No Worries for Atlantic Hearts Sketch #225

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  We have another fabulous sketch for you this week.  My card uses Close to My Heart No Worries paper, Kraft paper, Sapphire Ink and the retired Holiday Tags stamp set.

Here is the wonderful sketch that I followed:

 

We hope you find the time to share your creations with us here this week. 

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

     City Crafter Challenge--No Flowers 

     Inky Chicks--Sentiment instead of Image

     Through the Craft Room Door--Anything Goes

     Tuesday Throwdown--Anything Goes    

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

:) Marie

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City Sidewalks for Color Dare #219 and Mojo Monday

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post.  This week we are challenging you to use all and only the colors from the City Sidewalks paper packet.  (Of course, if you don't have these Close to My Heart colors yet you may substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun). The featured colors are Black, Cranberry, Lagoon, Peacock, White Daisy and Willow.

Close to My Heart products used:
     Willow CS
     City Sidewalks paper
     Cranberry CS
     Season of Magic stamps (poinsettia stamp)
     Cranberry Ink
     Holiday Tags stamps (retired)
     Peacock Ink
     Clear Shimmer Brush (on poinsettia and snow on paper) 

Here is the Color Dare graphic.  Just click on it to check out what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you.

 

This is the Mojo Monday Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Sunny Day Crafts--Anything Goes

     Cardz 4 Gals--Contemporary Christmas 

     Sweet Stampin' Christmas--Anything Christmas

     Inspiration Destination--Anything Goes 
     Scrapping4Fun Challenge #78--Christmas

Are you ready to take the Color Dare challenge this week?

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

:) Marie

Use Your Stash Blog Hop Cricut Craze

The theme for our Use Your Stash Blog Hop this month is "Cricut Craze".   As Close to My Heart enthusiasts we have 5 wonderful cricut cartridges to choose from--over 3500 images!  If you are coming from Michelle Loncar's blog you are on the right track.

My project started with a tag with a shamrock on it from the Art Philosophy cartridge.  I attached it to a rectangle in Design Space and then separated the shamrock out and made several different sizes of it.  I am freely sharing the Design Space cut file here.  The inspiration for using this color came from the Heart 2 Heart challenge to use the color Fern.

My card uses Art Philosophy cartridge, White Daisy CS, Fern CS, Fern Ink and Holiday Tags stamp set.

The inspiration for my card came from the Sunday Stamps Sketch #122:

When I cut my card on the cricut I cut two pieces--one to be used on the card and the second to be used as a stencil.  Here I used Topiary Ink and a Sponge Dauber to create the second card.  I was inspired by the CAS on Sunday Challenge #79 to Stencil it.

I've been playing with my Close to My Heart Watercolor Paints lately so I decided to paint the shamrocks that came out of my stencil piece and glue them to a card.  I masked off the inner piece with large post it notes so I could paint the outside border the same color as the shamrocks.  I used Clear Embossing Powder and Versamark Ink to stamp the greeting before I painted over it in green.  Soon after painting I used a soft cloth to rub the paint off the embossed letters.

Before you run off to see Wendy Kessler's project please leave me a comment and let me know which card you like best.  Will it be the shade of green that you prefer, the technique used or something else?

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

:) Marie

Use Your Stash Blog Hop--Ribbon Destash

It's time for our monthly "Use Your Stash Blog Hop" where we share what we made using older product.  The theme for this month's event is "Ribbon Destash".  If you are coming from Michelle Loncar's blog you are on the right track.  (If you get lost along the way you can stop at Wendy Kessler's blog for the complete list of participants).

My woven ribbon card features retired Close to My Heart grosgrain ribbon in Cranberry, Dutch Blue and White Daisy. The card is 6.5" wide and 5" high. The ribbon panel was made by taping strips of Dutch Blue ribbon to the back side of a piece of chipboard.  Then strips of Cranberry and White Daisy ribbon were woven through and also taped to the back.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Artiste cartridge

     Black CS

     White Daisy CS

     Dutch Blue CS (retired)

     Holiday Tags stamp

     Memento Black Ink

     Dutch Blue Ink (retired)

Other products

     Red foil CS by Craftsmith

     Recollections red liner tape

     Black pearls (source unknown)

I'm also entering this card into the Seize the Birthday challenge and Friday Mashup  Birthday Theme.

Now head on over to Nicole Schuette's blog to check out what she has to inspire you.

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

:) Marie

     

Zoe Christmas for Joyful Stars Blog Hop

Welcome back to another Joyful Stars Blog Hop! We are a group of Close to My Heart consultants who share something each month on the 9th and at 9PM EST.  If you are coming from Joyce's blog you are on the right track.  (If you get "lost" along the way visit Joyce's blog for the complete lineup.

My card features the Zoe paper along with Peacock trees cut from Art Philosophy cartridge.  (The trees are part of the image on page 52.)

Close to My Heart products used:
    Zoe paper
    Glacier CS
    White Daisy CS
    Peacock CS
    Holiday Tags
    Peacock Ink
    Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel (retired)
    Aqua Dots
    3D Foam Dots
    Black pen for stitching line

The inspiration for my card came from the current Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge #137.

Now head on over to Helen's blog to see what she has to share.

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

Watercolored Stripes for Color Dare #170

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  This week we are challenging you to use the following colors:  White Daisy, Cashmere, Cocoa, Fern and Cranberry.

I started my card by painting wavy stripes on my white daisy panel using the ink pads. ( I squeezed the closed ink pad lid against the ink pad to create a source of ink and added a little water and brush which gives a lighter tone).  From top to bottom my stripes are Cocoa, Fern, Cashmere and Cranberry.  The deer is from the Artbooking cartridge.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Artbooking cartridge

     White Daisy CS

     Fern CS

     Cranberry CS

     Cashmere CS

     Cocoa CS

     Cocoa Ink

     Fern Ink

     Cashmere Ink

     Cranberry Ink

     Holiday Tags stamp

I'm also entering this card into the Heart 2 Heart "Watercolor Wonder" challenge, the Cards in Envy "Extra Layers" challenge and Stampin' Royalty #305 "Winter Theme".

Now head on over to check out what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has created to inspire you. The challenge will end on December 3 at 9PM CST.  Hope you can join in on the fun!

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

Color Dare #121 Meets Freshly Made Sketch #165

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare blog post.  This week we are challenging you to use Cranberry and New England Ivy.  It was just so easy to make a Christmas card with these two colors!

Cranberry and New England Ivy

I followed the Freshly Made Sketch #165 for my card layout:

Close To My Heart products used:

     Cranberry CS

     White Daisy CS

     Holiday Magic tree stamp (retired)

     Cranberry Ink

     New England Ivy Ink

     Ink splatter stamp from Laughing Lola Cardmaking Kit

     Holiday Tags greeting stamp

     Woodgrain Washi Tape (retired)

     Silver Geometric Washi Tape

Now it's your turn to play with these fun colors.  If you don't have these exact colors you may substitute similar colors and you may also combine them with neutrals such as black, white, tans, greys.  Please visit our challenge blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has created and then link up your papercrafted creation with a direct link  here. Hope to see you in our gallery!  The deadline is Thursday evening, December 11 at 9PM CT.

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

:) Marie

Happy Thanksgiving with Addicted to CAS Sketch

Happy Thanksgiving to you!  I was inspired to make some cards using the Addicted to CAS Sketch:

Close To My Heart products used:

     Pathfinding Paper

     Barn Red CS

     Chocolate CS

     Sunset CS

     Sunset Ink

     Holiday Tags stamp

Other:

     Gold Sparkles

Close To My Heart products used:

     Huntington paper (retired)

     Autumn Terracotta CS

     Barn Red CS

     Autumn Terracotta CS

     Holiday Tags

Both of these Close to My Heart patterned papers are so beautiful--I can't decide which card I like better?  Which one do you prefer?

Here is the Addicted to CAS sketch:

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

:) Marie

Christmas Cards Using Case This Sketch #100

The Case This Sketch challenge this week inspired me to make these two cards using different techniques.  The one on the left was paper pieced and the one of the right was masked and sprayed with Gold Perfect Pearls Mist.

The first card uses the following Close To My Heart products: White Daisy CS, Mistletoe paper (retired), Whisper CS, Cranberry ink, All the Best stamp (retired), PolysparkleTinsel Embossing powder (retired), Holiday Tags stamp, Metallics Markers--silver.

The second card uses the following Close To My Heart products:  White Daisy CS, Christmas Love (retired), Cranberry Ink.  The background was created by masking the bottom triangle and spraying the card with Gold Perfect Pearls Mist.

I'm not sure which card I like better--which one do you like best?  Both of these cards went together very quickly using this fabulous sketch:

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

:) Marie

Silver Ornaments and Blue for Merry Monday Christmas Challenge #134

If you are looking for the Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post please go here.

This Christmas card was inspired by this week's Merry Monday Christmas Challenge #134.  The challenge is to use Blue, Ornaments and Silver/Grey.

This card came together very quickly using the Artbooking cartridge!

Close To My Heart products used:

     Pacifica CS

     Holiday Tags

     Pacifica Ink

     Artbooking Cricut Cartridge (pg. 75 overlay shift cut at 5.5")

     Silver Metallic paper (retired)

     3D Foam Tape

Here is the Merry Monday challenge graphic:

I strongly encourage you to check out this challenge--the Design Team did an awesome job and the work of the challenge participants is outstanding!  You will be inspired!

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

:) Marie

Color Dare #117--Pick Your Own CTMH Orange!

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare post!  Which Close To My Heart Orange will you choose?  We challenge you to select just one orange from the Close To My Heart palette (Sunset, Sorbet, Autumn Terracotta or Goldrush) which you can combine with neutrals such as tans, greys, white, black and browns.

My card features the Close To My Heart color Autumn Terracotta. (You may substitute similar colors if you don't have any of these CTMH colors yet).

Close To My Heart products used:

     Champagne CS

     Chocolate CS

     Autumn Terracotta CS

     Colonial White CS

     Holiday Tags stamp set

     Season of Thanks

     Chocolate Ink

     Autumn Terracotta Ink

     Artiste cartridge to cut jigsaw panel (pg. 57 Accent 1 Shift cut at 2.5" 3 times in 3 papers)

     Bakers' Twine Neutral Assortment

     3D Foam Tape

     

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

     HIMCR (Hiding in My Craft Room)--any holiday

     Card Concept--Thank "Fall"--"Clean and Layering"

     Take Heart Challenges--Anything Goes--include one CTMH item

Come check out what the Color Dare Design Team has created.  We would love to see you enter our color challenge by linking up here.  You have until Thursday, November 6 at 9PM CT to enter.  There are several blog badges to be won along with a prize to one randomly drawn entry every month.

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

:) Marie

Embossed Pearlescent Paper for Technostamper Sketch Challenge #309

As I was reading my blog list the other day I found another challenge blog--Technostamper.  I really liked the sketch and went to my stash to play along.  I really like how the embossed pearlescent paper looks on this card and will be doing this again soon.  Here's a helpful tip I can share with you--to give color to the teacup image I left it in the embossing folder and softly rubbed the 1" pigment ink square over the top.

Close To My Heart products used:

     Cotton Candy Ink (pigment ink)

     Holiday Tags 

     Outdoor Denim CS

     Outdoor Denim Ink

     Whisper CS

     3D Foam Tape

Other products:

       Daisy Burst embossing folder by Sizzix

       Pearlescent Paper by Colorbok

       Cuttlebug embossing folder (teacup with flower)

Here is the sketch that inspired me:

 

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

:) Marie

Pear and Partridge for Freshly Made Sketch #115

I'm just starting to make my holiday cards and was inspired to try this Freshly Made Sketch #115.

Materials Used:

    Pear and Partridge Paper (retired CTMH)

    Cashmere CS

    Ruby CS

    Holiday Tags

    Ruby Ink

    Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel

This is the sketch that inspired me:

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

:) Marie

Happy Holidays Card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch #32

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge always gives us wonderful sketches and I'm always happy when I can make the time to play along!

Materials Used:

    White Daisy CS

    Ruby CS

    Sparkle and Shine Paper

    Poinsettia stamp (retired D.O.T.S.)

    Holiday Tags

    Versamark Ink

    Silver Embossing Powder

    3D Foam Tape

Here is the Atlantic Hearts Sketch:

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

:) Marie