You're Awesome Father's Day Card with Sunday Stamps Sketch #206

Father's Day is this weekend so I was inspired to make this card with a combination of stamps.  You Rock, the mountains, stars and sun are from the You Are Awesome stamp set.  The lined stamp is retired Close to My Heart and the Father's Day sentiment is from retired CTMH "Say it All".  The plaid paper background is from Into the Wild.

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

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

     Always Fun #114--For Dad

     Cardz 4 Guys--Father's Day

     Cute N Crafty Challenge #28--Father's Day 
     Addicted to CAS #161--Dad

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.

Color Dare #286 With Sketch Saturday Sketch #506

The last Color My Heart Color Dare challenge of the month features a Tic Tac Toe board for you to choose from.  We've been featuring colors from the Close to My Heart Stargazer color palette in March so now you get to choose which colors in vertical, horizontal or diagonal rows you want to combine.

Close to My Heart products used:
      Sapphire CS
      White Daisy CS
      Canary Ink (focus panel was "smooshed")
      Pacifica Pigment Ink
      Sapphire Ink
      Adventure Fundamentals Paper (Pacifica)
      Flower Market Cricut bundle stamp greeting
      Chelsea Gardens butterfly stamps
      Clear Shimmer Brush

My choice is from the left column:  Sapphire, Pacifica and Canary.  White Daisy and Black are "free" to use also. 

Just click on the above graphic to get to the Color Dare challenge blog to see what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you.  Our challenge is open for two weeks to give you plenty of time to play along with us.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and commenting on your projects.

Here is the wonderful Sketch Saturday sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

      Simon Says Wednesday Challenge--Anything                  Goes
      Double D Challenges--Just "Wing it"
      Seize the Birthday--Toppings options "Birds"
      Through the Craft Room Door--Anything Goes
      House That Stamps Built--Anything Goes
      Crafty Gals Corner #162--Anything Goes

Just a reminder that Color Dare #285 (Bashful, Pebble and Raspberry) is still open until Thursday, April 5th.  You can enter this challenge here.

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.

     

      

Color Dare #270--Cranberry, Pacifica and Canary

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  We have some bright, primary colors for you to work with this week.  How will you combine these Close to My Heart colors:  Cranberry, Pacifica and Canary?  Of course if you don't have these CTMH colors yet you can substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!  (Black and White are always "free" colors in our challenges.)

Close to My Heart products used:
     Canary CS
     Black CS
     Adventure Fundamentals (2016 Pacifica)
     Adventure Fundamentals current
     Sunny Thoughts (February Stamp of the Month)
     Memento Black Ink
     Swirling Stars stamp (retired)
     Canary Ink
     Cranberry Ink

Just click on the Color Dare graphic below to check out what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you.  You have almost 2 weeks to link your project to our gallery.  We can't wait to see what you create!

My card layout was inspired by this fabulous sketch at Freshly Made Sketches:

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

     Seize the Birthday--Optional Candles

     Always Fun Challenges #44--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.

     

Pretty Poinsettias for Freshly Made Sketch #253

There is a great sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week and I just finished my card with 30 minutes to the deadline!

Close to My Heart products used:

     Flower Market cartridge

     White Daisy CS

     Desert Sand CS

     Fern CS

     Canary CS

     Sea Glass Glitter paper

     Oh Deer! paper

     Ruby Ink

     Pretty Poinsettia stamp

     Ruby Ink

     Canary Ink

     3D Foam Tape

Here is the sketch that inspired my card:

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

:) Marie

ATSM #210 Meets Case This Sketch #188

The new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More is a "photo inspiration" challenge and we are being sponsored this week by QKR Stampede.

Sponsor

QKR Stampede and Eureka Stamps was purchased by Stamp On It in 2013 from the state of Colorado and moved to its new home in Michigan! We(Stamp On It) had its humble beginnings over 25 years ago and is now a mobile(on-the-road) family owned and operated business. We travel coast to coast and attend as a vendor over 25 retail stamping and scrapping shows each year. 

Blog: http://qkrstampede.blogspot.ca

Prize: 3 digital images 

When I first saw the photo I was drawn to the quilt and wanted to create something that resembled a quilt.  The blotches of color on the wall behind the quilt called me to create a watercolored background with a "smooshing" technique.  Here is my card:

If you would like to "recreate" this card and have a Cricut Explore here is the Design Space file.  Enjoy!

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Thistle Ink

     Canary Ink

     Crystal Blue Ink

     Flower Market cricut cartridge

     Thistle CS

      3D Foam Tape

      Spray Pen (for water)

Other products:

     Cricut silver and black pens

     Ruler

     paintbrush

     Nuvo Embellishment Mousse Pure Platinum

          (used with water to paint "quilting lines" on watercolored panel)

     

My creative process usually entails finding a card sketch challenge to play along with so I used Case This Sketch #188 pictured here:

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

     CAS on Sunday--pastels

     Cut it Up--Watercolor

Now it's time to head on over to the Addicted to Stamps and More blog to see what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you.  We are looking forward to seeing how this photo inspires you to create and commenting on your blogs.

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

:) Marie

Color Dare #193 Meets Retrosketches #214

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post!  This week we are challenging you to use all and only  the colors from the Close to My Heart paper pack called Georgie:  Canary, Champagne, Juniper, Slate, Whisper and White Daisy.

My card began with the Doodled Designs circle stamped in all the challenge colors minus White Daisy.  The daisy is from Friend in Me which was in the Seasonal Expressions 1 catalog.  It was stamped twice and the top daisy was fussy cut and slightly curled up.  The Canary Ink sponged flower center (and tiny Doodled Design stamps) were "glossed" with Liquid Glass.

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Georgie paper (zip strip for top border)

     Friend in Me (retired)

     Doodled Design

     Slate Ink

     Whisper Ink

     Champagne Ink

     Juniper Ink

     Canary Ink

     Belated Birthday (retired)

     Juniper Buttons (retired)

     Liquid Glass

I'm also entering this card into the Seize the Birthday challenge. Here is the Retrosketch that I followed to make this card:

   

Here is the Color Dare challenge graphic with the Georgie colors: 

Now it's your turn to get creative--how will you use all and only these challenge colors?  Come check out what the rest of the fabulous Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team has to inspire you.

Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

Case This Sketch #167 in Yellows

This card was inspired by Case This Sketch #167.  I really liked this sketch and made several cards which will be posted separately.

The banner colors from top to bottom are Canary, Honey and Saffron.  The floral accents were stamped in Versamark ink and clear embossed on Canary, Honey and Saffron cardstocks.  A sponge dauber was used to apply Fern ink to give the flowers some definition and then they were fussy cut with microtip scissors.  A dot of White Opal Liquid Pearls was applied to create the flower centers.

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Fern CS

     Saffron CS

     Honey CS

     Canary CS

     Fern Ink

     Canary Ink

     Honey Ink

     Saffron Ink

     Sending Love stamp (greeting)

     Laughing Lola Cardmaking kit stamp--banner (retired)

     Hello Paradise flower (retired)

     Sponge Dauber

     Versamark Ink

     Ranger Fine Detail Clear Embossing Powder

Other products used:

    Liquid Pearls--White Opal

Here is the Case This Sketch #167 graphic that inspired me:

     

I'm also entering this into Seize the Birthday floral theme, CAS on Sunday floral theme and Double D challenge--Yellow is a Happy Place to be theme.

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

:) Marie

Color Dare #162 with Brushstrokes

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post featuring Close to My Heart colors: Hollyhock, Canary,White Daisy, Pear, Glacier.

Watercoloring seems to be a hot trend right now and I took a shortcut to that effect by using the stamp set called Brushstrokes.  I random stamped the background and used a small star punch with White Shimmer Trim for accents.

Close to My Heart products used:
     White Daisy CS
     Hollyhock CS
     Glacier CS
     Canary CS
     Brushstrokes stamp set
     Hollyhock Ink
     Pear Ink
     Canary Ink
     Glacier Ink
     Hello Life--Cardmaking stamp
     White Shimmer Trim

Other products:
     Studio G star punch

Here is the color graphic:

Are you up to this challenge?  If you don't have the exact Close to My Heart colors yet feel free to substitute something similar.  The challenge stays open until Thursday evening, October 8 until 9PM CDT.  We hope to see you in our gallery!

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

:) Marie

Color Dare #152 Meets Tuesday Morning Sketch #310

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  This week we are challenging you to combine the following four Close to My Heart colors: Cranberry, Canary, Slate and White Daisy.   (If you don't have these CTMH colors yet feel free to substitute similar colors so you can still play along.)

Close to My Heart products used:

     Canary CS

     Slate CS

     Slate Polka Dot Washi Tape

     Typed Note stamp set (April 2015 Stamp of the Month)

     Slate Ink

     Cranberry Ink

     Canary Ink

     Cranberry B&T paper (retired)

     3D Foam Tape

Here is the fabulous Tuesday Morning Sketch #130 that inspired my card:

Here is the color graphic for the Color Dare challenge:

Check out what the rest of the fabulous Color Dare Design Team have to inspire you with this color challenge.  You can find the link up to our weekly challenge here.  We would love to have you join in on the fun!

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

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

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

Sunday Stamps Colors Meets a Freshly Made Sketch

Welcome back to another Sunday Stamps Color Challenge post!  This week we are challenging you to use some fall colors along with turquoise.  For my card I used the Close To My Heart colors Sunset, Canary, Crystal Blue and Cranberry.

This color graphic inspired me to go with a fall themed card.  

Close To My Heart products used:

    Sunset CS

    Canary CS

    Cocoa CS

    Crystal Blue CS

    Sunset Ink

    Canary Ink

    Cranberry Ink

Other products:

    Fiskars punch

    Gold Sparkles

    Darice Foliage Embossing Folder

    Paintbrush

    Ranger Craft Pen Nibs    

How did I color the Crystal Blue panel with embossed leaves?  First I placed an acrylic block into one of the three ink colors used and spritzed with water.  I then used a paintbrush to color the leaves with the inked up acrylic block and used a Craft Pen Nib dipped in the same ink to ink the veins and outside edges.

This is the Freshly Made Sketch that I used:

We can't wait to see what you create using these colors!   Please use a direct link to join us here and include a link back to us in your blog post.  (Feel free to post our color graphic too to let your readers know about our challenge.)  You have until Friday, October 31 at 6PM EST to enter this challenge.

Please take the time to visit the rest of the Design Team's blogs and leave them some appreciation.  Holly, Alyson, Brenda, Steph, Angel,Leena and Kathya.

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

:) Marie