You Are Amazing Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #599

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a framed vertical layout with a matted center sentiment circle with embellishments behind it.  My card was made with my friend Susan in mind who did an awesome job of organizing a "Think Pink" event in my community.  The diecut sentiment is from Close to my Heart "You Go Girl" and was embossed with Mulberry Star embossing powder by sparklensprinkle.com. The background panel was ink smooshed with pastel colors and then dry embossed with a "Quilted" embossing folder from We R Memory Makers. The stamped embellishments behind the center panel was made by a very old (30+ years old--wood) D.O.T.S. stamp called Midnight Stars in Sapphire Ink.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, November 28 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:

      Retro Rubber #241 Tic Tac Toe--(Diagonal Diecut, choice--embossing, Watercolor)

      Mix it Up Challenge #73--Option of Smooshing

      Creative Crafters #81--Shapes

      Crafty Calendar--Anything Goes   

      A Cut Above--Double, Triple the Die Cut Fun

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

:) Marie

 

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It's Your Birthday Cards with Paper Players Sketch #668

This week's sketch at The Paper Players appealed to me so I created two cards using a Close to my Heart stamp and die set called "It's Your Birthday" using "Celebrating You" paper--also Close to my Heart.

Which card do you like better?

Here is the fabulous Paper Players sketch that inspired my cards:

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

      Krafty Chicks #692--Anything Goes

      Seize the Birthday #274--Optional Fall theme

      Crafty Gals Corner #249--Dots and/or Stripes

      I Spy with my Little Eye #9--Sparkle and/or Shine

      Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

 

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Birthday Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #549

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a split vertical card layout with a center focus panel and small embellishment on the lower right hand corner.  My card features Grateful Hearts Paper (retired Close to my Heart) and It's Your Birthday sentiment and accent stamp.

I was having fun playing with these colors and stamp set so I made a second card with a different layout:

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, November 5 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:

     Stamping Sensations--Autumn Colors

     Seize the Birthday #272--Add a Sky topping optional

     Dream Valley Challenge #304--Autumn Colors

 

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

:) Marie

 

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No Worries Thank You Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #511

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a focal sentiment rectangle over 3 vertical panels.  My card uses (retired) Close to my Heart "No Worries" paper, Lagoon Card Stock, A Million Reasons stamp and Sapphire Ink. A small amount of Diamond Stickles was put on the small palm trees.

Which card do you like better? 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, February 12 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:

     A Place to Start--Anything Goes, pick a palette (#2)

      Gem of a Challenge--Anything Goes

      A Perfect Time to Craft--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

 

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Golfer Birthday Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #455

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a diagonally striped background with a round element in the bottom right hand corner.  My diagonal background was created by alternating Silver Foil Tape and Sapphire Ink stamped sentiments from My Hole in One Stamp set.  My round corner element is a Stitched Circle Thin Cut with a golf bag image on top of it.  The golf clubs were silver embossed while the bag was stamped in Sapphire Ink.  I used a pencil eraser dipped in ink for my 3 embellishments.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, January 16 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:

     AAA Birthday Game #33--Two Favorite Colors

       Seize the Birthday #229--Blue and Gray                                               Happy Little Stampers--Anything Goes with Dies

       Cardz 4 Guyz #287--Spots or Stripes     

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

:) Marie

 

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Golf Themed Card with Freshly Made Sketch #512

Besides paper crafting, golf is a passion of mine.  I've combined both of them in this card using Freshly Made Sketch #512.  

Close to my Heart products used:

      My Hole in One stamp and thin cut die

      Sapphire Ink

      Silver Embossing Powder

      Glacier Card Stock

         Silver Foil Tape (retired)

Other:

      Golf Ball Themed Paper--unknown source

Here is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Aud Sentiments #288--Anything Goes with a Sentiment

     Through the Purple Haze #186--Anything Goes option For Him

     Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday--Die Cuts or Punches

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

:) Marie

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Just A Note with Freshly Made Sketch #502

This sparkly card was made for a friend who gives his time to entertain our community with his DJ skills. 

This second photo show off the sparkly embossing powder. I achieved this effect by stamping in Versamark Ink, then Sapphire and stamped onto paper.  Polysparkle Tinsel Embossing Powder (long ago retired Close to my Heart) was sprinkled on top and then heated with embossing heat gun.

Close to my Heart products used:

     Just a Note stamp

     Sapphire Card Stock

     Sapphire Ink

     Silver Foil paper

     Versamark Ink

        Polysparkle Tinsel Embossing powder

Other:

     Cuttlebug Allegro embossing folder

     Recollections Antique Gold Shimmer paper

Here is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Beyond the Blue--Let it Shimmer

     The House that Stamps Built #821--Sparkle and Shine

     Simon Says Stamp--Sparkle and Shine

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

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts #437 with Just Add Ink Colors

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our challenge has a large focal element, sentiment panel and lots of layers to inspire your creativity.  My card features the birdhouse from "Sending Well Wishes" stamped in Sapphire and Versamark and clear embossed onto Glacier Card Stock. The big, bold sentiment is from "Sweet Birthday Wishes".  A white metallic marker was used to color in the flowers.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout:

Our challenge is open until Sunday evening September 12 and you can link up your creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love.

Here is the Just Add Ink challenge graphic that inspired my color choices:

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

     Simon Says Monday--Stamp It!

     Use Your Stuff--Anything Goes

     Crazy4Challenges #600--Birthday Card with Dark Blue

     Sweet Stampin'--Lots of Layers

     

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

:) Marie

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Everything is Rosy for Freshly Made Sketch #500

 Congratulations to the Freshly Made Design Team for reaching a milestone number of wonderful sketches!  I pulled out some older SU papers and diecuts  to create this lovely card:

In this second photo you can see how sparkly the Rose Gold paper and frame are along with the Stickles Star Dust flower centers.

The coordinating card stocks are Flamingo and Sapphire from Close to My Heart along with the greeting from For All Occasions which will be available September 1. The Stitched Rectangle Frame Thin Cut Die was used for the outer border of the card.

Here is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Simon Says Stamp--Anything Goes

     Watercooler Wednesday--All Things Feminine

     Crafters Castle #44--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch #435 with You Are Enough Paper

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week's sketch features lots of layers and centered circle element. I pulled out my recently retired You Are Enough Paper packet and made this card.

The coordinating papers are White Daisy, Glacier and Sapphire.  The sentiment is from Card Captions in Sapphire Ink and the White Daisy circle was embossed with a Flourish embossing folder. 

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

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

         Simon Says Wednesday Challenge--Add a Sentiment

         The Male Room #159--Birthday

         Creative Moments #221--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Follow Your Art Featured in Fusion Crayon Challenge

Crayons or a sketch are the focus of this week's Fusion challenge. I liked the sketch and remembered that I had an old SU paper called "Follow Your Art" that would fit the theme.  To me the paper looks like it has a crayon scribbled background.

The coordinating color strips are Saffron, Sapphire and Poppy from Close to my Heart.  The sentiment panel is Ballerina and the greeting is from Card Captions which was stamped in Versamark ink and Sapphire ink and then embossed with Polysparkle Tinsel embossing powder which has a sparkle to it. (It was fun to use some of my older CTMH stash!)

Here is the fabulous Fusion Challenge graphic that inspired my card layout:

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

      Stamping Sensations--Celebrate

      Allsorts Challenge #637/8--Add Some Sparkle

      Aud Sentiments--Anything Goes & a Sentiment

      NBUS #29--Never Before Used Stuff (Background paper

      

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

:) Marie

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Masculine Birthday Card with Freshly Made Sketch #497

 My Hole in One stamp and thin cut die set has become my "go to" stamp set for making birthday cards for my male friends!  This time I used Freshly Made Sketch #497 to follow for inspiration.

Here is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch I used to make this CAS card:

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

     The Male Room--8th Birthday Challenge

     Daisy Chain Challenges--Men or Boys

     Happy Little Stampers with Dies--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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