Cyber Monday Offer from Close To My Heart!

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Cyber Monday Only: 20% Off All Cricut®Collections! For the first time ever, Close To My Heart is offering a Cyber Monday Sale on Monday, December 1, 2014. There has never been a better time to buy Close To My Heart’s exclusive Cricut® Collections for 20% off the retail price. Whether you love scrapbooking, cardmaking, or creating 3-D projects, our four exclusive Cricut® collections make the perfect addition to any craft room! Sale starts at midnight (MST) on December 1 and ends at 11:59 pm Monday night. Make sure you share the news about this sale with all your customers, friends, and family , too! You and your customers will be able to take advantage of this special deal on your Online Business Address (OBA) as well as in Order Entry. Orders placed in Order Entry and on your OBA must be submitted between 12:00 am and 11:59 pm (MST) on Monday, December 1 in order to get the discount on your selected Cricut® collections. Enjoy extra savings on Close To My Heart's exclusive Cricut® collections this Cyber Monday! Here are some things about each of the Close To My Heart Cricut collections: Art Philosophy--Over 700 images with card layers (comes with 3 stamp sets and 3 sheets of dimensional elements) Artiste--this features many 3D items such as boxes in various shapes and themes and swing cards       (comes with 3 stamp sets and 3 sheets of dimensional elements) Artbooking--this features many things that go with scrapbooking such as beautiful page overlays and mini        album pages  (comes with 3 stamp sets and 3 sheets of dimensional elements) Artfully Sent--this features pop-up card insides and envelopes (comes with 3 stamp sets and 25 sheets of      12 x 12 white paper) You can reach my shopping site here. (If you place an order please join it to the Marie's Cyber Monday Cricut Special Gathering located under the big picture on the home page.) I hope you can take advantage of this one day only sale! Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity! :) Marie

Musical Banners for Sunday Stamps #90

Welcome back to another Sunday Stamps challenge post.  This card was made for my son's birthday so I went with a music theme.  He is quite a proficient musician and plays violin, keyboard and guitar and I'm very proud of him.

Here is the Sunday Stamps sketch I followed:

  

Close To My Heart products used:

     Yuletide Paper

     White Daisy CS

     Saddle CS

     Black CS

     Black Marker to draw in violin neck and pegs

Other products:

     Quarter Note cricut cartridge

     Black Tie Glitter paper by Core'dinations

     Computer printing of greeting

 

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

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, December 12 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, Brenda, Steph, Angel, Kathya, Alyson and Leena.

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

:) Marie

Please check out this post including a special offer Cyber Monday only offer from Close To My Heart!

Happy Thanksgiving with Addicted to CAS Sketch

Happy Thanksgiving to you!  I was inspired to make some cards using the Addicted to CAS Sketch:

Close To My Heart products used:

     Pathfinding Paper

     Barn Red CS

     Chocolate CS

     Sunset CS

     Sunset Ink

     Holiday Tags stamp

Other:

     Gold Sparkles

Close To My Heart products used:

     Huntington paper (retired)

     Autumn Terracotta CS

     Barn Red CS

     Autumn Terracotta CS

     Holiday Tags

Both of these Close to My Heart patterned papers are so beautiful--I can't decide which card I like better?  Which one do you prefer?

Here is the Addicted to CAS sketch:

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

:) Marie

Christmas Cards Using Case This Sketch #100

The Case This Sketch challenge this week inspired me to make these two cards using different techniques.  The one on the left was paper pieced and the one of the right was masked and sprayed with Gold Perfect Pearls Mist.

The first card uses the following Close To My Heart products: White Daisy CS, Mistletoe paper (retired), Whisper CS, Cranberry ink, All the Best stamp (retired), PolysparkleTinsel Embossing powder (retired), Holiday Tags stamp, Metallics Markers--silver.

The second card uses the following Close To My Heart products:  White Daisy CS, Christmas Love (retired), Cranberry Ink.  The background was created by masking the bottom triangle and spraying the card with Gold Perfect Pearls Mist.

I'm not sure which card I like better--which one do you like best?  Both of these cards went together very quickly using this fabulous sketch:

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

:) Marie

Sunday Stamps Color Challenge #89

Welcome back to another Sunday Stamps challenge post.  This fortnight we are challenging you to use these colors:  Plum, Lavender & Vanilla.  (Close To My Heart would be Gypsy, Smokey Plum and Colonial White;  SU would be Perfect Plum, Wisteria Wonder and Very Vanilla).

Close To My Heart products used:
     Gypsy CS
     Colonial White CS
     Black CS
     Smokey Plum Fleurs des Jardines paper (retired)
     Smokey Plum Ink
     Gypsy Ink
     Sponge Daubers

Other products:
      Feathers Embossing Folder by Elizabeth Craft Design
      Flower by Recollections

I followed the Freshly Made Sketch #162.

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, November 28 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, Leena and Kathya.

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

:) Marie

Aged to Perfection for Friday Mashup #186

If you are looking for the Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post please go here.

There is always an interesting challenge at the Friday Mashup and I play along whenever I have the chance.  This week we are asked to follow the sketch, or use an "unexpected element" or "mash it up" and combine both.  I went with "mash it up" and I must admit that I've never seen my "unexpected element" (cork slices) on a card before and who knows, maybe I'll start a new trend!

This card was made for a wine loving friend and has a greeting similar to one of my all time favorite sayings "Like fine wine, improving with age."

Close To My Heart products used:

     Smokey Plum CS

     White Daisy CS

     Black Ink

     3D Foam Tape

     Shin Han Touch Markers--Lavender, Sap Green and Pastel Peach

     White Embossing Powder (retired)

Other products:

     Aged to Perfection stamp set by Fiskars

     Used Cork--sliced

Let me know what you think of my new embellishment idea.

This is the challenge graphic from the Friday Mashup:

This was a really fun sketch to work with!  Many thanks to Holly and the Design Team for providing such fun challenges!  I would love to be part of this Design Team.

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

:) Marie

Silver Ornaments and Blue for Merry Monday Christmas Challenge #134

If you are looking for the Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post please go here.

This Christmas card was inspired by this week's Merry Monday Christmas Challenge #134.  The challenge is to use Blue, Ornaments and Silver/Grey.

This card came together very quickly using the Artbooking cartridge!

Close To My Heart products used:

     Pacifica CS

     Holiday Tags

     Pacifica Ink

     Artbooking Cricut Cartridge (pg. 75 overlay shift cut at 5.5")

     Silver Metallic paper (retired)

     3D Foam Tape

Here is the Merry Monday challenge graphic:

I strongly encourage you to check out this challenge--the Design Team did an awesome job and the work of the challenge participants is outstanding!  You will be inspired!

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

:) Marie

Artfully Sent Card for Color My Heart Color Dare #119 and Stampin' Royalty #254

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post!  This week we invite you to use the Close To My Heart colors  Smokey Plum, Hollyhock and Olive.  (if you don't have these exact colors you may substitute similar colors along with adding neutrals such as black, white, beiges, greys).

Close To My Heart products used:
     Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge
     Champagne CS
     Hollyhock CS
     Olive CS
     Smokey Plum Fleurs des Jardines paper (retired)
     Casual Expressions stamp

I'm also entering this card into the Stampin' Royalty "Be Thankful" challenge and The Paper Plunge "Grateful" challenge.

Now it's your turn to play with these fun colors.   Please visit our challenge blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has created and then link up your papercrafted creation with a direct link here.  Hope to see you in our gallery!
   

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

:) Marie

Feel Better Soon for Just Add Ink #238

There is a wonderful sketch at Just Add Ink that I just had to try.  The recipient of this card is a fan of the color purple.

Close To My Heart products used:

      Amethyst CS (retired)

      Summer Carnival B & T paper (retired)

      Hydrangea Ink (retired)

      Artiste cartridge to cut the mat for the greeting

      

Other

    Feel Better Soon stamp from Studio G

Here is the sketch:

     

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

:) Marie

    

Snowhaven Paper for Sunday Stamps Sketch #88

Welcome back to another Sunday Stamps Challenge post!  We have a really fun sketch for you to work with--will you use up some paper scraps or use washi for the background?

Close to My Heart has a wonderful winter holiday paper called Snowhaven which has a sheet of various stripes.  I cut it up and used it for my background.  The framed polar bear is from the CTMH October Stamp of the Month called Home for the Holidays.  I really enjoyed using this sketch!

Close to My Heart products used:

     Snowhaven Paper

     Black CS

     Home for the Holidays stamp

     Artfully Sent stamp set--Just to Say...

     Ruby ink

     Glacier ink

     Bakers' Twine Neutral Assortment

     Black Marker

Other Products used:

    Wink of Stella pen (on snowflakes and red scarf)

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, November 14 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, Brenda, Steph, Angel, Kathya, Alyson and Leena.

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

:) Marie

Freshly Made Sketch #160

If you are looking for this week's Color My Heart Color Dare card please go here.

I love the simplicity of this week's Freshly Made Sketch #160.  This card came together very quickly for me.

Close To My Heart products used:

     Balloon Ride paper--retired

     Yuletide Paper

     Pacifica CS

     Saddle CS

     Ruby CS

     Artiste Cricut cartridge

     Snowhaven heart stamp

     You Mean the World To Me stamp set

     Ruby CS

     3D Foam Tape

This is the Freshly Made Sketch I followed:

I'm also entering this into a new challenge that I recently found that requires at least 1 Close To My Heart product.  The challenge is Take Heart Ideas and the theme is Anything Goes.

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

:) Marie