Atlantic Hearts Challenge #365

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week we are challenging you to use various paper strips with an embellished focal sentiment.  We hope you will find a chance to join in on the fun!  You can link up your card here.

I made two cards for this challenge.  My first card uses several strips from Close to my Heart's Stitched Together Paper (available May 1) with Smoothie and Sapphire Card Stocks, Sapphire Ink, and Say it In Style stamp.  The ladybug and flowers were fussy cut from Stitched Together paper and then glittered with the Clear Shimmer Brush.

My second card uses a sheet of Every Little Thing paper cut in 4 strips over Mint Card Stock. The sentiment is a very old Stampendous stamp (1994!) and the hearts were die cut from Julep Glitter paper.

Which card do you like better?

I'm entering these cards into the following challenges:

     Make My Monday--Springtime Flowers

     Dare 2B Artsy--Pastel Colors

     All Sorts--Flowers and/or Showers

     

Now it's your turn to create following the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch #365.  Our challenge ends Sunday evening April 19.  You can link up your creations here.  We look forward to visiting your blog and commenting on your artwork.

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.

Seaside Greetings Returns for July Joyful Stars Blog Hop

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 Debi Brile'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! 

This month Close to My Heart is bringing back one of my all time favorite stamp sets and paper--Seaside Greetings-- for a limited time only!  

Here is the fabulous stamp set that is available until August 31st:

There is also a coordinating paper kit available:

Close to My Heart products used:

     Seaside Greetings Stamp Set

     Seaside Paper Pack

     Smoothie Card Stock

     Espresso Ink

     Almond Ink

     Almond Card Stock

My card layout was inspired by this fabulous card sketch by Case This Sketch 329:

 

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

      Always Fun Challenges--Anything Goes

      My Time to Craft--Beside the Seaside

      Simply Create Too--Anything Goes With a Twist of                          Patterned Paper

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

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.

Seasons Mix-In for Sunday Stamps Sketch #204

This fortnight's Sunday Stamps Sketch reminded me that I have some small paper doilies in my stash that could be used to complete the challenge.  This card was made with my friend Bev in mind who just had cancer surgery.

The doily was adhered to Smoothie card stock and then the sentiment from Stronger Together stamp set (retired CTMH) was stamped in Sapphire Ink.  The Lagoon patterned paper is from the Celebrate Seasons Mix-In paper set from last Idea Book.  The top left corner was embellished with White Enamel Dots.

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

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

     Addicted to Stamps and More--Anything Goes

     Through the Craft Room Door--Anything Goes

     Cute and Crafty--Mother's Day/For a Lady

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.     

Atlantic Hearts Sketch #263

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge!  This week we have another fabulous sketch to inspire you. Here is my interpretation:

Close to My Heart products:

     Bashful Card Stock

     Beautiful Friendship Paper

     Blue Burlap Ribbon

     Smoothie CS

     Thoughtful Bird Stamp

     Basics Fundamentals Paper

     Sapphire Pigment Ink

     Art Philosophy cartridge (to cut scalloped circle)

     Versamark ink

The three embellishments were made with an pencil eraser top dipped in Sapphire pigment ink and then embossed with Clear embossing powder.  

Here is this week's sketch:

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Our challenge is open until Sunday evening May 13.  We would love to see how you interpret this sketch!

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

      Hiding in My Craft Room--Anything Goes

    My Time to Craft--Stamp or Color on Anything But White

    AllSorts Challenge #466--Papercrafters' Linky Party

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

:) Marie

   

Color Dare #182 Meets Retrosketch #203

This week's Color My Heart Color Dare challenge is a fun one--Hollyhock, Smoothie, Lagoon and White Daisy. (But then again, I think they are ALL fun!) I'm really loving the Close to My Heart February stamp of the month called Balloon Animals and used the bunny for my card.

Here's a shot from a different angle so you can see how shiny the Liquid Glass application to the bunny and Lagoon circles are:

I followed the Retrosketch #203 Sketch:

Here is the Color My Heart Color Dare color graphic:

Close to My Heart products used:
     White Daisy CS
     Hollyhock CS
     Smoothie CS
     Lagoon CS
     Lagoon Ink
     Hollyhock Ink
     Smoothie Ink
     Balloon Animals stamp set
     Liquid Glass
     Color Ready Seam Binding--colored with sponge dauber and Lagoon ink
     Charming Cascades stamps
      3D Foam Tape

Other products:
     3/8" hole punch
     5/8" hole punch

Here are some other challenges that I'm entering this card into:
     A Blog Named Hero--A Bit of Sparkle
     Between the Folds--Liquid Glass
     Stampin' Royalty--Sparkle and Shine
     Heart 2 Heart Challenges--Balloon Animals

I've seen so many cute cards made with the Balloon Animals stamp set!  I've been trying to make cards featuring all of the different animals. Check out these links  Monkey, Horse.

Head on over to the Color Dare blog to be inspired by the rest of the awesome Design Team.  We would love to have you participate in the challenge by linking your card up here.

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

Color Dare #142 Meets Atlantic Hearts Sketch #107

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  This week we are challenging you to create something with the following colors:  Glacier, Lagoon, Pear, Sunset, Smoothie and White Daisy.  My card is based on the current Atlantic Hearts Challenge sketch.

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Lagoon CS

     Smoothie CS

     Hopscotch paper (retired)

     Blossom paper

     Tagged With Love stamp

     Pear Ink

     Smoothie Ink

     Coral Reef Sequins

Other

     white picot ribbon trim

Here is the Color Dare color graphic:

Here is the Atlantic Hearts Challenge Sketch:

Head on over to these two wonderful challenge blogs to get inspired and share your creations.

I am also entering this card into the Seize the Birthday challenge.

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

Artfully Sent Inlaid Card for Color Dare #138--Smoothie, Sunset, Canary, Juniper, Pear and White Daisy

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  This week we are inviting you to combine the following colors:  Smoothie, Sunset, Canary, Juniper, Pear and White Daisy.

My strategy for combining so many different colors is to use a lot of white space.  I made this card using the Artfully Sent cartridge.  I cut the pocket card on page 17 from 4 of the six challenge colors and then pieced them together so they lay flat.  The Pear flower centers were cut with various sized hole punches.  The greeting is from the Happy to Be Friends stamp set in Juniper ink.  Juniper Waxy Flax was wound around the card front to accentuate the greeting.

Please visit the Color My Heart Color Dare blog to check out what my fellow Design Team members have made to inspire you.  Hope you can take the challenge with us this week!

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

Free To Be Me Paper for Try Stampin' on Tuesday #165--Entry #1

Welcome to my blog! If you are looking for the Sunday Stamps Challenge post please go here.  If you are looking for the Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge post please go here.

Try Stampin' on Tuesdays has a great sketch this week with an option of Bugs or Blossoms.  In honor of National Scrapbooking Month Close To My Heart is offering an awesome paper pack called Free To Be Me for just $5.  Check it out here.

I'm not sure why this happened but the background color should be more of a dark pink than orange.  I tried playing around with photo programs but I couldn't get it to the actual color.

Close To My Heart products used:
    Free to Be Me paper
    Black CS
    Black Ink
    4 My Friend Stamp Set (retired)
    Feathers Stamp Set
    Smoothie CS (for feather)
   Other--Liquid Pearls--silver Pearl

Here is the Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch that inspired me:

    

I'm also entering this card into Seize the Birthday Challenge.

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

Color Dare #76--Smoothie Swing Card

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare post!  This week we are challenging you to use the Close To My Heart color "Smoothie" which can be combined with neutrals such as white, black, grey, tan. Of course if you don't have the CTMH color Smoothie yet you can substitute a similar color that you do have.

It has been awhile since I've used the Swing Card page from the Artiste cartridge so I chose to make one for this challenge.

Supplies Used:

    Artiste cartridge page 53--accent 2 shift cut at 5.5"

    Art Philosophy--square 4 cut at 2.5" and 2.25"

    White Daisy CS

    Slate CS

    Smoothie CS

    Smoothie Ink

    Slate Ink

    Polar Bear Holiday friendship stamp

    Triple Play corner stamp (Retired CTMH)

    Scandinavian Wishes (Retired CTMH)

    Laughing Lola Cardmaking Kit ink splatter stamp

Check out what the rest of the fabulous Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team B has to inspire you:

Gretchen, Carmen, Michelle and Sarah.  You have until Thursday, Jan. 16 to enter your papercrafted creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing what you create with the color Smoothie (pinkish-orange)

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

:) Marie

Color My Heart Color Dare #48--Topiary and Smoothie With a Flowering Bunch

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare post!  This week our challenge colors are Topiary and Smoothie.  The stamp set featured is "A Flowering Bunch" which is the June Stamp of the Month from Close To My Heart.  I used a similar card layout but changed colors and embellishments.

One of my goals this year has been to use up some of my stash so I used vellum paper over Smoothie card stock in my first card.  The greeting was stamped in Smoothie ink and the flowers were stamped in Topiary ink.   I used my sewing machine to attach the vellum along with a strip of Topiary CS.  The vellum was cut shorter to leave a border around the images.  I used a Smoothie Marker, Sweet Leaf Marker and Chalk Marker to color in the flowers.  Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel was applied to the flower centers.  Here is a closeup photo:

I really like this stamp set so after I made this card I wanted to see how it would look on a white background so I quickly stamped up this second card on White Daisy CS.  The green strip is from the Splendor paper pack (retired CTMH).

Please head on over to see what the rest of the Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team have created.  Their artwork is truly inspirational.  We hope you can join in on this color challenge--if you don't have CTMH Topiary and Smoothie you may substitute similar colors but please just use these two colors with neutrals such as white, black, kraft or other beiges.  You can link up your papercrafted items here by Thursday evening, June 27 by 9PM CST.

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

Color Dare #8 and FTL 199

Here is a card that I made that meets 2 challenges this week. The Color Dare challenge is to use these 3 Close To My Heart colors: Sky, Pear and Smoothie. The Clean and Simple Stamping FTL 199 can be found here. The stamp sets are C1463 Harvest Happiness and D1283 Say it in Style. The greeting was stamped in black and the edges of the focal panel were sponged with black ink.

Thanks for visiting my blog!