Masculine Birthday Card With Heart 2 Heart Sketch

I love the new two toned solid cardstock by Close to My Heart!  One side is darker and the other side lighter which coordinate so nicely together.  Today's card uses Pacifica cardstock and ombre Adventure Fundamentals using a Heart 2 Heart sketch.

 

The greeting is from Card Chatter Birthday which was retired from Close to My Heart several years ago. 

Here is the fabulous Heart 2 Heart Sketch that inspired my card.  (Apparently I forgot to look at the sketch when I put the card pieces together as it is oriented differently--a bit of "artistic license" perhaps!)

 

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

    Seize the Birthday--Anything Goes 

    Crafty Friends--Birthday

    Craft for the Craic--Something with a triangle

    Kitty Bee Designs--Birthday

    Addicted to Stamps and More--Anything Goes 

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

:) Marie

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Color Dare #255 Meets Freshly Made Sketch #299

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  This month we are featuring colors from the "Jack" paper packet along with some others.  We are challenging you to create something with all and only these exclusive Close to My Heart colors:  White Daisy, Black, Willow, Ruby, Sapphire Slate with Silver as an option.  Of course, if you don't have these exact CTMH colors yet you may substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!

Here is the Color Dare challenge graphic.  Just click on it to get to see what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you.  We look forward to seeing what you can create with these challenge colors.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Willow CS

     White Daisy CS

     Black CS

     Slate CS

     Sapphire CS

     Ruby CS

     Scallop Border Thin Cut

     Memento Black Ink

     Card Chatter--Birthday (retired)   

     

My card layout was inspired by this fun Freshly Made Sketch:

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

     Seize the Birthday--Option--Tie One On

     Day Dreamer Challenges--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Floral Birthday Card for Muse Card Club Challenge #212

Here is a rather quick card I made following this wonderful Muse Card Club inspiration photo.  The floral background prompted me to random stamp flowers and since I wanted to "make it my own" creation I changed the colors.

The greeting is continued inside the card:

The Muse card that inspired me is here:

  

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Here for You Cardmaking stamp set

     Poppy Ink

     Poppy CS

     Ruby Ink

     Black CS

     Versamark Ink

     Ranger White Fine Detail Embossing Powder

     Card Chatter--Birthday (retired)

     Clear Shimmer Brush on flower centers and                         highlighted areas (didn't photograph well)

Other card challenges I'm entering with this card:

     Simon Says Wednesday--Showers and/or Flowers

     Card Mania--April Showers Bring May Flowers

     Creatilicious--Anything Goes/Birthday

     Seize the Birthday--Optional Two Patterned Papers

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

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Personalized Birthday Gift Cards for Joyful Hearts Blog Hop

It's an exciting time to be a Close to My Heart consultant and be able to share some wonderful new products from the new Annual Inspirations catalog!  Joyful Stars is a group of CTMH consultants who share in a monthly blog hop.  If you are coming from Crystal Davis' blog you are on the right track.  (If you get "lost" along the way visit Joyce's blog for the complete lineup.)

My twin nieces turned 14 last week so I made them similar cards in their favorite colors.  I used the Artiste cartridge to make the basic gift card holders and the new Artistry cartridge for the Happy Birthday decoration. I programmed my Cricut Explore to draw the Artistry Happy Birthday image instead of cutting it.  The names were written with the Art Philosophy font and then colored in with markers.

Here is what the gift card looks like inside:

Close to My Heart products used:

     Pixie CS

     Pixie Ink

     Thistle CS

     White Daisy CS

     Artiste Cartridge

     Artistry Cartridge

     Card Chatter--Birthday (retired)

     Happy Everything (retired)

     Silver Metallic paper (retired)

Other products:

    Cricut Explore Silver Metallic Marker

    Cricut Explore Pink Crystal Marker

    Cricut Explore Black Marker

    Purple Metallic paper from recycled gift bag

Next on our blog hop tour is Helen Gullett.  I'm sure you will like what she has to share!  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

Color Dare #19 and Try Stamping on Tuesday #93

The Color My Heart Color Dare #19 has been extended for a week due to the Thanksgiving holiday which gave me a chance to participate.  The colors are from Close To My Heart--Hollyhock, Cranberry and Sweet Leaf.  I followed the sketch from Try Stamping on Tuesday #93.  The swing card was cut using the Artiste cricut cartridge at 5.5" from page 52 (Accent 3 Shift).  I started with White Daisy cardstock as my base and then added the Sweet Leaf patterned paper from the retired Miracle paper packet. The top part of the card was texturized using a wadded up piece of plastic wrap and Hollyhock ink--a faux marbling technique I used to use almost 20 years ago!  The rose stamp is from Card Word Puzzle and the inside greeting is from Card Chatter--Birthday.  I used Cranberry Ink over Hollyhock CS to stamp the images.

Have you ever nearly finished a project and then smudged it up? (look at the right side of card) This is very frustrating for a Virgo like me!  How could I fix it?

I used 2 ribbon pieces instead of 1 so I could cover it up. The stripes were retired ribbons from Close To My Heart--White Daisy and Cranberry and the ribbon is red twine (unknown source).  Here is the completed inside of the card:

Thanks for stopping by to visit my blog.  Please consider sharing your artwork on these 2 fabulous blogs.  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!
:) Marie

Clean and Simple Sketch Challenge FTL 174

I love the look of clean and simple cards and this week I found time to make and enter a card. All products used are by Close To My Heart including Fanfare paper along with Cranberry, Pacifica, Sunny Yellow and White Daisy. The card sets are D1475 Card Chatter--Birthday and C1483 Harvest Happiness. I used the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge to cut out the scalloped ovals. Here is the card which I rotated to suit my vision:

Here is the original sketch:

Thanks for looking!

My Rock the Block Challenge--Day 1

Happy New Year! One of my goals this year is to create more cards and to share them more often so I am promising myself to post a new card everyday for a week. I will be using the Close To My Heart special offer during January 2012 called "Rock the Block" which features a stamp set and collage blocks. For more details check out this link.

These are the stamps that were designed to fit on the 2 x 2 collage blocks:

My Day 1 card uses Buttercup, White Daisy, Spring Iris and Lagoon CS, Lagoon, Moonstruck, and Spring Iris inks. The ovals were cut using the CTMH Art Philosophy cricut cartridge. The ink was applied to the large floral stamp using a tissue to sponge 3 different colors onto the stamp before stamping onto the paper. The greeting is from D1475 Card Chatter--Birthday. Pearl adhesive gems were placed onto the flower centers.

New Products from CTMH Linky Party Blog Hop

Thank you Tresa  for setting up this Linky party for Close To My Heart consultants to share products from the new catalog which goes live next week! I have been involved with rubber stamp art for 20 years and have accumulated quite a few stamps (mostly CTMH!) and the new stamps I appreciate the most are stamps with messages which can be used on the front or inside the cards. Card Chatter--Birthday is a new stamp set which is very versatile.

This card  was made with this set:

The greeting was stamped with Cranberry Ink onto Sunny Yellow cardstock.  The patterned paper is from the new Fanfare collection. An Outdoor Denim brad attached white grosgrain ribbon on the side.  It was easy to do--especially since I followed a pattern called "Small Wonder" from the Wishes card making book!  This book is a wonderful resource!

Other greetings in the new Card Chatter--Birthday set are pictured below:

Now it is time for you to check out other new product ideas