Atlantic Hearts Sketch #366

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week's sketch features a tag, overlay or stamped background and banner.  We look forward to seeing how you interpret this sketch.

My Cricut machine came in to service to make this card.  The floral background is from Botanical Leaves.  The shimmery papers are the Paper Cut.  The floral patterned paper is Celebrate Today from Close to My Heart.

I made a second card changing the floral colors.  Which do you like better?

I'm also entering these cards into the following challenges:

     Crafters Cafe Challenge Blog--Flowers

     Sparkles Forum #127--Spring is in the Air

     Dare 2B Artzy--Pastel Colors

     Dragonfly Dreams--Flowers

Now it's your turn to create following the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch #366.  Our challenge ends Sunday evening April 19.  You can link up your creations here.  We look forward to visiting your blog and commenting on your artwork.

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

:) Marie

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Monochromatic Hello Card for Freshly Made Sketch #432

Freshly Made Sketches provide wonderful opportunities for creativity and I'm glad I found the time this week to play along.  I used very old Close to My Heart B & T paper in Ocean and a current sentiment stamp from Say it in Style.  The focal circle is Foil Acetate from Cricut which I've had in my stash for several years.  The greeting was stamped in Versamark and Ocean Ink and embossed with Polysparkle Tinsel Embossing Powder (all retired CTMH).

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

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

    Addicted to Stamps and More--Anything Goes

    Crafter's Castle--Anything Goes

    Di's Digi Challenge--Die Cuts or Punches

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

:) Marie

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Music Themed Card for the Male Room Challenge #134

Recently I purchased a few new stamps from Local King Rubber Stamps and the following card was made with one of my purchases. I love the message that it conveys.  It fits in with this week's The Male Room Challenge #134.

I'm also sharing this card with the following challenges:

     Addicted to Stamps and More #386--Anything Goes

     Gem of a Challenge--Anything Goes Craft and Cardmaking

     Through the Purple Haze--Anything Goes

     The House That Stamps Built--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Challenge #365

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week we are challenging you to use various paper strips with an embellished focal sentiment.  We hope you will find a chance to join in on the fun!  You can link up your card here.

I made two cards for this challenge.  My first card uses several strips from Close to my Heart's Stitched Together Paper (available May 1) with Smoothie and Sapphire Card Stocks, Sapphire Ink, and Say it In Style stamp.  The ladybug and flowers were fussy cut from Stitched Together paper and then glittered with the Clear Shimmer Brush.

My second card uses a sheet of Every Little Thing paper cut in 4 strips over Mint Card Stock. The sentiment is a very old Stampendous stamp (1994!) and the hearts were die cut from Julep Glitter paper.

Which card do you like better?

I'm entering these cards into the following challenges:

     Make My Monday--Springtime Flowers

     Dare 2B Artsy--Pastel Colors

     All Sorts--Flowers and/or Showers

     

Now it's your turn to create following the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch #365.  Our challenge ends Sunday evening April 19.  You can link up your creations here.  We look forward to visiting your blog and commenting on your artwork.

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

:) Marie

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Hello Card With Freshly Made Sketch #431

I love using pretty patterned paper and the current Freshly Made Sketch inspired me to use a lovely Lilac colored Close to My Heart Mix In paper.

The greeting is a retired CTMH die in Pansy Card Stock (also retired).  The background neutral is Mink Card Stock. This was a really quick card to make!

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

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

     Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge

       Alphabet Challenges--A is for Anything Goes

     Allsorts Challenge--Flowers and/or Showers

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

:) Marie

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Easter cards with Sunday Stamps #288

Although I had made these cards more than a week ago I didn't have the chance to share them until now.  My cards were inspired by Sunday Stamps #228 sketch.  Which one do you like best?

The Calla Lily image is from Local King Rubber Stamps.  Happy Easter greeting is from an old Close to My Heart stamp set called Happy Easter.  The floral frame on the third card is from Every Little Thing Cardmaking Kit. Papers are all from Close to my Heart and are retired.  Images were colored with Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Markers.

Here is the fabulous Sunday Stamps Sketch:

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

     Shopping Our Stash--Happy Easter, Passover or Spring

     All Fun Challenges--Easter

     Use Your Stuff--Easter

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

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch #364

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week's challenge uses strips along with a focal image and sentiment.  What will you be able to do with this fabulous sketch?

When I went to create my card I spotted a basket with lots of scraps from when I made my wedding thank you cards and I chose to use them.

Products used:

     Martha Stewart Paper Pack

     Recollections Champagne Shimmer Card Stock

     Kraft CS

     Carolina CS

     Sapphire Pigment Ink

     Clear Embossing Powder

     Spruced Up Cardmaking Stamp

       Tiny Wiggle Eye

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

     Stinkin' Inkers--Crafter's Choice

     Crafty Sentiment Designs--Anything Goes

     Through the Craft Room Door--Always Anything Goes

Now it's your turn to create following the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch #364.  Our challenge ends Sunday evening April 19.  You can link up your creations here.  We look forward to visiting your blog and commenting on your artwork.

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

:) Marie

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Freshly Made Sketches #430 with a Daisy Bunch

What can you do with a diamond shaped focal image?  That's the current challenge at Freshly Made Sketches which inspired my card:

Products Used:
     Mink Cardstock
     Fern Cardstock
     Intense Black Ink
     Rubbernecker Daisy stamp
     Wordfetti greeting stamp (retired Close to My Heart)
     Clear Shimmer Brush
     Spectrum Noir Dull Green Tri-blend Marker
     Spectrum Noir Citrus Blend Tri-Blend Marker
     Spectrum Noir Ice Grey Tri-Blend Marker
Here is the Freshly Made Sketch #430:

I'm also sharing this card with the following challenges:

     Challenge Up Your Life--Focus on Flowers

     Daring Cardmakers--CAS with a Dash of Sparkle

     Aud Sentiments--Anything Goes with a Sentiment

     

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

:) Marie

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Final Easter Cards

I've had the time this spring to make (and send out) Easter cards to family and friends and used several different card designs using up some of my older paper stash.  This next card was based on the Stella Says Sketch challenge link.

This card uses very old patterned paper (Close to My Heart Pink Carnation from the late 1990's!)  The floral image is Every Little Thing Cardmaking stamp and Thin Cut Die and the greeting is from an older stamp set called Happy Easter.  The flowers were colored in with gel pens.

Here is the Stella Says Sketch graphic that inspired my card layout:

I'm also sharing my card with the following challenges:

     Always Fun Challenges #157--Easter

     Crafty Cardmakers #254--Easter

     Use Your Stuff #395--Easter

     Crafting Happiness 43--Easter

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

:) Marie

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O-Fish-Ally Awesome Birthday Card for April Joyful Stars Blog Hop

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 Joyce Hauck'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! 

My sister is celebrating a milestone birthday next week and I made her this card featuring Close to My Heart's April Stamp of the Month called "O-Fish-Ally Awesome".  The card is 5" wide by 6.5" long to accommodate the fish bowl size.

The background panel is Carolina card stock .  The patterned papers are from Craft On.  The fish bowl was stamped in Intense Black ink and colored in with Spectrum Noir Tri Blend Markers.  The water area of the fish bowl was brushed with a Clear Shimmer Brush. The twine is White and Bronze.

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

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

     Sketch Saturday--Create a Scene

     Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge--Anything Goes

     Daisy Chain Challenges--Birthday

     FabnFunky Challenges--Birthday

     Seize the Birthday--Option Spring Fling

Now it's time to head over to Krista Hershberger'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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Easter Card with Case This Sketch #366

Making Easter Cards has given me a chance to go through some older paper stash and underused stamps.  My card uses Every Little Thing Cardmaking stamp and Thin Cut Dies along with Lilac and Wisteria Card Stocks with retired Adventures Fundamental patterned paper.  The floral focal image was colored with Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend markers.  The sentiment came from a retired Close to my Heart stamp set called Happy Easter.

Here is the fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Always Fun Challenges #157--Easter

     Crafty Cardmakers #254--Easter

     Use Your Stuff #395--Easter

     Crafting Happiness 43--Easter

     

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

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 363

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.  This week we have a lovely sketch with just a few elements.  What can you create with this wonderful sketch?  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening April 12.

My card uses some older papers from Close to My Heart Adventures Fundamentals, old fern and heart punches, holographic poster board and Crafter's Companion Die.  The shimmery background paper is Recollections Shimmer Champagne paper.  The embellishment dots were hole punched from Black Glitter paper.

Do you think this card has enough sparkle?

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
       Creative Crafters--Anything Goes
       Crafty Sentiments--Anything Goes
       Pink Gem Challenge--Anything Goes

I hope that you can join in this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge.  You can link up here.
       

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

:) Marie

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Easter Card with MFT Sketch Challenge #483

Recently I purchased this lovely Calla Lily and Die Cut stamp set from Local King Rubber Stamps.  I've made several Easter cards with this image to send to family and friends.

The image was colored with Dull Green and outlined with Ice Grey Tri Blend Spectrum Noir Markers.  The insides of the Calla Lilies were brushed with a Clear Shimmer Brush and the pistils were colored with Liquid Pearls Buttercup.  The background paper is Wisteria Card Stock from Close to My Heart and the sentiment strip is Sweet Leaf Card Stock.  The White Daisy Card Stock panel was hand cut using the edge of a circle die cut to trace the top of it. I used the Dull Green marker to "edge" it.  The Happy Easter greeting is from a retired Close to My Heart stamp set called Just to Say from the Artfully Sent Cricut Collection.

Here is the fabulous MFT sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Colour Crazy Challenge--Anything Goes with Coloring

     Art Impressions Challenge--Bloom Where You're Planted

     Aud Sentiments #248--Anything Goes with a Sentiment

     Sparkles Forum Challenge--Easter

     Sweet Stampers--Easter or Spring

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

:) Marie

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Get Well Card with Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #450

I've been months behind on using my newer Close to My Heart stamps and this sketch seemed to fit the frame stamp quite well.

Close to my Heart products used:

       Every Little Thing Stamp and Thin Cut Dies

          Get Well Soon Stamp (retired)

       Mint Card Stock

       Celebrate Today Paper 

       Evergreen Card Stock

          Evergreen Ink

          Versamark Ink

          Clear Embossing Powder

          Lavender Tri Blend Marker

          Dull Green Tri Blend Marker

          Citrus Tri Blend Marker

          Ice Grey Tri Blend Marker

          Clear Shimmer Brush

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

The challenge is open until April 5th so you still have time to play along!

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

     Crafty Gals Corner--Flowers

     Through the Craft Room Door--Anything Goes

     

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

:) Marie

p.s. If you like what you see on my blog please consider "following" me by email or in your blog roll so you don't miss out on any of my fabulous card making ideas. You can sign up on the right sidebar.