It's Your Birthday Cards with Paper Players Sketch #668

This week's sketch at The Paper Players appealed to me so I created two cards using a Close to my Heart stamp and die set called "It's Your Birthday" using "Celebrating You" paper--also Close to my Heart.

Which card do you like better?

Here is the fabulous Paper Players sketch that inspired my cards:

I'm also entering these cards into the following challenges:

      Krafty Chicks #692--Anything Goes

      Seize the Birthday #274--Optional Fall theme

      Crafty Gals Corner #249--Dots and/or Stripes

      I Spy with my Little Eye #9--Sparkle and/or Shine

      Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

 

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Farewell Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #553

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a horizontal layout with a central focal element with layers and embellishments from the side.  My card was made for good friends who are moving away.  I created the greeting on my computer and printed it on to card stock. The patterned paper is from Hawthorn paper pack (retired Close to my Heart) with a light grey layer under it and then over Gold Metallic Card Stock.  

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, December 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:

      Creative Knockouts #508--Lots of Layers

      Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday November--Anything Goes

      Creative Fingers #266--Anything Goes

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Large Birthday Sentiment with Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #633

 These two cards came together very quickly following Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #633!  The sparkly papers are from Noble Peacock DSP (retired Stampin' Up) and the big sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp "Best Year Yet".  The first card was embossed with "Cobalt Tapestry" from Personal Stamp Exchange--can you see the tiny flecks of gold in it?  The second card was stamped with Versamark, then "Uptown" ink by Catherine Pooler and then sprinkled with Polysparkle Clear Tinsel Embossing Powder (retired from Close to my Heart.)

Which card do you like better?

Here is the fabulous Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

      AAA Birthday Challenge #55--Large Sentiment

      Krafty Chicks Challenge #691--Any Occasion

      Seize the Birthday #274--Option of Fall Items

      Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--Make it Sparkle

      Sweet Stampin'--Birthday

      Cardz 4 Galz #212--Embossing Wet or Dry

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Memory Lane Birthday Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #551

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with a trio of squares and a sentiment strip.  My card features stickers and paper from a special promotion from Close to my Heart called "Memory Lane".  In order to reduce bulk I used a blue marker to edge each of the squares.  A Clear Shimmer Brush was used to embellish the stickers. 

 Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, November 19 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:

     Use Your Stuff Challenge #496--Anything Goes

     Crafty Calendar November Challenge--Anything Goes

     Seize the Birthday #273--Option--Neutrals Only

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Birthday Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #549

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a split vertical card layout with a center focus panel and small embellishment on the lower right hand corner.  My card features Grateful Hearts Paper (retired Close to my Heart) and It's Your Birthday sentiment and accent stamp.

I was having fun playing with these colors and stamp set so I made a second card with a different layout:

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, November 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:

     Stamping Sensations--Autumn Colors

     Seize the Birthday #272--Add a Sky topping optional

     Dream Valley Challenge #304--Autumn Colors

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Baby Boy Christening Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #548

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a diagonally split horizontal layout with a sentiment in the lower right hand corner and a bow along the center line.  I needed to make a baby boy christening card so I chose these colors and sentiment.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, October 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:

     Gem of a Challenge--Week 21--Anything Goes

     Cut it Up--Add a Sentiment

     Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

 

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Thank You Card Using Scraps with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #547

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with thin scraps and a sentiment placed on the diagonal.  My card features paper scraps from two recent cards.  (I used up a lot of retired Close to my Heart products including Mayberry, Olivia and Victory paper packs along with Cashmere, Pepperwood, Cranberry and Autumn Terracotta card stock papers.)

The scraps were from the following two cards:

     

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, October 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:

      Creative Fingers #263--Anything Goes

      Aloha Friday #3--Fall/Halloween

      Paper Dragonfly #22--Anything Goes (Flies)

      Make My Monday #211--Autumn Colors

      A Place to Start--October Anything Goes

      Creative Creases #68--Anything Goes with a Fun Fold

      

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Black Eyed Susan Sympathy Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #525

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a double matted vertical panel with a top corner sentiment, large floral display and a ribbon bow.  My card's floral diecut is from Simon Says Stamp called "Black Eyed Susan" which was colored with Twinkling H2O paints (Mallard Green and Celestial Sun).  The flower centers were colored with an  Espreso Shimmer Brush.  

 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, October 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:

     Dream Valley Challenge #301--Occasions other than            Birthday

     Let's Craft and Create Challenge #199--Paper Strips instead of Ribbon

      

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

:) Marie

 

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Congratulations Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #543

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with 2 overlapping vertical panels and a sentiment.  My card features Close to my Heart's Color of the Year--Journey Glitter Paper, Ink and Shimmer Brush, a vertical hearts die cut from Holographic Card Stock and a sentiment from "It's the Little Things" stamp set (retired CTMH).

 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, September 24 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:

     Unicorn Challenge #91--Layer it Up

     A Place to Start--All That Glitters

     Simon Says Stamp Monday--Favorite Color (any shade of blue for me!)

     Happy Little Stampers--Anything Goes with Dies    

 

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

:) Marie

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Pet Sympathy Card with Tuesday Morning Sketch #724

 A dear friend lost her beloved companion so I made her this special card.  I looked at photos to match the dog's coloring with colored pencils.  The paper is from Chelsea Garden (retired Close to my Heart) and the stamp sets are Paw Prints on Your Heart and Words of Comfort (also retired Close to my Heart).

Here is the wonderful Tuesday Morning Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Stamping Sensations--Garden Delights or Anything Goes

     My Time to Craft--Dogs and or Cats

     Simon Says Wednesday--Make it Cute

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

:) Marie

 

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Chelsea Gardens Get Well Card with Try Stampin' on Tuesday #622

 One of my friends just had ankle surgery so I made him a card following Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #622.  The background paper and strips are retired from Close to my Heart "Chelsea Gardens" and the cardstock mats are Glacier cardstock.  The bandaid is from retired Close to my Heart "Under the Weather" and the greeting is from  retired Close to my Heart "Get Well Soon".

Here is the fabulous Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

      Through the Purple Haze #208--Monochrome

      The Crafty Addicts #5--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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Thinking of You Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #541

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a centered vertical panel with a grid background with side borders, a double layer sentiment strip and 3 small embellishments.  My card features rose gold pattern paper (retired You Are Enough from Close to my Heart) with Rose Gold Metallic paper borders.

This second view shows how shiny the Rose Gold is.

 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, September 10 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--All That Glitters

     Use Your Stuff #492--Borders

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Mouse Fan Birthday Card with Freshly Made Sketch #601

Our granddaughter just celebrated her 2nd birthday so I made her a card with a favorite character.  The Mickey Mouse embossing folder is from Cuttlebug and the paper strips are from "Happiest Place" (retired Close to my Heart). 

Here is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch #601 that inspired my card layout:

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

     Dream Valley Challenges #300--Dry Embossing

     Critter Crazy Challenge #78--Anything Goes with a Critter

    Can You Handle the Pressure--Anythinig Goes with a Twist of                   Poppies

     

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

:) Marie

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Daisy Thank You Card with Freshly Made Sketch #600

Congratulations to the Design Team at Freshly Made Sketches!  They are celebrating the milestone of having provided 600 fabulous sketches.  This is one of my favorite sketch challenges and I play along as often as time permits.

I'm still making daisy themed thank you cards and this sketch worked perfectly for an extra cricut cut daisy that was sitting on my desk.  The embossed background was made with an old Cuttlebug embossing folder called "Juli's Garden".

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

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

     Simon Says Wednesday Challenge--Bright and Cheerful

     Can You Handle the Pressure--Embossing with optional twist of               Poppies

     Moving Along with the Times #157--Embossing-Wet or Dry

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

:) Marie

 

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Daisy Thank You Card with Sketch Saturday #732

 The large daisy circle was rejected from a previous project and it seemed to work perfectly with Sketch Saturday #732.

Here is the fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--Bright and Cheerful

     Beautiful Blossoms--Anything Goes Floral

     A Place to Start--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

 

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