Saturday, August 23, 2025

Christmas Cards in August AHSC #642

Hi and welcome to my blog.  Have you been out to the stores this past week?  We went to the Seven Oaks mall this morning and I was surprised to see that the summer clothing and decor are gone and Autumn displays are in every window.  I haven't even really had time to enjoy summer yet, and we're already being pushed towards Fall.  I even saw Halloween decorations which gave me pause for thought ....... way too early! Worse than that Christmas Trees and gifts are on sale in  Costco!  

The Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge celebrates the3rd Monday of the month challenge and provides a look back to their beginnings. Current Design Team and past members have contributed not only their sketch for this challenge, but have also provided pictures and links to their original challenge.  

Original AHSC Sketch 


Here's My Card: 




This was a very clean and simple card to make.  I decided to use the beautiful Soft Seafoam and Garden Green mix of designer papers from the soon to be released  Christmas Tags and More 6x6 paper pa

The Merry Christmas sentiment is also from a new product release called Greetings for you Mix and Match Ephemera Pack, which will be available in September following the Holiday Mini Catalogue release. These beautiful gold embossed sentiments are perfect for holiday cards and gift tags or cards.  These are such great sentiments  already am in love with them! 



Supplies:

Stamps and Dies:

  • More Merry Messages (R) Stampin' Up!  Stamp Set 

Cardstock and Designer Paper:

  • Whisper White  
    • 8 1/2"  x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" for card base
    • 5" x 3 3/4" for inside layer 
  • Soft Seafoam - 4 x 5 1/4" for front matte
  • Garden Green 
    • 5 3/8" x 4 1/8" for front matte 
    • 4 x 5 1/4" matte for inside layer
  • Christmas Tags & More DSP #165907
    • Cut 4 strips 3 3/4" x 1 1/2" for front adhere to Soft Seafoam matte.
    • Cut 1 strip 3/4" x 5" for the inside WW matte.

Ink and Blends:

  • Garden Green Ink Pad

Accessories:

  • Greetings for You Mix and Match Ephemera Pack (English)
  • Starform #1004 Gold and Silver Self-adhesive glimmer lines (gold)
  • 1 three bead Pearl from Cherry Cobbler & Pearl Adhesive Backed Berries #164119
  • Dimensionals

I hope you enjoyed my interpretation of sketch #643 and will leave a comment.
If you decided to follow along with the sketch challenge make sure you send me a picture so I can look at your creation. What fun! Until next time.......

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





5 comments:

paper bag create said...

Beautiful Christmas card my friend and the glimmer lines are absolutely PERFECT for this card!! Knocked this sketch out of the park! :)

Brandi said...

I love this, I love the paper you chose, so great! Thanks for playing along with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (AHSC).

Brandi R.
DT member AHSC
crzy4scrapbooking.blogspot.ca

Penny Hanuszak said...

Thanks so much Sheri. Glad you liked the Glimmer lines. They really added some personality to the card IMHO.

Penny Hanuszak said...

Thanks Brandi. Glad you liked the paper. I've been having fun with this paper pack, even though I'm not a "green" person. Probably one of my least favourite colours except for Christmas time. Great sketch challenge. Cheers!

foleysfriend said...

Love the patterned papers you chose and the addition of the sparkle makes your card very festive. Thanks for joining us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

sue n.

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