Lady Golfer Thank You Card with The Paper Players Sketch #551

 Indian Corn Blue is one of my favorite Close to My Heart colors which retired many years ago so I used its coordinating patterned paper, card stock, ink and marker.  The lady golfer is also from a retired CTMH stamp set called Tee Time and the Thank You greeting is from a retired stamp set called Many Thanks.

Here is the fabulous The Paper Players Sketch #551 that inspired my card layout:

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

     Simon Says Wednesday--Anything Goes

     Colouring in Scrapland--Stripes, Blue or Anything Goes

     Allsorts--For a Lady

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

:) Marie

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Golfing Lady with Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #503

Apart from cardmaking Golf is a passion of mine and I have lots of friends who receive golf themed cards.  I also like using up favorite vintage papers, retired colors and stamps. (Close to My Heart Indian Corn Blue Background & Texture Paper, Outdoor Denim Cardstock, Tee Time stamp).  Instead of cutting an oval as the sketch suggests I used Fancy Stitched Bracket Frames.

Here is the fabulous Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #503 that inspired my card layout:

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

     Krafty Chicks Challenge #577--Anything Goes

     The House That Stamps Built--Anything Goes

     Simon Says Wednesday--Anything Goes

     Creative Knockouts #399--Tic Tac Toe (right column)

          

***Special Note--There is a Stamptacular Sale going on through the end of April with loads of Close to My Heart stamp sets at a discount.  You can check it out here.***

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

:) Marie

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Seashell Card for Bitten by the Bug and Designer's Choice Challenge #713

Have you ever bought a Cricut cartridge because you really liked one image? One day I was looking to make a seashell type card from the choices in Design Space and found this card from Anna's Summer Soiree cartridge.  Off I went to Ebay to bid on the cartridge and several days later it arrived at my door.

Which one do you like best?

Products used:

     Anna's Summer Soiree cartridge

     Recollections Shimmer Champagne paper

     CTMH Desert Sand CS

     CTMH Indian Corn Blue CS (retired)

     Cricut Copper and Bluebonnet Pens

I'm entering these cards into the following 2 challenges:

     Bitten by the Bug--Pool or Beach Theme

     Designer's Choice Challenge at Repeat Impressions--Masculine Theme

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

:) Marie

Card Concept #12 Nautical Theme Meets Freshly Made Sketch #140 and Stampin' Royalty #232

Blues are my favorite colors so they were a natural choice to create a card using the Freshly Made Sketch #140.  Blues are also prominent in nautical scenes so this card also works for The Card Concept #12.  My card follows a Clean and Simple design.  These blues also work for the Stampin' Royalty Ombre challenge.

Close To My Heart Products Used:

     Outdoor Denim CS

     White Daisy CS

     Sky CS

     Crystal Blue CS

     Indian Corn Blue CS

     Pacifica CS

     Pacifica Ink

Other products:

     Lighthouse Stamp by Studio 112

Here is the Freshly Made Sketch that I followed:

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

:) Marie

Buttercup and Indian Corn Blue for Color Dare #98 With Retrosketch #118

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post!  This is challenge #98 and we are featuring the Close To My Heart colors Buttercup and Indian Corn Blue.  (You may substitute similar colors if you don't have these colors yet and you may combine them with neutrals such as white, black, tans and greys also.

Close To My Heart products used:

     Buttercup CS

     White Daisy CS

     Indian Corn Blue CS

     Indian Corn Blue Ink

     Just a Note Stamp set (retired)

     Just a Number Stamp set (retired)

     Dots Embossing folder

Other products used:

    Holographic paper by Darice

    1/4" Hole Punch

Here is the Retrosketch #118 that inspired me:

    

I'm also entering this card into Seize the Birthday--Summer theme.

Check out what the fabulous Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team B has to inspire you:  Gretchen, Michelle, Hansi and Sarah.  You have until Thursday, June 19 9PM CT to enter your papercrafted creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing what you create with the colors Buttercup and Indian Corn Blue.

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

:) Marie

Three Blues and a Yellow for Color Dare #90 and Try Stampin' on Tuesday #163

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare blog post--can you believe this is challenge #90? This week we are challenging you to combine all of the following Close To My Heart colors in your papercrafted creation: Pacifica, Indian Corn Blue, Outdoor Denim and Honey.

 You may combine them with neutrals such as black, white, greys, tans and you may substitute similar colors if you don't have these Close to My Heart colors yet.

Close To My Heart products used:
    Indian Corn Blue CS (bottom layer)
    Outdoor Denim CS (next layer)
    Pacifica CS
    Mayberry patterned paper (retired CTMH)
    Feathers stamp set
    Indian Corn Blue ink (left)
    Honey pigment ink (center)
    Pacifica pigment ink (right)
    3D Foam Tape

The inspiration for my card came from this fabulous sketch from Try Stampin' on Tuesday #163:

Check out what the fabulous Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team B has to inspire you:  Gretchen, Michelle, Hansi and Sarah.  You have until Thursday, April 24 9PM CT to enter your papercrafted creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing what you create with the colors Pacifica, Indian Corn Blue, Outdoor Denim and Honey.

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

:) Marie

 

It's Sketch Time at Sunday Stamps Again!

Welcome back to another Sunday Stamps sketch challenge!  Thank you to all who participated in the spring color challenge.  This week Steph has a great sketch for you to try:

How did I decide what to use to follow this sketch?  I looked at what new Close To My Heart papers I hadn't yet used and picked Jubilee for the vertical panel and paired it with Indian Corn Blue CS background. The starfish is another underused stamp from the Under the Sea stamp set (retired CTMH).  It was stamped with Cocoa ink onto Cashmere CS and popped up with 3D Foam Tape.  The sentiment is from Banner Wishes and the stars are stamps from the Artbooking collection.  The white squiggly lines were made with my new Coconut gelato by Faber Castell.

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, April 4 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.
Hayley, Joan, Brenda, Holly, Steph and Kathya.

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

:) Marie

Cloud Nine for Color Dare #78 Hollyhock and Indian Corn Blue

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare post where we feature Close To My Heart colors.  (If you don't have the challenge colors you are welcome to substitute something similar.)

This week we are challenging you to use Hollyhock and Indian Corn Blue in a papercrafted project.  (Neutrals such as white, beige, grey or black are also allowed).

My card uses one of the stamps from the January special promotion cardmaking kit called Cloud Nine--available only through next Friday, January 31. The cloud bubble was cut with the Artiste cartridge (page 70) at 1.75" as recommended on the Cloud Nine stamp carrier sheet. The greeting is popped up with 3D Foam Tape.   The Indian Corn Blue mat was cut at 2".  The arrows from the banner are from the One Way Borders Flair stamp set.  The White Daisy background panel was embossed with a Darice embossing folder called Cloudy Day.

In this next photo you can see that the arrow design continues inside the card:

I followed the current Freshly Made Sketch #120 to make this card.

Check out what the rest of the fabulous Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team B has to inspire you:

Gretchen, Carmen, Michelle and Sarah.  You have until Thursday, Jan. 30 to enter your papercrafted creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing what you create with the colors Hollyhock and Indian Corn Blue.

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

:) Marie

Numbered Birthday Card for CAS(E) This Sketch #54

My son's birthday is coming up next week and the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch inspired me to make this card.

Products Used:

    Indian Corn Blue CS

    White Daisy CS

    Outdoor Denim CS

    Darice Brick Wall Embossing Folder

    Artbooking Cricut Cartridge (page 75 photo mat 1 cut at 2.75"; page 40 "3" cut at 1.25")

    3D Foam Tape

Here is the sketch that inspired me:

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

:) Marie

"Penguin Power" Wintry Wishes for CAS Colour Sketches #40

Don't you love these adorable penguins?  They are from a new Hostess Reward Set by Close To My Heart called "Wintry Wishes" that you can see on page 9 of the new Idea Book.  The color challenge at CAS Colour and Sketches #40 is  a Double--color challenge AND sketch.  Here is my submission:

Here are the requirements:

My substituted colors are from Close To My Heart--White Daisy, Indian Corn Blue and Outdoor Denim which I think are an excellent match! The penguins were stamped with Outdoor Denim ink.   The Indian Corn Blue mats were cut from CTMH Artiste cartridge (pg.77 Accent 2 shift at 2.5").  The ear muffs and skate blades were accented with Platinum Liquid Pearls.  The hatband and pom pom were accented with White Liquid Pearls.  The snowflakes were accented with my favorite embellishment--Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel.

Here is a plug for the September National Stamping Month Promotion by Close To My Heart:.  Watch this short video to see what fabulous items are included.  Feel free to place an order from my website here.

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

Color Dare #25 Ruby and Indian Corn Blue

This is my first week on the Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team and I'm very excited to be sharing this very special card with you. Our colors for the challenge this week are Close To My Heart Ruby and Indian Corn Blue.  This is the first time that I've ever made a step card and I found the basic directions for cutting the base of it here.  It was pretty easy to do and fun to challenge myself with a new card fold.  The patterned paper in the center of the card is from very old CTMH Indian Corn Blue B & T paper.  The stars were cut from the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge (star5 from page 40) at varying sizes from 1" to 2.5".  Each of the stars was layered with one layer on 3D foam dots to add dimension.  The greeting is from 4 My Friend and was stamped in Ruby ink.  My favorite CTMH embellishment is Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel and I used it for the star centers on the sides of the card and 2 of the stars on the center panel.  The star on the lower left side was stamped with Love Life star stamp.  I used a red button and white twine from the Bakers Twine Neutral Assortment to finish the card.

Here is a side view:

 

Please stop over at Color My Heart Color Dare to see what the rest of the fabulous Design Team have created.  (These are some seriously talented ladies and I'm looking forward to seeing their Ruby and Indian Corn Blue submissions myself!)  We would love for you to play along with us this week too!  The deadline for submitting a papercrafted project (card or otherwise) is Thursday at 9pm CT.

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

:) Marie

 

Freshly Made Sketch #47 and Color My Heart Dare #11

Happy Birthday to nephew Brendan! I followed the sketch that I found here for this card using the colors from here. The Color My Heart Dare #11 is to use any or all of these exclusive Close To My Heart colors: Ruby, Goldrush, Honey, Sweet Leaf, Indian Corn Blue and Cocoa. This card uses all of them except Sweet Leaf or Cocoa. I also used my new CTMH Cricut Artiste cartridge to cut the numbers, gear shaped label and banner that matches the Hip-Hip-Hooray stamp that comes in this collection. A little bit of stardust glitter gel was applied to the gear label and numbers. I enjoyed working with this sketch:

Here is my card:

I really like how nicely these colors have come together--especially the Ruby and Indian Corn Blue colors. Thanks to the talented ladies that sponsor these challenges and for stopping by to look at my artwork.

H2H Challenge--Make a 3D Item--Covered Tissue Box

This is the first project that I've done using the new Pemberly paper by Close To My Heart. You can see the other beautiful patterns in this new paper set here. Last week's challenge at H2H can be found here and here is my 3D item. I've made a tissue box cover with photo frames. The tutorial to make this box came from Splitcoaststampers.com and can be found here. (Their version was just a decorated box and I adapted it to hold photos to make it even more functional.)

The photo frames were cut using the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge. I found it on page 44 and used shift + card function set at 4". (2nd row--very last grey image.)

First I trimmed my photos to 3.75" x 3.75". Then I made a template where I cut off the corners at a 45 degree angle. I then traced around it and made a frame that I placed over my photos to get the best possible image. I traced the inside edges with a blue photo marking pencil onto the photos and then cut them out on the lines. I used Tombow adhesive to attach the photos to the Pemberly photo frames.

The cardstock papers that I used are CTMH Outdoor Denim and Indian Corn Blue for the top. The navy and white leaf print border on the box lid is the zip strip from the Pemberly printed paper that I used. On the top of the box lid I stamped and clear embossed a greeting from the Hooray Bouquet stamp set which says "You Make Me Smile" and of course, looking at pictures of my grandson do that for me. The labels were cut at 1" (Indian Corn Blue) and 1.25" (Outdoor Denim) and were cut with the cricut from page 65--Rectangle 8. The label is popped up twice with 3D foam tape and is placed in one corner. I used an Outdoor Denim marker to color inside the swirls cut in the top paper layer on the box lid.

Here are a couple of other tissue box covers that I made to decorate my home for the holidays last year. (Do you recognize last year's CTMH papers Olivia and Mistletoe?) These were all easy to make. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great week!