Thoughtful Journey Strip Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #669

The sketch at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is very different than usual card sketches so I made time to play along.  Stampin Up's "Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper" contains beautiful floral scenes which I cut up to create my card. The sentiment is from Close to my Heart called "Sentiments by Melissa Esplin".

Here is the fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

      Creative Fingers #316--anything goes

      Crafty Catz #707--anything goes

      Beautiful Blossoms--florals with optional mood board

       Moving Along with the Times #186--Floral

     

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

:) Marie

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Make the Cards Dry Embossing Challenge with Try Stampin' on Tuesday #548

The Simon Says Stamp Floral Fields Embossing Folder was used to create these two bright and cheerful cards.  This embossed piece had been laying on my craft desk for quite awhile and I decided to use it as a last minute entry into Make the Cards Challenge #50 to use Dry Embossing Challenge.  A Sundance Shimmer Brush was used to color the flower centers with matching Sundance Card Stock panels.  Sapphire Glitter Paper created the accents.

Which card do you like better?

In this first card Honey Bee Bitty Buzzwords Dies were used for the greeting.

In this second card Sentiments by Melissa Esplin Celebrate stamp was stamped in Sapphire Ink.  The bow was die cut from CTMH retired "Party Balloons".

The above card was based on the new sketch from Try Stampin' on Tuesday:

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

     Simon Says Monday--Bright and Cheerful

     Heart 2 Heart--Hip, Hip Hooray!

     Stamping Sensations March Challenge--Something for Spring

    

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

:) Marie

 

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Hole in One Card Congratulations Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #421

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  A good friend of mine made a "Hole in One" on Saturday so I used this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch to make him this congratulations card.

Close to my Heart products used:

          Evergreen Card Stock                                                                            My Hole in One Stamp and Thin Cut Set                                              Sentiments by Melissa Esplin Stamp                                                    Tee Time (retired)                                                                                   Gold Embossing Powder

Other:

     Grass Paper--unknown source

Here is the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired my card layout.  Our challenge is open until Sunday, May 23 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving you comment love.

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

         Crafting Happiness Challenge-Anything Goes                                     Get Creative Challenge--Anything Goes                                               Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper--Anything Goes                               Happy Little Stampers--Anything Goes with Dies                               Addicted to Stamps and More #405--Die Cuts and/or Stencils                  

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

:) Marie

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Color Dare #427 Meets Sunday Stamps #248

Color challenges are fun and really stretch my creativity.  This week Color My Heart Color Dare has a Tic-Tac-Toe board to choose from.  My card used the center row of Toffee, Blue Belle and Glacier.  My card layout was influenced by Sunday Stamps Sketch challenge.

Close to my Heart products used:

     Blue Belle Cardstock

     Serenity Paper 

     Toffee Cardstock

     Serenity Cardmaking Workshop stamp

     Blue Belle Ink

     Versamark Ink

     Clear Embossing Powder

     Sentiments by Melissa Esplin

     Toffee Shimmer Brush

      Gold Brown Blend Tri-Blend Marker

      Gold Brown Shades Tri-Blend Marker

      Green Turquoise Blend Tri-Blend Marker

Here is the fabulous Sunday Stamps Sketch that inspired my card layout:

Here is the Color Dare graphic which inspired my color choices:

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

      Make My Monday #140--Hello

      Papercraft Challenges #66--Heat or Dry Embossing

      The Flower Challenge #52--Embossing Heat or Dry

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

:) Marie

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Masculine Birthday Card with Fusion Card Challenge Sketch and Seize the Birthday

 I really liked the simplicity of the current Fusion Card Challenge Sketch so I combined it with Aurora Paper, Sage Card Stock, Sapphire Ink, Sentiments by Melissa Esplin stamp and Stitched Together Cardmaking and Thin Cuts.  This was a really quick card to make!

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

My choice of background paper was influenced by this Seize the Birthday graphic:

If you don't look at the balloons or pastel colors this graphic reminds me of a nebula or galaxy drawing so I took out the Aurora paper for the background.

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

     Dragonfly Dreams--Birthday

     Incy Wincy Designs--Funny or Let's Celebrate

     

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

:) Marie

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     Seize the Birthday--graphic reminds me of a nebula thus the                        constellation paper

     

     

September Joyful Stars Blog Hop with Bloom and Grace Paper

Welcome back to another 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 Joyce Gough's blog you are on the right track. (The complete lineup is on Joyce's blog in case you get lost.) Have fun being inspired! 

Close to my Heart has a new annual catalog and a new seasonal catalog that have just been released.  I have been having so much fun playing with the new Bloom and Grace sunflower patterned paper. (Sunflowers always remind me of my mom who used to decorate her kitchen and bathroom with that theme.) I made a flurry of cards and would love to know which ones you like best.

Card #1:

The dotted stripe is from the zip strip.  The sentiment is from Sentiments by Melissa Esplin with Espresso Ink.  I used an Earth Brown Tri-Blend marker to outline the sentiment panel.

Card #2:

The background patterned paper is from Lovely paper.  The fussy cut sunflowers were embellished with Lemonade Shimmer Brush and Toffee Shimmer Brush.  My card layout was inspired by a recent Global Designs Project sketch.

Card #3:

The sentiment is from Every Little Thing Cardmaking with Thin Cut Dies embossed in Copper Tinsel Embossing Powder and matted with Espresso Card Stock.  The center stripe is retired Copper Shimmer Trim.  I'm entering this card into the CAS Colours and Sketches challenge #387 which can be found here.

Card #4:

The sentiment is from Birthday Greetings and was stamped in Toffee Ink. Once again I used the Earth Brown Tri-Blend Marker to edge each of the paper pieces which are mounted on Fern Card Stock.  My card layout was inspired by this Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #474:

That's all for now with this beautiful paper!  Please leave me a comment with your favorite card noted.

Now it's time to head over to Joyce Hauck's blog --I'm sure you'll be inspired by what she has to share.

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

:) Marie

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Every Little Thing Birthday Card With Multi Square Windows Thin Cuts

The floral patterned paper from Every Little Thing paper from Close to My Heart is so pretty!  I paired it with the Multi Square Windows Thin Cut Dies in Wisteria Card Stock layered over Evergreen Card Stock.  The Birthday sentiment from Sentiments from Melissa Esplin was stamped in Evergreen Ink and Versamark Ink and then embossed with Clear Embossing Powder.  I cut the floral paper with the window die so I could insert the pieces into the windows (I'll have a floral grid to use later on.)

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
     Craft Rocket Challenge #65--Birthday
     Papercraft Challenges #50--Birthday
     Seize the Birthday--Option of off the edge
     Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge--Anything Goes
     Stinkin' Inkers--Die-lirius and Punchy 
     Happy Little Stampers--Anything Goes With Dies
     

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

:) Marie

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Color Dare #367 Meets Stella Says Sketch #718

Welcome back to another 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 Betty Locco's blog you are on the right track. (The complete lineup is on Joyce's blog in case you get lost.) Have fun being inspired! 

I've been playing with fall colors and Sentiments by Melissa Esplin stamps this week.  

Did you know that there are items from the September--October catalog that there are still available?  When you go to your consultant's online business account, go to the "shop" tab and scroll down to "online only" you can find a variety of items that you may have missed.  If you don't have a CTMH consultant you can check out my business account here.

Products used:

     Almond CS

     New England Ivy CS

     Sangria CS

     Goldrush CS

     Espresso CS

     Sentiments by Melissa Esplin

     Versamark Ink

     Copper Tinsel Embossing Powder

     Flower Garden Embossing Folder

     Hawthorn Paper (zip strip)

Here are the fabulous greetings that come in the stamp set I used:

As you can see this is a very versatile set!  You can see some other cards I've made with this set here and here.

This was a quick card to make following the color challenge at Color My Heart Color Dare (which feature Close to My Heart colors) and a great sketch by Stella Says Sketch at Bugaboo.

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

      Craft Rocket Challenges--Happy Birthday

      Seize the Birthday--Birthday with option over the edge

      Heart 2 Heart--Anything Goes with CTMH products

Now it's time to head over to Debi Brile's blog --I'm sure you'll be inspired by what she has to share.

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

:) Marie

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Hawthorn Hello for Freshly Made Sketch #410

There is another wonderful sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches this week and I had the time to play along.  My card uses Hawthorn paper, Sentiments by Melissa Esplin stamp and Copper Tinsel Embossing Powder.

This sketch inspired my card layout:

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

     Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenges--Anything Goes

     Crafty Creations Challenge--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Hawthorn Papers and Melissa Esplin Sentiments for Sketch Saturday #588

Card sketches are a wonderful way to get my creative juices flowing.  Here is a quick card I made following this week's Sketch Saturday #588:

This wonderful sketch inspired my card layout:

Close to My Heart products used:

     Almond CS

     Espresso CS

     Hawthorn Papers

     Sentiments by Melissa Esplin stamp

     Copper Tinsel Embossing powder

       Versamark Ink

I made my own embellishments with Versamark Ink, Copper Tinsel Embossing powder, scrap of cardstock and paper punches.

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

     Simon Says Wednesday--Thinking of You

     Addicted to Stamps and More--Anything Goes

     Use Your Stuff--Use Scraps

     Aud Sentiments--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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