Color Dare #248 Meets Mojo Monday Final Sketch

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 exclusive Close to My Heart colors:  Desert Sand, New England Ivy, Glacier, Sapphire and White Daisy.  Of course if you don't have these CTMH colors yet you may substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!

Here is a closeup photo so you can see the shimmery detail created with the Clear Shimmer Brush.

Close to My Heart products used:
     Desert Sand CS
    White Daisy CS
     Sapphire CS
     Glacier CS
     Glacier Ink
     New England Ivy Ink
     Clear Shimmer Brush
     Paintbrush
     New England Ivy Gingham paper (retired)
     Never Stop Dreaming
     Sentiment stamp (retired)

Here is the Color Dare Graphic.  Just click on it to get to the challenge site where you can be inspired by what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to share:

My card layout was inspired by the Mojo Monday sketch:

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
     Craft Rocket Challenges--For the Men/Boys
     Star Stampz Challenge--Make it for a Man
     Addicted to Stamps and More--Anything Goes
     Inspiration Destination #130--Anything Goes   
     Through the Craft Room Door--Anything Goes
     Tuesday Throwdown #347--For the Men

We are having a Design Team Call over at the Color Dare blog!

Would you be excited about:

    -- Using Close to My Heart products in creating on a regular basis?

    -- Creating one project and posting it to your blog every other week (twice a month)?

    -- Commenting on assigned entry #'s on weeks you submit a project? (Fellow DT members also appreciate comments)

    -- Voting for favorite entries every week?

    -- Becoming part of our Color Dare DT Facebook group where we plan and communicate with each other?  

    -- Donating an occasional "prize" for our monthly prize winners? 

NO PREVIOUS DESIGN TEAM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!

If you can say "yes" to all the above then we would love to hear from you.  We are asking for a six month commitment to run from July 2017 to December 2017 which may be extended if you wish to stay longer.

To apply--write DT after your challenge entry AND email Marie (AKA NJ Stamping Queen) at mflayer at comcast dot net.  Applications will close at the end of Color Dare challenge #248 or on June 22, 2017.

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

Color Dare #121 Meets Freshly Made Sketch #165

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare blog post.  This week we are challenging you to use Cranberry and New England Ivy.  It was just so easy to make a Christmas card with these two colors!

Cranberry and New England Ivy

I followed the Freshly Made Sketch #165 for my card layout:

Close To My Heart products used:

     Cranberry CS

     White Daisy CS

     Holiday Magic tree stamp (retired)

     Cranberry Ink

     New England Ivy Ink

     Ink splatter stamp from Laughing Lola Cardmaking Kit

     Holiday Tags greeting stamp

     Woodgrain Washi Tape (retired)

     Silver Geometric Washi Tape

Now it's your turn to play with these fun colors.  If you don't have these exact colors you may substitute similar colors and you may also combine them with neutrals such as black, white, tans, greys.  Please visit our challenge blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has created and then link up your papercrafted creation with a direct link  here. Hope to see you in our gallery!  The deadline is Thursday evening, December 11 at 9PM CT.

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

:) Marie

Rosy Regards in Mojo Monday Challenge # 173

I am really enjoying Close To My Heart's new stamp set B1368 Rosy Regards.  This is the third challenge in 2 days that I've chosen to use it in!  It features 2 step stamping which really gives the card a nice dimensional look without having to color.  This is what is included in this new stamp set:

This week's Mojo Monday sketch looks like this:

My card was made with Juniper & Colonial White as the Cardstock bases.  I stamped the solid part of the rose with Blush Ink on Blush Cardstock and then stamped the outline stamp in Vineyard Berry Ink.  The leaves were outline stamped with New England Ivy ink onto New England Ivy cardstock.  The rose was placed over a Nestabilities diecut called Labels 4 and the edges were sponged with Vineyard Berry Ink.  The patterned paper is the new Creative Basics paper called Wings which will be available to customers starting on February 1. (One of the perks of being a consultant is getting the new products a month earlier!)  Maroon buttons with Cream Opaque adhesives were used as embellishments.  The word "Love" is from the January Stamp of the Month set called Find Your Style.  Liquid Glass was applied over the rose as the finishing touch.  Hope you like it!