Shimmering Drum Set Birthday Card

My grandson will be 7 soon and has just started taking drum lessons--thus the inspiration for my card.

Products used:

     Cricut--Quarter Note cartridge

     Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge (CTMH)--writing

     White Daisy CS

     Silver Metallic CS (retired Close to My Heart)

     Sapphire CS (CTMH)

     Champagne CS  (CTMH)

     Tulip CS (retired CTMH)

     Red shiny paper from DCWV Christmas Glittered             & Textured Paper Pack

     Cricut Silver Pen

Here is the Paper Play Sketch that inspired my card layout:

  

Other challenges entered with this card:

      Male Room #53 Challenge--use a number

      Make My Monday--Shimmer and Shine

      Seize the Birthday--Optional Felt

      Cardz 4 Guys--No Patterned Paper

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

:) Marie

      

     

Finding the Words with Blossom Paper for AHSC #108

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post.  My card features some new Close to My Heart items.

The Close to My Heart Seasonal Expressions 2 catalog features a beautiful new paper pack called "Blossom" and a wonderful new stamp set that features words to make dozens of greetings.  It is called "Finding the Words" and it is a very versatile stamp set.

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Lagoon CS

     Blossom paper

     Art Philosophy cartridge frame cuts

     Finding the Words stamp set

     Lagoon Ink

     Sunset Ink and sponge dauber

     Teal Shimmer Trim

Here is Atlantic Hearts Sketch #108:

  

Please stop by the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge and check out what the rest of the Design Team has done with this sketch.  We would love to have you join us in our gallery.

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

:) Marie

     

Happy Mother's Day Card for Joyful Stars Blog Hop and Other Challenges

Welcome back to our monthly blog hop called "Joyful Stars".  We  are a group of Close To My Heart consultants sharing our love of Close to My Heart products with you. If you are coming from Krista Hershberger's blog you are on the right track.  If you get lost along the way you can find your way back on track by visiting Joyce's blog for a complete lineup.

I followed the Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch to make my card:

Close to My Heart products used:

     Art Philosophy cricut cartridge for doily

     White Daisy CS

     Black CS

     Brushed paper

     Topiary CS

     Ruby CS

     A Budding Friendship stamp

     Happy to Be Friends greeting

     Black Ink

     Pixie Ink

     Canary Ink

     Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel (retired)

     3D Foam Tape

Challenges entered:

     Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch

     Friday Mashup--Mother's Day

     Bitten by the Bug--Mother's Day

     Shopping Our Stash--Big, Bold and Beautiful

Now it's time to head on over to see what the very talented Nancy Brown has to share with you!

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

:) Marie

Pretty in Pink Theme for Cards in Envy Challenge

Here is a really quick pink card I made for the Cards in Envy challenge.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Brushed Paper

     White Daisy CS

     Ruby CS

     Black Ink

     You Mean the World to Me stamp

     Art Philosophy cartridge to cut label frame

     3D Foam Tape

     Shin Han Touch Tender Pink Alcohol Marker

    

Other 

    Holographic curling ribbon

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

:) Marie

Happy Everything for Joyful Stars Blog Hop

Welcome back to another Joyful Stars Blog Hop blog post!  We are a group of nine Close To My Heart consultants who are sharing products currently available in the Annual Inspirations or Seasonal Expressions catalogs.  We hope to inspire you to create something just for the fun of it.

  

If you are coming from Krista Hershberger's blog you are on the right track.  If you getlost along the way you can find your way back on track by visiting Joyce's blog for a complete lineup.

I'm ready for spring so I made this bright and cheery card with a new stamp set from the back cover of the latest Seasonal Expressions catalog.  It is called "Happy Everything" and for each of this stamp set purchased Close To My Heart will make a contribution to Operation Smile.

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Pacifica CS

     Cranberry CS

     Canary Ink

     Happy Everything stamp set

     Art Philosophy cartridge--arrow

Your next stop on this blog hop tour will be to visit Nancy Brown's blog.  I'm sure you will be delighted with what you find there!

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

:) Marie

Celebrating Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #100--Blog Candy Alert!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge has posted it's 100th sketch challenge!  I'm going to be giving away a Close To My Heart stamp to one lucky US reader in celebration of this event so be sure to scroll down to the end of this post for more information.  Be sure to check out what the rest of the Design Team has posted as many of them will be offering prizes also.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Art Philosophy cartridge for frame cuts

     White Daisy CS

     Canary CS

     Paper Bird stamp set (Hostess reward set available April 1)

     Season of Thanks

     Thistle Ink

     Black Ink

     Moonstruck CS (retired)

     Moonstruck Ink (retired)

     Just Blooms flower sponged with Thistle Ink (retired)

     3D Foam Tape

    

Other products

     Lavender pearls by Want 2 Scrap

     Tiny wiggle eye

Are you wondering how I was able to perfectly line up the purple bamboo image?  It was with a cool new tool I found called the MISTI (Most Incredible Stamping Tool Invented).  The manufacturer is My Sweet Petunia and you can find lots of You Tube videos on it's use.  I love using it!

The theme of this week's Bitten by the Bug challenge is "Frame it" so I'm also entering my card into their challenge.

Here is the fabulous 100th sketch by Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge:

You have until Sunday evening to join us with your direct link.  We hope you have fun with this sketch AND enter it in our challenge.

On to the Blog Candy notice:

Can you believe it; we have reached Sketch 100! Everyone at Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge is so excited to celebrate this milestone with all of our followers and participants.

To celebrate Sketch 100 we will be giving our some blog candy and all you have to do is visit our fabulous design team members blogs and leave a comment on their design for Sketch 100 and you are entered.

 We will be drawing several names at random from the comments. To increase your chances of winning, leave comments for all of the design team members!  And to be fair, you can only win 1 time!  Please invite your friends and family to join the fun!

Thanks again for being part of our challenge community and we are all looking forward to the next 100 fabulous sketches and your awesome creations!

Happy Crafting!

The Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge Design Team

Lauren Moore

http://laurenctmhcraftings.blogspot.com/…/atlantic-hearts-s…

Marie Flayer (that's me!)

http://njstampingqueen.blogspot.com/…/celebrating-atlantic-…

Lisa Mensing

http://thecraftingcave.blogspot.com/…/sketch-100-with-atlan…

Linda Norman

http://www.scrappytherapy.com/…/atlantic-hearts-sketch-chal…

Brandi Robinson

http://crzy4scrapbooking.blogspot.com/…/sketch-100-from-ahs…

Stephanie Keats

http://stephsshoebox.blogspot.com/…/happy-100th-atlantic-he…

Wendy Coffman

http://www.stampingrules.com/…/day-30-atlantic-hearts-sketc…

Jasmina Bursic

http://jazzy-crafts.blogspot.com/2015/03/ahsc-100.html

Michelle Stewart

http://mycreationswithmichelle.blogspot.com/…/ahsc-100-time…

Kelly Janes

http://papercraftingwithkellyjanes.com/2015/03/23/ahsc-100/

Candra Holmes

http://www.paperdragonfleur.ca/…/atlantic-hearts-sketch-cha…

Lisa Bzibziak

http://www.facebook.com/l.php…

Barbara-Ann Himelman

http://barbarahimelman.blogspot.com/…/03/lets-celebrate.html

Laura Davidson

http://www.lauraleesdream.blogspot.ca/…/ahs100-birthday-car…

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

:) Marie

Always Lucky Plate for Bitten by the Bug

We celebrated St. Patrick's Day earlier this week and I made this plate (filled with yummy brownies) as a hostess gift for our friends who hosted the party.

The font for the gold greeting is from Art Philosophy and the shamrocks also came from the Art Philosophy cartridge.  I just love how easy it was to do this with Design Space and Cricut Explore.  The vinyl is Oracal 631.  

I'm entering this into the Bitten by the Bug Luck of the Irish challenge.

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

:) Marie

Life is Good--Sharing a DS Cut File

Here is my first attempt at applying vinyl to glass.  I designed this simple trivet using one of my favorite mantras "Life is Good" and the Art Philosophy Cricut font.

The glass cutting board was purchased at Dollar Tree and the Gold Vinyl is Oracal 631.  If you have a Cricut Explore and would like to duplicate it the cut file can be found here.

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

:) Marie

Have an Ice Day for Numerous Challenges

Don't you just love penguins?  I think they are really cute and I decided to play with numerous challenges today.  My favorite penguins are retired Hostess Rewards from Close to my Heart called Wintry Wishes.

Close to my Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Moonstruck CS (retired)

     Wintry Wishes stamps (retired)

     Moonstruck Ink (retired)

     Silver Embossing Powder

     Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel

     Art Philosophy cartridge  (snowflakes and scalloped rectangle)

     Silver metallic marker

Other products;

     Prismatic Reflective Paper by Colorbok

The Atlantic Hearts Sketch inspired me with this layout:

Other challenges that I'm entering are:

     The House That Stamps Built-What If Wednesday--Blue, Silver and White

     Bitten By the Bug--Snowflakes

     House of Cards--Glitter

     Die Cutting Divas--Photo Inspiration

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

:) Marie

Happy Valentine's Day for Joyful Stars Blog Hop

If you are looking for the latest Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post please go here.

Welcome back to a wonderful new year with new Close To My Heart products.  There are a lot of delightful new products to be seen in the Seasonal Expressions 1 catalog (good until March 31) and I'm sure you'll see great examples of artwork when you follow this blog hop of Close To My Heart consultants.

 

If you are coming from Cindy Leek's blog you are on the right track.  

My Valentine's Day card features Heartstrings paper from the Seasonal Expressions 1 catalog and gold foil stickers from the January Constant Campaign called Noted. 

Close To My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Art Philosophy cartridge to cut the heart doily

     Gold Embossing Powder

     Heartstrings paper

     Gold Foil stickers from Noted paper kit (special for January National Papercrafting Month)

I followed the Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch to make this card.  I'm also entering this card into the Heart2Heart challenge--something old (Art Philosophy, gold embossing powder) and something new (Heartstrings paper and Gold Foil stickers)

Now it's time to head on over to Nancy Brown's blog to continue on the Joyful Stars blog hop. If you get lost along the way please visit Joyce's blog for the complete lineup.

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

:) Marie

Snowhaven Napkin Fold Card for Color Dare #125

Happy 2015! Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge!  (I can't believe my last Color Dare post was a month ago!)  This week we are challenging you to create something with the following Close To My Heart colors--Cranberry and Glacier (think Snowhaven paper palette).  You may add the following neutrals--Whisper, Black and White Daisy.  (New policy--this year we will indicate which neutrals can be used with the main challenge colors)  Now that the Christmas holidays are over I'm starting to think about Valentine's Day.  I challenged myself to make a napkin fold card.


Outside of card:

Inside of card:

My Santa was very good to me!  He brought me the new Cricut Explore and I am loving it!  This card was made with a Design Space cut file shared by Tabitha Carroll of Shutterscape Creations.  (I'm not sure where I found the cut file as I've joined so many Facebook Cricut Explore groups recently!)  This card became so much easier to make--all I had to do was choose the colors, sponge the creases and glue the pieces down.  The Cricut Explore cut AND scored the White Daisy CS background--how cool is that?  It really cut the intricate doily hearts out beautifully--no snags and easy to get the little pieces out.

Close to my Heart products used:
     White Daisy CS
     Cranberry CS
     Glacier CS
     Snowhaven paper
     Art Philosophy heart
     Slate washi tape mounted over white Daisy (retired)
     One Way Border arrow stamp
     Black pigment ink square
     Clear embossing powder
     XOXO stamp--stamped in both Glacier and Cranberry
     Sponge Daubers
     Happy Valentine's stamp

Now it's your turn to play with these fun colors.  If you don't have these exact colors you may substitute similar colors.  Please limit yourself to adding the following neutrals Whisper, Black and White Daisy.   We would love to have you visit the challenge blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has created and then link up your papercrafted creation with a direct link here.  Hope to see you in our gallery!  The deadline is Thursday evening, January 15 at 9PM CT.

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