Friendly Seagulls Birthday Card - AHSC#622

March  is definitely going out like a lion with lots of wind and rain.  On Thursday night we had a big thunder and lightening storm in the wee hours.  Quite frightening, however woke up to sunshine and a nicer day on Friday.  How the days in the week fly by. 

Speaking of things flying by, it's time once again for my entry into the latest Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.   

     

Here's My Card:

Sketches are always up for interpretation, so when I looked at this one, the strips reminded me of nautical pilings.  I could envision the gulls from the Friendly Seagulls set perched on top of the piling arguing over a chip.  That vision led me to create this birthday card.   

I debated about spritzing or splattering the background but decided I liked the look of the card without a lot of other things going on.  Between the glimmering gems and the sandy pebbles I figured that was enough design elements.  

Supplies:

Stamps and Dies:

• Friendly Seagulls #164961
• Under the Moon #163531 - water 
• Fun in the Sun - PP July 2023 for sun and "sending an ocean of love"
• Sending Love Dies #162879 - logs
• Textured Note Dies #165555 - sentiment basic white stitched strip

Cardstock:

• Basic White 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" for base
• Scraps of Basic White for seagulls and sentiment strip
• Scraps of Crumb Cake for logs
• 4" x 5 1/4" Summer Splash
• 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" Marigold (R)

Ink:

• Momento Black Ink for Seagulls
• Crumb Cake
• Summer Splash
• Mango Melody
• Pool Party

Accessories:

• Dimensionals
• Navy and Crumb Cake Butcher Cord for logs
• 2024-2026 Incolour Shimmer Gems 

Thanks for dropping by and checking out my challenge card.  Hope you got a chuckle out of those seagulls.  They make me smile.  

HAPPY STAMPING!

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Christmas Scotties - AHSC #595

 Here I am once again with my version of the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #595.  This sketch was created by Michelle and digitized by Brandi.  

HERE'S MY CARD: 

Since I'm trying to get my stash of Christmas cards built up I'm doing a Christmas theme for my focal point.

This was such a fun card to make. Nothing in this card is current. The stamp set and designer papers are all part of my stash that I'm trying to use. I love the Christmas Scottie stamp set and coordinating punch, and probably will never part with them, as this is one of my most loved Christmas bundles.

As a Stampin' Up! demonstrator I'm obligated in my agreement to use what's called the "Angel Policy" when creating cards. It's really easy to add the Stampin' Up! logo and my brand when using light coloured cardstock, however when using black as a cardbase, or some other dark neutral, it's almost impossible to see this information.

To resolve this problem I came up with a simple solution, that not only looks good, but is easy to do.

Voila, problem solved by simply stamping on a neutral cardstock and cutting out a tag or die that holds the information.  I usually add my small  Stampin' Up! logo stamp as well, so that it conforms with the Angel Policy.  

Supplies:

Stamp Sets:

• Christmas Scottie #159740 (R) 
• Christmas Gleaming #150464 (R) for sentiment

Ink:

• Momento Tuxedo Black ink
• Real Red
• Old Olive 

Card Stock and DSP:

• Basic Black 81/2" x 5 1/4" scored at 4 1/4" for the card base. A 1" x 5" strip for the bottom of the card front.
• Garden Green mat for card front 5 1/4" x 4", a 3" x 3" piece for stitched circle piece for focal.
• Plaid DSP 2 3/4" x 5" for front mat
• Whisper White 4" x 5 1/4" mat for inside card
• Scrap of Daffodil Delight for Street Light

Accessories:

• Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels #146924
• 3" Stitched Circle Die 
• Basic 3-D Embossing Folder Cross Hatch pattern (R) 
• Dimensionals 

Well that's it for this sketch challenge.  I hope you enjoyed this card and that it inspired you to try a sketch challenge or create some Christmas cards using this stamp set.  Please leave me a comment, I love to hear from you. 

Happy Stamping!

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Coffee With Friends AHSC #591

After an extremely busy week it was fun to sit down and try out this week's
sketch design by Michelle at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.  This uncomplicated design was just what I needed, and it didn't take me long to figure out what I wanted to make with it.

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HERE'S MY CARD: 

One of my guilty pleasures in life is a good cup of coffee and the only thing better is sharing time with a friend over a cup of coffee.  I loved the sentiment "this one's on me" and thought it would be the perfect saying on a note card to invite a friend to join me "on the house".  

I flipped this sketch sideways and added an additional mat using the Designer Series Paper on the card front.  

I fussy cut 2 coffee mugs from one of the designer series papers for the focal point popping up the Lost Lagoon colored mug with dimensionals. I also used dimensionals to support the stitched circle and nested it over top of some linen thread that was laid down in a figure eight.  

SUPPLIES:

Stamp and Die Sets:

• Latte Love #163455 stamp set and 
• A Little Latte Dies 

Card Stock and Designer Series Paper:

• Whisper White 8 1/2 x 5 1/2" card based scored and folded at 4 1/4". A 3" x 3" piece for stitched circle for focal point 
• 3 3/4" x 5" piece of Pecan Pie embossed 
• A Little Latte DSP #163453 for front mat 4" x 5 1/4" and a 2 3/4" x 4 1/4" piece for front mat.  1/4" x  5" strip for inside card. DSP is Calypso Coral with white patterned coffee beans in the design.  Two coffee cups were cut for the focal point.

Inks:

• Lost Lagoon

Accessories: 

• Basic 3-D Embossing Folder with large dots
• Adhesive Backed Swirled Dots #163464
• Linen Thread
• Dimensionals 

Thank you for dropping by.  I'd love to hear what type of cards you like  to make and what your challenges are.  Does my sample card inspire you to try this design challenge? I would love to hear from you, and  love receiving comments.

Until the next time............. 

Happy Stamping!

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Penny Hanuszak, CDN Stampin' Up Demo Since 2006 

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