Penguin Birthday Card with Freshly Made Sketch #665

One of my male friends was visiting Antarctica recently and sent me lots of photos of penguins which inspired my card. The penguin stamp is from Close to my Heart (CTMH)"Winter Friends" and the sentiment is from CTMH "Dragonfly Wishes".  The paper strips are from CTMH "Gnomes for Winter," Recollections "Holographic Dreams" and CTMH Outdoor Denim cardstock.  I turned the sketch on its side so I could fit in the sentiment and penguin. 

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

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

      A Cut Above--Anything Goes with a diecut

      Simon Says Monday--Use Dies

      Seize the Birthday #296--Masculine

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

:) Marie

 

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It's Your Day Card for CAS on Friday Challenge #193

 The challenge at CAS on Friday is to use a large sentiment and I was able to make a number of cards experimenting with different papers yet using the same die.  I would love to know which card you like best so I am numbering them.

Card #1

Card #2

Card #3

Card #4

Card #5

Card #6

Products used:

      It's Your Day Thin Cut Die--retired Close to my Heart

      Serenity Paper

      Sapphire Card Stock

      Raspberry Card Stock

         Aurora Paper--retired CTMH

      Holographic Dreams paper by Craftsmith

      Antique Gold Shimmer Paper by Recollections

      Nuvo Crystal Drops--English Mustard

      Gold Yellow Blend Tri-blend Marker

      Burnt Orange Tri-blend Marker

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

      Seize the Birthday #204--Sparkle and Shine

      Creative Crafters #34--Anything Goes

      Inkspirational--Frame It

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!  If you can please leave a comment and tell me which was your favorite card.

:) Marie

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Freshly Made Sketch # 319 with Holographic Dreams Paper

Here is a quick birthday card I made with some brand new (to me) holographic paper (Holographic Dream by Craft Smith) using the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch #391:

The next photo was taken from a different angle so you can see different shades of the beautiful holographic paper:

The solid colored card stocks are Sapphire and Willow from Close to My Heart and the Birthday greeting is a retired CTMH stamp set called "Just a Number".  The sentiment was black embossed onto silver metallic paper from the Paper Cut and raised with 3M Foam Tape.

Freshly Made Sketch #319:

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

      Seize the Birthday--Anything Goes

      Simon Says Wednesday--Patterned Paper

      Shopping Our Stash--Out with  Old, In with                   New

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

:) Marie