Sunday Stamps Mother's Day Card

Happy Mother's Day!  Here is the last of my Mother's Day cards this year inspired by the current Sunday Stamps sketch using the Close to My Heart National Scrapbooking Papers called Live Beautifully.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Live Beautifully Paper

     Live Beautifully Stamp Set

     White Daisy CS

     Ranger Gold Fine Detail Embossing Powder

     Versamark Ink

     Say it All greeting stamp (retired)

     

My card was inspired by this sweet Sunday Stamps sketch:

Other challenges I'm entering:
      Creative With Stamps Challenge--Flowers
     Crafting from the Heart--Anything Goes
     Watercooler Wednesday--Moms

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

:) Marie

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Mother's Day Card with Freshly Made Sketch #287

The gorgeous paper in the Close to My Heart National Scrapbooking Month "Live Beautifully" special offer is the focal point of my card.  The purple rose was outlined with the Gold Shimmer Brush and the other flowers were enhanced with the Clear Shimmer Brush (the clear shimmer does not photograph well!)  The greeting is from a retired stamp set called Say it All.

This card came together very quickly following this fabulous Freshly Made Sketch:

Take a look at the rest of this gorgeous paper pack:

This card is also being shared with the following challenges:

     Love to Craft--Anything Goes

     East Wind Blog Challenge--Celebrate the Women

     Watercooler Wednesday Challenge--Moms

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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May Joyful Stars Blog Hop with Global Design Projects Sketch

Welcome back to the May Joyful Stars Blog Hop! We are a group of Close to My Heart consultants who share something each month on the 9th and at 9PM EST. If you are coming from Betty Locco's blog you are on the right track. (The complete lineup is also on Joyce's blog in case you get lost.) Have fun being inspired!

The card I am sharing with you today uses some 

beautiful new papers from the May National 

Scrapbooking special called "Live Beautifully" and 

the Flower Market cartridge. The image I chose is 

called Cherry Blossoms and reminds me of the cherry

trees in my backyard that have been dropping most of 

their pink petals.

Here is a slightly different angled photo so you can better see the shiny gold foil backgrounds and gold shimmer on the ribbon.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Live Beautifully paper

     Flower Market Cricut cartridge

     Blossom CS

     Raspberry CS

     Fern CS

     Chocolate CS

     Peacock CS

     Peacock Ink

     Jack Cardmaking Bundle greeting stamp

     Gold Shimmer Brush

     Uptown Fundamentals (gold mat for greeting)

The inspiration for my card layout came from Global Design Project #86:

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

     Die Cuttin Divas--Mother's Day or Feminine

     Heart 2 Heart--Teeny Tiny

     Crafty Cardmakers--Sentiment

     Bitten by the Bug--Happy Mother's Day   

     Always Fun Challenges--For a Female or Mom 

     Cards in Envy--Motherly Love 

Now it's time to hop on over to my friend Jennifer Benner's blog. I'm sure you'll be inspired by what she shares.

     

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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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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Live Beautifully Month Long Challenge

The Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog is having a month long challenge featuring the colors from the Live Beautifully May National Scrapbooking Month special paper pack.   The rose on my card was "fussy cut" from the beautiful floral paper.  The pink background paper has slight ombre tones.

Here is another view of the card to show off the application of Gold Shimmer Brush along the petal edges.

Close to My Heart products used:
     Live Beautifully paper
     Eggplant CS
     Birthday Sparkles
     Ranger Gold Fine Detail Embossing Powder
     Black CS
     Gold Shimmer Brush     

My card layout was inspired by this Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch:

 

I'm also submitting this card to the following challenges:

     Scrappin' 4 Fun challenges--Anything Goes

     Crafting by Designs--Anything Goes

     Country View Challenges--Flower Power

     Hiding in My Craft Room--May Flowers

     Simon Says Wednesday--Hint of Pink
     Heart 2 Heart--Roses

Please stop by the Color Dare blog to see what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you.  We would love to see what you create with the Live Beautifully color palette.  You have until May 31 to link up your creations here.

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

p.s. If you like what you see on my blog please consider "following" me by email or in your blog roll so you don't miss out on any of my fabulous card making ideas. You can sign up on the right sidebar.