No Worries Retirement Card With Atlantic Hearts Sketch #322

My brother-in-law is retiring soon so I was inspired to make this fun card with some retired Close to My Heart products. (No Worries Cardmaking Thin Cuts and Stamps and No Worries paper.)  The Atlantic Hearts Sketch features an interesting grid pattern which I accomplished using striped paper.

Here is the fun Atlantic Hearts sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Make My Monday--Begins with B (beach umbrella, beach                    chair)

     Addicted to Stamps--For a Boy/Man

     Crafters Cafe Challenge Blog--Boys/Men and/or Rain/Sun                Weather

     Tinker-Dream--Summer

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

:) Marie

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Healling Hugs Roses in Freshly Made Sketch #393

This week's Freshly Made Sketch #393 inspired me to create this pretty card:

Although the rose and leaf stamps are from the Stampin' Up Healing Hugs set, the rest of the products are from Close to My Heart.  The card stock colors and inks are Candy Apple and Fern.

Here is the wonderful sketch I followed:

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

      A Gem of a Challenge--Anything Goes
      Kraftin' Kimmies #486--No Patterned Paper
      The Crafting Challenge--Flowers

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

:) Marie

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Just Add Ink Sketch #462 Meets Seize the Birthday Cover the Card Challenge #168

The striped sketch over at Just Add Ink appealed to me and I immediately thought of the fabulous woodgrain paper from the Close to My Heart No Worries paper packet.  I paired it with the So Many Candles Cardmaking Kit stamps and Sapphire Ink. 

Here is the fabulous Just Add Ink sketch that inspired my card layout:

The "Toppings" option at Seize the Birthday is to "cover the card" which I have done with the Woodgrain patterned paper.

I'm also linking to the following challenges:

      Crafting by Designs--Happy Birthday

      The Paper Shelter #388--Stripes and/or dots

      Watercooler Wednesday #226--Masculine Anything Goes

      Shopping Our Stash #398--You're So Punny

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

:) Marie

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Paper Hug Card with Case This Sketch #326

When I saw this week's Case This Sketch challenge I immediately thought of using an older Close to My Heart stamp set called "Swirls Around" as the background flourish.  The cricut cut oval is from the Lacy Labels cartridge and the sentiment stamp is from a retired CTMH stamp set called "True Love".

The paper color is Sugarplum and the stamps were inked with Peacock Ink.  Don't you love how great these two colors look together?  I cut an oval from white craft foam to "pop up" the oval frame.

Here is the fabulous Case This Sketch #326 that inspired my card layout:

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

     Sparkles Forum #117--No Patterned Paper

     Aud Sentiments Challenge #229--Anything Goes & Sentiment

     Crafty Sentiments--Anything Goes

     Retro Rubber Challenge--Anything Goes (Sentiment stamp--2             years old, Swirls Around background stamp about 5 years                 old)

      Addicted to Stamps and More--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Freshly Made Father's Day Card with Color Dare Colors

This is my last Father's Day Card this year and it follows Freshly Made Sketch #392.  Shades of blue are my favorite colors and that is the challenge at Color My Heart Color Dare #347.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Sapphire Card Stock

     Carolina Card Stock

     White Daisy Card Stock

     Love Note stamp (retired)

     Sapphire Ink

     Say It All stamp (retired)

This fabulous Freshly Made sketch inspired my card layout:

This Color Dare challenge graphic inspired my color choices:

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

      Addicted to Stamps--For a Boy/Man

     Through the Purple Haze--The Guys Have It

     Just Us Girls--Light, Medium, Dark of Same Color

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

:) Marie

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Mojo Monday #517 Father's Day Card

Tomorrow is Father's Day so I made this card for my golfing boyfriend using the current Mojo Monday sketch.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Whimsy Fundamentals Paper (retired)

      Sapphire Card Stock

      Fern Card Stock

      Sapphire Burlap Ribbon

      Golf stamp

      Sapphire Ink

      Say it All stamp (retired)

      Stitched Square Frame

The polka dotted embellishment is Candi from Craftworks Cards.

Here is the wonderful Mojo Monday sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Cute N Crafty Challenge--Father's Day or Card for a Man

     Cardz 4 Guys--Father's Day

     Crafty Calendar Challenge--Masculine

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

:) Marie

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You're Awesome Father's Day Card with Sunday Stamps Sketch #206

Father's Day is this weekend so I was inspired to make this card with a combination of stamps.  You Rock, the mountains, stars and sun are from the You Are Awesome stamp set.  The lined stamp is retired Close to My Heart and the Father's Day sentiment is from retired CTMH "Say it All".  The plaid paper background is from Into the Wild.

Here is the fabulous Sunday Stamps Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Always Fun #114--For Dad

     Cardz 4 Guys--Father's Day

     Cute N Crafty Challenge #28--Father's Day 
     Addicted to CAS #161--Dad

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

:) Marie

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June Joyful Stars Blog Hop Floral Thinking of You Cards

Welcome back to another 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 Debi Brile's blog you are on the right track. (The complete lineup is on Joyce's blog in case you get lost.) Have fun being inspired!  

I have two bright and cheery Thinking of You cards to share with you this month.  The first follows the current Freshly Made Sketch #391 using Craft On patterned paper, Floral Delivery Stamp, Carolina Card Stock, Bluebird Card Stock and Bluebird Ink.

Although you can't see it in the above photo, the floral panel was dipped in Versamark Ink and clear embossed to create a shiny surface. Here is a different view so you can see the glossy effect.

This is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch that inspired my card layout:

My second card follows Case This Sketch #325 and features Pixie Card Stock, Raspberry Card Stock, Floral Delivery stamps, Raspberry Ink and Black Ink.  The frame was cut with Stitched Rectangular Frames.  The stamped flowers were fussy cut and embellished with White Enamel Dots.

This is the sketch that inspired my second card:

Now it's time to head over to Joyce Hauck's blog --I'm sure you'll be inspired by what she has to share.

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

:) Marie

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