Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #9

This sketch looks easy but in reality is so not! Especially for those who (ahem) have perfectionist issues... this weeks card unfortunately went thru several revisions because I like things to be perfectly spaced out and I like my pattern paper to perfectly line up and I think I perfectly need therapy. (LOL) I do not think it was Michelle of AHSC plan to cause me to have an OCD episode with her wonderful sketch but wow did this one ever live up to the "challenge" part of the title! Now that it is done I LOVE this card! I decided to use last winter's Christmas paper from Close To My Heart, it is called Pear and Partridge and like all things Close To My Heart it is lovely. I am excitedly awaiting the new Fall/Winter Idea Book to arrive and cannot wait to see what this years Christmas paper will be! This card is very basic in that I used a 5x7 card base in Colonial White Cardstock . I inked all the edges of my Pear and Partridge pieces in Cashmere Ink and