Golfer's Birthday Card with Freshly Made Sketch #508

 As an avid golfer I have a lot of golfing friends and make a lot of golf themed cards.  My card today follows Freshly Made Sketch #508.

Close to my Heart products used:

     My Hole in One stamps

     Intense Black Ink

     Sapphire Card Stock

     Tri-Blend Spectrum Noir Markers

     Versamark Ink

     White Embossing Powder

Other products:

      Recycled Insert from a Walmart acrylic photo frame (sky)

      Turf Paper from Recollections

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

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

      Seize the Birthday #225--Option to use a Stencil

      Alphabet Challenge--O is for Outdoors

      Make My Monday #159--Outdoor Sports

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

:) Marie

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Punny Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #443

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  Our sketch this week features three rectangular elements and a vertical sentiment.  I chose some bright and cheery colors and a fun stamp and sentiment available to Close to My Heart Makers called "Cows it Going?"

Close to my Heart products used Sapphire CS, Lemonade CS, Clover CS, Candy Apple CS, So Much Happy Paper, Sweet Girl Paper, Sapphire Ink, Stitched Heart Thin Cut Die, Flower Sequins, Tri Blend Markers, Liquid Pearls Opal.  Tiny wiggle eyes were glued on top.

Here is the Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired my card layout.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, October 24.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love.  You can link up your project here.

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

     Stamping Sensations--Animals, Birds or Bugs

     Critter Crazy Challenge #55--Anything Goes with a Featured                   Critter

     Crafty Animals #55--Include an Animal

     Happy Little Stampers--October--Anything Goes with Dies

     Addicted to Stamps and More #416--Make Your Mark

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

:) Marie

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Anniversary Card Inspired by Try Stampin' on Tuesday #527

 Our friends celebrated an anniversary yesterday and I made them a card to commemorate the special day.  I really liked the flourishes in the current Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch and decided to fussy cut "Every Little Thing" paper and pop it up on my card.  There already was a gold embossed Happy Anniversary sentiment in my extras box so I cut it with an stitched oval and backed it with a bigger stitched oval cut from scraps of gold holographic poster board. The background paper is Mint.

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

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

     Stinkin' Inkers--Scrap Happy Challenge (extra Anniversary                      sentiment and gold holographic leftover from a different                   project)

     Addicted to Stamps and More--Make Your Mark

     Watercooler Wednesdays--All About Occasions

     Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Slimline Masculine Birthday Card

I recently purchased a scalloped rectangle die set and put it to use in making this birthday card for a male friend.

Here is the greeting stamped inside from a special promotion called Slimline Sentiments available through the end of October here.

Products used:

    My Hole in One--stamp and thin cut die                                              Turf Paper--from Recollections

    Recycled Insert from a Walmart acrylic photo frame (sky)

    Scalloped Rectangle die by Creative Crafts

    Spectrum Noir Tri Blend Markers

    Slimline Sentiments

This card is being entered into the following challenges:

     AAA Birthday #30--Slimline Card

     Make My Monday #159--Outdoor Sports

     Watercooler Wednesday #326--Occasions

     2 Sisters on the Blog #55--Masculine Card

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

:) Marie

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Floral Borders Birthday Card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch #422

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge blog post!  This week our sketch offers a center panel with sentiment and vertical side strips.  I used an older Close to my Heart stamp set called Floral Borders which I colored with gel pens, a Tonic Happy Birthday Die and some gold holographic poster board scraps to make this lovely card.

A second photo of this card shows off the shimmery gel pen effects better.

Here is the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired my card layout.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, October 17.  We hope you can find the time to join in on the fun.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and sharing some bloggy comment love.

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

    Addicted to Stamps and More #416--Make Your Mark

    Pammie's Inky Pinkies 2141--Anything Goes           

    

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

:) Marie

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Poppy Thinking of You Card for Fusion Card Challenge "Poppy Door"

 I love the basic sketch offered at Fusion Card Challenge this fortnight and just happened to have a new Poppy Die from John Next Door so I combined the challenge elements.

Products Used:  Juniper CS (retired CTMH), Cranberry CS (retired CTMH), Poppy Die (John Next Door), Recollections Antique Gold Shimmer Paper, Kaleidoscope Embossing Folder (Simon Says Stamps) and Wildflower Friendship (CTMH), Memento Black Ink

Here is the fabulous Fusion Card Challenge graphic that inspired my card layout:

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

     Crafters Cafe #275--Anything Goes

     Die Cut Divas--October--Anything Goes

     Happy Little Stampers--Anything Goes with Dies

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

:) Marie

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Get Well Card with Freshly Made Sketch #506

 There is a really fun, quick sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week and I'm glad I found the time to play along.  My paper choices are "Textures" with Blue Belle and Sapphire Card Stocks.  I used my favorite Scalloped Circle Thin Cut Die (no longer available from Close to my Heart) Rustic Sign Sentiments and Sapphire Ink, Versamark Ink and Polysparkle Tinsel Embossing Powder.

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

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

     The Paper Shelter--Layer it Up

     My Time to Craft--Get Well Soon

     Papercraft Challenge #74--Sentiment as Focus

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

:) Marie

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Christmas Card with Try Stampin' on Tuesday #526

 A few months ago I purchased a pretty poinsettia vellum paper (Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper) that was on clearance from SU and finally got to use it in making this card. I paired it with Comfort and Joy paper from Close to My Heart, a scalloped circle punch and Merry Christmas Flourish sentiment.

My card layout was inspired by this fabulous Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #526:

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

     Happy Little Stampers--Anything Goes with Dies

     Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge--Sentiment as Focus

     Beyond the Blue--Layered Die Cuts

     Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog--Pinecones and Poinsettias

     Die Cut Divas--October-Anything Goes
     

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

:) Marie

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Masculine Get Well Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #441

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog  post!  This week our sketch featuresa split background with central panel and an embellishment.  One of my male friends was recently hospitalized so I wanted to make him a special card using some new Close to my Heart products.

This next photo was taken from a different angle so you can see how sparkly the embossing is.  This effect was created by first inking with Versamark Ink and then Harbour Ink.  Much older CTMH Polysparkle Tinsel Embossing Powder was then heat embossed.

Close to my Heart products used:

     Mix-In Paper

     Mink Card Stock

     Shortbread Card Stock

     Floral Delivery Stamp and Thin Cut Dies

     Rustic Sign Sentiments 

     Versamark Ink

     Harbour Ink

     Polysparkle Tinsel Embossing Powder (retired)

Below is the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired my card layout. We hope you will be inspired by our sketch and find the time to share your creation with us. Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, October 10 and you can link up your creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blog and leaving some bloggy comment love.

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

     Make My Monday #158--Embossing--either

     Crafters Castle--October--Anything Goes

     My Time to Craft #467--Get Well Soon

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

:) Marie

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Everything is Rosy Foiled Paper for Sunday Stamps in the Middle Challenge #266

 I really like this fortnight's sketch at Sunday Stamps and took out some sparkly old paper to make a card.  

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

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

     Simon Says--Anything Goes

     Through the Craft Room Door--Anything Goes

     Unicorn Challenge #69--Add Sparkle

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

:) Marie

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Hexagon Cards for Less is More Challenge #452

 Several weeks ago I had cut out numerous hexagons with my Cricut out of You Are Enough paper and am using some of them up with the current challenge at Less is More.  

Which one do you like best?  

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

    Seize the Birthday--option of Cakes

    Addicted to Stamps and More #415--Die Cuts or Stencils

     Watercooler Wednesday #325--Make it Masculine

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

:) Marie

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