Slimline Thinking of You Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #603

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a slimline card with a vertical layout, a bunch of elements with a small sentiment. For my "elements" I chose a very busy patterned paper (Recollections Terracotta) and layered some vellum leaves (Pinkfresh) over it.  The sentiment (Close to my Heart "For Every Occasion" was gold embossed on green cardstock and fussy cut and then layered over gold metallic foil cardstock. This card came together pretty quickly.

This closeup view shows the sentiment better:

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, November 17 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

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

     Dream Valley Challenge #325--Anything Goes

     Love to Scrap #170--Anything Goes

     Love Those Pretty Papers November Challenge--Anything Goes with Pretty Patterned Papers

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #252--With a Sketch

I'm so excited to share with you that I've been selected to join the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog Design Team!  I've been following this blog for years and playing along on occasion and am delighted that I will be getting to share more Cricut inspired challenges with you.  This week's challenge is sponsored by Bugaboo stamps and features the use of an old Retrosketch Challenge from July 2012.

Close to My Heart products used:
     Artbooking cartridge pg. 53--Photo Mat 2
     Brushed Paper
     Ruby CS
     Pixie CS
     Black CS
     For Every Occasion stamp-Hi--retired
     Finding the Words--tiny heart stamp
     Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel--retired

Other products:
     Baby Flower Pot image by Bugaboo stamps
     Prismacolor pencils

Here is the Retrosketch graphic that we are asking you to use for this challenge:

So head on over to the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog to see what the other fabulous Design Team members have to inspire your creativity.  We hope you can play along with us.  The challenge ends Sunday evening, June 7.

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

:) Marie

Pair-A-Phrase Cards

September is National Stamping Month and to celebrate it Close To My Heart is offering a special double stamp set for FREE with a $75 purchase. These are the stamps and greetings included in this great set:

Here are the cards I've made with the set:

The above card features the new CTMH paper called Wonderland with a background square of Twilight CS. The image was stamped in chocolate ink and colored in with Chocolate and New England Ivy markers for the branch and leaves and then colored pencils for the owl.

The next card uses Miracle paper and the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge. The snowman and greeting was stamped in Crystal Blue ink and was colored with pencils and then embellished with a glue pen and Prisma Glitter.

The bicycle card was inspired by the glittery ribbon that I found at a craft store. It matches the CTMH Pear CS and ink very well so I just had to use it! The shapes were cut with the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge and is backed with Sky CS. The image was colored with pencils and the greeting comes from D1187 For Every Occasion.

The last of these cards was made with Autumn Terracotta CS and retired B&T paper and Honey CS. The utensils were stamped onto a scalloped circle which was cut with the CTMH 2" Scallop Punch.

Thanks for stopping by to check these cards out. I would love you to leave me a comment. Have a great week full of creativity and fun! :) Marie

Clean and Simple Challenge FTL 153

When I have time I enjoy doing card sketches. The Clean and Simple Challenge can be found here. This one came pretty easily to me using Close To My Heart products. I used Kraft CS, Crystal Blue CS, Treasure Life Stamp set (D1306) and For Every Occasion stamp set (D1187) and Chocolate ink.

The colorful stripe came from the tear off strip from one of CTMH's new cardstock weight patterned papers from the Dreamin' pack. I love being able to use every little bit of paper! Thanks for looking!