Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge # 27

Here is the sketch for this week's challenge which was quite easy to do once I decided which image and sentiment I wanted to use.

Here is the card I created using this sketch:

The stamp is from Marianne - a Dutch stamp and die company.  The sentiment is from Your Next Stamp and was stamped using Color Box - Chianti.  The silver glitter paper is from Michaels - Recollections which is Michaels own brand.  The red ribbon bow which I placed near the top to avoid covering up Merry Christmas ribbon is from my stash.  The Merry Christmas ribbon is from the package of ribbon that I bought at Scrapfest last weekend.  The image was coloured using a mixture of Prisma Color Pencils and Sakura glitter pens.  I also added some extra bling with some clear flat back rhinestones.  The card stock is from my stash.  I have made this card for Kards for Kids HSC.  Hopefully it will put a smile on a young patient's face when they receive it.  If you would like to donate cards for Kards for Kids, please contact me so I can give you the information you will need.

Won't you consider playing along with us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge?  If you do decide to play along; please tell them that Anna sent you.  We have some very talented Design Team Members who do an excellent job of inspiring you with their interpretation of the sketch.  Don't be afraid to flip the design if that is what you prefer.  Go ahead, don't be shy!  We are a friendly bunch and will welcome you to play along each week.

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge # 25

One of our design team members designed this week's sketch at Atlantic Hearts.  It's an interesting sketch to say the least and it definitely challenged me and had me thinking outside the box.  Here is the sketch that Anna-Carin designed:

And here is my interpretation of the sketch:

The card base is ivory and is a larger than normal size.  It is 6 1/2 x 4 1/4.  The card stock is all by Bazzill.  The medallion was made with my paper scraps.  The snowflakes were cut using an Impressions Obsessions set of dies.  The sentiment is from CTMH stamp set - To You and Yours.  I also added the navy ribbon and some flat back rhinestones for some added bling.  I am quite pleased with how this card turned out.
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Happy 3rd Birthday Amber!

I have no idea where the last 3 years have gone!  It seems like just yesterday that I drove to my daughter's house to look after Sierra and Brooke while she and hubby rushed to the hospital for Amber's birth.  In reality; Amber's birthday isn't until next month - Nov. 2nd to be exact.

Here are some pictures of my youngest granddaughter Amber Jordan:

Nov. 2nd. 2010

Sierra (R) & Brooke (L) meeting Amber for the 1st time

Amber aged 2 - her Dad is from Ottawa and is an Ottawa Senators Hockey fan

Brooke, Amber and Sierra 

With my daughter Janice.  All dressed alike for the Color Run they did in Ottawa this summer

Back to School - Sep. 2013

  

Amber with her favourite Sesame Street character Elmo

Amber is always really happy to see us when we visit and makes a beeline for me and hugs my legs before I get a chance to pick her up.  She gives the best hugs and kisses and is so much fun.  She never sits still and my daughter and son-in-law have given up trying to get her to sit at the dinner table.  She is very active but will come back to the table, have a few bites and then she's off again.  She eventually eats all her dinner.  She loves making cards with me and she loves to play board games and do puzzles.  She is a whiz at playing games on the IPAD and could teach me a thing or two about the Ipad.

Here is the card I made for her:

I did something totally different with her card that I have never ever done before.  There is no stamping on this card at all!  I simply cut different elements from a 6 x 6 paper pad by My Mind's Eye titled Hootenanny which is chock full of birthday papers.  I also used ribbons, flat rhinestones for bling and an edge punch.  If you look closely, you will be able to see the embossing on this edge punch from Spellbinders.  A few circle punches and scallop circle punches with the fussy cut cupcakes which was popped up on 3D stickers.  I am very happy with how this card turned out and I'm sure Amber will just love it.

I need to put together some card kits so that Brooke and Sierra can make her a card as well.  I will also put together a card kit for Amber so she can make a card for Christmas.
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Freshly Made Sketches

I decided to play along with Freshly Made Sketches this week.  Here is the sketch:

And here is my card.

The card base is off white card stock.  The rest of the papers all came from the We R Memory Keepers kit which I spoke about in my previous post.  The butterfly stamp and sentiment are both from Verve - So Fluttery.  I stamped the sentiment with Versamark - Cinnamon.  I heat embossed the butterfly with Stampendous embossing powder - Red Dragon - love the glitter in this embossing powder.  I fussy cut the butterfly and  popped it up with foam dots onto the EK Success punched label.  The ribbon is from Walmart and the bling is from K  and Co. which I bought  at Michaels.  I really like this bright and springy card.  I am listening to the weather right now and they are calling for freezing rain.  It snowed earlier today and if I ever get my hands on that d*mn groundhog, he is going to wish he was never born!  LOL

Oma

Christmas in July

I made this card last month.  I am very pleased with how it turned out.  It looks much better in real life:

I love the pinwheel on this card.  The designer paper is from CTMH; brad from my stash; the embossed piece is the Petals a Plenty embossing folder from Stampin Up.  I embossed it using my cuttlebug (love this gadget!).  I used shiny gold card stock for the card and the 2 squares behind the pinwheel and the ribbon is from my rather large stash of ribbon.

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Valentine treat boxes

I had a blast this morning making these for my 2 granddaughters.  I made 2 red boxes and 1 pink box.  I will be filling them with Hershey Kisses.

I got the instructions here from Dawn.  Dawn has some awesome tutorials on her blog. 

I made mine a little bit bigger as illustrated by Melissa.

Here are the pics:

Materials used:  The pink ribbon is from my stash as well as the pink and red cardstock.  I used a corner punch and a Martha Stewart Eyelet Heart punch which I was lucky enough to get when Michael's had the MS punches marked down by 30%.  The red heart satin ribbon I bought at my LNS.  Both the LNS and Michael's are close to where I work so I shop on my lunch hour.

Here is a close up of that gorgeous MS punch:

I have a feeling I will be using this punch more often for anniversaries etc.