Color Dare #190 Joins Retrosketch #211

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post!  This week we are challenging you to create something using the following Close to My Heart colors:  Ruby, Gypsy, Honey, Pear and Colonial White.

(If you don't have any of these CTMH colors yet you may substitute with a similar color so you can still join us in our gallery).

Close to My Heart products used:

     Colonial White CS

     Ruby CS

     Kaleidacolor paper

     Your Beautiful Self stamps

     Say it All stamps

     Gypsy Ink

     Ruby Ink

     Honey Ink

     Sponge Daubers

     Hemp Twine (retired)

Before I sponged the background panel I applied a piece of washi tape to mask off the Colonial White background so I could stamp my greeting.

My card was inspired by Retrosketch #211:

Now it's your turn to get creative--how will you use all and only these challenge colors?  Come check out what the rest of the fabulous Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team has to inspire you.

Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity! Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

Balloon Animals February Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring February's SOTM, which is Balloon Animals, a set of 13 stamps.  If you have come here from Jen Rubio's blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog:  http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.com/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html. 

This month we have 40 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

My project this month features a technique called "Four Way Card" which was featured in Splitcoast Stampers Tutorial last week.  Dina Kowal shared instructions for it using dies but I used an oval in Design Space.  (You can find my cut file here).  The focal elements spins between layers of the card.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Kaleidacolor paper

     Balloon Animals stamp set

     Teal Glitter paper

     Purple Shimmer Trim

     Chocolate Ink

     Memento Black Ink

     My Legacy Writer pen

Now "Hop" on over to Donna Digby's blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the February SOTM is only available until February 29!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!

I'm also entering this card into the Friday Mashup challenge to feature a Monkey or Zoo Animal with an option of a Fancy Fold.

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

:) Marie