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Atlantic Hearts Sketch #462 Hello all! The Atlantic Hearts Challenge blog's challenge #462 is a fun one and we hope you join us this week. My anniversary is coming up this month (18 years!) and so decided to make a fun card for my husband. Sorry that I only have one card to share today, but I am still trying to dig myself out of getting behind on my design team work after having Covid...   Supplies used:   Stamps:  Lawn Fawn's Manatee-rific stamp set, a very old splatter stamp in my stash Dies: Lawn Fawn's Manatee-rific die set, Pinkfresh Studio's Essential Blanket Stitched Minislimline rectangle ,  Gina K Design's Master Layout 2 , Reverse Confetti Double Banner Garland die set (retired) Paper: Patterned paper in my stash, white cardstock, watercolor paper Ink: Twilight VersaFine Claire ink , Catherine Pooler's Cummerbund ink, Markers: Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers Gansai Tambi's Starry Colors watercolor set   Embossing Powder: Ranger's clea

Make the Cards Challenge #49: Any Shade of Green Hello all! Today I am thrilled to share three cards I made for the newest Make the Cards Challenge (#49) as a part of their design team. This challenge is asking us to get ready for spring by making cards with any shade of green in them. I decided to combine this with one of my "homework" assignments for Altenew Academy's Let It Shine class. Supplies used: Stamps: Altenew's Leaf Canopy stamp and die set, Altenew's Tropical Jungle stamp set Dies: Altenew's Leaf Canopy stamp and die set, stitched rectangular dies in my stash, stitched fishtale flag sentiment strip die in my stash Embossing Folder: Altenew's Illusion Triangles 3D embossing folder Paper: White cardstock in my stash, watercolor paper in my stash, gold glitter cardstock in my stash, green patterned paper in my stash Ink: Altenew's Frayed Leaf Dye Ink, Catherine Pooler's Green Tea and Sea Glass ink, Lucky Clover and Twisted Citron

Try Stampin' on Tuesday #544 Hello friends! We  have a new challenge (#544) over at the Try Stampin' on Tuesday Challenge blog and hope that you can join us. This week's challenge is a sketch, with an optional theme of watercoloring. I also made my first card using the colors from the Color Hues #35 challenge -navy and pink. I decided to pull out a (slightly older) stamp set from Picket Fence Studios that I really love to make my Design Team cards for this challenge.   Supplies used: Stamps: Picket Fence Studios' I Wish We Could Hug stamp set (retired) Dies: Gina K Design's Master Layout 2 , stitched circle die in my stash Paper: Patterned paper in my stash, watercolor paper, rose gold glitter cardstock in my stash Ink: Nocturne VersaFine Claire ink, Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide, Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink Embossing Powder: Ranger's Holographic embossing powder Markers: Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers Washi tapes in my stash Gold dimensional alph

  Atlantic Hearts Sketch #461 Hello all! The current challenge at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#461) is a very versatile one, and hope you are inspired to play along. I have been working through a variety of classes at Altenew Academy, and I decided to practice with one of the techniques I was reminded of while watching Laurel Beard's Background Magic class while making these two cards and share the card over at Altenew's Inspiration February Challenge . I hope you join us this week for this challenge.  Supplies used:   Stamps:  Altenew's Bamboo Rose stamp and die set, Altenew's Watercolor Dots stamp set, Altenew's Paint-A-Flower: Lotus Outline stamp set Dies: Gina K Design's Master Layout 2 , stitched circle die in my stash Paper: Altenew's Alcohol Ink Backgrounds 6x6 paper pack , Ombre 12" x 12" Specialty paper (ombre glitter cardstock) from Stampin' Up!, watercolor paper, patterned paper in my stash Ink: Pine Needle Distre