Hello folks – it’s Thursday and we have a sketch challenge today. Because I needed a birthday card I pulled out the very cute & fun Hearts & Hugs bundle to create this card.

The creatures in this Hearts & Hugs bundle are just so incredibly C-U-T-E! I used Stampin’ Blends to color them after stamping on Basic White scraps with Memento ink: Gray Granite and Light Smoky Slate & the Color Lifter. For the ears/ cheeks, just a bit of Pretty in Pink. I used the Basic Black Marker to darken the noses. Once all colored I die cut them with the coordinating die from the Hearts & Hugs Dies. After coloring, I pulled the rest of the card together.

• Card base: Smoky Slate 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4
• Layer the card front with Take To The Sky DSP 4 1/4 x 5 1/2
• To meet the sketch challenge, I cut a piece of Basic White 3 x 4 and added another layer of DSP from Take To The Sky DSP 2 7/8 x 3 7/8. These were added to the card front with dimensionals
• I put dimensionals on the back of the two hugging beasts (what are they?) and added them to the lower left corner.
• Using the banner die from Hearts & Hugs Dies, I die cut a Blueberry Bushel tag & added it to the card front with liquid glue. I stamped the sentiment in Memento ink – from Hearts & Hugs stamp set, trimmed it down and added it with dimensionals to the banner.
• As a final touch, I added three 2023-2025 In Color Dots in Pebbled Path

• For the inside of the card, I stamped another cute beast – is this a chipmonk?) on a Basic White panel 4 x 5 14 and colored him similarly to the two on the card front
  • stamp in Memento ink
  • color with Stampin’ Blends – Gray Granite, Light Smoky Slate, Color Lifter and bits of Pretty in Pink for the ears and cheekbones. The nose & eyes I used Basic Black Marker to darken.
• I stamped the hearts in Pretty In Pink ink – again from the hearts & Hugs stamp set

• For the envelope… more of the Take To The Sky DSP adhered to the flap & trimmed to fit.
• Along the bottom of the envelope front I stamped the sentiment from Sweetly Scripted stamp set in Pebbled Path ink.

Sweet birthday card – right? Today is August 1 – so time to redeem those coupons! Each coupon is valued so don’t let them slip through your fingers … See below for how to redeem with me as your demonstrator.

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