Color Dare #480 Meets CAS Colours and Sketches #454

 It has been quite awhile since I've entered a Color Dare challenge and today is the day to return.  Their challenge is a Triple Play using Close to My Heart Colors Wisteria, Wild Berry and Capri.  I've combined it with the sketch from CAS Coulours and Sketches #454. I enjoyed playing with the colors so I made 2 cards. The outer edges of the sentiment frames were colored with a Capri Shimmer Brush or a Wild Berry Shimmer Brush.  The Stitched Rectangle  Frame Thin Cut Dies created the borders of both cards.  The sentiment is from a retired Close to my Heart set called "True Love".

Which one do you like better?

Here is the Color Dare graphic that inspired my color choices:

This is the CAS Sketch that inspired my card layouts:

 

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

     Stamping Sensations--Stamped Image Plus a Die

    CAS on Friday #223--Hexagon

    Daring Cardmakers--In the Frame

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

:) Marie 

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Foiled Panel Featured in Atlantic Hearts Sketch #457

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical piece with a small sentiment square with embellishments.  In my stash I had a green foiled piece that I trimmed (using a hexagon die) and placed on the left side.  I cut a stitched hexagon with a die and stamped a birthday greeting from an old Close to My Heart set called "Framed".  It was embossed using a glittery embossing powder called "Splash" by WOW.  The branch embellishments were made with a PinkFresh die called "Curvy Leaves."

Perhaps you can see more sparkle in this next photo:

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, January 30 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

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

     Seize the Birthday #230--Embossing

     Use Your Stuff #440--Embossing

     Country View Challenges--Your Year to Sparkle & Shine

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

:) Marie

 

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Sparkly Snowflake Card with Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #538

 Its' pretty cold in the Northeast which inspired me to make this winter themed card.  The die I used is from Creative Craft Products and is called Merry Christmas Die Set.  As you can see I used some of the cut out snowflakes to embellish the white space around the focal panel.  The sparkling silver holographic cardstock is Recollections available at Michaels.  The black and silver strips are from an older Close to My Heart paper pack called "Happiest Place".  

Here's another view so you can see the Holographic effects of this pretty paper.

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

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

     Color Hues #33--Silver and White

     Just Us Girls #616--Photo Week

  

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

:) Marie

 

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Sparkly Thank You Card with Sunday Stamps Sketch #274

Our glasses wearing nephew shoveled our driveway and steps last week so I made him a cool card to thank him using Sunday Stamps Sketch #274.  The background paper is Recollections Holographic paper with Simon Says Stamp Kaleidoscope Embossing Folder.  The adorable penguin is from Close to My Heart Winter Penguins.  Stitched Rectangle Frames cut from shimmery Black Ore and White Daisy were used to frame the delightful image.

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

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

     Country View Challenges--Your Year to Sparkle and Shine

     The Paper Players--Winter Animals

     Simon Says Monday--Insects/Birds

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

:) Marie

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Hello Friend Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #456

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a large centered rectangular element with paper strips behind it.  This gave me the opportunity to use up some zip strips from a Close to My Heart Paper Pack called So Much Happy.  The stamp is several years old from Taylored Expressions.  Twinkling H2O paints were used inside the letters.

After some thought I decided to add a die cut embellishment in the top right corner to complete the card.  Which card do you like better?

 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, January 23 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

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

     Country View Challenges--Your Year to Sparkle and Shine

     Creative Crafters--Anything Goes

     Double Trouble #101--3 Patterned Papers

     Alphabet Challenge--Big and Small

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

:) Marie

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Golfer Birthday Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #455

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a diagonally striped background with a round element in the bottom right hand corner.  My diagonal background was created by alternating Silver Foil Tape and Sapphire Ink stamped sentiments from My Hole in One Stamp set.  My round corner element is a Stitched Circle Thin Cut with a golf bag image on top of it.  The golf clubs were silver embossed while the bag was stamped in Sapphire Ink.  I used a pencil eraser dipped in ink for my 3 embellishments.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, January 16 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

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

     AAA Birthday Game #33--Two Favorite Colors

       Seize the Birthday #229--Blue and Gray                                               Happy Little Stampers--Anything Goes with Dies

       Cardz 4 Guyz #287--Spots or Stripes     

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

:) Marie

 

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