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

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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

Music Themed Birthday Card for Addicted to Stamps #222

Welcome back to another Addicted to Stamps and More challenge blog post.  This week we are inviting you to "Make Your Mark" using ink, markers, pencils, chalks etc.  This week we are being sponsored by Paper Smooches who is generously offering a $25 gift certificate to one lucky participant.

Products used:

      Memento Black Ink

      Music and Violin Rubbernecker stamp

      Casual Expressions birthday greeting--retired Close to My Heart

      Uptown Fundamentals paper (gold foil stripe)

      Pomegranate Ink

      Prismacolor pencils

Here is the Sunday Stamps sketch that inspired my card layout:

    

     

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

      Sunny Day Crafting--Anything Goes

      Color Inspiration Monday--Hand Colored Image

      Get Creative Challenge--Birthday

      The Pencil Case--Anything Goes Coloring Challenge

      Patti's Creations--Birthday

Now head on over to the Addicted to Stamps and More blog to 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

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 Floral Card for Color Dare #188

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post!  This week we are challenging you to use all and only the following Close to My Heart Colors from the Regatta paper pack:  White Daisy, Sapphire, Pomegranate, Glacier and Flaxen.  (Of course, if you don't have these Close to My Heart colors yet you may substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!)

Close to My Heart products used:

     Regatta paper

     White Daisy CS

     Adventure Fundamentals paper (arrow print)

     Friend in Me stamps

     Sapphire Ink

     Pomegranate Ink

     Sponge Dauber

     Maritime Puffies

     3D Foam Tape

My card was inspired by Mojo Monday #442 sketch:

I am also entering my card into the CAS on Sunday challenge with a "Flower" theme, Heart 2 Heart challenge--"Four"(4 Patterned Papers) and Between the Folds--CTMH embellishments challenge.

Now it's your turn to get creative--how will you use the colors from the Regatta paper pack?  Come check out what the rest of the Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team has to inspire you.  

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

:) Marie

Seasonal Expressions 1 Blog Hop

Welcome to our Seasonal Expressions Blog Hop!  We will be featuring new products from the newly released Close to my Heart Seasonal Expressions 1 catalog.  If you have come here from Jen Rubio'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: 

  

This month we have 31 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using new products from the Seasonal Expressions 1 catalog 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 friendship card features the following new products from Seasonal Expressions 1:

     Regatta paper

     Black and Gold Ribbon

     Stamps of Approval

Other Close to my Heart products:

     Pomegranate ink

     3D Foam Tape

Do you see the pretty focal frame?  It was actually cut from a piece of Regatta paper.  Look in the lower left hand corner to find it.  How easy to use is this?!

I followed the Stick it Down January card sketch to make this card.

Now "Hop" on over to the very beginning of the hop 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 items featured in the Seasonal Expressions 1 catalog are available only until April 30.  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get these limited time only products.

  

Here are some more projects I have made using new products from the Seasonal Expressions 1 catalog: Stamps of Approval Card, Kiss it Better card, Spring Critter card, Beloved Bouquet card.

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.