Color Dare #91 Meets Ariana

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare blog post!  This week we are challenging you to create something with the Close To My Heart colors found in the Ariana paper pack:  Crystal Blue, Outdoor Denim, Ariana Coral and Ariana Green.  (Substitutions are allowed as long as they are close to the assigned colors).  You may also combine these colors with neutrals such as white, black, greys, tans.

Close To My Heart products used:

    Outdoor Denim CS

    Ariana paper

    Outdoor Denim Ink

    Cloud Nine stamp--retired (I changed the shape of the stamp by selective inking and an Outdoor Denim              Marker)

    Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel

    3D Foam Tape

    Teardrop Corner punch--made by Family Treasures--retired CTMH

My card inspiration came from the CAS Colours and Sketches Challenge #71:

Come check out what the rest of the Design Team and Guest Designer Amy Kiger have to inspire you.  We would love to visit your blogs and see your Ariana creations so please use a direct link to us here.  We do award blog badges to weekly winners and award a monthly prize to a randomly drawn participant so the more times you enter in a month the greater your chance of winning.

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

:) Marie

It's Sketch Time at Sunday Stamps

Welcome back to another Sunday Stamps Sketch Challenge!  Kathya has this wonderfully sweet sketch to inspire your creativity:

You can use a heart or whatever image you like in the banner.  Here's what I did:

Products Used:
     Stamp from Cloud Nine special promotion from Close To My Heart (available until 
           1-31-14)
     Pacifica CS
     Cranberry CS
     Indian Corn Blue Ink
     White Daisy CS-embossed with Stars Cuttlebug folder
     Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel
     Fiskars Wide Pinking Paper Edger
     3D Foam Tape

I'm also entering this card into the Friday Mashup to use stars with optional Thank You theme.

We can't wait to see what you create using this sketch!   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 sketch graphic too to let your readers know about our challenge.)  You have until Friday, February 7 6 PM EST to enter.

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

Cloud Nine for Color Dare #78 Hollyhock and Indian Corn Blue

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare post where we feature Close To My Heart colors.  (If you don't have the challenge colors you are welcome to substitute something similar.)

This week we are challenging you to use Hollyhock and Indian Corn Blue in a papercrafted project.  (Neutrals such as white, beige, grey or black are also allowed).

My card uses one of the stamps from the January special promotion cardmaking kit called Cloud Nine--available only through next Friday, January 31. The cloud bubble was cut with the Artiste cartridge (page 70) at 1.75" as recommended on the Cloud Nine stamp carrier sheet. The greeting is popped up with 3D Foam Tape.   The Indian Corn Blue mat was cut at 2".  The arrows from the banner are from the One Way Borders Flair stamp set.  The White Daisy background panel was embossed with a Darice embossing folder called Cloudy Day.

In this next photo you can see that the arrow design continues inside the card:

I followed the current Freshly Made Sketch #120 to make this card.

Check out what the rest of the fabulous Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team B has to inspire you:

Gretchen, Carmen, Michelle and Sarah.  You have until Thursday, Jan. 30 to enter your papercrafted creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing what you create with the colors Hollyhock and Indian Corn Blue.

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

:) Marie