Color Throwdown #434 Meets Case This Sketch #212

Being part Irish I do send out some St. Patrick's Day cards to certain family members and this is the fourth St. Patrick's Day card I've posted so far.  My card started with the Case This Sketch #212 and the colors from the Color Throwdown--green, gold, black with neutrals.  I started with the basic card and then kept adding embellishments:

Added some shamrocks:

Added some gold sequins:

Added some tiny pearls for the sequin centers:

Which one do you like best?

Close to My Heart products used:

     Flower Market Cricut cartridge (shamrock wreath)

     Gold Glitter Paper

     Emerald CS

     Adventure Fundamentals paper

     White Daisy CS

     Create Kindness--Special stamp (retired)

     Emerald Ink

     Black Shimmer Trim

     Black and Gold Ribbon

     Gold Sequins

     Bitty Pearls (retired)

     Gold Metallic Marker

This sketch inspired my card layout:

Here is the color palette I used:

I'm also entering this card into the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge--Bit O' Green, Inspiration Destination--Anything Goes #124 challenge, Cut it Up--Think Green, Shopping our Stash--Luck of the Irish and Glitter and Sparkle--Use Some Green challenge.

Something really nice happened to me last week and I'm offering some blog candy (craft supplies) to a lucky winner.  Please go to this blog post to read more.

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

:) Marie

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Regatta Thank You Cards for Case This Sketch #159

Today's cards were inspired by Case This Sketch #159.  I used the beautiful Close to My Heart Regatta paper which has shades of blue in it.  After I embossed it with the Diamond embossing folder I added an Artbooking pocket card (modified in Design Space) cut in Pomegranate CS for the sentiment.  It was really quick and easy.

Here is the sketch I followed:

   

This next card has a Pomegranate strip on the side, white and gold ribbon and some gold sequins.  

Which card do you like better?

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

:) Marie

A Little Note for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #94

I'm excited to tell you that I've joined the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge Design Team!  This is a wonderful challenge blog that I've played along with frequently and I hope you will play along with us also. Here is my first Design Team submission:

I added one more thing to this card--can you spot it?  After I finished the card I realized that I had some Aqua Dots that I put on top of the Gold Sequins.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Pacifica CS

     Lagoon CS

     White Daisy CS

     Dots Embossing Folder

     A Little Note stamp

     Holiday Tags

     Pacifica Ink

     Lagoon Ink

     Topiary Ink

     Shin Han Touch markers--Golden Yellow, Marigold and Vivid Green

     Gold Sequins

     Aqua Dots

Other products

     Ticket punch by SU

Here is the easy to use Atlantic Hearts Sketch #94 for you to follow:

Please stop and check out the fabulous projects by the Design Team.  We hope to see you in our gallery soon.

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

:) Marie

Sunday Stamps Sketch #86 With Pathfinding Paper

Welcome back to another Sunday Stamps Sketch Challenge!  We would love to have you join us using this sketch:

My card features stamps and papers from the Close To My Heart Pathfinding Cardmaking Kit.

Close To My Heart products used:

     Pathfinding Cardmaking Kit (paper and stamps)  

     Barn Red Ink

     Autumn Terracotta CS

     Champagne CS

     Tan and Brown Glitter paper

      Gold Sequins

      Mocha Opaque Adhesive Gems

Here is another card that I made with this sketch last November:

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, October 17 at 6PM EST to enter this challenge.

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

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

:) Marie

CTMH Blog Boosters New Product Blog Hop!

Today is the last day to enter the Blog Boosters New Product Blog Hop and I finally have something ready to post (that I'm not sharing with other blog challenges).  Thank you, Tresa Black, for setting this up for us again!

My card uses brand new stamps from 3 different stamp sets and two new colors from the Close To My Heart Annual Inspirations catalog that debuted August 1.

Close To My Heart products used:

     Seaside Greetings--sailboat

     Have a Happy Day--zigzag

     Pathfinding Cardmaking WOTG--greeting

     Champagne CS

     White Daisy CS

     Outdoor Denim CS

     Thistle CS

     Thistle Ink

     Glacier Ink

     Outdoor Denim Ink

     Gold Sequins      

I'm off to visit the other blog hoppers and hope you will too!

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

:) Marie