Blue Toned Thank You Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #591

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with an off center panel with a round element and 2 round elements behind it. My card uses 3 shades of blue from Close to my Heart--Journey, Capri and Heavenly Blue.  The thread wrapped elements behind the sentiment circle are very old Heavenly Blue "Sassy Strands" from my stash.  The sentiment was hand written with a metallic gold pen.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, August 25 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:

     Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge--optional theme--Summertime

      Simply Clean and Simple Challenge--Off Center

     Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday--Anything Goes

      Simon Says Wednesday--Add a Sentiment

      Lil' Red Wagon--Sparkle and Shine

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

:) Marie

 

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Baby Boy Card With Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch and Twinkling H2O Paints

This colorful baby card was created with an old Close to My Heart wooden stamp called "For Baby" which was embossed with Outdoor Denim embossing powder and then painted with African Jade, Yellow Rose and Heavenly White Twinkling H2O paints. 

Here is a close up so you can see how shimmery the Twinkling H2O paints are:

   

The blue footprint vellum paper is from Recollections and the solid blue panel is retired Close to My Heart Heavenly Blue.  Retired CTMH Outdoor Denim cardstock is the background panel for the focal image.

My card layout was inspired by this fabulous Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch:

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

      Always Fun Challenges #34--Anything Goes

      My Creative Scoop--Coloring Challenge #28

      Heart 2 Heart--Anything Goes

         Use Your Stuff--Heat Embossing

      Send a Smile 4 Kids--Anything Goes

      Crafting With Friends--Anything Goes

      

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

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch #112 With a Golf Theme

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge Blog post!  I went to my stash to make this card.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Heavenly Blue CS (retired)

     White Daisy CS

     Outdoor Denim Ink

     Topiary Ink

     Tee Time stamp set (retired)

     Thank You stamp (retired)

     Casual Expression Good Luck stamp

     3D Foam Tape

Other products

    Washi tape (source unknown)

    Turf and Golf Ball papers by Frances Meyer

Here is the Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired my card:

We hope you'll find time this week to play along with this challenge.

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

:) Marie

Take Flight for Friday Mashup #198

Are you ready for the next Friday Mashup challenge?  This is my third week as Guest Designer and this has been my favorite challenge so far. This challenge involves a sketch OR a theme--"Take Flight" or you can "mash it up" and do both like I have done.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Heavenly Blue CS (retired)

     Heavenly Blue B & T paper (retired)

     Outdoor Denim B & T paper (retired)

     Black CS

     Heartstrings paper

     Lifting Spirits stamps

     Black CS

     Silver Metallic Marker

     Saddle marker (retired)

     Sanding Kit

Other products:

     Darice Cloudy Day embossing folder

Here is the great sketch I followed:

   

Please head on over to the Friday Mashup blog to check out what the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you.  We hope you can play along with the challenge this week.

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

:) Marie

     

Artfully Sent Baby Card for Bitten by the Bug 2

I just happened to make a baby card yesterday and then this morning I read that "New Baby" is the challenge at Bitten by the Bug 2.  Here is my card:

Here is the inside:

Close to My Heart products used:

     Artfully Sent cartridge

     Heavenly Blue CS (retired)

     Heavenly Blue Gingham paper (retired)

     Pacifica CS

     Pacifica Ink

     Welcome Little One wood stamp (retired)

     Metallic paper (silver and black glossy--also retired)

Other products:

     Inside of card greeting by Heartfelt Creations

The Artfully Sent cartridge made this card so easy to do!  I love how you can cut the inside to be a pop-up card--don't you?

Did you see my last blog post offering a free giveaway?  Check it out here.

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

:) Marie

Stampin' Royalty #237 Meets Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge #212

Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge #212 appealed to me as did the Stampin' Royalty colors so I combined them both in this simple card:

This is the Pals Paper Arts Sketch:

These are the Stampin' Royalty colors:

Close To My Heart products used:

     Love This stamp set

     Black Ink

     Black CS

     Seafoam CS (retired)

     Seafoam Fleur Des Jardines paper (retired)

     Spring Iris CS (retired)

     Heavenly Blue CS (retired)

     Heavenly Blue B & T paper (retired)

Other products:

    Liquid Pearls--White Opal

If you like color challenges as I do I invite you to try Color My Heart Color Dare.

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

:) Marie

Colour Me...#28 Meets Case This Sketch #84

Here is a quick birthday card I created combining two fabulous challenges:

I'm also entering this into Seize the Birthday Anything Goes theme.

Close To My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Purple Pansy CS (retired)

     Purple Pansy Ink (retired)

     Heavenly Blue CS (retired)

     Heavenly Blue Ink (retired)

     Shooting Star stamp

     Star Stamp (retired)

     Perfect Fit Birthday stamp

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

:) Marie

Gelato Background for Atlantic Hearts Sketch #27

Atlantic Hearts always offers a great sketch to follow and this week is no different.  Blues are my favorite colors and I love trying out new products so when I saw a set of Faber-Castell Gelatos in shades of blue I knew I'd have to have them.  They look like tubes of chapstick and have a waxy feel to them.  After you apply them you use some water and a paintbrush to blend them.

Before I applied the Gelatos to regular white CS I clear embossed 60 from the retired Close To My Heart Friendship Alphabet.  I used a heat gun to dry the paper and then used red liner tape to adhere it to a Moonstruck CS background.  The background panel is Heavenly Blue and the White Daisy strip was run through the Cuttlebug with a Darice Embossing Folder.  The ribbon is holographic curling ribbon that I bought for wrapping Christmas presents.  

Here is the Atlantic Hearts sketch #27:

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

:) Marie

Sequins and Chevrons for CAS-ual Fridays #116

I've been wanting to use sequins on a card for a long time and this week's challenge at CAS-ual Fridays gave me the opportunity to do so.

Supplies used:
White Daisy CS
Heavenly Blue CS (retired CTMH)
Moonstruck CS (retired CTMH)
Happy Autumn stamp set
In The Background stamp set
Kaleidacolor Blue Breeze Ink
Sequins
Ribbon
Memory Book Mini Glue Dots

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

Baby Card from Artiste Birthday Girl Key for Rose Blossom Garden Challenge #4

I've been pondering entering this challenge for the past week but just couldn't come up with a good idea.  Today I was asked to make a baby card and I got inspired to play along with the Rose Blossom Garden Challenge #4.  The challenge requires that we use a cricut cut from the Artiste cartridge from pg.69--the Birthday Girl key.   I used the Card and Shift key and cut at 8.25" from Heavenly Blue CS (retired CTMH) which actually makes an envelope.  I modified the shape I cut by trimming the sides and cutting off the bottom part to create a nice frame.  The patterned paper is retired Heavenly Blue and there is a Buttercup CS mat also.  The stamp is a very old wooden stamp by Close To My Heart called "For Baby".  There is a 1.5" strip of CTMH Black and Grey Glitter paper on the top part of the card.  I used Buttercup and Heavenly Blue markers to color the image and glitzed it up with Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel on the 2 stars and Silver Glitz Glitter Gel on the dots going around the image.  3D Foam Tape elevates the frame over the Silver Glitter strip and patterned paper.

 

Please stop by my blog tomorrow (5/24/13) to see the new Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge and details about my upcoming Memorial Weekend Blog Candy Giveaway.

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

:) Marie