Color Dare #190 Joins Retrosketch #211

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post!  This week we are challenging you to create something using the following Close to My Heart colors:  Ruby, Gypsy, Honey, Pear and Colonial White.

(If you don't have any of these CTMH colors yet you may substitute with a similar color so you can still join us in our gallery).

Close to My Heart products used:

     Colonial White CS

     Ruby CS

     Kaleidacolor paper

     Your Beautiful Self stamps

     Say it All stamps

     Gypsy Ink

     Ruby Ink

     Honey Ink

     Sponge Daubers

     Hemp Twine (retired)

Before I sponged the background panel I applied a piece of washi tape to mask off the Colonial White background so I could stamp my greeting.

My card was inspired by Retrosketch #211:

Now it's your turn to get creative--how will you use all and only these challenge colors?  Come check out what the rest of the fabulous Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team has to inspire you.

Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity! Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

Regatta Birthday Card

This card was made for a delightful young lady with Close to My Heart's Regatta paper and the Artfully Sent cartridge.

Quite a while ago I cut out this birthday cake and candle image from the Artfully Sent cartridge and this is what was left on my mat.  I applied Close to My Heart Bonding Memories glue pen to the remnants on my mat and carefully placed the Regatta paper panel on it and lifted up all the pieces.  I personalized by writing in the cake stand with a My Legacy Writer and purple glitter pen (Crayola).  The candle flames were colored with Gold Wink of Stella and the cake stand was colored with Metallic Silver pen.

I'm entering it into the following challenges:

     Between the Folds--Regatta paper

     Cards in Envy--Birthday

     Seize the Birthday--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

p.s. Please be sure to stop by tomorrow when a new Color Dare challenge will be shared.

Happy Times with Sunday Stamps Sketch #124

Here is a sneak preview of the Happy Times paper packet which will be available during May from Close to My Heart.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Happy Times paper (available May 2016)

     White CS

     Juniper CS

     Canary CS

     Juniper Ink

     A Blossom stamp 

     Scallop punch (retired)

     Sponge Dauber

The inspiration for my card came from Sunday Stamps #124:

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

:) Marie

Color Dare #189 and Try Stampin' on Tuesday Take Two

When I made my Color Dare challenge card the other day I had leftover pieces from the background panel I randomly stamped with the Ink Blot stamps.  Here is what I made with those extra pieces:

Here is my first card:

Which one do you like better?

Close to My Heart products used:
     White Daisy CS
     Juniper CS
     Thistle CS
     Hollyhock CS
     Hollyhock Ink
     Thistle Ink
     Ink Blot stamps
     Artistry cricut cartridge
     White Shimmer Trim
     Thistle ribbon

Here is the Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch that I used:

Here is the Color Graphic from Color My Heart Color Dare:

I invite you to play along in both of these fun challenges this week.

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

:) Marie

Music to My Ears Hello Card

The theme at Bitten by the Bug 2 this week is "Music to My Ears" and I decided to play along by combining it with a Heart 2 Heart sketch.  I love these two colors together!

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Sapphire CS

     Thistle CS

     Sapphire Ink

     Thistle Ink

     Hello Blooms stamp set

     You Rock stamps (retired)

     Artiste cartridge

     Art Philosophy cartridge (blue mat modified in Design Space)

     Silver Foil Tape

Other products used:

     Crystal Stickles

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

:) Marie

     

Color Dare #189 Meets Try Stampin' on Tuesday #266

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  This week we are inviting you to create something with just these colors:  Juniper, Thistle, Hollyhock and White Daisy.  Here is my card:

Here is the Color Dare color graphic:

    

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Juniper CS

     Hollyhock CS

     Thistle CS

     Artistry cartidge

     Ink Blot stamp set

     Hollyhock Ink

     Thistle Ink

     Thistle Ribbon

     White sequins from Coral Reef sequins (retired)

My card was inspired by the Try Stampin' on Tuesday #266 Sketch:

Now it's your turn to get creative--how will you use these challenge colors?  Come check out what the rest of the fabulous Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team has to inspire you.

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

Atlantic Hearts Sketch #155 Sympathy Card

I'm a Guest Designer this week on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog! As a past Design Team member I was invited back to share something from a sketch of my choice.  Thank you to the lovely ladies of AHSC--I have always enjoyed your marvelous sketches!

I made my own flat embellishments by using a 1/4" hole punch and Peacock CS. Crystal Stickles were then applied to them to give them that sparkle! (Oh, how I miss CTMH Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel!)

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Glacier CS

     Peacock CS

     Keep Your Chin Up stamp

     Sincere Expressions stamp

     Laughing Lola Cardmaking ink blot stamp (retired)

     Glacier ink

     Peacock Ink

Other products:

     Crystal Stickles--on some leaves

     Wink of Stella White--on some leaves

Here is the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired me:

I hope you can find some time this week to create something using this wonderful sketch and share it with the Atlantic Hearts challenge blog.

If you are looking for a good color challenge I also invite you to check out the current Color My Heart Color Dare challenge to use colors from the Regatta paper pack.

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

:) Marie

     

Case This Sketch #167 With a Golf Theme

I really liked this week's Case This Sketch #167 and this is the third card that it has inspired:

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Grey Wool CS (retired)

     Tee Time stamp set (retired)

     Topiary Ink

     Share the Love greeting (retired)

     Versamark Ink

     Ranger Super Fine Silver embossing powder

Here is the Case This Sketch #167 that inspired my cardmaking:

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

:) Marie

Penguin Baby Card for Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #274

Welcome back to another Fantabulous Cricut Challenge blog post!  This week we are challenging you to make a project with your cricut machine that has a "Babies" theme.

The penguins on my card are from the Ultimate Creative Sampler and the sentiment is from Close to My Heart Artbooking cartridge.

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Sapphire CS

     Artbooking cartridge  (look whoos here)

     Heavenly Blue CS (retired)

     Heavenly Blue B & T paper (retired)

     Honey Marker (retired)

     Black Legacy Marker .02

     

Other products:

     Holographic curling ribbon

     Metallic curling ribbon (I hand cut the 3 stars)

     Ultimate Creative Sampler cricut cartridge (Penquin image)

My card was inspired by the Sketch Saturday sketch #406:

Head on over to the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge blog where you will find inspiring Design Team projects and by participating you may just win a prize!

Challenge #274-Babies
Make a project with a Babies theme.

  This Week's Sponsor

$10.00 Gift Certificate

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

If it isn't a card, you will get two entries into the drawing!

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

Pen Pals for Joyful Stars Blog Hop

Welcome back to the April Joyful Stars Blog Hop!  We are a group of Close to My Heart consultants who share something each month on the 9th and at 9PM EST.  If you are coming from Joyce's blog you are on the right track. (The complete lineup is also on Joyce's blog in case you get lost.)  Have fun being inspired!

The card I have to share with you was made with two new Close to My Heart stamp sets that I just acquired called Pen Pals and Ink Blot.  

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Peacock CS

     Ink Blot stamps

     Pen Pal stamps

     Glacier Ink

     Sapphire Ink

     Saffron Ink

     Peacock Ink

I followed Case This Sketch #167 for my card layout.

The next stop of the blog hop is Debi B.'s blog.  I'm sure you'll be delighted with what she has to share!

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

:) Marie

Case This Sketch #167 in Yellows

This card was inspired by Case This Sketch #167.  I really liked this sketch and made several cards which will be posted separately.

The banner colors from top to bottom are Canary, Honey and Saffron.  The floral accents were stamped in Versamark ink and clear embossed on Canary, Honey and Saffron cardstocks.  A sponge dauber was used to apply Fern ink to give the flowers some definition and then they were fussy cut with microtip scissors.  A dot of White Opal Liquid Pearls was applied to create the flower centers.

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Fern CS

     Saffron CS

     Honey CS

     Canary CS

     Fern Ink

     Canary Ink

     Honey Ink

     Saffron Ink

     Sending Love stamp (greeting)

     Laughing Lola Cardmaking kit stamp--banner (retired)

     Hello Paradise flower (retired)

     Sponge Dauber

     Versamark Ink

     Ranger Fine Detail Clear Embossing Powder

Other products used:

    Liquid Pearls--White Opal

Here is the Case This Sketch #167 graphic that inspired me:

     

I'm also entering this into Seize the Birthday floral theme, CAS on Sunday floral theme and Double D challenge--Yellow is a Happy Place to be theme.

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

:) Marie

Regatta Floral Card for Color Dare #188

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post!  This week we are challenging you to use all and only the following Close to My Heart Colors from the Regatta paper pack:  White Daisy, Sapphire, Pomegranate, Glacier and Flaxen.  (Of course, if you don't have these Close to My Heart colors yet you may substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!)

Close to My Heart products used:

     Regatta paper

     White Daisy CS

     Adventure Fundamentals paper (arrow print)

     Friend in Me stamps

     Sapphire Ink

     Pomegranate Ink

     Sponge Dauber

     Maritime Puffies

     3D Foam Tape

My card was inspired by Mojo Monday #442 sketch:

I am also entering my card into the CAS on Sunday challenge with a "Flower" theme, Heart 2 Heart challenge--"Four"(4 Patterned Papers) and Between the Folds--CTMH embellishments challenge.

Now it's your turn to get creative--how will you use the colors from the Regatta paper pack?  Come check out what the rest of the Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team has to inspire you.  

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

:) Marie

Color Dare #187 Meets Atlantic Hearts Sketch #153

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post! The Color Dare challenge this week is to combine White Daisy and any or 1, 2, 3 , 4 or all 5 of the following greens: Pear, Sweet Leaf, Fern, Topiary and New England Ivy.  (Of course, if you don't have these CTMH colors yet you may substitute similar colors so you can still have fun and play along with us.)

My cards use the following greens:  Sweet Leaf, Topiary and New England Ivy.

The stamp set is called "4 My Friend" and has been retired.

Which card do you like better?

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Topiary CS

     Topiary Ink

     New England Ivy CS

     New England Ivy Ink

     For My Friend (retired)

     Miracle paper (retired)

     Striped stencil (retired)

     Sponge Dauber

     Sap Green Shin Han Touch Marker

Other products used:

     Liquid Pearls White (on first card)

     Stickles Crystal glitter glue (on second card)

Would you like to know how I created the 3 green "embellishments" on each card?  I created a stencil with a regular hole puncher and colored it in with the Sap Green Shin Han Touch marker.  On the first card I also added 3 tiny dots made with Liquid Pearls.  On the second card I covered the dots with Crystal Stickles.  

My inspiration for my card layout is from Atlantic Hearts Sketch #153:

I'm also linking this card up to Seize the Birthday challenge and the Shopping Our Stash challenge for a masculine card.

Now it's your turn to get creative--how many greens will you use?  Come check out what the rest of the Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team has to inspire you.

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

:) Marie