Golf Themed Thank You Cards With Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #484

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a central horizontal panel with slim trim on the bottom.  I loved the sketch so much that I made two cards with different colored foil tape trim.  The products are retired Close to My Heart Tee Time and Lucky Paper with Happiness Lives Here Cardmaking Stamps  and Pacifica Pigment Ink and Clear Embossing Powder.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, August 7 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

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

     Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge--Anything                     Goes with Patterned Paper

      Love to Craft #69--Anything Goes

      Stamps Plus Fun =Creativity--Monochrome

      Heart 2 Heart--Technique--Stamping

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Color Dare #286 With Sketch Saturday Sketch #506

The last Color My Heart Color Dare challenge of the month features a Tic Tac Toe board for you to choose from.  We've been featuring colors from the Close to My Heart Stargazer color palette in March so now you get to choose which colors in vertical, horizontal or diagonal rows you want to combine.

Close to My Heart products used:
      Sapphire CS
      White Daisy CS
      Canary Ink (focus panel was "smooshed")
      Pacifica Pigment Ink
      Sapphire Ink
      Adventure Fundamentals Paper (Pacifica)
      Flower Market Cricut bundle stamp greeting
      Chelsea Gardens butterfly stamps
      Clear Shimmer Brush

My choice is from the left column:  Sapphire, Pacifica and Canary.  White Daisy and Black are "free" to use also. 

Just click on the above graphic to get to the Color Dare challenge blog to see what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you.  Our challenge is open for two weeks to give you plenty of time to play along with us.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and commenting on your projects.

Here is the wonderful Sketch Saturday sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

      Simon Says Wednesday Challenge--Anything                  Goes
      Double D Challenges--Just "Wing it"
      Seize the Birthday--Toppings options "Birds"
      Through the Craft Room Door--Anything Goes
      House That Stamps Built--Anything Goes
      Crafty Gals Corner #162--Anything Goes

Just a reminder that Color Dare #285 (Bashful, Pebble and Raspberry) is still open until Thursday, April 5th.  You can enter this challenge here.

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

:) Marie

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Make Waves Cardmaking Stamps for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #251

We have another great sketch for you over at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog and it gave me the opportunity to use the new Close to My Heart stamp set called Make Waves--Cardmaking Stamps and Thin Cut Set.  The heart cutout was made with Basic Shapes in Design Space and the banner was cut from the Artiste cartridge.  I replaced the floral accent with a cute octopus and it's accompanying witty saying.  (My almost 8 year old grandson will be receiving this card.)

Close to My Heart products used:

     Crystal Blue CS

     White Daisy CS

     Make Waves Cardmaking set

     Pacifica Pigment Ink

     Clear embossing powder

     Silver Shimmer Trim

   

Other products:

     Bazzill Regal paper

     Hero Arts Wave Background

Here is the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired my card:

How will this sketch inspire you to create this week?  You have until Sunday evening, February 18 at 9PM ET to enter your project here.  We would love to stop by and visit your blogs when you do.  Be sure to stop by the AHSC blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the wonderful Design Team has to inspire you.

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

     Always Fun Challenges #45--Valentines

     Cards in Envy--Love You So Much

     Bitten by the Bug--Hearts for Valentines

     Heart 2 Heart--Love is in the Air

     Use Your Stuff--Love is All Around

     Die Cut Diva's--Love is in the Air

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

:) Marie

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From the Heart Meets CAS Colours and Sketches #241

From the Heart is a special promotion from Close to My Heart to celebrate National Stamping Month.  The complete set comes with a set of gold foiled die cut pieces to make 10 interactive stand-up cards and lovely floral and large sentiment stamps.

I needed to make a get well card for a friend so I chose the above sentiment stamp and combined it with the color challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches.  My Close to My Heart Color Substitutions are Emerald, Pacifica and Pansy.  

Here is the CAS Colours & Sketches color palette that inspired my card:

This card is also being entered into the following challenges:

     Colour Crazy Challenge--Anything Goes

     Simply Papercraft--Anything Goes

     Craft Rocket Challenges--Something Beginning               with "F"--(flower)

     Moving Along with the Times--Sentiment as Focal                   Image
      Addicted to CAS--Floral

   

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

:) Marie

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Three Ways to Create Background Stamped Panels

One of the weekly challenges this month at the Heart 2 Heart challenge blog is to use background or random stamping. (I've now completed 3 of the 4 March challenges and will finish the 4th one soon.) Using the Hello Lovely Cardmaking stamps I created three different cards using the same stamps.

Card #1--White embossed and then watercolor painted:

Card #2--Clear embossed and then sponge colored with Poppy and Fern inks

Card #3--Stamped with Memento Black ink on White Daisy paper

Which one do you like best?

I'm sharing these cards with these challenges:

     Heart 2 Heart--Background Stamping

     Simon Says Wednesday--Anything Goes

     Cards in Envy--Black, White and Pop of Color

     The Male Room--Colours

     CAS Colours and Sketches--Sketch

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

:) Marie

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Three Blues and a Yellow for Color Dare #90 and Try Stampin' on Tuesday #163

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare blog post--can you believe this is challenge #90? This week we are challenging you to combine all of the following Close To My Heart colors in your papercrafted creation: Pacifica, Indian Corn Blue, Outdoor Denim and Honey.

 You may combine them with neutrals such as black, white, greys, tans and you may substitute similar colors if you don't have these Close to My Heart colors yet.

Close To My Heart products used:
    Indian Corn Blue CS (bottom layer)
    Outdoor Denim CS (next layer)
    Pacifica CS
    Mayberry patterned paper (retired CTMH)
    Feathers stamp set
    Indian Corn Blue ink (left)
    Honey pigment ink (center)
    Pacifica pigment ink (right)
    3D Foam Tape

The inspiration for my card came from this fabulous sketch from Try Stampin' on Tuesday #163:

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, April 24 9PM CT to enter your papercrafted creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing what you create with the colors Pacifica, Indian Corn Blue, Outdoor Denim and Honey.

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

:) Marie

 

World Card Making Day Blog Hop And Blog Candy Offer

Operation Write Home is sponsoring a World Card Making Day Blog Hop with a Thank You theme.  I'm very happy to be part of this awesome endeavor.   My card uses Close To My Heart products and OWH sketch #168.

 

Products used:

Pacific CS, Taffy CS (retired CTMH), White Daisy CS, Metallic CS (retired CTMH). Happy Autumn stamp, Pacific Pigment Ink, 3D Foam Tape, Matelasse Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug).

Here is the sketch I used:

This was a really easy sketch to follow and went together very quickly!

Thanks for visiting and have fun blog hopping!  Our hard working bloggers love it when you leave us comments!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

P.S.  If you would like a chance to win some blog candy  (Close To My Heart acrylic stamp set) please visit this post.

H2H Photo Inspiration with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #8

There is a lovely birdcage with flowers photo inspiration challenge at Heart2Heart Challenges this week and I was inspired to play along.  I chose the birdcage and soft pink and orange coloring to feature in my card.

 

The card base is Hollyhock and the patterned paper with a birdcage design is from Dream Pop (retired CTMH).  The bird is from CTMH April 2013 Stamp of the Month called My Sunshine.  The greeting is from the Oklahoma Tornado Relief special called a True Thank You which is currently available here.  The bird was stamped in Pacifica pigment ink and clear embossed.  I then used the lighter of the two Hollyhock Alcohol Markers to color the wing, the bird and the YOU.  I applied Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel to the wing and the YOU.  The bird and bird wing were raised up with 3D Foam Tape.  If you look closely you can see a tiny wiggle eye on the bird.  

Here is the Atlantic Hearts Sketch that I followed:

Thanks for stopping by! If you get a chance please play along with these CTMH consultant sponsored challenges along with Color My Heart Color Dare featuring Topiary and Smoothie.  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie