Grateful Heart Birthday Card With Stella Says Sketch #619

Happy Thanksgiving!  Here is a quick card I made for a dear friend who loves butterflies.   The plaid paper and leaf print paper are from the Grateful Heart Paper  Close to My Heart.  The butterfly image was fussy cut  and is also from the Grateful Heart PML card paper.

The coordinating card stock colors are Pomegranate and Sapphire.  The birthday sentiment is from a very old CTMH stamp set called Perfect Fit Birthday.

Here is the fabulous Stella Says Sketch #619 that inspired my card layout:

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

      Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge

         Crafty Cardmakers--Lots of Layers

      

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

:) Marie

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Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #339 Meets Color Dare #317

Welcome back to another Fantabulous Cricut Challenge.  This fortnight our theme is "Thanksgiving".  My card features a lovely cut from Holiday Cakes cartridge (available in Cricut Access program).

Other products used:
     Grateful Heart patterned paper
     Pomegranate Card stock
     Mink Card stock (center panel background)

Here is more information about Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #339:

Challenge #339-Thanksgiving
Make a project using anything Thanksgiving related. But there has to be a least one cut from the Cricut Library!

This Weeks Sponsor is-

FCCB

And the prize is-

Two brand new Close to My Heart Stamps sets!

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

If it isn't a card, you will get two entries into the drawing!



My color choices were inspired by Color My Heart Color Dare challenge #317:

If you have a chance why not play along with these two fabulous challenges?  Fantabulous Cricut #339 ends on Sunday evening 11/25 and Color My Heart Color Dare #317 ends on Thursday evening 11/15.

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

      Little Red Wagon--Just a Sentiment

      Simon Says Wednesday--Thanks/Thanksgiving     

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

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch #247 3 Ways

Have you been inspired to create something using this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch yet?  I created 3 cards off this one fabulous sketch!  The first card uses recycled cellophane under a window panel I created in Design Space with Close to My Heart colors Pomegranate and Bashful.

This picture was shot from a different angle so you can see how shimmery the butterfly is with the application of the Close to My Heart Clear Shimmer Brush.  The sentiment is from Heartfelt Thoughts.  

Since I had already created the window panel in Design Space I decided to experiment with some brighter colors.  The three vertical panels were inlaid into the contrasting window frame.  (If you would like to use my Design Space file go here.) The floral paper is from the Adventure Fundamentals paper pack and the blue is Sapphire card stock.  The bow in the first card is from the Ribbon Border Thin Cut Die and the flower and greeting are from the Chelsea Gardens Cardmaking Stamp Set.

The sketch was rotated 90 degrees to create my last card using this sketch.  The Chelsea Gardens flowers were stamped on Raspberry card stock and then brushed with White Wink of Stella.  The sentiment is from the Happy Heart stamp set.  Glossy White Nuvo Crystal Drops were applied to the flower centers.

I would love to know which card you like best--you can leave me a comment down below.

Here is the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired all 3 of my cards:

The challenge will remain open until Sunday evening, January 21 at 9PM ET.  We would love to see how you are inspired to create with this great sketch!

I'm also entering my cards into the following challenges:

      Through the Craft Room Door--Anything Goes

      Crafting From the Heart--Anything Goes  

    

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.

Atlantic Hearts Sketch #235

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge!  This birthday card is for a dear friend of mine who loves birds.  I chose to use the Bloom cricut cartridge (part of Access subscription) and Creative Cards cartridge to create this card.  If you would like to replicate my card you can use my Design Space file here.

 

The colors from background to foreground are from Close to My Heart:  Pomegranate, New England Ivy, Colonial White and Goldrush for the flower centers which was brushed with the Gold Shimmer Brush.  The sentiment is from a retired stamp set called "Just a Number" stamped in Pomegranate ink.  The birdcage was cut from a metallic take out container lid because I didn't have any silver metallic cardstock.  

Are you ready to see what you can do with this sketch?  You have until Sunday evening, October 29 to share your creation with us 

here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs.  Be sure to check at the AHSC blog on Wednesday to see all the fabulous Design Team creations.

 

I'm also sharing this card with the following challenges:

     Shopping Our Stash--Use a Sketch 

     Creative Craft Cottage--Use a Sentiment 

     Daisy Chain Challenge--Happy Birthday

     Dream Valley Challenges--Birthday 

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.

    

Color Dare #256--Black, White, Pomegranate, Peacock and Juniper

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:  Black, White, Pomegranate, Peacock and Juniper.  Of course if you don't have these CTMH colors yet you can substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!

My card features Birthday Sparkles sentiment, For You Darling flowers and patterned paper from Jack PML card.

My floral array was stamped with Black ink (I created a mask to get the three connected) and sponged with Pomegranate ink.  I didn't like how dark it was so I brightened it up by creating white dots with the Chalk marker.  I fussy cut it and dipped it into Versamark ink and embossed with Polysparkle Tinsel embossing powder (retired CTMH) to give it a glossy look.  Here is a close up photo:

Here is our color palette for this week's challenge:

Just click on the color graphic to get to see what the rest of the fabulous Color Dare Design Team has to inspire you.  Our challenge will end Thursday evening, August 17.  We can't wait to see what you create!

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
     Through the Craft Room Door--Anything Goes
     A Bit More Time to Craft #49--Anything Goes
     Love to Craft--Anything Goes
     World Wide Open Design Team Challenge--                       Anything Goes
     Sunny Day Crafting #47--Flowers

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.

Thin Cuts Blog Hop

Welcome to our Close to My Heart Technique Blog Hop!  We will be featuring projects made with Close to My Heart Thin Cuts.   If you have come here from Gina Brandstetter's blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog:  http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.com/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html. 

Our Technique blog hop is featuring  Thin Cuts because they are all on sale for 25% off through March 31!  This month we have 18 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using Thin Cuts and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

My first card features the Sugar Rush Cardmaking Thin Cuts Bundle and an inside Twist and Pop treatment.

Close to My Heart products used:
      Sugar Rush paper
      Sugar Rush Cardmaking Bundle--Thin Cuts and                           Stamps
      Canary CS
      Chocolate CS
      Chocolate Ink
      Pomegranate CS
      Pomegranate Ink
      Sea Glass CS
      Clear Shimmer Brush
      Ink Blot stamps

Other products:
      Cricut Design Space--Edwardian font
      Gold Cricut pen

My card layout was inspired by this Sketch Saturday sketch #454:

Card #2 features an Artbooking overlay, Some Kind of Wonderful Thin Cuts Bundle and Thank You Thin Cut. Colors are White Daisy, Pixie, Sapphire cardstocks with Tangerine and Raspberry Adventure Fundamentals patterns.

I'm also entering this card into the Happy Little Stampers--Anything Goes with Dies challenge.

Now "Hop" on over to Wendy Kessler's blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the Thin Cuts 25% sale is only available until March 31!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get these tools at a 25% discount!

You can see other Thin Cuts projects I've created here, here, here, here and here.

Something really nice happened to me last week and I'm offering some blog candy (craft supplies) to a lucky winner.  Please go to this blog post to read more.

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. 

 
   

Color Dare #233 Meets Freshly Made Sketch #277

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  This week we have just 5 colors--Black, White Daisy, Pomegranate, Peacock and Sea Glass.  The challenge is to create something using only these listed colors and all of the listed colors. (Of course if you don't have these exclusive Close to My Heart colors yet you may substitute similar colors so you can still play along).

My card features small scraps of each of these colors glued on to an Anna Griffin cuttlebug folder.  

Close to My Heart products used:

      White Daisy CS

      Sea Glass CS

      Black CS

      Sugar Rush paper (Pomegranate and Sea Glass                 patterns)

      Swan Lake paper (Peacock pattern--retired paper               pack)

      Pomegranate CS

      Happy Belated Birthday (retired)

      Happy to Be Friends (tiny flower)

      Peacock Ink

      Pomegranate Ink

Here is the Freshly Made Sketch that inspired my layout:

I'm also entering this into the Scrappin' 4 Fun challenge--Boys, Masculine theme.  

Head on over to the Color Dare blog and check out what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you.

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

Flower Market Sailboat Card for Freshly Made Sketch #276

My Navy son is having a birthday next week so I thought he would appreciate this sailboat birthday card.  I followed Freshly Made Sketch #276.

After I took this picture I was inspired to add a little Meridian Blue Twinkling H2O watercolor paint to make the sentiment stand out more.  I'm not sure which one I prefer--which do you like better?

Close to My Heart products used:

     Flower Market Cricut cartridge

     Regatta paper (retired)

     Pomegranate CS

     Cashmere CS

     Outdoor Denim marker (retired) to color flag

     Sky CS (retired)

     Hello Paradise wave stamp (retired)

     Birthday Sparkles stamp

     Ranger White Embossing Powder

     Versamark Ink

     3D Foam Tape

Here is the fabulous sketch I followed:

   

Other challenges entered:

     Seize the Birthday--Inlay Die cuts optional

     Inspiration Destination #122--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

     

     

Sugar Rush Card for Joyful Stars February Blog Hop

Welcome back to the February 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 Krista Hershberger'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!

My card came to me fairly quickly as I was going through my Sugar Rush paper pack. I chose to cut out one of the PML cards and feature it on the front of my card--no inking at all!

The sentiment inside my card was created with the CTMH Flower Market cartridge and Design Space.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Sea Glass CS

     Pomegranate CS

     Sugar Rush paper

     Canary CS

     Blossom CS

     Flower Market Cricut Cartridge

     Clear Shimmer Brush

     Simple Chevron Embossing Folder

Other:

     Cricut Silver Metallic Pen

My card layout was inspired by Freshly Made Sketch #274:

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

     Sunny Day Crafting--Box Cards or Regular Cards

     Inspiration Destination--Anything Goes

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.

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

:) Marie

p.s. Stop by tomorrow to see what I'll have for the new challenge at Color My Heart Color Dare blog--a challenge blog featuring Close to My Heart exclusive colors.

     

Happy Times Thank You for Addicted to Stamps and More

I am really loving the Happy Times paper and stamp set available from Close to My Heart (while supplies last) in May!  Here is a really quick card I made (inspired by Jean McNulty's card here.)

Here is another view so you can see all the glittery gold:

Close to My Heart products used:

     Pomegranate CS

     Pomegranate Ink

     Happy Times paper

     Happy Times stamp

     A Thousand Thanks

     New England Ivy Ink

Other products:

     Nuvo Crystal Drops--Bright Gold

I'm entering this card into the Addicted to Stamps and More CAS challenge and the Lil Red Wagon challenge called "Blooming Fun".

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

:) Marie

Regatta Thank You Cards for Case This Sketch #159

Today's cards were inspired by Case This Sketch #159.  I used the beautiful Close to My Heart Regatta paper which has shades of blue in it.  After I embossed it with the Diamond embossing folder I added an Artbooking pocket card (modified in Design Space) cut in Pomegranate CS for the sentiment.  It was really quick and easy.

Here is the sketch I followed:

   

This next card has a Pomegranate strip on the side, white and gold ribbon and some gold sequins.  

Which card do you like better?

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

:) Marie

Kiss it Better Meets Saturday Sketch #394

A good friend of mine will be undergoing radiation and chemotherapy soon so I made him this card using Sketch Saturday #394:

Close to My Heart products used:

     Regatta paper (from the new CTMH Seasonal Expressions catalog)

     Champagne CS

     Champagne Ink

     Pomegranate Ink

     Kiss it Better stamp set (from the new CTMH Seasonal Expressions catalog)

     3D Foam Tape

Here is the sketch that inspired me:

    

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

:) Marie

p.s. If you are up for a good color challenge check out Color My Heart Color Dare.  This week's challenge features Glacier, White Daisy and Silver.

Mojo Monday #429 Meets Bitten by the Bug

Here's a winter card inspired by two of my favorite challenge blogs (other than Color My Heart Color Dare of course!) Mojo Monday #429 and Bitten by the Bug Frosty the Snowman theme.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Pomegranate CS

     Crystal Blue CS

     Sapphire CS

     Artistry Cartridge

     Artfully Sent Cartridge

     Shimmer Adhesive Gem

The Design Space file can be found here.

Other products:

     Crayola Blue Supertip pen for buttons

     Minc Holographic Heat Reactive Foil (for snowflake)

     tiny wiggle eyes

I'm also entering this card into the Heart 2 Heart "Frozen" challenge.

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

:) Marie

     

     

Color Dare #168 Meets Global Design Project Sketch #10

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  This week we are featuring the Close to My Heart colors from the La Vie En Rose color scheme:

The other Design Team members have used the beautiful La Vie En Rose papers to create their projects but I dare to be different and used just the cardstock colors.  

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Ruby CS

     Poppy CS

     Pomegranate CS

     Hollyhock CS

     Black CS

     Pixie CS

     Dizzy Circles stamp set

     Black Ink

     Liquid Glass (on Ruby top layer of circle sandwich)

     Itty Bitty Pearl

     3D Foam Tape

Here is the Global Design Project sketch that I followed:

Now it's your turn to create something with these challenge colors.  If you don't have the exact colors listed you may substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun.  Please go here to find the challenge blog linky and check out what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has created.

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

:) Marie