Color Dare #172 Meets Mojo Monday Sketch #427

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post!  This week our challenge colors are from the Close to My Heart White Pines paper pack:  Glacier, Fern, Cranberry, Champagne, Chocolate and Colonial White.

Here's my card:

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Pines Paper

     Cranberry CS

     Glacier CS

     Fern CS

     Chocolate CS

     Cranberry Ink

     Holly Jolly Christmas

     Artistry cartridge

     Leaf Green Shin Han Touch Marker

     Glitter Gems

     Opaque Adhesive Gem

     

Other products:

     Liquid Pearls 

My inspiration for this card came from Mojo Monday #247:

I'm also entering this card into the Heart 2 Heart challenge for using ideas from the Holiday Expressions catalog.

You can play along at the Color Dare Challenge here.

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

:) Marie

Stampin' Royalty #237 Meets Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge #212

Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge #212 appealed to me as did the Stampin' Royalty colors so I combined them both in this simple card:

This is the Pals Paper Arts Sketch:

These are the Stampin' Royalty colors:

Close To My Heart products used:

     Love This stamp set

     Black Ink

     Black CS

     Seafoam CS (retired)

     Seafoam Fleur Des Jardines paper (retired)

     Spring Iris CS (retired)

     Heavenly Blue CS (retired)

     Heavenly Blue B & T paper (retired)

Other products:

    Liquid Pearls--White Opal

If you like color challenges as I do I invite you to try Color My Heart Color Dare.

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

:) Marie

Color Dare #94--Buttercup and Hollyhock with a Sweet Sunday Sketch #219

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post!  This is challenge #94 and we are featuring the colors Buttercup and Hollyhock.  (You may substitute similare colors if you don't have these colors yet and you may combine them with neutrals such as white, black, tans and greys also). 

I must admit that I struggled with this color combination for awhile before I started looking for a sketch to follow.  

Close To My Heart products used:

    White Daisy CS

    Buttercup CS

    Hollyhock CS

    Swirls Around Stamp set

    Hi stamp

    Hollyhock Ink

    Scallop punch

    Hollyhock Alcohol Marker

    Buttercup Alcohol Marker

    3D Foam Tape

Other products:

    Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch

    Liquid Pearls White Opal

Here is the Sweet Sunday Sketch Sketch Challenge #219 that inspired me:

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, May 22 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 Hollyhock.

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

:) Marie