Ethereal Dreams Paper with Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge #662

This card came together very quickly following a great horizontal sketch by Paper Craft Crew Challenges.  The Ethereal Dreams paper from Craft Smith was available at Michael's a couple of years ago.  The sentiment is from Close to my Heart's "Everyday Magic"--a featured Stamp of the Month Set from January 2020.  Drops of Crystal Stickles were applied to the intersecting circles to enhance  the background paper.

Here is the fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

      We Love 2 Create Mixed Media Challenge--Anything Goes

      Neglected Stuff Challenge--Anything Goes (Paper is at least 3 years old and stamp is 6 years old.

      Creative Fingers Challenge #316--Anything Goes

      Simon Says Monday--Make Your Own Background (enhanced background paper with Crystal Stickles

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

:) Marie

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Music to My Ears Hello Card

The theme at Bitten by the Bug 2 this week is "Music to My Ears" and I decided to play along by combining it with a Heart 2 Heart sketch.  I love these two colors together!

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Sapphire CS

     Thistle CS

     Sapphire Ink

     Thistle Ink

     Hello Blooms stamp set

     You Rock stamps (retired)

     Artiste cartridge

     Art Philosophy cartridge (blue mat modified in Design Space)

     Silver Foil Tape

Other products used:

     Crystal Stickles

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

:) Marie

     

Atlantic Hearts Sketch #155 Sympathy Card

I'm a Guest Designer this week on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog! As a past Design Team member I was invited back to share something from a sketch of my choice.  Thank you to the lovely ladies of AHSC--I have always enjoyed your marvelous sketches!

I made my own flat embellishments by using a 1/4" hole punch and Peacock CS. Crystal Stickles were then applied to them to give them that sparkle! (Oh, how I miss CTMH Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel!)

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Glacier CS

     Peacock CS

     Keep Your Chin Up stamp

     Sincere Expressions stamp

     Laughing Lola Cardmaking ink blot stamp (retired)

     Glacier ink

     Peacock Ink

Other products:

     Crystal Stickles--on some leaves

     Wink of Stella White--on some leaves

Here is the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired me:

I hope you can find some time this week to create something using this wonderful sketch and share it with the Atlantic Hearts challenge blog.

If you are looking for a good color challenge I also invite you to check out the current Color My Heart Color Dare challenge to use colors from the Regatta paper pack.

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

:) Marie

     

Fancy Folded Sympathy Card for Just Add Ink

Unfortunately I needed to make a sympathy card this week and challenged myself to try a new card fold shared by good friend Arlene.  I'm linking this to Just-Add-Ink #284 Fancy Folds.

I used Design Space to cut and score the card pieces and the Close to My Heart Artistry cartridge to cut the banner.  If you would like to use this file to make your own Double Fold card you can find it here.

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Artistry cartridge

     Peacock CS

     A Little Note

     Sincere Expressions

     Peacock Ink

     Just Blooms butterfly (retired) 

     3D Foam Tape

Other products

     Grey Kraft CS by Recollections

     Crystal Stickles

     Prismacolor pencils

     Sympathy Sentiments by Impression Obsession

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

:) Marie