Color Dare #108--Flaxen, Sorbet and Lagoon

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post!  (You may substitute similar colors if you don't have CTMH products yet and combine them with neutrals such as black, white, colonial white, greys and tans). This week we are inviting you to combine all three of the following Close To My Heart colors:  Flaxen, Sorbet and Lagoon.

Flaxen is a brand new CTMH color. It was not one of my favorite of the 5 new colors but after working with it for this challenge I must admit that it has grown on me.  I also got to use two new stamp sets to make this card. 

Close To My Heart products used:

     Your Own Kind of Wonderful Stamp Set

     Happy Hexagons (Hostess Reward Choice)

     Flaxen CS

     Flaxen Ink

     Lagoon Ink

     Lagoon CS

     Sorbet CS

     Sorbet Ink

     Black CS

     Dots Embossing Folder

     3D Foam Tape

We hope you find time to enter our challenge this week!  You can check out Design Team entries here.

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

:) Marie

Seaside Greetings in Blues for House That Stamps Built Challenge

This lovely lighthouse is part of a new stamp set from Close To My Heart called "Seaside Greetings".  I used a House That Stamps Built sketch and color theme to make this card.

Close To My Heart products used:

     Art Philosophy cricut cartridge (to cut ovals)

     Seaside Paper

     Seaside Greetings stamp

     White Daisy CS

     Pacifica CS

     Glacier CS

     Outdoor Denim Ink

     3D Foam Tape

     Liquid Glass (on tiny shells)

Other products

     tiny shell stamps are "stubbies" by Judith

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

:) Marie

Sunday Stamps Color Challenge #83

Welcome back to another Sunday Stamps challenge--white, pink, light blue and green.  The Close To My Heart colors I used are: White Daisy, Blush (recently retired), Indian Corn Blue and Olive.  The corresponding Stampin' Up colors are White, Pink Pirouette, Marina Mist and Old Olive.

The panel in my card was created with the CTMH Artiste Cricut cartridge.  I first stamped each cardstock piece with it's corresponding ink and then made three puzzle piece cuts from the Artiste cartridge and then matched them together (I have two other panels for future cards).

Close To My Heart products used:

     Artiste cartridge

     White Daisy CS

      Olive CS

      Blush CS (retired)

      Indian Corn Blue CS

      Black CS

      Black Ink

      Olive Ink

      Blush Ink

      Indian Corn Blue Ink

      Swirls Around stamp (retired)--blue

      In the Background stamp--pink

      Pemberly WOTG stamp (retired)--green

      Seaside Greetings sentiment

Welcome to our newest Design Team member Alyson!  Now it's your turn to combine these three colors and link up to the Sunday Stamps Challenge blog.

We can't wait to see what you create using these colors!   Please use a direct link to join us here and include a link back to us in your blog post.  (Feel free to post our color graphic too to let your readers know about our challenge.)  You have until Friday, September 5 at 6PM EST to enter this challenge.

Please take the time to visit the rest of the Design Team's blogs and leave them some appreciation.  Holly, Alyson, Brenda, Steph, Angel and Kathya.

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

:) Marie

Have a Happy Day for Color Dare #107--Smokey Plum and Olive

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge!  We challenge you to use Close To My Heart colors in your papercrafts to meet this challenge.  (You may substitute similar colors if you don't have CTMH products yet and combine with neutrals such as black, white, colonial white, greys and tans). This week we have two fall colors for you to create with:  Smokey Plum and Olive.

 

 

My card combines old Close To My Heart products with a brand new stamp set.





Close To My Heart products used:

     Have a Happy Day stamps

     Olive CS

     White Daisy Cs

     Smokey Plum Ink

     Olive Ink

     Smokey Plum Victorian B & T paper (retired)

     Smokey Plum B & T paper (retired)

     Clear Sparkles

We hope you find time to meet our challenge this week.  Check out the Design Team entries at here

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

Two Shades of Green for Color Dare #106

WElcome back to another Colo My Heart Color  DAre blog post!

Close To My Heart products used:

      White Daisy CS

      Juniper CS

      Black CS

      Sweet Leaf B & T paper (Winter Cozy set--retired)

      Juniper Ink

      Sweet Leaf Ink

      Have a Happy Day stamps

Please visit the Color My Heart Color DAre blog for more inspiration.  We would love to have you join us this week.

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

Ink Splattered Background for Sunday Stamps Sketch Challenge #82

Welcome back to another Sunday Stamps Challenge post!  This fortnight we are offering a sketch for you to work with:

There are so many ways that this sketch can be interpreted!  Here's what I did:

The background was created by inking an acrylic block with Cranberry ink, placing the white CS next to the block and then spritzing the block with water so that the ink splatters onto the card.  The yellow patterned paper is recently retired Jubilee from Close To My Heart.  The side strip panel starts with Pacifica CS with Free to Be Me Gold Foil vellum on top (although this photo does not do it justice it is very shiny gold!).  Next is a stripe of Cranberry Fleur Des Jardines B & T paper and last is a piece of gold ribbon.  The embellishments are a red button with the gold foil on its center and 2 flowers from the Colonial White Rosette Ribbon.  The greeting is from the new Close To My Heart set called Seaside Greetings and was stamped in Pacifica Ink.

How will you interpret this sketch?

We can't wait to see what you create using this sketch!   Please use a direct link to join us here and include a link back to us in your blog post.  (Feel free to post our sketch graphic too to let your readers know about our challenge.)  You have until Friday, August 22 at 6PM EST to enter this challenge.

Please take the time to visit the rest of the Design Team's blogs and leave them some appreciation.  Holly, Joan, Brenda, Steph, Angel and Kathya.

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

:) Marie

Artiste Cut Feathers for Color Dare #105

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare blog post where we challenge you to use Close To My Heart colors. We're looking ahead to Fall with this color scheme:  Sunset, Pear and Barn Red.

You must use all 3 of these colors in your papercrafted creation (it doesn't have to be a card!).  You may also combine your project with neutral colors such as white, black, greys, tans.  If you don't have CTMH colors yet you may substitute with a similar color.

Close To My Heart products used:

     Barn Red CS

     Sunset CS

     Pear CS

     White Daisy CS

     Black CS

     Artiste cartridge

     Artbooking cartridge

     Dot Embossing Folder

     Pear Ink

     Baker's Twine Paradise Assortment

     Barn Red Ink and sponge dauber for feathers

The feathers were cut from White Daisy CS with the Artiste cricut cartridge.  (pg. 78 Accent 3 shift 1 at 2.75" and 2 at 2.5").  I then sponged Barn Red ink on the feathers.  Hello is found on page 39 of the Artbooking cricut cartridge book and was cut at .5".

The dotted embossed squares were colored by painting Pear ink (ink an acrylic block and then spritz with water) onto the negative area of the embossing folder.  Squares were cut out after the paper was embossed.

Check out what the fabulous Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team has to inspire you. You have until Thursday, August 14 at 9 PM CT to enter your papercrafted creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing what you create with the colors Sunset, Pear and Barn Red.

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

:) Marie

     

     

CTMH Blog Boosters New Product Blog Hop!

Today is the last day to enter the Blog Boosters New Product Blog Hop and I finally have something ready to post (that I'm not sharing with other blog challenges).  Thank you, Tresa Black, for setting this up for us again!

My card uses brand new stamps from 3 different stamp sets and two new colors from the Close To My Heart Annual Inspirations catalog that debuted August 1.

Close To My Heart products used:

     Seaside Greetings--sailboat

     Have a Happy Day--zigzag

     Pathfinding Cardmaking WOTG--greeting

     Champagne CS

     White Daisy CS

     Outdoor Denim CS

     Thistle CS

     Thistle Ink

     Glacier Ink

     Outdoor Denim Ink

     Gold Sequins      

I'm off to visit the other blog hoppers and hope you will too!

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

:) Marie

Color Dare #104--Lagoon, Honey and Ruby Birthday Card

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post!  There are only three Close To My Heart colors in this challenge (neutrals such as white, black, beige and greys are also allowed and if you don't have Close To My Heart colors yet you can substitute something similar).

My card features Jubilee paper--which retired today.  I cut a square of this beautiful Honey colored patterned paper and backed it with Ruby CS.  Underneath the panel is a Lagoon stripe with Paradise Assortment Bakers' Twine.  

Close To My Heart products used:

     Jubilee paper

     Ruby CS

     Lagoon CS

     Ruby Ink

     Lagoon Ink

     White Daisy CS

      Bakers' Twine Paradise Assortment

     Perfect Fit Birthday

     Red Sparkles

     3D Foam Tape

I'm also entering this into this week's Seize the Birthday challenge.

Check out what the fabulous Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team has to inspire you. You have until Thursday, August 7 at 9 PM CT to enter your papercrafted creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing what you create with the colors Honey, Lagoon and Ruby.

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

:) Marie

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