Masculine Winter Birthday Card

My card today features a center panel die cut which was cut in half from it's original A2 size.  It was layered over a blue paper and then printed vellum and then Outdoor Denim card stock. The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up set called Many Messages.  The snowflake embellishment was die cut from a border die.

I’m entering this card into the following challenges:

      Paper Shelter #621--Winter Blues

      The Male Room #194--Clean and Simple

      Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--Clean and Simple

      AAA Birthday #69--Winter Birthday Challenge  

      Seize the Birthday #297--Use Something New (woven die)

 Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

 

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Paradise Palms Congratulations Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #611

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with matted layers and an oval frame with embellishments and sentiment.  I created this Congratulations card for a male friend of mine who recently retired.  The palm trees and sand came from a retired Stampin Up set called "Paradise Palms" and the oval was cut from an older Recollections 6 x 6 called "Color Splash."  The background mat is Peacock CS and a gold Cricut pen was used for the inner frame. The gold embossed sentiment is from Close to my Heart "Many Congratulations".

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, January 12 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

I’m also entering this card into the following challenges:

      A Cut Above Die Cut Challenge--Anything Goes with                 option of new

      Dream Valley Challenge--Anything Goes

      Let's Craft and Create #215--Anything Goes & Cheers to           You sentiment

      Stamping Sensations January--Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

 

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Sympathy Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch # 610

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a horizontal layout with layered strips and a central focal panel with sentiment and embellishment.  Recently I purchased a new paper pack at Michael's for just $5 so I just had to use some of it.  The colors don't really appeal to me but I do like how many of the papers have gold foil elements.  I layered vellum over the center panel and gold embossed the sentiment from Close to my Heart's "Card Captions" stamp set.  The embellishment is was punched from a SU dragonfly punch.  The promotional paper is from Craftsmith called "Eucalyptus Leaves".

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, January 5 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

I’m also entering this card into the following challenges:

      Dream Valley Challenges #327--Anything Goes

      My Time to Craft #550--"New" --(paper)

      The Male Room #193--Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

 

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Thanksgiving Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #609

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a 5 section background with a focal circle and sentiment.  As a AHSC Design Team member I had access to this sketch months ago and chose it for my Thanksgiving cards. The turkey was cut with my Cricut machine from Rose Gold Metallic card stock. The background paper is from Recollections Autumn Blaze and the sentiment is from Close to my Heart.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, December 29 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

I’m also entering this card into the following challenges:

      A Gem of a Challenge--Anything Goes

      Crafty Calendar--Anything Goes

      Creative Fingers #291--Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

 

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Thinking of You Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #607

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with several matted layers, and a centered sentiment with embellishments in a diagonal format.  My card features birds and butterflies from PET Washi Tape and popped up with foam tape.  The colors were chosen to coordinate with the beautiful birds.  The sentiment is from the "Say it in Style" stamp set from Close to my Heart.

 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, December 15 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

I’m also entering this card into the following challenges:

      Triple B December--Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

      Lil Patch of Crafty Friends--Anything Goes

      Crafty Calendar December--Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

 

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Penguin Birthday Card with Freshly Made Sketch #665

One of my male friends was visiting Antarctica recently and sent me lots of photos of penguins which inspired my card. The penguin stamp is from Close to my Heart (CTMH)"Winter Friends" and the sentiment is from CTMH "Dragonfly Wishes".  The paper strips are from CTMH "Gnomes for Winter," Recollections "Holographic Dreams" and CTMH Outdoor Denim cardstock.  I turned the sketch on its side so I could fit in the sentiment and penguin. 

Here is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch that inspired my card layout:

I’m also entering this card into the following challenges:

      A Cut Above--Anything Goes with a diecut

      Simon Says Monday--Use Dies

      Seize the Birthday #296--Masculine

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

 

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Fall Hello Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #605

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features  a vertical layout with a stripe, cluster of embellishments, and a bow over a splattered background.  I used photo paper, Uncharted Mariner Distress Spray, fussy cut leaves from Recollections Autumn Blaze paper, stamped sentiment from Close to my Heart called "Card Captions," twine and ribbon.

This next photo shows the gold foil of the leaves:

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, December 1 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

I’m also entering this card into the following challenges:

     Aud Sentiments Challenge #319--Glitter and/or Christmas

     Allsorts #808--Ribbon or Twine

     Love Those Pretty Papers November

       We Love to Create--Anything Mixed Media Goes

        

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

 

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Slimline Thinking of You Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #603

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a slimline card with a vertical layout, a bunch of elements with a small sentiment. For my "elements" I chose a very busy patterned paper (Recollections Terracotta) and layered some vellum leaves (Pinkfresh) over it.  The sentiment (Close to my Heart "For Every Occasion" was gold embossed on green cardstock and fussy cut and then layered over gold metallic foil cardstock. This card came together pretty quickly.

This closeup view shows the sentiment better:

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, November 17 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

I’m also entering this card into the following challenges:

     Dream Valley Challenge #325--Anything Goes

     Love to Scrap #170--Anything Goes

     Love Those Pretty Papers November Challenge--Anything Goes with Pretty Patterned Papers

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

 

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Thinking of You Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #601

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with a torn edged layer, an offset focal circle with a large embellishment and sentiment strip.  The background color is from Close to my Heart called Wildberry.  The sentiment was white embossed on Wild Berry Card Stock and is from CTMH "Say it in Style."  The "Rose Wing Butterfly" die is from Simon Says Stamp cut in Hunky Dory paper called Mirri paper.

 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, November 3 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

I’m also entering this card into the following challenges:

     Dream Valley Challenges--Anything Goes

     We Love 2 Create--Anything Mixed Media Goes

     Creative Fingers #287--Anything Goes

     Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday--Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

 

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You Are Amazing Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #599

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a framed vertical layout with a matted center sentiment circle with embellishments behind it.  My card was made with my friend Susan in mind who did an awesome job of organizing a "Think Pink" event in my community.  The diecut sentiment is from Close to my Heart "You Go Girl" and was embossed with Mulberry Star embossing powder by sparklensprinkle.com. The background panel was ink smooshed with pastel colors and then dry embossed with a "Quilted" embossing folder from We R Memory Makers. The stamped embellishments behind the center panel was made by a very old (30+ years old--wood) D.O.T.S. stamp called Midnight Stars in Sapphire Ink.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, November 28 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

I’m also entering this card into the following challenges:

      Retro Rubber #241 Tic Tac Toe--(Diagonal Diecut, choice--embossing, Watercolor)

      Mix it Up Challenge #73--Option of Smooshing

      Creative Crafters #81--Shapes

      Crafty Calendar--Anything Goes   

      A Cut Above--Double, Triple the Die Cut Fun

 Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

 

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Sympathy Cards with Freshly Made Sketch #656

This week's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches appealed to me and I needed to make several sympathy cards.  (I actually send most of the cards I make.)  Which one do you like best?

#1:

#2:

#3:

Here is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch #656 that inspired my card layouts:

I’m also entering this card into the following challenges:

     Simon Says Wednesday--Things with Wings

     Love Those Pretty Patterned Papers--Anything Goes

     Creative Fingers #286--Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

 

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Foiled Paper Thank You Card with Tuesday Morning Sketch #776

Yesterday I was looking through my extensive stash of paper pads and came upon an older Recollections pack called "Newport Grove" that has many blue papers with blue foil.  I created this sparkling card following this week's Tuesday Morning Sketch #776.  The Thank You die cut was brushed with Crafter's Companion Glitter Paste.

Here is the fabulous Tuesday Morning Sketch I followed:

I’m also entering this card into the following challenges:

      Crafty Gals Corner #259--Anything Goes

      Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday October challenge--AG

      Birthstone Challenge--Sapphire and Opal

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

 

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Sunflower Themed Thinking of You Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #597

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with split background panels, a round frame with embellishment and sentiment.  Since it is Fall here I made a "Thinking of You" card with fall colors. The large sunflower was fussy cut from sheet of patterned paper.  Peeled Paint Stickles were used for the 3 dot embellishments.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, October 6 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

I’m also entering this card into the following challenges:

       Beautiful Blossoms #21--Anything Floral goes with                             Optional Mood Board

       Day of the Month Card Club #67--Autumn Stroll Day

       Sparkles Monthly Challenges Blog #180--Autumn/Fall

    

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

 

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Bridal Shower Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #595

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a horizontal layout with a round element, embellishments behind it and a sentiment strip.  I needed to make a bridal shower card so I chose a very old SU stamp from "Send a Sentiment", old Amethyst Close to my Heart paper, older markers and die from SU Cheerful Daisies set.  A light purple metallic mat was placed behind the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp "Put Your Party Hats On".

This second photo was taken from a different angle so you can see the pretty light purple metallic mat from Recollections.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, September 22 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

 

I’m also entering this card into the following challenges:

      Cut Above Die--September--optional Monochromatic

      Creative Crafters #80--Anything Goes     

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

 

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Hello Cards with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #593

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a striped background panel with a smaller vellum overlay with 2 tags and a sentiment strip.  I went through my paper stash and found this pretty striped paper from Close to my Heart called "Little Dreamer".  Then I pulled out coordinating cardstocks to come up with several cards. The bows were created with a Scrapbook.com die from the "Bow Toppers" collection.

This card uses the reverse side of the striped paper:

Which card is your favorite?

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, September 8 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

I’m also entering this card into the following challenges:

      A Place to Start--Anything Goes

      Dream Valley Challenges #321--Anything Goes

      Daisy Chain Challenges #88--For the Girls

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

 

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