Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #306 Birthday Card

Today I'm sharing a card which features Peacock feathered glitter paper and a Happy Birthday sentiment.  The embellishments are actually buttons I cut off from Close to My Heart stamp pouches and drizzled with Grape Sherbert Nuvo Crystal Drops to form purple hearts.  Check out how I removed the buttons here.

My inspiration for this card came from Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #306 which I rotated 90 degrees.

Close to My Heart products used:

      White Daisy CS

       Lagoon CS

       Gypsy CS (retired)

       Birthday Sparkles stamp

       Gypsy Ink

Other products:

       Thin craft foam to pop up sentiment panel

        Nuvo Crystal Drops--Grape Sherbert

        Peacock Feather Glitter paper (Recollections)

I'm also sharing this card at 

       Sunny Day Crafting--Anything Goes

       Seize the Birthday--Optional--Dashing and/or Doodling

       Inspiration Destination--Anything Goes
       NBUS #10--never used items on my card are Grape Sherbert Crystal Drops and Birthday Sparkles stamp 

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

Flower Market Shamrock Wreath for Atlantic Hearts Sketch #197

I'm excited to be back on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Design Team!  When you love to create using card sketches as I do, the Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenges are a great place to find inspiration.

My card for challenge #197 uses a wonderful cut from Close to My Heart's most recent cricut cartridge called Flower Market.  I added a few bigger shamrocks and some Nuvo White Crystal Drops for the tiny flowers.  Here is the Design Space file if you would like to replicate it.

Here is another view to show off the Foil Cardstock shine:

Close to My Heart products used:

     Sea Glass CS

     White Daisy CS

     Flower Market cricut cartridge

     Holiday Tags sentiment (retired)

     Dreamin' Big sequins

     Ranger Gold Embossing Powder

Other products:

     Metallic Posterboard by Jot (found at Dollar Tree)

     Nuvo White Gloss Crystal Drops

     Rectangle Stitched Die--Katscrappiness

Are you ready to play along with this great sketch?

Please stop by the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog to check out what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you.

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

:) Marie

     

Color Dare #228--Lagoon, White Daisy and Raspberry

The talented ladies over at the Color My Heart Color Dare blog have a really easy challenge for you this week--just 3 colors!  (As opposed to last week's challenge involving 8 colors).

Here is what I came up with:

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

      Lagoon CS

     Adventure Fundamentals Paper

     Adventure Fundamentals--original patterns now retired.

     Adore You--January Stamp of the Month

     Lagoon Ink

     Raspberry Ink

Here is the Try Stampin' on Tuesday #305 sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

      Inspiration Destination--Anything Goes

      Sunny Day Crafting--Anything Goes

      Simon Says Challenge--AnythingGoes

Just click on the Color Dare graphic to check out what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you.  We would love to see what you create with just these 3 colors!

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

:) Marie

Watercolored Daisies

Here's a Birthday Daisy Card created with a Darice Embossing Folder and some Twinkling H2O watercolor paints.  I just love how shimmery and sparkly these flowers are!

The embossed panel was trimmed to 4.0" x 5.25".  The edges of the card base were painted with Indian Copper Ink to coordinate with the flower centers.

Here is the Addicted to Stamps and More Photo Inspiration that influenced my choice of flower and paint colors:

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

     All Sorts Challenges--Daisy, Daisy

     Seize the Birthday--Birthday

     Color Inspiration Monday--Coloring

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Flower Market Sending Smiles stamp

     Tropical Blue Ink--retired

     3D Foam Tape

Other products:

     Darice Daisies Embossing Folder

     Twinkling H20's:  Pink Azalea, Sunflower, Sky Blue, Key Lime and Indian Copper

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

:) Marie

     

    

Twinkling H2O Painted Sympathy Card for Freshly Made Sketch #271

This week's sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches really appealed to me so I used it to make a sympathy card.  I had treated myself to some Twinkling H2O watercolor pots at the holidays and had a chance to play with them in making this card.  The shimmer of these paints is so much fun!

Here is a closeup so you can see the shimmer of the paints:

Close to My Heart products used:
     White Daisy CS
     Pansy CS
     Sincere Expressions stamp (retired)
     Treasure Life stamp (retired)
     Memento Black Ink

Other products used:
     We R Memory Keepers Quilt Folder
     Recollections paper (lavender color)
     Twinkling H2O paints:  Periwinkle, Pink Azalea,              Sky Blue

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

     

Here are other challenges I'm submitting this card to:

     Paper Players #328--Use a Flower on CAS card
    Sunny Day Crafting--Anything Goes
    Crafting by Designs--Anything That Shines

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

:) Marie

Color Dare #227 Meets Sunday Stamps Sketch #144

This week's color challenge at Color My Heart Color Dare features the Close to My Heart colors from the Sugar Rush paper pack.  The Sunday Stamps #144 Sketch challenge inspired my card layout and I had so much fun using the same heart elements with 4 different background panels--all from the Sugar Rush color palette.  

Card #1:

Card #2:

Card #3:

Card #4:

Close to My Heart products used:

     Sugar Rush Paper Pack

     Flower Market Cricut Cartridge

     Whisper CS

     Seaglass CS

     Tangerine CS

     Blossom CS

     Canary CS

     Pomegranate CS

     Raspberry CS

It's time for a giveaway! My craft room stash is overflowing and I'd like to share some of my goodies with a lucky winner.

Just leave a comment below indicating your favorite card and why you like it best and your name will be entered into a random draw. If you also become a follower of my blog (or are already a follower) and indicate that in your comment you will receive an additional entry.  Sounds like fun, doesn't it?

Here is the Sunday Stamps Sketch that I followed:

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

     Crafty Gals Challenge--Add a Heart

     Inspiration Destination--Anything Goes

     Stampin' Royalty--Valentines

     Sunny Day Crafting--Anything Goes

     Between the Folds--Love Them

When you click on the Color Dare graphic below it will take you to the Color Dare blog where you will be inspired by what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to share with you.  We hope you will be able to join us by creating something with the Color Dare challenge colors--of course, if you don't have these exact colors you may substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!

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

:) Marie

Twist and Pop Card for Color Dare #226--Peacock, Glacier, Black and White Daisy

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge!  We have a wonderful year of great color challenges lined up for you.  This week we are inviting you to try out all and only these Close to My Heart colors:  Peacock, Glacier, Black and White Daisy.  (Of course if you don't have these CTMH colors yet you may substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!)

My card has a special surprise inside--when you open it a special panel jumps into view.  (To make one of these fun cards check out this great video.)

Close to My Heart products used:

      White Daisy CS

      Peacock CS

      Black CS

      Glacier CS

      Zoe paper (retired)

      Dreamin' Big Cardmaking stamps and Thin Cut                 Dies

      Birthday Sparkles stamps

      Peacock Ink

      Glacier Ink

      Black Shin Han Touch Marker

      Peacock Green Shin Han Touch Marker

      White Shimmer Trim

      Clear Shimmer Brush

Other products

      Cricut Design Space--to draw "Sensational 70"                banner

      Cricut Gold pen

      Thin Craft Foam (underneath butterflies)

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

     Seize the Birthday--Anything Goes

     Fab 'n Funky challenges--birthday with a number

     Paper Craft Crew Challenges--Birthday

     

Please head on over to the Color Dare Blog.  Just click on the Color Graphic to get to the Color Dare site to be inspired by what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to share with you.

We sure hope you can find the time to share your creations with us over at the Color Dare blog.

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

:) Marie

      

Dreamin' Big Dragonfly for Joyful Stars Blog Hop

Welcome back to the January 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 Krista Hersheberger'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!
 

I started this card by creating the center panel with the "smooshing" technique.  Raspberry, Tangerine and Blossom inks were stamped onto a sheet of acetate and spritzed with water and then the paper was placed on the inky acetate.  The results are unpredictable and one of a kind creations.  The Dreamin' Big dragonfly was gold embossed onto Pansy CS.   Tiny pearls were placed onto the top set of wings.  Drops of Silver Glitz Glitter Gel and Pink Glitz Glitter Gel were put on the background panel.  The dragonfly Thin Cut die was used to cut out the butterfly and a piece of thin craft foam to give it some added dimension.



Close to My Heart products used:

      Sugar Rush paper

      Dreamin' Big dragonfly stamp and coordinating Thin Cut Die

      Pansy CS

      Raspberry CS

      Raspberry Ink

      Tangerine Ink

      Blossom Ink

      White and Gold Ribbon

      Pink Glitter Gel (retired)

      Silver Glitz Glitter Gel (retired)

Here is the Sketch Saturday #455 that inspired my card layout:

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

      Happy Little Stampers--Anything Goes with Dies

Now it's time to hop on over to see what my friend Jen Benner has to share.  I'm sure you'll be inspired by her artwork.

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

:) Marie

Something New for Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #292

Did you get a new Cricut cartridge or have a new technique or embellishment you'd like to share?  We hope you'll find time to share it with the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge blog this week!  

My project was made with my latest cartridge acquisition--"To You From Me" and is an easel stand for a 3 x 3 Post it Note holder.  It was so easy to make!  I made 13 of them for a dinner party I hosted for my golf group.  These were used as table seating cards and my guests got to keep them.

The red cardstock is from Craft Smith (a $5 Hot Buy at Michaels) and the Golf Tee paper manufacturer is a mystery--it was purchased at Tuesday Morning.

I'm also entering this project into the Bitten by the Bug "New Year Something New" challenge.

Now head on over to the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge blog and check out what the rest of the Design Team has to share.

Challenge #292-Something New
Make a project using a new technique, cartridge, embellishment, etc.

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Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons

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.

Any project that doesn't use a Cricut element will be deleted.

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

:) Marie

Seasonal Expressions 1 Blog Hop

Welcome to the Close to My Heart Consultants Seasonal Expressions 1 Blog Hop!  There are 26 consultants sharing artwork from this new Close to My Heart catalog. If you are coming from Stefanie Ewing's blog you are on the right track. If you get lost along the way you can visit Melinda Everitt's blog here.

Have you seen the new Seasonal Expressions 1 Idea Book yet?  You'll find fabulous seasonal paper pack collections for your late winter and spring crafting.  

I created this birthday card for a very special niece who is celebrating her 18th birthday. When she was much younger she loved everything "ladybug".  

Close to My Heart products used:
     Uptown Fundamentals paper (black pattern and gold foil vellum)
     Dreaming Big stamp and Thin Cut Die (ladybug)
     One in a Million stamp
     White Daisy CS
     Pomegranate CS
     Pomegranate Ink
     Black Shin Han Touch Marker
     Gold Metallic Marker--borders white sentiment  panel

Other product:
     Thin craft foam die cut to pop up ladybugs

My card was inspired by this Try Stampin' on Tuesday card sketch:

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:
      Seize the Birthday--Anything Goes
      Sunny Day Crafting--Anything Goes or Disney
      Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge--New Something (new stamps)
   

The next stop on this blog hop tour is Cat Nowak.  I'm sure you'll be delighted by what she has to share!

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

Color Dare #225 Meets Mojo Monday #478

Happy New Year!  I'm excited to bring you a new Color My Heart Color Dare challenge today.  We are challenging you to create something using all and only the following Close to My Heart colors: Colonial White, Champagne, Cashmere, Fern and Pomegranate.  Of course, if you don't have these exact Close to My Heart exclusive colors yet you can substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun.

My card features stamps from a new set called Dreaming' Big which also comes with coordinating Thin Cut dies.

Here is what happened when I added our new Gold Shimmer Pen to the dragonfly's wings and body:

Which one do you like better?

This Mojo Monday sketch that inspired my card layout:

Close to My Heart products used:
     Champagne CS
     Cashmere CS
     Fern CS
     Colonial White CS
     Pomegranate CS
     Pomegranate Ink
     Dreaming Big Stamps     

Other products:
     Stitched Circle Die and Stitched Rectangular Die by Katscrappiness
     Craft Foam to raise image (used Thin Cut die to cut it)

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
     Sunny Day Crafting--Anything Goes
     Simon Says Wednesday Challenge--New        Something--Dreamin' Big stamp set is new
     Starz Stamp Challenge--Something New
     Inspiration Destination--Anything Goes
     The Male Room Challenge--Anything Goes

Click on this color graphic to take you to the Color My Heart Color Dare blog to be inspired by what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to share.

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

Adore You Meets Freshly Made Sketches #268

Happy New Year!  With a new month comes a new Close to My Heart Stamp of the Month--Adore You! This lovely set contains 12 stamps and can be used for Valentine's Day, wedding, anniversary or love notes.  I used 2 of the stamps with Freshly Made Sketch #268 layout to make this pretty card.

Here is a closeup photo so you can see the gorgeous sparkle created by the CTMH Clear Shimmer Pen:

Close to My Heart products used:
     White Daisy CS
     Whimsy Fundamentals patterned paper
     Thistle CS
     Black CS
     Raspberry CS
     Adore You stamps
     Black Memento Ink
     Shin Han Touch Markers--Tender Pink, Peony Purple, Vivid Green, Carmine
     Clear Shimmer Brush

The complete set of stamps can be purchased for just $5. with a $50 qualifying purchase here:

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

I thought I had signed up to participate in the Yahoo Groups CTMH Stamp of the Month Blog Hop but somehow with all the holiday activities  I missed the signup deadline.  If you want to get other wonderful ideas to use this Stamp of the Month I encourage you to check out the blog hop that will start Sunday evening, January 1 at 9 PM EST here.

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

     Sunny Day Crafting Challenges--Anything Goes

     Brown Sugar #231--Anything Goes

     Inspiration Destination Challenge--Anything Goes
     Simon Says--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie