Sunday Stamps Sketch #86 With Pathfinding Paper

Welcome back to another Sunday Stamps Sketch Challenge!  We would love to have you join us using this sketch:

My card features stamps and papers from the Close To My Heart Pathfinding Cardmaking Kit.

Close To My Heart products used:

     Pathfinding Cardmaking Kit (paper and stamps)  

     Barn Red Ink

     Autumn Terracotta CS

     Champagne CS

     Tan and Brown Glitter paper

      Gold Sequins

      Mocha Opaque Adhesive Gems

Here is another card that I made with this sketch last November:

We can't wait to see what you create using this sketch!   Please use a direct link to join us here and include a link back to us in your blog post.  (Feel free to post our sketch graphic too to let your readers know about our challenge.)  You have until Friday, October 17 at 6PM EST to enter this challenge.

Please take the time to visit the rest of the Design Team's blogs and leave them some appreciation.  Holly, Brenda, Steph, Angel, Kathya, Alyson and Leena.

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

:) Marie

Pathfinding Cardmaking Kit Stamps for Color Dare #111

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post!  This week we are challenging you to create using the following Close to My Heart colors:  Cranberry, Sorbet, Olive, Lagoon and Pacifica.

My card features these 5 colors and two terrific stamps from the Pathfinding Cardmaking Kit:

Close To My Heart products used:

     Lagoon CS

     White Daisy CS

     Pathfinding Cardmaking Kit

     Sorbet Ink

     Cranberry Ink

     Lagoon Ink

     Pacifica Ink

     Olive Ink

The current sketch challenge at Nacho Average Challenges #107 was the inspiration for my card:

We would love to have you play along with the Color Dare challenge!  You may substitute similar colors if you don't have these Close To My Heart colors yet and you may combine them with neutrals such as black, white, beige, greys and tans.

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

:) Marie

Fall Colors for Color Dare #110

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post.  This week we invite you to create something using the following Close To My Heart colors: Sunset, Honey and Barn Red.

I couldn't resist making a card with an autumn theme with these fabulous colors!

Close To My Heart products used:

      Barn Red CS

      White Daisy CS

      Olivia paper (retired)

      Bamboo Ink--sponged onto the White Daisy CS

      Barn Red Ink

      Honey CS

      Sunset Ink

      Flourished Blessings leaf stamp (retired)

      Pathfinding Cardmaking kit stamps--thanks and woodgrain stamps

      Bronze shimmer trim--cut with a 1/4" hole punch for embellishments

I followed the Freshly Made Sketch #152 to make this card.

This card is also being entered into the Friday Mashup FM177 Leaf Theme.

There is a photo inspiration for Add a Little Dazzle that I'm sharing my card with:

We would love to have you play along with our challenge!  You may substitute similar colors if you don't have these Close To My Heart colors yet and you may combine them with neutrals such as black, white, beige, greys and tans.  

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

:) Marie

      

CTMH Blog Boosters New Product Blog Hop!

Today is the last day to enter the Blog Boosters New Product Blog Hop and I finally have something ready to post (that I'm not sharing with other blog challenges).  Thank you, Tresa Black, for setting this up for us again!

My card uses brand new stamps from 3 different stamp sets and two new colors from the Close To My Heart Annual Inspirations catalog that debuted August 1.

Close To My Heart products used:

     Seaside Greetings--sailboat

     Have a Happy Day--zigzag

     Pathfinding Cardmaking WOTG--greeting

     Champagne CS

     White Daisy CS

     Outdoor Denim CS

     Thistle CS

     Thistle Ink

     Glacier Ink

     Outdoor Denim Ink

     Gold Sequins      

I'm off to visit the other blog hoppers and hope you will too!

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

:) Marie