A Little Note for Joyful Stars December Blog Hop

I'm so excited to be joining the Joyful Stars Blog Hop this month!  It is being led by Joyce Hauck, a fellow Close To My Heart consultant, whom I've recently reconnected with. 

If you've come from Betty Locco's blog you are on the right track. If you get lost on the hop you can check the list from Joyce's blog.

My card features a new stamp set from the newly released Seasonal Expressions catalog from Close To My Heart.

Close To My Heart Products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Canary CS

     A Little Note stamp set (from Seasonal Expressions)

     Your Own Kind of Wonderful (butterfly stamp)

     Black Ink

     Thistle Ink

     Shin Han touch Markers--Vivid Green, Marigold and Golden Yellow

The sketch at Case This Sketch was my inspiration to make this card:

Please continue on to Nancy Brown's blog.      

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

:) Marie

Floral Embossed Aluminum Foil Card with Pals Paper Arts Sketch

Did you know that you can use Shin Han Touch Alcohol Markers to color dry embossed aluminum foil?  That's what I did to make this card:

Here is another view of it photographed from above so you can see the aluminum foil better:

Close To My Heart products used:

      Timberline paper--retired

      Floral Embossing Folder

      Topiary CS

      Black CS

      Topiary Ink

      Laughing Lola Cardmaking Kit stamp--retired

      3D Foam Tape

      Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge--to cut "window"

      Shin Han Touch Alcohol Markers--Vivid Green, Carmine, Golden Yellow

Here is the Pals Paper Arts sketch that I followed:

 

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

:) Marie