welcome to Color Dare! Each Friday we give you a combo of colors to use for any paper craft you like. This week you need to use both colors shown in our graphic PLUS only ONE color of your choice. There are Free colors we also give you to use if you like. See the graphic for the Free colors. NOTE: your color of choice should not be one of the Free colors.

I went with a CAS look (clean and simple) for my card. Using some products coming in January I'm giving you a sneak peek. What a fun couple of sets to work with and show off to you.

The tiny flower comes from the Pop-Up Petals Bundle and has a feature that allows you to create a pop-up feature that creates a 3-D effect. I didn't use that here but will for sure very soon! But, don't forget about the smaller images in a set. They need a chance to be the star, too! To call attention to the tiny flower I painted it with some Wink of Stella. It's hard to see in the photo but trust me, it's there.

The frame and die cut flowers come from what is a very versatile bundle: Swirled Designs. Sine I was using the tiny flower I wanted to frame it with one of the funky frames. Fun, right?!! There ways you can use your products the more economical they become!

I die cut the frame twice using blue and white CS. I saved the center of white to stamp the flower so it would be raised up in the frame. The die cut flowers were glued around the frame and adorned with a rhinestone center. Quick, easy and cute!

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I hope you enjoyed this sneak peek at some new products coming our way. It's going to be a fun New Year for crafting!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' UP® Demonstrator 

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