Simple Shamrock Card for Bitten by the Bug

Many thanks to Melanie Brown of Courtney Lane Designs for sharing the Design Space cut file for this card.  I changed the color scheme, eliminated the stitching and added some edge distressing.  I'm entering it into the Bitten by the Bug Luck of the Irish challenge.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Artfullly Sent cartridge 

     White Daisy CS

     Kentucy Green CS (retired)

     Pear CS

     Gold Metallic paper (retired)

     Edge Distresser

Other

     Gold edged ribbon

Here is a link to Melanie's card.

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

:) Marie

Stay Lucky Card for Retrosketch #156 and Sweet Stamps #213

If you are looking for the Color My Heart Color Dare #134 card please go here.

I loved this Retrosketch sketch and lucky for me the deadline was extended another week!  The theme for Sweet Stamps challenge this week is "Luck" so I'm linking up with this challenge also.

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

      Kentucky Green CS (retired)

      Gold Shimmer Trim

      Doodled Designs stamp

      Year Round Cheer stamp (retired)

      Stoneware Texture stamp (retired)

      Topiary Ink

      Golden Ember ink (retired)

      3D Foam Tape

      Gold Brads (retired)

Other products:

      Shamrock brads (Oriental Trading Co.)

Here is the Retrosketch #156 sketch I followed:

    

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

:) Marie

St. Patrick's Day Card for Numerous Challenges

As I was reading my blog list this morning I found a new card challenge with a sketch I wanted to try.  It is called The Challenge #2 and is on Lesley Croghan's blog "Always Playing with Paper".  She even includes cutting dimensions to help you get started.   Here is the sketch that inspired me today:

Since I needed to make some St. Patrick's Day cards, I changed the heart shape to shamrock shapes. 

The shamrocks were cut with the "Celebrate with Flourish" Cricut cartridge from Kentucky Green CS (retired Close To My Heart).  The patterned paper is also retired from CTMH.  I used  the Darice St. Pat's Day Background embossing folder and a sanding block for the bottom card layer.  The gold metallic CS is also retired CTMH.  (I really used a lot of old stash to make this card!)  The gold accents were made with a regular paper punch form the gold metallic CS.  I skipped the sentiment because I thought that it was obviously a St. Patrick's Day card!

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

    Exploring Cricut--Luck of the Irish

    Cut it Up--Green for St. Patrick's Day or Spring #40

    Pinspirational Challenges--#98 St. Patrick's Day

    Simply Create Too--#56 Shop in Your Stash

    Cuttin And Stampin Challenges--St. Patrick's Day/Lucky

    Diecuttin' Divas--#156 Luck of the Irish

    Time 4 Scrap--#35 St. Patrick's Day

    Artistic Inspirations--#82 St. Patrick's Day, Green or Anything Goes

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

:) Marie