Sparkling Thanksgiving Card with Freshly Made Sketch #561

 This card was made with pretty Autumn Blaze paper by Recollections and a Happy Turkey Day stamped in Cinnamon Ink.  Gold Holographic poster board was used as accents for the Postage Frame dies and Layered Leaf dies.

Here is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

      A Place to Start--Words of Thanks

      Sweet Stampin'--Attitude of Gratitude

      Cut it Up--Thanks/Thanksgiving with a diecut

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

:) Marie

 

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Medicare Birthday Card with Tuesday Morning Sketch #673

 It's a milestone birthday for my brother-in-law which inspired my card.  I took out my Cricut machine to create the sentiment and ovals.  The background paper is retired from Close to My Heart called "Dreamin".  The gold shine is holographic gold poster board and the silver shine is Silver Glitter Paper.  The font is Rialto.

Here is the fabulous sketch I followed from Tuesday Morning Sketches:

I didn't want to waste the negative silver glitter piece so I created another card to honor my friends who have the same birthday (and they are married to each other!)

Which card do you like better?

I'm also entering these cards into the following challenges:

     Beyond the Blue #68--Mixed Sentiments

     Creative Knockouts #467--Funny/Humorous

      Through the Purple Haze #195--Birthday

      Seize the Birthday #245--Birthday optional sketch

      Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--Shimmer and Shine

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

:) Marie

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Happy Times Birthday Card with Tuesday Morning Sketch #658

This week's simple sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches appealed to me (and I had some time to create). As I was going through my drawer of older patterned papers I came across this fun floral paper called "Happy Times" by Close to my Heart.  The older CTMH sentiment die was cut into a dotted glossy piece of cardstock from the back of an ornament tag sold at Michaels.  The gold strips are from a sheet of gold holographic poster board that I've had for years.  

Here is the fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Paper Craft Crew Tic Tac Toe #472--Die cuts, Bling, Flowers

      Inspiration Challenge #30--Inspired by Photo--for me--flowers

      Use Your Stuff #448--Use a Touch of Gold

     Simon Says Wednesday Challenge--Anything Goes

     Addicted to Stamps and More #430--Die cuts or Stencils

     Happy Little Stampers May--Anything Goes With Dies

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

:) Marie

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Numbered Birthday Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #465

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a layered square card with a banner and sentiment.  My card uses paper from "So Much Happy" (retired CTMH), Junior Varsity Alphabet, Birthday Greetings, Lagoon Card Stock, Gold Metallic Poster Board, Peacock Feathers Ink and Clear Embossing Powder.

 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, March 27 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:

     Get Creative Challenges #109--Use Green

     Heart 2 Heart--Going Green

     Use Your Stuff--White plus 1 color

     Seize the Birthday #234--Green and White

     Color Dare #487--Shades of Green

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Floral Card with Freshly Made Sketch #527

Here is a quick and easy card I made using some floral embellishments, old patterned paper and Gold Holographic Poster Board following Freshly Made Sketch #527.  The greeting is from a recent Close to my Heart Stamp of the Month set called Wildflower Friendship stamped in Capri Ink.

Here is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Sweet Stampin' Challenge--KISS

     CAS on Friday #227--Flowers

     Crafters Cafe #283--Use Some Flowers

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Shamrocks Card with Sunday Stamps Sketch #278

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  I'm feeling blessed and happy to share my third card with the same great image from Cricut Image Set "Celebrate with Flourish".  (The other two can be found here and here.)  This time I used the fabulous sketch from Sunday Stamps.  The background paper is Mint, the shamrocks are Clover and the sparkly shamrock backgrounds are Gold Holographic Poster Board.

I made a second card substituting Deck the Palms paper for the Mint Cardstock and changing the Lumen (Simon Says Stamp) embossing folder to a Flourish embossing folder (Cuttlebug).  Which one do you like better?

Here is the fabulous Sunday Stamps sketch that inspired my card layout:

I'm also entering this card into Color Dare Challenge #487 "Shades of Green".

This card also fits in to the Double Trouble challenge to "Bring on the Green" and Heart 2 Heart "Wearing of the Green" challenges.

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

:) Marie

 

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Shamrocks Card with Freshly Made Sketch #526

 Here's a  second Shamrocks card using an image from Cricut Image Set called Celebrate with Flourish.  (My previous card can be found here.)  This card was inspired by Freshly Made Sketch #526 and uses Mint Card Stock, patterned paper from Deck the Palms, Clover Card Stock and Gold Holographic Poster board.

Here is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

      A Place to Start--March--Two by Two

      Colourful Options--Going Green

      Get Creative Challenges #109--Use Green

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Shamrocks Card with Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #546

Next week is St. Patrick's Day and there are several family members that I want to remember with handmade greeting cards.  My cricut machine cut the pair of layered shamrocks (Celebrate with Flourish cartridge) which are featured within Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch #546. The background layer was created by swiping Clover Ink over the Lumen 3D folder (Simon Says Stamp) and running it through my Cuttlebug machine.  The shamrocks were cut from Clover Card Stock and then brushed with a Clear Shimmer Brush for a little bit more sparkle.  The sparkly gold strip and shamrock background layer is Gold Holographic Poster Board.  The yellow gingham paper is very old Close to my Heart Buttercup B & T and the flag is Mint Card Stock.

Here is the fabulous Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Double Trouble #105--Bring on the Green

     Heart 2 Heart--Going Green

     Simon Says Monday Challenge--Add Some Green

     Make the Cards #50--Embossing Folder

     

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

:) Marie

 

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Anniversary Card Inspired by Try Stampin' on Tuesday #527

 Our friends celebrated an anniversary yesterday and I made them a card to commemorate the special day.  I really liked the flourishes in the current Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch and decided to fussy cut "Every Little Thing" paper and pop it up on my card.  There already was a gold embossed Happy Anniversary sentiment in my extras box so I cut it with an stitched oval and backed it with a bigger stitched oval cut from scraps of gold holographic poster board. The background paper is Mint.

Here is the Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Stinkin' Inkers--Scrap Happy Challenge (extra Anniversary                      sentiment and gold holographic leftover from a different                   project)

     Addicted to Stamps and More--Make Your Mark

     Watercooler Wednesdays--All About Occasions

     Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #433 with Dreamin' Paper

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features 3 long panels with a center rectangle and a circle element.  I chose to slice up an older Close to my Heart paper called Dreamin' in 3 parts because this pretty paper will also qualify for the current Color My Heart Color Dare #456 which is to use colors on the opposite side of the color wheel.

Besides the Dreamin' paper my card features other retired CTMH products such as Goldrush Card Stock and Pacifica Card Stock.  The Scalloped Circle Thin Cut Die was cut from Almond Card Stock and the sentiment was cut from scraps from a Holographic poster board from a previous project with Honey Bees "Bitty Buzzwords" dies.

Here is our fabulous sketch this week.  Our challenge ends Sunday evening, August 15. You can link up your creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love.

Here is the Color My Heart Color Dare challenge graphic:

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

          Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenges--Anything                     goes with patterned paper  

          Crafters Cafe--Anything Goes                                                              Seize the Birthday--Option of Stripes      

          Crafting Happiness Challenges--Always Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Another Thanks Thin Cut Die Card with Freshly Made Sketch #466

I'm having so much fun making cards with my new Thanks Thin Cut Die!  Here is another quick card that I made following Freshly Made Sketch #466.

This card features Black Ore paper and the negative cut from the Thanks Thin Cut Die.  Scraps of holographic poster board were used to cut the focal panel and side strips.  (There is a diagonal cut on the center panel to avoid previous cuts in the top left hand corner--have to use every little bit haha!)

Here is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

      Cardz 4 Guys--Black/Silver or Black/Gold

      Scribbles Design Challenge #94--Sparkle and Shine

      Simon Says Wednesday--Sparkle and Shine   

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

:) Marie

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New ThanksThin Cut Dies with Freshly Made Sketch #466

Freshly Made Sketch #466 was used to create this sparkly card using a recent gift to myself of Close to my Heart's Thanks Thin Cut Dies.  The patterned paper is from Mix-in Paper. The background die cut is from Recollections Antique Gold Shimmer paper.  The top layer of die cut and side panels came from scraps from a gold holographic poster sheet that I had saved from years ago when I was creating gift boxes.

Here is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

      Make My Monday #139--Something New in Your Stash

      The Paper Players--Something New

      Cardz 4 Guys--Black/Gold or Black/Silver

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

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 363

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.  This week we have a lovely sketch with just a few elements.  What can you create with this wonderful sketch?  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening April 12.

My card uses some older papers from Close to My Heart Adventures Fundamentals, old fern and heart punches, holographic poster board and Crafter's Companion Die.  The shimmery background paper is Recollections Shimmer Champagne paper.  The embellishment dots were hole punched from Black Glitter paper.

Do you think this card has enough sparkle?

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
       Creative Crafters--Anything Goes
       Crafty Sentiments--Anything Goes
       Pink Gem Challenge--Anything Goes

I hope that you can join in this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge.  You can link up here.
       

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

:) Marie

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Artbooking Star Flourish Card for Freshly Made Sketch #200

Here is a quick card I made to help celebrate Freshly Made Sketch's 200th challenge.  It is one of my favorite sketch challenges that inspire my card making.  I left this without a sentiment which I can add later when I need to send a card.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Artbooking cartridge

     White Daisy CS

Other products

     Gold Holographic Poster Board by ArtSkills!  (It is a leftover piece from a box I made which may be posted at a later date.)

Here is the Freshly Made Sketch #200:

   

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