Color Dare #99 With Retrosketch # 119

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post!  Can you believe this is challenge #99 already?  Perhaps we should plan something special for our 100th challenge--would love to hear your ideas on that.  We would love to see you use all 5 of the following Close To My Heart colors in your papercrafted creation:

You can add neutrals such as white, black, greys or tans.  If you don't have the exact Close To My Heart colors you can use similar colors.

Close To My Heart products used:

     Black CS

     Creme Brulee CS

     Sweetheart paper (retired)

     Pear CS

     Sweet Leaf CS

     Blush CS

     Casual Expressions Stamp

     Glitter Gems from Frosted Workshop on the Go (retired)

Other products:

     Flowers--unknown source

It was fun to put this card together following the Retrosketch model #119:

I'm also entering this card into Seize the Birthday--Anything Goes challenge.

Check out what the fabulous Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team  has to inspire you.  You have until Thursday, June 20 9PM CDT to enter your papercrafted creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing what you create with the colors Cotton Candy, Blush, Creme Brulee, Sweet Leaf and Pear.

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

:) Marie

Sequined Chevrons for Seize the Birthday

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

Did you ever make a card for a challenge and miss the deadline for posting it?  Well I did that this week.  I made a couple of cards following last week's CAS(E) This Sketch sketch and could have posted them the evening I made them but put it off to discover the challenge was over.  So, I adapted the card to make a birthday card so I could post it with Seize the Birthday--their topping suggestion this week is "Chevrons".

Close To My Heart Products Used:

       White Daisy CS

       Ruby CS

       Casual Expressions Stamp--greeting

       In the Background--Chevron

       Blush Ink

       Ruby Ink

       Silver, Pink and Red Sequins

Here is the sketch I followed:

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

:) Marie

Masculine Birthday Cards for Nacho Average Challenge #75

Close To My Heart has a new catalog out with 7 new paper packs which you can see here.  Timberline lends itself to making cards for the men in your life.  I used the Nacho Average Challenge #75 sketch to make two guy cards.

This card uses Ponderosa Pine, Outdoor Denim and Whisper cardstocks.  The woodgrain panels are from Timberline.  The stamp is from Casual Expressions Occasions in Ponderosa Pine ink.  It is placed onto a small piece of platinum metallic CS (retired CTMH) and then raised off the card with 3D Foam Tape.

This card features Kraft CS embossed with a Darice Woodgrain folder a it's card base.  The ink is Outdoor Denim..

Here is the Nacho Average Challenge #75:

I can't decide which card I like better--what do you think?

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

Sunday Stamps Challenge #61 with Unscripted Sketch #226

Welcome back to another Sunday Stamps Challenge post!  We are so happy when you can come along and join us.  This fortnight we have another color challenge--chocolate, pumpkin and teal.  Don't these look like fun colors to play with?

My card follows Unscripted Sketch #226 with Close To My Heart colors Autumn Terracotta, Chocolate and Lagoon.

The stamps are from Casual Expressions  and Happy Autumn stamp sets with Chocolate Ink,  Autumn Terracotta and Lagoon markers onto Colonial White CS.   After the background cardstock pieces were attached to the base it was run through the Cuttlebug machine with the pumpkin embossing folder.  The greeting panel is raised up with 3D Foam Tape. 

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.)

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

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

:) Marie

Sarita "Inchies" for Operation Write Home VCMP

Last weekend Operation Write Home sponsored a Virtual Card Making Party at various times and gave us a week to submit something.  My entry features Close To My Heart Sarita papers including Gypsy, Cotton Candy, Lagoon and Colonial White.  The greeting is from Casual Expressions Occasions and the flourishes surrounding it are from "Swirls Around".  Lagoon ink was used.  This was a fun card to put together!

 

Here is the sketch I followed:

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

:) Marie

Ombre Challenge for Heart 2 Heart

Welcome back to another Heart 2 Heart Challenge blog post where we feature Close To My Heart products!  We would love to have you join us in entering the "Ombre" challenge combining several shades of colors.  I chose a very simple yet effective way of doing this (easily repeatable and great for mass card production).

I started with cutting up 1" x 3.75" strips of Buttercup, Creme Brulee, Goldrush, Sunset and Autumn Terracotta.  Next I placed them over a contrasting piece of Barn Red CS and then over a Cashmere card base.  The ovals were cut with the Artiste cartridge (page 36) at 1.25" and 1.5" to coordinate with the greeting from Casual Expressions stamp set.  Happy Birthday was stamped in Barn Red Ink.
Before I adhered the Barn Red piece to the card I wrapped some Sunset Bakers' Twine around and tied a bow.  How did I get the bow to lie flat?--a mini-glue dot!

Now it's your turn to share your papercrafted creations..  Please use a direct link to enter this challenge here.  You don't have to use 100%  Close To My Heart products but we would love it if you did!  (If you don't use any CTMH products your entry will be deleted).  Since this is our last challenge of the month, you have until August 3 to submit your entries for any of the July challenges.

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

Color Dare #47--Just Honey With Emboss Resist Technique

This week at Color My Heart Color Dare the challenge is to make a card featuring the Close To My Heart color Honey.  You may add neutrals such as black, white, chocolate, cocoa and bamboo but the only "color" of the card should be Honey (or similar color if you don't have it).  I used Versamark ink and Clear Detail Embossing Powder to stamp the two images from Beautiful Friendship in opposite corners. Next I applied Honey ink using a sponge dauber and the embossed area remained white.  The greeting is from Casual Expressions and was stamped in Black ink.  The tied ribbon is Color Ready Seam Binding which is white.  Once again I used my sponge dauber to apply Honey ink over a craft mat.  I just rubbed it on--it was really easy to do.  This White Daisy panel was then mounted onto Honey CS.  The final accents on this card are  Opaque Licorice Adhesive Gems.

Now head on over to Color My Heart Color Dare and check out what the rest of the fabulous design team has created.  We hope you can join in on the fun!  Just link your papercrafted creation up by Thursday evening, June 20 at 9PM CST.

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

:) Marie

Color Dare #38--Buttercup, Pear and Twilight

Color My Heart Color Dare has a new challenge with new Close To My Heart colors:  Buttercup, Pear and Twilight.  I probably would not have thought of putting these colors together originally but thanks to Sarah's vision that is the challenge.  I do like how these colors work together in my card.  A card on Pinterest was my inspiration for this card.  The papers I used are Twilight from Florentine, Pear from Chantilly, Buttercup from Buttercup Fleurs des Jardines, with White Daisy and Slate as neutrals.  The flower centers were embellished with small pieces of Colonial White Rosette Ribbon and Clear Sparkles.  The greeting is from Casual Expressions and was stamped in Twilight ink.

Are you up for this week's challenge!  You have until Thursday, April 18 at 9PM CST to post your papercrafted item.  If you don't have these exact Close to My Heart colors, feel free to substitute something close to these colors.  We look forward to viewing your artwork in our gallery.  Please visit the other Color Dare Design Team blogs for more inspiration.  You won't be disappointed!

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

Sweet Stampin' Embossing Challenge meets Sunday Stamps Sketch #38

I love the look of dry embossing so I just had to enter a card into this week's Sweet Stampin' Challenge for dry embossing.  The Sunday Stamps Sketch #38 fits so nicely with the Cuttlebug frame embossing folder I used. The white core cardstock from Close to My Heart makes it possible to get more out of dry embossing by distressing the raised edges. 

   
All products used can be found on my Close To My Heart website here except for the Cuttlebug embossing folder.  The card ingredients are:

Black CS
Ruby CS
White Daisy CS
For Always patterned paper
Casual Expressions stamp set
Black ink
Red Sparkle Adhesive gems
Licorice Opaque Adhesive gems
Cuttlebug Tiffany Scroll Flourish Frame
Sanding Block
1.25" CTMH Circle Punch
3D Foam Tape

Here's the sketch from Sunday Stamps #38:

 

Color My Heart Color Dare has a great challenge this week--combine any two Close To My Heart paper packs.  Hope you can play along with us there!

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

:) Marie

Color Dare #33 with a Try it on Tuesday Sketch

The challenge at Color My Heart Color Dare this week is to combine 2 or more Close To My Heart paper packs--current or retired.  I used one of each for this first card--For Always (current) with Roxie (retired).  The Delight in Everything (retired CTMH) flowers were gold embossed onto the black For Always panel.  The "Thinking of You" greeting is from Casual Expressions which was stamped in Black ink.  A strip of gold rickrack (unknown source) accents the vertical black strip from For Always.

 Here is the Try Stampin' on Tuesday #108 sketch:

I'm also linking this card up to Use it Tuesday challenge #50.  Their challenge this week is to use an uninked stamp (Delight in Everything flowers) and gold.

I wasn't finished playing with the idea of combining different CTMH paper packs so I challenged myself to combine 4 of them with this next card.  It's great for using up scraps.  The rectangles I cut on my paper cutter at 1" x 1.5".  I used Roxie, For Always, Elemental and Clementine.  The horizontal stripe is the zip strip from For Always and I embellished it with Almond Glitz Glitter Gel.  The "You're Appreciated" greeting is also from Casual Expressions Occasions and was black embossed and popped up from the gold metallic paper(retired CTMH) with 3D Foam Tape.  I used a Hollyhock marker to color in the flowers on the frame.  I used the Art Philosophy cricut cartridge (page 42 oval 3) to cut the ovals at 1.5" and 1.75"

It was fun challenging myself to make these cards!  I hope you'll be able to join in Color Dare #33. 

 You can use your CTMH stash to play.  Just link up your papercrafted item (does not have to be a card) to Color My Heart Color Dare by 9PM CST Thursday, 3/15/13.  

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

:) Marie

Challenge Me Monday #135 and Cut it Up--Give Thanks with a Twist #5

After birthday cards, thank you cards are the ones I send out the most.  This card came together very easily using last week's Sunday Stamps sketch.  I am submitting it for Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday #135--Seeing Dots and Cut it Up--Give Thanks with a Twist (must use a diecut).  The diecuts are from the Close To My Heart Artiste cartridge and the Thanks stamp is from the Casual Expressions Occasions stamp set which was made to coordinate with the Artiste cartridge.  The paper is Clementine also from Close To My Heart with a strip of Twilight with Smoothie ink.  The brownish diecut is actually the reverse side of the patterned paper.  The embossed dots are from a Cuttlebug folder.  Almond Glitz Glitter Gel was used to add some sparkle  to the Clementine paper and after marker coloring the tiny flowers I used Stardust Glitz  Glitter Gel on them. 

On the second card I used the zip strip from the Clementine paper instead of the Twilight strip.

I'm not sure which look I like better--what do you think?  Thanks for stopping by--have a great week filled with fun and creativity!
:) Marie

Inspired by Cupcake Inspirations Photo

I'm entering this card into 3 challenges this week:  Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 181,  Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps--1,2,3 Recipe (1 ribbon, 2 dry embossed elements and 3 diecuts; Crafty Friends Challenge #8--Dry Embossing.  Other than the 2 Cuttlebug embossing folders all ingredients used are by Close To My Heart and can be ordered through my website here.

 

It was inspired by this photo from Cupcake Inspirations:

 

 

 

CTMH Supplies used:

     Sky CS

     Pacifica CS

     Lagoon CS

     Casual Expressions Occasions Stamp Set

     Artiste cricut cartridge--feather--page 78 at 3.75"; ovals from pg.36 at 1.25" and 1.5"

     Lagoon Ink

     Versamark Ink

     Clear Embossing Powder

     Silver Metallic Pen

     Silver Shimmer Trim

 

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All White Except a Stamped Image!

My Time to Craft's challenge this week is to make an all white card except for the image.  This idea really appealed to me so I cut many layers with my CTMH Artiste cricut cartridge. I used the Card function from page 63 to cut the flourished square at 2", 2.5", 3.0" and the negative piece that was cut at 3.5".  The featured stamp is from the new Casual Expressions Occasions set--a very versatile set!  (Most of the stamps in this set have a corresponding cricut Artiste cut.)  I first put my stamp in Versamark ink and then into Crystal Blue ink and then sprinkled clear embossing powder and heat set to give it a shiny appearance.  I also used a stylus to score the paper at 1/2" and 5/8" from each edge.  The top two layers are popped up with 3D mounting tape.  This is my first time entering this challenge and using the new Artiste cartridge made it so easy and fun to do! 

 

 

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Happy Creating!
:) Marie