Speedy Recovery and Tulips for Paper Play Sketch #47

One of my friends recently had a cardiac arrest and required treatment with a hospital stay.  I made this card for her using a Technique Tuesday Tulip stamp and greeting from Kiss it Better from Close to My Heart.

This photo was taken from a different angle so you can see how shimmery the Nuvo Glitter Markered tulips are:

Here is the Paper Play Sketch #47 that inspired my card layout:

Admittedly I took some "creative license" by placing my 3 enamel dots on the sentiment strip.  The patterned paper background is from Sunny Yellow B & T paper retired from Close to My Heart.  The Tulips were stamped in Memento Black Ink and colored in with Nuvo Glitter Markers.  

I'm also sharing this card with the following challenges:
     Glitter 'N Sparkle--Summer Sunshine 
     My Time to Craft--In the Garden
     Cute Card Thursday--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Golf Themed Get Well Card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch #211

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge blog post!  We have another fabulous sketch for you to try this week!

When I first saw the sketch, I thought of using flowers but then I remembered that I wanted to make a get well card for a golf buddy who just broke his ankle and I changed the flowers to golf balls and the flower stems to golf tees.  Thinking "outside the box", wouldn't you agree?

The scalloped circle was cut in Design Space using the Elegant Edges cartridge.  The golf tees were from an image I had uploaded.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Live Beautifully paper (gold foil dotted                               background)

     Pacifica CS

     Whisper CS

     Emerald CS

     Sea Glass CS

     Sea Glass Ink

     Laughing Lola Cardmaking stamp (stamped on                    circle inside)

     Black Memento Ink

     Kiss it Better stamp (retired)

     Tee Time stamp (retired)

     Ranger Silver Fine Detail Embossing Powder

     Black and Gold Ribbon

We hope you find time to play along with our challenge this week!  We look forward to visiting your blogs and commenting.

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

     Crafty Cardmakers--Add a Sentiment

     My Time to Craft--Masculine

     Inspiration Destination--Masculine

     Crafting with Friends--Anything Goes

If you would like a chance to win a new Cricut Explore please visit my blog post here for more details.  

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

:) Marie

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Mojo Monday #451 Get Well Card in Greens

Don't you just love the opportunity to win free stuff?  I certainly do and that usually motivates me to enter the first Mojo Monday blog challenge of the month as there are prizes to be won.

One of my male friends just had cardiac bypass surgery so I used the sketch in greens to create a masculine card.

Close to My Heart products used--all retired! (using up some of my stash!)

     Aspen CS

     Aspen B & T paper

     Ponderosa Pine CS

     Scalloped Circle Punch

     Kiss it Better stamps

     Ponderosa Pine ink

Here is the Mojo Monday sketch that inspired my card.  

This is a really great sketch which I will use many times!

If you are looking for an easy color challenge this week I encourage you to check out the Color My Heart Color Dare blog and join in on the fun!  (We award weekly blog badges to winners and a randomly drawn monthly prize).

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

:) Marie

     

Golf Themed Get Well Card for Global Design Project #38

This week's sketch at Global Design Project is just so versatile that I used it to make a second Get Well card.  You can find the first one here.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Kiss it Better Stamp (retired)

     Black CS

     Grey Wool CS (retired)

     Topiary Ink

      Versamark Ink

     Ranger Clear Detail Embossing Powder

Other products used:

     Recollections Grass paper

     Frances Meyer Golf Ball Paper

     Recollections Shimmer Cardstock White Gold

Here is the Global Design Project sketch #38 that I followed:

If you are looking for a fun color challenge I encourage you to try Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog.  This week's colors are:

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

:) Marie

Army Fatigues and Dogtags Card With Global Design Projects Sketch

My newly commissioned 2nd Lieutenant nephew in the US Army needed a Get Well card so I made him one that I think he will appreciate.  The background started with CTMH Desert Sand paper with the wrong side of 3 different Ink Blots stamped in Aspen Green (retired CTMH color) and Slate inks.  The dogtags were embossed in Ranger Fine Detail Silver Embossing Powder and the greeting is from CTMH "Kiss it Better".

This card follows the Global Design Projects Sketch #38:

Close to My Heart products used:

     Desert Sand CS

     Aspen CS (retired)

     Aspen Ink (retired)

     Slate Ink

     Black CS
     Ink Blot stamps

     Salute Our Heroes stamp

     Kiss it Better stamp (retired)

     Versamark Ink

     Ranger Silver Fine Detail Embossing Powder

Other products:

     Recollections White Gold Shimmer paper

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

:) Marie

     

Color Dare #185 Meets Atlantic Hearts Sketch #151

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post.  This week we are challenging you to use all and only the following colors:  Cotton Candy, Sweet Leaf, Topiary, Glacier and White Daisy.

My card features the Close to My Heart stamp set called "Kiss it Better" and the challenge colors.

The hearts in the center of the bandaids were stamped in Cotton Candy Ink and then covered with Liquid Glass which slightly altered the color.

When I saw this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch I knew I would be using these bandaids to make this card.  Thank you Atlantic Hearts for providing such wonderful sketches to inspire us!

Head on over to the Color Dare blog and check out what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you.

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

:) Marie

Charlotte Colors for Color Dare #179

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post!  This week we are challenging you to use just the following colors: Champagne, Slate, Whisper, Sorbet, Black and White Daisy--all of these colors can be found in the current Charlotte paper pack.

The flowers from my card were fussy cut from the Charlotte patterned paper and then Liquid Glass was applied to the flower centers and black leaves.  This card was made for a male friend of mine who is undergoing radiation treatment and I'm hoping it will brighten his day.

Here is  a side view to show off the glossy effects from the Liquid Glass:

You may recognize this as the current Atlantic Hearts Sketch #145:

Close to My Heart products used:

     Champagne CS

     Slate CS

     Charlotte Paper

     Sorbet CS

     Black CS

     Memento Black Ink

     Kiss it Better stamp

     3D Foam Tape

     Liquid Glass

Please head on over to the Color My Heart Color Dare blog and check out what our fabulous Design Team has to share.  It always amazes me how we start out with the same color palette yet we each interpret it so differently!  We look forward to seeing what you can do with these colors also so please plan on posting your project in our gallery here.

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

:) Marie

Kiss it Better Meets Saturday Sketch #394

A good friend of mine will be undergoing radiation and chemotherapy soon so I made him this card using Sketch Saturday #394:

Close to My Heart products used:

     Regatta paper (from the new CTMH Seasonal Expressions catalog)

     Champagne CS

     Champagne Ink

     Pomegranate Ink

     Kiss it Better stamp set (from the new CTMH Seasonal Expressions catalog)

     3D Foam Tape

Here is the sketch that inspired me:

    

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

:) Marie

p.s. If you are up for a good color challenge check out Color My Heart Color Dare.  This week's challenge features Glacier, White Daisy and Silver.