Sunday, January 26, 2025

Valentine Wishes - AHSC#613

It's hard to believe we are almost into the last week of January already.  It's been a month since Christmas and Valentine's Day is just two weeks and a bit away. Time's flying! Here's this week's sketch challenge by Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #613.

I decided this sketch might work well with the January Hearts To You Paper Pumpkin kit that's been languishing on my desk since it arrived. Although it's a great kit I haven't been motivated to make Valentine Day cards. Being a procrastinator to the fourth degree, I sometimes need a push or an idea to get my creativity going and this sketch with its clean and simple lines was just what I needed.  

Here's My Card: 

Supplies: 

Card Stock:
  • Red striped card base from Paper Pumpkin January 2025 kit
  • Gold Glitter cardstock 5 1/4 x 4" for mat on front.  Punched the hearts out from the center before adhering to card base 
  • White Heart Strip from  the kit 
  • Scrap of Basic Black for the sentiment 

Ink:
  • Real Red for inside sentiment 
  • Momento Black 
  • Versa Mark Embossing Ink for sentiment 
  • Gold Embossing Powder 
Accessories: 
  • Dimensionals
  • Stampin' Up! Heart Punch (R)
  • Paper Pumpkin Kit - January 2025 
  • Basic D cross hatched Embossing Folder for White Hearts
  • Pink Sequins on alternate cards from kit  
This is the Hearts to You January Paper Pumpkin Kit Refill 

I found the strip of white hearts that was included in the kit to be just too white, so I dry embossed this one with the Cross Hatched Basic 3-D Embossing folder (R) to give it some texture and make it stand out a bit more.  The strip isn't quite wide enough to fit across the 5 1/8" x 4" piece of red cardstock so I cut it and centered the cut part under the two gold hearts.  It worked perfectly and later on you'll see one of these strips that I coloured with Real Red and a blending brush.  It worked perfectly to take the plainness away.  The striped red piece is cut from one of the card fronts.

Once I finished this card, I was inspired to continuing making alternate cards for the Hearts to You Paper Pumpkin kit.  So here are some of the ones I've finished so far.  I think I have enough supplies to make another 7 or 8 cards.  








Cheers and thanks for stopping by and checking out my card for this sketch challenge.  

HAPPY STAMPING!
PENNY TOKENS STAMPIN' SPOT 
Penny Hanuszak, CDN Stampin' Up! Demo since 2006

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8 comments:

Brandi said...

I love the texture on this with the embossing and glitter paper, so pretty. Great card! Thanks for playing along with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (AHSC).

Brandi R.
DT member AHSC
crzy4scrapbooking.blogspot.ca

Penny Hanuszak said...

Thanks and appreciated Brandi R. I liked this challenge and haven't done a glittery card for some time.

foleysfriend said...

Beautiful card. I like the combination of the patterned paper, embossed hearts, glitter. Great job. Thanks for joining us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

sue n.

Anna said...

What a pretty card! I love all the hearts-- a clever take on the sketch. Thank you for joining us this week at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge and look forward to seeing you again soon!
Anna, AHSC Design Team

Penny Hanuszak said...

Thank you so much Anna. Greatly appreciate your comments for my #613 sketch challenge card.

Penny Hanuszak said...

Thanks so much for your comment on my Valentine card for AHSC613. Greatly appreciated.

Heather Hopson said...

Great cards, Penny Love them all!

Penny Hanuszak said...

Thanks so much Heather. This was a great PP and easy to work with. I've since posting these made 6 more cards and mailed them off. So I think I'm done with Valentine's this year! Cheers!

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