Freshly Made Father's Day Card

Here is a quick Father's Day card I made following Freshly Made Sketch #241.

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Aspen Green CS (retired)

     Ponderosa Pine Ink (retired)

     Say it All stamp     

     Turtle stamp (retired)

     3D Foam Tape

Other products used:

     Holographic gold ribbon

     Gold Thread by Stampin Up

     Geometric Embossing Folder by We R Memory Keepers

     Tiny wiggle eyes

Here is the Freshly Made Sketch that inspired my card:

I'm also entering this card into the Hiding in My Craft Room and Cards in Envy Masculine theme challenges.

     

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

:) Marie

Mojo Monday #451 Get Well Card in Greens

Don't you just love the opportunity to win free stuff?  I certainly do and that usually motivates me to enter the first Mojo Monday blog challenge of the month as there are prizes to be won.

One of my male friends just had cardiac bypass surgery so I used the sketch in greens to create a masculine card.

Close to My Heart products used--all retired! (using up some of my stash!)

     Aspen CS

     Aspen B & T paper

     Ponderosa Pine CS

     Scalloped Circle Punch

     Kiss it Better stamps

     Ponderosa Pine ink

Here is the Mojo Monday sketch that inspired my card.  

This is a really great sketch which I will use many times!

If you are looking for an easy color challenge this week I encourage you to check out the Color My Heart Color Dare blog and join in on the fun!  (We award weekly blog badges to winners and a randomly drawn monthly prize).

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

:) Marie

     

Congratulations Graduate for Bitten by the Bug 2

Here is a quick and easy card that I made for my nephew who graduated from Loyola University last weekend. Their school colors are dark green and white thus this color choice.  I used the Cricut Simple Everday cards cartridge.  The card inside was stamped with Smarty Pants from Close to My Heart.  I'm linking this card up to the Bitten by the Bug 2 blog Graduation/Thank You theme.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Ponderosa Pine CS (retired)

     Ponderosa Pine Ink (retired)

     Smarty Pants stamp set

Other products:

     Recollections White Gold Shimmer Cardstock

     Cricut Simple Everyday Cards cartridge

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

;) Marie

Lovely Leaves Paper for Use Your Stash Blog Hop

Welcome to the February "Use Your Stash" blog hop.  This month's theme is "My Love Affair with Paper".  If you are coming from  creative Katy Taylor's blog you are on the right track.

My card features "Lovely Leaves" patterned paper by Close to My Heart (retired several years ago).  It was layered over old CTMH Hemlock paper which has a texture to it.  The embellished flower centers is Goldenrod Stickles.  The birthday greeting is from the current stamp set "You Mean the World to Me" and was stamped in Ponderosa Pine ink.  The gold stripe is gold holographic laser tape that I found at Dollar Tree.

Now it's time to head over to the talented Sheila Bennett's blog.  If you get lost along the way here is a complete list of blogs participating in the "Use Your Stash" blog hop:

Shirley Ross - http://momnmescrap.blogspot.com/2015/01/use-your-stash-blog-hop-is-having-love.html

Theresa Morrow - http://tmorrowstreasures.blogspot.com/2015/01/february-use-your-stash-bloghop.html

Katy Taylor - http://scrappinkaty.blogspot.com/2015/02/my-love-affair-with-paper-uysbh.html

Marie Flayer - http://njstampingqueen.blogspot.com/2015/02/lovely-leaves-paper-for-use-your-stash.html

Sheila Bennett - http://sheila-bennett.blogspot.com/2015/02/my-love-affair-with-paper-use-your.html

Wendy Kessler - http://www.myscrapbookingblog.com/2014/02/21/use-your-stash-blog-hop-my-love-affair-with-paper

Janet McCormick - http://worksofheart2011.blogspot.com/2015/02/my-love-affair-with-paper.html

Casandra Bennett - http://casandra-scrappinbliss.blogspot.com/2015/02/my-love-affair-with-paper.html

Priscilla Gotham  - http://www.priscillaspaperie.com/2015/02/my-love-affair-with-paper-use-your.html

Darlene Henry- http://chasnpaper.blogspot.com/2015/02/use-your-stash-blog-hop.html

A special thanks to Shirley Ross for setting this all up for us.

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

:) Marie

Father's Day Card with Nacho Average Challenge Sketch #93

The simple sketch this week at Nacho Average Challenges really appealed to me so I just had to make another Father's Day card with it.  Thanks to the great sketch this card came together very quickly!

Don't you just love the woodgrain of this patterned paper?  It just says "masculine card" to me!

Here is the Nacho Average Challenge #93 sketch:

   

Close To My Heart products used:
     Timberline paper
     Ponderosa Pine CS
     Bamboo CS
     Love Life Stamp Set
     Say It In Style Stamp Set (retired)
     Ponderosa Pine Ink

Other card challenges:
      Pink Elephant TPE254-- Theme of Father's Day
      Oldie But A Goodie-- Father's Day/Masculine theme.  (The stash items I used are the Love Life stamp                    set, Say It In Style Stamp Set and Ponderosa Pine CS--all several years old)
      Pile It On--to use Patterned Paper

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

Masculine Birthday Cards for Nacho Average Challenge #75

Close To My Heart has a new catalog out with 7 new paper packs which you can see here.  Timberline lends itself to making cards for the men in your life.  I used the Nacho Average Challenge #75 sketch to make two guy cards.

This card uses Ponderosa Pine, Outdoor Denim and Whisper cardstocks.  The woodgrain panels are from Timberline.  The stamp is from Casual Expressions Occasions in Ponderosa Pine ink.  It is placed onto a small piece of platinum metallic CS (retired CTMH) and then raised off the card with 3D Foam Tape.

This card features Kraft CS embossed with a Darice Woodgrain folder a it's card base.  The ink is Outdoor Denim..

Here is the Nacho Average Challenge #75:

I can't decide which card I like better--what do you think?

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

Close to My Heart New Product Blog Hop is Here!

On February 1, 2014 a new Close To My Heart Idea Book and Catalog was released. You can see the new catalog here.  A group of CTMH consultants is sharing some new products from this catalog in a "blog hop".  Please visit the thumbnail links below and leave some appreciation (comments) for these hard working consultants.

My masculine card features patterned paper from the new Timberline Paper pack and the stamp set "Banner Wishes". The ink is Ponderosa Pine on Bamboo CS and the mats are Goldrush and Ponderosa Pine.  I also used 3D Foam Tape and Bakers' Twine Harvest Assortment.  I followed Pattern #21 from the Make It From Your Heart Vol.2.

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

p.s. Have fun blog hopping!

Golf Theme Congrats Card for Freshly Made Sketches #105

If you are a golfer (or know one) you probably are aware that we want to someday "shoot our age".  That can be said to be an "advantage of aging".  My dear adopted uncle Bob shot 81 two weeks ago which is actually under his 82 years!  So I wanted to commemorate the occasion by making him a special card.  I followed the Freshly Made Sketch #105 to create this card. 

 

I can't tell you who manufactured the golf ball or grass papers as they have been in my stash for quite awhile.  The other supplies I used are:  Ponderosa Pine CS, Metallic Gold CS (retired CTMH), Artiste Collection stamps, Versamark Ink, Gold Embossing Powder, Ponderosa Pine ink, 3D Foam Tape and some gold ribbon.

Here is a side view so you can see the card lining and raised pieces.

Another thing that I made for him was a bag tag. for his golf bag so he can be reminded of his special achievement.

There is still time to enter the Sunday Stamps color challenge.  We would love to have you play along with us there.

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