Trio of Masculine Cards with Freshly Made Sketch #682

Freshly Made Sketch #562 uses 3 pieces so I stacked and cut 3 patterned papers together and made 3 cards (which I also mailed out already!)  The first card uses a sentiment from SU So Sincere and the second and third card uses sentiments from SU So Sentimental. The papers were from a Close to my Heart Mix-in Paper from May 2021 and the coordinating card stock is CTMH Blue Belle.

Card #1:

Card #2:

Card #3:

Which card do you like best?

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

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

      Stamping Sensations--Animals, Flowers and Birds

      Love Those Pretty Papers April Challenge --Springtime option

      Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--Patterned Paper

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

:) Marie

 

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Baby Girl Birthday Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #494

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a top horizontal border with 2 strips framing it, 3 small banners, a focal image to the left and a sentiment.  My card features Lovely paper and Sending You Hugs stamp. Ballerina and Blue Belle card stock papers were used. The sentiment was inked with Blue Belle ink and Versamark ink and embossed with Polysparkle Clear Embossing Powder.  The koala's ears and flowers were embellished with a Blue Belle Shimmer Brush.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, October 15 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:

     Make My Monday #185--Birthday Wishes

     Send a Smile for Kids--Holiday/Celebration

     Seize the Birthday--option--Clean and Simple

     Paper Shelter #528--use 3 or more patterned papers

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Thinking of You Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #491

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a rectangular panel over two stripes with 2 circular elements and small embellishments.  My card was made with Sweet Girl paper (retired Close to My Heart), Blue Belle Ink, New England Ivy CS, Sapphire CS, Blue Belle CS and Sunset CS. The butterfly is from Chelsea Gardens Cardmaking Set stamped over a floral envelope liner.  The sentiment is from Wordfetti.

 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, September 25 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:

     Stamping Sensations--Feminine

     Crafty Calendar Challenge--Anything Goes

     Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday--Anything Goes 

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

:) Marie

 

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Sending Some Hugs with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #420

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch offers a hexagonal focal shape, a horizontal strip and a sentiment under the horizontal strip.  We would love to see how you interpret our sketch this week.  This is what I've created:

Close to My Heart Products used:

     Blue Belle Card Stock                                                                           Hillside Cottage Paper                                                                           Mink Card Stock                                                                                   White Daisy Card Stock                                                                          Sending Some Hugs stamps Cardmaking Workshop                            Versamark Ink                                                                                         Intense Black Ink                                                                                   Clear Embossing Powder                                                                       Bright Pink Tri Blend Spectrum Noir Marker                                       Jade Green Tri Blend Spectrum Noir Marker                                       Chalk Marker                                                                                         Scalloped Circle Thin Cut Die                                                               Stitched Rectangle Frames       

Here is the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge graphic that inspired my card layout.  Our chard challenge is open until Sunday evening May 16 and you can link up your creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blog and leaving some bloggy love comments.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:                         Seize the Birthday--Furry Friend                                             2 Crafty Critter Crazies--Anything Goes with a Critter                  Love 2 Craft--Always Anything Goes                                Happy Little Stampers--Anything Goes with Dies                Crafty Animals--Anything Goes                                      Simon Says Wednesday--Feminine                                      Watercooler Wednesday--Feminine

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

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch #419 with Color Dare #442 Love of Colors Palette

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch offers several banners along with a horizontal strip and focal element.  I chose my colors from the Color My Heart Color Dare Love of Color palette which features colors from the new Hillside Cottage Paper Packet.

Close to my Heart products used:

     Blue Belle Card Stock

     Paprika Card Stock,

     Sundance Card Stock

     Hillside Cottage Paper

     Serenity Paper (horizontal strip)

     Sending You Hugs Cardmaking stamps

     Sapphire Ink

     Oval Thin Cut Dies

Here is the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired my card layout.  Our challenge is open until Sunday, May 9 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving you comment love.

Here is the Love of Color graphic that inspired my color selection:

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

     Crafters Cafe Challenge #265--Anything Goes

     Crafters Castle #41--Anything Goes

     Always Fun Challenge #212--Combine Something Old with                      Something New (old--oval thin cut dies, Blue Belle paper,                  Sapphire ink, new--stamp set, Hillside Cottage patterned                    paper)

     Simon Says Wednesday--Anything Goes

     Love to Scrap #145--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Numbered Birthday Card with Paper Players Sketch #530

This was a quick card to make following the Paper Players Sketch #530.

Close to my Heart products used:

     Sapphire Card Stock

     Blue Belle Card Stock

     Silver Foil Paper

     Stitched Bracket Frame

     Stitched Rectangle Frame

     Sapphire Ink

     Versamark Ink

     Clear Embossing Powder

     Card Captions Sentiment (Retired)

     Friendship Alphabet Number (Retired)

Here is the fabulous Paper Players sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

    Make My Monday #143--Masculine Birthday

    Crafty Sentiment Designs--Anything Goes

    The Paper Shelter #459--For the Boys

    

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

:) Marie

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Color Dare #427 Meets Sunday Stamps #248

Color challenges are fun and really stretch my creativity.  This week Color My Heart Color Dare has a Tic-Tac-Toe board to choose from.  My card used the center row of Toffee, Blue Belle and Glacier.  My card layout was influenced by Sunday Stamps Sketch challenge.

Close to my Heart products used:

     Blue Belle Cardstock

     Serenity Paper 

     Toffee Cardstock

     Serenity Cardmaking Workshop stamp

     Blue Belle Ink

     Versamark Ink

     Clear Embossing Powder

     Sentiments by Melissa Esplin

     Toffee Shimmer Brush

      Gold Brown Blend Tri-Blend Marker

      Gold Brown Shades Tri-Blend Marker

      Green Turquoise Blend Tri-Blend Marker

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

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

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

      Make My Monday #140--Hello

      Papercraft Challenges #66--Heat or Dry Embossing

      The Flower Challenge #52--Embossing Heat or Dry

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

:) Marie

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Case This Sketch #397 Get Well Soon Card

 I've made several cards recently with the Close to my Heart stamp set called "Get Well Soon" so when I looked on my crafting desk and the stamp set was still there I decided to use it with Case This Sketch #397.

Products used:

     Get Well Soon stamp set (retired)

     Sapphire Card Stock

     Blue Belle Card Stock

     Intense Black Ink

     Mix-In Paper 9015 (retired)

     True Blue Shades Tri Blend Marker

Here is the wonderful Case This Sketch challenge sketch that inspired my card layout:

 

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

     Love to Scrap--Anything Goes

     Through the Craft Room Door--Anything Goes

     Retro Rubber Challenge  #147--Anything Goes (Get Well Soon             stamp set appeared in Sept/Oct Close to My Heart catalog                 2019)

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

:) Marie

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Masculine Get Well Card with Freshly Made Sketch #459

 There is a really interesting sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and I was happy to find the time to play along.  

The patterned paper is from Aurora and the solid background panel is Close to My Heart's color of the year called Blue Belle.  The stamps are from a recently retired stamp set called Get Well Soon and was stamped in Sapphire Ink.

Here is the fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Crafters Cafe--Anything Goes

     Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper challenge--Anything Goes

     Love to Scrap Challenge Blog--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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